WordPress TouchPad Didn’t Work
Bummed a rather rich blog post I’d created with my TouchPad never posted or even ended up in drafts. Frustrating. OK looking for alternate “blog portability apps” for my upcoming trip… That or I’ll take a week long blog break… we’ll see!
The Day the Blogging Died…
My webhost made an error, effectively removing all my work, posts, updates, etc. across all my blogs. They’d restored a backup from months back instead of a current one, resulting in other chaos and many missed posts. In the interest of moving forward I’ve reassembled what I could here from cache and fortunately had local copies of this and my main blog. Unfortunately, I didn’t have this for homemade wine and others.
The situation sucks but like any other I’m learning from it and moving forward. Making blogs isn’t my full time gig so it’s not my full time focus. I’m looking at this side business differently as a result of what’s happened and have decided to focus on selling off a majority of my VRE (virtual real estate) in order to focus heavier on my main career and hopefully gain some more time for enhanced fitness as well. Only so much time…
Wikipedia Server Computing Song
In honor of my web host accidentally deleting all my blogs, I leave you this song:
Weekends Shouldn’t Be Just For Catching Up With Work & Calls
This weekend’s revelation is that weekends can be used for catch up but should be used for enjoyment (or my choice if catching up) – I’ve noticed that occasional run over, including weekday phone calls pushed to the occasional night or weekend has become the norm at the expense of sleep, exercise, and overall life enjoyment. I keep circling back to phones as if I’m supposed to be somehow working with the technology that harms me the most. I mean if people can say “I don’t use Twitter” can’t I say “I don’t use Phones”? I’ve made a dozen blogs about the topic, and realize that maybe I need to be the catalyst, the person who informs the planet that newer technology is better for us. We really need a ‘phone steps’ program. Taking on as action item.
Super Schedule Suck
Ok – enough – that phone exercise made me realize that the majority of my great times are stolen by the phone – I’m glad I did this exercise, aware I’ve lost a great deal of time this past decade out of being guilted to be on calls – but enough. If I can’t get this straightened out I may just turn off all phones – it’s just an ancient technology that’s ruining my otherwise rather awesome life. On a happy note, animals have been particularly fun and been keeping up with my P90x workouts.
Broadcasting Yourself Twenty Four Seven
Working on a new product called Broadcasting Yourself that I’ll be releasing at the end of March – the concept is teaching people how to best package their ideas and messages for the masses. I’m excited about it and thinking of the deeper value of consistent video brand messaging. More soon…
The ramblings of a crazy man? Possibly...
This is Darren Williger and I am taking a look at what I can accomplish in the next 100 days, both personally and professionally.
September 2010 I had this thought - WOW there\'s just over 100 days left this year. Then I realized all my annual goals, professionally and personally - and said \"Darren, it is time\". A GoDaddy coupon code encouraged me to pull the trigger on this new domain and had the site up in minutes.
December 2011 seemed like an awesome time to do this exercise again! Over the next 100 days I will be taking a more serious look at my health and wealth, learning to focus more on what\'s important, and scheduling everything in my life for maximum productivity. I\'ll share details here, mostly to hold myself accountable and track my results on achieving greatness!
I\'m totally immersed in my new career and focused on learning more daily. It\'s been an incredible shift these past few months. On the side I\'m going to be exercising, writing, making more videos, photographing meals, tweeting, speaking and eating. Looking to minimize unproductive time sucking activities.
I\'m limiting my side business focus to weekends as I ramp up my new career. New blog coming soon, appropriately named Saturday Night Marketing. I\'m very excited!
It has been one helluva year so far - many challenges, and some frustration sweat and tears along the way - additionally, many net new opportunities have unfolded as several old ones fall by the wayside. Seems this pattern has repeated in life relationships as well.
I am so excited and grateful for all the incredible opportunities I\'ve been afforded and ones I will continue to create for myself. I\'m not going to allow anyone or anything (including myself) get in the way of the success and greatness I deserve!
Thanks for joining me on this journey!