Rapid Fire Learning | February 2007
February is a short month, but it's been chock full of learning for me. How about you?
Here are five things I learned this month:
1. You can get free online access to SAGE journals until the end of the month! I have used SAGE products for years and the journal articles include a wide range of topics. Hurry; only 5 days left.
2. Everyone looks for a little something different in a book review. However, one universal truth is that you have to act fast if you want to be a featured reviewer during A JJL Love Affair with Books coming throughout March.
3. Relationship Bloggers will soon have their own conference and networking event, SOBCon07. Chicago is the place - May 11-12 are the dates - for interactive presentations on publishing, design and branding, tools, analytics, social networking, marketing, coaching and all forms of relationship geekery.
4. bubbl.us offers a useful, free mind-mapping tool that can quickly become addictive. I have only used it for personal brainstorming so far, and I look forward to using it for collaboration. [Shout out to Steve for the tip.]
5. A single person, a small group, even an online learning community, can initiate actions that ripple through their environment. I've learned this before, but reminders of the big impact of small actions were everywhere this month. The gift of a single red rose; scraping ice from a stranger's windshield; reaching out to a friend who was traveling during the year-end holidays; leaving a comment for the first time on a favorite blog.
Rosa started Rapid Fire Learning last month and you can expect it continue at JJL into the future.
Please share your own RFL in comments below, or post about 5 things you learned this February on your blog (and remember to trackback to this post!).
Blaine Collins is the author of the Stronger Teams Blog, a place to explore useful ideas and strategies for improving teamwork, collaboration and team leadership in professional organizations. Blaine will contribute to JJL Love Affair with Books by reviewing Marcus Buckingham's newest book, Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance on March 31.
Hau‘oli la hanau Blaine, happy birthday!
Thank you for hosting our RFL on JJL this month, I just love this exercise in journaling what we’ve learned in a month’s time: In doing this, we continually acknowledge and celebrate the richness that being a lifelong learner brings to our lives. I’ve posted mine for you on Talking Story and have sent the trackback.
This is turning out to be a pretty cool way to pick up some online links too as we encourage everyone else to share their finds.
Posted by: Rosa Say | February 23, 2007 at 07:27 AM
Happy Birthday Blaine!
Posted by: tim | February 23, 2007 at 05:55 PM
Rosa and Tim,
Thanks for the Birthday wishes!
My wife, son, and I all got to play hooky from work and school. We had a real "bonus" family day. Great way to start the year!
My 5-year old asked the Why question: "Daddy, Why do people get older every year?" I got to pontificate about Earth revolving around the Sun. It tied in pretty nicely with his solar system lessons from school last week.
Posted by: Blaine Collins | February 24, 2007 at 03:17 AM
Blaine, belated birthday wishes! I'd forgotten that was your day. Glad you got to have a good family one.
Posted by: Steve Sherlock | February 25, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Thanks for the birthday note Steve!
Posted by: Blaine Collins | February 25, 2007 at 05:23 PM