Gratitudes, Acknowledgements, and Favorite Quotes – Page 13

Success Series: Are You Having Fun Yet?

The success series are excerpts from my book, Inspiring Success, published in 2009. “People rarely succeed unless they are having fun in what they are doing.” – Dale Carnegie Knowing that I am doing what I love and following my passion is #1. Fun comes next. It is the gauge…

Success Series: Passion

The success series are excerpts from my book, Inspiring Success, published in 2009. “Above all be true to yourself and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.” – Author Unknown When you think about creating your business, are you full of passion for what…

Burning Question: What’s Your Purpose For Money

Danielle LaPorte has begun to ask burning questions on her site, with the opportunity to share on your own site if you want. Burning questions can be so powerful in providing an outlet to dream big, to gain clarity, and to move forward at lightning speed. Here’s my answer to…

Co-Dependency No More

Well, Liv Lane, you’ve really done it now. As I read your posts for the Build A Blog You Truly Love eCourse, I find myself always in a state of wondering about my blog. It doesn’t feel right to be just about work. I want it to be more fun…more…

Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You

I’m getting divorced. I’m getting divorced because he told me to stop singing. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard it but this time was different. I felt it in my core. We were driving down the highway with the top down. I had my ipod in, playing all my…

Pep Talk for Creative Souls in Uncreative Jobs

A big, big thank you to Heather Astorga from Don’t Make Me Choose for taking the time to write this post for you. Be sure to check out Heather’s blog. She’s got some great stuff you won’t want to miss out on! For those, like myself, whose passions don’t fit…

Pursuing Your Passion Despite Being Busy

This is the first of many guest posts about passion, creativity, and life. A big, big thank you to Kristina J. Petrella from seizinglifebythewristlet.com for taking the time to write this one for you. Be sure to check out Kristina’s blog. She’s got some great stuff you won’t want to…

Make My Day

Never underestimate the power you have to make someone’s day. I’m going to speak from my own personal experience here. For me, it might be an email from someone special who says they’re thinking of me. Or it might be a comment on my blog that says how my writing…

A New Perspective

Take a look around nowChange the directionAdjust the tuningTry a new translationDon’t look at your man in the same old wayTake a new pictureJust because you don’t see shooting starsDoesn’t mean it isn’t perfectCan’t you see… Don’t look at yourself in the same old wayTake another pictureShoot the stars off…

Creative Success

Everyone has a different way of measuring success. What success means to me, may be completely different than what it means to you. This is something I’ve had many conversations around with my peeps. Have you ever really sat down and defined success in your own words? You must define…

Messages from the Universe

Today’s message was: First, choose from the options that thrill you.Then, choose the ones that also teach you.And from these, Michele, choose the scariest.Butterflies in your tummy are good,The Universe I love this! Well, kind of:) When I was reading it, I thought how fun would it be to always…

The Universe

Yesterday I received this awesome email from The Universe: Do you remember learning to ride your first bike, Michele? How impossible it seemed at first? And how impossible it now is to imagine it was ever hard? Life within the illusions of time and space is like that, too. First…

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