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Inquiring minds want to know: What were the most amazing, profound, surprising, or even whacky things you’ve learned over the last year?

Here’s an entry from Darlene (Dar) Arechederra who runs Creative Careers for Introverts. Dar works with those who want to unearth potential home business ideas that make their heart sing. She also helps future home business owners create the money they’ll need for their cottage industry or home-based business.

Darlene has spent the past 7 years creating multiple income streams, including eBooks, MP3s, and transcription. More recently, she is sharing her love of nature through crafting handmade soaps to raise funds for her favorite charities.

Best of Creative Careers For Introverts 2007

April – Ah, the disappointment! You share with someone what you’re wanting to do. Instead of encouragement and support, you get fear and negativity thrown at you. In Straddling the Fear Fence, I share a lesson learned about doing what you know is right for you – even when others don’t understand or support your goal.

May — Is There a Second Chance? Some say no (but what do they know?) I say there is, as long as you’re alive and kicking. So, what would you do differently, this second time around? Have you ever thought about it? (Warning: This article may trigger some major ideas, long-lost dreams and goals you’ve yet to pursue!) But, what a fun way to discover them!

June — My purpose in sharing Letter to My Maker: What Shall I Do When I Grow Up? was to show my readers how writing a simple, honest letter to your Maker (or anyone, really) helps you get onto paper that which you’re having trouble expressing. (And what a cool way to get to the heart of a matter!) This post came from a page in my journal a while back. It’s the real me (the one most don’t really see). It’s a stark look into a search for meaning while in the thick of a 9-5 life – the issues I wrestle with (and sometimes win!)

[This blog post was unique in that no one actually 'posted' a response. I heard the dull thud of silence and thought, “Oh, heavens! Was that post just too honest? Did it scare readers away? Maybe they don’t want to know the real me?” But wow, did I get some wonderful, personal emails from my precious readers after they read it!]

July — Some know exactly what do with their lives and careers. Others (like me) – well, we might just take a while longer (smile). But that’s okay. It is what it is. Does It Seem Hard to Find Work You Can Really Love? is a simple 5-step process to help beginners get in touch with some of the things they love. Yep, even potential out-of-the-box careers hiding beneath their very noses.

August — What can a spider teach us about creating income streams? Journey with me in Weaving an Income Stream for Yourself to discover the answer. Learn how nature itself can teach us so very many lessons. (Lessons that cost nothing but a few minutes of your life!) What could be better?

September — Step Away From the Dog, Mister! is a great lesson on what not to do for a living. It can be really obvious when a job is a poor fit. Well, obvious to everyone but the employee, that is. Pet lovers are sure to enjoy this one!

November — Sometimes, dessert just tastes better when you eat it first. (No, this isn’t about sweets — or wherever else your mind may wonder ~ smile.) Do You Miss Dessert Because Your Plate Is Always Full? is a look at how we can miss dessert (rewards, things that keep us motivated) because we’re so busy slugging through our often unending To-Do Lists. It’s about finding the freedom to have your dessert first from time to time. I double-dare you to have dessert (yep, even if you’re dieting!)

December — The Gift is a nostalgic look at lessons learned about the true meaning of a gift, from me to you. Share an old-fashioned Christmas with me, if for no other reason than to relax and kick back for a short while. This short story brought home to me how commercialized Christmas has become. And yet, it clearly points me to my own value system — those things that are important to me, regardless of what everyone else is doing… It’s an opportunity to think about those things that are important to you in your life, in the scheme of things.

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So What’s It All About?

Friends, if you’ve written about it at your blog in 2007, then you’re invited to join us for this special edition of What I Learned From… Care to share with us your favorite/ best/ most controversial/ strangest, etc. posts? (You get to pick one from each month you’ve been blogging in 2007.)

Well, don’t just sit there like a bump on a pickle; click the link, check out the simple instructions, and jump right in! Get your entries in by Sunday night, January 13, and I’ll publish them all right here at Middle Zone Musings.

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