Here’s a personal rant for you… =)

So – Im happy to say, that lately I’ve been feeling happier than ever before. Those people who knows me well also know that I was about to give it ALL up last winter and set the Toothless Tiger free and get a daytime job somewhere at some agency or something. I was so frustrated with how things went and how I looked at myself, I was so frustrated with all the fighting within myself. I spent a lot of days playing sims 3, World of Warcraft and walking around in my PJ. I was wondering why these “things where happening to me” constantly. And then I met an angel.

She interviewed me for her podcast and we connected on a whole other different level than most… I guess she was one of the first people to really SEE my pain and my ….well… hatred towards myself. She gave me some ressources that I cherish to this day. I quickly decided that I needed to step up to the plate and be who I was meant to be. The person that everybody else was talking about in huge terms, but that I personally couldn’t relate to – this kick ass lady called “Henriette Weber”… hmm who was she ?. anyway I decided that I couldn’t be afraid anymore. Fear wouldn’t get me anywhere. I was a cruise to get un- afraid of stages or speaking gigs or criticism or fingerpointing. Im in total control. Im a free bitch baby.

I needed to claim my throne and I needed to see that my work, the things I’ve made and written and events I’ve created was not just “valuable” to others -they where worldchanging at least – to most. I needed to not only love what I was doing and feel blessed for the opportunity that I’ve gotten – I needed to love myself as well.

And you know what? Im finally getting there. I’ve done so much soul searching you wouldn’t believe it. Today I’ve prioritized things in my worklife that has made me step up as a leader and CEO of the coolest company around (mine=). And Im steering this ship with confidence and love, (also thanks to my darling  business advisor Mercedes, My husband TK and Mark, my partner in Toothless Tiger)  - not just because it’s expected of me since Im the founder and the knowledge behind the company, but also because… I love it. I am even starting to do more workshops and speaking gigs again, and writing more and letting myself write more. Because it’s the heart of the business.. my curly hair, huge laugh and simplifying the social web for all of you..

All you need is Love =)

So today’s stuff column is about the ladies on twitter I spend my days with =)

@loadedbow two canadian chicks arming the female entrepreneur. Wonderfulness

@conversationAge – Valeria Maltoni – if you want business unusual this is your lady

@heidiharman of runalong.se –  great lady with heart and mind in the rigth place

@yohannaidha – she’s so talented and beautiful. I used to be her camera(wo)man for a project – can you believe that ?

@paulamarttila – fantastic finnish femme… online strategist and writing for arcticstartup.com

@mettealleslev - the wise woman – one of the greatest and kindest ladies around

@pernillerosen – she rocks my world and gives me adventure  =)

@empoweritas – a secret online network for ladies I’ve founded together with two others

@annika – one of my favorite swedish ladies.

@funkybrownchick – here comes a Party! she’s so much fun

@mini_line – One of the ladies I am most inspired by in the world

@nnoochi - Nanna is such a passionate and cool marketing/web lady. respect

@kmdk – one of the ladies I have known the longest and had the most geeky  conversations with

@dortetoft – because she’s fair and equal and a true investigator

@giagia – one of the ladies I meet far to little, but loving her more everytime

@nfsaxberg – I see her kind off like a partner in crime – she’s fantastic.. founder of Mentory.

@risager – takes the coolest pictures and knits the coolest things…

@warriorgrrl – musician – you should check out her tiffany cover

@notafish – a french lady in germany – and a wiki person at heart

@elmine –  love you to pieces and respect your work enormously

@lauramaki - documentary/social geekgirl and dear dear friend

@luisac -Crafty project manager for Signal Digital with cool hairdo

@karinhoegh - the danish podcast queen

I have decided to do a stuff column here on henrietteweber.com – something I have been doing for a while at eeze.dk – but since we are deciding what to do next with that project I could not stop writing a stuff column.
“stuff” is what I pick up on the internet and will happen on a regular basis.. it’s taken from my delicious feed and includes things I think is good enough to be saved on my delicious account =) The first list is rather long, and I will promise I will keep it more picturesque and descriptive in the future.

so here we go:

Excellent blog: Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook

What to look for in a cofounder - blogpost with good advice on co-founders – I agree =)

Thunder Thimble – brandtracking for social media

The Secret Life of Dolls – or how does a plastic family find authenticity in a fabricated world?

How to find your hidden talent

Fontifier - your own handwriting on your computer (and the tool to make the personal font I used for “Return on Involvement”

The future of the social web: in five eras – blogpost by Jeremiah Owyang

This is going to be my next IRL startup project after Coworking Boat Pan: 1970 Airstream Renovation

Video from 1956 of Eames Lounge Chair introduction

I love the photos of Dorothee Deiss, Berlin

The Next Women is a magazine for Female Internet Heroes

This book looks interesting to a rockbandism evangelist like me – Jam! Amp Your Team, Rock Your Business

Addicatomatic: Inhale the Web

Social Mention – Real Time Search

Radian6 – Social Media Monitoring, Measurement and Engagement

10 golden lessons to embrace as a graphic designer

Twitter’s Ten Rules for Radical Innovators

What matters in most Word-of-Mouth Marketing?

All the advice on happiness you’ll ever need in one blogpost

If you don’t have anything else to do, I would go to the Maker Faire Africa in Accra, Ghana from the 14th to the 16th of August

Pixelated SuperHero magnet set

namechk.com – username availability across multiple sites

Facebook slowly taking over the world

How top 100 brands are using social media

7 uncommon traits of succesful entrepreneurs

9 fantastic facebook pages for fashion

Guru online: Getting started with social media - talk with Euan Semple

Cisco social media case study: how we increased positive mentions of the brand

Fantastic Vivienne Westwood quotes