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You are What You DO, Not What You Say

Tracy Ready — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:58:59 +0000

I did a lot of needless yapping before realizing this simple truth: People don’t pay much attention to what you say, all that matters is What You DO.

Lauren's Flowers, Photo by Tracy Ready

Focus On What You CAN Do, Not What You CAN’T

Tracy Ready — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:25:25 +0000

I had a horrible dream last night.
Riding in the very back seat of a passenger van on a two lane blacktop highway at night, I looked up to see that I was the only one in the van. No driver, no other passengers and the van was starting to veer off of the road. I struggled to unstrap myself from the seat so that I could somehow climb over all the seats, get behind the wheel and save myself from certain disaster. I woke up sweating. When I told my wife about the dream she pointed out how symbolic it was for my life at this time. Strange, I couldn’t even see the symbolism until she pointed it out to me.
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Have You Had This Dream?
My guess is you have, in one form or another. I believe we have all had the same dream. It’s the thought of things being out of our control that is the center of all fear. So what can we do about it?

The Thing About Obstacles

Tracy Ready — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:09:09 +0000

The thing about obstacles is that they will always be there. Sometimes the obstacle is something lurking in the shadows, sometimes they are smack in front of you in a glaring light. No matter how much money we make or power we gain, for most of us, there is a desire for something “more” or something “new.” As long as that desire exists, there will be someone or something in the way, an obstacle to achievement.

Read more on The Thing About Obstacles…

The Social Media Diet: Following Doctor’s Orders

Tracy Ready — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:57:25 +0000

I like my doctor. Why? Well he's a nice guy, plus he's chubbier than me, so I don't feel so guilty about my expanding middle aged girth! He's a realist. He told me once that he wouldn't tell me to not have a beer or 2, maybe 3? ...once in a while. He said if he told me not to I might run into him at the concession stand at the Dallas Mavericks basketball game and see him walk away with a cold beer and some nachos. He's no hypocrite. He also gave me this sage medical advice, which I think applies well to growing your social media influence:

It's not what you do some of the time that matters, it's what you do ALL the time.

I said "huh?" He explained that he wouldn't recommend drinking a bunch of beer and eating nachos every day. But, if I were to exercise, eat right and sleep well almost EVERY day, then it would be cool to enjoy the beer and nachos every once in a while. What does that have to do with social media?

“The Golden Hour” Origins

Tracy Ready — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:20:10 +0000

"The Golden Hour" is an elusive time, one of God's miracles that happens twice a day, whether we notice or not. Just after sunrise and just before dusk everyday the sun gets low in the sky, making the shadows long and deep, giving definition and a certain quality to the subject that has been sought out by visual artists for centuries.

Communicating With Color

Tracy Ready — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:23:58 +0000

Image Communications Expert Cathrine Hatcher discusses color and how it affects public perception in this video for TraceTV - Film - Music - Social Media. We are all constantly communicating, both verbally, and non-verbally. Cathrine's message here exposes how our choice of color in clothing can affect those that we meet with in our daily lives.

What’s Swimming In Your Aquarium?

Tracy Ready — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:54:41 +0000

The Aquarium Concept for business, life and the pursuit of happiness. Pretty sight, isn't it? It's not mine, in fact, I have never had success taking care of tropical fish. It's just not my "thing", even though I enjoy scenes like this. I do have an "aquarium" of sorts, but it has no glass, rock or water, only thoughts and dreams. My aquarium was a total mess for a long time, until I came to terms with this: In order for things to flourish, they must have a good environment.

Social Networking the New Year, and why not?

Tracy Ready — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:56:29 +0000

I was resistant to the social networking / blogging idea until I began to see the hidden potential for my businesses, and our developing music and documentary film projects. Among other things, this has been a year in which I delved headlong into social networking, and it has been fun and rewarding for me both personally and professionally. I have gathered a few thoughts here, that I hope will benefit others, so here we go...

Making Social Networking Work

Tracy Ready — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:49:40 +0000

How does social network marketing work? This is a low tech video explaining in a clear manner how to use sites like FaceBook, MySpace. Linkedin and more to benefit you. I had nothing to do with the video, don’t even know this guy, but I think this makes a good companion to my previous post “Social Networking the New Year, and why not?”

Click here to view the embedded video.