Lessons Learned from My Inbox After amassing nearly 2000 emails in my inbox, I had to get rid of those messages. As I cleaned out my box, I started thinking about how the failure to clean my box had affected me emotionally. I was frustrated by the large number of messages. Anger kicked in when…
Author: Ms. Marcie
I am a writer, blogger, trainer and author who loves sharing little known and unknown facts.
The Baby Boomer & Millennial Divide at Work [VIDEO]
My buddy, Beverly Mahone, wrote an eye-opening book, The Baby Boomer / Millennial Divide: Making It Work At Work. I read the book and had intended to write a review. Well, intentions sometimes never come to light. Since I didn’t write my review, I decided to interview her for What Matters to Ms. Marcie, my…
Mark Your Calendars – I’m Presenting Two Seminars in July & August
If you’re an author or small business owner who needs promotional know-how, be sure to attend these upcoming seminars. Friday, July 27, 2018 – 7 pm to 8 pm Authors Promoting Success 2653 S. Lawndale, Chicago, IL 3 Online Marketing Tools All Authors Should Use Marketing is a challenge for most authors because they’re writers,…
Read My Interview with Dequiana Jackson
I had the pleasure of interviewing my buddy, Dequiana Jackson, for the Independent Bulletin newspaper. This article was especially easy to write for several reasons. First, Dequiana is a friend of several years. Someone told me to call her because he felt we should know each other and we’ve been connected ever since. We spoke…
My Blogging Success for New Bloggers Course is on Sale!
I am excited to share that my online course, Blogging Success for New Bloggers, is available for sale after months of procrastination and weeks of action. Procrastination and Other Excuses Let me say that creating this course was no easy undertaking because I wanted it to be a certain way. If it were an…
I’m Back! Here’s What Happened While I Was Away
I’m back and ready to blog. As I told you before my break, although I wasn’t going to be blogging, I was still going to be busy. Following is a list of things that happened while I was on break. I’ll elaborate on a few of them in future posts. Professional Accomplishments My Blogging Success…
5 Lists That Save Time, Money and Sanity
This article was originally posted on She Owns It on May 30, 2018. We live in a society where everything and everybody is constantly moving. We are multi-tasking and trying to get as much done at one time as possible. Rarely do we stop and sit down to organize our thoughts with lists, which means…
Taking a Break
I am taking a much needed break, but may post periodically if something comes up. Unfortunately, I won’t be going to the tropical destination in the image above. But if I work on the projects I’m supposed to while on break, I should be able to go before the end of the year. Here are…
Listen to My Interview with Scott Winterroth
It was an honor to be interviewed by Scott Winterroth, Founder of Content Academy and The Blog You Want in the Time You Have. We discussed how I got started and tips to take your blogging to the next level. Scott and I met at a WordPress meetup 10 years ago. He had the coolest…
Save the Date: Celebrating Black Roller Skating in Chicago – December 8, 2018
I have been researching Chicago’s roller skating history for nearly 10 years now, with a goal of writing a book. I’m hoping to wrap up my research this year. I am sooooooo thankful for the people who have given me articles, emailed pictures, shared stories…everything. There’s a lot more work to do but I’m proud…