Pick a niche. Settle down. Choose a specialty. Build your brand. You’ve heard the advice and so have I. The ‘experts’ claim that choosing a singular focus is the path to success and wealth, that it allows you to target your audience and build a brand. It’s less confusing if you only focus on one thing. But, choosing ...
Tag Archive: personal growth
Workshops, Conferences, Expos, Oh My
When I used to travel to attend trade-shows, expos and conferences related to my career no one thought anything of it. Family, friends and coworkers accepted it as the norm, part of my job. But, now when I tell people I am traveling for a conference or workshop they look at me oddly and ask, “Why? ...
Possibilities
I started The Dreaming Café in early 2009 because I had a strong desire to share what I had learned on my own life’s journey and to help others begin and continue their own creative journey to self discovery. As The Dreaming Café has grown I began to look deeper. What was I really trying to ...
Eight Rules for Working From a Home Office
1. Dress for work. Causal is okay, but no sweats or pj’s. You are a professional and this is a professional work environment. 2. Connect with others. Take time everyday to engage with people on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. Read and comment on other people’s blogs. Send and answer a few personal emails. Skype a friend. Arrange ...
Happy Birthday
Today The Dreaming Cafe is one-year-old. The Dreaming Cafe started out as a free Wordpress.com blog on Monday, February 23, 2009. My first post was called "What is The Dreaming Cafe?" If you are curious, it is still a public post and you can read it here: http://thedreamingcafe.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/what-is-the-dreaming-cafe/ A year later and my vision and mission ...
Commitments
When I joined Derek Sivers email list last year he sent me a personal note. "Wow!" I thought. "This is real!! And, way cool." I thought about what it meant to me to be contacted personally, not just with an autoresponder, by the man behind the blog/website. I realized I wanted to do that. I wanted ...
The Dreaming Cafe Wordle
Check out this word cloud made with Wordle. I had so much fun doing this I had difficulty choosing my favorite to post here. But, if you are curious about what The Dreaming Cafe is all about this word cloud says it all.
Let's Keep This Between You and Me
Sometimes the path to self-discovery shows us things we might not like about ourselves. I’ve recently discovered something about myself that I am no particularly pleased with. I’ve probably known it for a long time, but never wanted to admit it or acknowledge it. It makes me cringe just thinking it, to even contemplate ...
Chop Wood, Carry Water
I have been thinking about my 2010 theme, dreams and goals for the last few weeks. Actually I started thinking about them the day I quit my job in November. I’ve come to realize that thinking about something for too long just creates more confusion, not clarity and sometimes you have to listen and not ...
What's Your Story?
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