Stop for a Moment to Be Thankful.

As the year goes barreling past us again, I find myself marveling at how quickly time flies. I have many reasons to be thankful and I won’t bore you with my long list. However, I will ask you to do one exercise for me: Please stop for a moment, actually, make it a full 60…

Don’t Lead with NO

I was listening to a story on NPR recently that caught my attention.  It wasn’t the topic of the story that was memorable.  It was a statement made by the speaker.  It was simple:  “Don’t lead with no.”  This sentence could have slipped by unnoticed so easily.  For me, the message rings absolutely true. It…

Use Images, Gain Visibility

Our digital world offers us a great opportunity to stand out. Quality content is crucial to keep people interested and coming back. But images draw people to the content. Research shows that if someone is given a page of text with one image, their eyes naturally go to the title, image and caption first before…