Comments for TheWordsmith.com http://thewordsmith.com Attract more clients with the right message. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on How life imitates river rafting by Tom Stacey http://thewordsmith.com/2011/07/how-life-imitates-river-rafting/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Tom Stacey Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:08:53 +0000 http://thewordsmith.com/?p=729#comment-128 Thanks Anna! On what big journey are you about to embark? Thanks Anna! On what big journey are you about to embark?

]]> Comment on How life imitates river rafting by Anna Gustafson http://thewordsmith.com/2011/07/how-life-imitates-river-rafting/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Anna Gustafson Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:50:52 +0000 http://thewordsmith.com/?p=729#comment-127 how this landed in my lap when i'm about to start a big journey, i do not know but thanks. excellent. how this landed in my lap when i’m about to start a big journey, i do not know but thanks. excellent.

]]> Comment on Is there a pitch doctor in the house? by Tom http://thewordsmith.com/2010/03/introducing-the-pitch-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Tom Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:34:58 +0000 http://smartercompany.com/?p=381#comment-112 Thanks Bobbie! I think you're right, there are millions of small businesses and soloprenuers out there, and all of them need a compelling pitch. The people, the technology and the economics all line up. Thanks Bobbie! I think you’re right, there are millions of small businesses and soloprenuers out there, and all of them need a compelling pitch. The people, the technology and the economics all line up.

]]> Comment on Is there a pitch doctor in the house? by Bobbie http://thewordsmith.com/2010/03/introducing-the-pitch-doctor/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Bobbie Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:46:07 +0000 http://smartercompany.com/?p=381#comment-111 Speaking as one whose ideas are "out there" and "all over the map", I think you've found a valuable niche. I'll spread the word. Speaking as one whose ideas are “out there” and “all over the map”, I think you’ve found a valuable niche. I’ll spread the word.

]]> Comment on I had to stop this morning by Dave http://thewordsmith.com/2009/01/i-had-to-stop-this-morning/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Dave Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:12:58 +0000 http://smartercompany.com/?p=150#comment-46 As an academic, I've long wondered what a 40 hour week would look like. We do 50 or 60 hours a week, easy, more when we're younger, fewer (I fondly hope) as we get older. "Christmas and summers off" is a weird myth. That's when we read up on "our subject," or the thing we love, the thing we went into this for in the first place. And there's never enough time for that. And as you get older you want a hobby or something. It's hard to stay insanely focused for your whole life, though a surprising number of people actually do it. But an image a day, and some sunshine on your shoulders....can that be a bad thing? Only if you have four or five courses to teach in the term, and administrative duties, and publishing to keep up with. Otherwise, no problemo. Somebody tell Fox News that this is what it's really like. Tenured radicals actually work like hell. As an academic, I’ve long wondered what a 40 hour week would look like. We do 50 or 60 hours a week, easy, more when we’re younger, fewer (I fondly hope) as we get older.

“Christmas and summers off” is a weird myth. That’s when we read up on “our subject,” or the thing we love, the thing we went into this for in the first place. And there’s never enough time for that.

And as you get older you want a hobby or something. It’s hard to stay insanely focused for your whole life, though a surprising number of people actually do it. But an image a day, and some sunshine on your shoulders….can that be a bad thing? Only if you have four or five courses to teach in the term, and administrative duties, and publishing to keep up with. Otherwise, no problemo.

Somebody tell Fox News that this is what it’s really like. Tenured radicals actually work like hell.

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