I get a lot of inspiration from reading news, books, and other blogs. Sometimes just the simplest blurb will get me thinking in a totally new direction. I love it when that happens. What inspires you?
Here’s what I am reading this week. Things that make me think. If you run across any great articles this week, please pass them along. And if there’s a blog I shouldn’t go another day without reading, let me know. What are your favorite marketing reads?

The Confusion
Seth Godin talks about confusing internal biochemistry with external events, and it makes for an interesting read. And it …read more

OK, so Paris and Nicole aren’t BFF role models, but according to USA Today, 29% of employees say they have not just a friend, but a BEST friend at work. It seems that best friendships are indeed good for business.
“It’s widely accepted that the winning companies during the next generation will be those that have employees eager to come to work and bring with them their hearts, minds, creativity and passion. That kind of worker has been coined in management speak as “engaged,” and an industry has sprouted around the elusive quest to find them, convert them and prevent them …read more

Recently stumbled upon Hazel’s article, What Impact Do You Have on Your Environment? over a the Wentworth Consultants blog.
Hazel asks the question, “What are we bringing into our world? How are we affecting the atmosphere in our place of work? Do we improve it or bring it down? What are we bringing to our relationships? What energy do we put out into the universe?”
Kinda questions make you say hmmm, don’t they? Especially with all the STUFF we have going on. Work, family, health, fitness, trying to have a personal life – it all adds up. And often times our attitude …read more