"If anything matters then everything matters. Because you are important, everything you do is important." ~William Paul Young
Happy Almost March! Like seriously, where did February go??
It seems like it flew by and was super busy. This week I celebrated #NationalMargaritaDay with a margarita. It was delicious. Also had a chance to catch up with some friends which was great.
I participated in this great webinar by Audrey Woodley earlier this week which was all about discussing ways that women can help each other. Some great tips came out of there like creating small groups of pods where you can help promote each other and building a brand ambassador program for your business as a way to get the word out. I think it may have been my first webinar ever...and I learned a bunch and met some amazing women. Check out the replay!
I also wrote blog post 2 for the year so I'm back on track. :) It occurred to me that I get asked quite a bit about the process of getting Cisco certified: how to start, what resources to use. So I wrote about it and decided to do something different this time and post directly to LinkedIn. You can read it here.
As you post blog content and look at ways to reach a bigger or different audience, try cross-posting it to other platforms like LinkedIn or Medium.
In other news, I did my taxes! Talk about a weight off my shoulders. Also, my bestie and I figured out that we are only three degrees away from Kevin Bacon. #winning
How has your week been? Did you get your taxes or have an awesome margarita? Hit reply and let me know!
On to the picks for the week!
P.S. I just finished reading The Shack which was the inspiration for the week's quote and it was life-changing. The movie is coming out soon but if you have a chance to read the book, I highly recommend it.
How to improve anything you write in 2 minutes — www.businessinsider.com
Short simple tips you can use while you are writing. I especially like the one about removing "that" from your sentences. "The word "that" can be removed from your writing at least 90% of the time, and it will instantly make your sentence stronger."
These 25 Productivity Principles Will Change How You Work Forever — medium.com
This post is a smorgasbord of productivity tips. I especially like #1, #10, #18 and #22. Meetings can be evil so I try to keep mine short and for the most part, I keep them to the afternoon so I can use my mornings to get stuff done.
20 Traffic Generating Facebook Groups for your Blog — www.thecollectivemill.com
This is an interesting list of groups you can join to get more traffic to your blog. I'm feeling a bit of FB group overload right now but definitely saving this one to refer to again soon.
#headsup
CWIP - Publishing for Professionals Workshop on 3/11 — www.cwip.org
I heard about this event last week and it sounds amazing. Market your business or personal brand by learning how to publish a book based on your skills and expertise. I won't be able to make it as I have another engagement but check it out!