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Does Complaining Work
Last week I had the honor of representing my Main Street program at the Main Street America Conference in Milwaukee. I led two sessions; one on attracting travel bloggers to your small town and one on...
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Are You In Customer Service
Recently, I was talking to some folks about customer service and who is and isn’t in the business. For fun we started naming jobs and seeing if they were in customer service or not. Why? Well, my...
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Links I Love: Authors, Bloggers and Happy Campers
I’ve been saving articles for links I love like crazy and thought I should share the good stuff with you! Everything from author advice to what to serve a teetotaler at your next shindig! Are you an...
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Oh, Goodbye Carbs
How could a simple doctors appointment lead to goodbye carbs? Four weeks ago I went to the doctors because my allergies just wouldn’t stop. JUST WOULDN’T STOP. My regular nurse practitioner was out and...
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Things I’ve Learned Recently
It seems that sometimes I have to relearn some things, but there are also just some things I’ve learned recently in business and in life. Some of these lessons are easy, but mostly I’m still working on...
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Mindful Tech
Oh, Mindful Tech… Yesterday I got a text message from Verizon that I was about to go over my data plan on my phone, thanks wifi assist. (Hint: iPhone users, go turn that sucker off.) So, I’ve had to...
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Dealing with Defensive People
Lately, I’ve been wondering if you can have a working relationship with defensive people. Honestly, I don’t think so. I know, doom and gloom in the first paragraph, but I figured beating around with...
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You Can’t Cheat Connection
The question is can you cheat real connection? One of the things I would like to be is a better friend. You know. The one that remembers your birthday, sends you flowers when something big happens,...
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The Experiment: Stop Judging to be Happier
I don’t know about you but I’m exhausted from all the judging. About everything. Even my own. I guess you could call it social media/media fatigue because you wouldn’t see all of the opinions if it...
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Want to Meditate? Try Adding Coffee Meditation
Coffee Meditation? What? I guess because I have been mediating for over 20 years and recently had the experience of dharma transmission (don’t worry, it didn’t hurt ) I get asked about adding a...
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Digital Downtime – An Experiment
Digital Downtime? I’m not a religious person so I have no sabbath, but I do think that humans have evolved to need a certain amount of rest and reboot. We are not made to go 24/7/365. We require a...
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Digital Downtime – A Report of the First One
I know that I needed to document my Digital Downtime and figured I could use this space to be honest about how it went. Oh my goodness. Time goes by so slow. So. Slow. That isn’t a bad thing, but...
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A Creative Routine – How Do You Work Best?
I’ve been reading a lot about the idea of creating a creative routine or at least capitalizing on the times in the day/night that we have the most energy for our creative work. After being a creative...
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Goodbye Carbs Check In – A Lifestyle Reboot
So, I am 49 days into my new life living without massive amounts of carbs and I thought I should report how it’s going. Honestly? So far so good. There have been moments when I wasn’t so sure and I’ll...
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Recommended Reading: Life is a Mixtape
3 articles to encourage your health (and mine), develop a creative routine and what digital downtime might look like in your work and life. The post Recommended Reading: Life is a Mixtape appeared...
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Digital Downtime – A Report on the Second One
Another Digital Downtime and I feel like I am a “do all the things master”! Give me 24 hours uninterrupted and I can do everything… things I put off for years. It’s amazing and I’m a little in awe of...
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Facebook, You Suck, Damn You
First, let me say that this is my fault. Also, let me say that this may be a little ranty. I apologize now, but I just think it needs to be said. “Facebook, you suck.” There. I said it. You totally...
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Ask Jackie Anything: Questions from a Recent Social Media Talk
I spoke last week at the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America during a social media talk – answering questions as they got lobbed at me from the super smart folks in...
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Half Way Mark – Goals
It’s July and it’s time to start looking at our goals that we set in January and see how on track we are. I know that my monthly review, the fact I can see them in front of me everyday, and my...
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Recommended Reading: Life is a Mixtape
3 articles to review your personal goals (it’s half way through the year!), answer your social media questions (from a talk I gave at the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Association...
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