Today is September 11th. Today everyone is asking each other on Facebook, “Where were you on the morning of September 11th when the World Trade Center Towers were hit?” Everyone over the age of 26 has some story, recollection or life shifting memory of that day. One memory I shared was of the image of […]
Three Things I Am Grateful For Today
I, along with my fellow Hawaii Island residents, are living through an “eruption event” that is now on its 33rd day. 33 days of not knowing what is going to happen next. Where will the lava turn? What will the SO2 levels be today? Are the state agencies doing what they can to dispel the […]
How Do You Become Successful Using Social Media For Real Estate? Patience.
My friend Katie Lance blogged about the value of patience today and then a post I wrote a year ago today popped up on Facebook. A year ago I was as stuck as anyone could be. Stuck in the snow, in a town with no friends, one client, a case of Seasonal Affective Disorder, and […]
15 Minutes – This is NOT a Drill
On Saturday, January 13th, as guests I had invited to join me on a whale watch in Kona were excitedly preparing to board the boat, my phone started shrilly sending out an alarm. We knew Civil Defense had already sent out a high surf warning via email and through the radio earlier in the day, […]
Which Wolf Do You Feed on Facebook?
A parable for you: A grandfather is talking with his grandson and he says there are two wolves inside of us which are always at war with each other. One of them is a good wolf which represents things like joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith. The other […]
Your Instructions Aren’t Working For Me
“The rules are interpretations, not the law-especially in art”, my husband explains as we look at an art project that he, my daughter and myself created today at the Volcano Art Center. The very lovely art docent who was trying to teach us about Zen Tango art had laid out the “rules” for the art […]
Email Newsletters-PITA? Necessary Evil? Creative Outlet?
Digital marketing strategy states that there are three main components of reaching your audience: Your website/Blog Social media channels Email Newsletters I am working with a few real estate clients right now creating content for their blogs, which then gets distributed out through their social channels and sent to their agents for the agents to […]