Sat.Sep 01, 2012 - Fri.Sep 07, 2012

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Do Your Career a Favor, Be Replaceable

Waxing UnLyrical

Last February I wrote a post about Taking Time Off When You Work In Social Media and recently reaped the rewards of putting that advice into action. I had two challenges: Finding someone capable of doing the work. Leaving behind a workload my backup could realistically do in addition to their other responsibilities. I didn’t train someone over the course of a few days to take over for me, I familiarized them with what I do little-by-little over the course of the year.

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A Job, Career or Labor… What’s the Difference?

Waxing UnLyrical

Yesterday, we in the U.S. marked Labor Day (which the rest of the world marks on May 1 , but of course, we have to be different… ). In this country, it’s the unofficial end of summer, a long weekend (longer for me since I took half of last week off, which was terrific, since my brother and his girlfriend were visiting from the U.K. Today is also his birthday, so happy birthday, baby brother!

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Reviving the Customer Experience – One Food Truck at a Time: Part 2

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I know, I know, the anticipation was killing you. Well it’s the day you’ve all been waiting for, the second part of my interview with entrepreneur and food trucker extraordinaire, Jeff Kelley ! (If you missed part one, then drop everything you’re doing and go read Reviving the Customer Experience – One Food Truck at a Time: Part 1 first. It’s ok, we’ll wait.).

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