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Crazy idea? Using my writing talents to supplement a potential business idea
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Wensink Apr 6, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Let me take you through somethingthat I've been doing for a few years now for fun and let me put it to this group to see what you think I can do to formulate a business plan out of it. . . I'm a huge…Continue
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Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48Days - Day 48 - Mission Accomplished - Independence Day
Brian is coming home! Three and a half years of not being where I need to be are officially over.First of all, I want to thank you all for the support, wisdom, encouragement and guidance throughout my journey.Using Dan’s advice, encouragement, and methods I have found a job close to home and will be accepting the offer that I was presented last week. The effort that began on Easter Sunday as a new beginning has fittingly paid it's dividends a few days shy of Independence Day. The significance…See More
Eric Olson commented on Brian Wetter's blog post My 48Days - Day 40-ish - Serenity with Self"Congrats on your new found peace. I think you have overcome the greatest obstacle finding fulfilling work: yourself. Check out my blog posts on that subject here and here.
Blessings,
Eric"
Jody Young commented on Brian Wetter's blog post My 48Days - Day 40-ish - Serenity with Self"Hey that's inspirational, thanks for sharing. Reminds me of the quote (not an exact quote here).... What you become is more valuable than where you go.Good luck!
Jody"
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48Days - Day 40-ish - Serenity with Self
A couple of nights ago, my wife told me something that caught me slightly off guard. She told me that she was proud of me, and “You’re not the man I married. . . in a good way.”Things like this make you think. She’s right. I’m not.I have learned a lot during this process, and even though the goal of getting the new job has not been completely reached I’ve reached an important milestone that I never anticipated and it is perhaps the greatest hurdle that I’ve ever crossed.PEACE.I was preparing…See More
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48 Days - Halfway point
Note, I'm not assigning a specific day to this post, because it encompasses several!I know that I haven’t been able to totally keep up with the updates to this point, but I wanted to post something to affirm that I am still continuing on with the plan!To date, I’m at the halfway point.Developments:My wife and I have learned about some opportunities at a company in town and I’m going to apply for them, but use the 48 days approach rather than going through the normal application channels. I’ve…See More
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48 Days - Days 16 and 17 – “Being yourself” is harder than it looks
This is admittedly going to seem like another “rush job” as I really have not had enough time to truly reflect on the questions asked and give them the time they truly deserve. This two-for-one post should really be divided into two separate posts as they are divergent topics with different themes behind them, but I want to keep the ball rolling a good pace to stay as true to the 48 days as possible, so that is why I have decides to keep them together. I’m already several days behind, but I’m…See More
Brian Wetter replied to David Pike's discussion Does my site load for you?"I can access the site from my iphone OK, so I think you are OK from that standpoint. Everyone who is pointing to your local home connection being the problem seems to be correct.
You are apparently able to get onto the internet because you were…"
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48 days - Day 15 - Wins in the future by learning from sins in the past
Day 15Challenge: Now we are getting to the “nuts and bolts.” Read Chapter Six. Think through how your current resume sells you. Does it position you for what you want to continue doing, or is it just a historical overview of what you’ve done? Explore whether a chronological or a functional resume will serve you best.It’s sort of funny, but the resume that I have sells me pretty well for jobs like the one that I currently have. It does such a good job that by just posting it on the online job…See More
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48 Days - Day 14 - Stop-doing lists, swan songs, and barbed wire fences
In case you’ve been keeping track, (I know I have) you have noticed by now that I’m not exactly posting every single day as I had originally planned. My excuse for yesterday is that I was battling a freak internal flesh-eating zombie virus that had drained me of all energy that could be put forth to doing anything that could be considered productive and had riddled my mind to a useless, feverish blob of delusion. Lucky for me, I bounced back relatively quickly, although still somewhat shaken.…See More
Brian Wetter commented on Brian Wetter's blog post My 48 Days - Day 12 - Passion for Playing"Thank you, Irene! The idea that there is a growing market of homeschoolers is certainly something worthwhile to think about and is an angle that I had not considered. Part of a business plan is to identify your market. At this point, I'm not…"
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48 Days - Day 13 - Deeper into Introspection
Challenge: Be comfortable with the process of looking inward. Many people look outward too quickly and jump at what appears to be an opportunity only to discover six months down the road that it is not a fit. You are doing the important work now. 85% of the process is choosing the right career path comes as a result of looking inward. 15% is the application of what you then know about yourself in finding – or creating – work that fits. Now complete the Countdown to the work I love questions at…See More
Irene Bell commented on Brian Wetter's blog post My 48 Days - Day 12 - Passion for Playing"When I was involved in homeschooling, we had an music teacher and provided a great break for all the Moms and they would take the kids to a class and Moms had time off. How about being a PE type coach for homschooling families teaching children…"
Brian Wetter posted a blog postMy 48 Days - Day 12 - Passion for Playing
Well here I am at the “quarter pole”. Keeping up with the pace of the pack, but the race is still young. A lot can happen. Today’s challenge is one that I’ve been unsure about from the outset. Let’s see how it goes.Challenge: List your dreams and passions. What is it that you find naturally enjoyable? If money were not important, what would you spend your time doing? When do you find the time just flying by? What are those recurring themes that keep coming up in your thinking? What did you…See More
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- How did you hear about 48Days.NET, and what do you hope to get out of being a part of this community?
- 48 days podcast
- What is your current work situation? Employee, self-employed, generating any income on your own?
- Employee - IT guy. Network security engineer. I'm good at it, but I'm finding that my "right brain skills" are taking over and I'm outgrowing jobs that I'm typically recruited for.
Working away from home during week away from family, only get to visit family on weekends. Been doing this for three years, it's time to come back home even if a paycut occurs. What was once a minor annoyance of working away from my family has developed into a festering torment.
- And then...what is your goal/dream for your work life?
- First, I need a job close to home. Then, I can focus on my true plan. I'm a writer at heart and need to get things started there. I've got an idea to go to a children's hospital to record the stories there (good and bad) inspirational stuff in a time when needed most (I argue that no matter what the times are like, this is always needed most, but put perspective in context, right?)
This would have to be a volunteer thing to start with possibly. Obviously, I would have to get permission to write the stories. I have no journalistic credentials, nor do I have any sort of writing pedigree. I would need to get started just as a volunteer at first to learn how flexible people would be to telling their stories. I have friends who are photographers that could tell the stories in other ways and I could supply the "thousand words" for each picture.
I don't know if this is viable or not, but I need to do something. My family is dying without me and I see a need to help other while I help myself get back home and where I belong.
- How about your personal life? Any specific goals or achievements or dreams you are pursuing (or want to pursue)?
- Personal goal 1: Get back home.
Personal goal 2: Figure out my "fire-song".
Personal sub-goal 2.1: Start a blog on this search?
Lately I've been developing a fire in my eyes and song in my heart, but what that fire-song is about yet, I do not yet know, but I know that something important is happening and I MUST respond. I've been listening to your podcasts and it has stoked this fire, so to speak. Along with some of the books you are recommending, I am figuring a lot out, but more information is needed. It is time for action. I think the only way for me to figure it out now is to do something and see what happens. Waiting for things to happen has not worked out so well.
- What would you say are your strongest talents? How are you 'wired' and what can you offer to the world (it's OK if you don't know yet, but knowing is key to pursuing your dreams!)?
- I have an IT background for networking and network security (Routers, Firewalls, etc) but that is just what I "do". It isn't what I AM. I've figured this much out about myself, at least. I'm good at solving problems by making connections and seeing patterns where most miss them. I do this by thinking constantly in "metaphoric" terms.
I recently read Daniel Pink's "A whole new mind" on a recommendation from a podcast, I think (thank you) and figured out that I'm a lot more right-brained than I thought. I'm in a left-brain field, so I have a real good background for logic and science and all that stuff, but my TRUE talents are in the other half of my head that I've been suppressing until recently.
I'm a writer, it turns out, and I want to exercise these newly found atrophied muscles and I'd like some help on figuring out how to begin doing so. Thanks for being here.
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My 48Days - Day 48 - Mission Accomplished - Independence Day
Posted on July 5, 2010 at 4:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Brian is coming home!
Three and a half years of not being where I need to be are officially over.
First of all, I want to thank you all for the support, wisdom, encouragement and guidance throughout my journey.
Using Dan’s advice, encouragement, and methods I have found a job close to home and will be accepting the offer that I was presented last week.
The effort that…
My 48Days - Day 40-ish - Serenity with Self
Posted on May 31, 2010 at 4:45pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
A couple of nights ago, my wife told me something that caught me slightly off guard. She told me that she was proud of me, and “You’re not the man I married. . . in a good way.”…
Continue My 48 Days - Halfway point
Posted on May 12, 2010 at 6:15pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Note, I'm not assigning a specific day to this post, because it encompasses several!
I know that I haven’t been able to totally keep up with the updates to this point, but I wanted to post something to affirm that I am still…
Continue My 48 Days - Days 16 and 17 – “Being yourself” is harder than it looks
Posted on April 29, 2010 at 11:02am 0 Comments 0 Likes
This is admittedly going to seem like another “rush job” as I really have not had enough time to truly reflect on the questions asked and give them the time they truly deserve. This two-for-one post should really be divided into two separate posts as they are divergent topics with different themes behind them, but I want to keep the ball rolling a good…
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- At 8:56pm on April 5, 2010,
Justin Lukasavige said… - Thanks for the connection Brian. I'm excited to hear the info is helpful. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Have you checked into my radio show at coachradio.tv?
- At 2:47am on March 18, 2010,
www.genmaspeaks.com said…
- At 2:46am on March 18, 2010, www.genmaspeaks.com said…
- Thanks for the friend request Brian. I am on Facebook and twitter as well.
http://facebook.com/genmastringerholmes
http://twitter.com/bugsact
- At 8:08pm on March 9, 2010,
Kent Julian said… - Hey Again Brian,
Thanks so much for joining Write It Forward. Be sure to jump in on all the great discussions taking place. We value your input and insight.
Live It Forward,
Kent Julian
www.liveitforward.com
PS Also, if you didn't check out the free e-resource I offer entitled Goal-Setting That Actually Works! ($47 Value) to those who join the REAL Success E-Zine community (also free) at www.liveitforward.com, be sure to do so. I think you'll get a ton out of both resources.
- At 11:43am on December 29, 2009,
Rob Clinton said… - Hi Brian, Just wanted to drop in and welcome you to this great community! As you’ll come to find, this is a place of inspiration, encouragement and tons of knowledge. I hope you find that and more as you pursue your endeavors.
One group I highly recommend is 4 Points Coaching – Your Compass for Career Transition.
Click Below to Join:
Your Compass
Also, feel free to come out check out "180 Career Coaching". Some great transitional discussions that I’m sure you’ll enjoy!
Click Below to Join:
180 Career Coaching Group
Here’s to success and many blessings. I know you'll find lots of help and advice here, and if there’s ever anything I can do for you let me know.
~Rob Clinton
180 Career Coaching
The Transition Portal Begins at 30,000 Feet! This is your guide for re-entering the workplace!
www.180coach.com
- At 11:26am on December 28, 2009,
Dan Miller said… - Brian - Welcome to 48Days.net. And thanks for already being a listener of my podcasts.
You’ll find this to be a warm, encouraging and innovative group. If you’re looking for additional ideas – just stick around. This group is full of great ideas and strategies to make them come to life. I'm delighted A Whole New Mind helped you recognize your right-brain strengths. Now just find your "fire-song' and your success will show up.
Thanks for being part of the 48 Days family. We’re glad you joined us! -- Dan Miller – 48 Days
- At 10:45am on December 28, 2009, Kent Julian said…
- Brian,
Just noticed you joined 48Days.net -- WELCOME! It's a great site with tons of great people.
Sounds like you are interested in writing. If so, consider joining the Write It Forward group (link below). There are some great discussions going on that will likely be very profitable for you.
I also want to offer you a gift. You can download my FREE e-resource entitled Goal-Setting That Actually Works! by joining the REAL Success E-Zine community at www.liveitforward.com. It's a growing and dynamic community of people striving to live WAY BEYOND their average in the most important roles of their lives. I think you'll get a ton out of both the Goal-Setting product and the REAL Success E-Zine. And again, both are absolutely free.
Here is that group I mentioned, along with one other. They are two of the most popular groups on this site because of all the great conversation taking placeCheck them out:
* Write It Forward -- REAL Success and Profit for Writers!
* Speak It Forward -- REAL Success and Profit for Speakers!
Looking forward to connecting with you!
Live it forward,
Kent Julian
www.liveitforward.com
- At 9:51pm on December 27, 2009,
Joel Boggess said… - Hi Brian,
Welcome to the community. You'll find this to be a pretty good place to make new friends and exchange ideas.
There are plenty of ways to get involved depending on what your interests are.
One group that is worth looking into is 180 Career Coaching.
Good stuff going on in there.
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