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Looking for a used car $1,000-$1,500

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Wild Wings Popcorn

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Gourmet Popcorn for Gift-Giving and Fundraisers

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Lunch Talk with Martin Brossman: “Google Communities: How Can They Benefit Me?”

May 30, 2013 from 11:30am to 1pm – Capital Buffet (formerly Crystal Palace)
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Final Friday Networking - "Cooperative" Discussion

May 31, 2013 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm – Rally Point Sports Grill
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Lunch Talk: "Craft a Powerful and Memorable Profile" with Alice Osborn

June 13, 2013 from 11:30am to 1pm – Capital Buffet (formerly Crystal Palace)
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About my Business:: I currently work for YellowWood Group, a strategic marketing consulting company based in North Raleigh. YellowWood helps its clients create and execute a strategy for becoming industry leaders in their space.

About Me:: I am avid writer. A huge portion of my spare time is devoted to mastering the craft of writing. In June of 2012, I challenged myself to write a million words by June of 2013. The effort is well underway and I look forward to having more to share about this.

I'm originally from Pennsylvania and moved to Raleigh in 2007. I'm a piano lesson dropout from high school, and I wish I'd kept it up. People always ask if I play basketball. I did once, and I was so bad at it that I got voted "LVP" for "least valuable player!"

I love me a good book. I got into sci-fi as a teenager - I started with the Foundation series in high school and then with Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. I'm also a recovering Trekkie. I'm not going to try to list the books I've read here....but let's just say that I love reading anything that challenges the way I think.

I'm a Toastmaster - my home club is Raleigh Talkmasters. We meet on Thursdays at 7:30AM.

I'm a closet painter. I started my 4th painting in 2007, and it's still not finished.

In Myers-Briggs, I'm an INTP. (Introvert-Intuitor-Thinker-Perceiver)
My Strengths Finder Strengths are: Futuristic, Activator, Strategic, Self-Assurance, and Maximizer.
In astrology, I'm a Cancer and a Fire Snake.

Who referred you to inSide919?: Pat Howlett

Blog Address:: http://www.dave-baldwin.com/

Linkedin Address:: http://www.linkedin.com/in/writerdavebaldwin

Google+ Address:: http://plus.google.com/u/0/108517854459060071565

Facebook Business Page:: http://www.facebook.com/dave.baldwin77

Your Twitter Page:: http://twitter.com/keeponwriting

919 Phone number (only add if you are okay with people calling you): 919-723-7916

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Lunch Talk: "Craft a Powerful and Memorable Profile" with Alice Osborn at Capital Buffet (formerly Crystal Palace)

June 13, 2013 from 11:30am to 1pm

On Thursday, June 13, we welcome back Lunch Talk speaker Alice Osborn! The title of Alice’s talk will be: “Craft a Powerful and Memorable Profile.”How do you stand out from the crowd and make others remember who you are? Through the power of your written bio/profile on your social media channels, website and marketing collateral. Alice started her own successful writing and editing services company from the ground up and is here to share her profile secrets with you, which include the emotional…See More

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Final Friday Networking - "Cooperative" Discussion at Rally Point Sports Grill

May 31, 2013 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm

Our Monthly Opportunity to Connect our Members offline.Come out, have lunch and share with other attendees information about your business, your market and your needs - each attendee will have time to share.This event will kick off the discussion of converting Inside919 from a Privately Owned enterprise to a Member Owned Cooperative. We're all here to help each other.We have room for 60 people.See More

May 15

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Dave Baldwin replied to Pat Howlett's discussion Inside919 as a Cooperative?

"Just now getting to this. Very interesting concept. I am curious as to how this would fit in the long-term vision of the InSide networks in all of the U.S. area codes...would this mean that they would all be cooperatives eventually? I'm sure…"

May 15

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Lunch Talk with Martin Brossman: “Google Communities: How Can They Benefit Me?” at Capital Buffet (formerly Crystal Palace)

May 30, 2013 from 11:30am to 1pm

On Thursday, May 30, our featured Lunch Talk speaker will be Martin Brossman, Business Coach & Consultant. The title of Martin’s talk will be: “Google Communities: How Can They Benefit Me?”Google Communities is growing at a tremendous rate as a resource, and in some way a replacement for LinkedIn Answers being closed down. Yet they are a bit different.Google chose to not migrate their Google groups over as communities, but create a completely new entity. The quality of any of the…See More

May 15

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The Power of Negative Thinking

Posted on January 4, 2013 at 2:10pm 4 Comments 1 Like

For those of you who missed Pat Howlett’s talk on Thursday 1/3, I’ll share one thing I got from it that resonated with me. There were a number of other elements in Pat's talk yesterday and I've only covered one element; if you missed it, be sure to jump on the next opportunity to hear Pat present.

Pat asked us to consider that negative thinking has value—despite all we have been told about "thinking positive." Some of you may have read my past writings where I’ve gone on rants about…

Overcoming Resistance to Change

Posted on November 29, 2012 at 3:47pm 0 Comments 1 Like

Today, I got to hear a great talk on the subject of embracing change by my friend Kevin Snyder. Kevin and I are in the same Toastmasters club, which is where I got to hear the story of how he became a contestant on The Price is…

“It’s a Two-Way Street”

Posted on November 25, 2012 at 3:01pm 1 Comment 1 Like

You’ve heard it before. “It’s a two-way street,” we always say. If I do a favor for you, if I promise to have your back when the going gets rough, if I volunteer some of my time to help you with a difficult business problem, or if I make myself available for late-night phone calls, then “it’s a two-way street.” When we make a commitment to someone else, we begin to feel a sense of entitlement. We begin to believe that the other person is indebted to us. It’s in our DNA. We live in a quid pro…

"What Do You Do?"

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 8:06pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Seriously. Is this the best icebreaker question humanity can come up with? I have an idea. Let’s all start asking each other “What brand of dental floss do you use?” That question is equally relevant and equally conducive to business relationships as “what do you do?”

Don’t be surprised if I give you an evasive answer if you ask me what I do. Anyone who knows me, knows that talking about what I do is of very little interest to me unless there is a genuine business reason to have the…

Using Your Network to Cultivate Burning Desire

Posted on November 10, 2012 at 11:32am 3 Comments 2 Likes

As people have heard me say often, networking is not about schmoozing and handing out business cards. It’s about creating deep connections. It’s about making friends for life. In the business world, it’s about building loyal alliances where you know beyond the shadow of a doubt that the people around you will be there to support you when you need it. One of the things that I’ve come to realize about networking is that my network is most willing to help when I am focused and serious about my… Read More

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At 7:59am on February 25, 2013, Anne M. Showalter said…: Thanks Dave. Hope all is well.

At 11:40am on December 22, 2012, Pat Howlett said…: Hey Dave, want to take a minute and personally Thank you! for being Inside919, I wish you and yours Happy Holidays, a Very Merry Christmas and the Most Successful 2013 possible.

I promise to increase my efforts around here to increase your visibility, reputation and business connections. Let me know whenever I can be of help.

At 8:16pm on August 1, 2012, Pat Howlett said…: Hey Dave, kept trying to get over to visit as well - next time :)

At 2:27pm on July 12, 2012, Deidre Hughey said…: Great to see you too, Dave! Hope all is well. Would love to hear about the popcorn sometime. :-)

At 11:29am on June 30, 2012, Gaynor Fries, 919 Director said…: Happy Birthday Dave! Make it one to remember!
Gaynor

At 9:47am on June 30, 2012, Pat Howlett said…: Happy Birthday Dave - hope you're able to do something you enjoy - I like the sound of that southwest jalapeno popcorn and will need to come in for some of that :)

At 9:24am on May 18, 2012, Stacey Shanahan ~ Community Mgr. said…: Hello Dave, it was very nice meeting you at the VA gathering yesterday. Thanks for connecting and sharing. I also enjoyed reading your 919 profile and learning a little bit more about what makes you tick. Hopefully, we will have the opportunity to see each other at networking events more often.

At 2:34pm on May 17, 2012, Gaynor Fries, 919 Director said…: Great to see you again this morning, Dave!

At 8:33am on April 17, 2012, Pat Howlett said…: Dave, had to take a minute and share with you that I'm becoming a bigger fan of yours - the common sense/ "experience earned" that you are bringing to being in business is so very valuable.

At 12:02pm on March 20, 2012, Pat Howlett said…: Hey Dave, as one of our 1st "Insiders" you can now take part in the Article Marketing and Referral Marketing Training - hope it helps and let me know what you think. [just click the "Join" botton to access]