Where Have All The Heroes Gone Joe Dimaggio?
I am usually a very upbeat and optimistic person! I always have been. I grew up poor with single mom. Despite intense adversity, I managed to achieve some moderate success in my life. The sense of...
View ArticleWhat Happened To Christmas Ebenezer Scrooge?
A Christmas Carol has always been a holiday favorite. It’s difficult not to appreciate the story of a once noble figure who has become jaded through greed and age, a figure who is haunted by the three...
View ArticleThe Original Sin Of New Year's Resolutions.
I’m sure by now that many of those reading this who have made New Year’s resolutions have already given up on them. That’s not a criticism of the reader or those who make New Year’s resolutions but...
View ArticlePerseverance
For those who have given into cynicism, the topic of perseverance may seem irrelevant. The idea that working hard at something will eventually pay off in the end may seem naïve. We work because we have...
View ArticleFiction is a Driver of the Future
There are many reasons why writers write. Some have a story that simply has to be told, others like to create worlds that can be shaped and molded by their own thoughts and desires. Regardless of the...
View ArticleThe Greatest Generation
As the excesses and relative prosperity of The Roaring Twenties gave way to The Great Depression, history was once again engaging in a process of punctuated equilibrium. The decade of the 1930’s saw...
View ArticleWhat Inspires
Fiction writing was never something that I aspired to. As a child and a young adult, my focus was elsewhere, namely, science and business. Writing happened by accident; it was a confluence of events...
View ArticleBlog Hop
I was tagged in this blog hop by Savannah Grace, my friend and fellow author of I Grew My Boobs in China and the recently published follow up Back Packs and Bra Straps. I was fortunate to have...
View ArticleHow I lost 24 pounds in 12 weeks amidst severe personal turmoil without...
To give a little background behind the story, I need to backtrack to several years before the present. In high school, I was a model student, straight-A’s, valedictorian and student body president....
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How I lost 40 Pounds In 40 Weeks And Gained More Control And A New...
Beginning January 2015, I started on a journey of following through with an action plan that included better management of my health, finances, and overall productivity using specific steps on a daily...
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Welcome to My Journey. 52 Weeks of Self-Discovery, Week #3
Exciting things happened this week. For my one new place, I hiked Waimano Falls in Aiea, which I attempted a couple of weeks back. I still didn’t finish, but I made it most of the way through. My...
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Welcome to My Journey. 52 Weeks of Self-Discovery, Week #4
Week #4 in my 52-week journey was the best week yet. I’ll get to that in a moment, but I’ll start with the misses. First of all, I only wrote 19 pages of my time travel book. My goal was forty, but I...
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Welcome To My Journey. 52 Weeks Of Self-Discovery, Week #5
As I write, Tropical Storm Darby is flooding much of the area where I live. I’m being pounded with heavy lightning and thunder. My weekend was hampered by the storm, which contributed to some of the...
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Welcome To My Journey. 52 Weeks Of Self-Discovery, Week #6
Another great week is in the books. Like last week, I didn’t hit my writing goal; this time it was because I got back my latest draft from the editor and spent more than half the week pounding away at...
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Welcome To My Journey. 52 Weeks Of Self-Discovery, Week #7
Week seven in my 52 week journey was fraught with more amazing triumphs and a few disappointing misses. My writing goal was another miss, but I’ve come to peace with the idea that it’s better to focus...
View ArticleWelcome to My Journey. 52 Weeks of Self-Discovery, Week #8
Ever had the crushing weight of something heavy knock you down? That’s how I felt this week. It’s time to take my own advice and implement the 80/20 rule. I’m dropping ghostwriting completely so I can...
View ArticleWelcome to My Journey. 52 Weeks of Self-Discovery, Week #9
“Do. Or do not. There is no try,” as Yoda would say. With that, week #9 is in the bag, and so is my second Lifehack article, which was edited and approved for publication. It should be live around...
View ArticleWelcome to My Journey. 52 Weeks of Self-Discovery, Week #10
It’s hard to believe that it’s already week ten on my journey. I’m just under twenty percent in, and I’ve realized I need to adjust my strategy and take my own advice. For the longest time, I’ve been...
View ArticleWelcome To My Journey. 52 Weeks Of Self-Discovery, Week #11
I had great successes and a few disappointments during week 11 on my journey. I’ll start with the disappointments, which included missing a few of my goals. I’m still working on reading the book I’ve...
View ArticleWelcome To My Journey. 52 Weeks Of Self-Discovery, Week #12
I hope I’m providing value to those who read these posts. The goal is to use my own progress, trials, and victories to help others avoid potential pitfalls and find possible solutions for those who...
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