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Why SXSW? Why Go to Live Events Anymore?

Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Right now I’m in SFO airport about to board a plane to Austin (via Las Vegas) for South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi).
But in the age of social media, of being able to connect with people via twitter, facebook, phone, email, skype … why do we need to go to live events at all?
Why go to [...]

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First Tour of My New San Francisco Apartment!

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

I moved to San Francisco!
Now, I don’t have any furniture. Or decorations. Or much stuff.
But I do have an apartment. And it makes me happy.
So … welcome! Come on in!

And, if you have any tips on what I should do in San Francisco (or what I should do w/ my 4 1/2 year old daughter [...]

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The #1 Most Important Thing re Video

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

I get asked questions about making videos all the time.
What camera do I use, how do I set up the lighting, where should I shoot, where do I host the video, how do I to edit, what software should I use, etc. ….
But that’s missing the point.
There’s one thing, one huge most important thing, that [...]

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Why I’m Letting Go of Things That Make Money

Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

In the last 30 days, I decided to not relaunch The Money Tree System, to put my book Grow Up! Strategies on clearance, and to shut down TheWealthSpa.com.
These decisions seem completely unreasonable.
The program makes money. The book was already printed. The website got google organic traffic.
But sometimes the only way to move forward is [...]

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The Profoundness of a T-Shirt

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Not sure exactly when it was, probably 10 or 12 years ago, when I stopped buying t-shirts.
Because grown-up professionals don’t wear t-shirts, right?
They wear sweaters and blouses and button downs. Jackets over cute tops with coordinating scarves and necklaces. Tailored pants. Heels.
And so I thought that was what I was “supposed” to do.
But then [...]

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How to Incorporate Adventure into Ordinary Life

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

The top question I got from my adventure/crazy posts: Sake & Ziplines, Couches & Swords: What I Learned on #austinadventures w/ @CouchSurfingOri, The Real Reason I’m Moving to San Francisco (video), and Making the Commitment to Signposts & Sh*t Piles was …
yes, I love the idea of adventure, but I have kids, I don’t have [...]

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The Real Reason I’m Moving to San Francisco

Posted on 16. Jan, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Yes, I was planning to move to San Diego. Yes, I’ve been talking about it since August. Yes, now I’m moving to San Francisco.
And yes, you are not the only person to wonder, what the heck is up w/ that?
Here’s the video to explain why ….

So what do you need to do to restructure your [...]

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Stir You Up (or, why I love Las Vegas)

Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Do you want rapid transformation or change in your life?
Do you want to know why I keep coming to Las Vegas?
These two things have something to do w/ each other ….

What about you, what are you doing in your life to stir you up?

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Why I Never Want to Be Called a Guru … part 2

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

Are you sick of trying to portray yourself as completely successful & perfect all of the time?
Especially since life is complicated. Sometimes stuff goes wrong. Or gets messy. Or gets harder.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just tell the entire story, the whole truth, and people would still love you and buy your stuff?
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