Life is a “Daring Adventure!”
so WELCOME to MINE!
I get two reactions when people see this ebook, (1) How funny! or (2) Isn’t that demeaning? To the first response I say, “Yeah, awesome humor isn’t it!?!” and to the second I ask, “Why?”  The homeless, like any business or charity, must earn or raise money to survive. Those are the cold hard facts. Like any business or charity they must draw attention to themselves, their product, service or their cause. If you’re a marketer, advertiser, author, or just someone who pays …

“But you don’t look sick.”
If I hear it one more time I may get sick. A friend of mine sent me an email about an ABC reporter looking for someone to interview about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome today. So I emailed her and she called and we ended up talking for awhile about the thing I’m almost more passionate about than homelessness – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.
I have them both and have had since I was 36, although it took much longer to get the diagnosis. Doctors told me I …

It’s been raining for almost two and a half days straight. No flooding potential, but it looked close to it last night as water came up to within four inches of the foundation. Rain was sporadic most of the day, giving everything time to drain, but it has started up again in earnest just now. I opened the door to let the dog out and the most wonderful smell came in with the mist of rain – woodsmoke. It’s 58 degrees, cool and rainy and time for the fires of …

In Anytown, USA or Anytown, The World, there’s a widget factory that employs 100 people. There’s production, shipping, administrative, sales, all the departments any factory would have. Things are going along as always until one day one of the administrative people gets sick. She’s the girl who orders all the supplies for the supervisors. It’s no big deal because she keeps things well-stocked and no one misses her.
The folks on the production floor hear about her illness and shrug.
“Doesn’t affect me,” they say, going on about their business.
The folks in …

“Communities that set high standards will compete to the top; communities that set low standards will compete to the bottom.” – Ed McMahon
Seth Godin blogged about selling the benefits of charity today. He said he’s fascinated by people who don’t see the benefits of giving.
He wrote and I totally agree:
I think marketers of causes that do good have a long way to go in selling the public on the core reason to give… don’t give because you get a tote bag, or a prize at the charity …