Posts by Webby Maestro
Viggo is the Seahawks Bronco-busting Carpathian
This isn’t a harmless puppy lying next to the 12th Man sign. This may look like a Seattle Seahawks 12th Dog but that’s a dangerous assumption. Brace yourself for the mystical underworld. This is Viggo — aka The Carpathian — and he is literally out-of-this-world. Consider: Carpathians have the ability to shapeshift into various animals. They most often use the forms of wolves, owls, bats, and leopards. They can also take to form…
Read MoreWhat I Believe Informs Everything I Do for You as a Client
A blog post doesn’t have to be long to make a point. I understand the immense power of a lawyer networking through the Internet. What I believe informs everything I do for you as a LexBlog client or prospect. Social media challenges the “traditional” notion of how you — as a lawyer — develop business. I’m sure you have…
Read MoreTake the Nearest Exit off the “Technology Loop”
I love turning off my phone. I forget my computer on purpose. I like social online but I love “social” offline. I cherish losing myself in “flow.” Compare that to: “Chitter-chatter, chitter-chatter. Do, do, do. It’s so exhausting.” It’s really easy to follow every train of thought and every email that comes along and get lost in…
Read MoreYou Transform A Nut Into A Leader
If title, position or authority doesn’t make you a leader then what does? Short answer: the “first follower” transforms a “lone nut” into a leader. Dan Sivers 3-minute video helps you understand this point:http://www.youtube.com/embed/fW8amMCVAJQ?feature=oembed Summary If you’re the lone nut, nurture your first few followers as equals. Make everything about the movement — not about you. Be public. Be…
Read MoreInman’s Cartoon Prophecy: Seahawks Super Bowl Bound!
Click on the image above to “follow” The Oatmeal. “Clicking” assumes that you like to laugh. I feel sorry for you if you don’t “click.” Are you worthy? He’s GOOD! P.S. Please don’t sue me Mr. Oatmeal. My other Seattle Seahawks posts: Seahawks Dominate “Bucking” Broncos (The Oatmeal) Coaching “Excellence” Without Being an A-hole… Viggo is…
Read MoreOvercoming Hearing Loss — Seahawks Fullback Derrick Coleman Scores “Touchdown” in Duracell Commercial
As reported by Ebenezer Samuel of the New York Daily News: Headline: Deaf Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman undaunted by hearing loss RENTON, Wash. − When Derrick Coleman lines up in the tunnel before Sunday’s NFC title game, he won’t hear the explosive rumble of the crowd at CenturyLink Field or be overcome by the din of the loudest stadium…
Read MoreSmart CEOs Use Social for Listening
Thump a turtle and watch the turtle’s head jerk back into its shell. That’s the reaction you get when you mention “social media” to some CEOs. When I encounter CEOs with heads buried deep, I don’t let the term “social media” trigger a dead-end debate. I try to move past semantics fast: People have always been…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from LexBlog! Meet Viggo…
“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” ― Mark Twain
Read More7 Steps for Legal Professionals to Build Strong Online Presence
As promised, these are my “talking points” based on the 7 Steps for Legal Professionals to Build Strong Online Presence webinar held on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 1 PM ET. Since the webinar slides are available for LexBlog clients to download, I won’t repeat what is on those slides. The INSTRUCTIONS for accessing the Webinar recording and slides are at the…
Read MoreGritty is Never Giving Up: A Mom’s Lesson in Courage…
My Mom would say, Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather you skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW — what a ride! ―Hunter S. Thompson This is a story about her ride.…
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