Category Archives: Carrie’s Blog

Be Sure to Drink Your Ovaltine

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

Little Ralphie Parker, locked in the bathroom and deflecting the shouts from his mother and brother, sat excitedly decoding his very first message from Little Orphan Annie. He knew that what she had to say to him was something really … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Put My Arms Down!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

It’s always good to be prepared.  The best defense is a good offense. By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Without a doubt, being prepared is a good thing, but it is possible to be prepared. When little … Continue reading →

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Show Me How The Piggies Eat

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

In the movie A Christmas Story when Ralphie’s mom couldn’t get his little brother Randy to eat, she got him to do so by asking him to show her “how the piggies eat”. By demonstrating how the piggies ate from … Continue reading →

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I Want an “Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two Hundred Shot Range Model Air Rifle”

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

Ralphie Parker didn’t just ask for a BB gun, he knew exactly what he wanted. He knew he wanted the gun with “the compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time.” How did he know that was the … Continue reading →

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I Want You To Write… a Theme (Well, a Blog Post)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

With Thanksgiving in the rearview and December looming before the week is out, it is time to start thinking of my favorite time of the year.  Three things start to flood my mind before the turkey is even off the … Continue reading →

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The Quick or the Dead?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

What are your expectations when it comes to response time? Do you expect an immediate call back from a voicemail  left after “office hours”? How long after contacting someone via email? Exchanging business cards? A fax? A letter? Now what … Continue reading →

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12 Most Valuable lessons about Personal Branding That I have learned from Reality TV

Posted on September 30, 2011 by thilllogistics

I have been hearing a lot of talk lately about building a personal brand and have been mulling about how I could best put it into my own perspective. An admitted Reality TV junkie, I thought this format might make … Continue reading →

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Has social media changed language and how we communicate?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by thilllogistics

I laughed when I saw this on the list of topics Paul had “assigned” me as a part of the B.A.C.O.N. blog project. This exact topic has been the spark of what has become called “The Great Twitter Debate” that … Continue reading →

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What I Have Learned About Business (and Life) from Doctor Who (Part 1)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

Note: This is the first of two posts on the same subject, each in the author’s traditional style from our two bloggers Carrie Keenan and Paul Salzer. Today, in part one, Carrie discusses what she learned from the man in … Continue reading →

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Out of Office – Are You Ever Anymore?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Carrie Keenan

It’s 5 a.m. and the alarm clock starts blaring, I drag my hand to the nightstand and lift the screaming black bit of plastic. I drag the bar down to stop the sound and look at the phone screen staring … Continue reading →

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