Places In The Mind

Places In The Mind

Man continually proves he can do anything. On May 6, 1954 a British medical student stunned the world by running one mile in three minutes, 59.4 seconds. Until then a sub-four-minute mile was believed impossible. Doctors said nobody’s heart and lungs could pump blood...
The Little Things Really Are The Big Things

The Little Things Really Are The Big Things

When asked to name the three most important things in their lives, most people include the word “family.” In fact, a good many of those put the word “family” at the very top of their list. And yet in many cases there is a significant gap between their desire for a...
The Man Who Could Do Everything

The Man Who Could Do Everything

Now that he’s gone, you must accept greater responsibility. The death of Someone Else, the man who could do everything, recently gave rise to mourning and lamentation all over the world. Else was the most talented person of all time. Perhaps his greatest talent was...
You Too Can Be A Champion

You Too Can Be A Champion

No one could even remember someone so highly skilled and ranked failing to even qualify. Yet, Dan O’Brien did just that. It’s history now—but when sitting on Delta flights #1862, from Salt Lake City to Spokane, it was real. It was Monday, the day after watching Dan...
Bloggers Burnout – Four Fast Tips

Bloggers Burnout – Four Fast Tips

Picture this: You’ve had your blog for a few months now. You were so excited to get started on it and you had about a billion ideas for what you want to do and where you want to go with it. You spent hours and hours designing the layout of the blog – making it...
Cultivate Your Garden

Cultivate Your Garden

“Be sure that what you allow to engage your attention is of value.” Each day, you’re bombarded with hundreds of messages: BUY IT! READ IT! DO IT! SEE IT! TRY IT! EAT IT! NEW! HURRY! SALE! HERE! NOW! They reach you via radio, computer, television,...
The Tale of Two Dogs

The Tale of Two Dogs

“A reminder about the benefits of positive reinforcement…” As a first time dog owner, he failed. He would call “Ginger!” but Ginger wouldn’t respond. She continued wandering and sniffing bushes, as dogs are wont to do, and only returned when she...
Managing Your Money as a Freelance Writer

Managing Your Money as a Freelance Writer

I’ve mentioned in several of my articles about all the perks that come with freelancing – the opportunities to work from any place you’d like, work on your own timetable and accept or reject work as you please. That being said, all those perks can come at a...
A Shoe Box Of Wins

A Shoe Box Of Wins

Twenty years in a tough job and Barbara still has a positive, expectant attitude. What’s her secret? The State Department of Education is a tough place to work. The employee turnover rate is high, because people find it too stressful being the “rope” in a non-stop...
A Piece Of Fuzz In The Machinery

A Piece Of Fuzz In The Machinery

To stay responsive to prospects, sales people need fuzz detectors. A man entered a large hardware store and walked to the household-appliances department. “I need a replacement blade for my food processor,” he said. “Oh well, we only have two kinds,” the clerk said in...
The Winding River

The Winding River

“You’re only responsible for making it to the next bend…”   The young man had done well during his first two years with the company, but he began to feel anxious. He wasn’t sure where his career would take him, if indeed it would take him...
Questions Freelancers Should Ask Prospects

Questions Freelancers Should Ask Prospects

Working as a freelancer can be a tricky business. Sometimes, getting hired by a company means you’re in it for the long run. Other times, you might just be hired for a seasonal project. Whatever the case may be, sometimes freelancers can get a little eager to start a...
November 2017 Newsletter

November 2017 Newsletter

Is It Time To Quit Your Day Job? Are you currently in a 9-5 position and running for the door at 4:57 because that’s the soonest you can leave? If so, ask yourself where you are so eager to get off to. That is likely the passion you are meant to be following....
Finding Your Target Audience

Finding Your Target Audience

As a writer, you’ll hear all about the importance of keeping up with a blog. During my undergrad, practically every professor in the communication department drilled in into my skull. I must have had half a dozen blogs I was creating daily content for by my senior...
Freelancer Networking Boost

Freelancer Networking Boost

I knew when I was a sophomore in college that I wanted to be a freelancer after graduation. I wasn’t necessarily sure what that meant, and I wasn’t sure how I would get into that kind of work, but I hoped I would figure it out eventually. Not too long ago, networking...
Blogging For Your Day Job

Blogging For Your Day Job

The very first blog I ever followed was NieNie Dialogues. Its author is Stephanie Nielson, a Mommy Blogger who wrote her first blog post in 2006. Originally, she created the blog when she and her young family moved across the states. It was her way of keeping all of...
October 2017 Newsletter

October 2017 Newsletter

Holidays For Entrepreneurs or Just Cold And Flue Season? Call me cynical, but when I start seeing Pumpkins, I think of spending thousands of dollars on decorations. Halloween costumes, hay bails, candy… the expenses roll on. Then we fall right into Thanksgiving...
Blogging And Freelance Freedom

Blogging And Freelance Freedom

Blogging and Freelance Writing for a Laptop Lifestyle These days, more and more people are settling into a career with nothing more than a laptop and a Wifi connection. Thousands of people are opting out of an established workplace in favor of freelancing and blogging...
Affiliate Marketing Success Stories

Affiliate Marketing Success Stories

Affiliate Marketing can really put people off for a few reasons, but stick with me. I once worked for an agency that had me write the occasional affiliate articles. Essentially, we would promote products from other companies, and my agency received a portion of...
Which Social Media Is Best For My Business

Which Social Media Is Best For My Business

When my dad published a novel, “Sons of Jupiter,” by Scott Michael Brady, his publisher told him he would need to get on social media. He was already on Facebook, but his incredibly private settings made it impossible to share anything with the public. He...