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ReinventingErica.com – Day 11 of 90

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How Life is Like A Game of Tetris
I was talking to my friend Jen the other night about how quickly things seem to stack up on my To-Do list and she said, “Yeah, it’s like Tetris”.  We stack up blocks, hoping to fit the pieces together just right so we can eliminate a [...]

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ReinventingErica.com – Day 5 of 90

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Yesterday was a disaster.  And yet, it was still better than the last 10 years of my life.  Go figure.
Here’s what I learned:
Sometimes everything will go wrong, and you’ll be helpless to stop it.
Having a Team to count on makes life easier.
Communication is the key to mitigating potential problems resulting from said [...]

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ReinventingErica.com – Day 4 of 90

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The Problem of Time
So I just sat down to write out a list of the things I wish I could do every day.  Some items were personal things like “Go Jogging” or “Read”.  Other items related to my Business, things like “Contact Media Outlets” or “Read RSS Feeds”.  And still others related [...]

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Why I Hired A Personal Assistant

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I’ve been struggling with this for a long time.  The truth is – I’m terrible at delegation.  Like many of you – I’m a perfectionist.  I have trouble letting go of control over my work.  I want to know my clients are getting a consistent experience – with my own special trademark touch.  [...]

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We Can’t Change The Cards We Are Dealt, Just How We Play The Hand

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I was thinking a lot today about Randy Pausch.  Do you remember Randy Pausch?  He was the professor from Carnegie Mellon who died last year at the age of 47 from Pancreatic Cancer.  But not before he reminded us all what it means to live.
It’s easy to get wrapped up in the drama of our [...]

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The Economic Crisis, The Dalai Lama & Dr. Phil

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I was just reading a conversation between a Business Week reporter and The Dalai Lama on the Economic Crisis.  When asked his opinion on what caused the collapse of the economy, The Dalai Lama says:
“I’m telling people, including some businessmen who are my friends, what this global economic crisis was caused by:  One, [...]

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OMG – Twitter is DOWN!!!

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So a couple of minutes ago I was trying to send a direct message to Kelsey Ruger using Tweetie, but I kept getting an error message.  I went to Twitter and I saw this message (of course I’ve seen this message lots of times over the last 3 years):

So I decided to login to Facebook [...]

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On Entrepreneurship – Weekly Links – “Stick With It” Edition

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Every Sunday, ReinventingErica.com is going to do a weekly link post on Entrepreneurship. Each week I’ll scour the web to find the best posts on Business, Marketing, Innovation, and more.
The “Stick With It” Edition
“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!” ~ Thomas Alva Edison

Why You Suck At Business Success
Lesson #1 – Stick [...]

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Back To Basics

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I’m having an identity crisis.  I’m trying to reconcile who I am – with who I want to be.  In my last post I talked about how I’m getting ready to leap ahead of what I think is going to be the “Next Big Trend”.  Giving up your old life and identity is [...]

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