Are you setting yourself up for failure before even trying for success? Think about it. How many times have you said, “Okay. I’ll try… but I don’t think it’s going to work.” You give it a skeptical shot. When your attempt doesn’t produce miraculous results, you throw up your hands and say, “See? I told [...]
Raiders of the Lost Archives
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Digging through your blog archives is a trip down memory lane. You can look at posts and see more than just information. They’re milestones of your journey, markers that show where you were at that time in your life. Take a look back to see how you’ve grown. Archives serve another purpose as well: brain [...]
Welcome Home, Boys
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June the 2nd, 2008, we pulled the plug on this blog. The lights dimmed, the music slowly died and the curtains closed. Only lingering echoes remained, ghosts that carried on in our absence… but not for long. We’re back. We’re supposed to announce the feverish laboratory experiments we’ve been cooking and the secret plans for [...]
Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: KameronMF
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Ahhh, finally he was in his element. James had a beautiful two-handed broadsword that shone in the sunlight like a flash of lightening. He wielded it with enthusiastic Romanesque grace – and the talents of a six year old. All he knew how to do was swing the blade in a wide circle and pretend [...]
Writing the Farewell Symphony
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The famous composer Haydn and his orchestra were once under employment of Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. They entertained the Prince and his guests one summer long ago. Fast-forward a few centuries, and we find the orchestra of the blogosphere playing for the Prince of the Internet. The music chimes on and on while bloggers the world [...]
Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Marketing Artfully
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Two men watched the small screen, one casually lounging but his eyes sharp and scrutinizing every action, the other with elbows propped on the table and green eyes slightly narrowed. “He’d better not screw it up,” James offered the comment into the silence of the small observation room. “We have a lot riding on this [...]
Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Head Rambles
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Put up the “Gone Fishing” sign; announce to the world that the Pen Men were taking a well-deserved break, set life on hold… Wrong. When the predators take to tall grasses, they disappear and leave prey with a false sense of security. Expect the unexpected. It was the only way to operate under these circumstances. [...]
