Hey, have you heard the news?
I have a new website! It's called Cash and Joy and its mission is to increase the awesomeness of the world - of course - through glorious and meaningful marketing.

Why did I focus on marketing? Because marketing can be the most fun and meaningful activity of your business instead of the most dreaded and icky... if you do it right.

My Awesome April results, and an Announcement

April was a busy month for me. I set myself two seriously ambitious goals:

  • Exercise almost every day (by starting two different exercise programs)
  • Earn $10,000 from the website

Did I achieve either of those goals?

Nope.

With the exercise I was so out-of-shape that I sprained my butt and didn’t know it.

With the money, my small resource idea grew into a mammoth website fear management resource that demanded way more than a month’s work, making it impossible to complete (and therefore earn any money from it) within April. I spent all my time writing, didn’t market at all, and sold only about $400 of consulting and resources from existing links.

Am I happy with the results?

Heck yes!

I knew that those goals were huge and very hard to accomplish, that’s why they were inspiring.

For both I didn’t reach the goal I wanted to, but I did achieve what I really wanted: I started to think of myself as someone who does those things. Even if I haven’t put on my shoes this week, (and due to injury and early-morning interviews, I haven’t) I still think of myself as Someone Who Exercises. And though the resource won’t be ready for a few more weeks, I still think of myself as Someone Who Launches.

And of course I did manage to jog for five hours and earn $400 without marketing, and that ain’t nothing.

The plan for May

Whoo boy, I got a LOT goin down.

Wendy Maynard and chatting (with flailing arms) about a new challenge for our readers that could totally kick ass.
I have another half-dozen glorious interviews lined up (exciting!!!)
Squoodles of guest posts
I need to do the last bit of writing for the resource: 10,000 words and counting
I really need to find a name for the resource (The other Wendy – I am surrounded by wonderful Wendys – came up with a name that made me snot-laugh, but I haven’t decided for sure)
And of course I need to launch it.

Well, my birthday’s on the 28th, why not do it then?

Yes!

Right!

It’s a little insane, but what the heck…

The website-fear-management resource will go live on my birthday, May 28.

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  • http://www.giuliettathemuse.com/blog giulietta

    Hey Catherine,

    congratulations! you're taking action. that is worth celebrating. happy upcoming birthday!

    Giulietta, Inspirational Rebel …

  • http://twitter.com/yolandafacio Yolanda A. Facio

    My birthday falls on the 28th…of December…but nonetheless a perfect launch number.

    You jogged 5 hours. Awesome! I'm with you on the idea that you have to think of yourself as someone who exercises. I call myself a runner…am I slow…yes…old…yes…creaky…yes…but I'm still a runner dammit! I even buy fancy shoes and shorts and shirts and a gps watch…HA.

    Keep at it Catherine! These things take patience, hard I know but a necessary evil.

    y

  • http://janebradbury.com/ Jane Bradbury

    Congratulations on your achievements! My husband's 40 on the 26th – perhaps I should launch something in his honour?

  • http://www.BeAwesomeOnline.com Catherine Caine

    There will be celebratory cake. And action cake. And launch cake!

    So. Much. Cake.

  • http://www.BeAwesomeOnline.com Catherine Caine

    I hate patience so much. I hate it to death!

    But it makes my life a squillion times better when I use it. So patience is here to stay. :)

  • http://www.BeAwesomeOnline.com Catherine Caine

    Definitely you should! It doesn't need to be as mammoth as this one, of course. :)

  • http://completeflake.com/ LaVonne Ellis

    Woohoo! I can't WAIT!

  • http://www.BeAwesomeOnline.com Catherine Caine

    Wheeeeee! *pant pant* Wheeeeeeeeee!

  • http://www.MavenDiary.com Wendy Maynard

    I'm going to be doing some work on our glorious idea today!

  • http://www.BeAwesomeOnline.com Catherine Caine

    Awesome! I'm… not. Too much other stuff to do. But I'm still thinking about it on a regular basis. :)

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