When I grow up, I wanna be a...
Do you remember saying such things to yourself when you were a child? Now that I'm an adult, I am so thankful we never fully grow up. It's nice to know you're never fully grown. I think I mislabled this post when I wrote it last year...
http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com/2007/05/growing-growing-grown.html
What do you think?
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Practice patience revisited
This post was one of my early posts; I hadn't yet clarified the blog description. At least, not enough.
So it's funny to go back and see what I wrote when I was just getting started. For those of you who are new to my BIKE blog, please leave a comment and let me know what has brought you here.
Are you looking for ways to improve your life? Practicing patience is a good way to start. What do you think:
http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com/2007/05/practice-patience.html.
So it's funny to go back and see what I wrote when I was just getting started. For those of you who are new to my BIKE blog, please leave a comment and let me know what has brought you here.
Are you looking for ways to improve your life? Practicing patience is a good way to start. What do you think:
http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com/2007/05/practice-patience.html.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Temporary leave
I'll be semi-absent the 100-day Blogathon for a few days. But I'll be back in full force on October 7/8.
Until then, enjoy a few posts from the past. I'll post a new one every day.
Until then, enjoy a few posts from the past. I'll post a new one every day.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Do you know what you're good at?
I was thinking about this very question (What am I good at?) at the meeting with the members of the Arizona Book Publishing Association this week. I'd been invited to speak to the group about blogging.
I arrived ready and prepared to speak. I was energized. I was excited. As I was distributing my hand-outs, a woman stopped me, "Jackie, do you remember me?"
Of course I did. It was Dee McVicker, a writer I know from my past life. She'd actually entered my subconscious mind a few weeks ago, though I can't recall why. So it was with great comfort that I saw her in person. She was a part of a writers' group called The Word Association I'd helped organize several years ago. We disbanded shortly after I became separated from my husband. For me, writing stopped, and I stopped going to the meetings, the same meetings that I had so carefully planned for so many months. It was my baby, and I was very proud of the work we'd accomplished. Through that group--it started out with four or five friends and grew to about 20 writers Valleywide--we were meeting editors, getting more assignments, and feeling more worthy of what we could contribute. I even managed to attract heavy duty guest speakers. It was a very satisfying effort. We never regrouped, however, and my interests changed and grew beyond just writing.
So I was happy that Dee sat near me during this meeting. We had a few moments to catch up. During our conversation, it occured to me that I'm very good at bringing people together and helping them find new opportunities. That's what I was doing at this meeting that night. This kind of empowerment very much relates to my work with the mental BIKE, and my travel, and now the blogging. I told her this. She agreed.
Today, after I wrote an article about organizing a blogathon that will be published in the ABPA newsletter, something else occured to me: my new 30-second commercial. I'm going to write it out for the first time right here:
"I'm Jackie Dishner. Whether through travel, blogging or my special brand of BIKE, I open your eyes to new opportunities."
That's what I do, and I'm proud of my work.
So, now I ask you: Do you know what you're good at, and do you take advantage of that in your personal and professional life?
Post a comment and let me know.
I arrived ready and prepared to speak. I was energized. I was excited. As I was distributing my hand-outs, a woman stopped me, "Jackie, do you remember me?"
Of course I did. It was Dee McVicker, a writer I know from my past life. She'd actually entered my subconscious mind a few weeks ago, though I can't recall why. So it was with great comfort that I saw her in person. She was a part of a writers' group called The Word Association I'd helped organize several years ago. We disbanded shortly after I became separated from my husband. For me, writing stopped, and I stopped going to the meetings, the same meetings that I had so carefully planned for so many months. It was my baby, and I was very proud of the work we'd accomplished. Through that group--it started out with four or five friends and grew to about 20 writers Valleywide--we were meeting editors, getting more assignments, and feeling more worthy of what we could contribute. I even managed to attract heavy duty guest speakers. It was a very satisfying effort. We never regrouped, however, and my interests changed and grew beyond just writing.
So I was happy that Dee sat near me during this meeting. We had a few moments to catch up. During our conversation, it occured to me that I'm very good at bringing people together and helping them find new opportunities. That's what I was doing at this meeting that night. This kind of empowerment very much relates to my work with the mental BIKE, and my travel, and now the blogging. I told her this. She agreed.
Today, after I wrote an article about organizing a blogathon that will be published in the ABPA newsletter, something else occured to me: my new 30-second commercial. I'm going to write it out for the first time right here:
"I'm Jackie Dishner. Whether through travel, blogging or my special brand of BIKE, I open your eyes to new opportunities."
That's what I do, and I'm proud of my work.
So, now I ask you: Do you know what you're good at, and do you take advantage of that in your personal and professional life?
Post a comment and let me know.
Friday, September 26, 2008
It wasn't really a missed opportunity
I love this story. I was still beginning to understand how meaningful my BIKE message really is, how much it's needed.
But I was still finding my own way with it. I loved my motto, but I think I loved my motto too much. It doesn't stand alone. It needs explanation.
So the missed opportunity I mention in this post below, wasn't missed after all. It was really another learning opportunity for me, especially as I re-read the post. Here it is:
http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com/2007/05/missed-opportunity.html
Can you think of a time when you revisited a memory and learned something new from it that second time around? If so, please share it with us right here.
But I was still finding my own way with it. I loved my motto, but I think I loved my motto too much. It doesn't stand alone. It needs explanation.
So the missed opportunity I mention in this post below, wasn't missed after all. It was really another learning opportunity for me, especially as I re-read the post. Here it is:
http://bikewithjackie.blogspot.com/2007/05/missed-opportunity.html
Can you think of a time when you revisited a memory and learned something new from it that second time around? If so, please share it with us right here.
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