Acceptance of Death
I have written many blog posts on depression and mental health. I am going to move away from that in this post and focus on another aspect of life that many of us shun, which is death. Many of us have a difficult time accepting death, however, it does not have to be...
How Social Media can have a Negative Impact on People with Mental Illness
The use of social media can be useful when it comes to reaching out to others, making new discoveries and building strong networks. It can be advantageous for your business, as well as connecting with new and old friends. I have talked about the advantages of social...
Time to End the Stigma of Mental Challenges Like Depression
Today is Mental Health Awareness Day. Mental illness and depression are misunderstood and heavily stigmatized by society. Mental illness is no different than a physical illness. You know this, everyone knows this! However the stigma has prevented many people from...
I Suffer From Depression and Not Going to Hide it
I have been on hiatus for a while. I needed time to collect my thoughts and change around my site. I lost traffic and interest over the past month but that is okay. I needed that time to evaluate things and now that I have done that, I know what to do. I stopped doing...
Changing Directions
I know I haven't blogged for a while and I do apologize for that. However, I was away last week in Vegas, and it was fantastic. I have also had an opportunity to clear my mind and do some thinking. I am actually going to be changing my blog around a lot. I am no...
When to Delete or to Delegate
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Last week I had written a blog post on what causes so many of us to procrastinate. Many times, when we have the need to procrastinate, we are either overwhelmed, or not passionate. Unfortunately, many...
What Causes us to Procrastinate?
Whenever many of us are faced with a big task, or even a small task, a lot of the time we will put it on the back burner and keep it there. It is easy to say "I will work on it tomorrow", and to even believe we will start tackling the task the next day. However, when...
Are Online Reviews Really Trustworthy?
A few months ago, I had written a blog post about why you cannot always trust online glowing reviews. The same applies to negative online reviews. If someone had a good reputation for the most part and you end up finding a spiteful review about that individual, be...
Business Owners and Depression
Last week on my podcast, I had interviewed Alicia Cramer, who is a business coach and the topic was about how she managed issues with self worth and depression. I want to talk more about depression. The truth about depression is that a lot of people are suffering from...
An Overview of Entrepreneurs and Self Worth with Alicia Cramer
On the latest episode of Getting Social with Miriam, the topic covered was how entrepreneurs can gain a sense of self worth and combat depression. Many business owners do not talk about this, but the truth is, most business owners deal with these issues. My guest,...
An Overview of Making Money from Blogging with Zac Johnson
On the latest episode of Getting Social with Miriam, the focus was making money online, internet marketing and generating revenue from your blog. My guest was Zac Johnson, who is a very successful internet marketer and blogger and he discussed how he ended up earning...
Pleasing Your Client is Crucial, and so is Setting your Boundaries
As a business owner, I know that my main objective is to make sure that my clients are happy with my services. I always over-deliver which makes them even more happy. I feel that is an important practice because your clients will not only keep hiring you for more...
An Overview of Discovering your True Purpose with Jim McComb
On the last episode of Getting Social with Miriam, the topic covered was discovering your own purpose. My guest was Jim McComb, the author of Undiscovered Horizons. Jim was born in Denver and grew up in Rockford, Illinois. A senior executive for two Fortune 100...
An Overview of Authority Marketing with Jeff Beale
On today's episode of Getting Social with Miriam, I interviewed Jeff Beale about Authority Marketing. Jeff Beale is an Authority Marketing Strategist, Best-selling author and marketing strategist, helps businesses leverage their knowledge to gain authority status in...
An Overview of Presentations with Victor Tan
On the last episode of Getting Social with Miriam, the guest was Victor Tan out of Melbourne, Australia and we covered how to conduct professional presentations. Victor has been researching presentations for over 2 years after watching presentations given around the...
An Overview of Privacy Protection with Janine Darling
On the last episode of Getting Social with Miriam, I covered the ugly fact about your privacy online. Yup, that is right- everything you save on platforms like Dropbox or Evernote is not as safe as you think. Your data is not as secure as you may believe. I spoke to...
An Overview of Funding with Tiffany C. Wright
On today's episode of Getting Social with Miriam, Tiffany C. Wright was interviewed about funding your business. She?s helped numerous small and medium businesses find funding for a variety of purposes from many sources, but today Tiffany C. Wright spoke about how...
9 Ways to Become Influential Online
Over the last few weeks, Klout has been less than stable. Scores are suddenly falling, and then suddenly spiking. In fact, there has been a lot more happening with the company than most people know. Joe Fernadez, who was the co-founder of Klout suddenly stepped down....