“We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples’ models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open.” Shakti Gawain
Most marketing gurus will tell you how important it is to know your target market, and I can’t say I [...]
If you want to be great at something, it helps to study those who are already great it. I’ve read a lot of informative and inspiring stuff over the past week, and it only makes sense to share some of the it. May it be as inspiring and informative to you as it is to [...]
On November 19th, 1863, the great American president, Abraham Lincoln, stood before a group of citizens assembled in a small, southern Pennsylvania field.
With his country deeply entrenched in the brutal and bloody Civil War, Lincoln gazed out at the traumatized, war-torn faces gathered before him and delivered a brief statement composed of no more than [...]
1. Get Your Mind Right.
Much has been written about the power of your mind to inspire or dis-empower you. I won’t say much more about it here other than to say your mind can be your biggest obstacle or your greatest ally as a writer.
Holding onto thoughts like “writing is a necessary evil” or “I’m [...]
If you’re a Will Smith fan, and even if you’re not, you’ll find the bits of wisdom in this video quite inspiring. Here’s one of my favorite quotes:
“You don’t try to build a wall. You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s [...]
Today is day four of the morning pages exercise. Here’s what I’ve learned so far.
1. Make it a Priority
I almost skipped morning pages today. It wasn’t something I consciously chose to do. I just let myself get side-tracked. I started surfing around reading other peoples’ stuff, looking for inspiration, and before I knew it, [...]
I’ve run into a first in the world of Web hosting companies – a company that not only has limited and poor technical service but offers no money back to new customers who sign up in good faith. Happened to me as I was seeking affordable virtual dedicated service (VDS) service as a backup alternative [...]
Wordpress every so often has updates to its fabulous blog software engine. I generally find out about it when I sign-in to the Dashboard of a blog to see a notice at the top center. Most updates to Wordpress are easy – simply click Update Automatically, and the process works seamlessly.
It’s always good to update [...]
Long before the Internet, Mark Twain said: “You are a coward when you even seem to have backed down from a thing you openly set out to do.†Such is the case with people who anonymously post vile material and comments online. But, they often leave fingerprints …
Web hosting services for either Web sites or self-hosted blogs, such as Wordpress, have created significant cost-savings for users but also problems. With the downright cheap cost of site hosting plans, people are not only creating more blogs – which is good – but using the online hosting services to backup their computers and gigabytes [...]
Hi there. I'm Michael Pollock, and I train coaches, consultants and other solo-professionals on how to use the web to impact more people, earn more money and live a bigger life ... continued.
