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If your anything like me you are subscribed to all kinds of newsletters and subscription emails. The problem is I get these emails and skip over them with the hope that I can come back and read through them. Often times if I don’t skip through and read it when I receive it it just [...]

The Road to PodCamp Ohio

In exactly 7 weeks from today PodCamp Oio will be underway. Organizers of the first PodCamp Ohio are busy organizing sessions, securing sponsors, working with facilities and all the other behind the scenes things to make this a great event. There are so many benefits to going to an event like this but one of [...]

Columbus a busy blogging community

Yesterday one of my friends on Twitter Rocky Vanbrimmer alerted me to a story published in The Other Paper, a local Columbus weekly entertainment paper. The featured article was about Columbus being the 8th busiest blogging city. This is great news for our beloved city here in the Midwest. It validates Columbus as being a [...]

Are you too comfortable?

So you have a dead end job? You feel like your not getting the recognition you deserve and aren’t progressing like you’d like. Have you ever though that maybe its because your too comfortable in your current status? When you first started your current position you probably had a lot of energy and great ideas [...]

Graphical view of Inflation

I came across this graph this morning, published in The New York Times Business section, that illustrates economical conditions from data gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It mashes together 200 categories and over 80,000 different prices and the change in price over a year. This data is part of what the Fed uses [...]

Using the high price of gas to help pay for Disney Vacation

The high price of gas is a huge burden on us all. Even those that don’t drive are paying higher prices for other things like groceries as a result in the increase in fuel cost. For me I have a pretty far commute and there really isn’t any other alternative to driving back and forth [...]

Creating brand awareness through innovation

Companies that are taking it to the next level have the kind of people that possess 2 very important traits. These people know how to operate outside the box and make success bigger and better than their competition. The 2 traits that I’m speaking of is that they are innovative thinkers and great communicators. When [...]

Controversy to gain attention

They say there is no bad press. So lately I’ve been seeing a lot of people stirring up controversy which gets a whole bunch of people talking. I sometimes think this is exactly what celebrities do to get more attention and gain popularity. Doing things that would seem to destroy their reputation and send their [...]

Make your weaknesses your strengths

Moving toward the path of least resistance is seemingly what all of us do rather than take the harder route. And its for good reason too. It takes less effort, it is the path we enjoy more, and it the area we know we will succeed. But what about the things in your life you [...]

Heading out on vacation to Disney in Orlando

A long over due vacation is about to get underway tonight as I head to Disney in Orlando Florida. I’m taking my daughter and will be joining my sister and her family. Looking forward to having some time off and getting a little R&R. Last time I was personally at Disney was probably 25 years [...]

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