by Lisa | Aug 30, 2017 | Humor and Satire, Mystery
Check out this story from Great Big Story. Justin Schmidt came up with a sting-pain scale called the Schmidt Sting Pain Index. He’s an inventor! I’m sure he and his mother are very proud. But… He did this by being a human guinea-pig with stinging...
by Lisa | Jun 25, 2017 | Breakthroughs, Nonfiction, Writing
I’ve benefited – big time – from the success system that I share in Two Weeks to a Breakthrough. Small actions really can catalyze big changes and it’s very cool when that happens. I love putting the science of chaos and the Butterfly Effect to...
by Lisa | Mar 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Very carefully! I’m doing research on pelican behavior for my next book, Dead Pelican. One of the more interesting facts I’ve uncovered is that many young pelicans don’t make it to adulthood because they are unable to feed themselves. Pelicans are...
by Lisa | Feb 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
I like this post from Richard Branson called, 5 Skills and Abilities that Successful Entrepreneurs Share. I’m an indie writer and thus an entrepreneur. This list applies to writers, but I would add these additional skills and abilities to my short list:...
by Lisa | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
I watched and listened, for the umpteenth time, to the two TED talks by by the poet Rives on the topic of 4 am. The first one was hilarious and inventive and a big hit at TED in 2007. He shared the second talk seven years later in 2014. Watch them back to back....