420 stories by "Michael Roderick"
This week's A.P.T. is dedicated to someone outside of the world of entertainment. I often have written about the fact that it's a good idea to read things outside of the business we're in to…
This week's retro post is all about when things go wrong. What experiences have you had like this? Feel free to comment below. Excelsior! July 05, 2011 How their biggest mistake can become y…
Is that it has experienced a massive shift over the past few years. The concept used to be that you had a boss and that boss would have people working below them and doing what they asked. T…
Today is a day that honors a man who did what all artists and entrepreneurs aspire to do: He made a difference. If you've never read or watched his famous speech, there is a lot to be learne…
Probably not. Let's take a few seconds to review the ways we contact one another: 1. In person 2. Via email 3. Facebook Message 4. LinkedIn Message 5. Twitter 6. ____________ social media pl…
This week's A.P.T. goes out to a company that is solving a unique problem. Most of the time if you mess up on your password or do something you're not supposed to on a website, the site auth…
First and foremost, the link for proposals yesterday was flawed. This one works. I hope you'll submit. Today's retro post is all about finding a place where you stand out. Enjoy! March 30, 2…
At exactly this time last month, I hosted the first ConnectorCon. It was a pretty incredible experience with people from completely different backgrounds getting the chance to meet one anoth…
In many of my projects I have been described as a "doer" A person who gets things done. Whenever I complete a project, I often am asked how I did it. People want to know how I got …
This week's guest blog comes from Adrienne Smith of Cheazza which you'll hear all about in a few seconds. In this post, she lets you in the on the process of building an app as an entreprene…
This week's A.P.T. goes out to Jessica Porter of Porter Contemporary. Jessica is a fellow entrepreneur and runs a wonderful gallery. She is also an amazing connector and one of those people …
Since Wednesdays are usually really busy days for me, I thought it best rather than not blog at all to revisit older blog posts that still resonate. So today starts the first in a series of …
A quick cautionary tale: When I was 12 I decided it might be fun to try the game of basketball. I did ok for a little while and then there was this practice where we were all running around …
My good friend and fellow blogger Michael Ian Cedar gives each of his years a theme. I think this is a great idea and I have decided to give this year a theme for myself. 2013 is the year of…
This week's guest blog comes from my dear friend Doug Shapiro. Doug is a career coach with The Savvy Actor who loves helping people and making connections and he has some great advice for yo…
About a year ago I met with a young woman who was running her own dance studio in North Carolina. We had a great conversation about the work she was doing and in the midst of it, we bandied …
As I do every year, I look at what I did during the previous year. This was a very busy year, but I am pretty happy with the accomplishments below. If you haven't tried this, I really recomm…
So the ball has dropped, the drinks have flowed and many folks have woken up to make one of two choices: Do the same thing they did last year Do something different The question today is whi…
Tonight the world will be toasting and making resolutions for the new year. We'll each make a commitment to things we hope to do next year and hope to acheive, but I'd like to take a moment …
So first and foremost, sorry for the radio silence over the past few days. After ConnectorCon, I got hit with a really bad cold and spent a few days in bed recovering. Now that I can breath …
This weekend I hosted the first ConnectorCon and was absolutely blown away. Any time there was time between panels, people were taking the time to meet one another and connect with each othe…
This weekend we kick off the first ever ConnectorCon. The goal will be for everyone to know one another by the time they leave the conference and to have helped one another in some way. It's…
It is natural to want to help. When we meet someone and we see that they are in need, most of us reach out our hand. The problem is, sometimes we are reaching in to pull someone out of the...
The answer? In your relationships. Many times I run into people who ask me about finding investors and you all know how I feel about that idea. The best investment you can make is in the tim…
This week's guest blog comes courtesy of fabulous playwright John Patrick Bray. I have been fortunate enough to see John's work a few times and can say that he has a great ear for dialogue, …
