If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying? - Shantideva One of the things I have learned in life is that worry never solves a problem and only serves to keep you up at night. While I KNOW this, I often have to remind myself. Just last night I woke up around 3 a.m. and read more...
Attitude Adjustment
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you deal with it.
-Charles Swindoll Credits: Image provided by Shutterstock, a royalty-free stock photo service Quote via via @EstherSteinfeld read more...
How to Become a Superstar: Give Your Knowledge Away
I have always disliked the phrase “self made man” because in my experience I have never met one. Ever. We have this vision of a Galt-esque intellectual warrior who single handedly drives to success. And while this archetype may exist, they don’t achieve this success without innumerable amounts of assistance from people. - Ed Schipul If we are completely honest with ourselves we will readily admit that we need others to succeed. Success is a funny read more...
Case Study: Cause Marketing for Darfur, the Viral Spread of a Call to Action
The practice of public relations can be a powerful force, but it is not used for the general good as often as it should. Certainly, we have the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility and a myriad of non-profits that use public relations to advance their worthy causes, but how often do we make a real difference with our daily work. Blogs like those of Beth Kanter and the Cone agency's Do You Stand for Something? are on the forefront of cause marketing and public relations for the good. But generally this kind of PR is less "sexy" and read more...
The Doldrums: Finding Inspiration in an Overcrowded Information Society
It happens to everyone. One moment you are sailing along, at the top of your game, and you hit the doldrums. The doldrums is not just a colloquial saying, it is also a place located between 5° north and 5° south of the equator. It is also known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ. It is a place that sailors dread because they read more...