tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post125128699112808796..comments2024-01-12T04:51:30.233-05:00Comments on Peggy Payne's Boldness Blog: Make A Mistake Today!Peggy Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504076672775821088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-2654648011050294462008-04-15T21:07:00.000-04:002008-04-15T21:07:00.000-04:00"Too creatively"? That's shocking.Malpractice! I..."Too creatively"? That's shocking.<BR/>Malpractice! I'll bet you weren't "following instructions."<BR/><BR/>And, yes, I was encouraged to write, after I'd started writing a bit. Both my parents and teachers were very supportive. <BR/><BR/>In college I had a writing teacher, though, who was a pretty rough critic. The timing for that was good for me. I needed criticism at that point. And shePeggy Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504076672775821088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-6517834195435878062008-04-15T19:54:00.000-04:002008-04-15T19:54:00.000-04:00Peggy,Yes, the cellulite gadget was quite interest...Peggy,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the cellulite gadget was quite interesting. I actually really loved the moisturizer that went with it, but as women know, nothing really gets rid of cellulite.<BR/><BR/>I love that you realized that you could write when you were in eighth grade. Were you encouraged to write? I discovered my love of writing when I was in sixth grade. A very encouraging teacher inspired me Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-8182739184844866602008-04-14T15:26:00.000-04:002008-04-14T15:26:00.000-04:00Fascinating story he has. The cellulite thing esp...Fascinating story he has. The cellulite thing especially catches my eye. <BR/><BR/>My first thought of being a writer was in the negative. In the third grade I had the thought: Well, I could never be a writer because everything I write sounds like me and not like real writing.<BR/><BR/>I later learned that that's called a voice.<BR/><BR/>In the 8th grade I got serious about it.Peggy Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504076672775821088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-66695330820700058412008-04-14T00:39:00.000-04:002008-04-14T00:39:00.000-04:00Hi Peggy,Yes, my dad is a very interesting man! H...Hi Peggy,<BR/><BR/>Yes, my dad is a very interesting man! He has reinvented himself more times than I can even count, made and lost a million dollars a couple of times(thank goodness he has done well recently, and is keeping it, this time!) He has held executive positions, traveled back and forth to Saudi Arabia many times(as a Jew, with a fake birth certificate), and has even done some "covertDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-6589913313888303982008-04-12T15:45:00.000-04:002008-04-12T15:45:00.000-04:00What a fascinating guy your dad is! Was an engine...What a fascinating guy your dad is! Was an engineer? A full-time inventor? What kind of other stuff did he work on?<BR/><BR/>I'll bet his experience and attitude toward invention was a terrific model of following an interesting idea to see where it leads.<BR/><BR/>It's so important to be able to let curiousity keep on leading, even when the I'm-just-wasting-time-I-should-be-running-errands Peggy Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504076672775821088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-92151881778408107332008-04-11T19:15:00.000-04:002008-04-11T19:15:00.000-04:00Peggy, this is a very interesting perspective. I...Peggy, this is a very interesting perspective. It reminds me of my Dad who was working on an invention to prevent infections from becoming a problem in individuals who have Diabetes. He came up with a long handled, lighted mirror with which people could examine their feet. Turned out that he realized that the product could be used to examine the undersides of military vehicles to inspect for Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.com