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Do This: Influence Up.

Monday, September 14th, 2009

This week, I’m kicking off a new series here at Personal PR called Do This. These short posts will be designed to inspire you to take action in ways that will build your network, improve your professional relationships, grow your knowledge, help you share your ideas, and other core principles of Personal PR.
This week’s action: [...]

5 Lessons for Moving into Management

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Last week, I took a day off to celebrate. And by celebrate, I mean spend all day reading and avoiding housework. Not checking my work e-mail (which means only checking it twice), and trying to give myself permission to not check in on my team.
It was my first day off since moving into management.
Don’t worry, [...]

This Changes Everything.

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Yesterday, I got to experience in person the miracle of birth as my best friend delivered her second daughter after 18 hours of incredibly painful, unmedicated labor. Back labor. If you want to know more about it, Google it, and I’ll spare you the details. But suffice it to say, it was a rough night [...]

Money, Passion and the Power of Great Tools

Friday, June 6th, 2008

I need a new laptop. Desperately. I don’t even remember how long it’s been since I got this one, I only know it warms up slowly, crashes easily, and has a keyboard that makes me cringe to consider using it for a considerable amount of time.
The Problem with Bad Tools
My husband has an amazing Mac for [...]

Personal PR & Identity Confessions of a Bride-to-Be

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Lately, I’ve been feeling like a lot of all the customs involved with “getting married” in America are nothing short of a big, pointless, hassle, consumerism at its most effective, emotionally-clad best. Internationally or unintentionally set in the way of well-intentioned brides to keep us from thinking deeply about the larger issues women face when [...]

Personal PR and Priorities: Investing in Relationships from the Top Down

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

“The future of work is managing a portfolio of limited assets – like time and attention – far more wisely than most of us do today.” – The Simplicity Survival Handbook, p. 59
In today’s multitasking-ridden, busy, scheduled lifestyle of the typical professional, this statement extends way beyond career. In fact, it’s the basic issue of [...]

5 Easy Ways to Make your Comments Section a Conversation

Monday, March 17th, 2008

In order to effectively build a relationship with a reader, you have to do more than just build great content that Google loves. It’s important build relationships with readers through conversation. Think about your friends in real life. One of the primary things that characterizes the level of relationship you have with a friend is [...]

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