Getting Ready

I've decided to revive my blog, "Quotidian Adventures," in preparation for my trip to Paris in August. Granted, "quotidian" is a word not everyone knows but this will give people an opportunity to use the dictionary function on their computers. Besides, it says exactly what I want to do: record my daily adventures.

My adventure has really already begun. I have an apartment rented in the 13th arrondisement (thank you, Jackie Sloane) and my ticket is purchased via frequent flier miles (thank you, John Kenney). Son William and his girlfriend Yesenia will be joining me in Week 1, along with my husband Bill. All will be with me to celebrate my 54th birthday August 6.

These past three years have brought blogging a long way... some would say it's required of all small business owners. I was ahead of my time, then lagged behind. Thanks to the contribution of Joy Meredith (www.joymeredith.com), I'm getting back on track with my social media. Am I the only one who sometimes thinks it's anti-social media?

Before I head off to Paris, I'm visiting North Carolina next week for the 3rd annual Energetic Women Conference. If there's anywhere I belong it's among other energetic women. These women, however, are actually professionals in the energy field: energy engineering and operations. Love those women engineers!

Then my travels take me to Phoenix for a week where I'll be in residence as the new Director of Alumni Affairs and Marketing for the Walker Center for Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird. I'm excited about spending the week there, talking to the folks at the Center and on campus about the possibility of doing a research project. My idea is to do a survey of those who attended Thunderbird's executive MBA program (executive master's in international management in my day) and get feedback on how many of them began as entrepreneurs and how many of them became entrepreneurs. Not looking for a causal effect but more to see how the program may have contributed to alumni who, like me, launched a business following graduation. That should be fun.

I know that blogs are supposed to be interactive, so let me ask this question: If you're an entrepreneur, do you have a desire to "go global?" Or are you global already?