Tag: inspiration

In January of 2008 as my way of paying it forward, I started the New Blog Of The Week (NBOTW) series. Here it is, seven months, twenty nine blogs later. As I look through the list, I am amazed at the talent displayed by these great authors who willingly share… read more NBOTW Authors – Where Are You Now

The interview with Lorelle (of Lorelle on WordPress) continues. Thus far, we’ve covered staying motivated, errors bloggers make, and if good content is good enough. Today Lorelle will be sharing her view on a problem new bloggers may not have (yet), but it’s a scenerio that can strike at anytime…. read more Interview With Lorelle VanFossen – Part 4 – Finding Fresh Content

Anyone who has followed my blogging journey, knows Lorelle VanFossen (of Lorelle on WordPress) is whom I often turn to when I have questions about WordPress and/or blogging. She has been my blogging “rock”, and like so many others, I tagged her as “Queen of WordPress”. I am humbled and… read more Interview With Lorelle VanFossen – Part 1 – Stay Motivated

Blogging reminds me of each of us, stepping up on our virtual soapbox and telling others what we think/feel. Some bloggers tell stories of their day, and tie a lesson in life to it. Others do tons of research and share their findings A lot of bloggers share from their… read more Those Are Fighting Words

I’m bending the rules for this New Blog Of the Week (NBOTW). The blog is over four months old. It’s the subject matter of this blog that brought me to this decision. She writes in a niche I haven’t seen before. It’s not about productivity, or inspiration, nor is it… read more NBOTW Goes To The Dogs

Have you ever noticed how some things are right under your nose, but you can’t see them? This week, I encountered that problem. I’ve been on my weekly hunt for my “New Blogger Of The Week” (NBOTW). I visited most of my usual haunts, did Google searches, clicked on dozens… read more NBOTW Will Set You On Fire

Photo Credit laurenatclemson’s photos I love a success story. I think we all do. Success stories give us inspiration and hope. Who doesn’t need that? This week’s “New Blog Of The Week’s” (NBOTW) author wrote a post of how she left the comforts of her homeland and came to the… read more NBOTW Took A Huge Leap Of Faith

Photo Credit rick’s photos Today is my one year anniversary of blogging. I’ve been thinking of how to celebrate this special day, and I knew what had to be done. For the past few months I have been wanting to get my “Blogging Buddies” page rewritten, so I have made… read more Celebrating One Year Of Blogging

Photo Credit Steve Navarro’s photos I came upon this week’s NBOTW (New Blog Of The Week) in Problogger’s comment section. His compelling comment inspired me to click on his name and check out his blog. One of the first posts that caught my eye is titled: Why Doing Your Laundry… read more How Doing Laundry Inspires The NBOTW

Photo Credit maven’s photos > In my post titled: “Blogging Block – Can’t Find Anything To Blog About, I listed 15 ideas from which to draw inspiration. Today’s Lesson Today, I found a new form of inspiration. Pictures. As I search for just the right picture for my blog posts,… read more A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words

Photo Credit: tell me what you saw’s photos For those who don’t know what etiquette is, I will quote part of Wikipedia’s definition: Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or… read more Blogging Etiquette – The Unwritten Rules

I am an analytical person. Maybe I was born that way, learned it, or am, because I’m a Virgo. Analogies and analyzing go hand in hand for me. Today’s Lesson If you’ve been following my blog, or digging through my archives, you’ll find posts with titles like: New Blogger Begins… read more Diets, Decorating, Dogs and TV Inspire Me To Blog

Photo credit Woodley Wonderworks On my mission to find new bloggers (for my New Blog Of The Week series), I use whatever means are available. I search the world wide web, I click on comment links, and I beg new bloggers to find me. Thus far, I have found three… read more If Content Is Queen, Where Is She Hiding

Creativity has been on my side. I’m ahead on my posts, and even had them post dated. That’s been a relief for me, as I’m under a time crunch for the business. But today, I “stopped the presses”, and changed my posting schedule. All, for a very good reason. Today’s… read more Stop The Press – I’m Dying To Share

If you have been blogging for any length of time, you may have found that some days, you don’t feel very creative. In fact, you don’t even feel like writing. And, the harder you try to write a post that contains value for your readers, the bigger the writer’s block… read more Prepare For Uncreative Blogging Days

Blogging can be compared to dieting in many ways. In some ways, blogging and dieting are opposite, but in other ways, blogging and dieting are the same. With dieting, you want lower numbers With blogging you want higher numbers With dieting, we may be obsessed with our “numbers”, and “weigh… read more What Do Blogging And Dieting Have In Common?

My inspiration for blogging came from The Secret. I was watching Oprah one day and she had the author of The Secret on, plus a panel of other guests. I was curious about the book, so I went out and bought it. While reading The Secret, I had a “light… read more “The Secret”, and How It Inspired Me