All famous folk aside, who in your personal life inspires you to get up each morning and aim for success? For me, it's my husband, Joe. He's blind, yet has accomplished way more than I have. Joe has never let his loss of sight prevent him from doing what he wants - including building his own office furniture, an entire movie set, and even directing a feature film. If it seems … [Read more...]
Question of the Week: Price or Service?
Shopping online isn't always an easy task, especially when wanting to purchase a widely stocked product. Price comparison engines give us some guidance, but they only provide a limited number of resources. Store ratings give us ideas about the service we can expect. Which one, however, outweighs the other? When shopping online, what's more important to you? Are you always … [Read more...]
Question of the Week: Would You Buy Toilet Paper Online?
Online stores give us access to products and services we can't find locally. They also provide a means to buy essentials at a better price, or, at least, at great time savings. I've bought nearly everything online - including groceries, shampoo, nutritional supplements, and yes, even toilet paper. It's not common practice for me to buy toiletries online, but if the purchase … [Read more...]
Question of the Week: How Do You Kill Procrastination?
We all face it at some point in our lives... Procrastination: the act of putting off even the most urgent of tasks until a later time. Procrastination is a killer, especially in business. I always thought I was one of those uber-creative folks who worked better under pressure. As it turns out, my creativity level is about the same when I'm not so rushed. There's thousands of … [Read more...]
Question of the Week: Do You Study Why People Unfollow You?
Question of the Week for August 9, 2010 (read & answer more questions) This Monday, Mashable posted 5 Useful Tools to Track Twitter Unfollowers. From telling us who stopped following our Twitter accounts (and when) to graph timelines, these online services aim to help us find out where we went wrong. By using timelines and common factors you can review previous tweets to … [Read more...]