Last month’s winner, “Cruel to be Kind” was truly a sad experience about a parent’s frustration in trying to get help for their child and the difficult lengths went to in order make it happen. Please take a some time to read it. Thank you KS for your submission.

We can now announce this month’s contest. You can send entries in today to entries@frommyexperience.com. All contest information is on the From My Experience Contest page. Please review before making your submission. All entries are due by March 19, 2008 to be accepted this month. If you miss the deadline there will another contest next month.

Thanks for all the entries last month and I look forward to reading, sharing and posting your experiences this month!

From my experience releasing a press release about your business relationship with a company you are working with without written permission can seriously jeopardize that relationship. Check with the company you wish to write the press release about, even if you are casually mentioning them and especially when you are introducing them as a client.

Most businesses spend years perfecting and then protecting their brand awareness and aligning your company with them in the media, by writing a press release, without their express written permission can be seen as a breach of trust that can easily cause you to lose the client.

Never assume and always ask first and then get it in writing. It will save you writing letters of apology, making phone calls asking for forgiveness, asking for retractions and generally consuming your time you should be spending to cultivating new business. Even if they say no, they will respect you for taking the time to ask. And who knows, they may even say yes and give you a quote.

From my experience, giving flowers for no reason is much better and more rewarding than giving flowers because you are sorry. I did learn this the hard way after sending flowers as an apology.

Take the time and send flowers to a loved one without a reason. You’ll both be happier for it.

And you can send flowers inexpensively, here are flowers for under $50 bucks.

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From my experience when you are at a restaurant and asking for another pickle wedge because the pickle wedge that given to you was pathetic in both size and visual presentation, you need to be specific about the reason you are asking for another pickle wedge. Otherwise, you may get another crappy pickle wedge or two. Thank you, Baker’s Crust, for three of the sorriest pickle wedges I ever saw or ate. Yes, I wasn’t too proud to eat them.

Now here is a nice size pickle wedge.

P.S. The Jersey Grinder I ordered was very good.

From my experience you should never fry bacon without wearing a shirt. Hot grease hurts. Ouch.

With this first humble post, I hope to make the website a cornerstone for helping others. This website will allow anyone to contribute from their experiences. You can give useful advice, impractical advice or humorous advice. The only limitation is it must be from your own personal experiences. We do ask that you keep it clean and hope you understand if we must censor some comments.

Over time we will develop categories as people submit their experiences. For now, please post whatever you feel will be helpful.