I've changed the link for the Inspire With Hope feed.
It was http://feeds.feedburner.com/AllThingsBright
It's now:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/InspireWithHope
So, if you were subscribed, please update. If you weren't, why not do that now? :)
I'm terrified of losing my 51 subscribers, but I figure it's better to change things sooner rather than later.
I'm really sorry for the inconvenience: I renamed Inspire With Hope a year or two ago & this is, I think, the last of the legacy bits.
Kx
Posted on 4 January '09 by Kathleen Bright, under General. 2 Comments.
Hi! It's been a while, but here I am!
I'm really not sure what to write, all I know is that I'm not willing to let go of Inspire With Hope yet.
Since I last wrote, I…
The single most awesome thing I did this year was moving out of my parents' house. I really wondered if I had it in me to ever leave. I did! I've done *so much*, met so many wonderful people & deepened so many of my relationships in so many ways because I'm not there. I'm still really excited about all this seven months later.
So, what happened to my Web Stuff…?
Web Stuff, including Inspire With Hope, has been on the backburner for a long time whilst I sorted out my living & loving situations. I think I'm at a point where I can invest time & energy in it again (we'll soon find out… :)), so I'm working that out.
I've updated Kathleen Bright (dotcom)
I've got fresh stuff about to go up on Bright Portfolio too.
Squeebounce!
What about Inspire With Hope?
Some important things for entrepreneurship
- Creating independent streams of income – using enterpreneurship to increase wealth
- Challenging kyriarchy: Social enterprise & ethical business – using enterpreneurship to change the world
- Life balance (aka work-life balance)
I'll be seeing how it goes with updating Inspire With Hope; I'm really excited to be back, so it looks hopeful.
With thanks to Chisel for helping me write some of this post. :)
Sincere apologies, but due to a proliferation of stuff and things to do, there's no entry today. Instead, I recommend some timely advice I need to take: Trizoko: How to Reduce Your Workload in 1 Minute, which I'll implement to ensure Friday's entry appears, bright and early! :)
Posted on 7 February '07 by Kathleen Bright, under General. 2 Comments.
All Things Bright is dedicated to the topic of Personal entrepreneurship, so every entry here is in some way connected to that. What do I mean by personal entrepreneurship? Many things, including the personal and human sides of being an entrepreneur, my experiences with enterprise and social entrepreneurship (which involves seeking to improve the lives of those less fortunate than I am).
Today I bring you five links focused on linking the personal and the entrepreneurial, it's the human side of business:
Plus, it wouldn't be a proper speedlinks entry without the bonus link! So here's a blog I discovered today, which includes lots on personal entrepreneurship by Bill D'Alessandro: Ready Fire Aim: Ramblings on Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Web Design
Notes: You can get inspiration from the strangest places, including random words. Today's entry is brought to you inspired by the word 'ducks', courtesy of Dave (thank you!)
Please take one step towards your goals and resolutions
Do it now
You cannot act in the past. It is only a memory and it may be mistaken.
You cannot act in the future. It is only a dream and it may be wrong.
You can act now. You can only act now. You owe it to yourself too.
In this individual movement you can choose to continue reading. You can choose to make a positive start on your goals now. In doing so, you create happiness for yourself because you create meaning in your life, which makes you feel fulfilled.
I read a brilliant quotation the other day: "Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.", Martin Luther King, Jr. Take one step now, then another. Continue.
Just my two cents; what do you think?
Quick tip: If you make your goals more specific, you're more likely to achieve them: Change 'be healthier' to 'eat three servings of fruit daily' or 'tidy my desk' to 'clear desk today'.
Just start!
What will you do? Write down your goals, at last? Choose an area of your desk to start decluttering? Play around with the code for your next great business idea?
I did all of the above today and now I'm going to do what I find hardest of all: Sleep, because in the rush to do it now, it's important to remember you can't do it all.
Good luck and do let me know how you're getting on; I always love hearing from you.
Posted on 14 January '07 by Kathleen Bright, under General. 2 Comments.
Enjoy reading All Things Bright? Then you might be interested in my plans for it this coming new year, especially as you have the power to change things here, just by leaving me feedback.
On 11 December, I asked for your help with considering changes for All Things Bright, what kind of design & content you'd like here and what you think of teasers (i.e. excerpts of entries).
I made the mistake of not publicising the entry, so I've not had many responses. I'm now rectifying that mistake by letting more people know about this entry and asking for feedback.
So, please let me know what you think of the proposed changes in the comments. I invite you to add your own suggestions too, because I listen.
Ian replied to the previous request for feedback and I've implemented the changes he suggested. Since then I've had some emails with further feedback, specifically regarding the images to text ratio here (i.e. why so few images?), so I'll be focusing on that for the next month.
Action list
Executing & following up on ideas from 2006
Advertising: On 13th August, I stated that I'd remove AdSense if it didn't pick up by the end of the year. So that's what I'm doing. When All Things Bright is more established, I may put it back, but currently it's not worth it. I'll review in three months, at the end of March.
Much more important to get the word out about All Things Bright than it is to try monetizing it with something like AdSense. (I have some better ideas for monetizing, mainly affiliate recommendations, but you'll see as next year unfolds).
Marketing: I'll be focusing more on marketing next year, for All Things Bright and other projects. In addition, I'll be generally extending and deepening my knowledge of marketing.
Goals for 2007
Specific goals for All Things Bright, to fulfil my dreams of greatness & growth (via increased popularity), with details of how you can help if you are willing and able to do so.
Me: Extending the Community
- Become part of a suitable, reputable blogging network, which is of personal value and interest to me.
How? Join Mind Petals: Young Entrepreneur Network
If you know of others, please do send suggestions to me(at)inspirewithhope.com. Thanks.
- Reply to my comments much more promptly.
I'll be working out a schedule to allow a specific time slot for replying to all the wonderful comments my lovely readers take time to leave me.
- Read other blogs and leave comments on them; because "good bloggers are a part of the community of blogs".
See Marketing Profs: Daily Fix (and also The Viral Garden) for more discussion.
You: Come, join me!
Readers, here's how to support All Things Bright, should you so desire
- One, tell me what you love, dis/like, loathe about All Things Bright. Send me comments & emails, feedback very welcome. In turn, I always listen and I'm going to be even more responsive.
- Two, tell others about All Things Bright, so they can enjoy it too. Thanks. :)
So, what do you think?
Posted on 31 December '06 by Kathleen Bright, under About, General. 9 Comments.
My last entry was a super long one and I'm still mulling over the ideas I expressed there. So, just a little entry today.
Following extensive reading from a variety of sources I've realised that the only way to 'make' myself do some things is to change my perception of whatever needs to be done.
I need to really want to do it.
Sometimes it's easy, I just focus on the consequences and I'll realise that really I do want to do whatever it is. But for more challenging things that I'm resistant to doing because I fear failing or because I fear succeeding, it's much more difficult.
I think I need to think of creative ways of doing this. I want to get more creative with ways of doing this because I love being creative, I love achieving things and I love solving my problems, so that's not an issue.
Hmm, interesting. *Goes off to think some more*
Posted on 9 December '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General. 2 Comments.
I'm ill at the moment, so I'm taking the day off from posting. My sincerest apologies. In the confusion of hosting failure I neglected to update on Monday, and for this, too, I apologise.
I will be writing offline though.
Consequently, I'll be resuming updating on Friday, 17th November 2006. See you then.
Posted on 15 November '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General. No Comments.
- Intermediate Blogging: Collection of useful resources, which are too advanced for absolute beginners. Includes plugins, WordPress alternatives & how-to articles – including eclectic uses of WordPress, e.g. as an online shop, or magazine
- Improved 'error 404' page – you'll only see it if you try to go to a page on this site that doesn't exist
- Reviews category added, for food (2) & lifehacks (1) (books coming soon)
- Theme (layout, design etc.) improved, e.g. I've moved the Breast Cancer ribbon
- Theme switcher installed, choose from MistyLook (current), Kubrick (the WP default) or Pinky & the Brain
- Sidebar changes – 'recent posts' list moved to the bottom of the page, what do you think?
- Resources links (blogging tools, entrepreneurship) added to the sidebar
- Navigation improved – more links to important sites!
Posted on 22 October '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General. No Comments.
I'm clearly failing in my attempts to do everything and be everything for all people at all times. I need to be more focused, and I am am working on that. In the meantime, what can I do to create more time? Any suggestions?
All ideas gratefully received!
Thanks!
Posted on 10 October '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General. 2 Comments.
This week just gone I've let down five people, as well as myself. I'm atoning and making amends next week. Have made it up to two people so far, with concrete plans for two more, so I'm getting there.
The reason? Poor time management. It's just hard to go from working at home on my own projects to full-time studying, at the same time as my social calendar has become awfully busy. Especially when I have new people with whom to interact.
Anyway, it's okay, I just need to step up to the challenge.
Next week
- Presentation: Iris Murdoch, GE Moore & some complicated stuff on the Naturalistic Fallacy, which is neither naturalistic nor a fallacy
- Women's Health & Feminism: Research of HPV, the vaccine & public reactions to it
- Finances: Three different banks & their managers to see
- Essays: Start planning!
- Add in some personal arrangements and that's a pretty busy week. Bring it on!
Posted on 8 October '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General. 2 Comments.
The Mongolian Barbeque is an excellent place for fussy eaters like myself, as you get to choose exactly what you're eating, in what quantities and with what seasonings. Of course, vegetarian/vegan options too.
It was extraordinairily quiet there today (nobody else there!)
It's very reasonably priced too – £6-7 for large main dish. There's also an all you can eat buffet option, range of desserts and sides, in case you want more variety or want to spend more money.
Highly recommended!
I've just uploaded three poems I wrote in 2000 (I've cleverly backdated them so they don't interfere with the chronology of All Things Bright).
If you'd like to read them, you can access them via Poetry: 2000 or access all poetry (only these three at the moment, but more to come) via Poetry. These links also appear in the 'Categories' listing in the sidebar.
Enjoy & please do let me know what you think!
Posted on 6 August '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General, Poetry. No Comments.
I'm Kathleen – web professional, entrepreneur & creative. This is my personal blog, so you can find out more about my projects & myself here.
Enjoy!
You can expect to see four years of my creative writing efforts, particularly my poetry, appearing shortly (this week). I invite you to comment on anything & everything here – there are comment boxes all over the place. Or, if you'd rather, you can email me personally.
Posted on 2 August '06 by Kathleen Bright, under General. No Comments.