"All you can take with you is that which you've given away."--Peter Bailey, Bailey Brothers Building & Loan

Great evening with friends: dinner at Ann & Tony's. Hard to believe it was 22 years ago that we had our wedding rehearsal dinner there.

Busy day today...off to the first web planning session with a non-profit org, then mapping a site for a new job posting company later.

College football saddens me. Bring back the good old days when coaches were fired for punching other players. Woodie seems mild now.

Off to vote, then to the AmSpirit MORE meeting. Ending the day with a web site planning session with a new real estate client.

CONES tradeshow tonight. Starts at 5pm at the Aladdin Shrine Center near Easton! Come out to see what Referral Metrics is all about!

Happy Birthday, Referral Metrics!! http://ping.fm/GvHdT
Still a few housekeeping items, but the site is just about there!

Attending the Dublin Premier Chapter this morning, then back to work on finalizing some software features for Referral Metrics.

Who is the person in your business life that has sent the most referrals your way? I'm not sure who that person is. I have many to thank.

I'm curious. Where is the best place for you to give and receive referrals? Do you even know?

Referral Networking across the U.S. is about to get better! RM will be a paradigm shift...

Good night C-bus, this is the week it begins! Focus group on Thursday, official launch of the 'next big thing' online on September 15th. RM

Off to AmSpirit Towne Centre chapter for lunch, then down to Grandview for client meeting to review design mock-ups for their new web site.

Networking at a level never seen before...big announcement coming very soon...

Would you like to learn more about how to use Social Media or be invited to join more conversations where you feel 'heard' by companies?

Working on placing new content into client web site. We're close to launching a new web site for Meade & Associates, a collection agency.

Finished following up with those I met networking this morning. Training myself to use a quick follow up process the same day.

4 new contacts this morning at the Biz First Breakfast. Better to have fewer meaningful conversations than than just handing out biz cards.

If you want to get more out of your networking, GIVE first. Stop focusing on what you want. You will be rewarded if you put others first

Look for one of Excelleweb's most recent web design examples tomorrow morning in your email inbox. To subscribe, go to http://ping.fm/3LCDr

meeting in Zanesville with client to discuss web site strategy on a new web site.

For all my golfing friends, here is a great deal on a great golf course: http://ping.fm/iK4iC

Finished reviewing presentation for Franklin County Task Force on Aging meeting tomorrow: What Every CEO Needs to Know About Social Media

Had dinner at Vittorio's this evening (Powell, Ohio). Incredible food! I'm walking 4 miles this evening to get rid of my guilt (uh, gut)...

One week away from the Tour de Cure race! Ready for a long ride tomorrow to continue training...

A long day, but a good day too! Executed 2 email campaigns, worked on 2 web sites, working with new client on Monday setting web strategy.

Good night C-bus...taking a little time off the next few days. Still working a few hours each day, just less than usual. Please, no rain!

35 mile bike ride today, finally great weather! 3 weeks until Tour de Cure...

35 mile bike ride with incredible weather today! 3 weeks until Tour de Cure!

Conference call with a client to discuss setting up new emails and configuring content management system.

Since the world is ending on Saturday, do I still need to mow my yard on Friday? It seems pointless...

Busy today with 'to do' lists for Excelleweb. It really does work best to write everything down so things don't slip through the cracks.

Great meeting this morning with a new client and one of my development partners! We're making progress helping them transition their site.

Excellent article explaining why it's wise to choose a professional web hosting center and not host in your office. http://ping.fm/AuFfb

I severed a relationship with an 'out of control' client and later deepened the trust/overall relationship with a new client. Batting 1.000

Just finished up my last meeting today with Gary Smith and Julie Haar. Planning our presentation for Wednesday's chapter meeting...abctownecentre.com

MORE meeting, presenter today is Amy Schulze with Arrow Title. It starts at 11:30am at City Barbecue on Main/McNaughten in Reynoldsburg.

Looking forward to an awesome day tomorrow at the annual Leadership Conference!

I really enjoyed spending time with the AmSpirit members attending the mixer this evening! Also getting to know those from outside Cbus.

AmSpirit social for all chapters at Logan's at Easton at 6pm! Meet others from Arizona and Texas in for tomorrow's conference!

Networking all day! Biz First Breakfast, catching up with Dave Miller and Gary Smith at lunch, project work, then off to Logan's tonight!

visiting Executive Chapter this morning, then managing projects the rest of the day.

In Cleveland all day for meetings, good stuff. Keeping my fingers crossed that a new client results from this. They'd be a lot of fun!

Great week so far...new client projects coming in. Also helped refer several new clients to others...what more can you ask for?

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Today quite a few people demonstrated to me the "have to" vs. "get to" mindset. Some on both sides of the mindset. Interesting to witness.

Finished reviewing project work for now. Time for a bike ride!

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence!

One bad outcome from using web applications...when your client's internet service is down. Makes it difficult to web conference...

Success stories today; re-connected with friends at Biz First Breakfast, client training went well with new web site, and signed new client.

tomorrow: Biz First Breakfast, then CMS training for client, then project meeting, and ending with a conference call for more CMS training.

Friday will be busy. Biz First Brkfst, then client meeting for software training, project meeting, and ending with a conference call.

updated my AmSpirit blog earlier this week. Follow the blog by clicking 'Followers' area in the right margin. http://ping.fm/P1shf

Exciting announcements are coming this year! I can't wait to share with everyone when the time is right.

It's not work if you love what you do. I keep telling myself that when I added another 16-20 hours of work to my weekend.

Setting Standards or Accepting Standards?

We all have choices every day. How we act, how we interact with others, how we run our businesses, who we choose to do business with, etc. I think the most important choice to make is the standard of professionalism and quality we make for ourselves and our business.

We can either choose to set the standard of excellence or accept the standards set by others around us. If you're leading a team (sales, marketing, technical, etc.) don't let others dictate a standard lower than what you consider acceptable.