Category Archives: things I’ve learned

Capture everyday in a book

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TweetFirst of all, this is not a sponsored post. I saw the new feature and thought I’d give it a go and I can’t wait to get my book with my random everyday shots. I was not asked, nor paid, nor given anything for free to yap about this. I just tried the new Instagram…

Sharing, chatting and clanging – an interview with a successful entrepreneur

TweetWhile at Blissdom Canada ’10 I had the opportunity to sit and chat with Candace Derickx of Best Tools for Schools. She’s a smart cookie and I’ve admired her since I first “met” her on Twitter. I apologize about the banging, clanging and general state of chaos of the interview site. Candace and I wandered…

Woman in Motion!

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Tweet*This was posted previously on my now-private personal blog, but wanted to share it here with you. Man in Motion came on the radio while I was driving home with the kids last night, and yes, John Parr spoke to me. Remember the song? From St. Elmo’s Fire? Love it. “Just once in his life…

The More

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Tweet*This was posted previously on my now-private personal blog, but wanted to share it here with you. I absolutely love this concept. I just read a blog post by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein of Live Your Truth, and while most of her posts resonate with me, just one just blew me away. I was reading it…

I had a Facebook party and all I got was a bunch of awesome

Tweet I had planned to do a Twitter party to officially launch yo’ books and the website – www.yobooks.ca. I had seen Twitter parties done successfully by a number of people. Two that come to mind immediately are Eric Alper (@thatericalper) who has thrown parties using the hashtag #ericparty. (For those of you not on…

10 things I’ve learned from Angry Birds

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Tweet 1. Sometimes it’s ok to fight back. There are many instances in life that warrant just walking away, but there are also times that call for a strong reaction. If someone messed with my eggs, I’d go batshit crazy, too. 2. If you do go batshit crazy, make sure your response and retaliation is…

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