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Great article, Scott. Thanks for sharing your insight.
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Very cool! Thanks, Scott. Number five is the one I really need to work on.
Great idea to organize your folders this way. It ensures you don’t miss anything.
Of course, I use My Inspired Year Weekly Planner to keep myself on track. (See how I covered number five there? 🙂 )
It deals with personal growth as well as business tasks, etc. If we don’t take care of the personal issues that hold us back, it can be impossible to get any traction toward our business goals.
Success starts between the ears, so seeing wins in small areas, like developing the right habits, can lead to bigger wins that can really make a difference. It’s a snowball effect.
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Yes! Thank you, Sean. We appreciate all that you’re doing here.
And thank you to my many new friends, who have already been a great source of encouragement and helpful information.
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Good question, Tina. It’s new to me, too.
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Thank you, Tina and Julia! I’ve used Pixabay, Picjumbo, and Unsplash.
Another free site is Morguefile: https://morguefile.com/
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My Inspired Year Weekly Planner
You asked. My own planner is my best tool for staying organized and on track. I’ve been using a version of this for years and I’ve got it set up so that I can track whatever it is that needs my attention at any time. Very cool. If I do say so myself.
I will check out Momentum though. It sounds like it’s my kind of app.
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Menu Update
Thank you all for your feedback. 🙂
I’ve already made a few improvements. Removed a broken link. Added a My Products link in the menu bar. Coded Buy Buttons to open in a new tab.
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Hi Amien. I hope you can get back up and running again soon. Looking forward to better news from you in the future!
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Thanks, Bob. Your landing page looks good. No nonsense and to the point.
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Thanks, Dana. I’m looking forward to seeing more content on your WordPress site.
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Thanks, Sean
Sean, I’m really enjoying the site more and more as the new features are being rolled out. I’m seeing improvements in communication and navigation that are especially helpful. Thank you.
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Answer to Prayer
I’m thankful for a good report after my eye surgery follow up. My vision has already improved and I’m looking forward to more improvement over the coming months. It can take up to a year to recover so I am so thankful to be seeing results already. Many wonderful folks were praying for me. Thankful for a God who answers prayer and for Jesus our Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5).
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Thanks, Tina. I love the Carol Burnett quote on your profile page. So true and so appropriate for all of us here!
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Thanks, Tina. I appreciate you taking the time to have a look and comment. I will fix those links.
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Hi Roger. Thanks for that. Where is the photo from in your profile header?
I followed your profile link over to your blog. Love the TED Talk there! I am a big fan of TED. Such great information and so easy to listen when I’m washing dishes, etc.
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Thanks, Bob. It’s taken me a while to find a comfortable, conversational style for my online writing. When I first started, I was stuck in essay mode, with a way too formal writing style. For online blogging, you need to write more like how you speak. Except with punctuation marks. 🙂
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Thanks, Tina!
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@Scott – “You are your own Google.” Now, there’s something to think about. It’s a high aspiration, but being the place people go to for answers is really what we’re aiming for, isn’t it?
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Bruce, Postmans’s book is one of my favourites. We really are Amusing Ourselves to Death in a lot of ways. I need to read that again.
Kudos to you for saying no to TV. It’s such an empty way to spend time.
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Thank you, Donna! Your download is fantastic. I am going to start following your advice to increase traffic to my website.
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Hi Bob,
Right now I’m teaching guitar and piano at a private music studio, but taught French as a Second Language in the classroom for a while, with a fun stint teaching a grade 10 Guitar class. Also homeschooled for 18 years.
All three of my children are teachers. One middle school Montessori teacher, one university professor, and one homeschooling mom.
High school English sounds like a blast. It was one of my favourite subjects.
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Good enough can be great if it helps the right person at the right time.
Thank you everyone for such great insight!
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Hi Sean. I’d like to see the messaging feature activated. It’s tough to start conversations in a forum post and then try to keep track of the responses. Thank you!
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Looks good, Richard!
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Hi Renee. You can see some of the pages at Lulu here:
Click Preview in the fine print under the book’s picture. That link leads to the downloadable version at Lulu.
Lulu prints my hardcopies for me and they do a great job. I don’t know of any other print on demand service that does spiral binding. They also have many local print facilities around the world so fulfillment is fast.
Thank you for your interest. 🙂
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Hi Steve. The site is using the Divi Theme from Elegant Themes and the inline optin is a bit of custom code by Geno Quiroz, https://quiroz.co/, who is a Divi expert. He has a ton of tutorials on his site.
I thought it was pretty cool, myself. 🙂
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Thanks, Bruce B., and Roger for the recommendation for Evernote. I had this years ago, but never got into the flow of using it. Perhaps it’s time to take another look.
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Thanks, Scott. There’s a signup in the black bar right under the header. Maybe it’s not obvious enough?
There is also the box in the sidebar… which I’m guessing is what you found.
So… a sign up above the fold and another below the fold.
My purpose for the website:
– sell the planner, and the follow up training that I’m still pulling together.
– provide value with lots of helpful articles, ebooks, etc.
– promote other things that I’m into, like the Inspirational GraphicsNorma Esler
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Thanks, Bruce. The piano’s a Roland. Very nice. I have a hundred year old Gerhard Heinzman upright in my living room and the digital piano in my office. I do play and have been teaching guitar and piano for most of my adult life.
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Hi Steve. I thought that messaging would be part of the friending process. It might be that Sean just hasn’t activated that part of the software yet. If someone has a website, you could go through their contact page. I have already reached out in this way to new “Preneur” friends.
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Bruce, we all need that kind of help. Yogi Berra famously said, “Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical.” Well, the IM game is about the same.
I believe if you can get your mental game in gear then nothing can hold you back.
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Hi Steve. You’re the guy with the great last name, right?
Montana sounds just lovely! I’ve never seen the Rockies but hope to travel that way some day.
All the best!
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Live events are awesome if you can get to them. I got started by attending conferences as an exhibitor and building up a list from the contacts I met at them. I know I need to more of this to find JV partners as well as potential clients.
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So many great comments here! I’m one of those who wants to do it all, just for the challenge and the fun of the experience.
Here’s a quote from my free download:
You can only climb one mountain at a time!
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Thanks, Bob. That sounds way easier! My default is to just type out the code because that’s the way I’m used to doing it.
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I made a little tutorial for those who want to add a link to their website in their signature but don’t know how.
The software won’t let me add code here so I’ve put it into a text file. (And yes, I tried coding it out, using ascii equivalents, etc.)
Click below to see how to add your website link to your signature.
This will open in a new tab so you can copy and paste as instructed.
Let me know if this helps.
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I’m thrilled to see that Sean has added a signature section to the Profile Page. While you’re adding your profile information, you can also make up a signature that will go underneath all your posts. You can even add some basic HTML coding in there to link your website.
The software won’t let me add code here so I’ve put it into a text file. (And yes I tried coding it out, using ascii equivalents, etc.)
Here is a text file that shows how to add your website link to your signature.
This will open in a new tab so you can copy and paste as instructed.
Let me know if this helps.
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Hi Bruce. Yes, it’s the same problem but for a shorter period of time.
“Dictate plus edit” means a shorter time staring at the screen than “type plus edit.”
I have a bigger screen that I can attach to my laptop to enlarge everything. I am seeing improvement since the surgery so I’m hopeful that things will keep getting better.
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Brilliant! Thanks, Sean.
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@ Bruce B. – You’re welcome! Looking forward to seeing that profile page. 🙂
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Bruce, now you’re talking like a psychologist! 🙂
I am always nervous about releasing a new product. Will people buy? Will people promote it?
I create a great product and then hesitate to build the sales page and get it out there.
Of course, I know better, and teach better, but sometimes the self doubt lingers.
Some of this comes from being a perfectionist. I’m one of those people who spends 80% of the time working on the final 20% of the project to try to get it perfect. I have made a lot of progress though. It’s okay to be satisfied with good enough.
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Hi, Robert. Welcome to the group!
May God bless and guide you as you seek His will, and empower you as you seek to serve Him and others. In Jesus’ name.
Norma
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Hi Norf. I’m from the Niagara area and I’m Mrs. Esler, so Norma Esler is the name I go by online.
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Thanks, Scott. I’ve gained a lot by interacting face to face at conferences and networking events. Sometimes we are so concerned with the “world-wide” web that we neglect the local prospects who need what we are offering.
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Carol, that’s amazing! Thank you for sharing your strategy. What great results!
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Thanks, Dana. I’d never heard of that one.
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Ah… the pitfalls of being brilliant… so many good things to share! Thank you, Bruce, for sharing your expertise with us all.
We appreciate your contributions!
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Congrats, Diana! Thank you for sharing your gratitude lists.
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@ Bruce, Nice to hear you’re using your musical talent in your church. I used to play in church every week. I’m hoping my eyes will improve enough that I can get back reading music more easily. I am seeing improvement already so I’m very hopeful.
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I know what that’s like, Dana! It’s nice to have the group here as an encouragement, isn’t it?
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