Welcome to my blog
This is not the first blog I’ve created but it is the first blog I’m committed to maintaining. I also have a website but the blog seems like an easier way to publish things quickly. With the website I have to ftp stuff to the host server, etc. etc. It’s not that big a deal but it’s nice to have the option to express myself more directly.
I decided to go with Type Pad because the blog looks nice and it’s easy to use. I’m comfortable with technology but I’m still a little confused by how blogs work versus web sites and how the two fit together. I like things being integrated. Being lazy, I don’t like having to click to open a pdf file or open Microsoft Word attachments. I suspect this is where technology is going but it’s not there today.
January 24th, 2004 at 1:13 pm
HI Judy and Everyone!!
Congradulations on starting your blog!! I want one myself….soon.
I just had to respond to the frustration involved in becoming an idea-preneur and starting a business. I can relate!!
I have been going round and round with this for years!! I have immersed myself in branding, marketing, business and technical skills. I have had branding coaches, business coaches, creativity coaches, and speach coaches.
I have poured tons of money into my business venture. What I have discovered is that there is a natural progression to building this business that I was never introduced to!! I kept thinking I was slow, incompetent, weird, dumb. I find a lot of women do that. We automatically thik we are the problem. Sigh…
I just connected with a wonderful word smith Isabel from Parlancetraining.com and realized that I never fully completed the first steps of positioning my business. I went on to branding and marketing before I could feel fully grounded, clear, and excited with what I am offering.
It takes a lot of thinking things thrugh from my eyes as well as my from the eyes of my customers. Then it’s a matter of finding the words that capture the heart and soul of the ultimate outcome they will receive.
Then, capturing a personal story that helps them relate to me and trust me. Wordsmithing some more and spelling out theeir struggles. And on it goes.
What a maze I have been through!! I feel on track now and glad I didn’t give up although I was so very close a number of times!!
Enchantingly!
Daina Puodziunas – Dinah,Midlife Fairy Godmother
January 24th, 2004 at 4:18 pm
Hi Judy,
Congratulations on starting your blog. As I mentioned to you, I have only heard the word, so I appreciate this learning I’m getting from you!
As I was reading through both what you had written and the one comment from Dinah, a phrase came to mind. I thought you might enjoy it.
Cavett Robert, the founder of the National Speakers Assn said this many times and I will carry it with me forever.
“Find something you love doing so much you’d gladly do it for free, and pretty soon you’ll get so good at it, people will actually pay you for it. “
January 24th, 2004 at 4:21 pm
Sorry, I forgot to add my signature to my post.
Judy Sabah, Business/Personal Coach, Professional Speaker, Author