“I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes.” I saw this on a friend’s status update on Facebook. She heard this…
‘Thank you’ are two of the sweetest words I know. I think showing appreciation is a great way to nourish our relationships. In today’s electronic age, when many people send texts and emails, the thank-you card has a special place for two reasons: First, they can be displayed and read over and over by the…
Recently I called an old friend to touch base. Let’s call her ‘S’. We went back a long way, back to when she was married and I wasn’t, and we lived within a few miles of each other. We’d known each other for almost 12 years. I was feeling good. Just minutes before, I’d had…
I like sending cards – real paper cards not e-cards. The service I use to do this makes it so easy and fun to send printed greeting cards right from the computer. Before I had my online system, I found sending cards a chore. So I didn’t send many cards. I’d have to traipse down…
Some people write in such a friendly way on their blog, encouraging you to contact them anytime. And when you do, you may be pleasantly surprised. This happened to me recently. While surfing the internet, I found a blog that had some helpful, general tips on WordPress. Anyone who wanted more specific advice could hire…
I’m on Facebook and I’ve thought of getting off that train. Maybe I’ll keep my account open, even if I don’t use it very much. A good friend of mine has taken this minimalist approach to Facebook and I’m leaning that way too. People who are permanent residents of Facebook-land may think I’m a stuffy,…
Sometimes I go to events like trade fairs, craft fairs and indoor markets where business owners display their products and services to prospective buyers and other visitors. I have taken out display space myself. But these days, I prefer to go to these events as a visitor because I can mingle more easily this way….
I recently talked with a friend who thinks networking is a dirty word. To her it means being manipulative and phony. I could see where she was coming from. Maybe she’s been to one of those business card swapping contests, like the one I witnessed at my first (and last) breakfast meeting. I described this…
Networking is one of those words that mean different things to different people. I’ll admit this word used to make me feel icky and jittery. I remember attending my first (and probably my last) breakfast meeting a few years ago. I remember it as clearly as if it happened yesterday. I walk into a large…