RunRunLive Mercury Newsletter Issue Number One
“”Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” – Les Brown
In this edition…
Well, I’ve been threatening to launch a newsletter for months and months so I’m just going to do it and learn as I go! Let me know what you think – appreciate any feedback, good or bad.
If you know someone who would benefit from this go ahead and forward it to them. If you want to sign up go to www.runrunlive.com and look for the big red arrow.
This week’s topics are:
- Beginner Running questions answered
- Turkey Trotting blog post
- How not to respond to angry emails!
Enjoy yourself, stay happy and stay healthy.
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Beginner runner questions
I got a bit of a surprise this week when I launched the simple question “what are some beginner running questions? I got a flurry of responses. Apparently this is a topic that many people are worried about.
I think this really underscores the importance of, and difference of, podcasting and social media as a medium. We, as a community, can leverage this conversation to add value and get people involved.
So – I may go into more detail on some of these later but for now I’m going to consider a speed round and answer them all quickly. I think this may add some quick value and help some folks quickly.
Read the entire article here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/beginner-runner-questions
Turkey Trotting
Why the Turkey Trot should be part of your holiday tradition…
At the line a group of real Africans shivered in the November morning frost. They were hemmed in by some serious club runners and gangly teenagers in cross country colors.
Back in the middle of the pack I bantered with some old friends. We were surrounded by the mishmash of serious and casual runners that make up the Turkey Trot starting line. Tense club runners with fingers poised over Garmins ready to strike crowed cheek-by-jowl with happy dads and moms in sweatpants and turkey hats.
Read more here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/turkey-trotting
Dealing with angry electronic people…
Lessons from a lifetime of email interaction
I know these next few weeks in December are stressful for people. Just try to stay relaxed and realize that the people you interact with are stressed out too so if you’re the one being calm, and being a leader by staying positive and moving ahead you will be making a huge impact on your own personal ecosystem.
I’m going to give you a simple communication tip to take away today. I have been using email and computers for 25 years to communicate with other people and I feel like I’m very good at communicating in that medium, but sometimes I slip up. I’m going to give you a couple tips here about communicating so you can avoid creating the wrong impressions.
Read more here -> http://www.runrunlive.com/dealing-with-angry-electronic-people
Thank you!
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I’ll see you out there,
Chris,