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Developing and Maintaining a Success Mindset

“The mind is like the stomach.  It is not how much you put into it that counts, but how much it digests.”  -- A.J. Nock

If you choose to change something in your life you want to create a gap analysis plan. 

Here is a process you can use to:

Creating Your Online Tone of Voice

Whether we’re writing for our blog, Web site, Internet articles, on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and more, it’s important to know what tone of voice you want to use BEFORE you write.

Drawing Tip with the Letter "O"

I’ve been having a great time these past few mornings by learning to draw.

Hmm, I don’t know if it’s really drawing, maybe more like doodling.

Well, anyway, I thought I’d turn you on to what I’ve been doing and maybe you’d want in on the fun too.

Taking Back Your Power

I’m preparing for a presentation coming up soon and doing some research on fear.

Still not sure on the title.  I do know it’s going to be based on Nike’s phrase, “Just Do It.”

In my preparation, I started re-reading the book, “Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway” by Dr. Susan Jeffers.

When I came across chapter 4, “Whether you want it or not…it’s yours” she lists seven ways to take back your power with awareness of your responsibilities.

I was so moved from the list, along with the six exercises (she gives 7 but I thought the 7th was a repeat) on how to complete the process I created a mind map – visual presentation – of what they were for my own use.  And if I know me (chuckle) to give out to my clients and at workshops.

Twitter Strategy Planner

I enjoy Twitter to a degree.

However, there are times when I need to visit quickly or spend time focusing on other things.  Or even when I finally tie back on in the morning and want to review all the night’s information.  This includes taking a day or two off.

In order not to miss something and have more control, I created a mind map to track the information.

Since I use Mind Manager v.8, I can also connect the item with an Outlook task.  I can also hyperlink the URL they’ve attached to jump right to the information quickly.

Honestly, I’ve only been using this map for a few weeks.  Yet, today in several phone calls and in a webinar, I found myself returning to last week’s map to find the source of the information I was sharing and to forward the information by email.

Three Mind Maps Available To Increase Your Productivity

I’ve created three mind maps available (for FREE) on www.biggerplate.com. 

You don’t need any specific software to view.  When you arrive at the link, click on “Click for larger preview” and then click on “Explore with Map Viewer.”  You will need to give it permission to upload an ActiveX control if you don’t already have it installed on your computer.  This is safe.

These were created with Mind Manager 8.  You can also download the map once you become a member of Biggerplate (membership is FREE) your Mind Manager software.  You can also open with Mind Manager version 7.

#1  Four Step Process to SEO Your Web Copy

If you write any type of copy for the web and always wanted to know how and when to add the keywords, tags and descriptions…this mind map will take you through the process.

#2  7 Ways to Improve Your Grammar (English)

Here are seven suggestions on how you can improve your grammar, from 15 minutes up.  Also includes hyperlinks to reference books and online sites.

#3  2010 Content Planning Calendar

Do you write content for a blog, newsletter, or social media?  Here’s a map template designed for 2010 – January to December – for planning your themes, goals, and results desired.

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Mind Mapping Your Journal Entries

by Catherine Franz

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