Writer's block...it happens some time to almost everyone that writes for any length of time. When it happens, where do you go for inspiration? Where's the stuff? Write about Network Marketing? Write about your Passion? Write about a product like Coffee? Write just about stuff?
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Writer's block...it happens some time to almost everyone that writes for any length of time. When it happens, where do you go for inspiration? Where's the stuff? Write about Network Marketing? Write about your Passion? Write about a product like Coffee? Write just about stuff?
In this day and age of system overload, it can be difficult to find something that is inspirational without having to wade through tons of information that is not only not inspirational, but downright depressing! Then you have to figure out what kind of inspiration would be useful. There is the spiritual kind of inspiration. There is the selling/business kind of inspiration. There is also the whole gamut of motivational information and speakers. Guess what? You can find inspiration for articles from any and all of these sources. Just start reading! Something will strike you.
Another good source for inspiration is quotations. There is nothing like reading a bunch of quotes. Once you find one you like, you can also find more information about the person that said it. That can lead you in yet another direction for inspiration. It is amazing how many quotes there are out there and even more amazing at how many times the quote may have been said by someone you have never heard about. Take the time to do a little research and found out about that person. After all, something they said has survived this long so they must have done something in their life that made people think that something they said was worth remembering. You can actually have quotes sent to you on a daily basis from a variety of sources and about a variety of subjects. Even if you don't use them in anything you write, they are interesting.
Books are a great source of inspiration. Granted reading books takes more time that just looking up quotes, but you can get inspiration for lots of different ideas. Books also give you an opportunity to learn about ideas more in depth than you can get just from a single quote. Reading a book also gives you time to process all the various ideas in the book and expand on the ones you find most relevant.
Magazines and E-zines are also a great source of inspiration. Subscriptions to e-zines are usually free. Everyday in your email box you can have topics for writing lots of articles and blogs. Since most of these e-zines are archived so it is easy to go back and read articles about specific topics. Regular magazines can be great inspiration as well.
Any of these sources can be used to help you past your writer's block and get you back on you way to writing. Who knows, maybe someone out there is looking to your articles for inspiration!
Recipe for Trouble:Documentation (or Lack Thereof)
We all like to trust people and we would like really be much better of if people always did what they said they would do. But we all know that this is not always the case. If you are a business owner, you can find yourself in deep trouble if you do not document.
Recipe for Trouble: IT
Depending on how dependent your company is on computers, IT (or information technology) can be your biggest ally or the biggest thorn in your side. While people tend to refer to IT for anything that involves computers, information technology can encompass a very large variety of business needs from servers to websites. There is no one-size-fits-all IT professional any more than there is a one size fits all employee of any type.
Water is Water Right? Wrong!
We all know that we should probably be drinking more water. We have all heard the health benefits staying hydrated. But we get busy and we forget to drink. So we stop by the drinking fountain and take a quick sip or hit the office water cooler and we think we are getting the hydration we need. But hydration is not even enough. We also need the proper trace minerals.
