In last week’s post, Purpose Add Perspective, I shared how I was disappointed with the results of my Shorty: Your Chicago South Side Resource blog. Even though I’m sharing, I’m not hearing anything from my audience. I also shared that I’m so over it. I’ve told several people about my community site, and they…
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Purpose Adds Perspective
My Shorty: Your Chicago South Side Resource blog gets at least 1,000 views per month with at least 80% of those being new visitors. On the surface, this sounds great. However, there are absolutely NO conversations on my blog. I had considered reducing my posts to once a week, but I would feel bad about…
4 More Ways Human Resources Prepared Me for Journalism
This is a continuation from my blog post on last week, 4 Ways Human Resources Prepared Me for Journalism. I never realized how much I learned from HR until I wrote this article. 1. I may not get paid my worth “You will never get paid what you’re worth when working for someone else,” was…
I Can Finally Explain the Difference Between The Write Design Company and Shorty
After several conversations and years of contemplation, I think I can finally explain the difference between my writing consulting business, The Write Design Company (WDC), and my community resource, Shorty: Your Chicago South Side Resource (Shorty). I provide writing, blogging, and social media consulting as well as entrepreneurial training through The Write Design Company. My…
What Great Friends I Have….
I have a friend who wants to buy a truck instead of a house for his family. During our last conversation, he said that he was going to buy it because he’s tired of his kids whining and complaining about touching each other. My response to his decision is: “Dude, I don’t care what you…
4 Ways Human Resources Prepared Me for Journalism
In February 2008 I divorced human resources to pursue my passion of writing. After a brief period of reflection, I realized that those twelve years prepared me for where I am today. Following are 4 Ways HR prepared me for journalism. 1. Don’t assume people know what I’m talking about In human resources, we overly…
Illiteracy Rates in America
While conducting research for The Write Design Company business plan, I ran across the following article in Teen Ink titled The Plague of Illiteracy, and it broke my heart. “As a culture, we have begun to value education less, even as countries around us begin to grow at a pace that was before incomprehensible. China…
Round Earth Media Has a Global Opportunity in India – Spread the Word
From the Desk of Mary Stucky from Round Earth Media: I’m writing with exciting news about a remarkable – and rare — opportunity for early-career journalists! Round Earth Media is seeking smart, passionate, creative, socially-networked early-career multimedia journalists for a three-week paid global reporting opportunity in India in February-March 2011. Details and application are here:…
What the Hell was Virginia Thomas Thinking?
Ok, I’m normally diplomatic in my blog topics and use much kinder and gentler words, but the NY Times article about Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supremee Court Justice Clarence Thomas, contacting Anita Hill for an apology and an explanation on “why you did what you did with my husband” made me come out of…
Why are there Grants for Physical Education in Schools?
I received an e-mail about Illinois State offering grants for nutrition programs and physical education in schools. This is quite disturbing considering these programs could still exist in schools if it were not for corrupt and greedy politicians running the system. They are steady getting richer while the school system is getting poorer along with…