In school, I took a class called ‘Creating a Company’. We were responsible for starting, funding, and running a profitable business in less than six months. We were free to try almost anything, make mistakes, just as long as we were constantly looking for answers as to why certain things happened the way they did. When…
We always advise people to post video because it will help with your organic search ranking. So, here I am with Vlog #1. A Vlog is a video blog. What you do with your vlog is up to you but there are plenty of good and bad examples up on YouTube. At very least it’ll…
Salvador Dali was a master of Activating Emotion. His work might make you sick to your stomach, feel lonely, or cry. When I was in Barcelona last fall I took a day trip to visit Dali’s home in the Catalan resort of Cadaqués after visiting his museum in Figueres. In the taxi ride back I couldn’t…
Last weekend I was lucky enough to go on a fishing excursion on Oregon’s Sandy River. A friend of mine and his brother took me out in the wee hours of the morning, 4:00am to be exact. For me that is more of a bed time than an hour I would define as ‘morning’. Nonetheless, I…
Last week the largest gathering of Bloggers in the world happened in NYC. 99% of attendees are women! Ladies tend to travel in groups and that is why they have such a major impact in the world of purchasing and press online. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhyz-zOpac[/youtube] Bloggers were named the new “Media”. We are the journalists of our…
If you try a Google search for ‘cloud’, those fluffy white things you see in the sky are the second result. What kind of world do we live in where the ancient practice of nephology places behind this Johnny-come-lately known as cloud computing? Well, the modern working world. The idea of the ‘cloud’ is fairly simple, instead of…
According to Nielson, text message usage in mobile subscribers in the U.S. increased 450% from 2006 to 2008. The trend in growth of text messaging is continuing and as phones get better and texting keeps working its way into the business world, we want to know what people think about it. Personally, texting has been a part…
The value of a good team is huge and sometimes everyone just needs a break. Keeping a fresh, happy team humming along could be key to your success. The other day I was sculpting the hedges work when I noticed I was working quite a bit slower than when I had started and decided to…
Gerald Bell is a leading consultant and educator on the all important topic of leadership. If you want to learn about leadership, he is number one without a doubt. According to Bell, a good listener is a good leader and he has developed six laws of listening that everyone can benefit from in any facet…
Here at Salty Waffle we have something in common. At 8:32am every morning, rain or shine, we pick up our phones and we call each other. The call, though it sometimes lasts longer is scheduled until 8:37am and has a clear purpose and rhythm. Each of us presents our KPI’s (relevant numbers), accomplishments, stumbling blocks, and…