When I woke up this morning, I had all intents and purposes to write a blog on spring cleaning. I did a cleanup of my closet this weekend (which felt GREAT, fyi) and I figured I could share some tips … Continued
Monthly Archives: March 2011
What category do you belong in?
Lately, I’ve been filling out a lot of sign ups that ask “what is your industry?” It’s a funny yet simple question. Usually the industry categories are something like: ‘Marketing’, ’Retail’, ‘Health Care’, ‘Financial Services’, ‘Non-profit’, etc. While I’m sure … Continued
Twitter Terror
My name is Brittany Martin and I have a fear of Twitter. I am new to the Twitter game and when I am on it, I feel like I’m at a dinner table of 1,243,536,236 people trying to be relevant, … Continued
TGIF – not the restaurant chain and not the tv programming
TGIF. Thanks goodness it’s Friday. What a great day of the week it is. What’s even better is when the Friday serves as the end of a great week. We here at Zealous Good had a great week this week. … Continued
Call me Pollyanna
When I was a high school senior in Dallas, we had a “Senior Sunday” celebration. The theme was movie stars and each senior had a movie to describe them. A friend who was a dancer had “Save the Last Dance”. … Continued
Calling Entreprenurs – What’s the best entity for you?
Today we have some information and a helpful resource from a fellow Chicago entrepreneur, Marian Mangoubi of Sassy CEO. “We are hosting our first live streaming Q & A session next Thursday, 3/17. The topic is Choosing the Right Business … Continued
Fast Company: Life in Beta
Last week, my wonderful fiancé passed me the latest Fast Company magazine with page 52’s corner folded down. The article was titled “The Case for Generosity” and Anya Kamenetz dug into how technology can connect people for the greater good. … Continued
“You like me, you really like me!”
It’s Friday: arguably the best of all the weekdays there are. Let’s be honest, you don’t have a lot of people sign off emails with “Happy Tuesday!”, but I’ve been known to sign off emails on this special weekday with … Continued
We are here because we care.
Another day, another amazing non-profit. St. Vincent de Paul Center in Chicago truly works to make the world a better place (are you picking up on a reoccurring theme here?!). They have programs focused on Child Development, Senior Services, and … Continued
The ability to soar!
Okay, so now I’m sure you are all enthralled with Chicago House (as you should be!) and Sweet Miss Givings (mmmmmm). But let me continue the non-profit love affair by opening your eyes to another amazing organization. Anixter Center. Anixter … Continued