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For the past several years, I’ve been following Chris Brogan’s practice of coming up with three guiding words for the coming year. Chris wrote a post about his 3 words for 2016 but here’s the basic idea: Pick any three words that will guide you in the choices you intend to make for 2016. They should be words that let you challenge yourself as to motives and decisions. They should be words that help you guide your actions. The idea behind there being three words (and not five or seven or one) … [Read more...] about 3 Words for 2017

I’ve had an idea rattling around in my head for a while and now I think it’s time to put it out into the world. As a sole proprietor, I’ve been working for and by myself for a long time now. (At this point in my life I consider myself unemployable.) As much as I enjoy this life and work style, it does have its drawbacks, including the isolation of working from home and general shortage of social and intellectual interactions. In an urban area, I could possibly meet these needs through meetups, … [Read more...] about Coworking Community

Come participate in a live webinar and community strategy session. Update: A replay has been scheduled for April 27th at 10 am. Please visit the Event Page for details and to let us know if you're coming. Learn ways that small towns are connecting their small businesses and would-be entrepreneurs with the support and network they need to be successful and create jobs. Learn about business resource nights, networking events, backroom tours, and online courses you can take together. You’ll … [Read more...] about Rural Jobs Creation Strategies Webinar Event

For the past few years, I’ve been following Chris Brogan’s practice of coming up with three guiding words for the coming year. Chris wrote a post about his 3 words for 2016 but here’s the basic idea: Pick any three words that will guide you in the choices you intend to make for 2016. They should be words that let you challenge yourself as to motives and decisions. They should be words that help you guide your actions. The idea behind there being three words (and not five or seven or one) is … [Read more...] about 3 Words for 2016

Thanksgiving may be my favorite holiday. Most of the others have some particular emotion attached to them: patriotism on July 4th, sentiment on Mother’s Day, respect on Veteran’s Day and who-knows-what on Christmas. Thanksgiving is so much more straightforward. Sit down to a nice meal with friends and family and be thankful for what you have. This year, I want to share with you a lovely idea from Seth Godin, in the form of a downloadable document called The Thanksgiving Reader. Here’s how it … [Read more...] about The Thanksgiving Reader