So, the other day I sat down to work on the first posts for my blogs. Again. And sat staring at the white screen. Again.As I was sitting there, frozen with writer's block (which I have struggled with for years), I realized that I had just spent 20-30 minutes writing really long, passionate responses to posts in a couple of my favorite Facebook groups. One of those groups is full of online entrepreneurs, many of whom are super successful. I got great feedback on my posts, and so I thought about

Argh! Really! I wrote about this in one of my first blogs... but BOY is it hard to keep focused.So, when I joined Wealthy Affiliate (this time) it was because I was working with a direct sales business and I wanted to expand my business online... which is something that you won't learn from your direct sales company training. :-) There's people out there doing it, but they have figured it out themselves. Since I'm not a stranger to blogging, I thought, awesome -- I have the skill set to really

Right now I'm sitting in an indoor play place, listening to the kid at the next table practice her best dinosaur roar. My kiddo disappeared into the giant play structure half an hour ago, and every once in a while I see her run by... she's living this "school-free" day to the fullest! Here's the thing. We're in the city because she had to get a procedure done at the children's hospital yesterday. It was minor, but still required general anesthesia. This issue that we are here for started last f

One of the reasons I have not made more progress with my previous attempts at online businesses was very simple. I got stuck in the cycle of perfectionism. For me, it looked like this:A sincere desire to do everything the "right way" ----> Dig into researchLots of research ----> Conflicting opinions ----> Confusion and OverwhelmBeing Overwhelmed ----> Inaction ----> Lost momentum = STUCKOne of the big reasons I love Wealthy Affiliate so far is that it has a step-by-step roadmap

I'll be honest. This isn't my first time joining WA. Crazy, right? I want to go back in time, shake myself, and say, "just KEEP GOING. Do not get overwhelmed. Unsubscribe from all other gurus trying to pitch you overpriced, incomplete training. STOP with the shiny object syndrome. Stay, learn, write some more content, and take a day off when you need to. Just DON'T QUIT."I've been trying to create an online business for myself, with various degrees of success, for over 10 years. My most success