Blogging: A Time To Every Purpose

An old friend from my elementary school days let her Facebook friends know that she’d started a blog recently. She’s completely new to blogging, so after I helped her figure out a little technical detail, she asked if I could help her navigate the world of blogging. I told her I would write a post on Blogging 101 just for her. This isn’t that post. But it is a precursor to that post,... read more

Find Something To Learn

I was going to begin this post with a question, which was going to be: Would you like to be considered an expert in your field? Then I changed my mind. Instead, I’m going to ask you this: Do you even HAVE a “field” in which you might like to be considered an expert? Before you can be an expert at something, you need to know what that something is. So the first step is to determine what... read more

Best Known For…

Just a really quick question today. If you could “pre-write” your obit (for far into the future, of course), how would you like the following statement to read? (being somewhat realistic, but still allowing for ultimate dreams). [your name here] was best known for … Now what would it take to make the first step towards making that statement... read more

My Life Motto in 25 Words

My motto, borrowed from Smashmouth’s All Star, is “You’ll never shine if you don’t glow”. Make the choice. Recognize and share your light with everyone. The above was written for The 25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom Writing Project ... read more

What Is Holding You Back?

This is a question I’d love to get answers to in the comments below. What is holding you back? What is preventing you from getting your online business off the ground? Fear of the unknown? Worried that you aren’t capable? Not sure how to get it going? Don’t have time? Think you need more money? Think you need more knowledge? Something else? I’ll always be grateful that one day I... read more

The Forbidden Book of Getting What You Want

A lot of what drives me, you, and this site is motivation. Without it, we can’t achieve our goals unless we just get lucky enough to tumble down a mountain and land in a steaming pool of molten luck. Assuming that doesn’t happen, we have to find ways to motivate ourselves so that we get what we want. I pass along thoughts, ideas, sites, and information that can help motivate us whenever I... read more

When Needed, Just Let It Go

As you know, I work from home, and I am self-employed. More often than not, that means I work harder and longer than I ever did at a 9 to 5 job, but it doesn’t feel like it because I enjoy what I do. I know that I can stop at 2 p.m., crawl into bed, and take a nap if I want. I know I can take a break any time I want. Knowing these things doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll do them, but I... read more

Your Reason For Failure May Be Your Ticket To Success

How many times have you said, “I can’t, because I ___” (fill in the blank with the reason for failure you use most often)? What if the very reason you use to anticipate failure could be turned into your ticket to success? Let’s take an example. Maybe you are shy, and are not a “people person”. You read a little about creating an online business and you hear that... read more

What Motivates You?

Today, I blogged about motivation on my SEO blog, but that was directed towards a specific situation. Here, I’d like to discuss motivation in more general terms. Specifically, I’d like to ask you some questions. I’m interested in your thoughts and your processes. By sharing motivational strategies, I think we can all benefit from each other. What motivates you? What gets you fired... read more