Trust A Lifelong Practice Over the past two weeks, I’ve noticed a theme that has been occurring…We like to act like or maybe think that trust is a skill that once acquired, one has for life. I’ve got news for all of us – myself included. It’s not. It’s much more like a muscle that we work to build up, but without the proper exercise, that muscle grows week again. Or another way to think about it might be to liken it to a yoga practice. It’s not something that you ever really master. It’s a lifelong practice. One of the reasons that I love working with the team at Idea Hunt, (aside from having an inclusive and supportive global community that is awesome) is that they take their company culture seriously. One of the main…
How Did I End Up in Europe… Attending The Next Web Conference… And Why?? I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Amsterdam, after having attended The Next Web Europe Conference. These are questions or thoughts that keep running through my head. As I walked through the airport, hopped on a train, checked into the hotel, roamed the streets of a foreign city, they kept returning. They are like small rapids in a fast moving stream, places where my thoughts continue to be interrupted by questions that I cannot, I should say could not answer. Until now. McKeating Solutions is a very newly formed adventure. It is the culmination of six years of searching for myself, my happiness and my sandbox. Ever since graduating from college, I’ve been trying to find my place, my drive, and my success. I could probably take that…
Starts with a blank page. Hey! Thanks for dropping by. I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to carve out my little corner of the web, to build a place where I can share my thoughts and experiences on marketing, living a creative life and going for goals. I am starting a brand new chapter of my life, and sitting in front of me is a stark white, blank page. I’m scared, excited, giddy as all get up and totally paralyzed. The world is my oyster right now and I can’t decide if I want to place it on a shelf or string it on a necklace! Let me back up a bit. I had the pleasure and the joy of graduating from college with a degree in marketing and public relations from Duquesne University in 2010…yea, the year when the market…