I’ve recently been working on a new venture/offering (which will be announced here when it’s ready). How it all began is this: I told my Success Team about an eBook I’m writing. They were excited, I got even more excited. This one ebook sparked more ideas and I started thinking about maybe starting up a [...]
New Venture Supported by “the Universe” or Something Like That
Your Own Endowment to the Arts (or whatever you *really* want to do)
As scanners/renaissance souls/eclectics we sometimes fall into the trap that we absolutely must incorporate everything we love doing into a money making pursuit. However, sometimes making yourself write blog articles for money when you really love writing novels and short stories may drain your writing energy. You may want to consider the “Good Enough Job.” [...]
Following your Dreams
This is the first (of many I hope) guest post! I’m trying to get other folks to write a guest post here and there to keep the site fresh & get some new voices on here. Originally written for writers, I think this list of 4 Self-Publishing Tips by Sheree Parris Nudd is spot-on for [...]
Friday Reading List
Hope everyone had a great week! Here are a few things that piqued my interest on the internets this week:
Don’t try to dodge the recession with Grad School: Some of us scanners/eclectics/renaissance souls already know this – but there are those of us (count me in as one of ‘em) that think Grad School is [...]
Only 3 Spots Left for the Scanner Retreat in France!
Just wanted to get the word out, if you’ve got the cash I’d highly recommend going to Barbara Sher’s Scanner Retreat this April 19 – 24, 2009
Rennes-le-Château, France. More details are on her website.
Barbara Sher is the author of many books on pursuing your dreams. Most of them are found in the Alternating Current Store. [...]
Attention is the New Work Ethic, or Multi-Tasking is Dead
Mike Elgan on Internetnews.com writes
Pundits like me are constantly talking about Facebook, Twitter, blogs and humor sites, not to mention old standbys like e-mail and IM. One gets the impression that we should be “following” these things all day long, and many do. So when does the work get done?
Those who can control their attention [...]
Wishcraft by Barbara Sher available for free!
You can now download Barbara Sher’s book Wishcraft for free as a PDF. It’s split up chapter by chapter, and contains all the original text. And if your first language is Portugese, you’re in luck too – there’s a translation just for you.
So you now don’t have the money excuse to start on your dreams! [...]
You don’t have to love yourself to pursue your dream
Positive thinking gurus will say you can’t love anyone else unless you love yourself. They say that you can do anything only of you have a positive attitude.
Barbara Sher cries bull. You don’t have to change yourself first before you can go after a dream. All you need is a kick in the ass. And [...]
Some links for a new Reading List
I’ll forgo the apologies and just say that my typical scanner/renaissance soul self tugged me in a different direction and time for blogging has been short.
Here’s a new Reading List to keep you entertained for a while… Visit these folks & subscribe to their blogs, too – they always deliver thoughtful and entertaining [...]
Review: ChangingCourse.com
I came across Valerie Young’s site, Chagingcourse.com, on my wanderings through the web yesterday. Her tagline is “live life on purpose / work at what you love / follow your own road” which accurately describes what I’m attempting to do.
Although I haven’t unpacked everything she has available on her site (including a free newsletter and [...]
















I am Alexia - the author of this blog. I’ve known that I’ve been a little different than most since I was a little girl. I barely tested into the gifted program (by not being able to draw a kite, as I recall…) yet excelled in just about everything I did as I grew up. I truly didn’t know how to answer “what do you want to be when you grow up”...