Archive | March, 2010
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Living Fortune Cookie Dreams On The Way To Hollywood

by Toni Schram, screenplay writer on 31. Mar, 2010 in Toni Schram

Recently, I was dining with two of my sons at Kirin, a local Chinese restaurant. I had just finished my last bite of walnut prawns (a sweet slice of heaven) and reached for the customary fortune cookie. As I broke it in half, it crumbled all over the place. I could only imagine what my [...]

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Mile High Blues

Taking Time Off Helps Us Live Our Dreams

by Lisa Powell, author on 30. Mar, 2010 in Lisa Powell

This week will mark another big milestone for me in the process of writing my book – 150 pages due. I’m 135 pages into it. I likely should have spent part of last weekend writing. And I didn’t. I didn’t write. I didn’t answer emails. I didn’t do any work. . . I played. All [...]

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Busier Than A One Legged Bitch At An Ass Kickin Contest

by Laurie, the rapper on 29. Mar, 2010 in Laurie Allen

What’s up Bitches? I just got back from the Northern California Screenwriters gig in Napa. It was awesome. I learned a lot. One thing that is becoming quite clear to me is that I am doing what needs to be done to get where I want to go. I took a course from Dr. David [...]

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10 Common Characteristics Of Successful Entrepreneurs

by Catherine Hughes, Editor & Chief on 28. Mar, 2010 in Catherine Hughes

Some days I wonder what in the hell I am doing. I am pretty sure I am crazy. I work seven days a week. My day job is spent with Heather working at her start-up company and its many offshoots. My evenings (and weekends) I spend working on this 8 Women Dream start-up of mine [...]

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Warning: Odds Are You Share Your Mothers Fears

by Rayne Wolfe, journalist & author on 28. Mar, 2010 in Rayne Wolfe

Was the rent overdue? Was my mother avoiding man complications? Was it the truant officer? I’ll never know for sure. But I do know for the little kid who still resides in my brain, nothing is scarier than a doorbell.

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Do Not Quit Your Dream Before The Blessings

by Veronica, dating guru and counselor on 27. Mar, 2010 in Veronica Jacobsen

While achieving my dream of body satisfaction, you have seen me write about the Raw Food Diet, Juicing, Body for Life, and more recently, running. I joined a fabulous running group through Athletic Sole in Petaluma California and enjoyed learning the art of running. Then, as life sometimes has it – a knee injury occurred [...]

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1 Successful Approach to Reaching Our Dreams: Be On Time

by Remy Gervais, CEO of Cournerstone Creative & loves photography on 26. Mar, 2010 in Remy Gervais

This is a very special time of year for my family – Major league baseball is upon us, and we are celebrating by hanging out in Arizona for a few days to watch our San Francisco Giants prepare for their season. I will be excited to share some great photos from our trip in next [...]

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What It Takes To Get Your Dream In Motion

by Heather Montgomery, CEO & serial entrepreneur on 25. Mar, 2010 in Heather Montgomery

Goal Status: Jewelry in retail space starting this Saturday You may recall my mentioning that I would be spending the weekend getting my inventory sheet and jewelry prepped to take down to Haus Fortuna on Tuesday. Have you ever had your dream time taken over by unforeseen circumstances? It starts so innocent with the “Mom? [...]

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