Finally, my youngest is out of college! Employed! And living on her own! Go me! Last week, I was talking with a friend about today’s secondary education and how many tools kids have today that we never had growing up. We had libraries. They have the Internet. We had mystery meat. They have grass fed, farm-to-table, free range chicken on a brioche bun. After a few beers, we were having a good laugh and then we got into my biggest frustration with higher education. They make everything so difficult.

Specifically, I am talking about their websites. I had three kids go to three separate schools and all I wanted to do was pay the bills when they came due. Simple request right? I challenge you to…

"I think people have been obsessed with the wrong question, which is, "How do we make people pay for music?" What if we started asking,"How do we let people pay for music?" ~ Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking TED Talk Feb 2013

I wrote the following article in 2013 and recently read a blog post on Host Agency Review reminding me of the "art of asking." Here is the article from Host Agency review and below is my article reminding you of the importance of constructing your own frame of reference as you build your travel practice.

This is Marketing Mistake #6 of 15.Let’s get this clear once and for all: It is your business. It is your life. It is your future. You have yours and I have mine. Others have theirs.

If you want to do or accomplish something (anything), it is entirely up to you. The ball is in your court. You are driving the bus. If you want to speak to me, it is up to you to call me and leave a message. It is not my responsibility to call you back. You wanted to talk to me, remember? It was your idea. You had a reason to contact me. You must keep calling until you accomplish your goal.

Too many sales professional “wanna-bes” feel that once they make…