Well, where does the time go? It seems like it was just a brief 605 or so days ago since I last wrote a post on my Shut-up, Stop Whining (SUSW) blog. So here’s the deal. I was busy. But I have some free time now.

Here’s what I’m thinking… “Shut-up, Stop Whining” first started out as an idea for a platform to bitch about people who bitch about everything. However, it has recently occurred to me (with the assistance of the legendary, recently deceased and highly recommended Jim Rohn) that bitching and complaining is a pointless exercise in avoiding the pain that we all have in life, and more importantly, an excuse to do nothing about the situations that cause us to bitch in the first place. Sooooo…..

I want to start publishing helpful “How To” problem solving guides, direct from the trenches, on how to stop complaining and start fixing. I’m thinking fairly narrowly defined, common problems that a lot of people face. If you prefer complaining over problem solving, you might as well take this blog off your reading list – “nothing to see here, move along”.

If, on the other hand, you want to start 2010 with a new “I’m going to take action and solve this problem” attitude, you might want to stick around.

If you have solutions to life’s daily challenges that you have successfully used and think other may benefit from, I’m definitely interested in talking to you. Email me at fixit@shutupstopwhining.com

It will all be free for now, but if we actually start getting good info out there and people are giving us positive feedback, there may be a nominal fee involved in getting access to some of the more prevelant and high demand problems. We’ll see how it evolves.

I’m working on the first “How To” right now. It pertains to a particularly painful situation I’m currently dealing with that is 100% my own fault –   how to make things right between you and someone who you have treated badly and who did absolutely nothing to deserve it. I don’t know if the situation I’m in is salvageable or not ( I really hope it is). But, whatever the outcome, there are certainly lessons I can pass along on how to not make the mistakes I’ve made, and if you do make them, how to recover, or at the very least, how to avoid having it happen again if the situation can’t be fixed.

Stay Tuned.