This Week in Surfin’

This is the first of a weekly post of arti­cles, info, tips etc. I find as I surf the waves of the web. The first below is from a recent TED talk about suc­cess, well worth the 16mn. watch.

Ignor­ing Social Media Makes You Mute, Not Invisible

The Impor­tant role Social Media is tak­ing in the of busi­ness and the con­se­quences of shrug­ging it off.

Judge and Jury: What to Expect When Enter­ing Art Shows

Enter­ing an art show, at any level of your career, is a won­der­ful means of gain­ing val­i­da­tion and recog­ni­tion. For begin­ning artists, receiv­ing appre­ci­a­tion from peo­ple other than friends and fam­ily can be very encouraging.

Art blog:“Me” bootcamp

Why do we keep doing the same things over and over even though they don’t bring hap­pi­ness to our lives?
Are the fears of change and inse­cu­rity that powerful?

The Impor­tance of Dig­i­tal Touch

Chris Bro­gon on the impor­tance engage­ment and keep­ing in touch in the dig­i­tal world

Bear shav­ing

Another Seth Godin gem to keep in mind to help keep you straight

Why Blog When You’ve Got Facebook?

The advan­tage of actu­ally doing a blog, over hav­ing a well-developed page on Facebook