Count Your Internet Blessings

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

Count Your Blessings

This morning I stumbled upon a very interesting article that Ed Dale posted this morning. It’s about a writer who took a year off the Internet. If you have some time, do read through it as his journey of self-reflection is a very interesting one.

While I read it, it made me think about myself as well and the role the Internet plays in my life. I’m just like you and everybody else…I can get distracted online. Sometimes I find myself spending too much time getting sucked into things that aren’t productive and really don’t do anything positive for me or anyone else (reading the REALLY long comments section on a politically-fueled article, for example – it’s hard to look away sometimes).

We also complain that the Internet has taken away personal contact. We’re glued to our smart phone screens. We communicate by email or through Facebook, rather than talking to people.

It’s all a sign that society is going down the drain…or is it? Read more…

Listen or Read: Me on the Online Success Cast

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

Alice Seba Interview Nicole Dean recently interviewed me on a number of subjects including:

Why I chose my business
The top 3 things I’ve done to grow it
Some of the tools I use
A mistake I’ve learned from
Advice for people seeking success

…and more. You can take a listen or download it to Kindle from here. Read more…

Knowledge, Ideas and Self-Sabotage

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

Today we had a great chat in our Contentrix Hangout on Google+. If you want to receive an invite to next Tuesday’s, just leave a comment here. It’s pretty casual and it’s great to meet some of our long-time followers. Plus, I’m learning stuff too!

One of the common themes of our discussion today was getting started or staying motivated. Whenever it came up, the person seemed to have lots of ideas and even plenty of knowledge, but had trouble getting started or staying focused. Read more…

Adapt or Die?

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

Hanna Movie - Adapt or Die If you’ve ever seen the movie Hanna, you’ll remember the phrase, “Adapt or Die.” Hanna’s father, played by Eric Bana, teaches his daughter to live by these words.

Since I’ve seen that movie, I’ve whispered that phrase to myself on a few occasions. No, not because I need to worry about honing my assassin abilities when the bad guys come, but because making a living with content does require that you adapt or you’ll quite likely meet your virtual demise.

Last night I followed a link on Facebook and read an article by a film critic, someone who makes their living with content, refusing to adapt. What’s worse is that the author, Kieran Turner-Dave, not only seems to refuse to adapt…he seems to want his audience and the whole filmmaking industry to adapt to him. Read more…

13 Thoughts for 2013

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

I don’t know if it’s a sign of my age (oh so old at 40…LOL) or if there was just something different about 2012, but I didn’t really feel the closure of the year as it came to a close. Monday really just felt like another day, but alas, there is a brand new year upon us and it’s important to take stock of things, regroup and make a plan for the new year. Feelings don’t matter, we have businesses to run.