by Whitney | Aug 28, 2013 | happiness
Everyone talks about the fear of failure, and how to look it in the eye. (See this post by Seth Godin.) Not as many people talk about the equally real fear of success that undermines and self-sabotages just as many. Here are just a few examples of fear of success:...
by Whitney | Apr 30, 2013 | business, community, Discovery, explanations, Marketing, Uncategorized
One of the great discussions over the weekend at BarCamp News Innovation/Creation Camp, Started by Greg Linch from the Washington Post was about how ideas spread, and discussing what elements might exist to make something go “viral”. There was another...
by Whitney | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Seth Godin has a great post today about Going First. If there’s one gift I want to give my children, it’s the courage to try new things and explore. While that’s something I try to live by example, getting outside our own comfort zone is often...
by Whitney | Feb 29, 2012 | community, economics, education, learning, new media, social media
Seth Godin put out an interesting manifesto on education yesterday, called Stop Stealing Dreams. It’s a free download and can be read online, printed, or read in any ebook format. I strongly recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in education. I...
by Whitney | Nov 29, 2011 | books, business, community, education, lists, top ten
It’s getting to that last month of the year, when we all get reflective and start to think about what was the best part of the old year, and what we’re looking forward to in the new one. As I’m sure you know, I am a book lover, and I thought...