Allie Potts's Blog, page 36
February 10, 2014
How to win friends and influence people
As dictated by my recently turnedtwo year old
where the wild things are tribute (Photo credit: Tojosan)
Taking command of any situation has always come naturally to me, but now that I track my age in terms of yearsrather than months, I’ve come torecognize that the path to success and world dominance may be more mysterious to others. I commanded one of my servants to write down my observations so that those that follow behind them may benefit from my years of experience.
Each of us are born with...
February 7, 2014
It is about execution
Cropped transparent version of Image:Olympic flag.svg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Its time once again for the Olympics, and the difference between the last few host cities couldn’t be more apparent. Alleged human rightsand environmentalabuses aside, you cannot question that the Chinese knew how to put on a good show when it was their turn to host the games. They knew that the world would be watching and squashed anything at all that might tarnish their stage presence. The Chinese built entire ci...
February 3, 2014
I took a chance on me
I’ve had ABBA’s Take a Chance on Me stuck in my head for the past two days thanks to a video sent to me in support of the local chapter of the SPCA. Luckily for me I enjoy the song and so found myself dancing to my own mental soundtrack asthe song looped on endless repeat, particularly to the lines:
“Gonna do my very best, baby can’t you see
Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me…”
I may also have been dancing because I received a message from Reader’s Favorite advising me that I had rece...
January 29, 2014
How I’ve embraced cheap child labor
Oh that glorious moment when you realize your children are finally old enough to really help around the house…
Our sons are lucky enough to have a large extended family, many of whom happen to live close by. This is great when the hubby and I have found ourselves in need of a babysitter, but can be expensive during the birthday and holiday season. Especially asmost ofthe cousins are now old enough to understand the concept of presents and note their lacking. As there are several of them, birth...
January 27, 2014
On Art and Artists
Every now and then I hear the comment from my friends and acquaintances that they read my book and while it wasn’t the genre they usually pick up they enjoyed it. I find this to be a rather odd compliment.I know that I have to maintain a thick skin in this business, butit occasionally sounds likethey are saying somethingalong the lines of you were greatin spite of what you wrote. Because my book wasn’t in their preferred genre, if they did not know me personally, they might never have come ac...
January 22, 2014
Snow days in the South
Snow on a Magnolia (Photo credit: chucka_nc)
My day job office closed down promptly at five yesterday based on the mere threat of snow in the later portion of the evening. I received this announcement at the same time as I heard from my sister located in the northeast that she was leaving her office in white out conditions based on her own assessment of the situation rather than corporate mandate.
A co-worker of mine advised that the local grocery stores had once again devolved into a state of...
January 20, 2014
Mompreneur Monday – On Fear and Failing
As I pondered what I should blog about today, I came across this inspirational piece. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Originally posted on Get Fresh:
Happy Mompreneur Monday everyone! Let’s start this off with a bang. By talking about the Big Fs. Fear and Failing.
I was humbled and overwhelmed (in a good way) by your positive response to this whole Mompreneur Monday idea. And as I listened to my friends and read the comments on facebook and on my last post, it became pretty clear...
Mompreneur Monday - On Fear and Failing
Happy Mompreneur Monday everyone! Let's start this off with a bang. By talking about the Big Fs. Fear and Failing.
I was humbled and overwhelmed (in a good way) by your positive response to this whole Mompreneur Monday idea. And as I listened to my friends and read the comments on facebook and on my last post, it became pretty clear that the biggest thing holding us back from starting our dreams is fear.
As I pondered what I should blog about...
January 15, 2014
Living with an Entrepreneur
When I first meet people we touch on many of the same topics – you are a parent? Why so am I! How many kids do you have? What are their ages? What does your spouse do?
The answers to the questions on kids usually net the same responses “aww…, you must have your hands full… or, I remember when mine where that same age.” Butthe responses I receive when I tell people that my husband owns his own business can be quite varied. I canalways tell when I’ve met anothersupportiveother-half based on his...
January 13, 2014
The Working Title
I am asking people to weigh inon what type of title mostappeals to them onmy facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/alliepottswrites)because frankly I need all the help I can get coming up with a title for my current project. I’ve run through at least five working titles and still haven’t found the one. I ran into a similar issue when selecting the title for my first. By comparison, I found naming my characters significantly easier.
In myfirst novel, my protagonist’s name was Charlotte, selec...
