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9 Tips for Succeeding in Business

March 23, 2012

The material in this blog post is thanks to Scott Savitz, a very successful entrepreneur and founder of Shoebuy.com. I attended Foley Hoag’s Emerging Enterprise Center Tech Talk Tuesday this week and Scott was one of the speakers. Scott’s talk was geared towards entrepreneurs, but these tips can apply to anyone wanting to succeed in […]

5 Tips How to Make Your Website Successful

March 1, 2012

As you probably know, fitness and outdoor activites are my passion. I was very excited to find a website called Sparkpeople.com. Sparkpeople has all the elements of a successful website and community. I would now be able to easily track my exercise and nutrition. My 5 tips on making your website successful: 1. Create […]

Too much technology!

February 23, 2012

Technology has touched all of our lives and in many ways, has improved them. These days I think there’s too much emphasis on technology. A recent example drove this point home for me. How do you know that you have too much technology in your life? 1. You are stiff and sore at the end […]

Secrets of successful teamwork

February 16, 2012

I’m active in several professional associations. I do this because I want to meet new people, build my skills and most importantly becasue I want to give back. One organization has it right and another has a ways to go. Both of these groups have people who are: **committed to the cause **smart **hard working. […]

Lessons learned from the Super Bowl

February 9, 2012

Now that the excitement has died down from the Super Bowl, we can reflect on what happened. Even though I live in Boston, I am not a football fan. I still don’t understand the appeal of very large men jumping on top of each other. Of course, if I were to get paid millions of […]

Lessons learned from playing Sudoku

February 2, 2012

Playing Sudoku is one of my favorite ways to relax. For those of you unfamiliar with Sudoku, it’s: A puzzle in which players insert the numbers one to nine into a grid consisting of nine squares subdivided into a further nine smaller squares in such a way that every number appears once in each horizontal […]

Find the wonder and change your life

January 26, 2012

A few days ago, I was pulling out of my garage. I was cranky and stressed, thinking about all the errands I had to do and wondering if I could finish them all in time. I also had to go over and shovel my Mom’s driveway and I was dreading that since I just shoveled […]

3 Fatal Social Media Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

January 19, 2012

We’re all into social media now – even the baby boomers like myself. I must be getting crankier in my old age because social media is really starting to annoy me. Or should I say certain actions in social media are very annoying. My top 3 annoyances in social media: 1. Asking your network […]

My 2011 Blog year in review

January 12, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,700 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. The most used […]

Lessons learned from Zumba

December 29, 2011

This post isn’t about becoming a better dancer. For those of you wondering what the heck is Zumba. Zumba is a mix of Latin and international dance. It’s the latest fitness craze. Alas, my Zumba dancing looks more like a spastic cockroach waving its legs. Fitness is my passion and I always enjoy learning about […]