Way to Stop the Conversation Before it Starts

Phone message — We are looking for a super low budget publicist.  Call me to talk it over. Call me crazy, but that is not the way to start a conversation. And the message was left on my answering machine at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday. How conversations start is a...

Marketing: Are You Unplugged? Prospect Profiler Rosey Dow Weighs In

This blog post comes courtesy of Prospect Profiler™  Rosey Dow. She says that knowing your prospects is the first step to creating a powerful marketing message.  This blog post elaborates.  Take it away Rosey. A few years ago, my son and his four friends — geeks all...

Final Oprah Show, a Few Tears, 10,000 Trees, and One More

The last Oprah Winfrey Show has aired. For me, Oprah has been a guide to transform my life into something that was beyond what I once did not have the vision to imagine.  I remember her telling the story about looking outside her kitchen window of her childhood home...

My Own Bio Gets a Makeover Today

Today, I took on the task of updating my own story to reflect my most current and authentic message.  This isn’t easy because I am so close to my own work.    And, I would bet that this comment resonates with a great many of you. Still,  I’ve put out a new...

Are You the Ultimate Oprah Show Viewer?

Call me crazy, but I just might have the juice to qualify for this contest.  Do you?  Here is the link to share your story.  Here is mine: Oprah’s been with me through every major life transition of my life — big or small — over 25 years as...