Comments on: An Intervention Post http://www.nojobformom.com/2009/07/31/an-intervention-post/ Leaving the Rat Race for the Work At Home Pace Mon, 21 May 2012 22:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tashana http://www.nojobformom.com/2009/07/31/an-intervention-post/comment-page-1/#comment-3088 Tashana Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.nojobformom.com/?p=717#comment-3088 Thank you for those words of encouragement. As I sit in my office, staring at posters and post-its that celebrate an environment that I no longer care to be a part of, I long even more for a career that I can call my own. When I advised my interns to begin exploring paid online writing opportunities their eyes brightened up like they had just won the lottery. It always amazes me when I mention 'writing for money', people seem perplexed at such a concept as if I were speaking a foreign language - that is, until I supply them with resources like your website and the host of other sites out there. Thank you again for being a great resource. I am finding your site to be not only credible but one of the most informative sites I have come across thus far. Congrats on all of your success. .-= Tashana´s last blog ..<a href="http://sculptingabetteryou.blogspot.com/2009/07/every-good-story-is-stuffed-with.html" rel="nofollow">Every good story is stuffed with victims….</a> =-. Thank you for those words of encouragement. As I sit in my office, staring at posters and post-its that celebrate an environment that I no longer care to be a part of, I long even more for a career that I can call my own.

When I advised my interns to begin exploring paid online writing opportunities their eyes brightened up like they had just won the lottery. It always amazes me when I mention ‘writing for money’, people seem perplexed at such a concept as if I were speaking a foreign language – that is, until I supply them with resources like your website and the host of other sites out there.

Thank you again for being a great resource. I am finding your site to be not only credible but one of the most informative sites I have come across thus far.

Congrats on all of your success.
.-= Tashana´s last blog ..Every good story is stuffed with victims…. =-.

]]> By: Felicia http://www.nojobformom.com/2009/07/31/an-intervention-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 Felicia Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:09:08 +0000 http://www.nojobformom.com/?p=717#comment-2490 Welcome to NJFM, Tashana. Becoming a full-time work from home writer all starts with a dream. You have the dream, now all you have to do is put some action behind it. Do a little everyday and you’ll be amazed at how things start coming together. Welcome to NJFM, Tashana.

Becoming a full-time work from home writer all starts with a dream.

You have the dream, now all you have to do is put some action behind it. Do a little everyday and you’ll be amazed at how things start coming together.

]]> By: Tashana http://www.nojobformom.com/2009/07/31/an-intervention-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 Tashana Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:39:18 +0000 http://www.nojobformom.com/?p=717#comment-2488 Hi Felicia, I am looking forward to following your blog. I would love to be a work at home mom and still be able to care for my family. I had to laugh when you mentioned degrees and the ability to write - I so agree. I communicate so frequently with presidents, vice presidents, educators and people who are at a level where you assume their writing abilities are paramount and they send the most abysmal emails with all kinds of typos, grammatical faux paus, the whole sh-bang-a-bang - it's terrible. I truly believe though that is from a lack of caring. I've found in my line of work that people at certain levels are always moving so fast that they tend to only care about the things that are driving them at that moment - and oft times, writing is not one of those things. Then you have a 'real' writer on the other hand, who always critiques everything she does whenever she does it, that would be me. I am so meticulous about what I put into a message that I tend to over think it sometimes and end up chucking what I over thought and instead sending some brief memo with absolutely no character. That is just not me. I guess I love my craft so much so that I canoodle over it like a new born child. Is canoodle a word? lol - I heard that on Sex and the City - my fav show by the way. Anyhooch, again, I look forward to following your blogs and I hope someday my dream of writing full time will come true as well. Blessings. Hi Felicia, I am looking forward to following your blog. I would love to be a work at home mom and still be able to care for my family. I had to laugh when you mentioned degrees and the ability to write – I so agree. I communicate so frequently with presidents, vice presidents, educators and people who are at a level where you assume their writing abilities are paramount and they send the most abysmal emails with all kinds of typos, grammatical faux paus, the whole sh-bang-a-bang – it’s terrible. I truly believe though that is from a lack of caring. I’ve found in my line of work that people at certain levels are always moving so fast that they tend to only care about the things that are driving them at that moment – and oft times, writing is not one of those things.

Then you have a ‘real’ writer on the other hand, who always critiques everything she does whenever she does it, that would be me. I am so meticulous about what I put into a message that I tend to over think it sometimes and end up chucking what I over thought and instead sending some brief memo with absolutely no character. That is just not me. I guess I love my craft so much so that I canoodle over it like a new born child. Is canoodle a word? lol – I heard that on Sex and the City – my fav show by the way.

Anyhooch, again, I look forward to following your blogs and I hope someday my dream of writing full time will come true as well.

Blessings.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.nojobformom.com/2009/07/31/an-intervention-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2479 Wendy Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:53:39 +0000 http://www.nojobformom.com/?p=717#comment-2479 As usual, Felicia, you are right on the money with this post. Thank you again. The competition between writers thing only divides us, which makes it easier to wring more work for less pay out of us, IMHO. I think it is fairly obvious that we are all just working slugs to a greater or lesser extent : ), right? Take Care and thanks again for staying positive. It's the only way for long-term success in any field. Wendy .-= Wendy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.wendykianakelly.com/?p=159" rel="nofollow">Another day, another…</a> =-. As usual, Felicia, you are right on the money with this post. Thank you again. The competition between writers thing only divides us, which makes it easier to wring more work for less pay out of us, IMHO. I think it is fairly obvious that we are all just working slugs to a greater or lesser extent : ), right?

Take Care and thanks again for staying positive. It’s the only way for long-term success in any field.

Wendy
.-= Wendy´s last blog ..Another day, another… =-.

]]> By: busybeeson http://www.nojobformom.com/2009/07/31/an-intervention-post/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 busybeeson Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:57:16 +0000 http://www.nojobformom.com/?p=717#comment-2419 Great post! Sometimes the most critical people end up learning the least because they are not open. Criticizing others never makes you better. In fact, I find that being open and supportive draws more people to your writing and makes them more open to hearing what you have to say. Thanks for being a positive voice online. I always enjoy your perspective. Kudos! Great post! Sometimes the most critical people end up learning the least because they are not open. Criticizing others never makes you better. In fact, I find that being open and supportive draws more people to your writing and makes them more open to hearing what you have to say. Thanks for being a positive voice online. I always enjoy your perspective. Kudos!

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