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The $5.37 “Caption This” Contest: Vol. 3

Thanks to everyone who entered to win the extremely generous, yet random, $5.37 cash prize for the weekly “Caption This” Contest. [EdiTOR's Note: In case you didn't notice, with all the money saved on the weekly cash prize - I sprung for a graphic designer to gin up a spiffy logo icon for the contest.] After much deliberation and consultation with photo experts at Kodak (they've got time on their hands following the company's bankruptcy earlier this year)  a winner has been selected … [Read more...]

Me, Myself and Lies

I like to think that I'm an honest person. Unfortunately, that's not completely the case . How Do I Lie to Me, Let Me Count the Ways... Don't misunderstand me. I've never perjured myself on the witness stand. I've never lied to the IRS. I've never lied about using performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball. Yet it seems that most of my lying I do - I do to myself. Selective Attention For instance, when I'm late to a meeting I'll ignore my tardiness and tell myself that the … [Read more...]

My Guest Post on ProBlogger Today…

I've got a guest post today on one of the most popular blogging sites on the web - ProBlogger.  My piece addresses the topic of writing to deadlines. Here's an excerpt: The old cliché, “time is money” is particularly true for any professional writer—especially when you’re on deadline. The consequences of missing deadlines are lost money, work, and credibility. As a former journalist (a.k.a hourly deadline writer) for more than a decade, I know that deadline writing is a skill … [Read more...]

Don’t Cripple Your Message….

For the past 13 years I've worked in corporate Public Relations, which is sometimes called Public Affairs. So that means I spend a lot of time writing and editing a variety of speeches, news releases, talking points and presentations. From time-to-time I'll attend workshops or conferences to sharpen my writing skills. It was at one such conference that I saw the most unfortunate typo ever. A professional was set to deliver a PowerPoint slide presentation to us in the audience. I'm not … [Read more...]

Winners Announced!

Last week I gave away five copies of Michael Hyatt's great new book titled Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World.  It's a great resource for anyone who has something they want to share, sell or say. Each of the winners was randomly selected from anyone who tweeted and then shared the respective daily post last week. Those winners are: Patricia Neiger Kimber Vanry Shawn Snyder Ken Hagerman  Kevin Haggerty Congratulations to each winner and thanks to everyone who … [Read more...]

Last Day of Book Giveaway Plus Free Report

All this week I've been giving away copies of Michael Hyatt's great new book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. For the record, I purchased each of the books given away myself, and I'm not being paid or compensated for the promotion of Michael's book. I consider him a friend and mentor who's message I truly believe in - it's a message I want to share. Thursday's winner was Shawn Snyder!!! Today is the last day of the giveaway, so I'm doubling the chances of winning by giving … [Read more...]

Advice From a Clutter Cutter

Michael Hyatt is the consummate "Clutter Cutter" - in other words he knows how to deliver a message that cuts through the clutter to reach a desired audience. I believe all of us have a message and an audience who wants to hear it. To accomplish that goal, I recommend Michael's brand new book titled Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. I received an advance copy of this book for review and believe so strongly in its message that I'm giving away five copies of it to readers of my … [Read more...]

Putting My Money (…you know where…)

This is launch week for a fantastic book titled Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World written by best-selling author, speaker, uber-blogger - Michael Hyatt. I'm part of Michael's Platform Launch Team and am helping make his book a New York Times best seller. That best-seller list is determined by reported book sales during a specific week - for Michael's book, it's this week. To help drive those sales - Michael is offering a great bonus offer to anyone who buys a copy before midnight … [Read more...]

Best Book of the Year – Platform: Michael Hyatt

On Friday, I wrote about Michael Hyatt's pending launch of his new book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World .  This book was written for anyone who has a message, service or craft that they want people to know about - written by someone who's done it with great success! Today is the start of a week-long offer where Michael is giving anyone who buys his book through this Friday the 25th, a suite of free bonus products worth $375.98.  The details of the offer are here - but it's only … [Read more...]

Get Your Message Heard!!

One of my all-time favorite bloggers is Michael Hyatt. He's a bestselling author, a sought-after national speaker, leadership consultant and is currently board Chairman of the largest Christian publishing company in the world. His personal blog tends to focus on leadership, productivity and social media best practices. Additionally, it has more than 300,000 unique visitors a month - in other words, it's big time. A few months ago, Michael was kind enough to feature two posts I wrote … [Read more...]