For Those of You Who Are Close to Your Dreams

 

Thanks for the Encouragement

Every time I’m down I always get a word from someone who is totally unaware of my state at that time.  Then, there are people who I call to say hi that end up victims of my rants.  And they listen!  So, to everyone who has provided words of encouragement or listened to my rants, thanks for your encouraging words or listening.  It’s helping me to stay motivated to move forward.

 

I’ve Got to Step My Game Up

I had a troubling thought today.  If Bill Gates or Warren Buffet called me today to offer to mentor me, would I be ready?  Unfortunately, the answer was no.  What does that mean? I have very little time to get myself together.

What needs to be done?
1. Think like the billionaire I am.  Not everyone is qualified for the billionaires club.
2. Write like it’s my lifeline.  Actually, it is.  My new motto: Will write for food.
3. Stop planning and start working. I’m creating my to-do list now.

Mr. Buffet and Mr. Gates, I will be ready for your tutelage by the end of this month. I’m looking forward to our meeting.

 

This Little Birdie Needs a Home – It’s Free

This adorable Cockatiel needs a new home.  It comes with the cage and food. It’s healthy and FREE!!  It just needs a place to stay.

 

Contact Elvis Slaughter at ESlaugh108@aol.com to make arrangements me to own this pet.

 

 

 

Thanks Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen

Mark Victor Hansen & Robert G. Allen

I had the opportunity to meet Mark Victor Hansen & Robert G. Allen, the authors of Cash In A Flash, at a Chicago Social Media Club meeting in September 2009.

I didn’t have a lot of money on me, so I asked Mr. Hansen to gift me a book.  Do you know I received a double blessing? Not only did I get a book, Mr. Hansen told me that “we expect great things!”  What a way to be sent off with a good book!

Well, Mr. Hansen, I am working on those great things.

 

The Second City is Good for Me

I am in the second session of my comedy writing class at The Second City Training Center. It’s pretty cool.  Not only do we get a chance to release our creative energies through sketch writing, our sketches have to be read aloud by our peers so we can get the full effect of our work.

I was able to get away with not reading aloud because there were students that really liked to act in the first session.  Now that the class sizes are smaller, there is NO hiding.  This is pulling out other things in me that I have shied away from all my life.  It’s cool.  I now have to embrace my newfound discoveries with confidence.  But, I can proudly say with confidence that my writing is STILL da bomb and it’s getting better!

 

People Have A Lot of Nerve!

I had to take my neighbors to court because the roots of their trees were destroying my sidewalk and fence.  For over three years, I asked him to cut the trees.  He said yes.  They never came down.  Finally, a few branches fell on the wires in my yard one windy day in Chicago which freaked me out because that could have been my garage.  One was a huge tree.  After that, I started putting my requests in writing.  The whole family stopped talking to me. 

My first request to him, immediately after the branch incident, was to remove the tree and repair my property.  It was ignored.  I waited until late Spring 2008 to communicate further.  I offered to pay half of the tree removal along with materials to repair my sidewalk and fence if his construction company completed the work.  Yes, he has a construction company! He ignored that request.  I even tried to do mediation, and that request went ignored.  So, the only thing left to do was to seek legal counsel.

It took a minute to get that tree down.  It’s gone; I can’t complain. However, I can complain about his request: To go half on the removals, repairs, and legal expenses. Needless to say, that is not going to happen.  I just had to share the nerves of these people.

 

Have You Ever Visited a Home that Had NO Books?

I was having a conversation with someone, and he mentioned that he visited homes growing up that had NO books.  I was appalled, even in my old age, because that has never happened in my lifetime.  Granted, many bookshelves were not in immediate view, but every home I’ve visited had a book somewhere.

So, if you have ever visited a home that had NO books, please share your experience.  This is all new to me.

 

I Think I’m In Love With WordPress

I have been using wordpress for all of my blogs, Shorty In Da House, Marcie Writes, and As NOT Seen on TV.  I checked out WordPress for Dummies at Borders on last week and learned some new stuff. 

Also, most of the bloggers that get paid for blogging use WordPress from what I gathered from my reading.  It only makes sense to use what’s working, right?  (Now, it’s time for me to start getting paid like the pros.)

If you are interested in WordPress and have no idea how to use it, I have the following suggestions:
1. WordPress site has a wealth of information to get you started and keep you going.
2. Check out WordPress for Dummies
3. There is a One Day WordPress in Chicago on Saturday, November 14, 2009.  Get more details and to register at www.meetup.com/mywplife
4. Join a local WordPress Meetup on Meetup.com
5. Visit random sites that are shown on WordPress and contact the owners

 

Decisions! Decisions!

I am overwhelmed by decisions these days.  I need story focuses for As NOT Seen on TV; I need to find a target market for The Write Design Company; and I have an idea for Shorty, but it’s not solid.  I started my blogs for fun; now it’s time to make money. That’s work. 

Am I up for the challenge?  I’ll give it a shot.

In the meantime, there are decisions to make.  It’s time to make things happen.