Local organic search is a big deal. Ranking for your keywords in the town that you offer your product or service is one of the best ways for customers to find you. To be found at what what Google calls the Zero Moment of Truth, when your potential customer needs you most, is a great…
Read MoreWe live in a world of instant gratification. We post a photo on Facebook and seconds later people are “liking it.” If we’re hungry or thirsty, we go to a drive-through and minutes later are enjoying a hot meal or a cold drink. There isn’t much in our world that makes us wait. We…
Read MoreWhat is it to be amazing? Sometimes amazing people and things come into our lives un-noticed and un-appreciated. One quick way to test whether something is amazing is to compare it to something normal. It is in the illumination of this contrast that the true greatness of amazing things, and people will shine. Maya Angelou…
Read MoreSpeaking of magnetic properties, what can be more attractive to a seven-year-old boy than the universe of Star Wars? I was seven when Star Wars first captured my attention and imagination, and it still has it. Many (many) years later, in a universe very close, Star Wars seems to be more alive than ever. What…
Read MoreWinter is stifling, it forces us into tight spaces, as we walk through gray days. When Spring finally does arrive we are ready lo let loose, go a little crazy and experience the joyful exuberance of being outdoors in the sunshine, with nature walking up around us. Go a little “mad” this spring! If…
Read MoreThe world is full of things that we can’t see. Unseen forces propel us through life, help us, and push us toward one choice or another. Some unseen forces are created and controlled by us, like radio waves and wifi signals. Other forces are more raw and powerful. Invisible forces work on flocks of birds…
Read MoreThe Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man. Today we celebrate his life for MLK day. As I searched the internet I found countless inspirational quotes by him, but, for some reason, the simplicity this quote stuck out for me. Maybe because is seems to be a call to action to do…
Read MoreI recently read a article called Navigating Stuckness. As someone who is no stranger to stuckness, I was immediately drawn to this piece. Jonathan Harris recounts various phases in his life, and looks at his life as a whole trying to deduce a pattern, and ask the really hard question “what’s next”. As those who have…
Read MoreBelieve it or not the holiday season is here again. One of the best things about the holidays is that it causes us to briefly stop thinking about ourselves, and to start thinking about others. This season think about doing something for someone who can’t repay you. Out of all the messaging and calls to actions…
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