Strange week fraught with frustrations. I think that frustration is the biggest time thief because it is the most difficult to tame. Frustration takes your mind off the business at hand and takes it to the crisis at hand.
Related article: Avoid Time Thieves
This week the thief stole a lot.
It started out with nothing more than an annoyance and escalated into full blown anger. When all … well almost all that “annoyance” has yet to be fixed… so when almost all was handled I sat down and mentally went over the events of the week. I like to do this with a cup of hot tea and some good classic music playing in the background – can be classical or classic rock. There seems to be something in each of those two genres that gets my brain chugging along, putting things in order in a calm and logical way. Eventually the brain and I agree … get on with the present.
One of the best antidotes to feelings of time frittered away is to sit down with notepad and pen and write out all the things that went right. This is something I do routinely anyway, but when I am down in the dumps because things just haven’t gone my way, it is amazingly therapeutic. So as I review the week that was, I find that there is enough to call it a good week.
Here is a summary of The Week That Was: January 24- 30
As with last week, the highlight of this week were my final installments of the MasterMind Series on Dave Doolin’s Website in a Weekend. Writing the series stretched me in more ways than one.
First I made a commitment and its amazing how procrastination is suddenly not even an issue. I don’t give commitments lightly, so it got me off my keester and got me writing.
Second I promised a series, or rather “shingled” articles, so they had to flow one into the other with seamless grace (eehhh… don’t know how graceful or seamless the result is). I had to push myself and I can tell you that the feeling of having completed something at which you have to put in some extra effort is very rewarding.
Third. I met some really neat people over at Dave’s. That’s a cool and smart group that hangs out there and some of them came over here as commenters. Thank you.
Guesting is a great experience. I recommend it to every blogger and if you can muster it up, write up a set of shingles!
You may be interested in the MasterMind Series:
MasterMind Power I: How 5 Boys Achieved Unparalled Success.
MasterMind Power Part II: Napoleon Hill – Father of the MasterMind
MasterMind Power III: The 5 Ws Of a Successful Mastermind Group.
MasterMind Power IV: Some MasterMind Examples
SUMMARY OF BLOG INCOME POSTS FOR THE WEEK THAT WAS!
Sunday Morn Musing - Of Books and Bookshelves and & More Reading Stuff 24/01/10
Sunday January 24: I emphasize the date, you’ll see why further down. Posted my first Sunday Morn Musings The idea that on Sunday mornings I will write about whatever it is that resides in my mind at the time, it may or may not have something to do with internet marketing. Last Sunday it was about books and libraries in your home.
Today as I was doing my blog rounds, I happened on Jeffrey’s Bloggers Market , my first visit there ever. Jeffrey just started Sunday Morning Post, the first was published on, wait for it, drum roll please:
Sunday January 24!
Coincidence? Serendipity? Naaah. Great minds think alike!
Read the full article
What should you have in your internet marketing tool box especially now that you are flirting with Affiliate Marketing. Some you already know about, others, such as link cloaking may surprise you. Fill up your toolbox with these items.
Blog Income Under Attack from Cyber Gremlins 28/01/10
A sneak preview of some of the things that led to frustration and lost time. Here too another blogger, Caroline Middlebrook is mired in frustration as she encounters some techie type issues. What can I say except that my stars must be aligned with the right bloggers! Avoid these pitfalls.
In two weeks’ time Vancouver will be proudly hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Got me thinking though and somehow the dots connected to blogging, internet marketing and “launches.”See if it makes any sense to you. The full Olympics and Internet Marketing article.
Gotta scoot on out … Toastmasters Training – I’ve been told that George Clooney is going to be the mystery guest trainer …. WOOHOO! Yeah, right!
To Your Awesome Blog Income Life!
Valentina
#1 by Carlos Velez on January 30, 2010 - 17:17
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Valentina,
I really enjoyed your Mastermind series. I was particularly impressed with how each “shingle” came at it from a different angle rather than being one long post dividing into smaller ones.
I agree that David Doolin’s site has a wealth of great visitors. He has been incredibly nice and helpful to me during my first month of blogging. Website In A Weekend is a gem.
OK, now to check out some of these posts you’ve got here…
Twitter:@goldenkoi[goldenkoi]
#2 by Gabe | freebloghelp.com on January 30, 2010 - 18:28
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Glad you had a great experience over at Dave’s site. Website-in-a-weekend.net has a ton of useful info but more importantly, a great bunch of intelligent readers.
Gabe | freebloghelp.com´s last blog ..Does the iPad change mobile blogging?
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#3 by Valentina on January 30, 2010 - 18:45
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Actually Gabe, it was your site that got me going in the right direction … I learned (and continue to learn) so much from your posts and did some of the things you recommended, such as visiting blogs and commenting
. You were one of my first commenters and I really appreciate your support.
FYI, I am in the throes of putting together an “interview” which as you may recall you promised me … the intention is to make it a different set of questions from the usual type and therein lies the challenge – but look for it, it will eventually arrive in your inbox and I look forward to the “interview”
Have a great weekend!
best…………..valentina
Twitter:@goldenkoi[goldenkoi]
#4 by Ruth - Web Career Girl on February 1, 2010 - 07:33
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That series is a real accomplishment – I was reading them even if I didn’t comment (can’t remember if I did). And I am impressed at the commitment you made, too!
Aside from that, I love the idea about writing down what went right. This is something we should all probably do – encourage ourselves when we get things right, and help take our mind off the things that didn’t seem to go as well.
Ruth – Web Career Girl´s last blog ..January’s Progress: Taking Risks and Taking Action
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#5 by Valentina on February 1, 2010 - 09:09
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Hi Ruth,
Thank you. You know writing that series sort of good me hooked. Very rewarding so I’m thinking of doing more of that – here and hopefully as a guest elsewhere. Currently I am writing two articles a week on Affiliate Marketing, but you know, I did not pre-write them and I think that had I pre-written them they would be of a much higher quality. Thinking the subject through, making it “shingle” polish prior to publishing is really cool. I recommend it to every blogger.
Hey – stop by often!
best………..valentina
Twitter:@goldenkoi[goldenkoi]