August 2010
2 posts
What Jobs for Copywriters are Available in Johnson...
I’ve decided to list myself as a local copywriter for Johnson City Tn, Bristol Tn, Bristol VA, and KIngsport Tn. I’m sure that many businesses would be happier dealing with someone that they could meet with in their offices and who has a local viewpoint. Just putting that out there to see what happens.
www.edcanderson.com
May 2010
1 post
I've put together some ezine articles. →
This is the first one. I’m working on a little article marketing experiment for a solar energy affiliate program. This article is an explanation of a popular home solar energy setup where you retain connection to the local power and still use solar energy to reduce the bill.
April 2010
2 posts
MYQ Blog Update: The Bob Proctor Experiment
I started an experiment on self development a few months ago. I selected a classic self development book: ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ and decided to live with it for a year. It stays in my car CD player and I listen to it every time I drive anywhere. Meanwhile, I will document any changes I note in my thoughts and living situation.
I started this because I listened to a video...
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Thoughts on Preventing Alzheimer's Disease
Fran’s mom’s memories have slowly been slipping away recently. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s this year. It seems to be chewing away her connections to her friends and family. She has days where everything is great, but many where she gets a little confused. Her doctors require her to have 24 hour care. She cannot be by herself because of the danger of her falling or...
January 2010
1 post
Mastering Your Quest » It’s Your Choice. →
Looking at the daily choices we make and the directions they move you toward.
December 2009
2 posts
Mastering Your Quest » Questing is a Team Sport →
Here’s another post for my blog, Mastering Your Quest. It’s on networking and deals with a great local group (CCC). They have given me a lot of support with my business during the time I’ve attended. Never doubt the power of mastermind groups.
Evil lives in my neighborhood
A strange event occurred to me. I came back from my annual Thanksgiving trip to find that my locks had been changed. Turned out that my apartment was victim of a theft by one of my neighbors. They were not skilled locksmiths. They beat the lock into submission. The landlord had to change the locks due to the damage . They are still doing repairs to the door and a broken window. The local...
November 2009
2 posts
MasteringYourQuest.com →
Another commentary on co-working. We often confuse the building and the amenities with the space. But in Co-working the focus should be the people. After all, in this environment the workers chose to be there. This is different from a business where the business chooses the employees.
Mastering Your Quest →
Here’s the first of several posts I’m writing on co-working spaces. It’s a new and exciting concept for the new information age entrepreneur. It could be the way we work in the future. It gives back the social aspect of work to the independent contractor.
July 2009
1 post
Brief note on Health Care Reform.
Tell me again how great our current health care system is when I can’t afford to go the doctor and have to scrape up the money to buy overpriced prescriptions. Tell that to all the employers that have to cut employee health coverage every year to be able to afford it. The only good thing about this economic down turn is that it may force some changes on this monster.
June 2009
2 posts
Insurance is a tough racket.
Surprise, I’m changing agencies again. I’ve given up on Banker’s and am now talking to a company called PMA / USA (Performance Matters Associates) They specialize in workplace insurance or what is sometimes called voluntary benefits. They go to companies and sell life and health policies to the employees. Sounds like a much better gig. No marathon phone sessions calling...
Party Prank - Show your friends you love them.
How would our friends know we cared if we weren’t mean to them now and then?
I got this from the latest Wired Magazine.
1> Get an Ice Tray and freeze some ice cubes.
2> When the ice starts getting solid put some mentos in them. Position them so that they are totally encased in the ice cube.
3> Once the cubes are totally frozen you can add them to your victim’s glass of...
May 2009
1 post
Yes, I'm now a secret Insurance Agent.
I recently had a surprising meeting at work. We had a meeting to give us the latest updates on following the new rules on selling insurance. One section of the meeting was on advertising and how the rules affected us. Insurance advertising is heavily regulated and any published ad must be reviewed by a small army of lawyers. We drifted into the subject of web advertising and guess what. Due...
April 2009
2 posts
I start Twittering.
After seemingly years of denial of the importance of Twitter, I finally signed up. I’m going to try it. I got a software offer that made me. So, there, I’m on it now. I haven’t found everyone yet but I’ll add all of you as I find your links. I started with Austin, Jose, and Geeksouth. I’m at @andserve if you are interested.
I change jobs
Combined Insurance no longer owns me. Truthfully, they never really paid me very well. So, I have moved on. I signed the papers Friday to start working at Banker Life and Casualty. I start my training on Monday. It should be a good move. I like their lead structure a lot better. We’ll see if that helps the bottom line a little.
December 2008
2 posts
It's here.
I was pleasantly surprised today when the official insurance license came in the mail. The state of Tennessee has granted me the right to sell health and accident insurance. Watch out world. Starting this week there is one more person selling insurance.
I pass the exam.
Yes, everything worked out and I passed the Health Insurance exam for TN. The exam was on Nov. 25th. I’m waiting until the state completes the paperwork and I receive the actual license. Until then I can’t start the job. I’m continuing to study the sales material and get everything back on track that was late while I was in Nashville. Another milestone passed on my new job...
November 2008
3 posts
Status at Week 1
I have come back to JC so I can straighten out some stuff before the next phase of the training starts. Monday we start the sales training. The Combined Insurance Company was the creation of Clement Stone. Stone is a famous motivational writer of the fifties. He was also connected to Napoleon Hill. Hill is famous for the book ‘Think and Grow Rich’. Stone wrote several as well and...
I start the training
Today I arrived in Nashville to start training. Tomorrow I attend my first class. I have checked in to the motel. As they told me I have a room mate. That seems to be part of the training. I wonder if it’s so we can be exposed to some else in the same position we are. They send out snipers in teams of two. The reason is that if only one person is sent, they may decide to not shoot the...
Job News
Good news, I’ve been hired by Combined Insurance as a field agent. Monday I start their agent training in Nashville for three weeks. Then I’ll be back here to spread the word of low cost health insurance. Have no fear, I’m continuing my web activities, my other projects, and of course my quest. My e-book will be completed and my blogs will continue to inspire and encourage...
October 2008
4 posts
I put some pictures up.
I put some pictures up on Facebook and Plaxo. My cats and the motivational poster.
The Poster Is Available on MYQ Site NOW
I have put the poster up on e-junkie and put the proper links to it on the Mastering Your Quest Blog. Feel free to go and get it. I have also put some extra polish to it. I think you will like it.
Oops, Turns out that e-junkie allows free downloads but you still have to go through pay pal to get there. I’m working on a less hassle method of downloading. You can get the poster now by...
Sorry - missed getting out the next chapter.
Sorry, because of the computer problems I did not get the fourth chapter of my ebook out. I plan to be releasing it this Friday. I am experimenting with motivational posters and have completed my first one. I will be e-mailing it out to my list and the people on my various friend lists. If you like it please send it out to your friends, so they can enjoy it as well. It will be available on my...
Windows crisis and resolution
I just spent several days reinstalling Windows. After a two week fight with ad ware and spy ware the Windows installation died and killed access to the main drive. So I could work on recovering the damaged drive, I chose to add a second hard disk and reinstall windows on that. In addition I made it dual boot-able as well with a partition of Linux. I’ve gotten the computer working and most...
September 2008
8 posts
Proof Reading The First PDF Draft
I’m excited about the first draft of chapter three of the e-book. It’s now in PDF form and it looks really good. John does great work with e-book layouts and this is an example of this. He makes me look good. It’s a great combination. Tomorrow I start the promotion of it. (and start on chapter 4) I’m going to start working on getting the chapter written earlier in...
Wrapping up the third chapter.
I just put some finishing touches on chapter 3 - Mastering Your Quest - Removing your limiting beliefs. I’m sending to John to do some editing magic on it. Most likely by Monday or Tuesday it will be on the site for purchase.
Then on to the next chapter on empowering beliefs - out Friday
Don’t get too far behind. Get the first chapters and start on the exercises.
Sorry about...
Dot Dash Create - Blog Promotion
Just signed up with this new social site that is centered around blogs. Heard about it from Steven Pearce on his audio blog. Maybe I’ll get a little more traffic. Couldn’t hurt.
www.dotdashcreate.com
My Ebook series now available on mastering your...
I have gotten the first two chapters of my ebook on MYQ. The title is ‘Mastering Your Quest’. It is the guide book for people seeking their quest of a better life. I saw the need to get additional tools out to help people seek their dreams. The first section of the book is on limiting beliefs. I am selling it in installments and will be issuing a chapter each Friday. The first...
Adware crisis
I have finally gotten over the hump in getting the adware on my system under control. I clicked on the wrong link early last week. I use Spy Sweeper as my standard adware control software. It immedately jumped in and started to work to stop the infection but it was unable to. I ran a full sweep and removed a few things but that was not enough. Every google or yahoo search is redirected to a...
I just found out. Jott...
I just found out. Jott talks to Tumblr and it’s still free
Powered by Jott
Tesla is the man.
Tesla has a surprising number of inventions that radically effect the modern world. He invented alternating current. That would be like having the patent for air. However he was not that smart of a business man. He gave it to Westinghouse for pennies.
Tesla is also the model for all the movie mad scientists. He loved giving amazing displays of electrical devices. He loved high voltage arcs...
I've made peace with the law now.
Several days ago, a friendly policeman reminded me that I had forgotten to update my tag and also didn’t have a current insurance card in my car. The ticket for that is surprising high. I guess that’s the price for flaunting disobedience to the government. Yesterday I went downtown and paid the clerk for a 2009 license plate sticker. I also got a replacement copy of my insurance...
August 2008
8 posts
First chapter of my ebook ready for review.
I just got the second edits on my ebook chapter one to John for his review. He’s helping me with the editing of it. I’m excited. It’s close to being ready to send out. I’m debating if it should be a give away or a low cost item. It could go either way. Wait and see.
Cursing Windows Again
Last night I updated my spy sweeper (spyware detector). I checked the computer this morning and Windows was not working. It appeared to be functioning but no icons would work and the on-start-up apps would not run. I was able to do a roll back to yesterday and get it back going. That sounds simple but it took up a lot of the morning to figure that out. The Universe smiled on me for that. One...
Continuing work on my first project.
I’m working on my first ebook. It’s on limiting beliefs and I hope to get it out soon. I’m releasing it as chapters. It’ll be short but lots of good advice. Things that I’ve run into myself. I have had my battles with them and still do sometimes. Be on the look out.
Going through the race traffic
Went to Bristol last night. It’s the Sharpie 500 weekend. For those of you that don’t know that’s one of the main races for the Bristol NASCAR track. The road to Bristol goes by the track. The traffic was very bad. However it wasn’t as bad as it has been. I think the recent improvements to that road seem to be helping. I hate the traffic and the crowds but the track...
Geek South Meeting
I went to the Geek South Meeting tonight. It was at the Midtown Grill. Meeting topic was Security Updates. Scary stuff and warnings. I always enjoy eating at the Midtown Grill. It has a very counter culture feel and the food is always good. It’s been part of the late night scene in JC for years. You can get food there till five during the week. The geeky and non cool meet with the...
Back to work..
I’m heading back to work now. I really need to catch up badly.
Evaluating this service
Looks like it might be something good. Too early to tell.
