World of Warcraft has in-game holidays that closely mirror many real world holidays, such as Pilgrim's Bounty (Thanksgiving), the Feast of Winter Veil (Christmas/Hanukkah), Noblegarden (Easter), Midsummer Fire Festival (Fourth of July), and so forth.
So, a scant 11 days ago I blogged about making this year a year of playing to your strengths. Karma has a funny way of making you walk the talk, because a few days later Edvisors, the company I've been with for six and a half years, and I agreed to part ways. We each have different strengths, and we both want to take those strengths in different directions. For example, my love of things like public speaking, new marketing, social media, and the ever-evolving relationship between marketing and technology are areas I want to more fully explore, and those don't always integrate with the world of financial aid as well as they should.
It's no secret that I read a great deal. The first hour or so of every workday (the quiet time before other Blue Sky Factory employees arrive) is spent reading, researching, learning, whether it's social media, email marketing, search engine optimization, or just what's new and notable.
The Top 10 Posts You Liked This Year
J.C. Hutchins hit me and about 19 other folks today up to share his new book, 7th Son: Descent. You'll get the first 10 chapters in this PDF, and the rest of the book over at Google Books until November 3, so read quickly and go grab a copy.
Blogging today over here about academic credentials and whether they matter or not. Your thoughts and comments welcomed!
4:03 PM. Second story of the parking garage outside of Student Loan Network headquarters. Dark and stormy night... wait, no, wrong story. Anyway, it's Friday, the weekend is here, I'm ready to relax and head to the Boston Martial Arts Center for an evening of training when I get to my car and notice...
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In a conversation today about how to best reach people, one author noted that she tries to be as general as possible to reach the widest audience. Here's the funny thing about that - I've found that the opposite is true. The more specific you are, the more you reach people, at least in storytelling. Let me give you two examples.
For today's A Week With A View, I went searching for temples. Spirituality and the power of the spirit has been on my mind lately.
