or later  and I did a ton of travel with clients that didn’t get counted in that extra 15 minutes I felt like I had to use for sleeping instead of getting to work on time. Mitch Joel does a nice roundup of articles on his blog every weekend. Unlike Gin and Topics , though, his are serious and very informative. He, Alistair Croll , and Hugh McGuire each recommend two links for one another and they all end up in a blog post. very cool way to do a roundup and something I look forward to seeing every Sunday. The First Hour of the Day. Guess how most do  not start their days? MORE >>

Instead,  Michael Stern  and I traveled the country, setting up tents, lugging boxes of juice around, and providing little cups of juice to hundreds of thousands of tourist. was traveling with the client to vineyards and apple farms and potato farms during growing season. Today is the 11 year anniversary of 9/11 and the six year anniversary of Spin Sucks. I’m not sure why we launched a new blog on the anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies our country has ever seen. Perhaps it was our way of healing; letting life go on. Learning the Business. Overservicing Clients. MORE >>

Sure, my travel schedule still impedes my social life (five more weeks!), A couple of weeks ago, the  New York Times had a great OpEd about how busy we are. The author, Tim Kreider , relayed a story about asking a friend to blow off work to check out the new American Wing at the Met and the friend said he was super busy, but to let him know if there was a special event or something and he’d try to make it. Kreider said, “This is the special event. I’m inviting you to go with me.” of us. How many of you fall into this trap? I’m crazy busy!” danced. MORE >>

This is one I use when I travel for work – Patti Knight typically keeps the day after a long business trip free of meetings. Last weekend, a very close friend got married. At a summer camp in the middle of Maine. Seriously. It was summer camp as you experienced as a kid, but with adult beverages. And, just like you experienced as a kid, there were no phone calls or emails home. There was no service except in one spot in the middle of the camp, where everyone could see you on your phone. It was as if they’d prepared to massively embarrass those of us who needed to get our fix. MORE >>

That year we hired three photographers in each of the regions to capture the beauty and then we created a traveling art show where we showcased the photos and sold smaller images on notecards, stationery, and framed photos. A couple of weeks ago, PR Daily asked me to share my employee to entrepreneur story. thought you’d enjoy it as well. For the first 13 years of my career, I worked in food and agriculture communications. One of my biggest (and most favorite) clients at the time was Ocean Spray. loved working on that business. It’s a breathtaking view. And Then. lot more. MORE >>