Recently I had the distinct privilege to talk with Kris Cavanaugh about top networking and sales mistakes. Kris and I met on LinkedIn and started talking via email at first, then went to telephone. Although these mistakes might be anecdotal, they are real everyday issues we all encounter. People talk about them in all kinds of environments – networking events, friendly StarBucks conversations, business meetings.

Whether you are new to networking or consider yourself to be a pro, I'm really interested in your experiences; do you find either people around you, or you, are guilty with any of these? In either case, would you leave your comments below? Continue reading this post...

There's a holiday for EVERYTHING isn't there? And Jan 30^th is no exception. It is National Escape Day.

Image by Phil Davis NY via Flickr

It makes sense in some parts of the world to have this as we are in those unpredictable, dreary, cold winter months. And it occurs to me there are some similarities of this day and – the reluctant marketer.

If you find that your networking is unpredictable, dreary and cold, why not escape? Here are a few ideas of what you might want to escape from: Continue reading this post...

It's always terrific to have help with any actions this time of year. This blog post is co-author with my collaboration partner Monique MacKinnon.

Christmas and New Year’s Eve are emotionally-charged times of the year — wouldn’t you agree! Getting and staying in the spirit of it all requires soul alignment. You’ll know whether or not you’re in this soul-alignment space if you can consistently answer “yes” to the following: Am I being true to my core values, beliefs, dreams and goals? So, how can you make this being-ness do-able over the holidays and into the New Year? -- By applying these mental, emotional and physical decluttering tips: Continue reading this post...

Holidays and introverts are only close as words in a dictionary. In life, the events and this people style don't always mix easily. Ahem ... you may want to head over to iTunes to find one of the original versions of the song titled, The Twelve Days of Christmas. Then, sing a long to that song, with a twist on words for us: ♪♪♬♫ On the first day of Christmas, I gave these gifts to me ♪♪♬♫: Continue reading this post...