Photo credit Sheila VooDoo I had surgery last week (doing fine, thank you), so I prepared ahead of time not knowing how much time I would miss work and blogging. I had no desire or energy to work for three days. By the fourth day, I could do a little work. Yesterday (one week after … Read more
Photo credit Deniz Ongar In #editorchat, Lydia (moderator) asked, “authors: have your editors and publishing companies ask that you ‘brand yourself’ by blogging, twittering, or using other SM #editorchat” It doesn’t matter if you work for a corporation, nonprofit, government or small business. Don’t wait for someone to tell you to “brand yourself.” You must … Read more
Oh, my! Read a story about a jury where multiple jurors researched the case on the Internet and posted updates in Twitter and Facebook. Have they lost their common sense? Too much information (TMI) isn’t just about not revealing inappropriate details in your life, but also publicly sharing things online when it’d be better to … Read more
I memorized these for the first time last night: 1. Golden goose egg, 2. Firefly, 3. Paint roller, 4. Diamond ring, 5. Stop sign, 6. Kitchen table, 7. Ticket stub, 8. Leather jacket, 9. Ice cream cone, 10. ATM machine, 11. Scalpel, 12. Champagne bottle, 13. Stroller, 14. Couch, 15. Rose bush, 16. Swimsuit, 17. … Read more
While working for a company, I moved to another position within the same company for a promotion. It was exciting to switch from process management to marketing. It didn’t take long to regret the change. The person I thought I would report to went on a special project and never returned. She had such an … Read more
In Get in the Mood for Love, I mentioned that a book could explain how I managed to get my book love groove back. That book is One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer. This was the fourth book I read since reuniting with my books (I read five … Read more
Photo credit Katie Tegtmeyer Married couples often hit a dry spell especially after children come along. They find less time to spend together alone and in the bedroom. I ran into problems of my own in the bedroom. Between my hand injury and doing many game reviews, I had a dry reading spell. How I … Read more
Why do we “get a feeling or craving” for something at a certain time of year? It’s Pavlov at work. These become habits and with habits come expectations. Not everyone can succeed in working in a home office. The temptation to procrastinate and do non-work stuff is too great. Lone workers don’t have to worry … Read more
Those who know me know I rarely write about myself as I am about giving you info you can use. But this post looks at 2008 from my perspective. Plenty sites and folks shared theirs. I thought 2008 would be grand because: It’s an even number. Always had better luck with even numbers. My youngest … Read more
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” –Winston Churchill “Failure is an event, never a person.” –William D. Brown It’s been too easy for me to fall into a pity party and woe is me situation. OK, maybe I did that for three minutes. I consider myself lucky to have … Read more