Networking

Networking through BNI

I’d heard many good things about BNI. It just makes sense to me. A group of business professionals, each providing a different service, sending referrals to each other. Planned networking. A few years back I looked up BNI for Texarkana and there was no group in our local area. Closest group was at least 70 [...]

Twitter Newbies – Quick Tips

As more and more friends enter the twitterverse, I get asked tips for getting started. The best tip is to jump in and do it. There are many great sources of information/tools for using twitter, and I’ll include those links too. Here are links to some short videos (less 3 minutes) I made on how [...]

Making New Online Connections

Only so many hours in a day, and if we are spending some of the precious time online, using social media to connect and build relationships, we should learn to getter better at it. When I first joined Ryze, it was a very active network, I learned much. One discussion was about drive by networking. [...]

Hello Ike

Quite windy, rain off and on, son, his wife and my grandson visiting, enjoying their company. via Twitter – 3:37pm Stepping outside, enjoying the wind via Twitter – 4:32pm Saying hello to ike wondering how far the trees can bend before they snap. . . via Twitter – 6:39pm Crack, There went a tree across [...]

Back to School — LifeStyle Networking

Photo by Laffy4K Nothing like the start of a new school year. Chaos at my place. Of course getting back home right before school started didn’t help. First day of school and my kids do not have their schedules, passed out while we were out of town. My youngest is entering middle school for the [...]

A White House Garden?

Why not? I’ve always believed that if everyone grow some kind of food, even if only a tomato plant in a container, the healthier we would be, along with saving resources. A White House garden would be a great idea. Still catching up from my trip, lots to share both photos and ideas, but first [...]