by Patty K on July 17, 2011
I clicked on something bad yesterday.
One minute I was happily surfing along. Copying and pasting links into an email.
Then all of a sudden:
BOOM! Everything gone.
OK. It wasn’t quite so sudden or dramatic. A brief glimpse of the ominous java-coffee-mug-o-death. Then just like in a real accident, everything seemed to slow down. (Especially my computer.)
My quick start buttons disappeared from the lower left hand side of my screen. My desktop junk icons turned transparent. A screen appeared warning me about fatal hard drive errors.
I pulled out techie-trick-number-one and re-booted. I tried to remain optimistic that this was just a glitch…and everything would be fine. But deep down I knew it wouldn’t be.
And it wasn’t. [click to continue…]
by Patty K on June 28, 2011
Your peers are not your customers.
I’ve posted this statement on the wall in front of me. On notes beside my computer. On my computer screen wallpaper.
I repeat it to myself all the time. Like a chant. A mantra.
And still I forget.
I’m surrounded by brilliant people
My email and Twitter stream and RSS feed are bursting with expertise on small business management and marketing, social media, blogging, writing, consulting, coaching and personal development.
I follow people who are making things happen. People who have published books, built booming businesses (online and off), speak at conferences…and a few rising stars that are heading in that direction. Quickly.
In my online world, everyone blogs. Everyone is on Facebook and Twitter. Everyone is an expert.
I made up a world where everyone is smarter than me [click to continue…]
