Monday Mash-Up ~ 2023.02.13
Recommended Reading
Resources to Be a Better Noticer
In last week’s Mash-Up, I shared Bill Keaggy’s excellent TED talk, How to Find Attention, Mindfulness, and Creativity in the Ordinary.
Here’s a great post from Austin Kleon that breaks down the talk and cites other recourses to help you become a better noticer.
Why do I keep sharing stuff about noticing? Great storytellers are great noticers. The more you notice, the easier it is to find great stories.
Recommended Viewing / Listening
Michael Whitehouse on My Podcast
The latest episode of The Story Power Marketing Show: How to Build Your Network to Grow Your Business.
Michael Whitehouse is “The Guy Who Knows a Guy.” In 2014, he came to Groton, Connecticut knowing no one at all. A year later, after diving into networking with both feet, he was a major connector in the local community. In 2020, he went global and began connecting entrepreneurs, investors, speakers, and others around the world to people they need to know.
He offers his services as a networking concierge, making connections and building strategic alliances around the world. He is the host of the daily Morning Motivation Podcast and the Guy Who Knows a Guy interview podcast.
Discussed in this Episode:
- What is a networking concierge? (2:06)
- How to introduce people to the right people. (7:05)
- The power of networking at scale. (39:39)
Excerpt video: here.
Full episode video, audio, and show notes: here.
If you like what you see and here, please review the show wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
Recommended Reading
Tips to Write Great Blog Content
This is a great post from content marketing pioneer Darren Rowse (Problogger): How To Write Excellent Blog Content – What We Wish We Knew.
Excellent tips, plus a list of additional resources to help you create better content.
Recommended Reading
Why Ugly Sites Win (Sometimes)
I 
this article by my pal Adam Kreitman about a website redesign gone wrong. He and his partners turned their ugly old website into a spiffy new website. And the results were NOT pretty.
A cautionary tale about websites and marketing assumptions. And (as is always the case with Adam’s posts or emails) an entertaining read!
Wise Words…
…From Doris Lessing
“Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”
– Doris Lessing
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