Tag: ideas

  • What does it look like to be in your corner?

    I’ve had my fair share of “coffee chat” style networking calls, both good and… well, some you wish you hadn’t agreed to. But a few weeks ago, I had a very lovely coffee chat with Annie Evans. She was, as they say, a good hang. At the end of these calls, it’s really common to…

  • “You should post about this more!”

    When I tell people I started an old-school micro blog, this is often the response. To be clear, there are no problems with this response — I take it as a compliment. People think this is a cool idea (hey, thanks!!) and wish more people knew about it. But I also think it highlights just…

  • For concision, draft on your phone

    I hate typing on my stupid little iPhone keyboard. It’s a big step up from ye olde T9 phone keypads of yore, but STILL. The benefit: When I want to find a more succinct way to share an idea, I draft it on my phone, not my laptop. While my full-size laptop keyboard lets me…

  • Where my ideas come from (lately)

    People love asking about and thinking about where ideas come from. Over the past week or so, here’s where my ideas for blog posts, email newsletters, my print newsletter, client proposals, and other work-related stuff have appeared: Where the idea for this came from: right after I had an idea for a different topic while…