by Terra Osterling | Mar 25, 2012 | How I got "here"
We are fairly resourceful and the Husband was raised in a “Do-It-Yourself” environment. So when our dryer started shutting off mid-cycle, he carefully researched the symptoms, including on the manufacturer’s website, and settled on first trying to install...
by Terra Osterling | Mar 4, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, How I got "here", Motivation
A dear friend at church was so ecstatic over my “retirement” that she treated me to a fancy lunch last week. We had a lovely afternoon visiting over a delicious meal and lingering over tea. The day before I had treated myself to a massage, and all week pretty much...
by Terra Osterling | Feb 5, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, Game-changers, How I got "here", Inspiration
I am not a quitter. I’m actually something of a pit-bull when it comes to things like computer trouble-shooting (please, don’t email me for tech support), under-performing processes and problem-solving in general. I do not let go. Needle in a haystack? Don’t throw...
by Terra Osterling | Jan 22, 2012 | Creative Pursuits, How I got "here", Inspiration
Last week, I wrote about goals and which requires more courage: pursuing a goal or achieving a goal. But I forgot about what happens in between, about what takes up a lot of ground between the pursuit and the achievement. Failure. I read a great article this weekend...
by Terra Osterling | Jan 15, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, How I got "here"
Is the question, “if you set a goal, do you have the courage to pursue it?” Or, is the real question, “if you set a goal, do you have the courage to achieve it?” I’ve spent a lot of time pursuing my goal, and I’ve gotten damn good at it. Too good. Eighteen months ago,...
by Terra Osterling | Jan 1, 2012 | Business of Freelance Writing, Game-changers, How I got "here"
This post was going to be about “Resolve,” but it turns out that the definition runs against much of my current thinking. Resolve [a: To break up, separate, also, to change by disintegration; b: to reduce by analysis; c: to distinguish between or make independently...
