It's a newborn baby newsletter! This one was just an introduction, but the plan is to write a substantive one every week. Just for this one, I'm going to post the text here. But in future, if you want to know what's in the newsletter, you'll have to subscribe to it. Welcome to my very … Continue reading The First Newsletter is Out!
Tag: writing
Announcing … The Newsletter!
It is with a combination of great excitement and trepidation that I introduce you to the next step in my learning ... the e-mail newsletter! Eep. Blame it all on the inimitable Berni Xiong. I met her through Chris Brogan's Secret Group on Facebook. If you want to know what that group is about, you … Continue reading Announcing … The Newsletter!
Why I Follow People Like Michael Hyatt (and Not Random Twitter Marketing Dude)
It's funny. Since I've been talking on Twitter with generous people in the online business world, some of the marketing bots out there have noticed me. At least, I think they are bots. If they aren't, they seem to be passing the Turing Test in reverse. Their tweets have links to blog posts all over … Continue reading Why I Follow People Like Michael Hyatt (and Not Random Twitter Marketing Dude)
3 Real-Life Reasons to Use an Editorial Calendar
So my laptop is now working, more or less (thank you AVG PC TuneUp, even if I had to uninstall it afterwards to prevent it sludging up everything it had cleaned!). Now that I've lost that excuse, it's time to give some serious thought to my blogging schedule. Blogging schedule, you cry? You had such … Continue reading 3 Real-Life Reasons to Use an Editorial Calendar
The Evolution of My Virtual Communities
The heart of being a Professional Enabler is to have a community to enable. I've been thinking about how my online community has evolved over the years, as my interests and enthusiasms have waxed and waned. Some people have stuck even though my participation in the community where I met them has become sporadic at … Continue reading The Evolution of My Virtual Communities
Goals Change
This time of year people seem to spend a lot of time thinking about their goals. Must be that looming January 1st coming up. A new opportunity, for sure, a fresh year. But also a moment when you need to face what you achieved in the past year, and what you didn't. The Resistance generally … Continue reading Goals Change
On losing
Of course when you take part in a competition, you run the risk of losing. I sent off little pieces to two competitions recently, and in both of them, I didn't even get an honourable mention. I have no idea where I ranked because they didn't say. I'm hoping not too near the bottom.On the … Continue reading On losing
Busy
Isn't it amazing how we use busy to avoid doing real work? You will not believe the amount of time I have spent today on busywork. But what have I achieved?To be fair, I have tackled a few tasks I've been procrastinating on. There are some jobs I will do today (like changing the sheets … Continue reading Busy
More blog love
After the fun of my 7 Links post, of course many more bloggers flooded my mind. So I'm going to write a post about some of the bloggers I enjoy reading, without any regard to that 7 Links challenge. Of course, if anyone wants to take it up, all the better! First and foremost, my … Continue reading More blog love
The 7 Link Challenge
OMG, my friend Holly Jahangiri, the author and blogger, has nominated me for the 7 Link Challenge. Given how many blogger friends she has, I am humbled and amazed that she thinks I can do this. The least I can do is give it the ol' college try, as they say.Here are the rules - … Continue reading The 7 Link Challenge