by Diana | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog, business
There are a multitude of challenges facing someone just starting out in Internet Marketing or trying to create a business presence on the internet. Most of the challenges revolve around time and money. Let’s take a look at a typical newbie who decided that they had to...
by Diana | Sep 1, 2014 | Blog, people, personal growth
Recently I was asked to leave a Facebook group because I posted a two star review on an author’s book on Amazon. The administrator of the group had very valid reasons for asking me to leave as he considers his group a support group and he felt that my review...
by Diana | Aug 14, 2014 | personal growth
This morning at 4am I woke up from one of my nightmares that happen now and then. I have no idea what the dream was about, but I woke up sobbing my heart out, and a sense of complete and utter dread that overwhelmed me and left me gasping for air. I lay there trying...
by Diana | Jul 10, 2014 | Blog, poetry
I used to write a lot of poetry. Then one day I stopped. That was the time when I fell into the abyss. I stayed there for a long time and never wrote again. All the poems I had written were lost. I had stored them on an external hard drive and it crashed. I still have...
by Diana | Jul 9, 2014 | people, writing
A secret government agency stole my body. I am not sure when this happened, but this morning I had looked in the mirror and a stranger’s body was attached to my head. How could this have happened without me knowing? They must have used a ray gun or memory wand to wipe...
by Diana | May 3, 2014 | amazon, Blog
It’s been a busy week. There are over 25 authors that have got together and organised the first-ever Book Blog Train. What does that mean for you?It means you need to charge up your Kindle because they are all giving away their book or a...
by Diana | Apr 18, 2014 | Blog, personal growth
My life is a success! It’s not defined by what you think is success, but by what I think of as success. My life is not a success because I have a stable income, or own my own house, drive a fancy car or take long expensive holidays whenever the mood takes me....
by Diana | Jan 4, 2014 | Blog, learning, personal growth
As I reflect back on the year-from-hell I noticed that I had cleared a lot of relationship clutter from my mental closet. I reluctantly released those relationships that were draining me and causing me pain. I say reluctantly because they are people I care about, but...
by Diana | Dec 31, 2013 | Blog, people
Several years ago I went to our local shopping centre and as I was about to get out of the car I noticed a woman sitting at a restaurant right next to my car. I am not sure what it was that got my attention but I sat for a while just looking at her. She was on her...
by Diana | Dec 30, 2013 | Blog, people, personal growth
The voices you hear in your head telling you that you are worthless, ugly, useless and will never achieve success are not those of your friends, family or enemies. Someone may have said it to you in the past or treated you like sewage or ridiculed you. They may have...
by Diana | Dec 12, 2013 | Blog, mistakes, people, personal growth
During October this year I had a major falling out with someone over an incident involving my son. In my rage and indignation I vomited my disgust out on Facebook. This is an excerpt of what I posted at the time. “What kind of woman leaves a child behind at...
by Diana | Dec 10, 2013 | Blog, personal growth
It is sometimes suggested that you write a letter to yourself as a younger person, letting the younger ‘you’ know what became of their dreams, hopes and aspirations. I cannot see the point of that. That young, idealistic and naive Diana is long gone. What is left is...
