Happy New Year! Did you take control of your life in 2007?
Hi Chicks!
Due to gnarly colds, tons of houseguests, and lots of travel, I got very behind on writing anything on my blog in December. Something had to give, and my blogging efforts are what suffered. But it’s good to be back and I’m kicking off 2008 with a lot of enthusiasm and thankfulness.
2007 was a great year but I really think 2008 will be even better. I focused a lot of my efforts on taking control of my life in 2007 because I had so much going on that I felt out of control! Have you ever felt like that? Like you have too many irons in the fire and wonder if you’re making progress? I finally eliminated things I wasn’t truly interested in doing, made a plan for moving forward in a somewhat organized manner, and actually felt like I had accomplished a lot in 2007. I remember when 2006 came to a close, I looked back on that year as “chaotic”. I felt like I had spent that year herding cats. Luckily, 2007 ended for me with a much more “in control” feeling, and I credit that to getting more organized.
Here are a few things I’m looking forward to and thankful for:
I have lots of great guests lined-up for my Chickonomics Chat podcast so be sure to check that out. You can subscribe for free and on every episode I interview an interesting guest that you’ll learn something from, so it’s not a podcast of me babbling on about things by myself.
My recent episode is an interview with an amazing woman, Elisa Camahort, founder of BlogHer. BlogHer is the largest venue for women bloggers and is loaded with amazing info on a wide variety of topics. You can get insights from other women on topics ranging from parenting to dating to politics to business and much more. I strongly recommend listening to my interview with Elisa because I learned a lot from her and you will, too! And be sure to check out BlogHer.com if you haven’t.
Other things that I’m excited about in the new year are the speaking gigs I’m getting based on my new book, Millennials Incorporated. I’ve gotten a lot of interest from companies wanting me to educate their Boomer and Gen X managers about the new generation and many women leadership conferences are also contacting me. The Millennials (Generation Y) are a hot topic in the business world right now so talking about them, and the dynamics they bring into corporate cultures, has been really fun for me.
My son, Jenner, is also doing well and growing like a weed (he’s almost 2) so that has me very thankful and excited about the new year, too.
One resolution I have for 2008 is to be more involved in blogging and learn more about networking with other bloggers on topics I enjoy. It can be very overwhelming because there are so many good blogs on topics I like, but I plan to dedicate more time to learning the ropes more.
I know there will be lots of interesting topics pertaining to women in business, women in politics, women in leadership, etc. as the new year progresses so I’ll be sure to keep my finger on the pulse of anything “woman related” and bring what I find to you here.
I wish you all a wonderful 2008 and don’t hesitate to send me an email to say “hi”. I’m always looking for new women to interview and write about, so drop me a line.
Cheers to Chicks on 2008!
Lisa
Lisa Orrell, Chief Chick of Chickonomics, is a professional speaker and author who strives to educate chicks, society, and the business world about essential evolutions in women's issues, and gender relations, that impact all of us.