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It's time for Dancehop to start looking seriously at what you, the dancer, actually need. To assist in this, we've put up a survey here:
Click Here for Dancehop survey
Participants will be placed in a drawing for $75 gift certificates to the Dancehop shoe store, where we'll be rewarding 2 participants next Monday. Fill out a survey now, and help us to serve the dance community even better! Read More

Portland stands as an example of how to run a successful dance community. Tango in Portland is arguably the most vibrant, cooperative, and inviting dance community in the US. Even blues dancers that I've talked to in Seattle are impressed. So what's the secret to their success? Clay Nelson, founder of the Portland tango community, has written the ultimate guide to community building.
Synopsis and comments: Clay lists the major qualities of a dance scene as: quantity, dance level, and cooperative spirit.
For quantity, Clay… Read More

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="333" caption="A cup of friendship"][/caption] I meet with a men's group twice a month that practices the teachings of The Way of the Superior Man, by David DeidaRead More

I found a good article, Loving The Recession, on Biznik.com last week. It's surprising, Steven pretty much takes ideas that I've had, and distills them into a potent brew.  He talks about 4 questions which are important when moving forward in life:
What are your core values?
What your vision for yourself?
What steps are needed to meet that vision?
What support do you need to pursue that vision?
When I talk to… Read More

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I found out recently that I'd be particularly at risk if my group were to have layoffs (still unlikely). In order to mitigate some of this risk, in terms of getting rave reviews for people inside and outside the company. I propose to increase my productivity by 5x in the next 3 months. It sounds ridiculous, I… Read More

I noticed some banner ads around the web on a variety of sites such as facebook, digg, and other places, and became curious about how this campaign that became successful really quickly. The first banner I ever saw showed two different stomach pics, trying to show weight loss of some random gal. Along with the somewhat shocking images, and the word "Obey" prominently displayed, along with text such as, "as seen on Rachel Ray".
I checked out the stats on jennysdietblog.com, and noted that the traffic shot up from no visitors in November to 250,000 in January. I started clicking on other ads, and found nichollesweightloss.com. Here's a pic… Read More