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Hog-isms, Issue 001

Monday, September 28th, 2009  Posted by: Sally Hogshead

Hog-isms Issue 001: Sally’s words and ideas, collected for you to print, post, or plagiarize.

Recession karma: What goes around, comes around, during a downturn.

Friday, March 13th, 2009  Posted by: Sally Hogshead

The word “karma” gets breezily tossed about in pop culture. However if we go back a few millennia, things were different. The word karma wasn’t followed by “is a bitch” on bumper stickers.
Before karma showed up in trendy yoga shops, it showed up in ancient religious texts. Here’s an excerpt. (In case you haven’t brushed [...]

Put down the beer bong, and read this blog post.

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009  Posted by: Sally Hogshead

Welcome to day three of “A dozen things I wish someone had told me.” Today’s topic is, appropriately, about being in school. (Of course, as always, this applies to those of us who graduated long, long ago.)
1) Your taste will change. Several times. Enjoy that evolution and stay open-minded. (And don’t get stuck in a [...]

How to do ‘riskier’ work

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007  Posted by: Sally Hogshead

Or: Who Cares If Your Ideas Are Brilliant If You Can’t Sell Them?
Last week, I gave six speeches in five days in four cities. They varied from a half-day brand workshop in Milwaukee to a tech conference in Northern California, with audiences ranging from venture capitalists to marketing executives. Yet no matter what the industry, [...]