Bloggy Question 68: 2 Palm Trees, You, Me

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Reflection Is Good

Two palm trees, a great bottle of wine,

maybe some bread and cheese, me, and you . . .

What would we talk about?

Would it be music, books, blogging . . .

C’mon, you know we’d talk for days.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Bloggy Question 67: Doors . . .

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Door 1 ……. Door 2 …… Door 3?

What makes you think so?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Bloggy Question 66: If I Gave You a Yellow Rose

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A Beautiful Yellow Rose

If I gave you a yellow rose,
for no special reason,
and I asked you what you were thinking.
What would you say?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Bloggy Question 65: You’ve Always Had It EASY! RIGHT?!!!

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For those who come looking for a short, thoughtful read, a blogging life discussion, or a way to gradually ease back into the week. I offer this bloggy life question. . . .

You moved away from your hometown after college. Only 20% of your graduating class did. You’re online and you have your own business. You’re enjoying some success — every bit of which you’ve worked your tail off to achieve.

You return home for a reunion. Always thinking, you arrange a few meetings with possible new clients while you’re there. When a high school friend hears you’re coming, he asks whether he might hire you to give him some advice on a new venture he’s considering. You agree (at a slight discount for secrets shared and times spent.)

The day of that meeting arrives.

The guy has a grand idea that actually has potential. It could turn into something special. He’s identified a genuine need. You’re certain because it’s in your same industry. You start thinking it would make a nice “sister” business. You’re picturing clients you might refer for his service.

Then you ask a few questions and the situation gets sticky.

The problem is that your friend is in dreamland. He has no real plan. He wants to put out a shingle and expects customers by the hundreds (maybe thousands), all over the nation to lay their trust and their money down. He has no goals, no funding, no market projection, and no way to get his message out or a message to send.

When you gently try to explain this reality, his answer is “You’ve always had it easy! You’re afraid of a little competition.”

Now you’ve invested billable time in a bad situation and you have a client meeting in the morning with someone he knows.

How do you respond?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Bloggy Question 64: You’re In Business Now!

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For those who come looking for a short, thoughtful read, a blogging life discussion, or a way to gradually ease back into the week. I offer this bloggy life question. . . .

You’ve been writing a blog as a bit of an adventure. You’re not a “make money online” sort of person — mostly because you wouldn’t have a clue how.

Then yesterday you got invited to speak at a conference nest Tuesday in California for some 300 eager attendees. The sponsor of the event has asked you to do the keynote opening talk. The theme of the conference is the theme of your blog.

Suddenly, you realize you have an opportunity to network. People there will listen to what you have to say. You have just enough time to put together some incredible business cards and a great elevator pitch, but no time at all to make your blog look like you do this for a living. Even worse, you’ve been neglecting your blog lately.

Do you leave your as it is and hope for the best, handing out business cards and plan to fix it as soon as you return? Do you pull it off line and put it “under construction”? Do you hand it to a designer and a copywriter who know you, hoping that what they come up with is better than what’s there?

Do you go on vacation instead, figuring you were never meant to do this anyway?

How do you respond?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Reflection Is Good

Two palm trees, a great bottle of wine, maybe some bread and cheese, me, and you . . . What would we talk about? Would it be music, books, blogging . . . C’mon, you know we’d talk for days.

Door 1 ……. Door 2 …… Door 3?

What makes you think so?

A Beautiful Yellow Rose

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Two palm trees, a great bottle of wine,

maybe some bread and cheese, me, and you . . .

What would we talk about?

Would it be music, books, blogging . . .

C’mon, you know we’d talk for days.