Comments on: The Beat of Your Own Drum

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:27:51 +0000

Great analogy, Paula!

What I love about following the beat of my own drum, is because I'm doing what I love, I wake up excited and eager to meet the day. At the end of the day, I know I put in a good day's work, and it made a positive difference-- whether it's helping a client reach an audience or providing entertainment.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:54:31 +0000

Info overload is something I recognize… but the basics are the same re writing… write for the reader and market the heck out of yourself and your writing. Anne rehashing Anne and others.

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:52:27 +0000

Love that analogy, Paula. Of course, I love any kind of reference that involves food. :-)

Following the beat of my own drum saved my life. I know, pretty dramatic, but I believe it. I was an unhealthy mess and I still encounter stress, but it's my stress to deal with-like this life is mine to deal with.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:35:18 +0000

As I was reading this post, I realized building your own career is a lot like cooking. Some people follow recipes to the letter, others change things up to suit their tastes, and some of us make up our own recipes.

A lot of advice on the internet is rehashed common sense, but some of it is solid practical advice. When I find good advice I filter it by asking "how could this work for me?" Sometimes is works, other times I tweak it to fit my own recipe.