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Defeating the De-Motivator
Posted by admin in Career Development, empowerment on October 18th, 2009
Doubt is a silent killer. We transmit feelings of doubt to others through subtleties in our body language, facial expression and tone of voice. It is picked up subconsciously by those with whom we communicate. Worse than that, we communicate it to ourselves, and it seeps into our performance. Doubt is the De-Motivator and all too often it prevents us from even trying.
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Julie & Julia! An Inspiration of Creativity!
Posted by admin in Career Development, Feminine Success, Uncategorized, empowerment on August 10th, 2009
In 2002, Julie Powell was just an average 30-year-old New Yorker who wanted something more than a dead-end day job. She turned to a cookbook for inspiration, but it wasn’t just any cookbook. Julie decided to cook every single recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year and chronicle the ups and downs of her attempt in a blog. The blog was a hit, and soon Julie got a book deal to write about the experience.
Her book Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously became part of a screenplay for a new movie written and directed by the famed Nora Ephron. Oprah.com’s Erin White talks with Julie about her journey through food blogging, cooking and writing and about what it’s like to see her story come to life on the big screen.Read more.
Jada Pinkett Smith’s Aha! Moment
Posted by admin in Career Development, Feminine Success, Positive Actions, Uncategorized, empowerment on July 11th, 2009
She tried to micromanage the world. By letting go and doing less, she realized she could actually be more.
About a year and a half ago, I realized I was about to hit a wall. My husband, Will Smith, and I were going through a major transition-besides acting, directing, writing, and producing, we’d started the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation to support urban families through education, health, and arts programs. At the same time, I was trying to keep my family life healthy and strong and take care of our kids, Trey, 16; Jaden, 10; and Willow, 8. I’ve always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.
I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me. I was also stuck in the idea that taking care of others was the way to create good relationships. As a result, I tried to micromanage my world.
One day I was so overwhelmed I thought I might be crushed under the weight of all the responsibilities I’d taken on. I pray and meditate every day, and when I started meditating that morning, I felt that God was telling me, Surrender or explode. All of a sudden, I was released. The stress was gone, and in that stillness came the solution: The less I do, the better things will go.
But it’s one thing to have an idea and another to grasp it. Okay, so I realized that by doing less, I can be more. But what did that mean? And how could I apply that to my life? I started with my family. It’s not just about being with them; it’s about being present while I’m with them. That area had been slipping a bit, but on this day I focused on my kids. I turned off my BlackBerry and didn’t take a single call or check my e-mail. You know how you feel as though if you stop, the whole world will fall apart? Well, it didn’t. For a while, everybody was like, “Where’s Jada? We’ve got to get this answer! This needs to happen now!” But it all went fine without me.
So the next thing I did was trust that the people we’d hired could do their jobs. When I was trying to control them, they felt suffocated and invalidated. When I let go, they felt empowered, which created an atmosphere of harmony, and there was peace within the everyday chaos. I learned that surrounding myself with people who are able to help me is like being surrounded by tangible godliness.
Since then, it’s been a year of bliss. I don’t have to go around trying to save everybody anymore; that’s not my job. I took off the Control Freak crown, and now my headaches are over. That tiara may have been pretty, but it was just too damn tight.
- As told to Suzan Colón
Envision the Possibilities!
Posted by admin in Career Development, Feminine Success, Positive Actions, Uncategorized, empowerment, inspiration on May 28th, 2009
The Amazing Woman Envision Statement
In this moment I see myself as the amazing woman I am.
On this day, May 28, 2009,
I pledge my full attention and intention toward living my most vibrant and amazing Self.
May I be open to the quiet whispers of the Divine voice that gently guides me to soar freely and completely in all ways.
May I find the vibrant trust and the creative confidence to follow this wisdom guidance allowing any thoughts or feelings that stand in the way of my pure intent to softly melt away.
In doing so, may I clearly recognize myself
as a brilliant, shining example of someone
who listens to her inner wisdom and trusts intuitive callings.
May I stay focused on my highest vision,
seeing and feeling it as being already demonstrated.
By doing so, I make a solid commitment to myself
to project the power to magnify and bring my creative brilliance to life.
I celebrate this as the amazing woman I am.
© The Six Essentials 2008 Marsh Engle Media. All rights reserved.
Do not copy without written consent of Copyright owner.
What’s Your Vision?
Posted by admin in Career Development on May 22nd, 2009
The days were amazing because something incredible happended. I committed to share everything I know about creating success as a thriving feminine entrepreneur … discovering and defining your niche and professional profile; the art of social media and service marketing; the skills of live event production and creating community; and … most importantly, igniting the feminine power to open to and allow a stream of prosperity & wealth!
I’ve come to discover that the most successful women in the world have realized something very important … lasting success begins with discovering a well-defined, authentic description of who you are, what you want and how you will get there.
1. Discover the Essentials of Your Vision.
2. Define the Language to Powerfully Describe It.
3. Design an Action Plan to Move Forward.
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On April 23rd I’m hosting a 3-hour MASTER MINDSTREAMING workshop for 40 women who are focused on building a powerful platform of success that truly reflects , Soul-full and empowered expression of their REAL passion & purpose.
Are you a woman who is ready to step into your Divine expression of feminine power & success?
In 3 dynamic hours you will:
1. Envision Your Future!
2. Say YES to Your Highest Vision!
3. Define Ways to Put Your Vision into Action!
Learn more. http://tinyurl.com/dfaas9
Will you join me? I’d love to hear from you!
PS: This is a great community of women … you’ll meet and connect with empowered entrepreneurs, authors, experts, women in media, coaches, and more!
Are You Charging What You Are Worth?
Posted by admin in Career Development on May 22nd, 2009
This article is provided by Women’s Earning Institute
I was talking about the topic of my new workbook Emotional Pricing~ How to Feel Great Charging What You’re Really Worth, and a colleague said to me, “I don’t know about all of that. I don’t feel right charging a ton of money—what about people who truly need help but can’t afford a lot?”
First of all, isn’t it interesting that she immediately assumed that charging what you’re really worth is a “ton of money”. Hmmm. You can bet that it will be hard for her to charge enough money because she assumes that it is just too much!
But here is the real issue: the fear that people who need you can’t afford you. So let me be clear about something: If you want to make more money, you need to work with a target audience who can afford to pay what you need. There simply isn’t any other way to say it, or do it.
I am very passionate about my work and I want to help the world as well, so I make sure I charge my full fee and make great money. Otherwise, I have no time and I feel resentful. (If people are not paying you enough money, it takes a lot of clients to pay the bills….) If I didn’t make enough money, I would eventually have to close my business and take a full-time position somewhere. And before I got to that point, I would experience a lot of deprivation and frustration with how little money I was earning. I doubt I would be in the best frame of mind to really do my best work. Being under financial stress is incredibly draining.
So I charge my full fee. Then, to “give back,” I do a certain amount of pro bono work that I feel really helps the world. I donate some of my time to causes I feel strongly about.
Years ago I heard the “Rule of the Three Fs.” Do your work for your full fee, do it for free, or flee. The point of the Rule of the Three Fs? Don’t discount! So, one way to feel like you are giving back is to do just that: give back. Charge your full fee and decide to donate a certain percentage of your time to a cause that could benefit from your work. It is a much cleaner way of doing business.
Doing a certain amount of pro bono work on the side can be very satisfying. Many powerful business women become strong pillars in their respective communities because they give back some of their time to causes and charities that are personally important to them. For example, I will occasionally do free seminars for organizations in my area that service disadvantaged women. Some of these women are domestic abuse survivors, or have lived their entire lives far below the poverty line. I care about these women, and know full well they can’t afford my fee, so I will do seminars a couple of times a year on how to ask for a raise, how to negotiate or how to raise your fees. I will talk with them about the pattern of underearning and discuss ways to stop underselling themselves.
These women are not my “target market” – they simply can’t afford me. But rather than discount myself or offer a sliding scale, I’ve found other ways to “give back.”
So stop with all the bartering, sliding scales and discounts. Charge your full fee. (Your “full fee” may still not be high enough. You may need to raise yours fees. But that is a different subject.) You’ll make more money with fewer clients if they pay you enough. Then use some of your time to truly give back to the world.
If setting or raising your fees feels difficult and you long to make more AND feel good about what you charge, then check out the rate-setting toolkit at www.ratesettingtoolkit.com. I created this toolkit for all women who do great work and deserve to make more money! Check it out. It will help you earn more with ease.
Copyright 2008 – Women’s Earning Institute
http://www.womenearning.com
Do You Know The Essentials of Success?
Posted by admin in Career Development on May 22nd, 2009
Have you ever wondered if you are truly optimizing the real power of your expertise?
Are you wishing your income were higher?
Are you having a hard time staying motivated … feeling isolated with your marketing efforts … ready to empower your relationship with money, power and your REAL potential of success?
If you’ve answered YES to any of these questions, then my brand new POWER PLATFORM Mentorship program is definitely for you!
Here’s what I know ….
It is during times like these that we must immerse ourselves in the core essentials of empowered success.
SUCCESS ESSENTIAL #1
Surround yourself with a vibrant circle of creative women with one thing in mind: Empowering Their Expertise for Optimized Success
SUCCESS ESSENTIAL #2
Learn innovative ways to create more money from your talents & services
SUCCESS ESSENTIAL #3
Uplevel your marketing efforts, communication skills and ways to ‘sell’ your service with ease
SUCCESS ESSENTIAL #4
Ignite natural motivation, set-free fresh inspiration and eliminate feelings of isolation
SUCCESS ESSENTIAL #5
Improve your core relationship to money, success, power and abundance
SUCCESS ESSENTIAL #6
Design dynamic packages to optimize sales of your services, open to new streams of income
and fully engage the six powers of success
I’m looking for 11 vibrant women who are ready to ENVISION, EMPOWER and ENGAGE
their expertise and design a POWER PLATFORM of unparalleled feminine success!
Is that you?
Saying YES to this program means that you will gain INSTANT ACCESS to my Award Winning
POWER PLATFORM SUCCESS STRATEGIES In High Energy Gatherings
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1. Step-by-step guidance for establishing yourself as a highly respected expert in your field.
2. A method to identify your essential purpose and ways to discover your own unique signature style of success.
3. A proven process for constructing the core essence of your message.
4. An innovative model for identifying your optimum audience.
5. Ways to give high vibration language to your HIGHEST vision AND attract spectacular results.
6. A dynamic system to design a spiral of specialties and program offerings to propel your coaching practice and unparalleled entrepreneurial success!
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You are invited to join me for my mentorship series designed to teach you everything you need to know about building a power platform of purpose.
The only bad news?
To ensure that all participants get plenty of one-on-one support, I’m only accepting 11 students into this premiere program…and spots are going fast…so make sure to reserve your spot right away!
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Will you join me? I’d love to hear from you!
About Marsh Engle
Marsh Engle is an award-winning expert in consumer communication, relationship marketing, promotion, media training, signature style brand identity and entrepreneurial success. Nominated among one of the Power 100 Women in Entertainment, Marsh Engle has designed a multitude of winning promotional campaigns and consumer promotions for industry leaders including Sony, Universal, Paramount, DIC Entertainment, D.C. Comics, Australian Broadcasting, Sesame Street and Children’s Television Workshop and more.
As founder of Amazing Woman’s Day and CEO of ENVISION INSTITUTE, Marsh brings together thousands in programs and events designed to empower creative esteem, provide educational resources, and expand a web of co-operative relationships. As the author of the acclaimed Amazing Women Amazing World book & journal series, Marsh has interviewed and written about some of today’s most boldly successful – including the fewer that 30 women who serve among the 12,000 firefighters of FDNY and the First Lady of California, Maria Shriver.
Marsh is named among Who’s Who in American Women and in 2001 was awarded a United States Congressional Proclamation for her leadership of the Amazing Woman’s Day initiative.