Released on: February 19, 2008, 11:18 pm

Press Release Author: Bruce (Brucie) Wood

Industry: Consumer Services

Press Release Summary: BrucieBiz.com, The Fun Side of Self-Help, features
light-hearted comments and good-natured reviews of everything from cosmetic
instruction books to financial advice, witchcraft and divorce.

Press Release Body: Chicago, IL, February 20,2008 -- BrucieBiz.com, The Fun Side of
Self-Help, posted its second BrucieBlog review today, titled Fail Early, Fail Often,
a beachside view of John C. Maxwell's book Failing Forward.

Featuring light-hearted comments and good-natured reviews, BrucieBiz.com presents
mainstream and oddball resources for everything from cosmetic instruction books to
financial advice, witchcraft and divorce.

The core of BrucieBiz.com is the BrucieBlog which focuses on self-help books and
courses. The newest installment logs Brucie's reaction to the book Failing Forward,
by John C. Maxwell. While Maxwell wrote Failing Forward as a serious guidebook for
turning mistakes into stepping stones for success, Brucie's appraisal reveals the
humorous approach he uses when evaluating a self-help source. In this case, writing
from a resort in Cancun, Mexico, he is amused by analogies of getting knocked down
by the surf and nearly losing his Speedo, only to get up to dive into the next wave
(and get knocked down again).

Other sections of the site continue the tongue-in-cheek theme of presenting serious
and potentially valuable resources. The BrucieLinks section introduces a potpourri
of shopping sites, complete with Brucie's wry commentaries on everything from travel
to golf shirts and jewelry.

The BrucieBooks section has several pages: A selection of books on art techniques,
beauty secrets, tattoos, business and traveling; A Financial Solutions page with
advice on credit repair, business plans, entrepreneurial ideas and winning the
lottery; A Relationships page for those who seek dating and lovemaking tips. It
includes an anti-scam guide, advice for shy and not-so-shy people, and a manual on
seduction for guys in relationships.

The Divorce page, a natural complement to the Relationships section, follows through
with help on making the decision, tactics for men and women, custody, and how to
tell the kids; and the New Age section polishes off the site with Holistic healing,
Tarot reading, witchcraft instruction, Feng Shui secrets, yoga and hypnosis.
There's even a link, somewhere in there, to a course on how to get paid to draw.

BrucieBiz.com is the brainchild of Bruce (Brucie) Wood, a self-taught entrepreneur
who has a Master's Degree in Fine Art from the School of the Art Institute of
Chicago. "All that education, and no marketable skills," he says, "led me to
self-help books on how to make a living."

Brucie's interests led to starting a variety of businesses. He learned to invest in
real estate, and became a landlord with a dozen buildings. "That nearly killed me,"
he reflects. Brucie learned Futures trading, and bought a seat on the Mid America
Commodity Exchange, eventually becoming a registered floor trader (Yes, one of those
guys who stands in the pit and yells) and a Commodity Trading Advisor (who sits in
an office and yells). He read books on telemarketing, and started a company which
sold telephones and wrenches on late-night TV. "But wait, there's more!" he beams.
Brucie also opened an art gallery in Michigan and a furniture boutique in Chicago,
started an art publishing business, owns Dreamfast Cinema, a small audio and video
label which publishes Jazz and Mystery movies, and he is an independent distributor
with the network marketing company Market America.

"One thing I've learned is that most self-help Gurus are way too serious about their
products," Brucie says, "And I guess they should be, since they need to project
credibility in order to build a following. But as an artist, I tend to have a
quirky view of their presentations. The info's no less valuable, and I'm not
critical of their advice if it's sincere, but I do like to have a bit of fun while
learning something new."

BrucieBiz.com aims to make it easy and entertaining for people to find mainstream
and unusual self-help resources.

For more information, please visit http://www.BrucieBiz.com
About BrucieBiz.com:

BrucieBiz.com started with the idea that combining an entertaining approach with
unusual and hard-to-find self-help books and courses, might resonate with those who
are jaded by mainstream marketing methods. BrucieBiz.com is a new (February, 2008)
venture of Bruce Wood, Inc., Chicago, IL, and is part of its art publishing
business, AFA Press.
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Contact info:
Bruce (Brucie) Wood
Bruce Wood, Inc.
P.O. Box 8
Lakeside, MI 49116
1-312-330-5215
brucie@brucie.biz
http://www.BrucieBiz.com



Web Site: http://www.BrucieBiz.com

Contact Details: Bruce (Brucie) Wood
Bruce Wood, Inc.
P.O. Box 8
Lakeside, MI 49116
1-312-330-5215
brucie@brucie.biz
http://www.BrucieBiz.com