Happy Monday – Happy March!

Posted on March 7, 2011 by laina

I love March because I feel it is the home stretch to spring and open toed shoes.
I spent time this weekend thinking about purpose. Purpose in what I am doing and why I am doing it. I know that in many areas of my life I tend to gravitate toward the nearest shiny object and while that has always worked for me for the most part, it’s also kept me so busy with a million balls in the air that I feel with more purpose I can have a little more breathing room to enjoy more down time.
Part of being able to have purpose, and therefore focus on what is really important, is to not lose sight of yourself Ensure you are being fulfilled and not making your purpose about someone else. I think that sometimes can be hard. We have people in our life we want to take care of and want to do things for and it is so easy to do that at the expense of who you are and what you want. But that’s not good for you or the other person. There needs to be that balance.
So here’s to purpose and focus and taking care of you!
Cheers-
Laina

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Is it that hard to follow the rules?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by laina

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People in airports should be given a test to make sure they clearly understand the airport-specific rules. Or maybe just trying to find out if they can read! No you cannot take a gallon of liquid through security, even if it is a $5 latte from Starbucks! When the sign says no liquids or gels over 2 .oz (or is it 3 .oz) you are really supposed to listen. It’s not just put there for fun folks. But obviously there are some that think so. Recently, as I myself was going through airport security I witnessed such an act. I felt bad for the security people as they probably get so many stupid people daily who think the rules don’t apply to them – I would hate that job. Yet, for the most part they seemed to remain patient. Which in this case I could not believe as first because the man was livid he had to throw away the coffee he had just bought. To top, he then was told to take off his shoes. As he was being verbally abusive to the security dude I couldn’t help but wonder at what point they would just call more security and cart him away. I would have thoroughly enjoyed that. But to no avail. The employees were more than courteous to him and got him to comply. I just don’t understand what makes people behave that way.

Laina

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Speedos – Yes or No?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by laina

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Speedos….I have just one word for them. YUCK! So today I was thinking about all those people getting ready to go on a holiday vacation and it made me think of those men who must think they have a fabulous body because they are showcasing it in the smallest, tightest, piece of spandex possible. What are they thinking..…I mean really. Do they think they are hot and sexy? Or are they just so comfortable in their own skin that they feel good letting it all hang out? One has to wonder what the women in their life are thinking. I mean if my significant other showed up to the pool or beach wearing nothing but a scrap of material that shows off their entire package for the world to see, I would be running away from him as fast as possible. I would be mortified if someone actually thought we were together. I don’t care how great a body a guy has the speedo…it just ain’t right folks. Or is it? What do you all think?

Laina

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Come see us Friday April 9th, 2010 in our Starbucks tour kicking off at 10am!

Posted on April 4, 2010 by laina

10am-12pm Starbucks @ 86th & Ditch
1315 West 86th Street Suite A
Indianapolis, IN 462602101
317-257-0781

1pm-3pm Starbucks @ The Fashion Mall
8702 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240-7621
(317)575-9053

Whew…lots to do

Posted on March 23, 2010 by laina

I hope you all enjoyed listening to Elijah’s music yesterday. Him and I are now facebook friends…I am so thrilled:) Today has flown by. I have heard many heated debates today on the whole health care issue. As a human resource professional I have had people asking my opinion and sometimes you should be careful what you ask for. To be honest I have mixed feelings but then it can be hard to make one decision that will make everyone happy.

Book sales are going pretty well for Stilettos & Scoundrels. Just placed my second order for books to take with me to the DSW book signing on Saturday and a fellow Rainmaker, Amy Woodall, gave me this great idea of having a DSW US book tour. So my Rockstar admin, Amy Bucci, is looking into using this venue for other events. I need to get the schedule up soon but in April I will hit Indy and New York City. May I will be heading to Chicago and Las Vegas and June to San Diego. If of course we make enough money selling the books. It’s kind of like living paycheck to paycheck. Though if I could ever get the business book to print (yes it is a month overdue) I would be much better off. Everyone keeps asking me what my hang up is and I just don’t like it. Not an answer anyone likes but it’s all I’ve got.

I am also back on the bandwagon of building up Chiczofrenic so if you aren’t already a member go to Chiczofrenic.com and sign up!

Have a great day!
Laina

Stilettos & Scoundrels Book Release – Rainmakers Main Event Tuesday Feb. 23rd.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by laina

Come to the release for Stilettos & Scoundrels at the Rainmakers Main Event. 20% of all proceeds from this event will go to the Indiana MS Society. The will be a member of the Indiana MS Society in attendance to answer any questions as we get close to the kick off of MS Awareness week March 8th.

If you can’t make it there will be other events or buy the book online at www.lainamolaski.com. Also available on Kindle. 20% of all online purchases prior to March 1st will benefit MS.

10 Interview Questions with Dave

Posted on February 13, 2010 by laina

1) How did you first become interested in writing?
I have been passionate about writing ever since I was old enough to read and write and wanted to put the stories in my head on paper. Being an only child probably contributed as I had many imaginary friends to keep me company.
2) How long have you been actively writing?
I finished my first book in second grade with my friend Michele and have been working on something ever since.
3) Do you write now as a profession?
Yes actually of this year. It’s do or die time.
4) If so, what titles have you put out and where can we find them?
My first fiction book Stilettos & Scoundrels will be out March 2nd, 2010 and my first non-fiction book But It’s My Business, will be out late March/early April 2010.
5) Are you an avid reader?
Yes. I love to read and write (not so much the ‘rithmetic) and I often reward myself for hitting my page count goal by reading a few chapters of whatever book(s) I’m reading at the moment.
6) Who are your favorite Authors?
John Steinbeck, Margaret Mitchell, Janet Evanovich, Nora Roberts, Sohpie Kinsella, Tom Clancy, and Dean Koontz just to name a few. You can see I have diverse tastes.
7) What is your goal in writing?
To entertain myself and others. Would you rather write a book that sells millions of copies, but have it be “Celebrity Fluff” – or write an award winning novel that no one reads? And why does it matter?
I want people to have fun when they read my books. I read all genres, depending on my mood and what I’m looking to get out the book. I feel there are many people who are the same way. I want to entertain no matter how that may shake out.
Do you write in the first person POV? And why?
I have written in both. It depends on the type of story I want to tell which is my preferred method.
9) If you couldn’t ever write again, what would you be doing?
The only way I wouldn’t be writing is if I landed a gig as a trophy wife and was out spending my husband’s millions.
10) Have you ever worked with a professional Editor or Editorial Service? Was it worth the money?
The best money I ever spent. I have no patience for the detail. I just want to write the story.

For a minute I thought it was Wednesday….

Posted on February 11, 2010 by laina

….but then I realized it’s not and I am one day closer to the weekend than I thought. Not that weekend days are much different than week days but it is something to talk about. So I got the galley proof last night on my soon to come out fiction book, Stilettos & Scoundrels, and WOW!! it seems so real now. I will be overnighting it back to the printer today and then in about 10 days the books will be shipped. The ebook will be out next week and then the really hard part will start – selling.

Thinking about having to actually sell this thing made me think about goals and how important it is not only to have goals but to have the strategies in place to attain those goals. As we approach the middle of February how many of us have already abandoned our New Year’s resolutions. Is it because our goals were too lofty or we failed to have a solid strategy to attain these goals. Usually it’s the failure to have a solid strategy of daily actions needing to be executed to achieve those goals. So look back at the last few goals you have set and not attained. Take the time to think about what steps you need to take every day to make those goals a reality.

Today’s MS awareness piece is about a study done looking at how drinking milk during pregnancy can reduce the risk of MS

Don’t forget that when you purchase a pre-sale copy of Stilettos & Scoundrels 20% goes to MS.
Peace-
Laina

Monday morning blahs

Posted on February 8, 2010 by laina

Anyone besides me want to stay in bed today? I enjoy the pretty snow but I would enjoy it better if it was 70 outside.

So I have sold 2 pre-sale copies of Stilettos and Scoundrels I only have 298 more to go this month to pay my mortgage. In case you thought I was joking in my post from last week. I’m not. Now some of you might think I am really nuts, and you would probably be right, but not because of this decision alone. For a lot of personal reasons which I will spare you the details, I don’t much care anymore if the bank takes my house, so really it’s not that much of a gamble to loose. What will be worse than losing the house however, is not selling any books. I need that affirmation that I’m a marginal writer, at least for my first attempt. I promise to get better.

The other reason I didn’t want to get out of bed today is that I have a bit of a dilemma with my other book. I have a business book that to be honest I didn’t really want to write, I just was somewhat pressured in to it and I did see the point everyone was trying to make. I then came up with the bright idea to have a online companion and an iPhone app. Kind of a nice, tidy package that would make it seem fabulous. Well on Thursday I discovered a fatal (no I am not being dramatic) error in the website design that negated all the time I had spent thus far (time I don’t have) and now I need too find an alternative solution and I’m not sure what that is. I’m also on a tight deadline to figure it out if I want to meet my publishing deadline and without the online “stuff” I am not sure the book standing alone is positioned correctly. Does that even make sense???

So option A- Scrap the entire project. About $1500 wasted, not including my time, but wouldn’t be wasting any more $$ going forward.

Option B – Just do the book and iPhone app and don;t worry about the online companion. Would required some sort of major adjustments to the book but is doable.

Option C – Use my secret ninja powers to find a online solution ASAP (the issue here is I don’t really want to spend the time rebuilding the site from scratch when I need to promote my fiction book to make my house payment).

A little help from my friends would be appreciated:)

Peace-
Laina

PS Today is the start of the 30 day count down to MS week!!!!!!

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