Compelling Content – How To Create It So You Can Make a Difference. If you have a website and you want to get more people looking at your content, listen to today’s show. I’m thrilled to welcome my new and good friend Jake Ballinger to this week’s podcast episode. Jake is an SEO (search engine optimization…
Review Yourself Frequently To Remain Productive and to Improve Sometimes, you know exactly how to review what you’ve done. You have issues with a project you’ve submitted. You want to improve things and know the steps. Or, you think you did your very best. And you’re thrilled! But let’s face it. Likely, you look at a…
The Art of Finishing Two heavy boxes arrived in this afternoon’s mail. My husband carried them inside. I screamed and ran over to them with scissors. These boxes held my version of art. They contained my author’s copies of my latest book, Speak From Within. Two of my books have been fiction. The first two…
Start Writing Books – The Sequel Here’s the sequel of how to finish your first draft. In last week’s podcast episode, I explored how to start writing your book. I also introduced the workbook that will help you get started writing. (If you complete the workbook, in the end, you’ll have a great outline for…
Start Writing Your Book! You know what’s really funny about me and writing? Even though I’ve written five books, I still look at myself in the mirror and say, “Nah, you’re not a writer.” And yet I’ve done it. Five times. I sat down and put words together in a way no one else has…
Do You Want to Achieve Something? Here’s How – a “Teleparable.” I strive to achieve my goals through a combination of action and observation. One of my favorite places to learn lessons is from the wisdom of television and movie writing. My friend Dan calls these nuggets “teleparables.” Here’s one that has stuck with me….
Review of “Crush It!” Today’s Own Your Mind podcast episode reviews entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk‘s first book, “Crush It Why Now Is The Time To Cash In On Your Passion.” In the episode, I look at the creative and inspirational aspects of the book and the author’s reflection on the importance of following your passions in order to…
Today, I took a deep breath and officially self-identified as a writer. It took a while. I’ve written four books, dozens of papers, a whole bunch of articles, and other pieces. And I’ve even had “writer” on my social media profile for the last couple of years. But I’ve always felt like I was wearing…