February 11th, 2010
Where’s Dianna?
One thing about blogging — you have to post content on regular basis (re: at least twice a week).
Consequently, I always feel anxious when I don’t post, especially since I said I would be posting new marketing e-books and reports every Friday.
Do I have a good excuse? Actually, I do.
I’ve been working on my own marketing — and in order to get the project done by the end of February (versus stringing it out for six months), I’ve let everything else fall by the wayside, including this blog, my e-newsletter, sleep, and cleaning my house. 
So, until I resurface, please amuse yourselves with finding Waldo. Cheers!
February 12th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Dianna – Way to come clean!
I’ve found that the people who really care about you and admire you completely understand this sort of thing. If they’re annoyed (or even upset) with any sort of inconsistency on your part, I’m not sure I’d want want them as followers/fans.
Good luck with your marketing project!
February 12th, 2010 at 7:37 am
Ed,
One thing I’ve been working on is the idea of “pay yourself first.” You usually hear this with regard to saving money.
I’m using it in terms of my own marketing. So I’m working on this project which has pretty much been on the “back burner” for over a year. Now I come in every day and work on it for 1 – 2 hours BEFORE I do anything else. And now it’s almost done. Woot! (Once it is done, I’m going out for a serious cocktail and a massage.
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February 12th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Dianna, GOOD FOR YOU.
I like to call it “the oxygen principle” – like on an airplane, where you are instructed to put your own oxygen mask on before you put one on your kids. If you don’t take care of yourself first, you may not be around to help anyone else!
In my own blogging journey, I’ve taken the unorthodox approach of posting about once every three weeks. Yes, it’s not frequent. But by stretching out the space between posts, I’m not made crazy by deadline pressure and “saying something just to have a post out there” — and hopefully that means I have something helpful and relevant to say every time I hit “publish.” Blogging isn’t my career, nor is it yours. By cutting yourself the slack to do what needs to be done, the things you share with us on the blog when you do post will no doubt be even more fabulous and innovative.
Enjoy the journey – and congrats on your (big!) accomplishment with the marketing project!!
Debra
February 12th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
Thank you, Debra. And I agree, it’s better to post high value content than so-so content just to meet a crazy self-imposed deadline.
February 14th, 2010 at 11:58 am
I’m late to the search party and just found out your were missing!
Glad to hear you’ve been found. Much success on your marketing effort!
Morty
February 15th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Dianna,
I know EXACTLY how you feel because I’m about to jump into that same boat myself. I’ve finally gotten fed up with my own brand playing the role of the proverbial cobbler’s children … you know, the ones who have no shoes because their parent is too busy making them for everyone else?
I’m in the middle of assessing priorities so that I can shift some things around and free up time to polish up my own presentation. The goal: make it that much easier for “my people” to find me and connect.
Good luck with your project – can’t wait to see the results!
February 15th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Thanks, Jamie! I know how *you* feel because I have days when I tell my clients what to do and then look at my own marketing and cringe.
Morty — Nice to see you!
February 15th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
I tend to encounter the same problem too. Good luck with your project! I’m sure you’ll ace t like you always do.
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