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“The benefits of branding build upon each other, creating an exponential wheel of possibilities and revenue.  Each one relies upon the other to propel your business forward.”  Liz Goodgold In our fast-paced world, one of the single most important aspects of online success is standing out in a crowd.  How do you do that?  How [...]

Early morning appointments can interrupt a daily routine.  When you spill coffee down the front of your shirt and have to do a wardrobe change, it merely adds to the pressure of hitting the appointment on time. Having fallen prey to this problem, I hopped into my car and almost flew to the San Diego [...]

It was a major find. My heart skipped a beat! At the bottom of a musty, dust-filled trunk that hadn’t seen the light of day for decades, lay a packet of letters, abandoned for perhaps 130 years?  There were 51 of them—yellowed and brittle with age.  Each page was a treasure trove of love, gardening [...]

While there are many ways to burrow into your niche on Twitter, I’ve found a free tool that I highly recommend.  Listorious offers some of the following advantages: • Finding like-minded people • Steps for creating more interesting tweets • Lists you have either joined or created • Advertising your profile and your key tags [...]

What would life be like without passion?  Shall we join the San Diego Vintage Dancers on the Berkeley, the historic ferryboat on Harbor Drive in San Diego? It’s a balmy Sunday afternoon, the ocean breeze fills the top deck of the ship.   But wait!  We’ve got a tall order to fill. A quick warning from [...]

With the sound of America the Beautiful’s melody coursing through your memory, we’re going to turn the pages of history back to the late 1700’s.  Joseph J. Ellis helps capture scenes from the lives of our forefathers in his brilliant book, Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation.  I can count on one hand the number of [...]

“Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends. “ William Shakespeare There are five top reasons I procrastinate.  While I originally thought they were listed in the order of importance, it was easy to pluck examples from my life in each one of these categories.  This list is directed toward blogging; however, it easily applies to [...]