Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

Essentially For Women are holding their Business and Life Mastery events in August (in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne).   Tickets to this event are valued at $495 but as part of their birthday celebrations they are offering them FREE. 

Events are filling fast so if you are looking for an opportunity to network with amazing women and learn strategies that will set you up to win in business and life you need to register NOW.  Simply log onto http://www.essentiallyforwomen.com.au/ticket.html and reserve your seat.

Nicole from The Modern Goddess has announced that the new “Journal for The Modern Goddess” will be launched in November.

Nicole says…”The purpose of our Journal for the Modern Goddess is for women to uncover the beautiful, unique and powerful Goddess that they really are. We encourage you to focus on aspects of your own life path – the inspiration and happiness you feel, the strength and wisdom you find in times of change and the dreams and visions for your own future.”

What a great present this would make for Christmas!  For more information or to purchase your own copy, visit: www.journalsforempowerment.com

Now that Father’s Day has been and gone, and the flurry of orders has settled back into a nice steady routine, I have been contemplating my preparations for Christmas. 

How much stock to order, boxes, mailing bags and whatever else I can prepare in advance.  So that when the Christmas storm starts brewing I will be ready with an easy system in place.  I so needed some inspiration, and motivation…so when I was reading Jacqui’s blog and stumbled across this quote…although not entirely directed at my cause, I thought it was very fitting…

“The future depends on what we do in the present”    Mahatma Gandhi

I have received this list (originally written by Pamela Redmond Satran) via email a few times and absolutely love it.  I saw it again recently on the She-essence blog, so thought I would share…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
a youth she’s content to leave behind…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
a past juicy enough that she’s looking forward to retelling it in her old age…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
one friend who always makes her laugh…and one who lets her cry…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal, that will make her guests feel honored…

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE…
a feeling of control over her destiny…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
how to fall in love without losing herself…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
when to try harder… and when to walk away…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
that she can’t change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
that her childhood may not have been perfect…but its over…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
what she would and wouldn’t do for love or more…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
how to live alone…even if she doesn’t like it…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
whom she can trust,whom she can’t, and why she shouldn’t take it personally…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
where to go… be it to her best friend’s kitchen table…or a charming inn in the woods… when her soul needs soothing…

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW…
what she can and can’t accomplish in a day…a month… and a year…

Having spent several years dreaming to start my own business, some days I have to pinch myself to believe that I have done it.  Five years ago had some one asked me what sort of business I wanted to start or even if I seriously thought it was achievable, I would have laughed.

Thankfully, I was paying attention when life presented me an opportunity.  Quite easily, I could sit back now and say “I’ve done it”.  But with growth and achievement comes expanded goals.  I have achieved my goal of “starting” the business.  So now that my goal post has moved, to keep the business moving in an upward and onward motion there is no way I can sit still.

I believe life is a lesson.  Every day we experience challenges, are faced with obstacles, and we are taught something new.  Whether they be small or big influences on our life, it is what we do with each challenge/obstacle/lesson that determines our success or failure.

Those that achieve success are not without failure.  They have simply had the courage to pick themselves up after a fall, regain their composure, catch site of their goal and carry on regardless.

The ability to do this is not easy.  Take each experience and learn from it.  Expect success, you may not get it, but you are more likely to achieve your desired result by focusing on your goal.  You need to feed your mind with both knowledge and empowerment.

One of my favourite places to visit in search of empowerment is Nicole’s blog The Modern Goddess.  While reading today, I discovered Nicole had recently discussed Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Dreams.  She has also quoted a beautiful poem by Valerie Murphy titled “A Women’s Lesson.”

I thought I would finish the week, with a little inspiration…

“Commitment unlocks the doors of imagination, allows vision, and gives us the ‘right stuff’ to turn our dreams into reality.” - James Womack

How true this is…Dare to dream, commit yourself to achieving your goal, focus your energies and reap the rewards!