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Strengths We See in One Another:
Heather to Brooke
1. Great writer
2. Not afraid to do anything
3. The most non-judgmental person I know
Heather to Nicole
1. Creativity
2. Great poet and artist
3. Excellent networker
Nicole to Brooke
1. Aggressive; thinks of an idea and gets it done.
2. Good at Promoting, talking with people, forming
connections.
3. Great writer, interviewer, and motivator.
Nicole to Heather
1. Even-keeled
2. Great technological skills, great photography, and
knowledge of software.
3. Business-minded, seeking out $, ads, grants.
Brooke to Nicole
1. Has good ideas and writing skills
2. Enthusiastic about the site as a whole
3. Good at promoting in person (not timid)
Brooke to Heather
1. Staying calm under pressure
2. Photography, formatting
3. Supportive, available, willing
Hopes and Thoughts about the Magazine:
Brooke’s Hopes:
**To have a format for writing and expression
1. I am in control of/have ownership of
2. I am proud of
3. High-quality
4. Has readership
5. Touches on/representative of a variety of art, philosophies, ideas,
etc.
6. Inspires me and others
7. Compels me to write more and follow through with
writing ideas
8. To expand upon a creative collaboration that already
exists
9. To combine friendship with creativity
10. To contribute to the good of the world through
writing; to persuade through writing
11. To interact with my idols
12. To have fun
13. To learn from the ideas and styles of my comrades
and of contributors
14. To expand readership as widely as possible
15. To spark, inspire, guide, become a freelance
writing career
Nicole’s Hopes:
1. A place to display my writing, photography, and art.
2. A creative culmination of the writing, art, and
photography of other literary and arts people in the community.
3. An open forum for ideas.
4. An opportunity to combine concepts to produce
something greater than any one person in the group.
Heather’s Hopes:
1. A way to express real life in an uncensored fashion
2. Goal: To have a huge following and open other people
up to our world
Weaknesses/Difficulties Seen in the Other
Girls:
Nicole to Brooke
1. Not always willing to entertain other's suggestions
to see an intertwined product
2. Aggressive single-mindedness
Nicole to Heather
1. Sometimes too willing to be passé, non-committal
2. Sometimes photo/page support seems biased
Heather to Nicole
1. Time Management, ideas race
2. Better communication of your needs
Heather to Brooke
1. Getting frustrated too easily
2. Having a husband who cooks really good food that
takes her home on a schedule
(smile)
Brooke to Heather
1. Contribute more to group, decision-making rather than
deferring to me and Nico
2. Be more aware of the Content itself
Brooke to Nicole
1. Be less explosive when giving critical feedback;
speak sooner than later
2. Be more consistent, less erratic
My Technical Strengths:
Brooke
1. Good essayist
2. Good at achieving literary goals
3. Good theme-visionary
Nicole
1. Strong Poetry, Prose, and Personal Writings
2. Long-term contemplative writing vision
3. Strong visual conceptions (art + writing)
Heather
1. Creative eye for art
2. Cute and funny
3. Dependable
My Stressors:
Nicole
1. Disappointment with situations in life: living place,
work
2. Don't feel fully utilizing potentials and creativity
3. Battles with depression, sadness, guilt, and anger
4. Aloneness
5. Procrastinating on Major Issues (legal paperwork,
etc.,)
Heather
1. Being unemployed (financial issues)
2. A certain someone
3. Getting burned out dealing with difficult family issues weekly, sometimes daily
4. Holidays – This is the worst time of year for me
emotionally (Nov – Jan)
5. Having a lot of stuff to do and not enough time to do it
6. Last minute site changes that I'm not mentally prepared
for
Brooke
1. Unexplainable depression and discontent
2. Continual emotional and physical illness
3. Job stress
4. Missing my grandmother
5. Medications/therapy
6. Marital problems related to depression and therapy
issues
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