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Why I Split My Story into 3 Different Books

A while back, I decided to work on a book I'd written over twenty years ago. One of the first books that I sent to publishers hoping they'd see the uniqueness of it. They didn't because the story was hopelessly flawed. When I decided to pluck it from the mountain of old story ideas and [...]

Three benefits to planning your year

I know what you're thinking. It's May! Why is she talking about planning the year? I'm a big believer that it's never too late and you're never too young or old to start a dream. Therefore, it's not too late to start planning your year. It'll be painless. I promise. ;-) Last year I blogged about my goals [...]

By |2018-02-13T11:17:55-04:00May 16th, 2014|Categories: Writing Tips, Get Organized|Tags: , , |2 Comments

Half the Year is…Gone!

One of the marks of superior people is that they are action-oriented. One of the marks of average people is that they are talk-oriented.” — Brian Tracy This quote jumped out at me when I saw it. It was perfect for today's post since accomplishing your goals requires action, as much as I'd like to [...]

What’s Your Daily 5?

Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net The last couple weeks I've been talking about goals, dreams and how to stay focused. Today I'm asking "What drives you daily? What keeps you focused on your dreams?" For me it’s my daily 5. Curious? Here's a link to Kelly L. Stone’s site, author of TIME TO WRITE, [...]

Goal! The end is near!

The end of 2013 is approaching faster than a freight train. How did you do this year? Did you accomplish everything you wanted to? Now, before you start pulling the covers over your head or giving me dirty looks, let me just say I'm not here to grill you about it. In fact, to ease your fears, I'm going [...]

By |2018-02-13T11:18:31-04:00December 20th, 2013|Categories: Get Organized|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments

5 Benefits to Using a Calendar

I was never the calendar type. I'd shake my head at people who lugged around their organizers (non-digital) stuffed with papers. From the time digital organizers came out I had one. It beeped to remind me what I needed to do, when, and made it easy to reschedule tasks. I have, without much luck, tried to [...]

By |2018-02-13T11:18:45-04:00February 27th, 2013|Categories: Get Organized|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on 5 Benefits to Using a Calendar