Postcards from the Funny Farm

Album Photo by: kevindooley

Isn’t this a great retro LP cover?  No, my post today is not about dinner parties but it is about the genius of planning.  It can make you rich, famous, well-liked, and any other goal you might have.  It’s been said that if you do the right things long enough then the right things will inevitably happen to you.  I agree with that saying and that’s why I subscribe to the idea of startegic planning.  My greatest drive in life is to plan and do great things.  I don’t always accomplish them, but I will always try until my last breath.  Are you speaking my language?

I once heard a motivational speaker on the radio say that, in order to be successful we need to “stand in the spout where the blessings come out.”  It sounds corny huh?  After years since hearing that, I have come to understand it better than I ever imagined.  It means what I said: doing the right things. You may be rich, you may be poor, you may be nothing in this world at all.  A little allusion to my 80’s rock heroes the Alarm there ;)  The “Absolute Reality” we all live under is the truth that if we do the right things, the right things will happen to us.  Life will never be perfect, but we can aim at perfection.  Would Bill gates have made billions on his vision without doing what he thought was right?  Answer: no.

We will never be as huge as we wish we could be without standing in the spout where the blessings come out.  I make $200-400 a month off blogging and freelance writing.  I want to make $2000.  What is stopping me?  The only limitation is in my mind.  Watch me go!  I hope you’ll set big goals and come along with me.

FYI: You can read more of the “right” things I have done in my writing career at my online resume.  I am actively accepting freelance writing work.

It was a great week for blogs. In addition to reading some truly great stuff, I guestblogged at two sites and had an article published on BlogCritics. Check out the links below I ran across on my Safari.

Cat People Scare Me
Hilarious pictures of cats in actual cat wigs.

Bad Moon Rising
Great trivia on superstitions surrounding the moon.

My Love Affair with Writing
Thanks to Joanna at Confident Writing for offering this group writing project to her readers.

Chiaroscuro
Amazing light and contrast pictures from amypalko, one of my favorite photobloggers.

10 Reasons Being A Dad Rocks
Heart-warming pictures of dads and their kids along with some really true reasons why being a dad is an amazing thing.

Yes, People CAN Make Money Online Without a Pager...
The title says it all! I am doing it.

Why We Love Dexter
Why are we so enamored of this prime time serial killer?

Linking To Differing Opinion
Andy Beard makes a great suggestion to link your opponents in your opinion articles.

Bill Gates at University of Waterloo
Jon Lee had the opportunity to see and hear the infamous Bill Gates speak. He has pictures and a synopsis of the event.

Social Bookmarking as a Speedlinking Tool
Del.icio.us and Stumbleupon are great services that can be used by the blogger in many many ways. This is one example of how a blogger uses both of them in unison to make a weekly speedlinking post, a great way to build traffic. This is a guest blog I wrote.

Charles Schultz, Cartoons, and Goals
Charles Schultz is an amazing example of how a simply cartoon of a dog like Snoopy can start a brand and make billions of dollars. This is a guest blog I wrote.