Archive | June, 2010
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If You Are A Woman, You Can Make Films

by Toni Schram, screenplay writer on 30. Jun, 2010 in Toni Schram

Some dreams are harder than others to achieve. These are the dreams that test us at every turn with major obstacles thrown in our way, forcing us to twist and move our dream about. You have to decide within yourself if you have the guts to make the seemingly impossible possible. For example: my dream [...]

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One Writer’s Journey From Hell to Heaven

by Lisa Powell, author on 29. Jun, 2010 in Lisa Powell

I had come full circle. I was standing in the same place where I’d been 15 years earlier, but my life couldn’t be more different. This past Sunday, I stopped into my father’s office for a few hours to help him complete a marketing report. On Monday my family would fly to Spain to visit [...]

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the empress

Do You Know How Truly Powerful Women Are?

by Laurie, the rapper on 27. Jun, 2010 in Laurie Allen

This was the weekend the Club Bitch’s charity event, Congo-a-go-go was supposed to happen. Since I am CEOB (Chief Executive Officer Bitch) of Club Bitch, I was feeling off and frustrated about having to cancel it. And then my family, you know . . . needed me. The Mom switch can’t be turned off. My [...]

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Stomp Out The Ants

Are 9 Species Of ANTs Keeping You From Your Dream?

by Catherine Hughes, Editor & Chief on 27. Jun, 2010 in Catherine Hughes

The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see. I wonder how many years spent in a meditative state did it take the Chinese master of Zen Buddhism, Huang Po to discover what I did when my thyroid stopped working: You are not what [...]

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Healing Affirmations For Daughters Of Toxic Mothers

by Rayne Wolfe, journalist & author on 27. Jun, 2010 in Rayne Wolfe

Amuse yourself to avoid getting sucked in. Keep an egg timer http://www.online-stopwatch.com/eggtimer-countdown/, a pad and paper by the phone. Tally the lies, the guilt trips and the demands she can make in 3 minutes. Then hang up.

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Finding love after 50

Are You Dreaming of Love After Age 50

by Veronica, dating guru and counselor on 26. Jun, 2010 in Veronica Jacobsen

Where do you go to meet these wonderful, enlightened, please-let-them-be attractive, minimally damaged men? Finding love in your 50′s is not the same as finding love in your 20s. We no longer want to spend every weekend hanging out in a bar. Since I am still in research mode, I stumbled upon the book online, [...]

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Time Agent

How To Create A Life To Follow Your Dreams

by Remy Gervais, CEO of Cournerstone Creative & loves photography on 25. Jun, 2010 in Remy Gervais

I talk with business owners every day who struggle with managing their time. My goal as their business coach is to help them realize that thinking differently about time management can be more important than any new tools they could buy for time management. And as they justify their overbooked schedules I simply offer this: [...]

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Watching Dreams Walk Down The Catwalk

by Heather Montgomery, CEO & serial entrepreneur on 24. Jun, 2010 in Heather Montgomery

I had the opportunity to watch dreams take flight this past week. San Francisco Design Week took place all over the city covering design from all elements from June 14-19. AIGA SF sponsored the city wide event. A happy coincidence was the rearranging of the THREAD event to wrap up the week. THREAD is a [...]

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