So, I’m minding my own business, giving birth to a new company (8 centimeters and 90% effaced) when people start lining up at my door. Suddenly, every SEO guru and marketing consultant on the internet wants to be my best bud. C’mon people, I haven’t even pooped this one out yet!
I mean, I know I’m important, and my mom knows it, but when did Manny’s bait, tackle, and business cards decide that I’m hot shit? I’ve purposely avoided discussing the business while it’s still in the oven. (Are you feeling dizzy from that blinding switch of metaphors?)
Successful people have worked hard to get where they are today. They’ve spent sleepless nights with a pack of Twinkies, a cup of coffee, and delusions of grandeur … or maybe that’s just me. Do these marketing yahoos know that I drive a Corolla, eat pork and beans, and live 3 miles from a landfill? You can get a good buzz when the wind is coming from the north.
It makes me wonder how famous people handle all the attention. Even world renowned authors will occasionally pick their noses and scratch their butts. I’m pretty sure they don’t roll out of bed looking like their press photos.
I have yet to see “internationally acclaimed” or “bestselling” before my job title, but I have me and that’s a pretty good start. Make no mistake, I probably won’t remember your birthday, and if you and I are in a burning building, I’ll probably crawl over your unconscious body to get out. I’m not built for altruism, but I get all warm and fuzzy thinking that what I’m doing now can help a lot of good people.
I’ll keep you posted on this new middle-aged adventure once things are up and running. I’m not really good at bluster and bullshit, so you’ll definitely hear about my glorious failures along with the success stories. Continuing to write is a given, so there will always be coffee, Twinkies, and laughter. Delusions are optional.
Best of luck! Can’t wait to hear all about it.
Yes, your shit is filled with hotness in my humble opinion. Godspeed on your ventures. Looking forward to hearing about the ride.
HUGZZZ
Does this mean I get to tell people that I’m related to someone famous?
If you can keep a straight face.
Well, I for one, think you’re hot shit….so, there’s nothing you can do about that….you are what you are!!!
You’d be surprised at how many authors are using twenty-year-old publicity photos (myself included, but not for much longer).
If only I had a 20 year old photo that wasn’t yellow and curling on the edges.
Delusions are optional? Since when?
You didn’t get the memo?
Looking forward to hearing what you’re up to. Hope it’s a big success!
Unfortunately, I have to get past big and scary to get to big and successful.
You’re important to all of us, Karla!
By the way, I used to live ON a landfill — but after it had been closed down, and in those days they called it the town dump.
You had me at “pack of Twinkies.”
Best of luck! They give out free business cards at Vistaprint – just sayin’.
Hot Shit…
Seen it and its steam but it really, really smells…
It’s also really good fertilizer but ya gotta put it on the right plants or it’ll kill ’em…
Oh, shit!
You meant *you’re* hot shit…
Yep, you’re the hottest hot shit ever shat 🙂
I always love those marketers who have a web site that is about 50 pages of “Testimonials”, they post a bunch of numbers with big red slashes through it and end it with something like “you get $1,453,5o6.45 worth of services for only $15,000! You can’t afford not to do this!”
Amazing how they find you. Watch out for the sharks in the water.
Good luck with your new business venture! P.S. I’m looking for a job!
Sounds impressive no matter how you slice your pie chart!