Mark and Kay Update March 4, 2009 http://www.markandkay.com Greetings in the Name of Jesus! What an amazing weekend we just had with our CarePoint youth leaders – all 35 of them! The theme was all about encountering God, and that’s what we all did – in a real and impacting way. Each of the you...

As the 2.0 space continues to evolve, self-proclaimed “experts”, “leaders” and “visionaries” are a dime a dozen. They drop self-serving knowledge on you like a Sensei in a Karate class your Mom made you take. They demand you bow to them and follow their lead, beca...

That’s my standard response when asked about Social Media.  That’s not to say technology is unimportant, but that technology never really changes how people behave, think, and feel.  Human nature drives that; technology only changes the constraints previously placed on human preferences. If yo...

Tomorrow morning I am presenting to a Breakfast Club in New Haven. Its members want to know more about social networking. My job is to share honestly social networking's pros (value) and cons (downsides). Like any good social networker, I reached out to my social network on LinkedIn and Plaxo Pulse....

by Jennifer Laycock When it comes to building links and generating coverage of your web site and products online, there's a skill that often gets overlooked. Relationship building gets a lot of lip service these days, but I sometimes wonder how many small businesses really, truly understand how much...

Here’s a great opportunity: The oceans are dying. Seriously, the oceans are in horrible shape, and it’s your fault. You did it, Supply, Demand, Pollution and Overfishing. And if we don’t take ownership now, our brands, our children, and our collective appetite for seafood may never...

Today’s blog is about an important relationship-building tool. It’s important at work and home. It’s crucial for leaders and first-time managers. It’s about understanding when to use your “active” voice and when to use your “passive” voice. It may soun...

Leadership skills aren’t something you automatically don when given a management title. While continuing the pursuit of my dreams and building my business, I continue to do something which can be very taxing. I maintain a job at Wal-Mart (Ok, so its always taxing…). Being self-sufficient...

Scratch that …Today’s Network Marketers ARE Politicians. We see the politics on the news, and in commercials all day everyday. Most of us are feed up with the name-calling and backstabbing long before the elections are done. They often behave asses immaturely, don’t they? At every ...

Thanks to technology, we can do business across the world and always feel 100% connected. Video conference calls, computer sharing technology for presentations, inexpensive international calling, even GTalk & Skype which can connect you for free… As helpful as these technologies are, I bel...