Anne Bechard's Blog

You know you’re fooling yourself, right? Thinking you can draft and edit all at the same time? It’s like trying to drive a car and sail a boat simultaneously. They’re two completely different vehicles that require completely different strategies to operate. It’s the same thing when you’re writing. Creating your draft ideas is different from […]

It’s been one heck of day, hasn’t it? You hit the snooze button again this morning. Twice. You raced into work, only to face another day of your unappreciative boss and way too many unproductive meetings. And then, you fought traffic all the way home. It’s after 5:00. Time to blog. But the only thing […]

You’re ready to start blogging! You’ve done your research. Looked all over for a detailed strategy. Thought about your direction. Now it’s time to narrow your options and take the first steps. But everywhere you look, there are more and more options. Which do you choose? How do you take the first step if you […]

It looks so simple, doesn’t it? Pick a topic. Any topic. And in no time, everyone will be reading it and wanting to buy from you. But it doesn’t work that way. Choosing a profitable focus for your blog is both a science and an art. Certain formulas do apply. But ultimately, you’ll want to […]

They’re everywhere, aren’t they? Millions of bloggers who seem to make money in their sleep. Online rock stars who travel the world, work a 4-hour week, and make seven figures a year. It happened to them, and it can happen to you! Or, can it? Well, yes and no. The thing is — if you […]

You know you shouldn’t. But you can’t help telling yourself, can you? That you’re a miserable failure. Your college degree didn’t get you anywhere. You’re living paycheck to paycheck. You’re alone. And you wonder if life will ever cut you a break. After I graduated with two wildlife degrees, I was sure I’d done everything […]

We all want it, don’t we? The car, the house, the 2.3 kids. They mean something. They mean you’ve achieved status. They mean you’re somebody. They mean you get to live in the pretty neighborhoods that keep all the ugly things out. They mean you don’t have to flip burgers for a living. They mean […]

Do you know the hardest thing about starting a new task? It’s no big secret. The hardest thing about starting a new task is stopping the task you’re on. In no time at all, it can all snowball. And before you know it, you’re juggling all 16 deliverables on your to-do list. That’s not productive. […]

It never works, does it? You’ve done it again. Found yourself in another dead-end job that you just can’t stand. You feel like you’ll never get anywhere and this is as good as it gets. You’re wondering why you can’t just be happy where you are. Maybe if you would have negotiated a little harder. […]

Feel that? The pride and achievement of knowing you did a good job. You feel it at work. You’re good at what you do. Now you’re running full speed down that yellow brick road toward the blogosphere. Some days you wonder if writing even matters at this point. It does. Good writing matters. While you […]