What’s Up With NewBizBlogger
Wow! It’s been a whirlwind of a week here at NewBizBlogger. Coming off the weekend from the Rich, Happy & Hot Conference I was in full effect and ready to conquer the world. OK, that sounds a bit like world domination…but you get the idea. 
Here’s the power of determination. In a weeks time I’ve landed two clients, did my first podcast interview with Keith Bloemendaal from HotBlogTips.com AND created my first face-to-face video! So here it goes…
PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON ME. IT’S MY FIRST VIDEO AND TODAY’S CONVERSATION IS ABOUT STEPPING OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND TAKING RISKS!
Also, I did recording of my video via webcam… not the best quality, but I think I get my message across.
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Article Picks Of The Week
Writing Goddess Danielle LaPorte guest posted for Marie Forleo last week when she wrote an amazing article called Radical Practical. She speaks of P.A.S.S.I.O.N on how it “qualifies you to do great things”. But passion is not enough … you also need strategy. If you do nothing else, check out this article. Her words will feed your personal and professional soul.Your passion qualifies you to do great things ~Danielle LaPorte
I recently stumbled upon this lady and think she’s fantastic! Jenny is a “graphic designer, photographer, skateboarder, writer, entrepreneur, world traveler, and student of life”. AWESOME! She wrote an article titled ‘Defining Moments From 27 Awesome Bloggers‘ that knocked my socks off! Every blogger she mentions is better than the next. She writes like a poet and looks like an angel. It’s a dam long article but worth the read. So grab a cup of coffee and head over.
My defining moment came six months ago as I was walking home with my kids and it hit me like a ton of bricks. My journey to find my life’s passion was finally over! I had found it in the creation of NewBizBlogger… a powerful place to be and a life changing moment.
Let me ask you…what has been your defining moment?
Social Networking News & Tools
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the new Facebook email. With this system you can get messages, chats, and text all in one interface. They’ve created a central hub, if you will, for all your Facebook communication.
They are rolling out this new system gradually but to be considered you will have to request an invitation. You also have other options such as inviting friends to upgrade by clicking on ‘Invite Friends’, forwarding messages, removing yourself from conversations, adding someone to a conversation, and much more!
For a full list of FAQ’s check out http://www.facebook.com/about/messages/#!/help/?topic=new_messages
So what do you think? Is the new Facebook email system hot or not?
On The Search For The Best Community
Still on my search but I realized there is no “perfect” community. It’s what YOU make of it! Every week I’ve been showcasing a different one and this week I thought I give a special mention to Kimberly Castleberry’s Facebook Page. Kimberly and I have recently connected and after visiting this page realized that she’s built a nice community and definitely worth looking into.
Hot Applications To Check Out!
OutRight – Keeping track of your business expenses and budgets is very important yet it’s such a chore! This FREE tool is for people who don’t want to record expenses yet want to stay organized with their business accounting, have an up-to-the-minute snapshot of how business is going and want to keep it simple! Awesome! Enjoy.
Last Thoughts:
Freakin’ Excellent is the new Great! Seth Golden once said (and I’m paraphrasing here):
Now more than ever the internet rewards artists
Good is not going to cut it anymore. Great is not going to cut it. How can you bring EXCELLENCE in your business? How can you turn your business into a work of art?
Please leave me a comment about today’s Wrap Up and let me know what your thoughts are!
Thanks for the podcast interview last night! I totally enjoyed speaking with you and hope we can do some collaboration in the future!
Good job on your first video BTW, you did much better than I did on my first one LOL.
Hey Keith,
I had an great time too.
As for the video thing, I’m sure yours was great…we are always so much more critical of ourselves.
Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to the next boxing match.
Thanks for the shout-out, glad you were inspired by the article!
You are so welcome Jenny! And thank you for stopping in … it’s truly appreciated. Keep rockin’ it girl!!
OK, its settled now, I am never going to watch your videos ever again, unless, drums rolling pls………. it is face to face. Who cares about a writing Goddess anyway when we can all have a Video Goddess (with all due respect of course), wooot, lol. Now when will I ever be able to “get” out of my comfort zone, I don’t know yet but maybe soon.
OK, now that I got that out of my system, seriously, this is another great “wrap up” and ohh, almost forgot.. the video quality is not so, so good (good nonetheless), but it got your message across.
LOL…you are so awesome Francisco! You have me smiling from ear to ear.
Thanks for the wonderful compliment. Thanks so much for your continued support. It’s people like you that keep people like me inspired and motivated to continue to move forward. Talk soon. 
Michele, I’m so proud of you! You look Marvelous darling (in my Billy Crystal voice). LOL.
This is another great wrap up too. I’ll be sure to share this.
Hi Ileane,
Thanks so much for the compliment and the support! You know how it is … we are always so much more critical of ourselves than others are of us.
Thanks again! Talk soon.
This article was informative and i found quite a few others as well. Good Blog. will come back soon. I will recommend the blog to my friends. Thanks.
Awesome job michele. Glad to see your interview.
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Keep up the awesome work
Thanks Dev. It was my first one and hopefully many more to come.
Thanks for stopping in. Always great to hear from you.
What a great topic Michele, I know I am guilty of hiding and holding myself back that is also one of the reasons why I have not made a video showing my face also, thanks for the reminder and the push to move foward
Hi Pat,
Thanks so much for stopping by! It’s so great to hear from you.
Girl you have such a beautiful face… don’t hide it!! And don’t hide out! You’re capable of more than you know … just take the first step and soon you’ll be wondering what was the big deal in the first place. 
Hope to see you again soon. Ciao!
Hey Michele,
It looks like you have been really busy this month, keep up the good work!
Hi Dan,
Yes it’s been crazy, but great! Don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.
Thanks for stopping in…always great to hear from you
Hey Michelle,
Great video there! You know everyone gets the jitters when they do something different. I remember posting a video on my blog and someone said something about background noise and I was like…crap… but then I took it as a lesson learned. Will remove those noise. I think you did a great job there although I think you should fit the screen to your video size
Oh saw Jenny’s blog too and visited Keith’s blog too. Awesome links there Michelle. Great share!
Hi again Bryan
Yeah, have to work on the video quality. I actually have a Kodak ZI8 which is great! The video was a spur of the moment, last minute thing so didn’t bother to set it up. Next one.
Take care Bryan and thanks for your feedback!!