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What Should I Pack for a Yoga Retreat?
Ever find yourself having booked the dream yoga retreat and wondering what should I pack? I mean, as if what you pack really matters? You’re getting away. It’s not about what you wear or what…
Visiting Joe Minter’s African Village in America
Visiting Joe Minter’s “African Village in America” just outside Birmingham, Alabama is one of those transformative experiences. It’s an acre of art, sculptures, found objects, doll heads, scrawled sayings and cultivated eccentricities, all behind a…
How to write a Marketing Plan in 2022
How the hell do you write a marketing plan for 2022 and keep a straight face? Remember how we first revised, then regurgitated and then completely shredded 2020’s plan? And how we all tried to…
Getting A Fresh Perspective with an Outside Consultant
Getting a fresh perspective sound necessary but not sure about hiring an outside consultant? Why would you step outside your organization to seek marketing wisdom or solve a problem? The better question is why wouldn’t…
The best tour guide to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
Gabriella (Gaby) Menesis is quite simply the best tour guide to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley. Don’t get me wrong, she’s not someone you book at the entrance to Machu Picchu. You know the…
Three Places to Hike Near Lincoln City, Oregon
Let’s face it, you don’t go to Lincoln City, Oregon for the culture, although there is a good old-fashioned movie theater on main street. You might go for the shopping if you love a good…
Why I Sleep Out on the Streets for Covenant House Georgia
Every third Thursday in November, I do something crazy. I sleep out on the streets of Atlanta to raise money for Covenant House Georgia and homeless teens. People ask me why I do it. And the answer…
Best Places to Eat Beirut
Sure, you go to Lebanon for the history, to soak up the vistas of this beautiful jewel of a country along the Mediterranean, or to understand the complicated politics that underlie this region of the…