Branching out with my writing
…time to sit back and savor the quality work and attention to detail of the guys who put in our back fence…
Thrilled at the careful treatment of our lawn and landscaping…
Equally thrilled at the beautiful addition to our front yard–unbeknownst to us until we drove up Friday evening to this. [Martha Stewart and Joanna Gaines, avert your eyes.]
Few tears will be shed when they haul it away two days from now.
and consider brushing up on your conversational skills.
[Another page from my book-in-the-works…]
[All you heard was ‘runway’, right?]
Your date’s father may well be less than hospitable. [Homicidal, even?]
Buck up, avoid eye contact, and hope to God she’s ready to bolt.
A while back, I explored the possibility of Dabble Hour, a 60-minute foray [well short of a leap] into projects that continue to interest me.
So here’s a quick rundown of today’s Dabble Hour…a list of a few of my sidetracks over the last couple of hours. [Yes, it’s true, I cannot seem to stop at 60 minutes and this session sank beneath projects that interested me.]
The irony of this post is I started my day by reading/tweeting about Srini Rao’s piece about his productivity strategies despite his attention deficit. Before I go on, my favorite takeaway from the article was this–Ask yourself:
I could now interject with a ‘Ooh! Squirrel!’, but that’s soooo played. [See Dabble #1.]
Here goes…
Dabble #1: [I liked this one because it sent me into ScreenFlow to do some video editing.]
Dabble #2: Text chat with my friend over the end of the Giants-Dodgers game.
Dabble #3 : Signing up for digitaldeepak.com. Frankly, I was too distracted to take note that it offered what I’m only marginally interested in. {Yep, I think I do have a problem.}
Dabble #4 :Reading the email offer to join LOVE 101 about optimizing my relationship. [Okay, then, I guess I won’t be giving into every distraction thrown my way.]
Time out: back to the text chat…We’re now reveling in the solid performance from a S.F. Giants rookie. Okay, chat complete.
Dabble #5 :Okay, I’ve just been assured in an email that I can make a living from my writing. Cool. I’m impressed that these reassuring people continue to invite me to their webinars. I do have to say–these sessions do offer valuable content. [Pretty sure they would be less than impressed with my ‘Wandering-Wednesday-on-Tuesday’ approach to writing success, however. Then again, maybe they would pay me to be their ‘don’t be like this guy’ guy. Now that’s a distraction I can get behind.]
I did go ahead and sign up for The 3 Most Profitable Ways to Making a Living Writing Today. I know I’ll show up. But will I stay with it? Jeff Goins presents well, is down-to-earth, and offers solid content and guidance. So, yep. I’ll be there for the whole session.
Conclusion: Thank God my boss is understanding about this. He thinks it’s time for lunch. He’s even buying!
from my book-in-progress. New working title: Dating Wisdom–Yeah, Riiight.
clueless source.
What I’m working on: Dating Wisdom: A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide for the Socially Skeptical
(working title)
One that I revisit regularly. Give the audio version a try. [SoundCloud link on the page.]
In the survey below, feel free to let me know which points settled into your writing ethic. Thanks.
I subscribe to Srini Rao’s Unmistakable Media weekly emails.
Today’s topic:
How Making Micro Changes Can Help You Start a New Chapter of Your Life
This one really resonated with me and I have a feeling may well do the same for some of you.
His main point: “We struggle to change our behavior because our environments are designed to be a constant reminder of who we once were, as opposed to who we want to be.”
And now, for me, it’s time for a little digital decluttering.
I’ll save my sock drawer for a slow Saturday night.
This book was also overdue at the library and I was darn tired of checking out and not gleaning at least something from each item. (Plus, this is one honkin’ big book and while I got a good workout from carrying it around, I wanted something more. ;->] )
Tons more wisdom and knowledge in this book.
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