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Reading through Dr. Mark Goulston’s blog posts, I noticed a piece about independence. He explains that the successful people he coaches have the follow three attributes in common: self-reliance, resourcefulness and coachability. Many of us will take on additional responsibility and we’ll look for ways to leverage resources but we miss out on these high … Continue reading “Filtering Feedbacks and Attacks”
Lincoln (Ford) invited me into the lap of luxury for a week with the redesigned 2018 Lincoln Navigator Black Label. Boyz II Men said it best – it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. I’m going to miss driving this sporty beast with a V-6 cranking 450 horsepower and 510 lb-ft of torque, the … Continue reading “A Week with the 2018 Lincoln Navigator”
Twitter can be a tough place. Hashtags are hard, @ replies make life challenging and it’s possible to tweet the wrong person. @avonsassy has reached new heights of confusion by mixing me up with her grandmother, who is apparently caring for her dog. No amount of logic or photo including my bearded face will keep … Continue reading “How to be a Horrible Grandmother on Twitter”
If you caught the previous post about the Wilson Electronics dB Pro installation, you know that we were able to get service in a place with no prior service. It was a huge benefit for our family. To ratchet the signal up more, we opted to switch the antenna out from an omnidirectional antenna to … Continue reading “Wilson Electronics Directional Antenna Installation & Sleek”
I’m a lucky guy. People contact me regularly because they need someone to talk to about changing jobs. These are people from all walks of life – older, younger, educated and not, those with “dream jobs” and those looking for a better life. We sit down either face-to-face, via phone or Skype and talk about … Continue reading “Rerouting Your Life | Interview with Dave Peckens”
In photography, you’ll find endless types of lenses. Interestingly, you can be standing in the exact same spot but different lenses will capture different parts of your subject and each can tell a varied story. In our lives, we find that people are very similar. Each person is going to approach a situation with their … Continue reading “Focus Your Lens, Help Others Do The Same”
This weekend, Pixar took top honors at the box office with Up, smacking about $70 million dollars out of our pockets and tickling the cranky critics. At the same time, GM is approaching bankruptcy and, if it clears, will be the third largest in the history of this country. Why bother mentioning both of these … Continue reading “Pixar vs. GM – FIGHT!”
The new BlackBerry Tour was recently released for Verizon and Sprint and this August, RIM is launching the BlackBerry Curve 8520 on T-Mobile. If you’re lucky enough to have picked up a new device or you haven’t done these tweaks to your current BlackBerry, give them a look. They’ll certainly make you look like a … Continue reading “Five Tips to Make You a BlackBerry Power User”
Welcome to the first installment of Nan the Power User. You’ll see me pop in from time to time with reviews, tips, tricks and ideas with a business twist. I’m the Chief Inspiration Officer at Salesby5, a marketing and consulting group in San Antonio, TX, where we dramatically increase sales for companies and organizations. Additionally, … Continue reading “Twitter: Connecting with People”
Welcome back to Nan the Power User, where I blend my passion for BlackBerry use with a bit of a business twist. Today, we’re going to talk about a mashup that I use to minimize my email clutter by using Viigo, my RSS reader of choice. If you are confused about what RSS means to … Continue reading “Viigo: Minimizing Email Clutter”
