SocialBling's Stephanie Michele | Connecting | Social Authenticity, Social Style

Triple Impact

6 Comments 29 November 2011

Hello. Long time, no blog I know. It is been an interesting year of discovery. I can’t believe it has been a year ago since I started my isolated journey. There is a lot to share and a whole year ahead to do so. Right now I am thinking about the holidays. This season started [...]

Connecting, Interviews

Want to Get to Know your Neighbors? Consider Sleeping Around

2 Comments 21 June 2011

Growing up, I lived in the kind of neighborhood in Michigan where everyone looked forward to snow days. On these days, after the dads in the neighborhood would finish plowing their driveways and sidewalks, my dad would be putting snow chains on the riding lawn mower for a different reason. All the neighborhood kids would [...]

Connecting, Relationships

The Tactic is Caring: Can You Handle It?

5 Comments 27 April 2011

Despite the amount of bills and junk mail I receive, I actually look forward to getting the mail. I like sorting the mail to find my red envelope from Netflix and the occasional greeting card surprise from a friend or family member. Recently, I have a new reason to be excited about what is in [...]

Connecting, Conversation, Relationships, Social Media

Bloggers: General Store Key Holders of the Future

2 Comments 16 March 2011

When I was a kid, I made several trips to Crossroads Village; a restored turn of the century town where you could ride an old railroad and visit historic homes and old-town commercial buildings. My favorite part of the entire town was the general store. I was fascinated by wall to ceiling shelves of merchandise, [...]

Connecting, Conversation, Interviews, Isolated Journey, Relationships, Social Media

EBOCLOUD: Dare to Imagine Life After Facebook

3 Comments 09 March 2011

I purchased the book EBOCLOUD by Rick Moss immediately on recommendation from a friend. There was no way I could resist reading a book with the tagline, “Love Must Evolve” that dares to explore life after Facebook. If there is such a thing as a fantasy book club, this would be the book I would [...]

Connecting, Conversation, Relationships

The Text Factor with Mars and Venus

5 Comments 21 February 2011

Men are from Mars and women are from Venus and texting does not help matters at all. Here is my short animation highlighting misunderstandings that happen via texting.

Connecting, Isolated Journey, Relationships

Socially ILL

10 Comments 08 December 2010

My Confession In the fall of last year, I tried to combine advocating awareness to a social epidemic that I am passionate about with my actual consulting work. At the heart of both is a promotion of relationship building and social awareness. So in a tongue in cheek way meant to inspire conversation, I named [...]

Connecting, Relationships

August Update

No Comments 17 August 2010

New blog posts might be few and far between in the next few months as I am concentrating on writing a book. And what a process that is…I am learning alot. In the meantime, I wanted to post something for everyone to look at. This butterfly followed me for a bit on a walk yesterday, [...]

Connecting, Relationships, Social Media

Thinking about it?

2 Comments 22 February 2010

Do you ever wish you could think differently or inspire others to do the same? Here are my top 10 thoughts. What are yours? 1. Thinking mutually benefits everyone. 2. Social etiquette trumps social caste. 3. There really is nothing to fear but fear itself. 4. Positive thoughts equal positive actions. 5. Love is all [...]

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