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Leadership Development Carnival
Today is the Leadership Development Carnival at Great Leadership. I have been contributing to the carnival since my first months at the other blog and this month is my first time to be featured with a post from Weaving influence. Dan is an awesome guy, and his...
Increasing Your Influence as a Blogger | Part Two
I can’t remember many details of that April day, the one that marked my debut as a blogger. The only thing I remember is that I got an email from my contact at the university with a link to the post. Below my name, the words “guest author.” Not long after that, the...
Increasing Your Influence as a Blogger | Part One
You type out your thoughts and ideas. Sometimes words flow easily and your fingers, though nimble, can’t keep pace. Other times you type, delete, backspace, start again. You stare at the white of your screen, the blinking cursor. You wait for the words to come. When...
I’m Not the Only One Listening
You know I love Twitter, right? I’ve written a lot about my enthusiasm for Twitter. So, this morning, when a Facebook friend— his name is Brian— posted a link to his brand new blog, I asked him if he uses Twitter. His response: “I'm on Twitter, but it's completely...
A Bright Thread of Grace
Four years ago today, I got up early to drive to the airport to pick up my sister-in-law, Dana. Round-bellied, I had spent Christmas afternoon taking down our Christmas tree and getting our home in order. My two young daughters didn’t seem bothered by the day we...
Christmas Thoughts 2010
It’s the night before Christmas Eve. Throughout this season, I have been reflecting on how different my life is this year than last: I am living in a new home, a new state; I started a new job with a new team; I am writing this new blog. Looking for ideas for this...
Building a Brand
In the summer of 2009, I attended a half-day conference . As my friend and I filled out our name tags, I suggested that we put our Twitter handles on our tags instead of our names. I'd been tweeting for about two months at that point, and I was hooked. When I...
The Power of Social Media
This week, I spent a half hour on the phone with Grant Webster talking about the power of social media. We live in the same town, minutes apart. I met him through Jim Lange; Jim and I attend the same church. I met Jim, though, initially, through social media. And the...
To Stay Positive, Look Ahead — Not Back
In a recent post, I told you that I am making some major changes in my professional life. This is as good a time as any to let you know that I have resigned from my work at the university. My last post on the other blog is on December 22nd, less than a week from now....
She Would Talk to a Snake
We have a family joke. It's about my mom, and how she will talk to anyone. She'll chat up a sales clerk, sharing details about her life; she'll introduce everyone at the table to a server at a restaurant; she'll make friends in waiting rooms or invite people home that...
My 38th Birthday
Two years ago on my birthday, I took my kids the the park to meet a friend for a picnic. The day was glorious: bright sunshine, blue skies, flowers around the park in full color. While I sat near the sand pit watching them dig tunnels and build castles, my cell phone...
Choosing Change
I just posted "How Do You Respond to Change?" at the other blog I write. Change is hard. Sometimes it's hard because we don't have any choice about it; the changes are completely out of our control. In that case, we may feel entitled to the emotions and thoughts I...