My Organized Biz

Whether your business involves writing or not, if you’ve become online and social media saavy, you may be spending too much time involved in these activities, thus be less productive in your business.

Writers use the Internet to research, contact writers and editors, and to touch bases with customers/clients.  However, they often become involved in answering e-mails and spending time unrelated to their business on social media such as Facebook and Twitter.  (Just a quick look can evolve into an hour or more!)
Quilters and other artists may browse around related sites and groups looking for particular information and find themselves two hours later still …read more

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A few weeks ago at a party of Mark Silver’s, I met Leif Hansen of SparkNW and I just knew I had to feature him on the blog.
But what I didn’t realize is that I really, really need to attend his program, Soul Tech.
Maybe you saw the feature on The Today Show about his cutting edge, yet beautifully low-tech seminars he co-teaches. If not, check it out:

“It’s not about smashing screens…” Leif says in his blog. Because that would be pointless. He explains on his website that it’s “essential to break away from the daily grind, turn the cell …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I’m thrilled to be featuring Leif Hansen this week from SparkNW. He’s had quite a lot of press and camera time lately around his work with SoulTech, including a recent feature on the Today Show.
Jen: Welcome, Leif! Now, you’ve got your businesses, Spark Northwest & Spark Social Media, and recently the ‘Soul Tech’ workshop – that’s a lot! How are you spending most of your time?
Leif: I divide it a few ways, but the main focus for me lately is doing consulting and development around new social media. People are more and more interested in things like …read more

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