I’d always heard you are what you eat…I disagree. I think you are what you read. I have thousands of books. Most are in boxes in our garage, but a select 150 or so are gently tucked into the small bookshelf in my bedroom. I dream of having a room just for my books, with floor to ceiling shelves and a ladder on a pole that...
One of the most important parts of social media marketing and blogging is to start a conversation. You can write and write all day, but if no one poses questions or contributes to the conversation, it gets pretty boring pretty quick. Comments are what keep the blog going and what keep a writer motivated through those tough days. The problem is: How do you get...
We know how difficult it can be to get motivated at the end of a long day, after working for hours (whether work that pays you or physical labor on the house…). But, there are ways to keep yourself motivated. 1. Take a break from everything and enjoy browsing the Internet. Most people have lost their enjoyment with the Internet because they spend so much time...
Today’s blog challenge for the 31DBBB by problogger is a little difficult today. The requirement is to find someone who has never read/visited your blog and ask them to visit it. He recommends not talking while they go through it, but watch where they go, what they click on, avoid, look at, etc. Then, have them answers a few questions:What were their first impressions? What...
Day #5 of problogger’s better blog challenge is all about connecting with your community. Last week, I wrote a post just for this reason, to give my readers a chance to introduce themselves and for me to get to know everyone better. I had responded to most of the comments, but then the blog malfunctioned and I had to delete the post, and re-post it,...
For those of you who remember, throughout the month of November and December, I spent endless hours and a lot of swearing at my computer, re-designing Wright Creativity. It took me forever to decide on a design, and to make all the elements work. Unfortunately, I am still not happy with it. I absolutely love the background image on my blog, and I love the...
Starting something new, whether it’s a project, a career path or just a new hairstyle can often be scary. You wonder whether you can pull it off, what people will think, and what it says about you. The truth is, there are 4 simple questions to ask yourself before starting something new.Why am I doing ______? If you are doing it to make someone else...
I often write about how amazing my twitter followers are, but I can never say it enough. This time @beachpig came to my rescue when determining today’s writing topic. His recommendation: “How to come on strong when you don’t think you have it in you!”. These 7 tips are motivation, ideas and goals that you must have in mind to become a stronger and more...
Oh…look at all the pretty colors! No, I didn’t go crazy with a swirl art, I got a bit of creative motivation from Ari Herzog’s blog post about a new tool on Facebook, created by Thomas Fletcher. It is a facebook friend wheel, and all those colorful lines are a visual simulation of the mutual connections that my friends create. Ari explains the power of the...
Yesterday I talked about the idea that certain colors (blue and red) could provide different types of motivation. The study concluded if you wanted to be more creative, surround yourself in a blue environment. For more detail oriented work, surround yourself in red. After posting the article, @EricHeinzman and I had a brief conversation about it on on twitter, and he sent me the link to...
