Well, in my case it would be becoming a writer. I have written marketing materials and website content in the past, but I was PAINFULLY slow. When I write things I feel I have to let them “ferment” before I can actually use them. I love to write, I love to tell stories, but I’m not the most comfortable person doing those things in front of people LOL.

So, I was reading blogs, and found this great post on one of my favorites: http://www.copyblogger.com/better-writer/. Reading this post made me feel better about my style (or what I always thought was a lack thereof) of writing. This has inspired me to finally get a hosting account for NolaCooper.com (which I’ve owned for years), and use it as a personal blog to just “play around” with. I’ll be spending my spare time creating a custom magazine style theme for the new site, and setting it up in WordPress very soon. I’m already excited!

A few years ago I worked with my friend Elizabeth Varian on a website for a wonderful lady named Lori Saitz. Lori’s incredible products were truly an amazing concept to me at the time, and I knew that she would be successful…not only because of the product, but also because of her attitude and professionalism.

Since that time her business HAS grown, and just recently – March 24, 2009 – one of her products (Zen Crunch) was featured on the Rachel Ray show as the “Snack of the Day”!

The absolute best part of Lori’s business-Zen Rabbit Cookies, is that it’s built around the concept of expressing Gratitude. No matter what you need to show your appreciation for, or to whom you need to show it, she’s got a product for you! It’s a great way to say “Thank you!” to your customers or clients! And don’t forget, next Wednesday is Admin Professionals Day…why not pop in over at Zen Rabbit and show your gratitude for all your VA does to help make your business successful?

Have to take a moment today to show my pride. My oldest son recently joined the Army National Guard, and will go out on his first drills tomorrow. John, your Mom and Dad are so very proud of you!

WARRIOR Video by Kid Rock:

photo by Jeff Cooper

We may be known as “Race City, USA” because of NASCAR, but we can also get some sunsets beautiful enough to rival the coast!

I have this right outside my office window!

There’s alot of reading to do, and there are no guarantees from me, but I’m giving it a go! If you’re on twitter, find me…let’s join up:

Classic Creations Design

This is awesome!

Classic Creations Design won the December 2007 Graphic Design Award over at Design Firms for our Atussa logo!

AWESOME!!!!!!!

I watched this over at Alice Seba’s site, and had to share! I’m still laughing and mopping up the tears! Very clever guys!

“With Gabe and Max’s system, you can blog and share your thoughts with up to 10 PEOPLE!”