April 11, 2013
“Pick your passion and pursue it.” Psychologists say it’s good for emotional and mental health to have hobbies. Some people love to travel, others like stamp collecting, knitting, quilting, hunting, cooking, drawing, writing, baseball card collecting. It doesn’t much matter how you like to use your spare time, hobbies contribute to a sense of personal fulfillment .
Finding and making time for our interests is sometimes a challenge. Balance is the solution and this can be tricky for people who work long hours, are raising families and growing careers. If you can incorporate what you love to do into a business, more power to you! It is the best way to feel personally satisfied and work never feels like, well, work.
People are living longer. Nowadays people retire from one career, and then start up a small business which involves their passions. They become more personally satisfied than ever because they love what they are doing, even though they are continuing to work much later in life.
If you are at a crossroads, where you’re near retirement age, but not ready to sit in a recliner and put your feet up, here is an article from Entrepreneur Magazine that gives six tips about Turning your Passion into Profit. http://bit.ly/1496EZG .
If you knew you couldn’t fail, what would you do for a new career in your “golden years?”
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June 9, 2012
“Children are keys of paradise.” ~ Eric Hoffer
I had to love it! Yesterday, returning from my daily walk I encountered two enterprising young boys from the neighborhood – kids as nice as can be. One cute little Irish redhead, the other an adorable blond, were selling lemonade and cupcakes. Who can resist red velvet with vanilla frosting? Not me!
Caleb, age 11, the head of the operation and his assistant Jesse, were all set up to do a brisk business; pro-active in their own promotion and pursuits, they had a sign in hand at the busy street corner and wore an enormous, attention-grabbing green and white hat, embellished with a big Shamrock , to announce their presence. On their first day of summer break, they were already doing something enterprising. How could one not support it?
The scene brought nostalgic thoughts of my youth selling lemonade, handmade tissue paper flowers and potholders made on a small loom and anything else crafty I could create that might make me a buck or two. My twin sister and I kept busy all summer long, between hiring ourselves out babysitters, selling our wares and being paid for ironing (piece work) by our Mother. Back in those days, permanent press was unheard of and everything had to be starched and ironed! We had fun in our busy-ness; each sale of our artwork felt like a real coupe! We began to appreciate the value of a dollar and creative ways to make money, to boot.
I was happy that Caleb’s mother stopped by the boy’s lemonade stand to talk, so I could get her permission to post the picture of the two young business-minded spirits. I hope their efforts are just the beginning of other fulfilling entrepreneurial experiences.
Here is link to an article about motivating children and good businesses for kids to become involved with. http://bit.ly/KEcAQZ There is also a great book called Beyond the Lemonade Stand: Starting Small to Make it Big. All proceeds from the sale of this book go to children’s charities. For more information, follow this link. http://bit.ly/2hVSJW.
Before I end this blog brought to you by www.CornerstoneFulfillmentService.com, I’d like to say thanks to Caleb and Jesse for the sweet treats!
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April 25, 2012
When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.” ~ Charles R. Swindoll
All winter it felt as if I was trying to describe a scene, while looking through dirty windows; everything was cloudy and blurred. No matter how hard I tried, I could not find a clear vision for my writing project.
Suddenly, it is as if a shade has been lifted from the window pane, and things are now crystalline. I have made more progress over the past few days on my project than I had in a few months.
Did the rant I posted the other day entitled “Moving Heaven and Earth” actually work? Or did change come with the official arrival of spring? What is it that has given rise to a renewed spirit and creativity? Perhaps it is inside of me.
It really does not matter what the catalyst behind the incoming stream of inspiration is. Now I’ve got better focus! A clear direction and faith in what I am writing about. I will keep going and not stop until I have reached my goals.
Today’s blog post is just one way to celebrate the arrival of a shipment of fulfilling thought. There are plenty more ideas on how I can celebrate success as I move closer to the culmination of my endeavor, here’s a list http://bit.ly/A8gXuR.
Today, I will simply lionize by saying “I feel great and have the courage and momentum needed to finish this publishing project!”
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February 24, 2012
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~ John Quincy Adams
In today’s blog, we will be fulfilling a need for information for independent filmmakers about how to become visible on the filmmaking scene.
Indie Filmmakers, have you written a screenplay and are looking for a venue to display your work? Big Vision Empty Wallet is a national place to pitch your work. The mission of this competition is to explore screenwriters and their work and discover the next great feature film. The grand prize of $100,000 will help the winner of the competition to complete their feature film.
Although, this year’s finalists have already been chosen, you can vote for your favorite contestant’s trailer film on this site. http://bit.ly/w4PiHw. The final selection will be chosen on May 1, 2012 and will be based on the full screenplay which must be completed and submitted from March 1 to April 1, 2012.
If you have a screenplay in progress, stash this information away and submit for next year’s competition. In the meantime, take time to visit the website Big Vision Empty Wallet to see if your vision could benefit and be improved from watching other filmmakers work.
Think professionalism, marketability, quality, style and originality and all things fulfilling as you complete your project. Essential to keys of life and successful business, too!
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February 8, 2012
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~ Lao Tzu
One of the activities outside of my work life that I really enjoy is volunteering at a community Thrift Store in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Saturdays. I help sort the goods and wares that come in. Some of the donated items are put in the Thrift Store for sale, and others are passed along to The New Horizons Mennonite mission in Canon City and Pueblo,Colorado. http://bit.ly/x5n7Fw.
Last week, I was given a flyer that evidenced the fruits of the labor of approximately 100 people that help out on a volunteer basis. In 2011, the volunteers logged in 9,800 hours. Impressive in its own right, but what is most evident among the statistics was the diversity of help and assistance Lift-Up gives to people in the community.
The non-profit, Lift-Up, http://bit.ly/yPtOqb goes about fulfilling financial needs in so many ways. Here are just a few:
- Emergency Food and Personal Products 9,248 bags of food, personal products and perishables were given to those in need
- The Emergency Lodging, Fuel and Transportation fund gave $8,608 in donations
- Special Needs Funds – 127 households were assisted, totaling $50,014 in aid.
- Energy Outreach to households needing utility assistance to 170 families
- Community Coat Drive distributed 222 warm coats to people needing clothing.
- Healthcare fund – emergency medications and medical help came to 122 people.
This is only a small list from a much longer list of aid that was given. The statistics evidenced on the yearly report, indicates there is real need and real purpose in the services this non-profit, Lift-Up provides.
Before you discard unwanted books in print, audio books, DVDS, cds, clothing or other household items into a landfill, remember that there are people in communities all over without or needing to rebuild their life. Seek out a community thrift store in your area and give.
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December 2, 2011
“Dwelling in the light, there is no occasion at all for stumbling, for all things are discovered in the light.” –George Fox
Although the holiday season is for many of us the most beautiful time of year, for many it is the most stressful time of year. There are families who once shared happy times together but, those good ole days are gone. Some people are struggling to make ends meet. For others, a description of the holidays would be a sad time, filled with feelings of being alone. In reality, finding fulfillment during the holidays, for some, is challenging.
One of the best ways to step out of our own misery is to acknowledge it, then move ahead and help ourselves by helping others. With a giving spirit, comes fulfilling thoughts. For those who make a living creatively, a positive spirit is especially a must. When inspiration is at a lack, it is important to remember we are in command of our own thoughts. If we get out of our self absorbed ways, and get involved in a cause or with others, the synchronicity of these actions often gives rise to creativity. After all, people who live with positive attitudes live longer and more fulfilling lives; it is a fact. If we are thinking life affirming thoughts, it is that much harder for feelings of desperation to set in.
Yesterday morning was blustery with gale force winds, not typical for this part of Northwest Colorado. The storms of winter made me feel as if I didn’t want to go out. My spirits began to rise as I listened to the musical cd These are Special Times by Celine Dion. Remembering it was Thursday, the day our Steamboat Writers Group meets, I was warmed even further by thoughts of joining with in others who share in reading their own written word – books in progress.
Today, I would like to congratulate one of our members of the Steamboat Writers Group. http://steamboatwriters.com/ His “Morning in San Pedro” won honorable mention in the Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest. http://www.gemini-magazine.com/. Way to go, Dee Hubbard! Good job.
Return tomorrow on Film Friday! We will have information about an upcoming televised special about a mini-series. Join us tomorrow on www.AllThingsFulfilling.com.
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October 28, 2011
“Art allows us to lose ourselves and find ourselves at the same time.” ~Thomas Merton
A mix of business and pleasure took me on the road over the past few weeks. I saw landscapes and seascapes far different than what the magnificent Northwest Mountains of Colorado have to offer!
I like to explore all different kinds of art in Steamboat and in other towns, too. I came across a “Scape” of a different kind in the historic and artsy town of Frederick, Maryland. I visited The Little Pottery Shop and I learned about the wonderful art of Table Scapes.
The Little Pottery Shop http://bit.ly/tdNhBT is not only a retail establishment, but it also has a studio for creating handcrafted pottery. The artisans had teamed up with The Loft at AI, an antiques gallery next door, to showcase the displays of their pottery, both hand built and thrown on the wheel. The TableScapes were a feast for the eye! It was like browsing through the “I Spy Books.” Antique drawer knobs and other baubles were adapted for napkin rings, the table linens, glassware, chairs, candleholders, flower vases and other ornamentation all contributed to the overall visual effects. Each table beautifully carried out the theme and other accessories helped create the scene. http://bit.ly/hA0U1s.
There were 12 enchanting TableScapes:
- The EnchantedForest
- Made in Maryland
- Scare-tacular Table
- A Walk inProvence
- The Wedding to Remember
- Christmas Memories
- Thanksgiving Turkey Table Talk
- Indian Treasures Table
- A Day at the Beach
- The Madhatter
- Down on the Farm
- Serving up the Stew
No matter where people travel, in this country or worldwide, there are artists everywhere providing personally fulfilling opportunities for people to learn more about art. It’s available in rural hamlets, in cities and everywhere in between. Don’t miss out!
Made in Maryland TableScape
A Day at the Beach TableScape
To see more tablescape photos, please visit http://bit.ly/hA0U1s.
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September 30, 2011
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead
It is eye-opening to have lived on the East Coast of the United States all of my life, and then to relocate to the West. Aside from the vast change in landscape, the difference in people’s attitudes has been most interesting to absorb. In my opinion, business to business dealings among Westerners is less antagonistic. Westerners seem to have a better understanding that working collaboratively and cooperatively will bring about forward movement. In deed, the “pioneering spirit” is still alive and well in the West.
During my tour of Frederick, Maryland I visited with a storeowner who may have explained much of the success this town has had in bringing fulfilling awards of distinction to their downtown. The storekeeper, having moved from Chattanooga, Tennessee two years ago, expressed his delight at having arrived in this town. A solid vision along with a strong Main Street Association of business owners, shopkeepers, restauranteurs, artists and other members of the community, working together rather competing against one another, along with the Chamber of Commerce and the Maryland Council on the Arts, has apparently been the secret to success. All should be commended for developing a town that has been awarded by American Style Magazine as a 2010 Top Arts Destination.
Salvaged, just one of the retail stores I visited, is a reflection of the entire downtown area of Frederick, Maryland. http://www.salvagedmaryland.com. In each of the shops that I browsed, the merchandise was trendy. Geared for doing business in the new millennium and artfully displayed. Even red brick warehouses filled with antiques that I had visited some twenty years prior are no longer jumbled messes. They have been attractively re-arranged. Shoppers who ordinarily are not fans of antiquated home furnishings may now see value in restoring, salvaging and reclaiming period furniture rather than letting it be dumped in landfills.
Despite challenges that have come to retail establishments in recent years, this community appears to have weathered the battles better than many. Frederick,Maryland seems well positioned to attract tourists and other businesses in the new century. The people’s visionary spirit is driving this town in the same manner as those who led the Western expansion.
Tomorrow, we will wrap up this blog series. Return again, so your mind can complete the picture I have drawn of a town that is thriving along the Mason-Dixon Line. The return to the values that are at the roots of our country has in part, driven success.
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September 15, 2011
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
As a follow-up to yesterday’s blog Goals and Objectives in Publishing, there are more questions that you should ask yourself before embarking on an independent publishing project. Your response to the questions may very well help you control the financial outlay and determine the costs, too.
For some (such as for those wanting to publish for family and friends and not wishing to commercially sell their publications) an independent publishing project can be do it yourself. Researching the steps and deciding what parts you can do yourself and what parts you need to seek professional help with, is an important task in and of its self.
- Are you equipped with good computer skills to tackle DIY publishing?
- Do you have time to engage in the process?
- Are you a self-motivated person?
- Do you finish what you start?
- Would you find satisfaction in learning the process?
If you can answer “yes” to most of these questions, perhaps DIY would be for you, thus reducing your need for professional help. E-books are one of the best options for a Do It Yourselfer! Some of the process involves choosing and using templates, thus simplifying steps and reducing costs.
Making decisions that are right for YOUR goals and objectives will reduce some of the frustration and will cut-down on an outlay of unnecessary financial resources. Research, compare and ask yourself those very necessary questions before you start down the path to independently publishing. Talking with others about their experience regarding the right and wrong decisions they made will give you information that may help you too.
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September 9, 2011
“Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work it until it’s done and done right.” —Walt Disney
Summer is quickly winding down in many parts of the country. That means more indoors time for watching movies and reading good books.
Leaders in the independent film industry are proving that big budgets and big production crews do not necessarily mean big block buster hits. There have been notable films that many people do not realize were made by the independents. A few of them are:
- In the Company of Man
- Lost in Translation
- Stranger inParadise
- The Passion of Christ
To read the full list of the 50 Greatest Independent Films on the AMC Filmsite, please visit http://bit.ly/5PVDeu.
Being a successful independent filmmaker (and independent publisher) means more than just a great story line. Making wise business decisions and having a budget-wise, well thought out business plan, in place, is important too. Solid strategies from concept to pre and post production, marketing and financing will result in a good final product. There are lots of helpful books on the market that can answer your questions, provide you with tips and give you some of the guidance you will need with your independent filmmaking or publishing plans.
Not ready to start your own independent publishing or film project yet? Pick up a new book from an Indie Bound bookstore near you. Here are the top selling independently published books http://bit.ly/19ybCq. Or select an independent film from the IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base) http://imdb.to/5ETZHW. Have a great weekend, everyone!
We will return on Monday with more independent thoughts, words and views from Cornerstone Fulfillment Service, LLC. www.CornerstoneFulfillmentService.com.
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People are living longer. Nowadays people retire from one career, and then start up a small business which involves their passions. They become more personally satisfied than ever because they love what they are doing, even though they are continuing to work much later in life.
