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• 11.11.08
  9 Ways to Market to Women: Above All, Make a Wish, Make it Happen! Appreciations, Conferences, Creative, Geek, Personal Branding, Remarkable, Startup, Tech, Upcoming Events, Women, entrepreneurship |

  Make a Wish, Make it Happen is the motto and practice of Startup Princess, founded by Kelly King Anderson, a dynamo with enough passion in her pinkie finger to knock you over with happiness. When Kelly arrived to pick up Gabrielle, Holly, Barbara and me from the airport, the car was covered in inspirational slogans. We got our Fairy Godmother wands (we were the mentors for the weekend, so our wands were a bit bigger than the other princesses...that just added a level of inspiration, rather than competition...). You might think that the weekend was all fairy dust and ...
• 09.14.08
  Week 8: Appreciations for Four Outstanding Pieces of Political Writing Appreciations, Remarkable, Upcoming Events, Women |

  This week's Appreciations are political in flavor. I usually tread very lightly in the political realm in public. That isn't about to change, but over the past two weeks I've read pieces that have moved me to think about politics in new ways. The four authors whose pieces I'm about to share with you have strongly argued their points in such a way that they stoked a fire within me; indeed, it's my hope in sharing them that they may spark something within you, too. For this election season, they are must-reads. These are super-charged pieces I've read from ...
• 09.07.08
  Week 7: Appreciations for Nie Nie and the Blogosphere Appreciations, Blog, Daily, Design, Truth |

  When was the last time you took a moment to look around you and deeply appreciate the multiplicity of gifts in your life? The last time I took stock was over this past week. I hadn't read Nie Nie's blog before hearing about her and the recent suffering she and her family have experienced after a plane crash. I read about the more than 150 auctions taking place to benefit Nie Nie and her family on Design Mom. My appreciation this week is for the piece of the blogosphere that is "home" to many us - for responding ...
• 08.31.08
  Week 6: Appreciations for the Socialthing! Team Appreciations, Creative, Remarkable, SXSW, Tech, TechStars, Truth, Wellness, entrepreneurship |

  This week's appreciation is for a group of guys that have gotten a lot of good press over the past few weeks. They're deserving of all that's being said of them. I'm not going to repeat it but rather tell you a story about some friends that I've gotten to know and appreciate over the past year. I started working with TechStars on January 2nd of this year as most of you already know. The day I got into Boulder, rolling my carryon behind me, I saw the Socialthing! team. At that point, the team ...
• 08.24.08
  Week 5: Appreciations for 5 of Boulder’s Emerging Leaders Appreciations, conversations, entrepreneurship |

  This past week I met with some of Boulder's local leaders. Rather than keeping them (and their incredible work) all to myself, thought I'd share with you how much I appreciate them. This is week five in my ongoing Appreciation Project. 42. CC Pelmas CC, thank you for being such an inspiration! You come into the room bringing love, energy, passion. Although our relationship has only begun, I trust that the potential within it cannot be underestimated. Thank you for being a champion for the feminine and for women's stories. 43. Ryan Oelke Ryan. You inspire me constantly. ...
• 08.13.08
  Week 4: Appreciation for Randy Pausch’s Legacy - “The Last Lecture” Appreciations, Geek, Remarkable, Truth |

  I hadn't heard of Randy Pausch until this week. Tonight I watched his one hour, sixteen minute talk entitled, "The Last Lecture" which he gave at Carnegie Mellon in September 2007. In it, he talks about his childhood dreams, how he lived them out...and how to help others achieve their dreams. The part of the story that hits me hardest is the fact that Randy knew he only had a few months left to live when he stood before that crowd. I wonder if I only had a few months to live, and knew it, what I would ...

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