Years ago, a colleague asked me, "What's your passion?" The fact that I didn't have an answer took me by surprise. It took me a really long time to figure that one out. Was it writing? Sure... I love to write. But I love to market, too. Finding the unique attributes of a product or solution and helping others to understand its value proposition is, in some ways, like creating a piece of art. You blend words and images together and bring forth something that elicits an "aha!" moment for the audience. But then, I also love dancing, figure skating, history, fashion and design, and fluffy dogs. I left the hi-tech world for a while, in search of my passion. During that time, I devoted myself to getting some of my children's stories published, caring for my family (including my father, who had become quite ill), and creating my own small business, Ages Designs. Ages Designs was meant to be a partnership between my mother and me. She had expressed t
