Use the Calendar

Use the Calendar

Without a doubt, people around the world today are thinking about the events of September 11, 2001. It is early morning on the east coast of the US, and already my Facebook stream is filled with remembrances and prayers for families of the victims of the attacks on...
End of Summer Fun: Polls and Questions

End of Summer Fun: Polls and Questions

I love questions, silly and serious. Perhaps you’ve noticed? By combining a blog post with questions on other social media sites, you can extend and repurpose the content. For example, yesterday, I posted about my Twitter Tips E-book and introduced the topic...
Five Ways to Improve Your Blog

Five Ways to Improve Your Blog

A few years ago when I started my personal blog I had delusions of grandeur. I thought immediate success, fame and fortune were only a few keystrokes away. And I was convinced that I was fully qualified to publish a stellar blog — no training required. As years have...
Personal and Universal

Personal and Universal

I am sometimes surprised when a particular blog post seems to resonate more powerfully than readers, but usually not. Here’s what I’ve noticed: the more personal I am, the more I push to be vulnerable and authentic, the more I self-disclose, the more...
Join With Others

Join With Others

The best kind of friend, the one you start laughing with for no reason, and keep laughing with, doubled over, tears in your eyes. Laurie was that kind of friend, though we didn’t know each other long. I moved to Ohio and started in a new high school during my...