Post Author: Mic Johnson, talking about tips to spring clean your LinkedIn Profile Spring is one of my favorite times of the year! The air is full of optimism. Buds are starting to appear on the trees. Flowers are starting to pop up around the neighborhood. Yards are starting to green up. More and more people […]

Post written by Mic Johnson I was cleaning out some boxes recently and came across a card that Jason gave me (along with my year-end bonus) on Friday, December 13, 2013. I read the card and it made me smile. It was a great little pick-me-up to start my day. I took a picture of the card […]

Post written by Mic Johnson I use several productivity tools almost every single day and I thought it might be helpful to share some of those tools with our readers. Now maybe you use some of these tools already. Or maybe you’ve never heard of some of them. Or maybe you have others you use (please […]

Post written by Mic Johnson talking about 5 LinkedIn No-Brainers To Help You Look Like You Know What You’re Doing 1.Humanize your LinkedIn Profile People look at your LinkedIn Profile every day. What does your profile say about you? Does it say “I’m awesome!” or does it say “I have no idea who I am or why […]

Post written by Mic Johnson Imagine yourself sitting in a chair, eyes closed, a cup of hot green tea in your favorite mug warming your hands, earbuds in, eyes closed, and sitting in silence with only your breath and mind to keep you company. This is how I start my day several times a week. I […]

Post written by Mic Johnson, talking about how WhatsApp helps build personal and professional relationships WhatsApp is a FREE, quick, easy-to-use secure messaging (and calling) application available on Android, iPhone, and more. According to their website: “More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is free and […]

Post written by Mic Johnson, talking about how to respond to LinkedIn invitations from people you don’t know We’ve all received countless numbers of these generic LinkedIn connection requests: “I’d like to join your LinkedIn network.” It’s an annoying daily ritual that every LinkedIn user experiences. Even worse, the default invitation verbiage wastes time and discourages […]

I spoke at my dad’s funeral when I was 23. In recent years I’ve given a eulogy for a grade school friend of mine, written and read a poem graveside of a friend I’d known for over 20 years, and counseled another friend who was writing/giving a eulogy. I often say “The hardest thing about […]

Author: Mic Johnson, talking about the importance of accountability. Over the nearly 9 years that Blue Gurus has been helping companies share their stories through blogging, better leverage LinkedIn, and create websites they can be proud of, I’ve come across several instances where organizational accountability issues have occurred. Here are a couple of real world […]