A friend called me the other day and said, “I’m scared. My dad gave me an ultimatum to be out of his house by December 2011, and I don’t know where to go, and how I’m going to support myself.” My friend is not in her twenties, but in her late fifties, and her husband passed away a few years ago. She does receive some rental income but it’s often Continue Reading
Archives for June 2011
1000 Awesome things: A way to look at your life
In one month, Neil Pasricha's life changed. His wife came home and said, "I don't love you anymore," and one month later something even more painful happened to Neil. He called his best friend Chris on a Sunday evening and they chatted and laughed about a TV show they were watching. The following morning Neil found out that Chris had committed Continue Reading
Jumping into Gutsy Living
Today is a special day for me. I am launching my new author website and WordPress blog for Gutsy Living. To say that I'm a little nervous about this change makes me sound "Un-Gutsy" but it's the truth. As some of my blogger friends know, I made it one of my goals for 2011 and after several months of researching and pondering about the investment Continue Reading
Launching my new website tomorrow
What a day! I am LATE in writing my Thursday post. Today I wrote my first post on my new Gutsy Living Wordpress blog and Kirsten Wright, who has been developing my custom website showed up at my house to launch my new site this morning. So why isn't it up and running as planned? Blame my web-hosting company. Yes, after Kirsten was on Continue Reading
Which do you fear most? Success or failure?
We've all heard about the fear of failure and the fear of success, this is not a new topic, however, what about outside pressures? If you're a writer hoping to become a published author, or you'd like to start your own business, you've probably been through the following scenario. You share your plans with others, then feel like a failure when Continue Reading
