"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." #quote

Enjoying time w/my business mastermind. Intense, exhausting, but good. If you want to grow your business, you need this! http://ping.fm/eMp0J

Daybreak in paradise...a time of peace on the beach before the start of a conference. Centered & fortified, it's time to start the day.

Have you read the latest Nat.Asso.Independent Writers-Editors (NAIWE) member newsletter? Non-members can sample it at http://ping.fm/d9dly

Join us 3:30edt at The Freelance Life podcast with author Shel Horowitz, discussing Principled Profit: http://ping.fm/9l9tb

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful & entertaining authors.J.Addison

Time to get ready for a new week. What are your priorities? The 3 things you most want to accomplish? And remember time with family/friends.

Is it just me, or do you forget about free books? http://ping.fm/ek3He

Just finished Nat.Asso.Independent Writers&Eds member newsletter pdf. Would you like a sample? http://ping.fm/d9dly

Need to get 100 fans to NAIWE News & Events for Freelance Writers & Editors to get a direct URL. Please join us! http://tiny.cc/buRKr

Roman Mystery writing competition for kids 8 - 16, (four age groups). http://bit.ly/OyUuU Writing competitions are great motivators- enjoy!

Take a few moments Sunday evening to map out priorities for the new week. What are the top 3 things you want to accomplish? Do them first!

The sun has arrived--joy! I'm taking lunch and a book out to the deck to celebrate this waning summer moment. Remember-it's Saturday. Enjoy!

Few things disrupt the day more than errands. Plan well, do all in one day and invest saved time creatively! http://ping.fm/ZrzSZ

You'll never change your life until you change your schedule. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John Maxwell

Never look down...before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. DHammarskjöld

Monday thought: “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.” MTwain- Add the will to act, and you'll get there!

Sunday...a good time to step aside from life's hurry and focus on the eternal, spend time with loved ones, map out priorities for new week.

What next? 'The World Writes a Book in 140-Character Snippets' http://bit.ly/1HKET Move over, Bulwer-Lytton!

Now! Learn about smart self-publishing-NAIWE Expert Linda & Jim Salisbury's free teleclass-today at 3:30ET. Join us at http://bit.ly/No43Q

Smart Self-Publishing-is it for you? Register for NAIWE Expert Linda & Jim Salisbury's free teleclass-today at 3:30ET. http://bit.ly/No43Q

If you're overloaded w/work, STOP! Take 30 minutes to share dinner w/your family or step outside. You'll return refreshed & accomplish more.

To laugh often...to win th respect of intelligent people &th affection of children...to leave th world a btr place.This is to have succeeded

We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand...and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late. Marie B Ray

The Just Write Blog Carnival at the Incurable Disease of Writing has been posted-
http://ping.fm/TQNad Lots of good reading!

Need a writer or editor? New way to find them: e-mail a description of your project to jobs@naiwe.com & we'll post in member area.

New job posting for a co-author-NAIWE members, check the e-zine you'll get this morning! Writers / editors-subscribe at http://www.NAIWE.com

Inspiration! "The genius of communication is the ability to be both totally honest and totally kind at the same time." John Powell #quote

What are top 10 techniques for improving your writing? http://ping.fm/jbv17
Today @3:30pm EDT with Barbara McNichol & Janice Campbell

Don't say u don't hv enough time. U hv exactly th same #of hours[as] H.Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, M.Teresa, daVinci, Jefferson, Einstein

Oops-- wrong URL for lolcats Carnival of Homeschooling. Try this instead! http://tiny.cc/6wZ8R

Latest Carnival of Homeschooling is up (w/my sticky lit post) at Homeschool Buzz w/a delightful lolcats theme. Enjoy! http://tiny.cc/faaxq

Feeling blessed at close of day: finished priority projects plus extra bits. Added 2 new goodies for e-zine signups at http://www.NAIWE.com.

If you could complete only one task today, what should it be? Choose the activity with the highest ROI, do it firsthttp://ping.fm/xLs9P

Great literature is great because it's sticky! I've been reading Antigone-- definitely sticky: http://tiny.cc/09MF3 for more about why.

RT @jamesldewitt "What we hope to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence." - Samuel Johnson #quote (Practice makes perfect!)

Interviewing writer Lillie Ammann, NAIWE's Member of the Month 3:30 ET http://ping.fm/jGTi3 Read the interview: http://ping.fm/lKhSN

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.-PJ Meyer

Before day's end, I'd like to share http://kiva.org. You can loan $$ to a 3rd-world entrepreneur & make a difference. A joyous way to share!

Tall isn't everything, but I found the design & scale of these skyscrapers inspiring! http://ping.fm/cR5xL & http://ping.fm/l1vL3

Dead authors can't rest in peace-if a Hemingway heir can rewrite his book, lesser authors haven't a prayer! http://ping.fm/B4VTF

7 Core Practices of the Lucky Freelancer can help you make 2010 the best year ever! Discover what they are! http://ping.fm/PEbwz

”Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style.” Jonathan Swift

Success is decisive-"Our doubts are traitors, & make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Shakespeare (Do, don't try!)

Time to enjoy a good book! "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." Oscar Wilde

Ghostwriting-is it for you? Register now for NAIWE Expert Claudia Suzanne's free teleclass- today at 3:30ET. http://bit.ly/No43Q

Nobody trips over mountains. It's the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles & you'll find you've crossed the mountain.

When is an e-mail not an e-mail? When it's stealth coaching! You can teach a lot this way: here's a sample: http://is.gd/1R6JU

Getting ready to leave for "The Marriage of Figaro"-I love opera! Still time to join me- Ashland, VA at Patrick Henry High School. Fun!

Do your own thinking independently. B the chess player, not the chess piece. RCharell
Celebrate freelance independence! http://www.naiwe.com

Ghostwriting: What's in it for you? Register now to hear Ghostwriting Expert Claudia Suzanne on Wednesday, July 29. http://bit.ly/No43Q

My computer is dying; Apple store tomorrow. I'm going to enjoy a good book tonight; tomorrow is soon enough to worry. I'm grateful.

5 ways to avoid being your client's most hated service provider or supplier- http://bit.ly/9mGVL #tips

I'm so grateful- my 18 y/o is taking over some administrative tasks, which lets me be more creative and productive. He's doing a great job!

Create w/courage-"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced." V.vanGogh

Intuitive mind is a sacred gift...rational mind a faithful servant. We hv created a society that honors th servant & hs forgotten th gift.AE

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore-Dale Carnegie

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. A. Toffler

On my way to Emyl Jenkins' book signing for The Big Steal- review http://bit.ly/RjzYQ- Simple Pleasures book store-1pm- http://bit.ly/EOOUR

“It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect it’s successful outcome.” William James

"Your mind is the first thing you must change in order to be successful." From #1 of 7 Core Practices of http://ping.fm/hu4CA

Another nice review of Transcripts Made Easy! Thanks, Christa;-). http://ping.fm/3kR7a

"Action is eloquence." Shakespeare
"Do or do not: there is no try." (A fortune cookie.)
Do and be; don't sit and stare. (Advice to my boys).

Success is decisive-"Our doubts are traitors, & make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Shakespeare (Do, don't try!)

My old computer is drastically diminishing my productivity. Every time I upgrade technology, income/productivity rise. It's an investment.

VA author Emyl Jenkins celebrating publication of "The Big Steal"-delightful 2nd in the Sterling Glass mystery series-Tour http://a2a.me/bNv

Tracking blog stats-what it means for you- from the latest issue of The Edge e-zine for writers/editors:
http://ping.fm/ZuWWp

I'll be speaking at 11:30 CST today on the Learn. Leverage. Lead. show by Sheri McConnell Co. on #BlogTalkRadio - http://ping.fm/YA87j

Thinking on time management: Who forces time is pushed back by time; who yields to time finds time on his side. Talmud-So much to write 2day

"Declaring the best book ever written is tricky...Who's to say what's best?" Newsweek tries: Top 100 Books/All Time. http://ping.fm/YY6Fe

Sometimes you wake up to a really nice surprise. This morning, a good review of Excellence in Literature! http://ping.fm/RT14k

My friend Debbie LaChusa of NAHBM is giving away copies of her book-Career-at-Home Mom. It's inspiring -don't miss it! http://ping.fm/pJH2n

Lead by example: "Let him who wants to move and convince others be first moved and convinced himself." Thomas Carlyle

Great posts at the new Carnival of Homeschooling: http://ping.fm/8rhSu (My post is on boredom.)

Just discovered that a Kindle edition of my book Get a Jump Start on College is up! http://ping.fm/H1vwD

Brightening the morning with "all the news unfit..." at http://ping.fm/VKW8K -then off the computer for the rest of the day. Enjoy!

If there's a book you...want to read, but it hasn't been written yet...you must write it. T Morrison-This is why I write. How about you?

Errands today; don't forget writing contest- http://ping.fm/pdcAR & poll- http://ping.fm/cufGA

Has summer boredom set in (not that I believe in boredom)? There's a perfect cure: http://ping.fm/Br79I

Just e-mailed The Edge: Success Strategies for
People Who Work With Words. Are you on the list? You can get it- http://www.NAIWE.com Enjoy!

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space. OS Card- Writing is the process of uncovering truth. http://www.NAIWE.com

Most successful freelancers have an "and" when they tell what they do. "I'm a copywriter, AND I write local history." http://www.NAIWE.com

Debbie LaChusa of NAHBM.com is offering 'Career at Home Mom' for just cost of shipping. Good deal! http://ping.fm/Tiulu

"When I get the niggling feeling that my story has been too quiet for too long...I'll kill somebody." Jerry Jenkins in Writing for the Soul

Getting ready for the week ahead & thinking about what moves some writing & editing freelancers to the head of the pack. What do you think?

"Writing comes more easily if you have something to say." Sholem Asch If not, create visual art with words. http://ping.fm/n4lYn

@cjwest asked "where is the best place to talk about books'? If from a writers' POV, http://redroom.com; for mysteries, the DorothyL list...

I've added a new destination bookstore to my list-Pandemonium Booksellers/Cafe, Wasilla, AK http://ping.fm/1zZek See my books there soon!

I've posted a poll: What is the most important thing a freelancer must do to succeed? Respond at http://ping.fm/ibSPI comment/retweet!

I've posted a poll: What is the most important thing a freelancer must do to succeed? Respond at http://ping.fm/bwMEi comment/retweet!

I'm reminded "Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." Holmes-Find new ideas! http://www.NAIWE.com

Headed to Dallas for 2 concentrated days of growth, learning, action.
Not 'studies...pursued but never effectually overtaken'! HGWells;-)

The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it...By that time you begin to...perceive what you want to say. Mark Twain

Wise words on writing: "I try to leave out the parts that people skip." Elmore Leonard

Just posted Andrew Pudewa's video on my high school literature curriculumhttp://ping.fm/T09AE See it at http://bit.ly/erb04

Carnival of Homeschooling posted- http://ping.fm/CXfuk Many great posts, including my post on college options.

Creating a high school transcript for a homeschooler? Transcripts Made Easy & Get a Jump Start on College http://ping.fm/vvno0

How Has NAIWE Helped You? A Member Shares Her Experience (http://ping.fm/gy0J9)

I'm speaking on Making Time for Things that Matter on the Ultimate Homeschool on BlogTalkRadio - http://ping.fm/RJFvE right now!

It's been a productive writing week- a good thing if hours=success! http://bit.ly/18s7Iw Today, errands; tomorrow- read, write, edit, teach!