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Opus Reticulatum

3 January 2011 by Joey McGirr in #WhyGuy, 4 Comments

Brains, Books and Twitter Networking Twelve months ago I started a small social media based direct marketing company. I was in need of a network of business clients to market to and I had zero network in the town I live due to the fact that I had just moved here eighteen months earlier, was [...]

Tags: ideas, leaders, marketing, Meetup, networking, people

Mithridate

29 November 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, 3 Comments

Mithridate \MITH-ri-deyt\, noun: A confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison. What if I told you that contained within you was an amazing super power? What if everything in your world could change for the better, not tomorrow, but this very instant? You only had the knowledge to tap into this remarkable strength and turn [...]

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Dichotomy

26 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, No Comments

…Or “Schools of Thought” “All that we achieve or fail to achieve is the direct result of our thoughts.” Wrote James Allen, in 1903. His seminal classic, As A Man Thinketh, inspired a thought in me this morning that I felt compelled to share with you. I’ve heard this theme repeat in my years [...]

Tags: leaders, people, questions, thoughts

Capillarity

22 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, 4 Comments

Last night I was at a local mixer when a young man, Chris Contreras (@AustinVisMedia), came up to me and told me how much he enjoyed reading my blog. Thank you Chris, you have no idea how energizing it is to hear that what we do/write makes a difference; that someone is actually listening. I [...]

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Plan B

19 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, No Comments

Why we need a backup plan or “How I stopped worrying and loved the economy” Everyone needs a “Plan B”, a backup plan. When it comes to this economy we should all take a lesson from life and mentally lock away what we learned about losing our one source of income or the one home [...]

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Philosophy

16 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in #WhyGuy, No Comments

Share – Engage – Connect Share: Let’s face it. The fact that social media even exists is due to the “share factor.” In her article, Witness Me, Claire Wagner nails the topic with laser precision. We want to let the world know we’re, “having a foot long sandwich from Subway.” Why? We’re social. It’s embedded in [...]

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Read-ationships

7 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in #WhyGuy, 2 Comments

I was having coffee this morning with my friend and colleague when she asked me a perplexing question. “Would you suggest I get a blog or a twitter handle.” My response was, “What are your intentions?” Let’s face it; how you plan to blog is as important as what you blog. Why are they going [...]

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Welcome Video

4 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Video, 1 Comment

My Welcome Video – First Draft…

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Why the Why Guy?

3 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, No Comments

Here’s a little story about me. In my youth I was your typical “Nice Guy.” And as the saying goes, “nice guys finish last.” Regardless of what you believe about the above statement, nice guys tend to be a little more trusting (even when they know better) and the inevitable always happens; they finish last. [...]

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I Am No Chris Brogan

3 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, 17 Comments

I was reading this morning when I came across an interesting article by Chris Brogan titled, “Don’t Be Chris Brogan“ In the article he uses the examples of two other very famous writers, Brian Clark of Copyblogger Media fame and Seth Godin of…well, many-many-many books and blogs. As an up and coming writer (blogging site [...]