I am excited to share my new book covers with you all. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment box below. This cover replaces the quick one I made for my professional bio book, which is available on Smashwords. This is the cover to my eBook that will be published in September 2015….
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Read About the Writing Challenges of 22 Writers – Including Mine
After 13 years of freelancing writing, it is an honor to declare that I am officially a “writing expert.” Well, at least I am according to Bryan Collins, the creator of Become a Writer Today. Check out the list of the writing challenges of 22 writers and how they overcame them. I’m number 6 on…
Brands NEED More Diverse Representation
While creating fake applications at work, I decided to get a creative with the names and started using stuff like “Bud Light” and “Chester Cheetah”. Since I had a lot of apps to do, I decided to check out other brand mascots in search of women. Unfortunately, I didn’t find very many. Not even the animals were…
What’s the Difference Between Passion and Purpose? [Discussion]
This is really baffling me because I thought that writing is my passion and purpose. Now, I’m not so sure. Purpose Defined Dictionary.com defines purpose as “the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.” Merriam-Webster defines it as “the reason why something is done or used : the aim or intention…
Status Updates on Workbook and Ebook
Just wanted to give you a quick status updates on my projects. Unfortunately, I don’t have pictures, yet. But I will share them as soon as I get them. I am excited to share that the 62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block companion guide has been submitted to CreateSpace and I’m waiting for a…
20 Challenges and Considerations When Training
My training team completed our first round of trainings. Woo hoo! During that time, I’ve noticed some challenges and considerations when training. I’m sharing these with you just in case you need this information. Trainers Pacing. If trainers go too fast, they lose slow learners. If they go too slow, they lose advanced learners. Thus,…
Determined and Done!
Happy Independence Day! I was determined to get this post done before the end of this week and I made it. I often say that when life happens, your blog is usually the first thing to go. Well, I’m trying my best to keep this one going. Here’s a listing of projects that held up…
Yes, You Really Can Get Money Back for Shopping Online!
My hair stylists and a co-worker told me that I could get paid to shop on Ebates. I didn’t really think anything of it until I contemplated purchasing a few electronics. So, I made my purchases and here’s my check. I did have the option of getting my funds via PayPal but I opted for…
We Have Not Because We Ask Not
One morning I woke up thinking about asking a brand for something I need. At that time, it was merely a thought. I then reflected on two practices that gave me the courage to do so: The power of asking Rejection therapy Essentially, most people do not have what they want because they do not…
I AM ABSOLUTELY LIVID!!
If you watch the news I’m sure you’ve seen the video of the white police officer going mad in McKinney, Texas, chasing unarmed black teenagers, pulling his gun and rough-handling a teenage girl at a pool party. Why I’m Livid While I have not seen the video in its entirety, I’ve seen enough to be…