Marty’s Musings
Creativity stuck? Take a hike!
There's lot's to be said for turning off your cell phone, closing the laptop, and leaving the iPad off if you are just looking for some good old-fashioned peace and quiet. And it appears that leaving all that technological stuff at home and going for a hike is not...
When your cough drop delivers more than medication
So, how did you spend the first week of the new year? I hope not like me. I’ve been flat-on-my-back sick as a dog since the first day. Which I hope means that the rest of the year will only be up and up and up. When I ordered up a bag of Hall’s cough drops, I was...
Great Business Reading for 2013
Recently I was having an email conversation with someone about reading more books in spite of the proliferation of video for the dissemination of information these days. We both agreed that there is still some really good “learning” to be had from reading good...
Webinar – 5 Secrets for Tapping Into the Largest Professional Network in the World
Do you remember how I’ve been saying that I’m “easing” into using social media so I don’t make the mistakes that newbies typically make? Well, scratch that because I’m making mistakes anyway! Yowzer! Last week I jumped on a webinar hosted by my friend and colleague,...
10 Business Lessons
Learned from Baseball
In honor of the start of the 2012 World Series tonight, just posted another free ebook for you called “10 Business Lessons Learned from Baseball” and this one does not require an opt-in. Just download, read, enjoy and benefit. Get it here: 10 Business Lessons Learned...
Crap or Cone?
Have you ever been walking along, licking a delicious ice cream cone and suddenly stepped right in a big pile of dog crap? It's happened to all of us for sure --- literally and figuratively. And from that moment on, it seems all we can do is worry about the crap on...
The Power of Ritual
I've really been struggling with some issues around judging myself and comparing myself to others, and so my coach had me perform a ritual while I was out on the water on a boat with my friends recently, and I had no idea, at the time, just what a powerful impact this...
Stay-in-Touch Tour: Pleasanton, CA
The Stay-in-Touch Marketing Tour continues in Pleasanton, CA: If you're in the San Francisco Bay area, please join us in Pleasanton, a short BART ride away... LUNCH AND LEARN Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 • 11:15 am – 2:00 pm • Location: PLEASANT ASIAN CUISINE, 5901 Owens,...
Stay-in-Touch Tour: Anacortes, WA
The Stay-in-Touch Marketing Tour continues in Anacortes, WA: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 • 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm • Location: Burlington Community/Senior Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave., Burlington, WA • Registration: $15 per person in advance; $20 at the door. Mail check payable...
If YOU don’t like it, don’t do it…
Recently, I started getting a spate of phone calls from a number I didn't recognize, and since they left no message, I didn't think much about it. I figured it was a sales call or solicitation for donations of some kind. But then I started getting calls from this same...