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Wrapping paper! Huzzah. My spoonflower name is susangainen
Spoonflower Gift Wrap Giveaway
I have a dear friend who about this time every year begins gloating that not only does she have all her Christmas shopping done, she's made major headway wrapping everything, too. She is one crazy organized individual but perhaps with Halloween behind us, it really is time to start wrapping ...
SusanGainen is my spoonflower name. I am really excited about this book.
The Color Revolution Book Giveaway
Each year, with the announcement of Pantone's Color of the Year, I wonder, "How in the world do they decide?" and harumph, "Who made them the color boss?" According to The Color Revolution by historian Regina Lee Blaszczyk, such announcements aren't, as I cynically half-suspected, decreed by...
Thank you, Sue. Doing something new -- with new materials -- or re-using old materials or ideas in new ways is always energizing because you learn something.
It is, after all, all about the learning.
Pushing Your Art to the Next Level
An artist's "toolbox" is not just filled with the equipment he uses, but the experiences, ideas, passions, and stories that he wants to tell. Sometimes, though, the stories are bigger than the skills, or the ideas applied to the wrong materials. When this happens - at least in my own experienc...
While I agree that in and of itself, blogging cannot make someone an expert, blogging is a portal to knowledge. Done correctly, it can create an opportunity for career advancement.
In the same way that a brand-new journalism degree doesn't give a reporter the years of experience needed to go head to head with a nuclear physicist on the nuances of physics, it should give her some tools to begin to have a conversation that might yield useful information that could be blogged.
(Not a bad idea, actually, inasmuch as it is tough to find entry-level journalism gigs.)
Job seeking bloggers can use their platform to connect with professionals in their fields -- not to portray themselves as experts -- but they can interview the experts and write. They can blog about those interviews and the knowledge that the experts are willing to share.
Pre-requisites: You have to have a blog that is intelligent, sensible, and professional. Before granting an interview, any smart source will look at the blog and make a judgement about the platform. If it has even a whiff of unprofessionalism, the source should smartly decline.
Blogging Does Not Make You An Expert
Lately I find that I disagree with more of what I read from the job search, career, HR and recruiting community than I agree with. Maybe it’s because being on the other side of 40 I am starting to embrace the life of a curmudgeon. I hope that’s not the case. Hopefully it’s because I have been a...
Two things to note about this excellent post: (1) lawyers are paid to help their clients make decisions. No one will pay a lawyer for dithering. (2) If your mantra is "I want to keep my options open," find another path. Your client has a problem today, and needs to take action today.
Decisions, Decisions
Fred sat at the end of the table, sweating and looking at the six of us as we waited expectantly for his decision. He hemmed, he hawed. And he asked to go over the options yet one more time. “It’s easy, Fred. Settle or sue. We’ve been here over an hour, now make the call.” He was stymied and we ...
Every suggestion is excellent, and it applies to CLE presenters, and anyone else who needs to get and keep the attention of an audience. Teachers who remain tied to yellowing notes on long legal pads should take note.
Ten (New) Truths of CLE
To many lawyers, their state-mandated continuing legal education (CLE) is a necessary chore to be completed, rather than an anticipated opportunity to hone their skills in an exciting and stimulating environment. Part of the reason lawyers don’t love CLE more is that the traditional panel-centri...
Great advice...One more reason to worry about client control or clients-out-of-control. And, for employers, one more reason to have strong and enforced social media policies.
How Facebook Can Make or Break Your Case
How Facebook Can Make or Break Your Case. EDiscovery is no longer limited to email logs. In every case, you should seek whatever you can find on Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks. If you use these networks, you should be careful what information you provide. Most professionals are u...
Creative Director: Silas H. Rhodes, Designer:...
Creative Director: Silas H. Rhodes, Designer: Milton Glaser, Photographer: Matthew Klein, Visual Arts ©2007 via www.artprintissues.com Continue reading
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