On any given day, the blogging world is filled with thousands of conversations on topics ranging from making money to raising a family, from personal development to personal rants. Imagine one day when thousands of conversations are centered on one theme—the environment. That is exactly what Blog Action Day is all about. On October 15th … Read more
Simple Truths has a wonderful collection of inspirational videos available online for free as well as great products for sale. One of my favorite videos is The Simple Truths of Service with the theme “Customer service is not a department . . . it is an attitude.” Of course, most writers, freelancers, independent entrepreneurs don’t … Read more
I recently read a post at Dream Jobs Dialog about the results of a productivity survey by Microsoft. Since many of my readers, like me, are freelancers and work from home, I thought it would be interesting to look at how homeworkers/freelancers compare to employees in productivity. How do you stack up against the average … Read more
I tend to write about my stroke often for two reasons: That one incident dramatically changed my life forever. After fifteen years, I have the perspective of time and experience to see the lessons – and in this case the humor – that I couldn’t see at the time and that I may not see … Read more
Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. – Lord Byron (English Poet) In a recent conversation, a friend reminded me of an incident that had been frightening when it happened but now seems hilarious. We all have those experiences that are frightening or embarrassing at the time, but, when seen through the perspective … Read more
I receive a weekly update on the activities of Adopt-a-Chaplain from my friend and client Ben Ferguson. Last week, Adopt-a-Chaplain had a booth at the Spirit West Coast Christian music festival. Ben gave permission for me to quote the following from this week’s update (emphasis added). What’s Adopt-a-Chaplain All About? Visitors to our booth at … Read more
Bryan Clark at One Man’s Goal is offering a free teleseminar with Jill Koenig “The Goal Guru.” Jill and Bryan will answer questions – Jill about goals and Bryan about blogging. You can post questions you’d like covered in a comment to Bryan’s post. The teleseminar takes places Tuesday, August 14th, at 7 pm CT.
Georganna Hancock wrote a great post on proofreading at A Writer’s Edge. She gave some excellent pointers on proofreading, but my favorite part of the post was the link to Eric Shackle’s The Printer’s Devil. Anyone who has ever edited and proofread an article dozens of times only to discover a glaring typo as soon … Read more
Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings has another “What I Learned From …” Group Writing Project underway. The topic this time is vacation: Hey, even if you’ve never taken a “formal” vacation, then surely you’ve taken a little “self” time, eh? Well, that qualifies as a vacation in my book. So go for it! I’m … Read more
Do you know a middle school or high school student who likes to write? EPIC, Electronically Published Internet Connection, established the annual New Voices writing competition to encourage reading and writing among middle school and high school students and to promote e-book literacy. The contest is open to students in junior high or high school … Read more