Thursday, August 2, 2012

Consumers: Its OKAY to say NO!



This is going to come off a little like a rant... I am sorry for that { I'm just hoping it will be a coherent rant }.

I'm a business woman. Each day I {and I hate this} 'sell myself'... let me clarify... I'm a Wedding Planner. So in essence I sell my time & expertise to couples; hence the 'I sell myself'. :)

What really gets up my goat is people's in ability to say no if they don't want to hire me. Instead they string me along for days, weeks and months, with 'oh we haven't discussed it yet' or 'we're away at the moment could you call back next month' or they plan ignore me.

You see I'm a good business woman, and until I get a firm 'no thank you', you are still an open lead.

And let me clarify {again} I'm not insulted {and only a little} disappointed if you don't hire me. I'm realistic, I know that not every {potential} client I meet is going to sign on the dotted line.

So how are you at saying no? Do you often buy things cause you just can't say no? Or ignore phones calls, emails and knocks at the door cause you don't know how to face salesperson?

Take if from me, if you are not interested, can't afford it or realise its not for you; tell us, we wont bite and we would appreciate the honesty! Perhaps its something we could even use to improve ourselves or perhaps we have something else that might suit you even better! Or maybe that is just the end for you and me :) either way... tell me!

Ok, rant over... thanks for listening...

Love to hear your comments!

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

First Review for The Meaning of Purple Tulips

To say I am delighted is an understatement! The first review of my new book is in and and 5 Stars and quotes like 'Bestseller Material' have made my day... no, my year!

Take a look for yourselves:

Bestseller Material... July 31, 2012
 
By N.S.K.
 
Before you read The Meaning of Purple Tulips you could be fooled into thinking that this story is "just" a romance; something breezy to read over the summer which does not provoke much thought... and while this book is certainly something to read this summer it is far from a breezy sketch of a storyline that gets you through your lazing by the pool. This book is a stay up all night page-turner! You are immediately sucked in to O'Reilly-Murphy's female protagonist's life and by the time you realize that this fabulously written book is full of ingenious plot turns and is more than just a typical romance but encompasses the nature of love, family and the ideals of marriage you are unable to stop until you find out what happens in the end, and to O'Reilly-Murphy's credit you would be hard pressed to predict it! This is a book that should be on a bestseller list. 
Here is a link to the original review left on Amazon. 

If this sounds like the book for you, you can buy it:

Kindle,
Nook
Sony E-Reader
EPUB
PDF
MOBI 
 

Live your life!


 
Maeve Binchy's passing has got me thinking... 
 
That's it for her, the end. 
 
Of course she leaves a legacy and it will probably be a very long time before she's forgotten, but still... there is nothing more she will do; at least not physically. 
 
What if 30 years ago she never decided to write. Or never took those first brave steps to approach a publisher. Would the world be the same? I would think not. For every story she told and wrote, for every character  and novel she created a life as changed, not least her own, and that all combinated in a change in the world. 

The world is a different place because Maeve Binchy wrote... 

She was brave... she did what she wanted. 

How would the world be if you did what you wanted... how would the world change? How would your world change? 

We rarely regret the things we did but we always regret the things we didn't do!


Tuesday, July 31, 2012

RIP Maeve Binchy; its the end of a {writing] era!

I'm sadden this evening; news of Maeve Binchy's passing has been released.

Source


Such a wonderfully talented and beautiful woman she was.

The man upstairs clearly called her back to him much too early as she has died at just 72.

Maeve has left a legacy of tales and stories behind her. Many of her wonderful books have been adapted for TV & film and its not surprising that with over 40 million books sold world wide the fabulous writer produced many a best seller.

Her first book, Light and Penny Candle was published in 1982.

Rest in Peace Maeve. xx 


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