At the June meeting of the Kona Mac Users Group, the topic was Twitter. The meeting was going well, when Terra, the group leader, shared that I had blocked her on Twitter so she could not follow me. Oops! Not a good thing to do to friends and newbies.
Which got me to thinking—What could I have done differently? What could a newbie do differently? Here’s my thoughts. Continue Reading…
I am so happy to announce that Investment Atlas by Kenneth G. Winans received five top honors in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It was the winner in the Finance category and was a finalist in Best Overall Design, Business, History, and Coffee Table Book.
Ken said, “Winning in 2009 is especially sweet, because of all the great finance books written during these tumultuous times.
Investment Atlas is a reference book disguised as an artistic, colorful, coffee-table includes the performance and characteristics of stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate, and collectibles since 1800. Continue Reading…
This excerpt, written by yours truly, comes from 80 Proven Ways to Become a Millionaire
80 Proven Ways cover
which SG&A Productions copublished.
The catalyst for this excerpt came from an evening around my dining room table when a group of friends were chatting about beliefs about money. One lady said she had been told repeatedly that “Money was dirty” and most of her life she had struggled to have enough money. I shared that I was raised with the belief that “If the Doctor had more, the minister had less.” Guess whose dad was a minister. (big grin)
And then another lady, who had always had plenty of money said, “My dad always told me that money grew on trees. And when I told him I couldn’t see the money growing, he said that it happened at night while I was sleeping.”
Enjoy!
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My Grandkids
Aloha,
I was asked to create this list by a friend. Today I was inspired to do so.
1. I look forward to being able to fluently speak and understand the Hawaiian language.
2. I was born in Washington, then lived in Montana, Idaho, So. California (for school), Oregon, Washington, No. California.
3. It’s fun to pay attention to the Divine messages, nudges, and synchronicities. It’s how I came to live in Hawaii.
4. I had melanoma in 1980.
5. Pet Peeve: The word “try.” You either “DO” or you “DO NOT” there is no TRY. ie – Try to touch your finger to your nose. Huh? Either you touch your nose or you don’t touch your nose.
6. I participated the Skip Barber 3-day auto racing school at Laguna Seca in 2001. What a BLAST!
7. Pet Peeve: People who say “don’t forget…” instead of what they really want, which is to “Remember…” Continue Reading…
Aloha
Stories draw us in and encourage us to keep reading, to find out the ending. Whether it’s for a book you are self publishing or you are using the story for marketing and publicity, stories work.
This story was written by my dear friend Janet, who lives north of San Francisco. She’s a true angel. Enjoy!
Imagine my surprise yesterday as I went downstairs and noticed a sound, familiar, but out of context. Yes, I’d heard it right; there was a distinct quacking of a female duck, coming from outside. When I opened the front door, the regular, short quacks continued, about one every four seconds. Sure enough, when I ventured out I saw a beautiful duck walking on our pathway towards the garden. She seemed even more radiant when I noticed she was flanked by an adoring entourage of miniscule ducklings, all peeping in chorus in answer to her regularly timed quacks. Continue Reading…
Whether your book is published, in manuscript form, just a random collection of docs on your computer (or 3×5 cards), or just a glimmer in your heart, you need to create a platform beginning now.
Perhaps you are thinking, “But I’m not good at marketing and public relations (PR). I just want to write.”
Here’s the real deal. You’re the expert on your topic which makes YOU the best person to promote you and your topic. Guess what? This makes you a PR professional.
And here’s a great place to start. Continue Reading…
Aloha,
I’ve been encouraging people I meet, and authors I work with, to start blogging. To tell their story, to talk about their book, to share their wisdom and their passion. When recently asked about my blog, all I could say was, “Umm, err, umm, well. . . , it’s currently in the process of being built.”
Alrighty then, nothing like a bit of red face to move me forward. Continue Reading…
