Category Archives: Updates, News & Links

Three Noteworthy Blogs

Here a a three blogs I have starting reading more often over the last few months. They are not necessarily new blogs, but they are relatively new for me. Hope you enjoy them, too. Derek Sivers – musician, entrepreneur, scanner, player This is really a 5-star interview! When Derek talks about learning programming I know…

Inspiration & Resources Brought to You by Twitter

Part of my mission at The Dreaming Cafe is to share with you inspiring stories and educational resources as you pursue your dreams. Twitter is a like a treasure box filled with great people, great stories and great resources. If one of your dreams is to work for yourself this is just a sample of…

Another list-Traveling With just my Backpack

A few months ago I posted on Twitter that I was pondering what I would I take with me on a bus trip across the United States if I traveled with just my backpack. Now I am wondering what if… instead of a bus trip, maybe a train ride cross country OR maybe on a…

Another List – Favorite Ezines

Ezines are newsletters sent via email. Here are three that I read from top to bottom… 1. Barbara Winter’s Quiet Inspiration looking at creativity and life from a whole new perspective (Ken’s most recent newsletter hints at some exciting changes!) 3. Tama Kieves’

Winners-Making a Living Without a Job

Hi Everyone. First, thank you to all my wonderful subscribers who forwarded a copy of The Dreaming Cafe’s newsletter over the last few weeks to be entered to win a copy of “Making a Living Without a Job, revised edition: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love” by Barbara J. Winter. (For more information…

Making a Living Without a Job

As you know one of my favorite entrepreneurs and authors is Barbara Winter. Her book “Making a Living Without a Job, revised edition: Winning Ways for Creating Work That You Love” has had a special place in my personal library for well over a decade. Her ideas and stories have been my constant companions as…

Twitter = relationships and communities

I LOVE Twitter and the unlimited opportunities it offers to build relationships and communities. I hate Tweets that say “300 followers in one day, follow this link xxxxxx” or “thousands of followers if you xxxxxxx”. I do NOT want 300 or 1000 followers in one day or ten days. I want to know the people…

Trying to Slow Down

I have been working for five days straight finishing up two projects that a few months ago, and even a few days ago, were only ideas, scribbled notes on scraps of paper. But, last tonight I put the finishing touches on both and I am back up before dawn checking my to do list. I…

North Wildwood Beach Writers Conference

I Love to Write Day, which currently has over 20,000 participating schools. His speech at the NWBWC was funny, informative and inspiring. He has some great e-books available on his site, including East Lynne Theater Company in Cape May, NJ. She provided a very interactive and collaborative writing exercise that had the whole room laughing…

Twitter Time Mgmt Tips

Here are some time management Twitter tips that have worked for me. Remember Twitter is about communication. Interact with others. Develop a routine and repeat 2-3 times per day. I try to log early am, midday and late evening. Use Tweetdeck or some other app to help manage your tweets. Tweet your own links and…