Comments on: Knocking Down Roadblocks

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:43:36 +0000

Cathy – add me to that list, too. I'm still trying to figure out some things with WordPress.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:51:27 +0000

PLEASE! Anne, Cathy, if you can, that would help lots of people (like Wade and me).

By: Wade Finnegan

Wade Finnegan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:23:11 +0000

Hey, can you write me one too? My thought is that blogger is owned by google and they control the search engine… just a thought.

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:27:11 +0000

I need to write a WordPress manual for Lori. 🙂

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:12:22 +0000

In theory my writing comes first… but then there are these… roadblocks like clients and earning money…

Lori, how can we get you comfortable with wordpress?

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:36:01 +0000

Devon, having just listened to someone complain after I'd taken time out of my day to answer their question, I completely agree. If you can't try, quit now. Inertia will net you nothing.

Cathy, if you're like me, the running lists in your head get in the way. Same here. I may not do my personal stuff first, but I do it at some point in the day. Maybe evenings work better for you?

Agreed, Sharon! It's never too late to change it up and find a better way. :)

Paula, technology can be a roadblock. I'm facing a Dreamweaver roadblock, and lord knows I had enough troubles with Wordpress. I'm solving it by watching the tutorials, reading the help section, and I've even put up a Wordpress blog. Go figure. Even I can be taught. :)

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:01:34 +0000

Technology is, was, and likely will always be my roadblock. It changes too quickly for me to keep up with, and some of it is well beyond what I can afford (at least when you consider how often you have to upgrade to stay current.) By the time I figure out how to use any form of technology it's obsolete.

Case in point: I hosted Easter. My 8-year old nephew was wondering why he couldn't get their iPad to work. Um, everyone doesn't have WiFi, kiddo. No XBox, Nintendo, Wii, or PlayStation, here either (really, what's the point with a 19" CRT TV?). And one of my phones even had a cord.

I swear, my nephew and niece must think I'm as outdated as I thought my Grandma was because she didn't have cable, a stereo or a food processor.

Yes, my cell phone is "dumb" and my digital camera is as old as dirt, but I am slowly entering the 21st Century - new computer, DVR, digital voice recorder.

By: Damaria Senne

Damaria Senne — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:44:17 +0000

My biggest roadblog was the fear of starting my own business. I had tried it before and it didn't work financially ( too many low-paying jobs, not enough confidence to go for quality assignments). So I was afraid to try to again, afraid to lose my steady income. Eventually I had to weigh the benefits of being self-employed against the potential gains, I took a leap of faith and I am so glad I did.
Another road block I had to deal with was making time to work on my own projects. I seemed to be more motivated when the job was already contracted, but was "too busy" to make time to work on my own projects. I read Devon regularly and she's very firm about doing 1000 words on her work before starting client work. Eventually it dawned on me that books don't write themselves (yes, I was slow:-)

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:11:22 +0000

Like Cathy, I still have trouble making time to work on my own stuff. I have begun to do this more times than I can count, but always end up putting them behind client work. Maybe it's time for a new approach …

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:53:35 +0000

What's still dogging me is working on my own projects. I've gotten much better and am now trying every Friday to work on my projects.

I always love Devon's admonishment to do 1,000 words/day BEFORE any other work. But, somehow I do it for a while and then fall back into bad habits of placing it second.