Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Who’s In Charge?
A Proud Mother
I am the proud mother of six beautiful sons. My youngest son is Benjamin. We affectionately call our 6 foot, 3 inch, 290 pound baby, “Benji”. He survived our 1999 fatal house fire which claimed his twin brother’s [...]
Podcast: Create A Home In Harmony Lifestyle
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Interior Designer, Marriage & Family Therapist and Green Living expert, Christa O’Leary, MA, MFT, is the founder and CEO of Home in Harmony Lifestyle.
She teaches people how to ‘Design Inspired Living’ and her upcoming [...]
Always Accept Your Muse’s Invitation
Does it seem that your inspirations and ideas come out of nowhere?
Perchance they are the invitation from your Muse.
Muses can be a bit flighty, air-headed and flippant; and they will take you, their charge, on amazing journeys.
As a creator [...]
Friendships, Integrity, A Legacy! The Link
The news took my breath away.
When I heard on the news on January 30th, 2013; “A Newport Beach Doctor was shot by a patient”; I froze and couldn’t concentrate on anything for the remaininder of the day.
I thought to myself, [...]
Heart, Beauty and True Confidence: Sometimes You Have To Prove It
An Unexpected Opportunity
I was on my high school cheerleading squad for four years: freshman, sophomore, and two varsity squads, during my junior and senior years. Unlike others, my reasons for being a cheerleader weren’t because I was [...]
What Really Inspires You?
People achieve greatness every day.
It really doesn’t have to be a once in a lifetime event to show the magnitude of someone’s capabilities. Being great is stepping up to the plate and doing something out of the ordinary, something [...]
Lessons From Your Grandchildren
What lessons can we learn from our grandchildren?
From the first moment your grandchildren are born their world is seen through the lens of wonder and discovery.
Even their own body parts lend themselves to hours of fascination, like when they [...]
INSPIRATION: Breathing In Our World
What is inspiration?
Why is it some of us feel inspired and others not? What supports the experience of inspiration? Inspiration comes from the Latin root inspirare, meaning to breathe in.
When we breath in air it expands our lungs, filling [...]
Podcast: Letters From Grandma
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Cheryl Therrien is a bestselling author, blogger & trainer who is on a mission to put the ‘GRAND’ back in grandparents.
She is the author of Letters From Grandma: Before You Were Born a collection of letters from a first [...]
Podcast: Embracing A Life Lived By Heart
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JenningsWire blogger, Elle Febbo, is a former foster child turned best-selling, award-winning author, producer, speaker, globally published journalist, and child advocate.
Her best-selling children’s book, Elle Febbe,Life By [...]
We Are What We Do!
These 5 words introduce a powerful message…WE ARE WHAT WE DO.
We aim to obtain a recognized and lovable identity wherever we go and whatever we do, so how can we get there and link our actions to achieve the identity we want to have?
This [...]
Podcast: From Tragedy To Triumph, An Inspirational Story
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In the early morning hours of March 7, 1999, Justina Page’s life changed forever when a four-alarm house fire ravaged and destroyed her family’s home. In the aftermath, in addition to the heartbreaking loss of one of her 22-month [...]
What No App For This?
Creators need stuff in order to make their magical ideas come to life, but managing all that material can be overwhelming, and your IPad won’t help.
The way you keep all the things that inspire your ideas, is as important as having the supplies [...]
Podcast: How Is Your Spirit Working For You?
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Mary Ann Sheveland is the author of Journey of My Heart, A Memoir. In her book, she shares her personal experiences with her husband’s terminal heart disease. This was a journey that lasted nineteen years yet through the [...]
Heart, Beauty & True Confidence: When Confidence Takes a Wrong Turn
Confession of a Wal-Mart addict
As much as I hate to admit it, I am a Wal-Mart addict. It’s a shopaholic’s dream world especially if your money is limited. It was our very first outing to shop after the fire. The family had spent a full [...]
Under The Waterline
Keep your life above the waterline.
How are you doing with your family relationships? Your work relationships? What about your friends? Have you ever messed up a relationship, or lost a relationship because you didn’t speak your truth?
We [...]
Heart, Beauty And True Confidence: Success In 2013
Success In 2013.
The pens are out and the fresh tablets are ready. We are chugging away at our plans determined to make 2013 the most successful year of them all. Visionary boards are going up. Brainstorming sessions are in full bloom. We are [...]
Have Fun Opening Your Present Today!
The best gift for Valentine’s Day – or any day – is all wrapped up, waiting to be opened.
As we proceed to the Day of Love on February 14th, there are many possibilities: jewelry, red roses, clothes, chocolates, music, a romantic [...]
My Favorite Things – A Mentor
One of my favorite things are mentors.
I speak from both my heart and experience. I would not be where I am today without the input of extraordinary people who invested time and wisdom into my life. Following in their footsteps I have mentored [...]
When Girls Go Hubbly Bubbly!
Hubbly Bubbly.
What was supposed to be a 7-hour hike with a paid guide through the natural beauty and wilderness of Petra, Jordan became a mini-Odyssey when a rather intimidating cave dweller kidnapped me. Or perhaps he seduced me with his nearly [...]
What Advice Would You Give Yourself Long Ago?
I complimented a colleague of mine recently on her icebreaker at a meeting.
She asked everyone to share a quote that has made a lasting impression in our lives. Immediately, the attendees either smiled, laughed, or froze in place at the thought [...]
Looking For Mr. Or Mrs. Right!
A personal success story.
I was in my final year of veterinary school when I joined ChristianMingle and met Jacob, who at the time was 4000 miles overseas inAfghanistan serving with the US Army. Both of us had very busy and stressful schedules [...]
A New Year, A New You
I am fascinated by a phenomenon which happens every January.
The local fitness centers fill up with slightly overweight to very overweight folks who have made recovering their fitness one of their goals for the new year. They have shiny new [...]
How’s Your Spirit Working For You?
Listen to the beat of your life.
Is it slow and deliberate or is it quick and snappy, having a rhythm that reverberates to your very soul and makes you over-the-moon happy?
It is so easy to stay in our comfort zone, doing the same things, day [...]
New Year’s Revelations
I crossed the threshold from childhood to adulthood when I was 15.
That was the year I discovered New Year’s Resolutions. A new year, a fresh start, a healthy dose of optimism and a fiery determination to rid yourself of anything that interferes [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
The one
11:55 PM, December 31st…Something old.
The New Year’s Eve party roars around family and friends.
“Glad you asked”, replies Kayla. “Mine is probably very popular right about now.”
“Let me guess”, says Khloé. “Please [...]
Heart, Beauty And True Confidence: Beauty Of Imperfection
The beauty of imperfection
Many people in our society today are over achievers. The burden of excellence somehow rests on our shoulders. We painstakingly strive for perfection in our homes, careers, and families. No matter the circumstance, [...]
Ouch, That Stings!
Have you ever been in a place in your life where everything seems to be going your way?
Life was great, your health, finances, relationships and career was heading in the right direction. And then… the bottom fell out. Your world was turned [...]
2 Ways to Play the Game of Life
Of course life is not a game…or is it?
My corporate training/consulting mentor, Larry Wilson, Founder of Wilson Learning Corporation and an interviewee in my OOP book, Finding the Great Creative You, talked about the two strategies for playing [...]
Wave Goodbye to Overwhelm
Are you too busy to read this blog?
If your answer is “yes” read on anyway! The normal adult in our society is often responsible for maintaining a career, organizing household finances, managing household chores, caring for children and/or [...]
Ever Hear Of JR Martinez?
He was a star before Dancing With The Stars.
We happened to sit at the same table during one of the lunch breaks. He stretched his hand out to me and introduced himself – “JR”. I smiled. I was used to being the one initiating conversation. [...]
How to Achieve Inspired Results
Results.
We want to achieve them in all areas of our lives—in business, in health, in fitness, in career, even in relationships. We have dreams and goals, and we want the actions we take to realize them actually turn into results.
How do we [...]
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