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Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Part 2

Rob Cairns — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:13:52 -0000

Hi Dawn, my word of inspiration for February was Prioritize since I had way too many projects going on in my work life and I had to sit down and re-evaluate the order I was doing things in.

For March my word is balance since I need to balance my home , professional and volunteer lives. The key is to balance what you do so everything gets done and that I do not burn out.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Part 2

dandelionweb — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:45:27 -0000

Hi Dawn... my word for February was "explore ". I started a new web project http://allthingsencaustic.com to explore how to run a blog collectively (so I don't have to write all the content) and to explore how to monetize a blog. I'm enjoying it a lot. The word I'm going to choose for March is "collaboration", similar to the word "partner" suggested by Box of Crayons.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

Ozcan — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:19:58 -0000

Hey Dawn,

Well I can personally attest to your use of "provoke" but then again that is probably mutual since we are "partners"! Since it is already Februrary I have the benefit of hinds site and I think my word would have been "embrace" 'cause I am choosing to embrace what the new year brings with gratitude. I think "discard" will be my Februray word and my word for the year!!!
Peace, your partner.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

dawncomber — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:25:04 -0000

Nice, sneaky use of two words - love & flow. I really enjoy the learning partnership too - thanks for that.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

Joan Vinallcox — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:41:36 -0000

Thanks Pardner (that's my John Wayne accent). It's great learning from you and Ruth. I think I'd choose the word "Flow" because I "love" it when I can get into "the flow" in doing my work.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

dawncomber — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:46:26 -0000

Congratulations on grabbing on to the word 'DISCARD'. What a great way to make way for 'FLOW'. You'll be lighter and freer to FLOW by DISCARDing the excess. A great lesson for all of us.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

dawncomber — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:43:17 -0000

Your comment reminded me that January has been about “NEW’s” for me too: NEW computer, NEW email system (all cloud-based), and NEW web tool (Dropbox) to name a few.

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

Silvia Gonzalez — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:50:59 -0000

It is amazing how a Box of Crayons can serve to inspire meaningful words! Thanks for honouring our partnership of many years and at multiple levels. For the month of January I am going to select the word DISCARD! I have been discarding 'stuff' since December and into the month of January--files, clothes, personal and professional ideas that no longer serve me. Discarding for what? I believe, perhaps, to allow my life to FLOW like life-giving water...For February? Not sure yet. Will let you know soon. Thanks Dawn for inspiring me with your WORDS!

Re: 11 Words of Inspiration – Courtesy of Box of Crayons

dandelionweb — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:07:19 -0000

Thanks for sharing this Dawn! Being more an "image" person than a "words" person this is a good exercise for me. "NEW" describes my January... a NEW Year, NEW clients, NEW website (I redid my own site over the holidays), I have a NEW computer and I'm using some NEW web tools. For February my word of inspiration will be "EXPLORE" - I've written it on my white board!

Re: Getting a Blog-Life Through Social Media

dandelionweb — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:49:12 -0000

Thanks for your insights Dawn I will have to check out #SBT10 it sounds really interesting.

Re: Search, Google Instant, Web Content & Web Writing

dandelionweb — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:02:42 -0000

I agree Dawn it will be interesting to see how Google Instant changes the way people search and the way we write for the web. I wrote on my blog about how Google Instant is changing the search terms I use in my SEO strategy - http://bit.ly/btv6dX

Re: Social Media and Social Activism

dawncomber — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:05:44 -0000

Thanks... I have to agree. And anyone who is committed to a cause can use social media to have a positive impact on their world - wherever that may be.

Re: Social Media and Social Activism

datarecovery — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:36:45 -0000

Her future is bright.

Re: Social Media and Social Activism

dandelionweb — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:43:10 -0000

Wow this is inspiring Dawn. Your daughter's a natural at PR. Nice to see her using social media and traditional media to promote a good cause and inspire her peers.

Re: Blogging and Social Media (a la WordCamp Toronto 2010)

dawn — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:51:16 -0000

Hi Janet, great meeting you too. You're right on target about being genuine and social. Maybe we could start a blogosphere campaign for Noise Reduction.

Re: Blogging and Social Media (a la WordCamp Toronto 2010)

dawn — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:46:32 -0000

Ruth, I agree that Jeremy's talk set the tone for WordCamp and online. Thanks for stopping by.

Re: Blogging and Social Media (a la WordCamp Toronto 2010)

Janet Barclay — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:29:56 -0000

Dawn, I enjoyed meeting you (however briefly) and also found Jeremy's presentation to be a great kickoff to the entire event.

There is an awful lot of noise out there, but instead of giving up on social media, if we take Jeremy's suggestions and remember to be genuine and be social, we should attract followers who are like that too - hmm, just like in "real" life!

Re: Blogging and Social Media (a la WordCamp Toronto 2010)

dandelionweb — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:34:32 -0000

Hi Dawn,

Nice to read your comments from WordCamp. I too liked Jeremy’s talk and felt that it really set a great tone for our interactions in person at WordCamp as well as online. It was a very appropriate keynote address.

~ Ruth

Re: Blogging and Social Media (a la WordCamp Toronto 2010)

dawn — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:26:24 -0000

I'm glad that I made your day. Keep on noodling - we humans are so forgetful and our motives are so mixed. We need to be reminded to stay focused on what's important. Thanks.

Re: Blogging and Social Media (a la WordCamp Toronto 2010)

Jeremy Wright — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:18:15 -0000

Wow, I guess the talk worked, eh?

Honestly, though, you can never tell from stage, so I really appreciate that the talk helped you. So thank you so very, very much for this post, it really made my day!

I think your language around "cheapening" social media is exactly what I was driving at, but couldn't find the words for. This is something I've been noodling on a lot. As you said, it's not something we can change for others, but it IS something we can change in ourselves.

I'm just generally a fan of people a) being more human; b) giving a damn; and c) being okay with failing.

Best of luck, and stay in touch on Twitter / whatnot!

Re: DMOZ, ODP, Link Juice, Page Rank and SEO

dandelionweb — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:58:23 -0000

Dawn you make good points. Google's webmaster guidelines used to say "Submit your site to relevant directories such as the Open Directory Project..." This was removed in 2008 suggesting that, at least as far as Google is concerned, backlinks from directories such as the O.D.P. have less value now. I just don't know that I'm interested in investing time submitting and monitoring site listings with the O.D.P any more.

Re: Difficult Conversations

dawn — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:21:31 -0000

Your responses are not uncommon. Have you thought about having a conversation with your husband or one of your children about the way they speak to you? You will want to have the conversation at a time when they haven't spoken sharply to you but at a time when you can genuinely be curious and open to their comments.

Re: Difficult Conversations

Dianne Porter — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:49:43 -0000

My husband and children all speak to me sharply and without respect. My reaction is to either strike back with words or retreat with hurt feelings. I say to them that it hurts me and to stop but it never does.

Re: Difficult Conversations

dawn — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:29:25 -0000

I haven't read the book that you mention - thanks for that referral. From your description, it seems that you may have several conversations with your spouse about a variety of subjects. To keep my cool so that I can have a difficult conversation, I will often plan what I will say and come to the conversation with an openness and curiosity to hear what the other person will say.

Re: Difficult Conversations

Sandra — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:53:16 -0000

Hi, Dawn
Intend to have conversation with spouse. My decisions re problem gambling of mine. Decision made after reading a great book Behind the 8 Ball. Also must outline for spouse that he must take immediate action on the amount of "stuff" in our basement, living space, yard and garage. He is the best dawdler ever and will say he is going to take action. But a week later not one thing has changed. Yet he kept busy with a lot of other "work" so I couldn't really say he had time to anything about the "stuff". Got the picture. This is age old problem and I won't take the stalling tactic any more. Suggestions to keep me from losing my temper would be welcome.