Author: Diana Adams
Diana has a passion for blogging. You can usually find Diana working in her home office in Atlanta or sitting in the corner of a downtown Starbucks somewhere with her mobile devices in one hand and a Grande Caramel Macchiato in the other. She loves Star Wars, hot chicken wings, and nice people.
What Exactly Is #Artwalk?
This is something to really get excited about! I've heard about #Artwalk for a while now, but never really understood what it was until today.
You’ve seen it in the tweets on Twitter, you’ve seen all the buzz about it, but what exactly is #Artwalk and how can you participate in the fun?
Accor ...
Create Your Own Gumby with iKITMovie
I remember when I was very young, one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons wasn’t a cartoon at all. It was Gumby. In case you’ve never seen Gumby, he is a funny green figure animated using stop motion clay animation.
You can understand why I was excited when I found out that iKITMovie, a s ...
Goal-Setting: Let’s Play 15 Questions
Someone once said to me, “The quality of your life will be determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself.” It’s so true.
We’ve all read a million articles on goal setting, right? This article is different. This one focuses on the questions that I suggest you ask yourself regardin ...
Will Google Wave Replace Twitter?
Before I weigh in on the answer to the question "Will Google Wave replace Twitter," I want to explain to you the best I can what the heck Google Wave is. Imagine a revolutionary website that combines chat, email, file sharing and blogging into a single window.
A Google Wave uses the metaphor of ...
The Million Dollar Hole-In-One
I really love golf. Even though I don’t play golf myself, I am a very skilled golf cart driver. I’ve visited some of the most breath-taking golf courses in the world, and am fascinated with this sport. When I found this story, I knew I had to share it with you.
We’ve all seen those tournaments ...
10 Signs: Change Is Happening in Your Life
In 2007 I went to the Republic of Panama to hear a group of inspirational leaders teach an advanced personal development seminar about change as it relates to our lives. One of the speakers, Ellie Drake, spoke specifically about “signs that show you that change has begun in your life.” This picture ...
Twitter DISC Personality Types & Examples
For many years I’ve taught the DISC personality assessment to direct sales companies. The interesting thing is that I’ve noticed these personalities are also evident on Twitter, suggesting that whatever personality type we are is evident in more than just our speech.
On Twitter it’s a bit tricky ...
If I Had My Life To Live Over
As an author, a poet and an avid blogger, I constantly study other writers to learn different styles and formats.
One of my favorite writers is the late Erma Bombeck. She was well known for her very popular newspaper column, her 15 bestselling books and her heartfelt poetry.
I remember my own ...
How To: Create Your Own Luck
My mother has always said to me, “You are so lucky. Everything you do always works out perfectly.” I started wondering, “Am I really that lucky?” The answer of course is no.
I do think; however, that it is possible to create your own luck. Creating luck involves being creative and open. It m ...
Freelancer Do’s and Don’ts for Growing Business
If you are an entrepreneur, you are in sales and you most likely spend part of your day growing your business by contacting leads and talking to prospects.
I think we are all in sales in one way or another. Whether you convinced your husband to marry you, you convinced your daughter to go to bed ...
How To: Develop Your Charisma
Communication, online and offline, is arguably the most valuable skill that you can develop. People that have charisma always seem to have an edge on people that don’t. It is obvious in business settings, in social settings and even on Twitter. They have a special charm, a powerful magnetism that ...
Time Management Tips for Busy People
If you look at the life of someone just 50 years ago, you would think they had it easy. Just wake up in the morning, go to work, come home, eat dinner, spend time with family, go to bed and get up to do it all again. Simple, right?
Fast forward to 2009 and it isn’t like that at all. We take th ...
The Power of Temptation
We all know what it’s like to be tempted, and we each have our own threshold for self-control. Whether it's procrastination, eating junk food, reckless sex, whatever it may be, we all have the things in our life that make our knees weak and our hearts beat fast.
When that feeling of temptation o ...
10 Tips to Look 10 Pounds Thinner Today!
After reading Richard’s bitrebels article about Virtual Weight Loss (http://retwt.me/22Qf), I decided to write an article about ways to look 10 pounds thinner instantly. I’m excited about this because it means there will be no need for those pesky photoshop touch-ups!
I know my friend Joyce @joy ...
How Many Jalapenos Can You Eat At Once?
Earlier this week I wrote an article about Joey Chestnut, the man who won a contest by eating 68 hot dogs and hot dog buns in 10 minutes. Soon after that article posted, Brent Burdick (@akamediainc) sent me the information about an even more insane eating contest. This is nuts, you’ve got to see t ...