What does a blogger do? If I had a penny for every time I heard this, I’d be living in Maui and doing yoga on the beach and basking in the glory of Mother Nature’s sea turtles, humpback whales and spinner dolphins everyday, but you know what, I’d probably still be blogging!!!
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In every space, every aspect and every part of our life, it is listening – truly and intently listening – which is our greatest offering to anyone sharing our life or crossing our path. It is only through real listening that true understanding can occur. Do you think you really know how to listen? I [...]
Awesome content every time. Original content with value for your readers. Perseverance and persistence. Consistency and authenticity. Those were the repeated messages from the best sessions I attended. Knowledge and information which addressed not just bloggers but writers, creators, artists, and communicators alike. If you are any one of these, this post is for you. [...]
I did not imagine Blogworld Expo would have this profound effect on me. I was entirely too unprepared for it! This gathering made this powerful yet virtual community come alive in ways that surpassed the best of my expectations. I am simply dumbfounded from it all! I put faces to names (and Twitter IDs!), voices [...]
It is the standard definition of success when you set out goals to accomplish – and turn around to do just the same. For Blogworld 2010, I more than achieved all my goals, so fortunate was I to meet the perfect people who pushed me in the directions I meant to go before leaving the [...]
I was not going to leave Singapore until I had met my blogger friend and the queen of personal excellence herself, Celestine Chua but between us, I was simply delighted that successful and busy as she is, she generously made time to meet with me – the little blogger from North America! – for lunch! [...]
Ironic as it may sound, after the post on micro vacations, I report live from quite the opposite – the heart of an extended vacation. Sitting here in beautiful Bali after week long visits to Toronto and Singapore, I find it nearly impossible to focus on writing this next blog post. Before embarking on this [...]
Content is king (or queen if you will permit me the variation), no questions asked. The personal (in your eyes) and perceived (in the eyes of others) success in the blogging world belongs with those who can clearly articulate their thoughts, connect with the heart and mind of their readers and consistently write authentic content [...]
Florence, Italy, May 2008 – Looking down at Arno river from Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), I was mesmerized by this simple sight: A young crew of Italian children hard at work, learning the concept of team work. If even one of them stops rowing, the shared momentum is lost and the camaraderie comes into question. [...]
The last time I was looking to switch jobs within my company, I focused on one factor: the people. Not the project or the organization or even the position so much as the people. I passionately believe that if I were in the company of people that I could trust and appreciate, I would perform [...]
This is the 100th Blog Post on Prolific Living and I decided to celebrate this milestone with reflection and joy. In celebration, I have compiled a list of my 100 Lessons about Life and Blogging in 2009. The theme of this experience which most resonates with me is the constant learning. And learning not limited to [...]
Do aesthetics really matter when it comes to blogs? Do our readers really care about a website’s outward appearance when content is king in blogosphere, and quality of that content is supposedly what drives them to your site? The answer is: Why can’t they have both? There is no reason to compromise one for the [...]
