Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt

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A Fireside Chat with Author Glenda

Filed under: Virtual Book Tour — by at 12:05 am on Monday, March 5, 2007

Imagine a cozy living room with a warm fire crackling. Help yourself to a beverage of your choice: a steaming cup of tea, a fancy cup of coffee or a glass of fine wine. Pull up a comfy chair and let’s chat about my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself.

If you have read the book, I thank you. Do you have a favourite passage? Has the book affected you in any way? Who would you suggest read this book? Do you have a question about the book? Here’s your opportunity to ask me, the author.

Simply add your comments below and share your thoughts and questions. I welcome a lively discussion.

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Virtual Book Tour Takes Glenda Back to Chicago

Filed under: Virtual Book Tour — by at 12:39 pm on Friday, March 2, 2007

Today, on my virtual book tour, I am making another trip to Chicago (and still no Oprah!) to chat with Scharlene Redway of Full Circle Global Mentoring, Inc. Mentoring is another topic close to my heart; in fact, my one and only “j o b” was making my alma mateer’s Career Mentoring Program accessible to alumni and students with disabilities. Enjoy our interview and check out how you can win a copy of my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself. Thanks Scharlene.

Yesterday, Liz posted the final part of our conversation. My response to her question “If you could tell the whole world something once, have them believe you and understand, what would you tell them?” has started an interesting conversation on Liz’s blog. Feel free to add your thoughts too.

Thanks Liz for hosting my appearance as four-part conversation. It was an interesting spin on the typical Q&A interview. And, I have a feeling we will be sharing more in the near future!

I would also like to thank Rick Cockrum for the mention in his blog post Happiness, Emotion, and Fulfillment – Part III. Yes Rick, I am a happy woman. I am at a point in my life where I am content and fulfilled; it is a peaceful feeling.

I am now off to my ‘live’ Board meeting, Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. I will be back here Monday for another exciting week on the virtual book tour.

Have a great weekend!

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Even Virtual Tour Plans Change

Filed under: Virtual Book Tour — by at 11:02 pm on Wednesday, February 28, 2007

One characteristic required for being a successful solopreneur (and person) is being flexible when things don’t go as planned – and to be okay with it. The interview scheduled for today has been moved to Friday. No problem. This means I simply move the Reader’s Corner scheduled for Friday to Monday. Stay tuned for details!

Liz posted part three of our interview, in which I share how I learned how to write.

Tomorrow I am taking a day off from my virtual book tour to prepare for the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia (SPARC BC) Board meeting on Friday evening and all-day Saturday. Since I’m the Treasurer, I figure I had better take some time to review the financial statements and to prepare my report!

A potentially interesting side note: I have been tracking particular stats during my virtual book tour. When I began this adventure on January 22nd, this blog still had “wet paint” signs up and my Technorati ranking was 1,626,267 with 2 links from 1 blog. For what it’s worth, my current ranking is 118,353 with 98 links from 33 blogs. (The lower the number, the higher the ranking.)

When embarking on this eight-week virtual book tour adventure, I had no clue what to expect, and, therefore, intentionally did not set any goals (except to sell a lot of books!). I am amazed at dramatic increase in my Technorati ranking. With two weeks still to go, I am wondering if I can break through the top 100,000. Do I dare set that as a goal?

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Glenda Shares Her Experience with Osteoporosis

Filed under: Virtual Book Tour — by at 11:57 pm on Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Today, my virtual book tour finds me heading back down to Paradise, California, to chat with Gillian Hood-Gabrielson again; this time on her Women’s Health and Fitness Podcast Directory. When we were trying to come up with a topic for our chat, I noticed osteoporosis wasn’t a category yet. What is a resource on women’s health without including osteoporosis? This is such an important health issue. According to Gillian, current statistics say that 1 out of every 2 women will develop osteoporosis in her lifetime. I offered to christen the osteoporosis category.

I was diagnosed with osteoporosis a few years ago. Until my diagnosis, I thought osteoporosis was an “old lady’s disease”. I did not know I was at high risk because of my limited physical activity due to my cerebral palsy. In the interview, I share how the several months after being diagnosed was one of the most difficult periods in my life. And I go into greater detail in my autobiography I’ll Do It Myself.

I would like to add that osteoporosis is not only a women’s health issue; my husband also has the disease. From my experience, medical professionals need to discuss this issue more with people with limited mobility, so that we are aware we are at risk and then can make informed decisions about our physical activity levels, diet and medication options. This is a message I would to get out to doctors and to the disabled community.

On a more cheerful note, Liz continued her 4-part interview with me.

And, Reverend Carla Golden kindly posted our interview on her “Soul Food: Stories of Hope and Inspiration” group on Gather.com. Enjoy our spiritual moment.

Thanks so much, ladies! You are making this virtual book tour an awesome trip.

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The Web Levels the Playing Field for an Entrepreneur with Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Virtual Book Tour — by at 4:33 pm on Monday, February 26, 2007

(Hopefully the last blast of winter!)

Winter isn’t quite over for us on the westcoast of British Columbia as I awoke to a light dusting of snow. At times the flakes were the size of cotton balls. A good day to head to San Antonio, Texas, where the temperature is currently 25c/77f – those are summer temperatures to me!

Today’s appearance on my virtual book tour is not the interview format. Sheri McConnell, Founder of the Association of Web Entrepreneurs, offered to post a brief article on her blog. Last night, it was great to get back to writing! Without knowing this week is Entrepreneurship Week in the United States, I chose to share how the web levels the playing field for me as a solopreneur with cerebral palsy. What great timing!

Also today, Liz in Chicago began posting her 4-part interview with me:

AND, Paige Eissinger from 2 Smart Chix in St. James, Missouri, has finished editing our radio interview from Friday. The show will air on CoolCast Radio shortly. The interview is also available through a direct link. Enjoy!

What a day! Time for a nap.

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