Communicate and Collaborate to Brainstorm New Ideas
If you are going venture into creating new ideas, use your “Blue Brain” to communicate, collaborate and brainstorm with someone else. This morning, I was discussing over-due changes to my Facebook Fan Page with Jackie deBoer, my social media consultant. The more Jackie chatted about the much need changes to the Fan Page the more prolific our ideas to improve the page. This…
Read moreOctober BrainBuzz & Trick or Treat Tips
The October BrainBuzz has been published. In this edition you can enjoy reading about: 1. October the month of “Change” and how my Sheila Glazov website has been changed! 3. Educators Brain Colors and what they value in their classrooms. 4. Orange Brainer’s POV (Point of View) how they view the 4 different Brain Colors positively and negatively. 5. Sales “Trick or Treat”…
Read moreWorkZone for TeamWork
I am enjoying a terrific new “Green Brain System” to share documents with my publicist, Cynthia Stine. As a Right Brain – Blue Brainer, I uncomfortable and not used to using Cynthia’s Left Brain – “Extranet“. However, now I am enjoying the learning process. I am impressed with how efficiently it works and instantly keeps a permanent record of all the documents sent back and forth between me, Cynthia and her team. I love…
Read morePrincess Shayna Helps Children Deal with Diabetes, Build Self Esteem, and Face Fears
I am smiling like the Cheshire Cat in the story of Alice In Wonderland about my exciting “Orange Brain” News! The first Press Release about Princess Shayna Invisible Visible Gift was distributed by Business PR Wire this morning. 30 minutes later my publicist Cynthia Stine at Promote Success sent me the following exciting email: “Your release has…
Read moreAlert Service Dogs for People with Diabetes
We’ve all heard that a dog is man’s best friend. I would say that a dog is a family’s best friend. Our family has shared our home with “Jericho”, a Bedlington Terrier, a Sheltie name “Princess Leia” because our sons were into Star Wars at the time, and “Golda My Dear”, our Golden-Newfoundland-Labrador Mountain Mutt. We’ve also heard…
Read moreAmazon Author Central – A Hidden Treasure!
Did you know that Amazon Author Central is a remarkable service for authors of any genre. I had known about the service but did not fully understand the extraordinary assistance an author could ask for and receive. A friend informed me that Princess Shayna’s InvisibleVisible Gift was as ‘Temporarily Out of Stock” on Amazon.com. I thanked my…
Read moreA Writer’s Swamp Lesson
I apologize for not writting a blog post since September 27th. I did miss writing my posts. However, instead of Writer’s Cramp, I experienced “Writer’s Swamp”. It all began with… preparations for our family observance of Rosh Hashanah, followed by preparations for 3 What Color Is Your Brain? Programs in one week, observance of Yom Kippur with our family, reviewing and revising my new…
Read moreBlogging is like White Water Rafting
Blogging is like white water rafting… it looks like a grand “Orange Brain Adventure” and it can make you a little nervous. I have a new blog and I am excited because now it is part of my new website, which only needs a few tweaks to make it complete. My web designer, publicist and I have been diligently working together. Our “Blue…
Read moreDiabetes Connection for New Website and Children’s Book
This morning, I printed out a copy of each page from my old website. My new website is almost ready to be launched and my “Yellow Brain” wanted to keep a record of that site, as I have done with the previous websites. As as I was printing out the pages I realized that I…
Read moreComparing Crayons: Appreciating Our Differences!
Several years ago, I found this article written by Marvin Marshall, Ed.D., author of Discipline Without Stress, Punishments or Rewards: How Teachers and Parents Promote Responsibility and Learning. The title intrigued me. The words also resonated with my all Brain Colors. I trust you will enjoy the thought-provoking message about appreciating our differences and sharing…
Read moreLibrarians, Teachers, Authors and Books SCBWI-IL Event
Last Saturday, I was privileged to participate in the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators – Illinois (SCBWI-IL) Chapter. Author, Sara Shacter thoughtfully organized the even for the members. Junko Yokota, Gail Bush, and Toby Rajput were our gracious hosts at the remarkable National Lewis University Center for Teaching through Children’s Books in Skokie,…
Read moreSuperb Email Marketing Newsletter Service with Go-Daddy
Yesterday, I sent out my 2nd Go-Daddy Email Marketing Newsletter. I was so delighted that I switch over to their program. All I had to was click on “copy” from my August BrainBuzz Newsletter and there was the new one ready to format. I didn’t not have to go back to an original template and…
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