2014-10-30: Autumn Tompkins is the head sass-master at ink well copy. She’s a skilled copywriter who creates dynamic copy that captures her clients’ expert voices and generates genuine sales, turning maybe’s into most definitely’s.
website: www.inkwellcopy.com
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2014-10-08: Cindy Reed, aka The Reedster, is a writer, teacher, and speaker specializing in nonfiction storytelling. She blogs at the humor site The Reedster Speaks, and is a two-time recipient of BlogHer’s Voices of the Year award, in the humor and op-ed categories. Her work has appeared on The Huffington Post, In the Powder Room, Yeah Write, and Aiming Low. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and three dogs in Asheville, North Carolina. Check her out at www.thereedsterspeaks.com and www.cindyreed.me.
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2014-09-04: Today Rochelle Maya Callen, aka Coach Rocky, shares why it’s important to be sure your time honors your own priorities and values. She stresses the importance of avoiding feelings of being overwhelmed and undervalued. Rocky joins us to discuss her long-term impassioned project, HoldOn2Hope, to raise awareness for Suicide Prevention Day, and also to be an advocate for combatting both depression and bullying in our schools. You’re invited to find out more about Rocky at RochelleMayaCallen.com or at the HoldOn2Hope Facebook page.
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2014-08-07: Today Vironika Tugaleva joins the show to discuss how to be friends with yourself, become an expert on yourself, and indulge in self-care by building your self-awareness and paying especially close attention to the stories you tell yourself. Vironika is a people lover, insprirational speaker, reformed cynic, coach, and bestselling author of The Love Mindset. Vironika helps people suffering from mental and emotional distress heal their minds and discover their inner strength. You’re invited to find out more about Vironika and get a free sneak preview of The Love Mindset by visiting her website at Vironika.org.
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Today Lisa Landtroop expands on the glorification of busy and why it’s sucking the life right out of us! Make a pact today to squash the glorification of busy in your own life! Live more intentionally and savor all of life’s precious moments!
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2014-07-03: Producer, actress, and restaurateur Adria Tennor discusses how to take signs from the universe, focus on getting done only what you can, and revel in always doing things in their OWN time. Practice staying grounded and do things in their best way! Join the show and let Adria impart her well-honed wisdom and tips upon you.
Check out CRACKED, a short film by Adria coming soon, at crackedshortfilm.com. And support Adria by watching her in Mad Men and Greek, or by visiting her top-rated L.A. restaurants barbrix or Cooks County that she runs with her husband, Claudio.
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Recently I had a conversation with my coach {Coach Jennie} and this favorite phrase came up, “If a tree falls in the forest, and there’s no one around to hear it, does it even make a sound?” Or, however you’re most familiar with the specific wording of this phrase.
What are your thoughts on the topic? Oh, trust me, you’ve got thoughts on the topic. I see you, sitting there, wondering why I would be asking if you’ve got thoughts on the topic … you do! I know you do!
Do you believe that you should share your gifts with the world? Or do you, perhaps, believe that you should keep them bottled up inside? Because sharing them would be much too difficult, if only for the irrational {come on, you know it’s irrational!} fear that someone might not love them as much as you do?
Do you secretly pine with envy when someone creates something new? A new book, a new podcast, a new program or course, a new painting, a new bookcase, a new batch of wine, a creative and compelling manifesto?
I do.
Okay, no. No, I don’t. I don’t secretly pine. I publicly pine. I Ooooh, and Aaaah all over them about it.
I tell them how cool and awesome their new thing is. I tell them how proud and excited I am that they created something so fantastic!
I encourage them.
But that’s just how I roll.
Do the people in your own life support and encourage you? If not, then that’s the prob – not your gifts. You have an obligation {oh, yes, I just went there!} to share your gifts with the world.
If you keep them bottled up inside of you, you might just explode into a gooey mess of, well, goo. And that’s just going to be gross, trust me.
You have gifts, we all do.
You may not be aware of what they are. That’s okay, too. But if someday {or if, perhaps, right now} you realize that you have a special talent, then it’s high time you shared that talent with the people in your part of the world.
Oh, back to those people for a moment, if they don’t support ya, then find some new people. I’m not saying ditch your current friends+fam. So don’t even try to pin that idea on me.
I’m just saying that it’s a really good idea to be sure to add some new peeps in your life who get what you’re going through. People who get the creative struggle. People who’ve been there, who’ve tried it, who’ve risked it all to unveil their precious creative efforts, and watch them romp around in the yard like a new puppy.
Support is crucial to the human spirit.
So, does a tree make a sound when it falls in the forest, even if there’s no one around to hear it?
I know it does.
Just like I know that there is somebody out there who needs to hear, or see, what you’ve been afraid to share with the world.
Please believe me when I say that the worst thing that could happen isn’t that bad, after all.
How would I know? Who am I to say these things? I’m just, just, just, a what? A blogger? An author? A podcast-er? An ex-corporate monkey? A stay-at-home wife? A mom? A grandma? A sister? A daughter? A friend? An entrepreneur?
Yeah, that’s right. I’m all of those things and more.
And this week I double-dipped my toes into the pool of “Oh My God, what if they hate it!?” uncertainty. And it turned out okay. Actually, I’m quite overwhelmed with how it turned out.
On Tuesday I released my very first eBook. It climbed the Amazon charts that day to become a #1 Best Seller & a Hot New Release in its category. I’m humbled, truly.
On Thursday I released my new podcast onto the iTunes bandwagon. It’s climbing the New & Noteworthy charts there. Already sitting at #54 in its category with over 500 downloads in 2 days. 2 days!
I am not sharing this to brag, because that’s truly not my style. But my coach tells me that I can be, and should be, an inspiration to others who dream of putting their creative efforts out into the world, but are too afraid to do so.
Hey, if I can do it, you certainly can!
If I can help, ping me by using the Contact Ninja page at What About Today.
Get out there and unleash your gifts! It’s ready for them, are you finally ready to share?
And why should you care about the analogy to a tree falling in the forest and whether or not it makes a sound? Because, once you build “it”, you’ve got to tell the people about it. That’s the only way to properly share your gifts with the world. What are you waiting for?
Tell me in the comments below what you dream of creating first, next, soon, at some point before you die.
2014-06-19: Today Lisa Landtroop discusses how to stay in the priority zone so you can get more out of life. There are two fundamental aspects to staying in the priority zone. Listen in to find out what they are. But, Lisa also asks this important ponder: Do you spend as much energy vanquishing the distractions and interruptions from your Free Time as you do from your Work Time? If you don’t, why not? If you’re already fiercely protective of your free time, then you’re truly living in the priority zone!
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2014-06-05: Jason Spencer is an entrepreneur and visionary leader. His entrepreneurial pursuits include both offline and online ventures. In 2008 he made his move to full time internet-based business when he built his first lead generation, affiliate marketing company.
TRIBE.LY was incubated from a tug on Jason’s heart to pursue his own purpose, and activate his own gifts. Jason has a passion for serving entrepreneurs, and empowering them with belief, activation, tools and resources to awaken their gifts and make their dreams come alive. Find out more about Jason and The Flight Formula at http://www.theflightformula.com
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2014-05-15: Misti Patrella empowers artists and entrepreneurs to go after their creative dreams while also going after her own. She is a business & marketing coach and an actor. An interesting mix maybe, but she believes doing one has made her better at the other – and vice versa. She has 15 years of marketing and advertising, with clients ranging from the United States Postal Service and Gatorade to a small community bank in Ohio. She has also been acting for eight years, and has recently completed a life coaching certification program. She brings all of these skills together to help artists and entrepreneurs to love their businesses, get more clients and become more profitable.
website: www.mistipatrella.com | Facebook: Coach Misti | Pinterest: mistipatrella
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