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What I'm Reading {150 Books in 2012}
As I've said before, for the last five years I've set a goal to read 100 books a year, exceeding it each year by at least a dozen. (See the "top" 100 books I read in 2011 here.) In 2012, I'm making it more fun, and upping the number to 150. (In 2013, I went to 200.)...
Why the Demise of Hotmail is the End of an Era
This week, a tiny little news item appeared on the right side of my screen as I scanned something vastly more important. In no uncertain terms, it alerted me to the end of an era. Hotmail is dying. Yes, folks, it's true. The 350 million of us who at one point signed...
Recommended Restaurants
Here are some yummy places I have either eaten in, or want to eat in. Miami Prime One Twelve New York City Fred's Soho House Los Angeles Cecconi's
Why We Pay for Mentors (A Firsthand Account)
I've been talking about mentoring of late, and today is no different. Want to catch up? Read these recent posts on mentoring: How to Find a Mentor Why You Should Pay for a Mentor How to Get Me to Be Your Mentor After the post I wrote about why you should...
How People Find ClaireDiazOrtiz.com
Back when I started my first blog, back in 2006, I had the unique pleasure of discovering a new, favorite past time. No, not blogging itself, but rather looking up what people are searching for when they find my blog. Over the years, this passion has only increased....
How to Get Me to Be Your Mentor
A Guest Post By Pamela Redmond Satran. Pamela Redmond Satran is the New York Times bestselling author of 18 books, including the novel The Possibility of You and the forthcoming humor book Rabid. She is a co-creator of the million-visitor website Nameberry and a...
Why You Should Pay for a Mentor
Last week, I wrote a post that ruffled a few feathers. Specifically, I argued that paying for a mentor can be a smart business move. As I explained, many individuals these days pay for the mentoring they seek. It's a simple business transaction that satisfies both...
Three Ways to Turn a Professional Credential into Cash
A Guest Post by Cassie Boorn. Cassie is a writer, social media specialist, entreprenuer and PR girl who has built digital programs for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, small businesses and bloggers. You can find her shelling out PR and career advice weekly...
How to Find a Mentor
I have long been convinced that mentoring is one of the most useful, least talked about strategies in business. With the success of such books like Mentoring 101 and Power Mentoring, more and more people are hearing about mentorship as a real strategy in business and...
Pico Bonito Lodge: La Ceiba, Honduras {Hotel Review}
When you go to one of the top 50 eco-lodges in the world (according to National Geographic), you're bound to have a nice time. And I did. When the manager of Pico Bonito Lodge in La Ceiba, Honduras summarized to me that luxury isn't just about amenities, but about the...
How to Turn a Professional Credential Into a Job Promotion
A Guest Post by Cassie Boorn. Cassie is a writer, social media specialist, entreprenuer and PR girl who has built digital programs for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, small businesses and bloggers. You can find her shelling out PR and career advice weekly...
On Learning to Use Twitter for Good
This week I was writing over at the (In)courage summer book club, sharing the four-part story of how I became an early employee at Twitter, Inc. and wrote Twitter for Good. Check out the four-part series below. To get you started, here's a teaser... I went to Kenya to...
How I Read 150 Books a Year
One of the most commented on aspects of my blog is my reading habit. For the past five years or so, I've been setting a goal to read 100 books a year, and handily breaking it each year without pushing myself -- usually coming in around 115 or so. (See a look at the...
Three Reasons My Kindle Makes Me Read More
Source: clairediazortiz.com via Claire on Pinterest When I read an article a few weeks back stating that, on average, people reportedly read 30% more thanks to electronic reading devices like the Kindle, I was speechless. Not in the shocked...
What’s Your $100 Startup?
I've talked before about Chris Guilleabeau of The Art of Nonconformity, and his unique ability to rock the casbah. Suffice it to say, my admiration for Chris has only grown in the intervening months since I wrote that post. There are two main reasons for this. Chris...