Speedcoaching: June 29, 2010 Edition 26 - Zig On…A Philosophy To Live By By Zig Ziglar Wisdom goes back a long way ... http://ow.ly/17W8CY

Speedcoaching: Professional Speaker Meets Vuvuzela - Just for fun Here's a quick video example of what would happen ... http://ow.ly/17W8CX

We have GIANTS in our lives because we didn't kill it when it was a MIDGET! -- Ty Adams

When you have been working for a long time, it may be hard for you when you are thrust back into the job market! Email speedcoaching@aol.com

Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. That's the exciting part. -- Emeril Lagasse

My Alternative To Superficial Progress - You know what I am starting to hate hearing? People praising the idea of me... http://ow.ly/17Upy9

Opportunity chooses the prepared! You were created to solve someone's problem. Are you in place to do it? Email speedcoaching@aol.com.

Did you know that most people do nothing and say they ARE WAITING ON GOD?! Nope...GOD IS WAITING ON YOU TO GET OUT THE BOAT! --Michael Lewis

The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. -- Hugh White

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare. -Bobby Knight

Speedcoaching: How to Avoid Making Stupid Mistakes Out of Stupid Anger http://ow.ly/17SpW9

Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration. -- Cate Blanchett

Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90% of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. -- Cate Blanchett

HootSuite 5 - hotter than the World Cup but without the Vuvuzela http://ping.fm/678qO

Speedcoaching: 6 Horrendous Leadership Types - Have you ever had a really bad boss? One of those bosses who is so ba... http://ow.ly/17RzSx

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. -- Charles Darwin (Truth is truth no matter who says it.)

Speedcoaching: June 22, 2010 Edition 25 - Zig On…Reading, Writing and Arithmetic - Not Enough By Zig Ziglar Don't m... http://ow.ly/17QClU

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice. - George Jackson

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things. - Denis Diderot

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou

Speedcoaching: Are You an Encouraging Inspiration or a Discouraging Dumbass? http://ow.ly/17PFSd

All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. -- Dorothea Brande

Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure. -- Pastor Dave Williams

SpeedCoaching: Branding – What Works and What Doesn’t - No matter what your brand is, in every case with the brand ... http://ow.ly/17Ntgh

Speedcoaching: Root Canal Sale! - Well, it seems that I have gone and done something to my teeth, and now I need a r... http://ow.ly/17NyqU

RT @CharlieCurve: Plenty of summertime fun in Detroit this weekend in Detroit Moxie's Weekend Roundup! http://j.mp/b6yLqE via @becksdavis

SpeedCoaching: Not filling your events? Not selling products? Web traffic non-existent? Maybe it’s your BRAND. http://ow.ly/17MB62

Speedcoaching: Personal Responsibility and Dog Poo - It is the middle of June, and while I generally love the sun, I... http://ow.ly/17MFNS

Speedcoaching: How to Accidentally Get Elected to Public Office http://ow.ly/17LLwa

Pray with Your Legs by Dan Miller http://ow.ly/1YErl

Make motivation a habit and you will get there more quickly and have more fun on the trip. -- Zig Ziglar

Speedcoaching: June 15, 2010 Edition 24 - Zig On…Pass the Test By Zig Ziglar She passed the test - can you?  Major ... http://ow.ly/17KQdx

Be an original. If there are two of you, one of you isn't necessary! -- Erika Jackson

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. -- Frederick Douglass

Pray with Your Legs by Dan Miller at 48Days.com http://ow.ly/1YEsG

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. -- William Channing

SpeedCoaching: Two Top Strategies to Capture the Mindshare so the Market Share Will Follow http://ow.ly/17JOJG

Speedcoaching: Yet Another Reason Why Pixar Is Awesome - A few months ago, I posted an article about what we can lea... http://ow.ly/17JTXP

You can't do it unless you can imagine it. -- George Lucas

Got this from Arcamax Jokes this morning: http://ow.ly/1XPjZ

Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver!!

Good morning all you morning people. To you non-morning people, I'll say good morning to you this afternoon!

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. -- Julie Andrews

When you add to or take away from what God tells you, he’s no longer responsible for it. -- Michelle Dunlap

Speedcoaching: Motivational Humorist Advice: Don’t Succumb to Stupid, Stupid Anger… http://ow.ly/17HM9I

SpeedCoaching: 6 Steps on Maintaining Constant Gratitude, by Libby Gill http://ow.ly/17GNGY

Speedcoaching: I Am Very Important! - "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove al... http://ow.ly/17GTg0

A POWERFUL WOMEN'S GATHERING in Kalamazoo for networking and making life-long friends!!! Get details here - http://ow.ly/1U7cb

Perseverance is about as important to achievement as gasoline is to driving a car. -- Jim Rohn

Speedcoaching: Dying a Little Bit on the Inside - Yesterday, as a favor to a friend, I taught a 75 minute workshop ... http://ow.ly/17Fw2P

Speedcoaching: June 8, 2010 Edition 23 - Zig On…Use What You've Got By Zig Ziglar Dunsmuir Shell is a large, profi... http://ow.ly/17Fw2Q

It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts.

A POWERFUL WOMEN'S GATHERING in Kalamazoo for networking and making life-long friends!!! Get details here - http://ow.ly/1U7cb

Do dogs like bones? No. Dogs like STEAK!!!! They just "settle" for bones!!!! What are you settling for?? - Brian Klemmer

SpeedCoaching: ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM STRESS CREEP? - You know what it’s like when you’re down to the wire on a pro... http://ow.ly/17Ezqp

Speedcoaching: 4 Marketing Lessons From Watching Hockey… - I have a confession to make: this past Friday, I watched... http://ow.ly/17EEdu

Speedcoaching: Mosaic Summer Series - PASADENA WEST SIDE MAYAN SOUTH BAY INLAND WHITTIER SAN DIEGO http://ow.ly/17EEIS

Fear and Reward - Why is it that many of the things that give us the greatest reward are connected to processes tha... http://ow.ly/17EF8f

End Procrastination by Jim Rohn - http://ow.ly/1Vljg

A POWERFUL WOMEN'S GATHERING in Kalamazoo for networking and making life-long friends!!! Get details here - http://ow.ly/1U7cb

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. -- Mother Teresa

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A POWERFUL WOMEN'S GATHERING in Kalamazoo for networking and making life-long friends!!! Get details here - http://ow.ly/1U7cb

Is it just me or did the gulf oil spill happen at an opportune time to help settle the debate on off shore drilling?

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

SpeedCoaching: Libby Gill – An Affordable Branding Course that You Can’t Afford to Miss! http://ow.ly/17Dc6B

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

A POWERFUL WOMEN'S GATHERING in Kalamazoo for networking and making life-long friends!!! Get details here - http://ow.ly/1U7cb

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at what they enjoy. -Malcolm Forbes

SpeedCoaching: Being GRATEFUL for your Courage and Results - Having your own copy of You Unstuck will allow you to ... http://ow.ly/17CALy

Speedcoaching: The *Real* Lessons From “The Karate Kid” - Next Friday, June 11th, a remake of the Karate Kid comes ... http://ow.ly/17CF5p

Finished the recording for this week's counseling homework. I think it was a decent session. Let's see what the teacher thinks, though.

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. -- Napolean Hill

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water. -- Eleanor Roosevelt

When all else fails...faith stands!

Test.

RT @thirty9inc: New note on FB. check it out here --->>> http://ping.fm/w7Cjz

Speedcoaching: When Policy Meets Dumbassery: If You’re Too Good, You Automatically Lose! http://ow.ly/17BOq7

Speedcoaching: GPS Stupidity - As a Motivational Humorist, it is my job to see the best in people, make them laugh,... http://ow.ly/17AXpr

Speedcoaching: June 1, 2010 Edition 22 - Zig On…Tying Your Shoes By Zig Ziglar Roger Crawford was sixteen years ol... http://ow.ly/17A5Jt

Speedcoaching: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Ask For Advice http://ow.ly/17A5Js

Knowledge is power, but like power it must be hitched to something effective. -- Croft M. Pentz

If wisdom is the principal thing (Prov 4:7), why do we "Christians" spend so much time going after other things?

“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.” -- Frank Herbert

"All wealth begins from the inside out." Mark Victor Hansen

Double? This is a test.

If this shows up as a double post in your facebook newsfeed, please let me know.

At least I can ping mobile! (E JACKSON)

Deal first with whatever is causing you the greatest emotional distress. Often this will break the logjam in your work and free you up mentally to complete (the) other tasks. -- Brian Tracy

Memorial Day: Remembering those who gave their lives to keep us safe and to keep war off our shores! Thank you!!!

“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” -- Buddha

“If I want to be great I have to win the victory over myself... self-discipline.” -- Harry S Truman

Pay Attention To Your Energy ~¤~ - I'm not trying to be New-Agee. But I'm just responding to a truth that I am pres... http://ow.ly/17yB1w

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This is for my KBD classmates: “He that cannot obey, cannot command.” -- Benjamin Franklin

“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” -- Buddha

"Don't let your feelings be a God to you." — Joyce Meyer

The Writer's Affirmation

All beginning writers dream of someday being published. It's the ultimate affirmation that says, "My work is good; I was right to believe in it!" However, many good writers give up too soon.

Did you know that J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book was rejected 10 times before finally being accepted by a publisher? Canfield and Hansen's Chicken Soup for the Soul was rejected (according to Canfield) more than 130 times before being picked up by a small Florida publisher, and we all know what happened after that! Dr. Seuss's first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 27 publishing houses, and Seuss (Theodor Geisel) considered burning the manuscript. Fortunately, he didn't. Jane Austen's first novel, First Impressions, was rejected in 1797. She revised and retitled it (Pride and Prejudice) and finally sold it to a publisher who printed it in 1813.

If you've tried and tried, and don't want to wait 16 years, as Jane Austen did, self-publishing is a viable alternative. Many famous authors self-published their first books, including Tom Clancy, Zane Grey, D.H. Lawrence, Mark Twain, and Richard Nixon. Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute?, was a self-publisher.

Does "self-publishing" mean that an author writes, designs, prints, and promotes his book all by himself? No, of course not. It means that the author pays a publisher to design and print his book. He writes it and must promote it himself, sometimes with the help of a "promotion package," which he can purchase from the publisher. Self-publishing is often, but not always, a last resort for authors who have had numerous rejections from publishers who pay royalties. These authors believe their work is worthy of publication.

Vicki Lansky submitted Feed Me! I'm Yours to 49 publishers who turned it down. So she self-published it and sold 300,000 comb-bound copies. Bantam Publishing-attracted by success-then bought the paperback rights and sold another 500,000 books! That book was worthy, and the author knew it.

Karen E. Quinones Miller wrote Satin Doll, a book that was rejected by publishers 35 times. Quinones Miller decided to self-publish her book because she was convinced it was good. Through smart marketing and promotion, she personally sold 28,000 copies. That attracted Simon & Schuster Publishers, who then bought the rights - for six figures! - and republished it. Following that, Quinones Miller wrote four more novels for Simon & Schuster, all best-sellers.

M.J. Rose self-published her first novel, Lip Service, in 1998 after many rejections. She knew she was a good writer. Ten years later she is the celebrated author of 10 novels, including the acclaimed The Reincarnationist and, more recently, The Memorist.

When faced with multiple rejections, self-publishing can be an effective and satisfying option; and, as in the cases of Lansky, Quinones Miller, and Rose, an in-your-face affirmation! Don't give up.

Janet Litherland is the author of the novels, Song of the Heart, Vanished, Chain of Deception and Discovery In Time, as well as 10 nonfiction books, several collections of music/drama-related scripts, and numerous articles and stories for national publications. As former associate editor of Florida Hotel & Motel Journal, she contributed 78 feature articles to that magazine. She also has taught college extension courses in creative writing and has served as a seminar leader for writers' conferences. For more information, please visit http://www.janetlitherland.com

Influential Woman

Influential Woman
© 2005 Erika Jackson

He was poor, living check to check
Temp work in jeopardy of ending soon
Although unsatisfied, he did it day by day
Marking time
Then I came along and ignited a spark
Now he’s on track toward his dream

She wrote everyday, journaling about life
Her prayer journal of conversations with God
Although her writing was good, she kept it to herself
She didn’t think it was valuable
Then I came along and ignited a spark
Now she’s on track toward a bestseller

Her heart was aching at being alone
Not fair he was getting married first
Although she was very talented, she was distracted by her singleness
Then I came along and ignited a spark
Now she’s on track toward entertainment success

I encourage others to achieve
Nurture godly beliefs
Function as a buffer
Listen to others’ needs
Understand the nature of their needs
Ensure others of their value
Never underestimate them
Connect people with their destiny
Evolve everyday

Television

Television
© 2005 Erika Jackson

I look into your face and I see
A life not my own
I thrill at the beauty and splendor
Of exotic places and times
Your visage clouds my vision
And I am lost in your image
My mind is frozen in place
Numbed by your seductive pull
Entranced by the image you cast
And the glow upon the very walls
I sit absorbed in mindless entertainment
As I yield to the power of your embrace