I am completely stoked to attend Sage Summit 2016 in Chicago at the end of July this year. You might remember my excitement last year when I attended the annual small business conference last year in New Orleans. It was […]
Are we all just addicted to our phones? To information? I’ve been reading a lot on this topic lately. It started with reading Christina Crook’s The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World. We’re all familiar with […]
Recently, Twitter celebrated its 10th birthday. Facebook is 11, YouTube is 10. Social media is officially a decade old. When I started blogging and using social media in 2007, I did all the things. I blogged, I posted on Facebook […]
Gentle reader; The next two weeks here in Vancouver are what’s known as Spring Break. The kids are out of school. I am not–spring break doesn’t apply to the marketing programs at BCIT or UBC, so I’m actually busier than […]
Well, hello there, 2016. Here we are at the beginning of a fresh new year, and for many people the new year is equated with a fresh start and new energy to pursue your goals. However, the new year is […]
It’s fun to do this year-end wrap-up post every year! I’ve been blogging here at The Art of the Business (now RebeccaColeman.ca) since October, 2008, and in that time, I’ve generated over 900 posts. It’s very likely that in 2016, […]
Well, what a year it’s been! I’m taking a bit of time off this week to relax and recharge, as well as spend time with my son and eat many, many delicious things. A glass or two of holiday cheer […]
I’ve been struggling with how to begin this post. The world is reeling in the wake of several disasters that happened on Friday the 13th. There were large earthquakes in Mexico and Japan, and suicide bombings in Beruit, Bagdhad, and […]
You may have seen this blog post that’s been making the rounds the last couple of days. Basically, some smart folks at the Happiness Research Institute (who knew there even was such a thing??) did a study where they forced […]
There’s an old Chinese curse that goes “May you live in interesting times.” Now, you might wonder, why is that a curse? Who wouldn’t want to live in interesting times? Well, “interesting times” bring with them drama and insecurity. Social […]