﻿{"id":654,"date":"2013-05-20T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/?guid=7bc5597e5f50423d386e4f25aa4b977b"},"modified":"2013-06-30T19:06:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T19:06:00","slug":"comfort-zones-mays-blog-o-sphere-think-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/2013\/05\/20\/comfort-zones-mays-blog-o-sphere-think-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfort Zones ~ May&#8217;s Blog-o-Sphere Think Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i>May&#8217;s topic: &#8221; How often do you step outside of your comfort zone?&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>&nbsp;If yes, how, when?  If not, are you considering it?&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><\/p>\n<p> This couldn&#8217;t be more timely &#8211; I seem to be stepping outside my comfort zone more and more these days &#8211; one of the hazards of working for yourself &#8211; no one to delegate to!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S6OF-wNeTmg\/UZpG_2Vx12I\/AAAAAAAAdrQ\/VDlshobWeVM\/s1600\/206588389.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-pinit=\"registered\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S6OF-wNeTmg\/UZpG_2Vx12I\/AAAAAAAAdrQ\/VDlshobWeVM\/s1600\/206588389.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><b> Pubic Speaking &#8211; this is a SOLID 5 on the YIKES! meter for me and it seems I am asked several times a year &#8211; so let me&nbsp;publicly&nbsp;post what I Do and what I Don&#8217;t Do!<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">I DO a great &#8211; really productive hands-on workshop from which you will emerge with an online presence &#8211; ANY platform you are interested in conquering!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">I DON&#8217;T give lectures &#8211; I find that most people are really charged up following a &#8220;talk&#8221; but when they go to implement your info something stops them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">I WILL DO a Panel Discussion (as long as I am not the Moderator) &#8211; in fact this is a format that I really enjoy and, like the workshop, encourages interaction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Timely indeed as the other thing that is scary for me but I have been able to Master it is the transition from Gem, Artisan and Craft Shows to Fine Jewelry Shows&#8230;while this was rough the first year &#8211; I actually embrace it now (seasoned &#8211; this is my third Jewelry Week Las Vegas). &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Things I have finally realized (YES &#8211; clarity DOES come with age) &#8211; there are some people in your life that just will not like you &#8211; but there are ten times as many that not only like you but care about your success. &nbsp;Remember that often their success is tied to your success!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">&#8230;and with that I welcome you to read my <a href=\"http:\/\/dailyjewel.blogspot.com\/\" >Daily Jewel <\/a>blog for the next few weeks! &nbsp;Right now I am previewing jewelry that will be seen at the shows that make up Jewelry Week in Las Vegas&#8230;hashtag #JWLV (each individual show has their own&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">hashtag). &nbsp;All of the hashtags can be followed at the Twitter Hub here: &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twubs.com\/JWLV\">http:\/\/twubs.com\/JWLV<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i>So whether your tastes run to Antique Jewelry&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V5odoyZxg3g\/UZo-YqgTIyI\/AAAAAAAAdqQ\/1kIMEhYM7Lo\/s1600\/lvz100072.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img border=\"0\" data-pinit=\"registered\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V5odoyZxg3g\/UZo-YqgTIyI\/AAAAAAAAdqQ\/1kIMEhYM7Lo\/s1600\/lvz100072.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Excalibur: Kurt Rothner &#8211; Booth 1701<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">c1950&#8217;s, double clips crafted in platinum, &nbsp;featuring rubies and diamonds.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i>Stunning Wedding Jewelry&#8230;.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWNVJp3g0Xc\/UZo-bm0qDlI\/AAAAAAAAdqg\/UHWIgvg8fRg\/s1600\/lvscottkay.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-pinit=\"registered\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWNVJp3g0Xc\/UZo-bm0qDlI\/AAAAAAAAdqg\/UHWIgvg8fRg\/s1600\/lvscottkay.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i>Innovative Watches&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-07LGztnXJ14\/UZpCorEtEFI\/AAAAAAAAdrA\/3u4LVyWEzFw\/s1600\/ritmojpeg.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"458\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-07LGztnXJ14\/UZpCorEtEFI\/AAAAAAAAdrA\/3u4LVyWEzFw\/s640\/ritmojpeg.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i>OR the latest from &#8220;Red Carpet&#8221; Jewelry&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/span><b style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><i>Designers&#8230;.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_CQIVET6RFo\/UZo-ZILY1tI\/AAAAAAAAdqY\/PR7NV_BM1ko\/s1600\/lverica1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-pinit=\"registered\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_CQIVET6RFo\/UZo-ZILY1tI\/AAAAAAAAdqY\/PR7NV_BM1ko\/s1600\/lverica1.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><i><b><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Jewelry Week is a &#8220;Trade ONLY&#8221; event &#8211; but check in with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YourLocalJeweler\" >Local Jeweler <\/a>to see the latest items on their shelves!<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">*So what is this new \u201cblog-o-Sphere\u201d thing?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Formed by our &#8220;fearless leader&#8221; Andes Cruz from a group of friends who blog, from all different areas of life, to do a \u2018once a month\u2019 \u2018blog circle\u2019, or \u2018blog carnival\u2019 type thing, if you will. Anyway, we get together once a month, and all write about the same topic, and hopefully we all post at approximately the same time , on the 20th of each month, with a new and different topic.  Refreshing, and interesting &#8211; be sure to read several people\u2019s take on an idea or topic it gets your mind going. Everyone has different thoughts; so you might learn something, or open your eyes to new ideas . In any case, it\u2019s fun!!!  I hope you\u2019ll visit all the blogs and have a read! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Andes Cruz: http:\/\/www.andescruz.wordpress.com<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><\/p>\n<p>pencilfox.     www.pencilfox.com<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Krucoff:  http:\/\/kathleenkrucoff.wordpress.com<\/p>\n<p>Christine:  http:\/\/christineesovoloff.tumblr.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Robyn Hawk: http:\/\/flyviewsandreviews.blogspot.com &gt; YOU ARE HERE! &nbsp;\ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><b><i>May&#8217;s topic: &#8221; How often do you step outside of your comfort zone?&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<div><b><i>&nbsp;If yes, how, when?  If not, are you considering it?&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p> This couldn&#8217;t be more timely &#8211; I seem to be stepping outside my comfort zone more and more these days &#8211; one of the hazards of working for yourself &#8211; no one to delegate to!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S6OF-wNeTmg\/UZpG_2Vx12I\/AAAAAAAAdrQ\/VDlshobWeVM\/s1600\/206588389.jpg\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S6OF-wNeTmg\/UZpG_2Vx12I\/AAAAAAAAdrQ\/VDlshobWeVM\/s1600\/206588389.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><b> Pubic Speaking &#8211; this is a SOLID 5 on the YIKES! meter for me and it seems I am asked several times a year &#8211; so let me&nbsp;publicly&nbsp;post what I Do and what I Don&#8217;t Do!<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span>I DO a great &#8211; really productive hands-on workshop from which you will emerge with an online presence &#8211; ANY platform you are interested in conquering!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>I DON&#8217;T give lectures &#8211; I find that most people are really charged up following a &#8220;talk&#8221; but when they go to implement your info something stops them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span>I WILL DO a Panel Discussion (as long as I am not the Moderator) &#8211; in fact this is a format that I really enjoy and, like the workshop, encourages interaction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Timely indeed as the other thing that is scary for me but I have been able to Master it is the transition from Gem, Artisan and Craft Shows to Fine Jewelry Shows&#8230;while this was rough the first year &#8211; I actually embrace it now (seasoned &#8211; this is my third Jewelry Week Las Vegas). &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>Things I have finally realized (YES &#8211; clarity DOES come with age) &#8211; there are some people in your life that just will not like you &#8211; but there are ten times as many that not only like you but care about your success. &nbsp;Remember that often their success is tied to your success!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>&#8230;and with that I welcome you to read my <a href=\"http:\/\/dailyjewel.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Jewel <\/a>blog for the next few weeks! &nbsp;Right now I am previewing jewelry that will be seen at the shows that make up Jewelry Week in Las Vegas&#8230;hashtag #JWLV (each individual show has their own&nbsp;<\/span><span>hashtag). &nbsp;All of the hashtags can be followed at the Twitter Hub here: &nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twubs.com\/JWLV\">http:\/\/twubs.com\/JWLV<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i>So whether your tastes run to Antique Jewelry&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V5odoyZxg3g\/UZo-YqgTIyI\/AAAAAAAAdqQ\/1kIMEhYM7Lo\/s1600\/lvz100072.jpeg\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-V5odoyZxg3g\/UZo-YqgTIyI\/AAAAAAAAdqQ\/1kIMEhYM7Lo\/s1600\/lvz100072.jpeg\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span>Excalibur: Kurt Rothner &#8211; Booth 1701<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span><br \/><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>c1950&#8217;s, double clips crafted in platinum, &nbsp;featuring rubies and diamonds.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i>Stunning Wedding Jewelry&#8230;.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWNVJp3g0Xc\/UZo-bm0qDlI\/AAAAAAAAdqg\/UHWIgvg8fRg\/s1600\/lvscottkay.png\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWNVJp3g0Xc\/UZo-bm0qDlI\/AAAAAAAAdqg\/UHWIgvg8fRg\/s1600\/lvscottkay.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i>Innovative Watches&#8230;<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-07LGztnXJ14\/UZpCorEtEFI\/AAAAAAAAdrA\/3u4LVyWEzFw\/s1600\/ritmojpeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"458\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-07LGztnXJ14\/UZpCorEtEFI\/AAAAAAAAdrA\/3u4LVyWEzFw\/s640\/ritmojpeg.jpg\" width=\"640\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i>OR the latest from &#8220;Red Carpet&#8221; Jewelry&nbsp;<\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i>Designers&#8230;.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_CQIVET6RFo\/UZo-ZILY1tI\/AAAAAAAAdqY\/PR7NV_BM1ko\/s1600\/lverica1.png\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_CQIVET6RFo\/UZo-ZILY1tI\/AAAAAAAAdqY\/PR7NV_BM1ko\/s1600\/lverica1.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><i><b><span>Jewelry Week is a &#8220;Trade ONLY&#8221; event &#8211; but check in with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YourLocalJeweler\" target=\"_blank\">Local Jeweler <\/a>to see the latest items on their shelves!<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span>*So what is this new &ldquo;blog-o-Sphere&rdquo; thing?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Formed by our &#8220;fearless leader&#8221; Andes Cruz from a group of friends who blog, from all different areas of life, to do a &lsquo;once a month&rsquo; &lsquo;blog circle&rsquo;, or &lsquo;blog carnival&rsquo; type thing, if you will. Anyway, we get together once a month, and all write about the same topic, and hopefully we all post at approximately the same time , on the 20th of each month, with a new and different topic.  Refreshing, and interesting &#8211; be sure to read several people&rsquo;s take on an idea or topic it gets your mind going. Everyone has different thoughts; so you might learn something, or open your eyes to new ideas . In any case, it&rsquo;s fun!!!  I hope you&rsquo;ll visit all the blogs and have a read! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Andes Cruz: http:\/\/www.andescruz.wordpress.com<\/span><span><\/p>\n<p>pencilfox.     www.pencilfox.com<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen Krucoff:  http:\/\/kathleenkrucoff.wordpress.com<\/p>\n<p>Christine:  http:\/\/christineesovoloff.tumblr.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Robyn Hawk: http:\/\/flyviewsandreviews.blogspot.com &gt; YOU ARE HERE! &nbsp;\ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[301,573,474,574,572,187],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":657,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654\/revisions\/657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/flyviewsandreviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}