July 2012

Photo Storytelling Challenge Update

by Monica July 31, 2012

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what would a month of communal photographic storytelling look like? Welcome to the first ever Show & Tell Photo Challenge! The Mission should you choose to accept it: 1. Add your name and blog (if you have one) at the bottom of the post 2. Take one [...]

Friday Photo and an Instagram Challenge: Presenting Perspectives

by Monica July 27, 2012

One person’s craziness is another person’s reality. ~ Tim Burton A few years ago, (or what I refer to as BI, as in Before Instagram) I wanted to create a fun daily reminder of personal gratitude. Because I apparently lived under a rock, I had never heard of Gretchen Rubin’s insanely successful book, The Happiness Project, [...]

The Story Of A Small Town Girl

by Monica July 26, 2012

This post is part of a Blog Hop created by Brigitte Lyons of Unfettered Ink. In her Story Crafting Practicum, Brigitte asked each participant to answer a prompt regarding the journey of our own stories, specifically in regards to our careers. The following is an attempt at sharing my story. :: Once upon a time there was [...]

Bridge the Gap: A Lesson In Getting To The Other Side

by Monica July 24, 2012

Bridges fascinate me. Yes, they scare me a bit when I’m on them, but I love how they connect people and places that would otherwise remain separated. The purpose of a bridge is universal. Like that infamous chicken attempting to cross the road, with the help of a bridge, we too can arrive on the [...]

Friday Photo: Behind The Scenes

by Monica July 20, 2012

But how could you live and have no story to tell? ~Fyodor Dostoyevsky Although this week has been quiet on the Show & Tell website, it has been very, very busy behind the scenes. In this week’s newsletter I wrote about the changes being made round these parts. Hint: Hollywood comes to the web… sorta. [...]

Alone Together

by Monica July 13, 2012

“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” ~ John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914) As discussed in yesterday’s post, this week was consumed with all things World Domination, in Portland, Oregon. I’m still recovering, still remembering, and still searching. This weekend I’m [...]

My Final Answer

by Monica July 12, 2012

I entered the World Domination Summit an extrovert and left an introvert. At least that’s how it felt. Or perhaps I simply took on the role of observer rather than active participant. Is that the same thing as being an introvert? I have no idea. Anyway, for whatever reason, I found myself strangely silent and [...]

Ask And You Shall Receive: A Five-Step Plan

by Monica July 5, 2012

This week we’ve established that asking for what we want is an important part of connecting. But for most of us, the thought of asking for help creates a knot in our stomach. Not to fear! In this video I describe the five steps to asking for what you want in order to help share [...]

Tell Them What You Want, What You Really Really Want

by Monica July 3, 2012

I believe that even in this world of technology, websites, and apps, the greatest resource we have is each other. It’s of little wonder then, that people (entrepreneurs especially) are signing up for conferences and online networking classes, often priced at thousands of dollars, not because they care so much about the information being provided, [...]