Networking Lessons from a Bad Break: Lesson #3

by | Jul 31, 2012 | Blog

Continuing with my lessons learned from my “failed” triple board break, watching my efforts in the video, I can see that my kick wasn’t aimed well. In the first attempt, it was way too high. In fact, I think I might have clipped one of the...

Networking Lessons from a Bad Break: Lesson #2

by | Jul 24, 2012 | Blog

In the last post, I told you about a “failed” board-breaking attempt that I made as a part of the many tests I am going through for my next belt. As with many of the so-called “failures” in our lives, it’s only truly a failure if we...

Don’t Skip the System

by | Jul 19, 2012 | Articles

I was so proud of myself. I was meeting a new networking contact at 10am and I actually arrived 10 minutes early. Yay, me! And then I walked in to discover her already there and in the process of packing up. Apparently, we were supposed to meet at 9:30. How did I let...

Networking Lessons from a Bad Break: Lesson #1

by | Jul 19, 2012 | Blog

With a mighty “Hiyaa!”, I drove my foot toward the waiting planks of wood… … and bounced off. As one of the tests for my next belt at Keith Hafner’s Karate, back in the Spring, I did a board-breaking — actually a triple board break...

Sometimes You Get What You Need

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Blog

Sometimes we need to hear it. If the emergency sirens start sounding that severe weather is near, perhaps it’s time to set aside your plans for the family picnic. Heck, if the weather forecaster is telling you that there’s better than a fifty percent...