Having read an article from HBR on “How to Separate the Personal and Professional on Social Media” I decided to look at the Social Media tool I often use and in what part of my Professional and Personal life they fall.

Working on from my Personal Knowledge Management System there are a couple of others shown in the diagram. This is just my quick classification of SMT (Social Media Tools) – everyone else may have a different view such as Facebook for business to reach consumers in particular markets. However it is worth looking if you class the tools as Professional or Personal. A few do sit in the middle for me as they have a place on both sides of the page.

Some of the tools are clearly for Professional use, but some do step either way across the line.

One potential way of keeping things apart…

Knowing the benefits of having a morning routine is the first step of the process. After that comes the decision to create one, and the many trials until you find what works best for you.

A great morning routine starts with getting up early, and then you add a few positive, healthy and successful activities that will get you energized and ready for the day.

But what should these be?
And in what order do you need to do them?

There’s no ideal routine, of course. It takes time and experiments so that you can create the perfect one and make it a daily habit of yours.

But if you are looking for an example, for a step-by-step guide, for an exact morning ritual that has all the important elements it should, then here’s one.

The following infographic (which is my first one, by the way) contains all the things…

As you may have heard, Google Reader is shutting down on July 1. As readers ourselves, we understand the importance of a go-to space on the internet for your daily feeds and regular reads — and a place to discover new finds. If you’re looking for a new reader (or are not using it already), we hope you’ll take the WordPress.com Reader for a spin. Check out what you can do:

Import your subscriptions

The WordPress.com Reader can import and export OPML, so you can transfer subscriptions over from another feed reader. Google Reader users can import their subscriptions directly from Google Reader into the WordPress.com Reader. Visit the import page to get started:

Google Reader users will be asked to select the appropriate Google account (or sign in with a different email address) and grant WordPress.com to access it. For those importing from another feed reader, click on Choose File and then…