Brummet's Conscious Blog

© Brummet Media Group "Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are." ~ Norman Vincent Peale  ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~    

Engineering Brains released this reel (below) about a fantastic reforestation project happening in Ethiopia   https://www.facebook.com/reel/2089733065101628   5 billion trees planted ...  Wow.  ~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

I had the opportunity to re-visit an interview I was invited to do on the Small Talk Podcast  and while listening to it again I discovered this important example below that demonstrates how easy it is to make a difference and benefit financially too.  “ Just like our book titled subtitle says: it is so easy to be green - it really, really is! Start with this household or business project - assign it to someone in your business especially during a slow time - get them to research everything that's going on in your community in regards to take-back programs, recycle facilities, browse for updates to the city recycling information, and learn about all the things that are recyclable, or returnable in your area.  Every area is going to be different based on location and variety of other things and so find out what you can do with the waste that you produce. Maximizing on what is already available to you. Then look at other things like just changing out your light bulbs to more...

© Brummet Media Group " Whoever undertakes  to set himself up  as judge  in the field of truth  and knowledge  is shipwrecked  by the laughter  of the Gods. " ~ Albert Einstein ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~    

When revisiting the  Beyond Common Business Secrets podcast, and my interview there with host Tracey Watts Cirino - I was struck by the discussion below about getting the best ROI out of marketing efforts.  "At the end of every month I will glance at my spreadsheet – a 5 column spreadsheet containing the date, name, website, email and bullet notes. If I see anything marked blue - that says: hey you need to follow up on that person.  At the end of the year though I go through that spreadsheet & I contact each and every one of those people, as many as 700 or more of these emails are going out. I have 3 draft emails prepared for this to ease the process and each will have a slightly different approach  1) wishing you a prosperous new year, thank you for our previous interactions, let’s keep this going.  2) you were a cold contact last year and I have not heard back from you so I’m following up on this query. Perhaps my email got lost in the busyness and chaos ...

© Brummet Media Group " It is only when you open your veins  and bleed onto the page a little  that you establish contact with your reader.  If you do not believe in the characters or the story   with all your mind, strength, and will,  if you don't feel joy and excitement while writing it,  then you're wasting good white paper,  even if it sells,  because there are other ways in  which a writer can bring in the rent money  besides writing bad or phoney stories. "  ~ Paul Gallico ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~