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I Resolve Nothing. For Now.

resolutions

I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions anymore. To me, they’re not made for any reason other than the fact that the calendar year is ending, which frankly is a crappy reason to promise yourself anything. When I make a promise to do something, context is everything. So if it just Read more »

The Unknown Path

Brass Tack Thinking - The Unknown Path

In the last few weeks, I’ve made some pretty massive professional changes. I left my VP of Social Strategy job at Radian6, a successful post I’ve held for the last few years. And over the last week, my business partner, Matt Ridings, and I shared that we’d be launching a Read more »

Floors, Contractors, And Customer Service…Oh My.

Brass Tack Thinking - Floors, Contractors and Customer Services

This is a bit of a long story from The Renovation Chronicles, so forgive me that. And I wasn’t sure whether it belonged on this blog or not, because it’s not so much about social anything as it is about good (and bad) business. You won’t hurt my feelings if Read more »

My Own Adventure in Wayfaring: Saying Farewell to Radian6

My Own Adventure in Wayfaring: Saying Farewell to Radian6

I’ve talked a great deal this year about embracing change. About grabbing hold of the opportunity – and responsibility – to ask hard questions and challenge what you know. It’s an exciting time we’re part of, both as professionals and as humans, and I’m as eager than ever to make Read more »

The Time I Failed At Creating Change

Brass Tack Thinking - The Day I Failed At Creating Change

This is a true story about the time I got called out for something important: not standing up for what I truly believed in. I’ve always considered myself a bit of a constructive heretic. I think I break stuff and upset apple carts, but for the purpose of moving things Read more »

What I Wish More People Knew About Me

Things I wish people knew about me

Update: Many folks have been writing their own “What I Wish People Knew” posts, and I intend to either put a list of them here, or in a separate post in the very near future. If you’ve written one and haven’t let me know, please drop a note or Read more »

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