I’ve talked with a lot of people in the last few days, and several of them suggested that I conduct a SparkplugU survey to expand our course offerings based on your input.
I thought this was a fab idea.
So I’d like to request that you take a few minutes to fill out our very [...]

I usually like to tie up my posts in a nice, neat little bow, and I wasn’t able to do that on this one. I’ve been thinking about this for months, wondering how to articulate both my uncertainty about the sustainability of our industry, as well as my belief that work with a purpose will [...]

After a whirlwind 4 weeks, we are finally done rolling out all of the new Sparkplugging channels. I am SO proud of everything we have done, and I’m super excited to move forward and start tackling new projects that don’t include setting up WordPress blogs.
But that’s just it, I have so many ideas [...]

May 2008 Update :: This list has gone so unpredictably viral I can’t keep up with all of the additions (Yay Moms!). So please feel free to leave a comment with your Twitter ID/URL if you are a mom on Twitter. And please scroll (and scroll… and scroll…) through the comments below to meet all [...]

About this time last year Alex Shalman asked what are the best, most exclusive, and over-the-top goals that you would like to achieve in your life?
This turned into a pretty popular meme in which both Wendy and I participated.
As I wrote then, I know the things I’d like to accomplish with my life. What was [...]

I went back through some old post the other day looking for past gems that I’ve cataloged when I ran across an interesting one from Steve Pavlina. It’s title:  10 Business Lessons from a Snarky Entrepreneur.
While the ten lessons are interesting – and oft written – I was most moved by number 5:
Fail your way [...]

Somehow when I get home from a conference, I sit here in front of my computer and I try to think about how the hell I will distill the real-life experience into a blog post.
Quite honestly, I’ve never been able to do it – and I don’t think I ever will.
There is something simply unexplainable [...]