‘inspirational stories’ Archives
Good times remembered!
Summer is nearly here. I bet you are looking forward to doing some fun things with the kids. I'm sure you want to make it a memorable summer for them. It's difficult to choose family holidays as it's important to make sure everyone's tastes are catered for. And the cost, it soon mounts up doesn't it! It doesn't matter where you take them, [...]
How Soccer Relates to Business–Author Linda J Lord “The Pitch”–Virtual Book Tour May 2010
Join Author/Coach, Linda J. Lord on her Virtual Book Tour, Starting May 3, 2010 During the month of May, Linda will be discussing her recently published novel that reaches out to business owners, entrepreneurs, and working women who are looking for practical business strategies. Her book “The Pitch” explains how soccer has very similar [...]
The Beauty of Affliction
Ever heard the term, “turn a positive out of a negative”? I have. It is with this same sense that I write this blog I call, "The Beauty of Affliction." Just think, without affliction, we may not have ever had our current USA President, Mr. Obama. So moved by the distressed world conditions that it caused him to place his name on [...]
Come and JOIN US on The Bridge for WOMEN!
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, site of over 5 million deaths and hundreds of thousands of rapes in a conflict spanning more than a decade, women are imagining peace. They say peace means being able to live and work freely. They see peace as walking to the fields without fear of rape. They envision a more prosperous future, harvesting [...]
Being Great vs. Killing Yourself: Do you know the difference?
The theme for my coaching this week was: Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Yet you might not know you chose a path of greatness over enjoyment until you are in pain or numbed out by meaningless stress. The topic first emerged when I woke up Tuesday with excruciating back pain. After reviewing my previous day, I realized that my [...]
But, I want it now!
Many of us have witnessed little children who almost always want things now! Funny thing is that as adults our attitudes as it relates to this haven’t changed much. We still want it our way or the highway, and now! We want our small business to grow large, now. We want the job promotion, now. We want our tiny children to grow-up, [...]
The Hidden Jewel
How many of us have misplaced a diamond bracelet or misplaced our favorite gold earrings? Because of their high value we frantically search for weeks on end to locate our prized and hidden possessions. Did you know that scripture tell us that she, wisdom, is more valuable than our prized silver and gold? So much so that even King Solomon [...]
Anybody want to live a long life? It’s possible!
It's a terrible thing to have your destiny aborted here on earth. Goals, dreams and potential many times cut-off at 17, 24, and 30 years old. A king named David cautioned his son to "hear and receive instruction and to allow his heart to retain his words.” His son was further urged to "avoid the way of evil men, to turn from it." Anybody want [...]
Learn To Belly Dance-The “Green” Way
North Plainfield, New Jersey December , 2009-- Where can someone go to learn how to Belly Dance like the pros? How about from the comfort of their own home. It is the Earth friendly “green” way to learn; through online downloadable digital videos through a new one of a kind Belly Dancing website. Sakkara (Suzanne) teaches as she was [...]
Women on Sunday – “Unwrap the Gift!”
Today is an auspicious day! It's the day we need to "unwrap the gift". And we are the GIFT! Yes, each of us is a gift. A gift to each other and a gift to the world! You may be asking yourself "how is that so?" And you may scoff a wee bit at even the thought of that being so. After all, we're women and "gifts" are things. You know, something [...]
To Hatch Or Not To Hatch
Blog post by Cathy Curtis, Financial Advisor Blog: Of Independent Means http://blog.curtisfinancialplanning.com/to-hatch-or-not-to-hatch Last week I had the pleasure and satisfaction of watching six women entrepreneurs present their business stories to their peers and loved ones at the Slate Gallery in Oakland’s Temescal District. Each woman [...]
A world of Discovery
Looking back I wish that someone had taken the time to sit down with me and show me there was a world of discovery beyond the bottom corner of Belmont Avenue. A three dimensional chat involving the mind body and spirit which would inspire and uplift and take off the restrictions of what I perceived possible for my life and which career path i [...]
Would you pose naked to raise your self-esteem?
Why do women pose naked for a photographer? No doubt you can think of many reasons but you might not be aware that it could be good for you. Women are baring all to raise self-esteem and deal with "issues". Anyone who has watched Gok Wan on How to Look Good Naked may have wondered about the miracle that turns women who can't bear to look at [...]
Don’t Live The Dream
In his book, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book, Don Miguel Ruiz wrote: “Humans are dreaming all the time. Before we were born the humans before us created a big outside dream that we will call society's dream or the dream of the planet. The dream of the plane is the collective dream of billions [...]
Let’s start our own business…………Oh OK then….
Let's start our own business............Oh OK then.... That is how it started, as simple as that. Starting the business we found turned out to be the easiest bit. I, like countless of others cannot learn from other peoples mistakes, I wanted to make my own, which I did, but what an experience it turned out to be. I would not change a day [...]
Smart women are Like Rocket Ships
Smart women are Like Rocket Ships Last week, I was having lunch with my mom and my children at an outdoor café and all at once we were shaken by this rather large "KABOOM!" After a few minutes of shock and silence, everyone in the café started to speculate on what caused such a sound. Later that day, we found out that it was the Space [...]
Motherhood: The early years
Motherhood: The early years The term motherhood will evoke almost as many emotive reactions as there are mothers. Motherhood it is a very personal experience and as I have discovered no two women’s experiences are exactly the same. There is however some common themes almost universally acknowledged as truths by women who consider [...]
I was awarded no 1 spot at Live Your Dream 2008
Finding a recession proof business or 2nd income Little did I know when I started my network marketing business with AVON in July 2007 that it would be the best recession proof business I could have chosen. I used to work in business marketing and support for one of the major banks, until having my 2 sons and needing something that was more [...]
BUSINESS SUCCESS STARTS WITH BEING FIT
By Tammy Slater-Kendrick Remember the earliest life lesson my father taught me 43 years ago like it was yesterday. He said, "Because you're a girl, you have to be twice as smart, work twice as hard and do everything twice as good as everyone else." I was 7-years old and in the second grade. At the time, I thought it was a terribly [...]
The, supposedly, un-employable cooked my lunch beautifully!
There is a restaurant in London called Hoxton Apprentice. It is set in a fabulous old Victorian school house on Hoxton Square. I was invited by the proprietor, Val Corbett, to attend a ladies lunch in aid of raising money to help their training program. You see Hoxton Apprentice is no ordinary restaurant, they train and employ the young, long [...]
