In case you don’t visit YouTube everyday like me, I’d like to point out that YouTube turned 5 years old today. My how the time flies. It’s hard for me to imagine life without it… Let’s celebrate. What’s your favorite YouTube Video? Here’s mine… What’s...

One word. Collaboration. That’s it. The open source software community works together to produce the best possible product. It’s such a forward thinking way of creating something that it makes my head spin.  Think about it. The more people you have willingly working on something, unafraid to fail, the better it will be. So there are swarms of people using these platforms and working on individual parts of them. This program...

Want to get the most out of your work day? Then, get in the groove by doing the following. Faithfully take 10-15 minutes at the beginning of each day and ask yourself these questions. Were there any important tasks that I needed to get done yesterday but didn’t? What do I  really NEED to do today even though I don’t look forward to doing it? Which of my customers most need my attention today? How can I generate revenue for the...

As we go through life, sometimes we are the customer and sometimes we are the vendor.  If we understand which we are at any point in time, we get more accomplished than if we do not understand. The difference between the two roles is simple. The customer’s role is to be a good communicator as they describe what it is that they are seeking.  Customers who provide a great deal of detail and explanation usually wind up with what they...

Someone else has the YouTube bug!!!! They read the blog and made a YouTube video… I’m so pumped about my visit into Lighter Than Air/Elegantly Handled today….  Fran has been hawking the blog and adding value to it as well.  I got to see the results from it today. Their intern made a YouTube video about what they do…..SWEET! I think the thing that really hits home the most with me is that she has an understanding...

Being in the groove is incredibly important. However, most of us don’t take the time to regularly check to see if the pieces that make up our life are " in the groove".  We become so caught up in the flurry of day-to-day activities that we do not allow ourselves the time for that necessity. So, take time to examine yourself to see if these important parts of your life are in the groove: Your family life Your personal...