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Birthday Dread?

Um…Today’s my birthday.

At first I thought I’d be all weirded out…you know ….being 29 for so long… and whatnot, but that’s not what happened at all.

I just stopped wearing my glassing when I looked in the mirror and things got better.

(Great photo, right? Pugs just have this certain aptitude for conveying feelings.)

Want to make my birthday special?

But one of my books or check out my birthday wish list at amazon.

Books:

KINDLE books:

1. “Dog in the Gap: Brief Explorations on Canine Care-Taking and Human Flourishing”

2. Dog in the Gap BONUS EDITION.

3. Life As Prayer: Revived Spirituality Inspired by Ancient Piety (Brother Lawrence makes a great spiritual mentor. This book is great if you want to increase a felt awareness of God’s presence throughout you whole day, and was part of a Devotional Classic Project in Seminary.)

4. Love You, (in Theory)

5. Soul Care for Creators and Communicators (Inspiration, Soul Care, and great advice for those of us who create and communication. This helps you fill up your tank to keep on with your calling. shot. in. the. arm.)

6. Sparky’s Go-to Guide for Dream Control

REINVENTED!

I reinvented my blog!

I’d love to know what you think.

I can help you too, if you think it’s time.

Sure you can check out my Professional Services page to see my capabilities and specials, but I want to do something special for you.

Something amazing.

For the next 2 Weeks, I’m offering Advice for 5¢.

Yep. 5¢.

Why not? It’s the holidays, and it’s a thrill to see new projects and help out.

So, if you need a creative consultation, marketing, fundraising, or social media help, a design critique of your website, a fresh pair of eyes on your project, some ideas or strategies for improvement on your product, service, or business, please let me know!

What problem are you experiencing right now?

This will be fun.
Use the Contact Me button to get in touch. I can’t wait to hear from you.

(You can also leave a comment in the comments section if you’d rather, so I can find you.)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

This offer EXPIRES NOVEMBER 28, 2013. (On Thanksgiving Day I’m taking a work break.)
Let me know how I can help you!

Want to get the next Newsy Bit I send only to subscribers? About twice a month I send out a free download, a bit of news, or something you’ll like. Just sign up here to get in on that.

Find your Niche in 5 Minutes [VIDEO]

I made this video below because it’s hard to secure a niche.

Getting your writing starting or getting your business going requires that you identify your unique niche to do well. As you draw your distinctions, you stand out.

Most everybody agrees on that, but rare is the precise advice on how to make that happen.
No more.

I worked to create a method that is simple and quick.

Don’t continue in your business or writing pursuits without nailing down the perfect, and more importantly–the specific–niche for you. It’s crucial to help you promote what you are doing well. It’s important to gain the traction you need to really succeed. I have all the details to make drilling down a snap.

More more thing! The great part about HOW I worked this out for us…my “purple cow” as Seth Godin puts it…is the affiliate sharing program integrated in.

[I’m not going to mince words. It’s really generous. Most affiliate programs give you a 10% sharing reward. Mine is 50%. So, not only can you gain some useful knowledge by viewing the short Tututorial, at a very reasonable price, but once you share the video tutorial, you can reap a hefty 50% reward each time someone pays to watch it. Extra cash is good, right? Exactly.]

Below is the preview. (To be an affiliate partner, and help me spread the word and also line your pockets, follow the link button in the video screen to sign up at youreeeka.com.)

So here it is: The video!

To watch on YOUTUBE click HERE.

HOW TO FIND YOU NICHE IN 5 MINUTES –
The preview gives you the method in basic terms. Downloadable Learning Materials (worksheets, see sidebar) are free once you pay to view the tutorial. They assure the success of the method!

Would you pay just $2.99 to nail down your niche in a few minutes? Trust me, it’s WORTH IT. (please pass along this article to anyone you know who’s a writer or who’s starting a business.

The password for the Free companion learning materials is shown the Tutorial. See what you think!

[FYI-This may not be viewable on a mobile device. Use link to access the video on my channel.]

Fear is Jail

Fear is jail.

The world has so much information to offer.

Libraries, schools, experts, and the troves of resources on the internet make learning almost anything possible.

But is success probable? Only sometimes.

Education and information don’t create success. If it did, success would be simple and assured.

Since it’s not, there’s always some psychology to understand first.

Namely, fear.

Despite the resources, we hit bumps. We stagnant. We get discouraged. We give up too soon.

We are both afraid to fail and afraid to succeed. We fear the unknown and the too familiar. We fear change and we fear sameness.

Just knowing this can take a few teeth out of fear and can give us a cell key.

Information can help us through our fear. It’s a tool, key. But, we can sit in a cell whose door is wide open.

We assume information is the solution sometimes. It’s certainly not.

That’s why when you make resources and opportunities available to a frightened population success is still rare.

People–whether they know it or not–get stuck being afraid. Jailed.

But, back to the key: Information.
We live in a time were we can pick so many things for ourselves. The rich and powerful used to corner this market. Not just recently in the Industrial Age, but in every age. Social classes, gender, skin color and many other inescapable factors determined what you could accomplish in a lifetime. No more.

But so much will stop us. So, back to fear. It must be tamed. Always.

A path, a formula, or expert advice make wading through a bit easier. But here is the best key: As we utilize our resources we sill have to be honest that we are fearful and it affects us greatly.

If you sense that you aren’t moving forward, or you’re distracting your self routinely, ask yourself some hard questions about what you fear.

Armed with those answers you can push through if you get brave. Fear will be back of course, but you’ll be more prepared for it. You’ll do battle again and again. Know your enemy. Use your tools. Work your key.

The Wet Dog Diary: Introducing LUNA

When I decided to adopt Luna, a five year old chocolate lab 2 days ago, I knew I had to jump in with BOTH feet.

You can’t halfway care for a dog and love it halfway or something bad can take over. Resentment.

The truth is that dogs smell really gross to me. Their fur gets on to everything and they’ve seem ridiculously emotionally needy to me. The constant caring for them can feel like such a never-ending chore. But the reality is also that they need people. These pack animals get neurotic and socially dysfunctional without a predictable caregiver who serves as pack leader. (Yes, I’ve been learning for the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan.)

They easily sense apprehension. They need a non frustrated, calm leader–and I admit when she shoves me out of the way to barge out into the rain after school kids I get tense!

Having grace for her problems and retraining her to be a better fit in our family is the new mission of The DeLay Pack.

I’ll keep you posted. Soon.

In the meantime, what good advice do you have for me?