By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they’re yours.” Richard Bach What’s standing between you and your dreams? Your self imposed limitations. Wisdom abounds on this topic. “There are no limitations to the mind,”wrote Napoleon Hill, “except those we…

By Scott Westerman “Love me, feed me, keep me healthy, teach me how I can do the same thing for others.” – Hudson Scott Westerman Well, Hudson didn’t exactly say that. He’s just past one and is still working on “mama”, “dada” “Dumbledore” and “eat’. But isn’t that the essence…

The fifth one is the worst. By now, you’ve watched her struggle with the poison four times. And the bad days are bad. You don’t want to go to work. You want to be by her side. You want to help ease the pain. But you can’t do a damn…

By Scott Westerman I talked with Dad last night. His one remaining sister passed away this week. Aunt Ellen had a long run. She would have been 90 in October. Her life had more than it’s share of challenges. But you wouldn’t have known it to talk with her. I…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. Scott’s Maxim: If you want to know who your real friends are, see what they do for you when there is nothing you are able to do for them. It is impossible to overestimate the healing power of friendship.…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~Confucius A fundamental problem with the pursuit of happiness is our addiction to addition. Whatever it is we have, we always want more.

By Scott Westerman One of my most often requested stand-ups in a mini-course on Writing for Social Media. Turns out it’s a lot more than just cramming words in to the 140 character limit on Twitter. Here’s my research on the strategy and tactics of an effective Social Media effort…

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. “There are always two voices sounding in our ear: the voice of fear, and the voice of confidence. One is the clamor of the senses, the other is the whispering of the higher self.” ~Charles B. Newcomb Few things…

Already have a reputation? How to Brand Yourself in Mid Life. Seth Godin on why you won’t benefit from anonymous criticism Lots of us are beginning to think that Twitter has “jumped the shark”. Is App.net  a Twitter clone? Or is it what Twitter could have been?

By Scott Westerman Listen to an audio version of this message. It is not about the quantity of the friendships you have – it is about the quality of the relationships that you build. ~Fred Jacobs “The key is in not spending time,” said Stephen R. Covey,  “but in investing…