The Scariest Thing Is A Reputation For Being Too Far Ahead Of The Herd In Life

Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, in the Puget Sound 1984.

Dear Son, since I was your age (10), I’ve followed paths less traveled, that look more exciting than the predictable ones. Maybe this is why Lewis & Clark are so fascinating.

Perhaps this is why your parents honeymooned by bicycle for 2.5 weeks, on $200. They island-hopped on Ferry Boats like this one. Know how many honeymooners do that?

This is why your Dad was excited about social media’s business applications years ago.

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The Thing Is, People Say They Are For Social Media Yet It’s So New, That Trusting People With So Much Power Is Challenging

Dear Son, every business is exploring social media. Even those making our snacks! Five years ago I started learning about “web logs”, and a couple years later, started blogging.

January 2009, was granted an opportunity to experiment with it at work. After 7 months of not having a social media policy, it simply felt right to stop. I took down all the posts and You Tube videos. It was a great experience, even with “nothing” to show for it.

It helped pave the way for others to consider social media’s future use.

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Two days ago President Obama held first presidential tweetup.

Sharing What I Want To Share With You About Careers Is More Challenging Than I Thought

Long ago, jeff noel was Concierge Manager at one of the world’s greatest Resorts.

Dear Son, sharing what I want to share with you this month is much more challenging than I thought. At the tip of the iceberg is this little thing called social media. You and I look at the social network like we look at ice cream. We like it.

Others, well, they like ice cream, but the jury’s still out for them on social media.

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Even If You’re Self Employed, You May Have Frequent Travel

Dear Son, the business world is rapidly changing and traditional business models are crumbling apart. Even if you are self employed be willing to walk away from frequent travel, or, find compelling ways to make it work to your Family’s advantage.

Nothing is more important than your Family.

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Update: jeff noel Doesn’t Hate The Travel, He Hates What Every Business Traveler Hates

Hey, wait up…

Dear Son, like a freight train, it hit me recently. I don’t hate traveling. In fact, I love to travel. I simply dislike what every business traveler has always disliked. Being gone.

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