It doesn’t matter where you are, treasure this time I clearly remember crossing the finish line the first time I ran a marathon. But what I remember more are the things that happened along the way—waiting anxiously in the start corral, the interactions with other runners along the route, the snacks handed out by encouraging [...]
Your bio is not your introduction The person who introduces guest speakers sets the stage for the presentation. They can either get the audience excited or have them dozing before you take the microphone. At a recent seminar, the speaker gave a dynamic, information-packed presentation. But it was preceded by an introduction that was so [...]
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Talking About the Anger Free Challenge on Afternoons with Mike It’s always a delight to be on Afternoons with Mike on The Shepherd. On this episode, we talked about my new book, Seven Day Anger Free Challenge: Be the Peace. Click here to listen to the entire show. Mike Gilland, Jacquelyn Lynn - Photo [...]
The Many Meanings of Medium I’m developing an online class on how to promote your business using the publishing platform Medium (watch for an announcement and link when we launch it). Of course, I have to say the word “Medium” over and over in the training. And it got me thinking about the many meanings [...]
Can you hear it in your head? There must be … “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” I wonder if Paul Simon had any idea when he wrote that song how many ways the title would be modified and reused. More than 20 years after the song’s 1975 release, a magazine gave me an assignment [...]
It started as a simple meme. Let’s make it a movement. Imagine what it would be like to go seven days without getting angry. Imagine a week without storming at your family, snapping at a store clerk, or snarling at your co-workers. It’s not only possible, it’s life-changing—and has the potential to be world-changing. Seven [...]
Serve Steak, Not Stew I like steak. I also like stew. What does that have to do with writing? One of my biggest challenges is when I’m in the middle of writing one thing and something unrelated pops into my head. What do I do with the new idea? I don’t want to lose a [...]
If you’re writing about the pandemic, is it covid19? Or Covid-19? Or COVID-19? You’ll see it all three ways in various publications, but the World Health Organization goes with all capitals: COVID-19. That’s not the only grammar issue the pandemic has caused. We’re hearing and using a lot of words that have not been part [...]
A Brief Visit to a Florida Small-Town Treasure Attending the 12 Hours of Sebring has been a tradition for the guys in our family for years. Planning begins shortly after Christmas for a four-day adventure that culminates in the world-famous 12-hour endurance race held annually on the third Saturday in March in south-central Florida. [...]
