This a Public Service Announcement:  Attention, you or someone you know may be suffering from social media hoarding. Warning Signs Include: 1.    You follow and friend people only with the expectation that they will follow you back. 2.    You waste productive time counting followers and friends. 3.    #You #hashtag #everything  #!!!!! 4.    You have no [...]

A couple of days ago I caught myself saying, “LOL,” to a friend in a conversation over lunch. Texting LOL is bad enough but saying it out loud is just ridiculous. LOL is the most overused “conversation cop-out.” You might as well initiate each LOL with, “I can’t be bothered to take the time to [...]

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 [...]

Six Questions to Ask Yourself BEFORE You Travel the Social Media Road: The Dale Carnegie institution conducted investigations that found only 15% of person’s financial success is based on their knowledge and/or technical skills. The remaining 85% is based on human engineering – the ability to create and build relationships. The biggest mistake I see [...]