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Oct
30

Social Media Neighborhood – Check Out The Halloween Decorations

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I live in an awesome neighborhood .  People know each other, they talk across the fence and out on the sidewalk PLUS we have neighborhood “get together”, check out the Halloween decorations!

My personal favorite is Halloween, it seems to me we have more people decorate their houses for Halloween than for Christmas.  The Halloween decorations get more and more extensive each year.  I am a bit behind the times myself and will have to get out and find some more for our house.

Halloween can be so very social when you live on a street with Halloween decorations galore!

We get to admire all the little ones in their very cute costumes. (they are my favorite) The doting parents are so very proud and you can tell they love all the compliments their little ones are receiving!

Some of them are so shy they can hardly get out the words “trick or treat”. 🙂

 

At our house we hand out full size chocolate bars, but we only buy 3 boxes.  All the neighborhood kids who know us come here first cuz we are usually “outa candy” by 7:30 PM.

 

I have so much fun answering the door.  My favorite “trick or treat” are the young guys who come without a costume.  At our house the policy is “no costume, no candy, unless you sing”.  You should see the looks on their faces, it is priceless.  Of course I get the most often quoted excuse “I don’t know any songs”.  I just smile and suggest they sing “Happy Birthday”.  They get embarrassed, look at me hoping I’ll say “just kidding”, but I’m not. 🙂  However, those full size chocolate bars must look pretty good because everyone sings!

How social is your neighborhood.

Are you interacting, complimenting and just plain having fun?

Would love to have you put your Halloween stories in the comments section!

We have music, dancing and partying in the street.  Of the 20 or so houses in my block there are only 2 who don’t take part.  If only they knew the fun they were missing.

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I recently read a blog post where one line really stood out for me;  “It’s about the willingness to!”

Building a business on-line takes that willingness to do what ever it takes, to be willing to keep going even when you want to quit.

There have been lots of times I was ready to quit but I didn’t, and I am so very glad I didn’t.

One of my inspirations comes from an unlikely source, my dog Tyra.  She demonstrates to me what it takes in her own way!

 

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She gives what ever she does her “ALL” and that inspires me. 🙂

Plus she has also taught me the importance of taking care of yourself and getting the rest we all know we need.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a great day at the dog Off-Leash Park today, she even got me running!

What inspires you?  Who or what demonstrates to you they are willing to do what it takes?

Comments and questions are always welcome here on the blog.

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Oct
09

Social Media Assistant

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Do you find some days that you just spend too much time on the computer?  I have a couple of very good indicators when it is time to take a break, and this is one of them.

Finn does not like to have attention all the time, he is a very independent cat, but when he does he can also be extremely persistent.

When Finn decides it’s time for him to be my social media assistant, I know that it is time to take a break.

Because…

When he walks across the keyboard he has been know to wreck havoc!

While building this business online I used to think that I had to do everything myself.  A social media assistant only came into my thoughts about 6 months ago.  I used a service called Replace Myself to find and help me train people.  It was the best thing I ever did, take that leap and hire a VA!

Yes, this is an affiliate link, however if you decide to make this smart decision and get yourself some help I’ll send you the emails I use to hire people.

 

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Will Smith has some awesome ideas on how to live your life.
I found this video very inspirational and just had to share it.

His movie Pursuit of Happyness is one that I have watched again and again
and with each watching learn something that assists me in living my life
just a little bit better!

This mindset will definitely have an impact on your social media presence.
Whether you are speaking words in a video or Tweeting the all have power
and represent who you are.

What kind of words are you using?

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Oct
01

Where Good Ideas Come From

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When building your business new ideas are always welcome! Just the idea of how Steven Johnson delivers this video is awesome to watch!

Join in the conversation by leaving your comments here on the blog…

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