We all have our moments of feeling ‘stuck on stupid’. You know. Like when you feel as if your brain is just a soggy, mushy mush of cells and brain matter, with nothing sparking along the synapses. No signs of visible life. Maybe an alien thought wiggles around here and there, but quickly flits out of sight. Kind of like Mars! Only less outer-spacey and more oozy and gory. Your only recourse to...
The short answer if you’re tight on time and really don’t want to read my stuff (sniffle, sniffle)… is that social media and SEO wear the pants in this duo. I know, SO boring when there’s a tie! Where’s the blood? The guts? The glory? No TKO? Sheesh. Alas, it’s true my friend. Search engine optimization (SEO) and social media are catchphrases you hear and read about on a daily basis if you’re...
One of the reasons I gave up the dreaded J.O.B. (Just Over Broke) rat race and decided to go on my own is because I’d simply had it. I wanted to own my time again and I wanted to be my own boss. The burnouts weren’t worth it. The long hours for minimal pay made me unproductive and unhappy. I gave up my J.O.B. because I wanted my life back and I wanted an income that made a difference in my life. ...
If you run your own business and you’re using a blog for marketing and relationship building purposes, when is the last time you really evaluated how well that’s working out for you? Steve offers some good ideas to review where you’re at and where you’re going with your blog. Happy reading! Anyone involved in corporate business will have realized the benefits a regularly...
Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to receive a tweet and an email by the lovely Farnoosh of ProlificLiving letting me know she’d nominated me for a Beautiful Blogger Award. To be honest, being ‘somewhat’ new to this whole blogging community I’d never heard of it before, but nevertheless I was totally psyched to be nominated. (First time I can remember being nominated for anything… like ever...
OK, so if you’re anything like the 85% of the rest of the world, this whole down economy thing is the pits and probably has it’s dirty little talons firmly entrenched in your dubiously positive mindset. So you’re carefully weighing your options and trying to figure out your next move in this game called life. Or, if you’re like the other 15% you’re toying with the idea of going all entrepreneur...
Businesses are like bodies. Sorta. The healthier they are, they longer they last. As a self-employed individual, you’re like the heart and soul of your enterprise. You are the central core of everything and you can’t afford to break down. Losing grip on things can not only mean a loss of profit but it can also be quite demoralizing. Think lots of tears, pints of Ben and Jerry’s, and a cave like...
This is a new piece by Miz Sarah Harris on a topic I’m sure we all struggle with, even if writing is not your primary profession like me. Please enjoy, and be sure to make her feel welcome by dropping a comment below. Writers come in all shapes and sizes. Hardcopy, web, journalism, fiction, blogs… They all have something in common. Writer’s block. This is especially painful if you depend...
You know, I’m inclined to think just about everyone wants to start their own business these days. We all harbor secret, fetish laden dreams of ‘sticking it to the man’ someday soon. Or swimming around like dolphins in gargantuan pools of money circa Scrooge McDuck. Alright, so maybe that last one is just me. OK fine! So maybe they’re both just me… but you know I’m getting warm! Entrepreneurship...
Sometimes you have to get focused and intentional about your goals if you really want to succeed in business and in life. As Dave Ramsey says, get gazelle intense!
Cori (that's me!) is a wildly hire-able freelance writer as well as the creative brains and dubious brawn behind this blog you're reading right now, My Name is Cori, & Salt, Light, and Faith. Oh and you might also call her an author. Visit C.B. Stone Books for more.