Sounds like a Harry Potter movie doesn't it? Today an article was posted that quoted Rick Pitino, the head coach of the Louisville Cardinals Basketball Team, as saying that social media poisons the minds of his student athletes, and most people in general. As quoted from the article linked above: I think technology is a great thing in many instances, and I think it's poison in others, and for people in sports especially. He goes on to explain how social media and technology have created a ...
The 5 Top Things That Practically Guarantee Relationship Success
I interrupt the usually scheduled program of social media and technology posts with this little relationship post I felt compelled to write. My blogging has always been inspired by helping others in any way I can. Sometimes that strays from my professional world. This time around it's about relationships. Over the past few years, I've been through some tremendous life challenges and changes and have learned so much that I feel compelled to share what I feel I've learned. One of the biggest ...
You Don’t Have Any Competition
I remember attending a networking event and a talented speaker was up talking about how to grow your business. One of the things he said has always resonated with me, and it was the idea that you have to operate your business with the attitude that you have no competition. At first I kind of shrugged off the idea, but as he spoke more about it, I loved it. Being a business owner (and incredibly competitive), I've always found that I would often peruse the web to do recon on other companies that ...
The True Story Of The Ugly Christmas Sweater Guy
For the past 6 years, every time the holidays rolls around, a new tradition has come upon me; an outpouring of emails and Facebook messages asking me if I know that my picture comes up on Google for ugly Christmas sweater. Or that my picture was used on a flyer for an Ugly Christmas Sweater party. Or recently, that my picture is on the cover of an Ugly Christmas Sweater book. And of course my response is always something of the..."here we go again". But deep down, I kind of like it. There's ...
10 Reasons Why Being Your Own Boss Is The Cat’s Meow
Yea that's right. I made a list of 10 reasons why being self-employed rules to get you to come read my stuff. Because lists are cool like that. People don't have time to read paragraphs. That's so 2012. I wrestled a bit with posting this as by doing so, I possibly alienate myself to any "offers you can't refuse" for a traditional 9 to 5er. But I've learned these past few weeks as I've gotten a nice taste of success that if I'm ever going to truly make it big on my own, I have to be all in. ...
How To Drive More Traffic Using Keywords In Blog Titles
A little cross posting from the Studio 9 Blog. Here I cover how to use the Google Keyword Planner to better title your blog posts and drive more traffic to your blog. Have a look! ...
