Do You Need Time Management Tools When You Have a Job You Love ? There is a powerful ancient wisdom quote that gets horribly misused, and it’s robbing people of valuable time, energy AND results! Here’s the quote: :Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius inspirational quotes A lot of people feel that if you love what you do, that must mean that you should want to spend as much time as possible doing it.  But is it possible to love what you do, yet cause more harm than good? Howard’s Story: He LOVES what he does…and so should... (Read More ...)

Comical Comments or The Link Bait Whores Rise Again! This post is a bit of a rant – but with a comedic swing. Every week or so, I go through my spam comments to make sure no truly useful comments slipped in there. I wouldn’t want a legitimate comment to be missed, after all! Part of blogging success is increasing engagement, which means the involvement of the readers of the blog. It’s tricky business, and it can be time-consuming. Bots Behaving Badly I give a nod of thanks to the WordPress plugins Akismet and Bad Behavior. I added Bad Behavior to my spam-fighting arsenal because... (Read More ...)

Sometimes a situation comes up and I just can’t help myself. I have to rant. Do you ever wonder if people know how they come across? I had a conversation today with someone who clearly is so enamored of herself that she has no idea how obnoxious she sounds. And she was asking me for a favor, as well. She made a very obtuse, drawn out monologue, then when I added something, she countered, “What I said was deeper. I can go very deep. Yes, deep, deep, deep very fast.” Oh. Was that you being deep? I thought it was you falling in love with your own words. “I didn’t realize it was... (Read More ...)

Some people either have too much time on their hands or no sense  – AND they need a moral checkup. Here you are, a nice person going about your business, and some nasty person who threw their moral compass into the toilet one day and hasn’t seen it since  does something nasty to you. The latest cyber vandalism attacks are coming through Skype. The first time I heard of Skype, this is how it happened. An Australian client wrote, “Do you Skype?” in an amail. I, with my finely sharpened wit, asked, “Not yet. Is it fun?” Then of course asked him what that meant.... (Read More ...)

There are some things I simply do NOT understand about product launches. Image via Wikipedia First, let me give a little background in case this is new to you. A product launch, whether this is a book launch or the introduction of a home study course, event or anything else, happens when you make a big splash about introducing your newborn product into the world. Typically,  you get a whole bunch of people to promote during a certain period of time (a day, a week). OK, now you know what this is. Getting other people to promote your stuff is a GOOD THING. In fact, it’s a MUST. It’s... (Read More ...)

Oh – did I say censorship? It’s more like… forcing — no wait I shouldn’t say forcing…I should say… inviting – yeah, that’s it…INVITING INVITING anyone who uses Image via Wikipedia testimonials to stop using results-based testimony – even though – let’s face it – those ARE someone’s actual results they say in the testimonial, and they are supposedly a citizen with free speech. But this isn’t about freedom of speech, it’s about consumer protection. Maybe. There are enough smarmy marketers out there that Big Bro FTC decided they needed to save stupid people... (Read More ...)

I am SICK and TIRED of people flinging free stuff at me without sharing why the stuff is valuable to me. What about you? Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE getting something valuable to me for free, and I love giving valuable free resources to people, but I’m noticing a trend. I keep receiving messages with nothing more than something like, here’s a free gift worth $97” plus a link. Maybe it’s worth $97 to you, but it’s worth ZERO to me unless it’s something I actually can use…something I truly WANT. I was at a low simmer until just now, when I went to full rolling boil. An email I just... (Read More ...)

I don’t know what it is about you sighties. You can’t follow directions worth stink. Why is it that I am blind and yet I can follow a series of steps with no problems – unless I miss something – at which point I go back to the instructions and READ/watch/listen and follow. Case in point. Someone was signing up for a piece of software. I even stayed on the phone while she filled out the form (where it says name…you put your name…where it says buy now…you click it and follow instructions to pay). She was then to send specific information to the techie... (Read More ...)

In Native American cultures, even the best beadworkers and weavers will consciously add an “error” into their work. Why? Because only divinity is flawless. Perfectionists would disagree. After all, there is so much fault to find with others. So much “wrong” that should be “fixed.” I often think that if perfectionists took as much time getting themselves into act ion as they do nit-picking everyone else, they could REALLY get somewhere in life. Don’t sweat the small stuff Someone complained to me about the way I linked to her website. With or without a “the” in front of... (Read More ...)

In case you haven’t figured it out, this is a rant. This is also a personal narrative example concerning my recent travel experience. Since I wanted to go to the Impact event a couple days early for some Florida fun, and since the hotel conference h hotel – the Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort – was RIDICULOUSLY expensive, I needed to find an affordable solution for the first couple of nights. I truly HATE having to switch hotels. It is a chore for anyone, but more so when you have extra difficulties navigating and are traveling with a guide dog. Now imagine this. I’m mostly blind.... (Read More ...)