I waited until I was in the office to read the message and not violate one of Oprah's live guiding principles of "no texting and driving" (I'm assuming she also meant no reading of emails, as well). The email opener made me think this was some sort of spam or one of the 100's of random business soliciations I receive every morning. It was both surprising and refreshing to note it was from a woman I met almost a year ago at a party and in a hot tub, no less. (This is ironic because there are people who've known me for 20 years and have never seen me in a swimsuit despite the fact that I prefer beach vacations and live 5 blocks from the pristine beaches of Southern California.
At any rate, I read further to find that my hot tub gal pal "Anita" had actually been listening to my ramblings that hot afternoon and decided to make the suggested upgrades. I was humbled.
I am missing an opportunity here - I feel it, but for now the evangelising goes on and I hope to keep bringing others along for the ride.
Here is Anita's recap of the encouter. Good Luck Anita!!
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Clients and Associates,
Who says you can’t network in your bathing suit? Last year at a 4th of July party, I met the social media marketing manager for the Grammy’s in a hot tub. As we chatted about using social media tools in business, I was somewhat embarrassed to admit that I was avoiding getting involved and hoping that the Twitter craze would die out like an outdated pair of bellbottoms. She laughed at my response and told me that if I didn’t hop on the technology train soon, I’d be left in the dust. Then she showed me her iphone and demonstrated how her twitter & facebook were all integrated and at her fingertips. When I told her I didn’t even TEXT, she said, “Oh please don’t tell me you still have a pick flip phone?” My face turned as pink as my flip phone and I had to admit … I was living in the mobile phone ice age. It was then I decided it was time for a techno makeover. So that’s when my journey began.
So here I am 9 months later with my shiny new blackberry, a new & improved website, a BLOG, a Facebook Fan Page, Linked In, You Tubed and am I beginning to murmur a few tweets here and there. It’s a start. So check it out! Go to my website www.thecoachingcompass.com and click any of my Links Buttons on the right to explore my facebook, twitter, YouTube and Linked In. On the left side my navigation buttons will take you directly to my blog. And be sure to check out the video on the home page and my action shots slide show on the teambuilding page.
Enjoy!
Anita
Anita Goldin, SPHR
Leadership Coach & Training Consultant
Business: 949-387-3436
www.TheCoachingCompass.com
Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.- Author Unknown-
Who says you can’t network in your bathing suit? Last year at a 4th of July party, I met the social media marketing manager for the Grammy’s in a hot tub. As we chatted about using social media tools in business, I was somewhat embarrassed to admit that I was avoiding getting involved and hoping that the Twitter craze would die out like an outdated pair of bellbottoms. She laughed at my response and told me that if I didn’t hop on the technology train soon, I’d be left in the dust. Then she showed me her iphone and demonstrated how her twitter & facebook were all integrated and at her fingertips. When I told her I didn’t even TEXT, she said, “Oh please don’t tell me you still have a pick flip phone?” My face turned as pink as my flip phone and I had to admit … I was living in the mobile phone ice age. It was then I decided it was time for a techno makeover. So that’s when my journey began.
So here I am 9 months later with my shiny new blackberry, a new & improved website, a BLOG, a Facebook Fan Page, Linked In, You Tubed and am I beginning to murmur a few tweets here and there. It’s a start. So check it out! Go to my website www.thecoachingcompass.com and click any of my Links Buttons on the right to explore my facebook, twitter, YouTube and Linked In. On the left side my navigation buttons will take you directly to my blog. And be sure to check out the video on the home page and my action shots slide show on the teambuilding page.
Enjoy!
Anita
Anita Goldin, SPHR
Leadership Coach & Training Consultant
Business: 949-387-3436
www.TheCoachingCompass.com
Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.- Author Unknown-
