The baseball game blared from a portable television and everything in my apartment reeked of cigarette smoke: courtesy of a roommate for whom I didn’t harbor good feelings. I woke up one day to an iteration of my life that wasn’t pretty. Not much food in the pantry, all of my socks had holes in them,…
Author: JEOcean
I have always enjoyed hearing stories of diverse and interesting individuals. I live to help you create a compelling and marketable literary property for publication.
Refresh, Reset, Unspool
Hey, I’m glad you stopped by. How’s your new year going? With the crazy weather in Central Ohio, I’m already thinking of spring. One of my long-held beliefs is that if you do the same things; you get the same results. If you want to grow, you need to do something different to shake up…
When the Wave Crashes Over You
When the day to day becomes like a tidal wave threatening to pull you under how do you cope? This occasionally happens to all of us sooner or later, that overwhelm engulfs even the most self-aware among us. I wanted to be “on” for the people I was meeting for the first time and the…
Happy Winter!
May your winter season be merry and bright.
The Tail of A Year
I’m not big into new year resolutions. I find that turning over a new leaf does hold a lot of promise, but without an actionable plan, most new endeavors fall flat fairly fast. I think about the recently passed NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) as an example. While a great many people are able to…
Happy Hanukkah!
YHWH bless you and guard you; YHWH make His face shine upon you show favor to you; YHWH lift up his face upon you, and give you peace. ~Bemidbar 6:24
Be the Shining Star
I met John Hanson this summer and had the privilege of sharing over a cup of coffee and talking about his first book, WOW Your Customers! 7 Ways to World-Class Service. John is not only a fascinating storyteller, he has a great attitude and a genuine desire to help people. His contagious energy and the…
Beautiful Things
There are times I’ve looked at my life and seen only lost opportunities, broken relationships, and devastating mistakes. My attempts to move forward in different careers or straighten out finances were tripped up by numerous setbacks and delays. Even now, I can point to others who raised their children better, found their perfect mate and lived…
Setbacks and Silver Linings
Do you have the perspective that we don’t always get what we want in this life and that’s just the way it is? What if there’s really more to it than that? I seem to find a lot more silver linings these days. Maybe because I’m always watching for them. While reading Dean Graziosi’s book, Millionaire…
How Bright Is Your Future?
If you’ve ever taken a science class and studied rock formations, you know that it is possible to change the face of a rock, any rock over time, by repeatedly applying something. Water dripping in the same place on a rock will eventually, molecule by molecule, wear a path into that stone. The longer it drips,…
What Time in a Clay Studio Taught Me
Have you ever had something that was a big part of your life? You could be in it every day for so many months or even years. And then something changes. One day you realize it’s in the past, buried under a bunch of time. You might not think about it for so long that…
Juli Ocean 