Wonderful Wednesday

June 25, 2008

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I love Wednesday’s. They’re close enough to Friday, so the weekend doesn’t feel too far away. But they’re not so far into the week that you worry you won’t get everything done.

But I wasn’t feeling my usual Wednesday happiness until I read Barbara Ling’s hilarious take on The Secret and The Law of attraction. And it reminded me, that no matter how bad you feel, there’s always something out there to cheer you up.

Stories of outrageous self promotion always make me laugh too and they can work wonders for any business. And it seems to have got a lot of attention for Joan Rivers and the obscure lunchtime TV show, “Loose Women”. I hadn’t even heard of Loose Women until they hit the headlines for throwing Joan Rivers off the set for using the “F” word.

You have to wonder if one or both parties didn’t set this up deliberately. After all, Rivers is over here to promote a play based on her autobiography and Loose Women isn’t exactly what you could call popular TV, so they could do with a jump in ratings.

Self promotion is one thing. But risking your life for your job is another. And you have to question the sanity of some people when they go as far as Nicole Kidman’s bodyguard. According to SFgate.com, he actually lay down in the middle of a busy road in New York, just to stop the paparazzi from pursuing his boss.

Still there’s a few people out there who seem to be doing well without risking life and limb, or outrageous gimmicks. Kelly of She Power is showing great promise as a travel writer, without sugar coating every single experience. The Spanish tourist board may not be loving her but I’m really enjoying reading about Europe through the eyes of an Australian.

Multi Solutions is also doing well. A little while ago, Ian Denny blogged about some pretty ambitious targets that his business were hoping to achieve. He posts his results daily on his Multi Solutions blog and I have to say, I haven’t seen any other IT company consistently get problems fixed as fast as this one does.

Do you have a blog, or are you thinking about launching a blog for your business? Joanna Young of Confident Writing has just launched Powerful Web Content. So, if you need some help with your blog, or you just don’t know how to get started, pay Joanna a visit and learn how to jump start your blog now.

Another great resource for new bloggers is Blogging Without A Blog. As well as giving great tips to new bloggers, Barbara features a new and promising blogger each Tuesday. You should pop over and check her out to get great advice and also a chance to be featured in her new blogger of the week section.

Other stuff I loved reading this week:

Bloggers Getting Sued: A warning from Monika Mundell.

$1 Bras: Vered takes a look at the effects of inflation.

What’s An Ebook Worth: Hunter Nuttall explains why we should be reading them and supporting our favourite bloggers.

Bloody Bosses: Does your boss take advantage? Louise shares the ridiculous email she received from her employer prompted her to hand in her notice.

Bring Nature Into Your Life Every Day: Nature is a great pick me up and Michelle of Little Pink Flower shares ten ways to bring nature into your life every day.

Vampire Slaying Personal Finance: If you’re interested in Personal Finance - you need to check out Mrs Micah’s Vampire Slaying Personal Finance Blog Carnival.

A Rookie Entrepreneur Looks Back At The Lessons Learned In Year 1:
Mark of My Tropical Escape moved to the island of Culebra with his partner Terrie to start a new business. If you dream of starting a business in another country, this is a must read.

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Comments

16 Responses to “Wonderful Wednesday”

Barbara Swafford on June 25th, 2008 6:28 am

Hi Catherine,

I’d say you’ve been busy reading. What great links you’ve provided, and thank you for including one to my blog as well. I am honored.

I heard on the news about Joan Rivers getting kicked off the show for swearing. Apparently it was live (with no time delay) so they couldn’t bleep out the curse word(s). When I heard she was in your neck of the woods, I was wondering if you saw that.

Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Blog Posts - Are We Our Worst Critic?
cathlawson on June 25th, 2008 6:42 am

Hi Barbara - You’re welcome. Joan really hit the headlines in a big way didn’t she? I really do think it was set up. Loose Women were bound to know she would swear and to have her dragged off by security was totally ridiculous - after all she’s about 76.

I think they did it to promote themselves but it looks like Joan is getting the most of the attention. And good for her. I would love to still be working at her age.
Barbara Ling on June 25th, 2008 8:22 am

Hi Cath,

Thanks for the link! I’m glad you enjoyed my post; you’ll get a kick out of what I write later today (assuming I can actually expend the energy to type; got tan opportunity to relive an aspect of my childhood and wow, did it feel great!).

Have a great day,

Barbara

Barbara Ling’s last blog post..Camp Ling - We Make You Beg for Mercy!
Joanna Young on June 25th, 2008 9:13 am

Hi Cath, thanks for the mention and giving me that near Friday feeling without the worry!

Barbara’s post is brill, she’s a sharp cookie that one all right

Joanna

Joanna Young’s last blog post..Are You Clear On Your Blogging Purpose?
Monika Mundell on June 25th, 2008 9:21 am

Hi Cath,

Cool to see more and more bloggers using the “story” link love post. It makes for so much nicer reading doesn’t it. You got some really cool links here and I’m afraid I never get much done thanks to you. Instead I’m out hobnobbing it with the bloggers mentioned here.

Thanks heaps.
Monika Mundell’s last blog post..Research Wizard Pro - Offering Easier Research
cathlawson on June 25th, 2008 9:30 am

Hi Barbara - It was excellent. I’m really looking forward to reading today’s post too.

Hi Joanna - I love your new blog and your new theme. Totally agree re: Barbara’s post. She picks some great sites for her new blogger of the week posts.

Hi Monika - thanks. I like writing them like that. I could have gone on longer but it would have been too much to read. You deserve a break from writing anyway.
Vered on June 25th, 2008 5:32 pm

Thank you for the link and for some promising reading material!

Off to read Ling’s article.
Vered’s last blog post..Are Bloggers Allowed To Have A Life?
cathlawson on June 25th, 2008 5:42 pm

Hi Vered - You’re welcome. I loved that article. Not sure that I would wear one of those bras though!
Hunter Nuttall on June 25th, 2008 5:45 pm

Thanks for the link, Cath. Off to do some reading now, since it appears I missed a lot this week!

Hunter Nuttall’s last blog post..SEO School
cathlawson on June 25th, 2008 6:27 pm

Hi Hunter - you’re welcome. It’s was an awesome post.
Ian Denny on June 26th, 2008 4:26 am

Thanks Cath. It’s been an awful lot of hard work hitting those targets.

Getting the right blend of systems, people and focus is really hard, but at the same time simple - if that makes sense!

Once you have the target and actively pursue it, anything is possible. And once you overcome those barriers to hitting it - and they are often largely mental barriers, it’s far easier than you originally thought.

I’m sure we’ll get copied though at some point!

Ian Denny’s last blog post..Service Targets - 17th June 2008
cathlawson on June 26th, 2008 9:40 am

Hi Ian - You need a new avatar.

You’ve done really well. It’s not long since you talked about those targets. And don’t worry about getting copied - you’re ahead and you’ll stay ahead by thinking up new ways to have the edge over the competition.
mark @ mytropicalescape on June 26th, 2008 7:45 pm

Hi Cath - thanks for the link! Apologies for getting here late…life has gotten in the way of my computer time lately.

Seriously, thanks for including me in your roundup. I always appreciate it when a real writer (like YOU) recognizes something that I have posted.

Have a GREAT weekend.
MH

mark @ mytropicalescape’s last blog post..Don’t Let Anybody Tell You That You Can’t
cathlawson on June 27th, 2008 12:28 am

Hi Mark - you are welcome. Your blog is brilliant and people love reading it because you’re already living in a tropical paradise like many of us are hoping to do.
Kelly@SHE-POWER on June 27th, 2008 1:34 pm

Hey Cath

I’m back and way behind in my reading. Now I have even more good stuff to check out after reading this. Thanks for the link and I so thought I was in with the Spanish Tourist Board. Should I send them flowers do you think?

Kelly

Kelly@SHE-POWER’s last blog post..Quote of the Week and My Next Post
cathlawson on June 27th, 2008 4:11 pm

Hi Kelly - your trip went so quickly. I’m really looking forward to reading about your time in London and Spain. But I wouldn’t send the Spanish Tourist Board flowers. I bet they’d really love some salad - with tuna of course.