Category Archives: Ideas

Facebook Fan Pages-Why?

All the experts proclaim that if you are in business, in a band, if you are an author, speaker, or lead an organization, that you need a Facebook Fan Page. Well, I have one, TechCrunch.com nearly 77% of all Facebook fan pages have less then 1000 fans. Why did I jump on the band wagon…

Three Things I Learned From Cirque du Soleil

Last night I was reviewing my notes from the Compelling Storytelling workshop I attended in June 2008 in Las Vegas with Barbara Winter and Alice Barry. As part of our ‘homework‘ we had to attend a

Borrowed Brainstorming Techniques

In my ‘old j-o-b’ I worked on a variety of different projects. Most of these projects were ones I chose to work on or ones I developed and proposed. The two things they all had in common were that they all revolved around one central theme-logistics and distribution. Since I was very good at what…

Art Journal-Dream Board

In Monday’s post, “What do I Want? What do You Want?” I invited you to join me in creating an art journal/dream board. I have reflected and journaled on the question “what do I want?” for years and have a pretty solid understanding of what I want. But, after watching the movie “The Women” I…

How much could I save if…

Working for myself isn’t just about making money, it’s about living a different lifestyle. When I began dreaming about that lifestyle (again) a few days ago I began thinking about how many things I wouldn’t have to deal with anymore. Then I asked myself how much all those things cost, which led me to ask,…

Try Something New

This post is a reprint of this past Sunday’s lead newsletter article. I wanted to share it here today as I renew my commitment of doing, trying and learning new things on a daily basis. ‘New’ will be this week’s theme as I post and share with you some of the big and little ‘new’…

Ideas in action…

Not much to say today. Going to put some ideas into action. Idea: A beautiful garden, bursting with color. Action: I am going to work in the yard today, build my raised beds, fill them with organic soil and plant seeds and seedlings that will soon become a rainbow of flowers, fruits and vegetables. Idea:…

More ideas from Denver…

Here are a few of my (mostly) unedited notes and ideas from Denver. (not all of the questions have answers yet): People want to be heard-they want to tell you what is in their heart, what they’ve learned; they need someone to listen. Workshop [of my own?]…give each person an opportunity to talk, 10 minutes,…

Book Review…ideas

A friend recently said that book reviews are written whether you like a book or not. I was worried I might be doing it wrong so I Googled ‘define book reviews’. Here are a few of the answers I found: A critical review of a book (usually a recently published book.) A critical appraisal of…

And, another idea…

I have heard many people say that sharing your ideas or plans too early will dissipate their energy. Other people counter with the opinion that sharing your ideas and goals will help them expand. Then, of course, you have people proclaim that if you share your ideas, someone will steal them. Well, I am not…