Archive for July 2013

If I had planned this big event, it would’ve been different. And I would’ve wrecked it. The World Domination Summit 2013 was held just a few weeks ago in Portland, Oregon. This annual weekend is a gigantic meet-up of creative thinkers, entrepreneurs, lifestyle authors, persuasive presenters, and 21st century life-long learners. I scrimped and saved…

Remember the operational maxim for school communicators?  If you see a good idea, copy it. If you see a great idea, steal it. With my limited skill set (due to both nature AND nurture), I rely on this maxim a lot. I even have it engraved on my TV remote at home. Today I have…

 “15 minutes of fame?” It’s now been cut down to under a minute. Last week I made a brief reference to Disney’s Mary Poppins in an Encourager – just in passing, mind you – and ever since writing those words I’ve seen or heard numerous Mary Poppins related photos, video clips, and songs. What a weekend,…

They shouldn’t be – but QR codes are trapped in the OMC Zone. Outside My Comfort Zone. My lack of tech-savvyness was way too obvious when I wrote in a previous Encourager how some developers are working to evolve QR codes into more appealing logo shaped “smart codes.” So, what the heck? Why let that stop…

If you’ve got it, flaunt it. If you don’t, just write about it. Hey, what do you know? I’m able to recycle Tuesday’s headline. It fit perfectly two days ago when I wrote about my personal approach to “fashion” (unfortunately) and it also fits today in writing about my approach to finances (unfortunately). But at least…

Here’s a new perspective on all of your communications clutter. At least, I hope it’s a new perspective. Usually when I get excited about something and toss it out to others, I find out that I’m the only one in North America who hasn’t already heard, seen, read, tasted, joined, quit, downloaded or tried out…