Disqus just now send me your reply. Argh. I’m at http://www.jeffreypickett.com.

http://www.vinhtruongloc.com

My pleasure, Jeff. Just glad I could help. So what’s your link? I’d like to see what you put together with the Tribe theme.

Wow – Jennifer! Thanks for sharing your story. It’s always a good thing when you make some great friends along the way, isn’t it. I haven’t met Barbara, but I’ve heard wonderful things.

Thanks, EJ! Right. There’s no quick path. But insider tips and vital information can make the path quicker. 🙂 Agree?

As far as celebrities, I have three I call friends. Let me tell you about one you may have heard of. Eight years ago I took a workshop called WriteSpeak from one of my favorite authors, Barbara Sher. It was inspiring and I left there with my mind spinning. By the time I arrived at the airport, I had decided to create a conference to showcase 5 of the would-be speakers from that group and myself. I had the gall to invite Barbara as well, and sent her an email telling her of my plans. (She did not see the email until months later, but I did not know that at the time.)

I went home and began working 18 hours a day to learn about online marketing and how to promote the conference. Every day I would report what I had learned in as summary email to the entire group, along with links and pdf files, templates and sample ads. It was lijke a free Masters course in marketing. I bought every book on the topic I could find, and lshared the best information from the best books.

Six months later, I had five people registered. The conference was still 4 months off. Barbara had agreed to come speak. Then the economy collapsed and the government had to bail out banks, etc. (Remember the end of the Bush years?) People were scared to do anything.
I had to decide whether to commit an additional $10,000 in deposits or back out. Several speakers urged me to cut my losses, so I ended up canceling the conference and refunding all the payments from those who had registered.

Nevertheless, I had learned a great deal, made some great friends (Barbara included) and shared my knowledge.

Tto this day, I am still friends with those I met and corresponded with and count Barbara as one of my dearest friends.

BTW, she also has ADHD and talks about it freely. Maybe that is a precursor for being a creative genius? Or perhaps those with ADHD who have learned to deal with it also have the drive, discipline and determination it takes to become a success?