For the past year or so, I've used Fridays as an opportunity to post inspirational, feel good stories to Facebook. It was my way of offsetting some of the more negative posts that a lot of us tend to inundate our feeds with throughout the week. I am as, if not more, guilty in this...though …
Real Work
Embedding this video of Mike Rowe talking about "work" at the TED Conference. Maybe...no, not maybe, definitely some of the best storytelling ever captured on camera. Take the 20 minutes to watch it. You won't be disappointed.
Winter Preparations
It was 34 degrees when I awoke this morning. The trees around my house are transitioning from a solid wall of summer green to a palette of reds, oranges and yellows. The late-October Bucks County Covered Bridges ride approaches. Killington is blowing snow. It's one of the most exciting times of the year for me. …
Hard work + can-do attitude = success
Early in my career as a young PR pro, I did publicity for The Horatio Alger Association. This story of the St. Louis-based Roberts brothers is a good example of what can happen when you pull yourself up by your bootstraps: Two brothers, no fears and $1 billion empire (via CNN.com)
Mike Maney 