I received this email from a friend gone missing from her desk. With her permish, I am sharing. Enjoy!
 
Dear Lennie, 
 
My computer was hacked this month, but I’m not worried, because the experts have predicted:
 
“Two years from now, spam will be solved.” – Bill Gates, 2004 
“The problem of viruses is temporary and will be solved in two years.” John McAfee, 1988 [...]

It was an ordinary day at Ooga.  Jean Pickering sized the Big Ooga Logo on Facebook because she wanted to. My daughter sent a picture of me that landed in the Met. Melinda sent a thank you and link to a hilarious video. Ray sent a brilliant economic video that supports our work. Marcy sent an article relevant to the Revolution, Joanne sent a slew of [...]

Welcome to the Great Big Ooga Services Sale
 
We can personally endorse these wonderful companies – even blush about them. Our group mantra is Do it Right or Do it Over! So you can shop with confidence! Please feel free to connect directly with these vendors and tell them Lennie sent you!
 
 
 
Website Services
 
Professionally Designed Custom 5-page [...]

In her You Tube video interview after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Jody Williams said the secret to making a difference in the world is to get off your a#$ and do something. Betty Williams, another winner started out as a secretary.
Laureates have come from the finest schools and the most impoverished streets. They have [...]

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.  ~Don Marquis
 
Here are Three Top Tips from Fran Piekarski, President of Remedease to help you overcome procrastination.
1. Forget about being perfect and 100% sure.        
The paralyzed perfectionist waits until he/she gathers enough information to be sure they can accomplish a task perfectly. Since we can never be 100% sure or 100% perfect: preprare, proceed and adjust [...]

Susan Fignar, President of Pur*sue Inc. gives us 4 top tips in becoming new. 
 
To change you must be OPEN to change. Here are her thought provoking questions.
 

Optimistic - Do you truly believe that new people and opportunities will come your way? Do you expect positive outcomes?
 
Prepared - What action steps have you taken to reinvent, re-brand, and re-market YOU? (e.g., update [...]

Press releases are a great way to get your story told. 
 
 
Here are 3 tips for writing better news releases for entrepreneurs and small business people:
 
 
1)  Write short, to-the-point news releases and put the important information up front.  Editors are busy. They typically have 7 to 12 seconds to read your news release so make the first [...]

I’ve watched in amazement as my youngest keeps growing into achievement. One of her secrets is weightlessness. She’s a newlywed, they have a dog and an apartment in Manhattan. In the fall she will enter a Masters program at Penn. He will stay in their apartment and possibly get a roommate. She will rent a little space, [...]

There is a distinction between making a living and building a company.  Both are entrepreneurial, but the approach is very different. Breaking out of your box means understanding business models and putting them into effect.
Making a living means finding a stream of customers or clients who want what you sell or do and doing more of it.
You [...]

Imagine juggling five balls in the air while running through a plate of spaghetti - then meet people who have done it well - and you’ve got the entrepreneurial journey.
Tonight, with an expert panel and a room full of seasoned and new entrepreneurs,  we will be talking about navigating business chaos and making strategic choices [...]