by Becky Robinson | Aug 29, 2013 | Marketing
When many authors consider events for promoting their books, they think about in-person events: book signings, launch parties, even book tours. As bookstores close, budgets shrink, and schedules fill and as authors seek to grow their influence beyond their own...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 28, 2013 | Leadership
You are just like me. You think like me. You act like me. You respond in exactly the ways I would expect. You share my attitudes and beliefs. You know what I know (even if I didn’t tell you.) What motivates me would motivate you. What would reward me, rewards...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 27, 2013 | Social Media
Your agenda is a barrier to true connection. If you approach the use of social media tools with a clearly defined agenda and looming deadline for results, you’ll find yourself frustrated, invariably. The more urgent your need to get “something” from...
by Carrie Koens | Aug 23, 2013 | Book Launch
To celebrate the launch of Chip Bell’s new book, The 9 1/2 Principles of Innovative Service, we are honored to host a guest post from the man of the hour. If you want to know more about Chip, he was featured on an earlier Friday post, which you can read here....
by Becky Robinson | Aug 21, 2013 | Inspiration
A friend called me on Monday afternoon. He knew I’d hit a few rough and bumpy patches lately. He listened to me moan and whine and then he said some pretty powerful words. “You have 24 hours to feel bad about this — eat a lot of ice cream, whatever it is...
by Guest Author | Aug 20, 2013 | Inspiration
A little over a week ago I had the extreme privilege of co-representing the Weaving Influence team at the Willow Creek Association Global Leadership Summit. (If you’re not familiar with the Summit, read this great post by Molly Page from last week.) The...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 19, 2013 | Book Launch
We pulled into the parking lot and my daughter read the sign out loud “Newcomers, turn on your flashers.” Parking lot attendants directed newcomers’ cars to the parking spots closest to the doors of the church. And as I held my girls’ hands to...
by Carrie Koens | Aug 16, 2013 | Influence Building
Curious about the Featured on Friday posts? Learn more. This week, I’m excited to share Featured on Friday – with a twist! It’s an honor to introduce you to one of the talented members of the Weaving Influence team. As I mentioned last week,...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 15, 2013 | Marketing
My daughter bounced in her seat while waiting for the start of the movie, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Sea of Monsters is the second movie in a series. While we watched Sea of Monsters, my youngest daughter watched Smurfs 2 with my mother. Preceding the movie:...
by Becky Robinson | Aug 14, 2013 | Inspiration
My mom opened up the box and dumped 1000 pieces out onto the table. We spread out the pieces, and sorted by color and shape. Soon, we had several piles: frame pieces, blue, fence pieces, face pieces, sidewalk, grass. All three of my daughters circled the table. Soon,...
