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"More Than You Wanted to Know"
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"The Bio That Isn't"
Figured you might want a bit of additional information, so here it is. Feel free to guffaw lustily.
I was born and raised in Texas, with those good ol' values of:
1) My word is my bond
2) A handshake is a contract
I still believe in that. It's a little difficult to shake hands on the Internet, but we make do.
Other things that are important to me:
1) Love of God
2) Love of family, friends and colleagues
3) Love of country
4) Fully supporting education
5) Fully supporting the military
6) Standing up for my country (even if it's not perfect)
7) Giving people the benefit of the doubt
8) Second chances (or more)
9) Having an open mind--but not so open that my brains fell out
10) Love of the Constitution and Rule of Law
11) Capitalism--it rocks!
12) Chocolate--the ultimate health food
13) Good dogs
14) Grand kids--Friends tell me grand kids are great fun
15) Not taking life too seriously
16) Laughter--lots of laughter
17) Gratitude for everything
Etc. ad infinitum, ad nauseam
Chris is not my full legal first name. I don't use my full legal name. It's an ok name; it's just not me. If you call me by my full legal name I might give you the evil eye.
I have a slightly warped sense of humor--but nothing dangerous.
Married twice. First husband is a sweetheart and we remain friends, though we've not spoken in years.
Second husband is a true gem of a man. I could write volumes to his tribute but my fingers would fall right off and that would gross him out. He's a superb salt-of-the-earth kind of guy. Quiet and comfortable in his skin--we're polar opposites. It's a good thing we can laugh together.
Two sons. One free spirit finding his way in life. He's the tall kid. 6'3" with size 14 shoes. Sasquatch city.
Younger, shorter son finished military service (Kuwait, Iraq) and is now home and in college. They're wonderful people to know and love.
If you read the home page you'll know I worked with monkeys for a time. Yep, a hundred years ago. Loved that job. At the time I was studying at the University of Texas at Austin in Cultural and Physical Anthropology. Wanted to be Jane Goodall but that didn't work out. (Besides I'd be older than I am, and who needs that?)
Great job it was--except shoveling poop and lugging 50 lb. bags of monkey chow. Learned a lot about human behavior from the little guys. Never failed to have a good day at work.
The eventual goal was a PhD in Physical Anthropology, but life in the form of two little boys and a husband, created a change of plan.
Various odd jobs between the Queen of the Monkeys and now. Some fun, some just sucked, but lessons learned from all of them nonetheless.
Since my family didn't much like the idea of traipsing off to buggy jungles or lion filled savannas to observe monkey behavior, my husband suggested something more practical like...nursing!
Oh boy.
Let me tell you, nursing is a calling.
I never got that call. But I did do the job. Good Lord, they put my full legal name on my license. It's amazing I didn't require years of psychotherapy for that.
First came the hospital experience. University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Ortho/Neuro/Neuro Surgery floor. Two years of break-neck insanity, back breaking labor, and a lot of heartache.
Why heartache? The neurology part. Most the time you couldn't fix the problem, just put a Band-Aid on it, cry inside for your patient and discharge them. I hated that.
But all the Orthopedic equipment! Traction and pins and halo braces oh my! That was the fun stuff, that and wound care. Fun? Yep! Because you can see the healing. The equipment was fun because I'm a tool junkie. I love tools.*
Switched over to home health and spent the remainder of my career in this field. Loved working with patients, hated the b.s. political stuff that goes on in any office...hence freelance copywriting/marketing.
Never gave up on my patients and never let them give up on themselves. Fought with doctors to get my way with wounds--won the battles and saved several limbs from amputation.
And that is my tiny crown of glory in that career.
Discovered copywriting and marketing and holy moley, I love it! Haven't had this much fun since a juvenile Vervet monkey stuck his cold little hand down my blouse looking for a banana!
There are no college degrees in copywriting or direct marketing. Sure you can get a degree in marketing, but it's not the same. The only way one can learn this art is in the trenches with help and mentors who've blazed the trail and brought their "cubs" along for the glorious ride.
Copywriters and direct marketers spend thousands learning this craft from these remarkable souls. It's an ongoing process with boatloads of new information daily.
We learn from the greats, Gary Bencievenga, Clayton Makepeace, Gary Halbert, John Carlton and many more.
Why is this important? Because it gives me a window into the writing and marketing needs of hundreds of products and services. Every day and every client brings something new to learn and discover. Each brings their hopes and dreams of success.
I am honored to help my clients achieve these dreams.
Expecting your success,
Chris
P.S. Yes, the "voice" you read here is quite different from the home page--poetic license you see.
P.P.S. Still sitting on that fence when we can start making you some serious moolah? Uh...
Email Me
...and let's realize your dream.
*Tools: Should you retain my services, expect that I will share any and all marketing tools with you. They may be come with my services, or I might send them on to you days, weeks, months or years later. It's all good.
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