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 Blogging Question.
A friend comes to you and says he wants to be a better writer. What books do you suggest?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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–ME “Liz” Strauss
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 Blogging Question.
A friend comes to you and says she wants to know what folks really think about her blog and her business. What advice would you give her to help her find out?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Bloggy Question 15 ââ¬â Roadblocks
Bloggy Question 14 — Make a Wish
Bloggy Question 13 ââ¬â The Incredible Culture
Blogging Life Question 12
I’m ready to write something and as I sit at the keys, it’s gone. It was a spectacular idea. I know it was. Damn. It’s the second time this week, or is it the third? Suddenly I’m forgetting things — things that I’ve never forgotten before.
I used to be known for this memory of mine. Some folks even steered clear of it, feared it. They knew it could track details for decades and offer them back at lightning speed. Now what? A brain of mush has moved in where the razor sharp memory was. . . .
-Stop-
That’s the voice of a Bad Boy of Business. Bad Boys are negative messages, bad tape recordings, in our heads. Bad boys are ideas that we tell ourselves that undercut our success and productivity.
The bad boy here is “You’re losing you’re memory.”
What’s happening? [Read more…]
We land a new position, change careers, or finally take the plunge and start that business of our own that we’ve always thought about and for the first few weeks, few months we’re sailing. Enthusiastic beginner they call it. Even though we’re not beginners. It’s the newness. Everything’s shiny. Then, it’s not.
A Bad Boy roars into our thnking. Bad Boys are negative messages, bad tape recordings, in our heads. They’re things we tell ourselves that undercut our success and productivity.
The bad boy here is “You’re a Fraud, a Fake, a Phony.”
Sound outrageous? I’ve seen it happen. I’ve predicted it. I’ve even done it myself. [Read more…]
Look who came riding in behind the Bad Boys of Writing. It’s the Bad Boys of Business. They’re just as seductive as their counterparts, and like their writing friends, they do damage. Get these con guys in your head and they can blow your productivity.
Meet their point man, Bad Boy 1: That’s Not Real Work. You’re wasting time.