Reply All Offenders. I have seen the misuse of this one starting back in my corporate days. I would leave for a meeting and everyone working on a certain project would all give their two cents, and I would have 50 new emails in my inbox. Not cool. In the last 4 years of my…
I want to be on Rachael Ray. This usually comes from someone who has not been on television whatsoever. Here is the deal people: unless you are part of some national drama this is not going to happen. Or, you are part of a very big story of national interest. Most national shows want national…
Say “No” to Bathroom Stalking. The point to all of this is keep your business out of the bathroom. I recently had lunch with a colleague in the city (San Francisco not Sacramento, what can I say … I grew up in the Bay and San Fran was always referred to as the “city”). Anyway,…
It’s all about ME. This one drives me up the wall. You have a string of people responding to an event you are promoting, and you have one person respond to the entire string saying, “Oh wow, I have a new book out too and I am selling it on XYZ website!” First, the string…
Webster’s Dictionary … Part 2. I received a call from a potential author client and she was very passionate about her project, which is basically a knock off of something pretty darn famous and I will refer to as Webster’s dictionary … part 2. Basically, she wanted to take something that was already done and…
Think Big or Go home. Although a big practice I largely played in college candy land, this principle addresses the need to stay out until 2:00 a.m. – and after having a baby, I sure do not miss being up at 2:00 a.m. – here is a good must-do. I cannot tell you how many…
