My hardware is a laptop with Windows, an iPhone 3Gs and an iPad 1 (no camera).

My blogs and sites

I intend to be more active in my blogs, I will post there and share it from there to the social media sites. That means I’m building on my own property, should a social media site disappear the content still remains in my own sites.

Key Coaching – Coach Wendel is my business site in English. The blog there is about topics related to leadership, coaching, mentorship, personal development, business and networking. I also have a business site in Swedish that covers the same topics, Key Coaching – Coach Wendel.

Bengt’s Notes is my personal hub. It has links to my sites and online profiles. There is also a blog with the tagline “Discover Your Self”. Core topics are about body mind spirit, self development, presenting and presentations. I also post resources, tools, tips. Occasionally I post about music and fun stuff.

Twitter

On Twitter I have a personal profile at Bengt Wendel and a business profile at Coach Wendel. My activity is currently mainly on my personal profile, the business profile will be more active in the future. Still, my focus on Twitter is my personal brand and profile.

On my laptop I either use the Twitter site in my web browser or TweetDeck. I’m looking for a replacement for Tweetdeck since I’m not keen on Adobe Air that it runs on.

Tweetbot — A Twitter Client with Personality

I noticed that a friend uses Tweetbot for iPad and I got curious. There’s also Tweetbot for iPhone, which is how they started.

After reading some reviews of Tweetbot I was hooked and bought their version for iPad. It’s love at first sight, Twitter becomes fun again now that I have a great tool for it. As it says in one of the reviews I found, Twitter’s own apps are targeted towards new users while Tweetbot is targeted towards power users.

Tweetbot reviews
I found some reviews: Tweetbot for iPad review at TNW, Tweetbot for iPhone review at TNW and Tweetbot — A Twitter Client with Personality for iPad.

Facebook

On Facebook I have a personal profile at Bengt Wendel and a business page at Bengt Wendel – Coach and Mentor. I’m fairly active on my profile, mostly about me and my interest, but need to be more active on my business page.

The tools I use are native, the Facebook site itself in a web browser and Facebook’s apps for iPad and iPhone.

Google+

My personal profile is at Bengt Wendel. Google+ is rather neglected by me, I ought to post more often and connect more there. I really like the site but still, my presence there could be better.

LinkedIn

My profile on LinkedIn is at Bengt Wendel. It’s so far used for building a network. What I intend to do is use it’s status line more, with focus on business related things.

Xing

My profile on Xing is at Bengt Wendel. This site is low priority, I was active in its forums but at present it’s a rather stale profile.

Flickr

On Flickr I have a photostream. It’s not used much though, I should be more active and share my photos here too. I have donwloaded the Flickr app but have not used it yet. See photo sharing below for how I solved my photo sharing problem.

YouTube

My YouTube profile is at btwendel. There’s no media created by me, it’s videos I’ve found and like.

Photo sharing

I got Instagram because I wanted an app that easily allowed me to share photos at several sites at once. Instagram is now set up for Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.

I also got Hipstamatic for iPhone but have not used it yet. Instagram works smoothly and that’s what matters for me.

Multi-site tools

I just bought Sociable for iPhone which enables posting to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Tumblr accounts at once. It works well, it’s now simple to post to Twitter and Facebook at once. I will add LinkedIn later.

I have tried Hootsuite on the web and on the iPad but I don’t like it.

What about you?

Which social media sites are you on, which ones do you focus on?

Which tools do you use?

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That letter strikes a cord in me, it could have been written by my mother to me. We’re in that phase of life when the tables turn, she no longer manages on her own and I have to help her. Changes happened gradually and fairly slow during the last few years but lately it changed much faster. It’s hard to see your mother change like that, from independent and managing her own life to needing more and more help.

The letter in English

Please note that this is not a straight translation of the letters in French and Spanish below.

The day that you see me old I ask of you, please have patience and try to understand me.

If when we talk, I repeat a thousand times the same thing, do not interrupt me to tell me “you’ve already told me,” just listen to me please and remember the days when you were a kid and I was reading the same story night after night until you did fall asleep.

When I do not want to wash, do not scold me and especially do not try to make me feel guilty. Remember that I had to run after you with a thousand reasons for you to take your bath when you were young.

When you realize my ignorance on new technologies, give me time to learn, and especially do not do those big eyes and do not look so desperate. Remember my dear that I taught you how to do many things like eating properly, get dressed and comb your hair and how to cope with life events

The day you notice that I am getting old, please be patient and above all try to understand me. If at times I lose the memory or the thread of the conversation, give me time to remember if I can, do not become nervous, just know in your heart that what is most important is that you listen to me and I’ll be by your side.

And when my tired old legs can no longer walk as before, give me your hand, the same way as I did at your first steps. When that time comes, do not feel sad or incompetent. I ask only to be with me, understand me and try to help me with love as my life ends.

And with all this love for the gift of time and life we shared, I would thank you with a big smile and with such great affection I had for you all the time. I just want to tell you that I love you my dear daughter.

I found another English version at Dear son and daughter, take a look at the photos.

The letter in Spanish

Carta de una madre a su hija
Mi querida hija, el día que me veas vieja, te pido… por favor que tengas paciencia, pero sobre todo trata de entenderme. Si cuando hablamos, repito lo mismo mil veces, no me interrumpas para decirme “eso ya me lo contaste” solamente escúchame por favor. Y recordar los tiempos en que eras niña y yo te leía la misma historia, noche tras noche hasta que te quedabas dormida. Cuando no me quiera bañar, no me regañes y por favor no trates de avergonzarme, solamente recuerda las veces que yo tuve que perseguirte con miles de excusas para que te bañaras cuando eras niña. Cuando veas mi ignorancia ante la nueva tecnología, dame el tiempo necesario para aprender, y por favor no hagas esos ojos ni esas caras de desesperada. Recuerda mi querida, que yo te enseñé a hacer muchas cosas como comer apropiadamente, vestirte y peinarte por ti misma y como confrontar y lidiar con la vida. El día que notes que me estoy volviendo vieja, por favor, ten paciencia conmigo y sobre todo trata de entenderme. Si ocasionalmente pierdo la memoria o el hilo de la conversación, dame el tiempo necesario para recordar y si no puedo, no te pongas nerviosa, impaciente o arrogante. Solamente ten presente en tu corazón que lo más importante para mí es estar contigo y que me escuches. Y cuando mis cansadas y viejas piernas, no me dejen caminar como antes, dame tu mano, de la misma manera que yo te las ofrecí cuando diste tus primero pasos. Cuando estos días vengan, no te debes sentir triste o incompetente de verme así, sólo te pido que estés conmigo, que trates de entenderme y ayudarme mientras llego al final de mi vida con amor. Y con gran cariño por el regalo de tiempo y vida, que tuvimos la dicha de compartir juntas, te lo agradeceré. Con una enorme sonrisa y con el inmenso amor que siempre te he tenido, sólo quiero decirte que te amo, mi querida hija…

The letter in French

Lettre d’une mère à sa fille
ma chère fille, le jour où tu me verras vieille, je te demande…s’il te plait, aies de la patience, mais surtout essaies de me comprendre. Si lorsque nous parlons, je répète mille fois la même chose, ne m’interromps pas pour me dire “tu me l’as déjà raconté”, écoute moi seulement s’il te plait et rappelle toi de l’époque où tu étais enfant et que je te lisais la même histoire nuit après nuit jusqu’à ce que tu t’endormes. Lorsque je ne voudrai pas me laver, ne me gronde pas et surtout n’essaie pas de me culpabiliser, rappelle toi seulement les fois ou je dus te courir après avec mille excuses pour que tu prennes ton bain lorsque tu était petite. Lorsque tu te rendras compte de mon ignorance à l’égard des nouvelles technologies, donne moi le temps nécessaire pour apprendre, et surtout ne fais pas ces gros yeux ni ne prend pas cet air désespéré. Rappelle toi ma chérie que moi, je t’ai appris à faire beaucoup de choses comme manger correctement, t’habiller et te coiffer et comment faire face aux événements de la vie. Le jour où tu remarqueras que je me fais vieille, s’il te plait sois patiente et surtout essaie de me comprendre. Si par moment, je perds la mémoire ou le fil de la conversation, donne moi le temps nécessaire pour me souvenir si je le peux, ne t’énerve pas, ne soit pas arrogante, seulement vois dans ton coeur que ce qui est le plus important est que tu m’écoutes et que je sois à tes côtés. Et lorsque mes vieilles jambes fatiguées ne pourront plus marcher comme avant, donne moi la main, de la même façon que moi, je le fis lors de tes premiers pas. Lorsque ce moment viendra, ne te sens pas triste ni incompétente, je te demande seulement d’être auprès de moi, de me comprendre et d’essayer de m’aider avec amour pendant que ma vie s’achève. Et avec tout cet amour pour cadeau du temps et de la vie que nous avons partagée, je te remercierais avec un grand sourire et avec cette grande affection que j’ai eu pour toi tout le temps. Je veux simplement te dire que je t’aime ma chère fille….

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For some occasions that kind of card can be useful but using a Gmail address is a bit generic. I, for fun, bought the domain youdontcallme-icallyou.com which carries the message in a different way.

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Not accepting change Thx

Change is inevitable! Deal with it

I love that dialogue. One way to deal with change is to Work with me.

I found the image at Brilliantly smart-ass responses to completely well-meaning signs.

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On the individual coach-pages, see Bengt Wendel – Key Coaching as an example, the coach categories are listed at the bottom. Clicking on any category will bring up a list with all coaches that are in that category.

I then created a main category page, Coach per kategori where all coach categories are listed and clicking on any of them brings up the coaches in that category.

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1. Open your Evernote desktop application and click…
Mac: Evernote Menu >> Account Info
or
Windows: Tools Menu >> Account Info

2. In Account Info locate your special evernote email address and copy it (you can save it to an Evernote note for future reference)

3. Login to Google+, click the Circles tab and create a new Circle

4. In the Circle creation dialog window…
Name your Circle “Save 2 Evernote” or something you will remember
Click “Add a new person” and paste your unique Evernote email address into the text field
Click “Add ‘EvernoteEmail@m.evernote.com’ by Email”
Click “Create Circle with 1 member” to complete the Circle creation process

5. Share Content: Whenever you want to save something to Evernote, simply share it with the “Save2Evernote” Circle that you just created.

The post has a link to Brian’s shared Evernote-post, there are some images too if you need to see more how it’s done.

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That opens up for services like gplus.to which offers you to create a nick or vanity URL for your Google+ account.

If you have a domain of your own and can modify your htaccess-file then it’s easy to create your own personal vanity URL’s. You simply add code like this:

Redirect 301 /me/gplus	https://plus.google.com/google+idhere
Redirect 301 /me/facebook	http://www.facebook.com/bengt.wendel
Redirect 301 /me/twitter	http://twitter.com/BengtWendel

The code above gives me short links like these:
Google+: http://bengtwendel.com/me/gplus
Twitter: http://bengtwendel.com/me/twitter
Facebook: http://bengtwendel.com/me/facebook

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The Ra is one of the most classic VIVOBAREFOOT styles to date. The sumptuous vegetable tanned leather upper sits on the original VIVOBAREFOOT sole. It’s a truly versatile shoe; smart enough for the office and stylish enough for a night out, offering barefoot health benefits from day-to-night.

I wanted real barefoot shoes which means no heal, no built in support and a thin flexible protective sole. The VivoBarefoot concept gives me that.

No heel, no midsole, no arch support, no gimmicks! VIVOBAREFOOT encourages us to move as million years of evolution intended – barefoot.

Ra features (from Terra Plana):
- Flexible.
- Ultra thin 3mm TPU sole.
- Puncture resistant.
- Vegetable tanned minimum chrome leather upper.

The lining is Naturetex 50 which is made from 50% recycled plastic bottles. I like the slogan, At Cosmo we strive to make the world we live in a better place.

Now I have barefoot or almost barefoot shoes for all occasions:
- Vivo Barefoot Ra is a more “dressed” shoe.
- Keen Sayulita Lace is a leisure shoe.
- Nike Free 3.0 V2 is for walking and running (when/if I want to run).
- Keen Sun Valley Slipper is my indoor shoe, I’m usually barefoot at home.

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Perfect for your transition from work to play, week to weekend, Keen’s Sayulita lace-up shoes are made of soft, flexible suede and styled with a laid-back look.

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“How does one become a butterfly?” she asked.

“You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”

- Trina Paulus

Serendipity at work

I had finished reading “Enchantment” by Guy Kawasaki which has an origami butterfly on the front cover. The quote above turned up in my Facebook stream and the butterfly connection is obvious.

Going from caterpillar to butterfly is a great example of change which is what my business is all about.

Photo source: Butterfly World June 2010

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