Creative Bits

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:42:00 +0000

Good quote: "I am what survives of me." - Eric Erikson

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:51:00 +0000

Useful Time Mangement Video from Carnegie Mellon: http://ping.fm/dPwrc

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:50:00 +0000

Useful Time Management video from Carnegie Mellon: http://ping.fm/0u6hG

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:49:00 +0000

Benefits of Pissing People Off: http://ping.fm/3oDJi

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:31:00 +0000

My new fave quote from Jeep ad: "seizing every moment instead of watching the minutes."

Shifting Focus: Coming Down and Moving Up

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Life is glorious change. And so it means growing, shifting and trying things. So I'm gonna try it with my website. Created for play and as a learning tool, my existing personal site, ChelseaRocks.info and my Creative Bits blog, have been my platforms for practicing my multimedia development skills over the past 2 years. Now it's time to grow.

Why scrap and move on...but, mostly, why blog about it to everyone? Because who cares what one girl's doing in her life and her thoughts about it! Does it relate to you? How does it really matter to your life, other than being a tiny detail about where I am these days or what I'm doing? Really--who cares!

Why do you read magazines or books, visit websites and keep up with the news?

Because it matters to you and your life in some way.

You read and visit the sites because it keeps you in tune with society, updates you on something or helps you improve yourself. You learn tips for how to lose 10 pounds or have better sex, check the scores from last night's game, read opinions about news topics, and so on. Beyond helping you and your own goals, your interest probably fades pretty quickly.

But I want to matter to you! I want you to want to come to my blog, enjoy reading and even consider what I'm saying later in your day when you're somewhere else. My blog site needs to give you something: inspiration, information, guidance, camaraderie...something.

To aim to do that for you is very ambitious and almost ridiculous or pompous to think that I can do so. But I'm going to try. Chelsea-Rocks.info is going to come down, Creative Bits will shift and Rock-the-Journey.com will be born. Rock-the-Journey.com will have links to articles and blogs that inspire me, key points to stay motivated, and descriptions of experiences that I think will be useful to you as you go for your own goals. It will be aimed towards you who are trying to reach goals and not lose stamina. Starting from the beginning not really knowing what you're doing, or how to get what you want--but keeping with it anyway. Obviously I don't have those answers. But it's what I'm going through. I hope I can be comforting or inspiring by talking about it and sharing resources.

Thanks so much for those of you who have been reading my stuff so far. It's an honor to write something you take a moment to read. May I be able to give something back.

Passion.

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:12:00 +0000

Chelsea 2 cents: find some way to do what you love. If you never work a day in your life, you don't need to worry about retirement.
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MoMA drawings, 2nd floor.jpg

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:16:00 +0000

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MoMA, helen frankenthaler.jpg

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:10:00 +0000

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Very cool chair

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

At MoMA now, Ron Arad exhibit-Ordinary kitchen table chair - but fabulous with a patinated and mirror-polished steel cape.
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Reflections on Ron Arad

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

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Reflections on Ron Arad

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0000

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Cool Stuff

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0000

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Currently at MoMA: Ron Arad's Design Exibition

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:45:00 +0000

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Thrills and Tills of Starting a New Business

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:59:00 +0000

And ACTION! I returned from the Italian holiday to launch into a new direction: partnering with Jason Monigold to buy into Computer Express, a PC and Mac repair/networking/IT consulting business. Based on St. John for 6 years, he's drummed enough business to expand to St. Thomas. That's where I jump in: to partner with him for the expansion, making computers and my web design my full-time gig. Which is very exciting!

Hard to leave the day job with the steady paycheck, though, definitely. Working as a project manager for Stone Masonry Inc. for the past year was a perfect opportunity to understand business management and bookkeeping. It definitely helps me prepare for understanding running Computer Express. But again...leaving that steady paycheck....

Today Jason and I ventured to St. Thomas to look at 2 prospective locations for the business and consider the lease details. One space is smaller but half the rent and a generator; one space larger but more money and space for possibly subleasing. Now we're breaking down our numbers and getting into the nitty gritty to feel what's realistic and what we're aiming for.

Starting new ventures in a "bad economy" can be seen as smart or silly--it all depends on if you have balls or not! One thing I know for sure is that staying stagnant, not growing or challenging myself, would only cause me to wither. So it's not really a choice; it's only a matter of deciding HOW to proceed, not IF.

My Entreprenuerial Hero, Timothy Ferris, in his current Nicaraguan "office"

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:22:00 +0000

Prime example of photography as art in these photos of Havana: http://ping.fm/n07xP

Entrepreneur Video

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:21:00 +0000

Day in the Life of an Internet Business Entrepreneur

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:35:00 +0000

This article is awesome, as it presents a perspective from an entrepreneur who's made his living from his blogging and websites for several years. He wrote this article "A Day in My Life" a few years back, and so you can compare it to now, years later, as he's established. You can see how his job has changed, what his focus and day is like now, and how that works for him as he's grown as an entrepreneur. Very useful, practical advice and key points, too:

A Day In The Life Of An Internet Entrepreneur 2009 Edition

Program Your Order From Interactive Restaurant Table

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:33:00 +0000

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:58:00 +0000

Yum...Blackberry App World website has lotsa goodies: http://ping.fm/zPMvN

Entreprenuers Rock!

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:11:00 +0000

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Fab business article for increasing your margins: http://ping.fm/WaTLP

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Fab business article for increasing your margins: http://ping.fm/shyYq

raspberrytruckwv@yahoo.com (chelsea) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Am I better today than I was yesterday? Tackling goals in small steps makes them attainable. Can tomorrow be better than today?