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When I first met Alan Hill I saw an incredibly vibrant and reflective individual.   We’ve become great friends and I attribute most of my success in times of  doubt to his gifted motivation.   We were walking out of the Master’s Forum together yesterday non-chalantly joking about my dating life and why some men, (and women,) …

There’s a famous line from Serenity that always reminds me of Twitter: “You can’t stop the signal.” I’ve been a Serenity fan for quite a long time.   From the moment I saw the Firefly series a few years ago, I was hooked with Joss Whedon’s witty prose and the way in which the characters …

I think if we are truly ready to listen: Our day to day activities have a lot to share with us.  Experiment with me.  You’ll need: A fantastic memory Something to write on To close all those other pesky tabs at the top of your screen that are calling out to be re-opened.  Seriously. I …

Layla Grace is the name of a little girl who died this morning after losing battle with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. I want everyone to hear her name, and see this sweet, sweet, face. How long have I known Layla’s story?  About ten minutes.  This certainly doesn’t give me any permission to express anything but deep …

Her splashy feet, spike up to the side of the tub and match the giggles that amplify in our 2nd bathroom. I say second because one of the things I’m most proud of is the fact that I actually have two, bathrooms. People might ask me down the road, what’s one thing I cherish and …

Something I hear time and time again: Why is the equation of what social media network to use and where so difficult?  Are you ready for this one? I promise, it’s utterly simple. LinkedIn is what you use at your office. It’s a carefully, packed sandwich you sit around the table with your coworkers and eat. It’s …

I have a little girl who is four years old and if I told you she was the thing that most anchored me to my life and passion, would you believe me? I’m so quick to dismiss her sometimes, when she jumps excitedly on one foot or waves her arm for me to see; sometimes …

…Excerpt from Social Media Manifesto: Published November 18th, 2009. http://www.box.net/socialmedia/1/34610860/357302076 Is a job search like scouring the personals and looking for the perfect mate? A job search is a lot like trying to find a decent date. Finding the perfect mate means having an open mind and knowing WHO you are. How can you find …

Guest Blog Post from: http://www.mnheadhunter.com/mh/2010/02/what-happened-to-your-resume.html (….You’re Not Seriously Handing That Out, Are You?) I met with a client recently who had such poise and determination to move forward into her next career, but what she lacked was far greater. She explained away the Fortune 500’s she had worked for and delicately took out her resume, …

Original Article Here  A recent article was published about the shortcomings of Workforce Centers in Minnesota. I’d like to give an additional point of view: This morning, I spent about a half hour politely pushing a client to try and type on a keyboard. She was going for an ‘assembly’ job and didn’t see the value …

The real winner tonight is the woman behind Southwest Air’s profile. She deserves a raise, and being commended over handling a situation with proactivity, grace and the perfect touch of humor and insight. She humanized her company- and because of how it was handled? I’ll be flying Southwest this upcoming spring.

The time is ripe for looking back over the day, the week, the year, and trying to figure out where we have come from and where we are going to, for sifting through the things we have done and the things we have left undone for a clue to who we are and who, for …

And that’s what’s beautiful to me, is he did not become a victim of it, and he didn’t become a statistic, he just kind of kept on marching through, no matter what people threw at him. Mary Stuart Masterson Never. Stop. Marching.    

January was National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  I recently spoke with Esme Murphy from CBS Channel 4 in the Twin Cities to discuss prevention and education about HPV and Cancer.  The video can be seen here: http://www.gawkk.com/cervical-cancer-survivor-communication-key-1/discuss When February hit, I was concerned that since the airwaves had calmed down a lot more people wouldn’t hear …

This is a call to the living, To those who refuse to make peace with evil, With the suffering and the waste of the world. This is a call to the human, not the perfect, To those who know their own prejudices, Who have no intention of becoming prisoners of their own limitations. This is …

From the moment he walked in I knew something was different about him. The Vikings jacket he wore was threadbare on one sleeve and the other was covered with some sort of food-like-material.  He didn’t walk as much as stagger or speak as much as slowly dictate his words with an obvious handicap as his …

      “I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind up attracting even more love. If one person really wants us, everyone does. But if we’re alone, we become even more alone. Life is strange.”    -Paulo Coelho     I tried choosing what I fell in love with, perhaps that’s …

    About 24 hours ago, I lamented about a distinct yellow stain on my otherwise plush, beige carpeting. I put the dog in time-out for the mishap and he hung his head low as I blasted him with, “Little Dude!” or, “Seriously?” or something I regret now, “just wait until you go to your …

GirlMeetsGeek Teams Up With Minneapolis Tweeters to Show How Social Media Makes A Difference. We’ve come together for #Haiti, and to help each other find jobs; we’ve networked and supported one another. Now, let’s support a Minnesota organization that has been helping our local homeless population for more than 25 years. http://www.sharingandcaringhands.org/ Local tweeters can …

Networking is an amazing thing. My biggest professional successes have come from good friends and good tweets. However: I worked very, very hard to build a name for myself and make my own way. There would be nights until 2-3am where I would be drafting proposals, or workshops; writing articles or convincing myself that the …