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Put it all in a blender…

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Another week of spotty writing huh?  Yes that is what you have here at Catharsis of the Bogue.  This holiday time of year is full of so many different stresses I have had 3 migraines already this month!  I have a couple of posts about that in the works as well.

Today I have been running all over finding presents for the kids.  So we are not just buying meaningless crap but we have a tradition now, where we have to make presents for each other in the family.  All of the kids make stuff for each other as well as Mom and Dad.  Of course they still get toys but this is so much more meaningful for them.

They love to figure out what they can make for each other and how to keep it secret.  It is getting harder now that we have done this for a couple of years now.  They have to think harder.  They have to actually think about what the other kids would like.

I would tell anyone to do this for their kids.  It is such a great way to get back to the true meaning of Christmas and away from the cliche’s and commercial BS.

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Gusto and Enthusiasm

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Where exactly do some people find their energy?  Mine is sapped most of the time, life in general takes as much out of me as the kids and the extended family.  My brain hurts….  This is why I am wondering just where some of these “Guru’s” get their enthusiasm and energy.

I find it hard to get out of bed some days and here is another email with “the best thing you ever saw on the net for making money!”  they then proceed to tell you how great this program is and how they continue to make thousands upon thousands of dollars each year doing just this system.  Personally I think it is just selling this system to dupes like me who want to make some income on this internet thing.

Yet they keep coming back again and again full of enthusiasm and gusto for whatever product they are hawking at the time.  So what is it that motivates these guys (or girls…back off Ash Ambirge from The Middle Finger Project…ok that may be link bait but I love her energy)

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You are a writer…I am too!

Today I am reviewing a new ebook by my new friend, Jeff Goins.  He is a writer.  He wants to bring out the writer in all of us.  Check him out at goinswriter.com, subscribe to his email, read his blog, he is infectious!

Anyway, I volunteered to review his new book because I thought we would help each other.  I want to get back into the groove and write like I did before, and Jeff’s book is jut the thing to do it with.  Besides, he is looking to sell his book, and if I can help a brother make some coin, I will!

For full disclosure and all of that, I received a free review copy of the book from Jeff to write this review with.  You know, in the past, I used to think that review copies of books meant that the book was an excerpt or unfinished.  I have been proven wrong over the years.  Especially with this book.  I found it well thought out, organized and full of the information that I need for me right now. Continue reading

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