Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt

I am pleased to debut a short video produced by my tech-savy husband Darrell. In this video, I demonstrate how I use my left thumb and assistive technology to blog. Enjoy!

Yes! Today Darrell and I booked flights and hotel, and registered for the BlogWorld & New Media Expo. I’m going to Las Vegas for my birthday after all! (Well, close enough.)

The event is billed as:

The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media. In addition to the only industry-wide exhibition, BlogWorld will feature the largest blogging conference in the world including more than 50 seminars, panel discussions and keynotes from iconic personalities on the leading-edge of online technology and internet-savvy business. If

I am really excited about going – not only about going to Vegas, which Darrell and I have talked about doing for a few years, but also about the conference and putting “real people” to names. They will no longer be my imaginary colleagues and friends. I’m thinking it’ll also legitimize and “make real” this thing that I do to which many people respond, “Oh, that’s nice, dear,” as they dismiss me. And, to think one employment counsellor said blogging was a passing fad. Ha!

So, if you’re also going to BlogWorld and would like to hook-up with the Left Thumb Blogger, let me know.

I’m off to strategize how to sell a ton of ebooks to pay for the trip.

Several weeks ago Valeria Maltoni from Conversation Agent put together a list of powerful PR and marketing professional women bloggers. Liz Strauss at Successful and Outstanding Blogs added to the list, including moi for which I’m honoured.

Since then, the list has been circulating the blogoshpere and has taken on a life of its own: that’s the magical of the blogoshpere and the power of women! The W-List “is a way for women bloggers to celebrate each other .. a way for women to support women .. a way for women to be ourselves.”

I feel privileged to continue the recognition and celebration of women bloggers by presenting the list with my additions in bold:

• 45 Things by Anita Bruzzese
• A Deaf Mom Shares Her World by Karen Putz
• Ask Dr. Kirk
• The Artsy Asylum by Susan Reynolds
• Ask Patty – Automotive Advice for Women by Jody DeVere
• Back in Skinny Jeans by Stephanie Quilao
• BlogWrite for CEOs Debbie Weil
• Biz Growth News by Krishna De
• Brain Based Biz by Dr. Robyn McMaster
• Brain Based Business by Dr. Ellen Weber
• Brand Sizzle Anne Simons
• Branding & Marketing Chris Brown
• Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk
• Build a Solo Practice, LLC by Susan Cartier Liebel
• Christine Kane by Christine Kane
• CK’s Blog CK (Christina Kerley)
• Communication Overtones Kami Huyse
• Conscious Business by Anne Libby
• Conversation Agent Valeria Maltoni
• Corporate PR Elizabeth Albrycht
• Customers Rock! Becky Carroll
• CustServ by Meikah David
• Creative Curio by Lauren Marie
• Debbie Millman by Debbie Millman
• Deborah Schultz by Deborah Schultz
• Designers Who Blog by Cat Morley
• Design Your Writing Life by Lisa Gates
• Diva Marketing Blog Toby Bloomberg
• Do It Myself Blog by Glenda Watson Hyatt
• Dooce by Heather B. Armstrong
• Email Marketing Best PracticesTamara Gielen
• Enter the Laughter by Marti Lawrence
• Escape Blog by Melissa Petri
• Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
• eSoup by Sharon Sarmiento
• Essential Keystrokes by Char
• Every Dot Connectsby Connie Reece
• Fish Creek House by GP
• Flooring The Consumer CB Whittemore
• Forrester’s Marketing Blog Shar, Charlene, Chloe, Christine Elana, Laura and Lisa
• Franke James by Franke James
• Get Fresh Minds by Katie Konrath
• Great Presentations Mean Business by Laura Athavale Fitton
• Hey Marci by Marci Alboher
• Get Shouty by Katie Chatfield
• Grow Your Writing Business by Yvonne Russell
• ifelse by Phu Ly
• Inspired Business Growth by Wendy Piersall
• J.T. O’Donnell Career Insights by J.T. O’Donnell
• Joyful, Jubilant Learning by Rosa Say
• Kinetic Ideas Wendy Maynard
• Learned on Women by Andrea Learned
• Lindsey Pollak by Lindsey Pollak
• Liz Strauss at Successful Blog by Liz Strauss
• Lorelle on WordPress by Lorelle VanFossen
• Making Life Work for You by April Groves
• Manage to Change by Ann Michael
• Management Craft by Lisa Haneberg
• Marketing Roadmaps Susan Getgood
• Moda di Magno by Lori Magno
• Modite by Rebecca Thorman
• Narrative Assets by Karen Hegman
• Presto Vivace Blog Alice Marshall
• Productivity Goal by Carolyn Manning
• RuthEllison.com by Ruth Ellison
• Small Biz Survival by Becky McCray
• The Brand Dame by Lyn Chamberlin
• Spare Change Nedra Kline Weinreich
• Talk It Up Heidi Miller
• Tech Kitten by Trisha Miller
• The Copywriting Maven Roberta Rosenberg
• The Blog Angel by Claire Raikes
• The Engaging Brand by Anna Farmery
• The Floozy Blog by Kate Coote
• The Kiss Business Too by Karin H.
• The Origin of Brands Laura Ries
• The Parody by Sasha Manuel
• The Podcast Sisters by Krishna De, Anna Farmery and Heather Gorringe
• Water Cooler Wisdom by Alexandra Levit
• Wealth Strategy Secrets by Nicola Cairncross
• What’s Next Blog B L Ochman
• That’s What She Said by Julie Elgar
• Ypulse by Anastasia Goodstein

Read, share and celebrate women!

Darrell and I recently joined the millions who have watched The Secret and The Pursuit of Happyness. I would highly recommend both movies if you’re seeking motivation to take your life to the next level. However, although The Secret was intriguing, we both felt it was missing or glossing over the details. Parts were a little too good to believe (at the moment).

The Pursuit of Happyness showed the dirt and grit along the journey that The Secret lacked. Here are some of life’s rules when pursuing your happiness:

1. Surround yourself with positive people and influences. Not surprisingly, Chris Gardner (played by Will Smith) sold the remaining portable bone density scanners once his negative, unsupportive wife left.
2. Do whatever it takes to reach your dream. How Chris juggled his parental duties with his studying, while never quite sure where he and his young son would sleep that night, was inspiring.
3. Don’t dwell on you’re the negative of your situation. Never once did Chris openly bemoan being homeless or broke. Instead, he focused on what needed to be done to get ahead. (Although, a supportive network may have eased his load.)
4. Don’t listen to others when they tell you that you can’t do something. Of gosh, don’t I know this one! The countless times I proven people wrong when they said I couldn’t accomplish a task. Had my parents taken a professional’s advice and institutionalized me because I wouldn’t amount to any thing, I would have ended up at this dreadful place. What a waste of human potential that would have been.
5. Work smarter, not harder. During his broker internship, Chris found that by not hanging up the phone between calls, he saved eight minutes per day. He also found other ways to work most efficiently and productively, which, eventually, landed him the job.

What lessons have you learned along the road while pursuing your happiness?

Following the successful opening of Readers’ Café two weeks ago, its doors will open again tomorrow, Wednesday, August 1st, 7-10pm Eastern Daylight Time. Readers’ Café is a place to gather and to share. Who knows who will show up or where the conversation will lead us. So, please join us for either the whole evening or pop in amidst your other duties. Hope to see you right here tomorrow.

Readers’ Café will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Mark it on your calendar.

Until the café’s doors open on Wednesday evening, please vote for me so I may win the opportunity to be paid to blog for a year. Being paid to blog would enable me to focus more on blogging, rather than needing to find other ways to pay the bills.

I would like to request your support with these three small steps:

1. Go vote!
2. Remind yourself to vote daily until January 1st, 2008 (ie a daily appointment in Outlook or a Post-It note near your computer screen)
3. Spread the word by telling your friends and, if you use social bookmarks, using the icons below to bookmark this post.

Thanks so much! I’m currently #4. With your help, I can reach #1!