Now, I hold no illusions that haikus are going to catapult my business to the stratosphere. They are unlikely to gain new clients for me. But they give friends and clients of 423 a smile. They give me an avenue to share a bit of my personality -- the word-nerd, amused part.
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Sometimes life intervenes. That's okay.
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I have no idea if this is the work of Sir Richard himself or a team that gets, and is given the freedom to use, his voice. But I do know that in a sea of corporate speak, gobbledygook, stay positive messages from corporations, entrepreneurs and small business owners, this one is a nice example of speaking from the heart.
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Last week, my friend Jen posted on Facebook about her company's policy on using exclamation points. She is being limited to one per email and it's kind of a drag for her. To me, it's sound grammatical policy that I applaud heartily. (Heartily!) Yes, I kind of discriminate against exclamation marks.
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Next week, I am headed to a several-day, out-of-state conference with a couple hundred other entrepreneurs working on their businesses. Most of my prep work is done. Flights and hotel were booked long ago, the conference itinerary is loaded into my calendar, I've got an Evernote list of local restaurants I want to try. I'll pack next week so there is only one thing left to do: Practice my answer to "so what do you/423 Communication do?"
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