Focusing on Everything

by | Mar 16, 2010 | Blog

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m a volunteer instructor at a local Karate school. We teach forms (some schools refer to them as kata) to our students to allow them to practice different aspects of the martial arts. At different times we have them focus on...

The Push-Up Plan

by | Mar 15, 2010 | Blog

I’m a volunteer instructor at an awesome martial arts school here in Ann Arbor, Keith Hafner’s Karate. I’ll often be put in charge of warming up the class. It’s amusing, the chorus of moans and groans that I hear when I give the dreaded command...

Breaking the Ice

by | Mar 13, 2010 | Blog

OK, I think we agree, networking is a great way to find a job or grow your business or just about anything having to do with other people. Further we know networking is all about relationships. Every relationship, no matter how profound, had it’s start when...

Helping Others and Showing Your Face

by | Feb 22, 2010 | Blog

I was reading Guy Kawasaki’s blog the other day and he pointed out this video by Lewis Howes  on good practices in using social media sites.  It’s about 6 minutes long. Now he’s got a number of great points here, but two in particular stood...

Which Groups? Why? Part 2

by | Feb 21, 2010 | Blog

OK, so after yesterday, you’ve got a potential group or two that you might like to join.  The general format of the group and the make-up of its members will meet some as yet unmet need that you have.  Time to join up, right? Not so fast.  Here...