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EPIC 2014

Here’s to an EPIC 2014.

In keeping with my Saturday BBQ, I thought that this quote from Sparkline is the best way to end 2013 and usher in 2014!

Write things that make people think. Inspire people. Change lives. Create value. Blow people away with your usefulness. – Corbett Barr

I recently started following Corbett Barr’s blog Sparkline and it has become a go-to resource for blog-building, writing and entrepreneurial tips.

You can read more about Corbett and his team here .

What will you create in 2014?

Please feel free to share below!

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I’m participating in this wonderful series created by Kozo over at everydaygurus.com If you haven’t heard about it please click here to read more.

BBQ
If you want to be part of this awesomeesauce BBQ, here’s how you do it:

  • Take a quotation from a favourite blogger
  • Create a BBQ post with the quotation
  • Link back to the blogger you quoted
  • Tag your post BBQLUV
  • Link to other BBQLUV posts (optional)

Yup! It’s that simple.

Will you be my buddy?

I tried NaBloPoMo back in August and failed miserably which does not bode well for this month’s attempt. However, this time around, I’ve decided to take a different approach and I’ve created a manifesto and everything.
NMD

ac•count•a•bil•i•ty

– the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.

Now that I’ve shared my plans for the month, all that is left is to find me some Accountability Buddies. You must be willing to call me out if I miss a day, be good cheerleaders and be totally up for coffee duty 24/7, because you never can tell when inspiration will strike.
Weirdos Welcome…we need to stick together!

All this to answer the question:
Do you think you’re more or less likely
to complete December’s NaBloPoMo?

Of course I am MORE likely to finish it…NOW!

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I’m participating in BlogHer’s NaBloPoMo Challenge for the month of December:

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You can read some awesome entries here: NaBloPoMo December.

ONE helluva ride!

WHOO HOO!!! *doing a one-year blogiversary dance*

WHOO HOO!!! *doing a one-year blogiversary dance*

My blogiversary was actually last week, but hey…I LOVE celebrations so the festivities are gonna continue for a little longer!

How this blog came into being:
My cousin suggested I submit a piece for an online, local magazine and I did. I got positive feedback from the editor but my piece was not the best fit for the magazine. We went back and forth with re-write after re-write and my ego got pretty bruised in the process because I mean really, how could my stuff just not measure up.

When I got my last re-write, I was on my way to Jamaica for a two-week vacation and I told the editor that I would look at the piece again when I got back to Trinidad. But then something magical happened in Jamaica, not only did I get clear on what I wanted and how I wanted to live my life (no marijuana was involved just in case you wondered)…I decided to stop trying to fit into someone else’s mold of what I should write.

While in Jamaica I remembered my failed first attempt at blogging over at Blogger. So when I returned home, I immediately looked for it and decided a revamp was in order. I chose WordPress as my new platform, imported my old blog and then deleted all those old posts save the very first one because I felt they were from another time, a different me if you will…then a hop, skip and a jump away (at least it feels like it) I’m celebrating my first Anniversary!

So what have I learned in a year of blogging:

    1. Blogging is heart work and not about churning out posts.
    2. BE REAL. No matter how ugly real is.
    3. Get permission from family members before you put all their business in the road.
    4. Patience. I’m a Work In Progress; therefore, I can ALWAYS hit the delete button.
    5. Perseverance. Don’t give up. Keep writing.
    And finally…
    6. Humility. Despite erratic posts, I have a cohort of awesome here, who keep reading, commenting and encouraging me.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!