1657    The right of Jews to full citizenship was established in New Amsterdam 1895    Projection of motion pictures demonstrated in New York City 1704    Publication of first regularly issued American newspaper ( Boston News Letter ) 1864    Marconi  (creator of radio) born in Bologna, Italy

And I got a big taste of that last night in a talk I gave in New York City. I arrived and learned that the room booked for the event was under construction , a fact omitted from all the booking conversations the organizers had had. (They'd Unlike the original space, this room also lacked a lectern, microphone, or projection. (Yes, I’m always coaching speakers to plan ahead, then be ready for anything on the ground. That's two different mindsets: One to get ready, rehearsing for the ideal; two, to toss that out the window and take what the situation brings.

Many people think they have a ton of ideas and they are brimming with book possibilities when in fact, most of us have very few new ideas. There is nothing like a blog to help you realize you have nothing new to say. On top of that, the people who are on the cutting edge of any topic are not waiting the two years it takes to deliver new ideas in a book. Is this your first time here? About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog 5 Reasons why you don't need to write a book Posted to: Blogging | Journalism September 14th, 2008 Del.icio.us Digg Reddit

On Friday, January 15th, I was lucky enough to join my wife ( @weddingistas ), Emily ( @emilyspearl ), Susan ( @trueblindfaith ), and David ( @davidwakeman ) for Seth Godin's Linchpin Session in New York City.  He then began to project his voice as well as possible until the lavaliere mic was turned on/up after about 10 seconds.  This is Part 2 of a 3 part series, wrapping up my thoughts about Seth Godin's Linchpin Session in NYC on Friday, January 15th. It was an amazing experience and I am so happy to have shared it with such great people. 

A New York Times article summed it up well by starting a major article on Sotomayor with the following: She was “a child with dreams,” red brick housing projects of the   East Bronx . She was the history major and Puerto Rican student activist She was the tough-minded   New York City  prosecutor, and later the corporate There are many people in the communication field that have talked about the importance of telling a compelling story when giving a speech. Duarte Design , Bert Decker , Garr Reynolds , Guy Kawasaki ,

A New York Times article summed it up well by starting a major article on Sotomayor with the following: She was “a child with dreams,” red brick housing projects of the   East Bronx . She was the history major and Puerto Rican student activist She was the tough-minded   New York City  prosecutor, and later the corporate There are many people in the communication field that have talked about the importance of telling a compelling story when giving a speech. Duarte Design , Bert Decker , Garr Reynolds , Guy Kawasaki ,

0160;    He is also on the board of Gilda's Club in New York City. CS:  The system I teach in Ghostwriter Certification Training involves assessing both the project and the prospect.  0160; If it's a wonderful project but we suspect the person will be challenging to manage, I'll usually accept the assignment but add on an "aggravation fee" to my price.  The White House is bracing  for double-digit unemployment.  0160; Simultaneously, many of us ghostwriters feel overwhelmed by being too

On Friday, January 15th, I was lucky enough to join my wife ( @weddingistas ), Emily ( @emilyspearl ), Susan ( @trueblindfaith ), and David ( @davidwakeman ) for Seth Godin's Linchpin Session in New York City.  He then began to project his voice as well as possible until the lavaliere mic was turned on/up after about 10 seconds.  This is Part 2 of a 3 part series, wrapping up my thoughts about Seth Godin's Linchpin Session in NYC on Friday, January 15th. It was an amazing experience and I am so happy to have shared it with such great people.