Social Media + Business = Tupperware Party

I just read an interesting post over at Chris Brogan’s site about the Tricky Path of Brand Relationships.  And while commenting, it hit me like a ton of bricks- Social Media is A Tupperware Party. In the “mommy world”, women are often invited to...

How to Confuse Your Friends

I recently got a message from a friend who was wondering why I wasn’t responding to them and was wondering if I was mad at them for some reason, which came as a total shock to me.  They kept sending me messages on Facebook, but I am rarely on Facebook. ...

Friends and Acquaintences

One of my favorite quotes ever is from a book by Richard Bach called Illusions- “Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” In my travels, the people I consider my really close...

Chemistry and Connections

I had a long drive today, so I listened to a book by Tom Rath called Vital Friends- The Eight People You Can’t Afford to Live Without.  This is a great book that points out some facts we all need to be reminded of on a regular basis: Everyone is a specialist- no...