Life Of E's

Let’s think about the orange cones of language. As verbal beings, language is a key element in the way that we communicate with one another and even with ourselves. We think in words and we speak, write, and telegraph (do people even do that anymore?) in words or representations of words. And, words are labels [...]

Tags: business, Coaching, distractions, focus, positive, Productivity, stress, success, tips, work

Chuck Frey is the creator and publisher of The MindMapping Software Blog and someone I follow.  Recently, I found an excellent post of his:  http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/50-web-content-buzz-builders/ - so if you’re looking for writing ideas (or other prompts to get going on generating content), take a look.

Tags: Chuck Frey, generating content, MindMapping, writing

A second test Contact Information Your Name: Your Email Address: Questions Question 1: What has been most helpful? Question 2: What difference has the Staying Positive Society made for you? Question 3: What else?

Here’s what Paulette Ensign (one of the people I have learned from for years) said in a recent email: Remember that you have knowledge that the whole world does not. Making an assumption that everyone already knows what you know will keep you stuck and be a barrier to developing information products. What would be [...]

Tags: expertise, Paulette Ensign, Products, publishing, writing

The teleseminar on how to get everything done so you can offer a teleseminar in 4-6 weeks is tomorrow!  If you haven’t yet signed up (and you’ll receive the recording even if you can’t be there live) is http://meggin.com/CountdowntoaTeleseminar.php  I have this PACKED with information and am looking forward to teaching it and then seeing [...]

Tags: checklist, Meggin McIntosh, teleseminars

We had a great time learning together on the teleseminar on Monday (and you can receive the MP3 download and handout packet by going to http://www.meggin.com/ObstacleIllusions2008.php.  If you are ready to make 2009 better than, more than, different from 2008, then you can’t just ‘wish’ it would be so.  You have to strategically PLAN for [...]

Tags: delusional, illusion, obstacle, obstacles, teleseminar

David Allen is one of the people who has helped me through his seminars, teleseminars, books, etc.  Just last week, he sent out a link to an article he wrote in 2001.  Here’s the link:  http://www.davidco.com/articles/2 It might be worth taking a look.  We all have to focus on what we can control…not on what [...]

Tags: control, David Allen, forward

This came from Billy Simms’ Weekly Rhyming Recommendations, which usually focus on the topic of bullying, but this week had a different and special one that I wanted to share: Yesterday is a passing dream And promises time cannot vow Tomorrow is never guaranteed The time to live is now With our thoughts on the [...]

Tags: Billy Simms, Now, poem, Rhyming Recommendations

Super article from this month’s NSA Writer/Publisher PEG: It’s about 3 pages of good stuff, so just click below to download the article: Download questions_to_ask_before_hiring_an_editor.doc Meggin | Posted 8/28/08

Tags: editor, hiring, National Speakers Association

Great resource: Someone who was in the Make a Difference workshop this summer (and BLOOMED in the class, to say the least) has a new blog (and a website and lots of other things) with her brand.  If you are a Google fan, then you’re going to want to take a look at her site [...]

Tags: Becky Berg, Google, IGoogleUGoogle