It’s going to be great to see reminders of 2020 blessings when I sit down for the New Year’s Eve Blessings Review less than twelve months from now.
Are you dropping slips of paper into your Blessings Jar for 2020 yet? See the post about that HERE.
Lacking a Blessings Jar to review 2019 activities, I decided to scroll through Fooktalk4you posts from this previous year.
As a result, I can share this past Year in Review:
The Purely Positive
We hit an all-time high last year! Twenty-six posts! That makes an average of one post every other week! The results of major life-changing events smoothed out to allow for a more consistent effort on my part.
Readership for Foodtalk4you is up. We started a welcome package for all new subscribers, and a thank you gift to all, including our first, original followers.
My business site, DeidreEdwards.com, was launched as a central location for information about Foodtalk4you, my books, and seminars.
Two additional books were published – under one cover – as Toolkit for Caregivers. Readers are finding the tips, skills, and ideas to be just what they need as they traverse the often-troubled waters of being a caregiver to a loved one.
Agencies and resources were contacted that could help spread the word about Caregiver Workshops to those who need it. Very soon, a presentation was given to a group of Stephen Ministers to help give them insight into caregiver’s emotional concerns and how they might help them address those needs.
My first live TV interview was a success! You can see that HERE.
The 2019 Holiday Gift Show booth proved to be a hit, and I was so pleased at least half of my book sales were as gifts to friends, neighbors, or family. I’m so happy to share my experiences and knowledge with caregivers, and those who seek a healthier lifestyle, and all I had to do is look around me.
Several Caregiver Workshops have been booked for the first quarter of the new year. Sheree, my editor, worked on making an awesome PowerPoint to go along with my presentation.
What Needs Tending and Tweaking
This is where I start to use my Word of the Year – POLISH.
Always wanting to improve for my Foodtalk4you readers, I will strive for weekly posts of a more consistent length.
That polishing elbow grease will be liberally applied to book marketing, which has been my weakness. Writing books is not a problem for me, but mastering the marketing they need in order get into reader’s hands has been lacking. I may even seek an agent and a publishing house.
One of the priorities for my Caregiver Workshops is to get into area community colleges, which is already in the works! That could mean continuing education points for students and attendees. My first out-of-state goal will be to hold workshops where I often travel.
Saturating my local market with information about Caregiver Workshops will require consistent outreach, public appearances, and expanding media formats. I’m going to attend a local workshop about marketing and media to learn how to do it.
Onward and upward!
Personal Insights from 2019
I accomplished a fair amount of reaching others by sharing ideas with them, but I have just scratched the surface. Clearly the next steps of “Polishing” will help fulfill the destiny that last year’s projects deserve.
Stepping up to the plate with my best effort daily is what is needed.
I feel ready for the job.
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To register for a Caregiver Workshop to be held at Craven Community College in New Bern, North Carolina, go to this LINK.
There are three workshop dates currently on the books with different selections to meet the needs of caregivers’ schedules. College students can even earn .25 CEUs for attending.
DOWNLOAD/PRINTABLE CAREGIVER-WORKSHOP INFORMATION PDF
In health-
Deidra
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