Progress!

March 5, 2010

Day before yesterday, an article I wrote for More Magazine was posted for the day.
Yesterday, I received a delightful surprise – a request for the first three chapters of my book from one of the agents I queried.
Coincidentally, I had just attended an online conference from Writer’s Digest critiquing first pages submitted by aspiring novelists [...]

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Getting in my Own Way

March 4, 2010

Yep.  Don’t you do that too?  Set goals, feel wonderful about them, then slowly let them sink into the pool of unexecuted plans?
My coach Barbara has given me an assignment.  I made a confession to her.  I feel quilty about taking money for coaching other people.  That is sort of crazy, because I have helped [...]

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Surfing the Internet is

March 3, 2010

good for your brain.  No kidding.  Maybe some of the content is doubtful, but the activity stimulates your brain cells.
I fell in love with the Internet in 1995 when there really was nothing there to see.  I was interested in doing a magazine and somehow distributing it through the computer, a pretty innovative concept [...]

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Creating Order out of Chaos

March 2, 2010

All these changes, positive though they may be, have resulted in a degree of chaos in my life.
The flat belly diet is rewarding me each day as I get into my favorite jeans without a fight.  Interestingly enough, because I can SEE the results, I don’t have a need to jump on the scale.   [...]

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The Common Thread of Writing

March 1, 2010

Yesterday, I went to the Home Depot to purchase a new dishwasher.  My last dishwasher had the electronic touch-pad controls and they wore out in less than three years.  Still, there is almost no alternative on the new machines.
After making my selection, the salesgirl and I were chatting as we went through the payment process. [...]

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There it is! My flat belly!

February 28, 2010

Part of the reinvention process has been to get real with myself about my weight.  Like many women, I gained about twenty pounds when I went through menopause.  I added to the problem that year by visiting Belgium, where I was inspired by their excellent food.  I came home and cooked first class for a [...]

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Morning Pages

February 27, 2010

My sense of urgency is counter-productive.  I lead my life as though some looming deadline hangs eternally over my head.  Where did that come from?
Also, I grasp my latest concept about reinventing myself and try to squeeze myself into that shoe.  At least now, when the shoe isn’t comfortable, I am exploring why. I think [...]

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How Will I Move Forward with Coaching?

February 26, 2010

One of the things that I have been doing to reinvent myself is to resume training as a coach.  I started this process in 2002, but only made it halfway through the courses.
My current business was producing more income than I could turn my back on, so I dropped out of coaching school.  I had [...]

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MothUP

February 24, 2010

Whazzat?  Well, it seems that an author and poet from south Georgia named
George Dawes Green started a revival of storytelling.  Actually, as he relates in this New York Times article, his concept is a little different.  He points out that storytellers of old were basically reading prepared material, whereas members of Moth groups create the [...]

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More important steps of self discovery

February 24, 2010

This experiment is really neat.  Once I get done what I am obligated to do each day, I then dive into whatever interests me.
Like most entrepreneurs, my mind jumps around like a drop of water on a hot griddle.  Instead of fighting that tendency, I am just going with the flow.  As a result, the [...]

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