Which story are you telling?
There are two stories to tell when communicating about your business. Neither are wrong, neither are right. The story you choose to concentrate on tells others quite a bit about why you do what you do and how you do it. What are these two stories? There’s a long-term story. And there’s a short-term story. [...]

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Anyone can write about personal development…
Anyone can write about personal development… anyone can read a few self-help books, change a few habits, and tell you to do the same. Anyone can tell me what I should be doing. Anyone repeat the same old cheers from the sidelines of life, waving tired pompoms in the air. Anyone can string together the [...]

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if money is power, who are you recharging? reflections from Blogher 2011
Money is power. It’s not just cliche. There’s truth. Gut churning, denial busting, world rocking truth. You know it: with money, comes power. You also know that this seems to be most often exploited: get money, exploit power selfishly. But there’s the flip side: get money, use power for good. Last week, I returned home [...]

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WordPress: Setting fire to your burning questions
Today I’m setting fire to some of the burning questions you have about the magic that makes websites go. In this case, I’m talking about WordPress – how it compares to Blogger, what it means to self-host, how it’s really not about blogging, and more… These questions come courtesy of some of my current students! [...]

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opening the door to your home base
We have a lot of places to hang out online. We can pop in to Twitter for a quick chat. We can get cozy on Facebook with friends & family. We can get personal on online journals & blogs. But the place we call home is our dot com. Do you? A home base is [...]

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