SocialBling Blog

Songs to Help You Believe In Love

1. Trevor’s Hall’s “Lime Tree”
2. Ingrid Michaelson’s “The Way I Am”
3. Sade’s “By Your Side”
4. RadioHead’s “All I Need”
5. Maroon 5’s “Sunday Morning”
6. The Perisher’s “Sway”
7. David Gray’s “The One I Love”
8. Mason Jenning’s “Butterfly”
9. Norah Jones’ “Come Away With Me”
10. Dixie Chicks’ “Lullaby”

Conversation Recap: Through the Perspective of New Eyes

Last week I hosted a high school friend and her husband from Michigan on their first trip to California and Los Angeles. Growing up in the Midwest, I know experiencing LA for the first time is a complete culture shock.  It was good for me to see things new again through their eyes. Here is [...]

Connecting is Better than Networking.

There is difference between connecting and networking. If you don’t believe me reflect on how you feel when you experience each one. The networking experience might bring up thoughts of events where you sport the infamous “Hello my name is” sticker while trying to figure out what you need to say to whom, carefully avoiding [...]

Conversation Recap: SocialBling Los Angeles Premier Event – It is About Connecting not Networking.

It was an unbelievable night!  I was hoping to share some video of the event, however the lights were better suited for ambiance than filming.  Instead I will share what I learned and experienced that evening.

Although we may call SocialBling events “networking events”, they are not networking events, they are “connecting” events.  Networking is something [...]

Conversation Recap: Halloween, Corporate Culture and Burning Man

My friend pointed out to me last week that he was “beginning to hear a theme” in our conversations. I am willing to bet if you asked five other people I speak with the most, they would tell you they hear my theme too. Everybody has a theme, it is the stage of theme that [...]