Clarity is an amazing thing; that aha moment when you finally stumble across an idea that brings order to a part of your world. I had a moment like that this week and it is changing the way I think about business. The thing I "discovered" has actually been here all along. I've known about this aspect of myself for a very long time, I just never knew it would become the crux of my world, or perhaps I never allowed it to manifest. What I learned, no, what I believe is connections are the most important aspect to any business relationship. I don't care how good you are at what you do; if you do not connect with people and ideas on an authentic level, you do yourself and your business a disservice. From A to Z and Back Again Some time ago, I took a brain evaluation quiz online. The simple test asked a series of questions and then showed you what segment of the brain you do most of the thinking from. I don't recall all the designations or what each one meant, but mine came up dead … [Read more...]

Maybe you've seen this thread around this past week about WordPress sites being under what they call a "Brute Force" attack. If you haven't, allow me to give you the rundown. This is the note I got from my hosting company about the problem: Since yesterday morning, Our internal monitoring systems reported that WordPress users were subject to an unusually high number of attacks. Brute force attacks occur through exploited accounts at other hosting companies. The attacks are attempts to find users that have weak passwords and outdated installations. Once the attacker has found a WordPress account with a weak password, it’s used to gain access to the administration panel. Outdated versions of WordPress scripts are exploited and used to attack other hosting companies. We have implemented additional security tools and is carefully monitoring traffic. However, the best form of protection against these attacks begins at the customer level. Some douchebags have decided they want access to … [Read more...]