Sometimes…I’m a Ninja

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I picture a real Ninja always looking several steps ahead and calculating what they would do if an unseen obstacle or attack happened. In my mind, I visualize a figure dressed in black leaping over a tree falling or tucking and rolling when a rock knocks them down. Sometimes, I’m that Ninja. At some point [...]

Do you look like me?

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  When more than one of our readers asked why they had been deleted from our TidBits mailing list it was a realization that we have not been taking our own advice: to post each week no matter what. Be consistent. After a good scolding and feeling wanted….here is our first TidBits since July 23, [...]

Old School Cold Calling?

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Wendi here, from TrueHero. We just returned from Portland and the WWSRA Outdoor Industry Regional Trade Show. This is a great small show made of up sales rep and agencies showing product to specialty retailers from the Pacific Northwest. TrueHero has a few reasons for being there: 1) We designed and built the tradeshow booth [...]

Where am I supposed be and with who?

Tool box

We have been doing a lot of planning this month. As business grows, client lists expand, taxes are due and calendars filled up how do you keep organized? Today’s TidBits include a few tips and tools to keep track of people, places and things. 1. Highrise is Customer Management, Assistant, White-Board, Email, To Do all [...]

Let’s be social….

Let's Be Social!

You have heard the stats – over 500 million people on Facebook and 50% of them logging on daily, 95 Million Twitter Accounts and growing… So you jump on Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, LinkedIn and start posting. A week later you get impatient, your business did not grow and why don’t you have 10,000 “LIKE”s? It’s [...]

You’re not a tree

A new year is refreshing. We are no longer confined to the old year and its limitations. It is inspiring, like opening up a new notepad – clean, crisp pages and putting a new favorite pen to it. It is our choice to make positive changes in our life. What changes are you making in [...]

skiers… some of the people who will change the world

1. Lynser Dyer is giving back  – just returning from India helping children and as co-founder of She Jumps. “I think skiers and athletes are some of the people who will change the world” she says. http://es.pn/gCHswZ 2. Denver is gearing up for SIA with Battle of the Bands! http://bit.ly/gVBeSA We are excited to be [...]

223….

There are 223 Hours Left To: Claim your New Year’s Resolution, relax before going back to “normal” work week, to kiss under the mistletoe, eat with our conscious and 223 hours left to Launch your 2011 Business Plan Strategy. Don’t panic we have 10 Tips to get you  started. 1.Not all tools are created equally. [...]

Helly Hansen at evo

    Helly Hansen is live at culture.evo.com! La Nina is hitting the entire west coast and Mother Nature is poised to deliver a record winter all over the country. Temperatures are down and demand is up for high quality winter jackets and pants! Check out the new Helly Hansen Fall 2010 jackets and pants. [...]

The original Wetterhorn!

1. My favorite Photo and Travel Blog is Jack Bauer. I met him on a snow ascent of Holy Cross in Colorado. He is an extremely talented photographer as well as climber and snowboarder. He is spending the winter in the Swiss Alps – amazing! Subscribe to his newsletter, order a photo, check out his [...]