Why I’m Not Going to South by Southwest

by clairediazortiz | Feb 28, 2013 | Conferences, Social Media

For the tenth time in the past week, I had a conversation tonight about why I’m not going to South by Southwest this year. South by Southwest, of course, being one of the biggest conferences around, and the biggest if you work or live in the technology world. Although...

My Word of the Year: Rest.

by clairediazortiz | Feb 25, 2013 | Business

Last week, I told you about the idea of creating a “word of the year”. One word to inform and synthesize the year you have ahead of you. One word to mean everything you want 2013 to be, and one word that will help serve as a guiding light when times get tough and...

Why You Need a Word to Define Your Year

by clairediazortiz | Feb 21, 2013 | Business

I read a great thing recently, and I’m a bad person because I’m not 100% sure I remember where. I think it may have been in Gretchen Rubin’s Happier at Home — Rubin’s great second book about continuing the process of bringing more happiness into your daily...

Three Essential Questions to Help You Solve Problems

by clairediazortiz | Feb 13, 2013 | Business

We’ve all had them. Problems. Big, small, tiny, and massive. And we all seek to find the best ways to handle them every time they arise. Sometimes, they seem to fill entire days with their weighty, darkened skies. Problems can make a day one where nothing seems...

In Defense of Reality Television

by clairediazortiz | Feb 7, 2013 | Uncategorized

I’m ready to say it. Or, rather, shout it from the rooftops. I love reality television. Yes. Reality. Television. That oh-so-useless entertainment form that some decry should be wiped from our earth forever.  And here’s why. Over time, I’ve noticed...