Six Don’ts for a Better Podcast Interview

January 14, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

Wednesday, Nov. 23, I was the guest on a podcast where, according to my daughters, I wasn’t awful, but I could’ve been better. In fact, they complained, we’ve heard you be better. To which I could only sigh. My preparation, planning, support gathering, execution, and delivery had all been off. What could I learn from this? Had […]

Who Will close out your Social Media Accounts?

January 13, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

My aunt made her reputation for saving a dollar. She’d wash and reuse plastic zip-lock bags. Her favorite saying was, I might need my money when I get old. Today she is 93, and she doesn’t know who we are. She’ll never travel to foreign lands, or dine in five-star restaurants. Her life appeared happy, and […]

Learning to let go!

January 12, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

Sunday, I blogged about my daughter growing more active in church and how I, no longer as active, have been relegated to “Jada’s mother” status. Author Y. Calleiro commented that it’s hard to let go, and I told Yvette there was a story about the moment I learned to let go. This morning, I’ll tell […]

A Morning of Reflection

January 11, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

This was a morning of reflection. I meditate most mornings, but I don’t always sit and reflect on the previous day, week, year—life. This morning my thoughts centered on how I could take my blogs and my books to the next level. If I’m real, most of my readers are other writers and authors, and […]