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Showing posts with label vanessa talbot. Show all posts
Friday, July 22, 2011
Book Title Survey
There is a great book coming out soon!!! Vanessa Talbot, an extraordinary person, brought together a group of collaborators (yours truly included) and created a book that will change lives and inspire YOU to live your life extraordinarily.
Please click on the link below and take a 2 second survey.. Let us know which title compels most to you. We would love your input. And, don't forget to be on the lookout for this marvelous piece of creation..
BOOK TITLE SURVEY - CLICK HERE!!
Please click on the link below and take a 2 second survey.. Let us know which title compels most to you. We would love your input. And, don't forget to be on the lookout for this marvelous piece of creation..
BOOK TITLE SURVEY - CLICK HERE!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Writing With a Purpose
Some months ago, I was invited to take part of an incredible adventure. I was invited, along with 9 or 10 other authors, to participate in a book that is being put together by the Great Vanessa Talbot (founder of Extraordinary Beings). I was elated to be part of such a special project and honored that she thought my message was important enough to share in the book she's putting together for all of us.
Time has come for me to get down and write my 6,000 words for the book. I'm excited, scared, inspired, overwhelmed, connected but most of all committed. I have been trying to write my memoir for the past year now, finish it, I should say.. and I feel.. stuck. Well, to cut me some slack, I did become a mother, and that tends to take 99% of your time. The other 1%, you're just trying to do your basic necessities - at least for the 1st year, this is how I've been feeling. When the baby first arrived, I could not sever the proverbial umbilical cord, and worried if I was going to be one of those moms who are over-protective and a bit of a nuisance to their children. I am relieved to find out that I'm not like that. I, absolutely, adore my child. She is the great love of my life. In the same token, I know I need "Camile" time. I miss writing, exercising, doing my nails, seeing friends, meditating, reading, etc.. And, I know in my heart that by engaging in these activities again will not diminish the bond I have with her. I feel that the opposite will happen. I will have more of me to devote to her.
Synchronously, all this is happening right at the time when Vanessa gave us the deadline for the 6,000 words.. June 29th, 2011. In 30 days! I love challenges. I love to work under pressure. I love to feel the sweat prickling down my neck as the clock hand hits the doomed hour. In the end, I always come through. I know myself. I listen now. I respect my soul's whispers. Writing this chapter for this book is more than just being published for me. It is about finishing something that I'm starting. It is about commitment and believing in my own message. It is about giving myself the self worth others give me when they read what I write.
It is time to sharpen the pencils, clear out my desk, light up my favorite incenses, breathe, connect and write. I'm happy for me. And, very grateful for the opportunity.
I'll keep you all updated on the book's release date.
Time has come for me to get down and write my 6,000 words for the book. I'm excited, scared, inspired, overwhelmed, connected but most of all committed. I have been trying to write my memoir for the past year now, finish it, I should say.. and I feel.. stuck. Well, to cut me some slack, I did become a mother, and that tends to take 99% of your time. The other 1%, you're just trying to do your basic necessities - at least for the 1st year, this is how I've been feeling. When the baby first arrived, I could not sever the proverbial umbilical cord, and worried if I was going to be one of those moms who are over-protective and a bit of a nuisance to their children. I am relieved to find out that I'm not like that. I, absolutely, adore my child. She is the great love of my life. In the same token, I know I need "Camile" time. I miss writing, exercising, doing my nails, seeing friends, meditating, reading, etc.. And, I know in my heart that by engaging in these activities again will not diminish the bond I have with her. I feel that the opposite will happen. I will have more of me to devote to her.
Synchronously, all this is happening right at the time when Vanessa gave us the deadline for the 6,000 words.. June 29th, 2011. In 30 days! I love challenges. I love to work under pressure. I love to feel the sweat prickling down my neck as the clock hand hits the doomed hour. In the end, I always come through. I know myself. I listen now. I respect my soul's whispers. Writing this chapter for this book is more than just being published for me. It is about finishing something that I'm starting. It is about commitment and believing in my own message. It is about giving myself the self worth others give me when they read what I write.
It is time to sharpen the pencils, clear out my desk, light up my favorite incenses, breathe, connect and write. I'm happy for me. And, very grateful for the opportunity.
I'll keep you all updated on the book's release date.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Living Extraordinarily with Vanessa Talbot
Almost one year ago, I went on a cruise that has changed my life for ever. I went on a cruise in hopes of getting a publishing contract with Hay House. I didn't get the contract, instead, I got to know amazing people, with incredible stories and inspiring messages. One of these people is Vanessa Talbot. After the cruise, I worked with Vanessa for 6 weeks as she launched a new business, coaching for writers - Writers Success Creation.
Vanessa helped me break the walls of fear as I looked within to find my strength to keep on writing and digging into the depths of my soul to find the authenticity of the message I wanted to convey. Those 6 weeks were synchronized with moments and people that are still shaping my life today. I don't think everything else that happened after starting my work with Vanessa would have happened had I not been brave enough to tell her I wanted to participate in her free trial. I had never been coached before, I thought it was like therapy, so I was apprehensive at first. What happened was something much bigger than I can describe.
I honor Vanessa in this blog, because she taught me to live extraordinarily. As she coached me one night per week (morning for her, since she lives in Western Australia), she challenged me to raise the bar higher for myself and get out of my comfort zone. She, unknowingly, unleashed an inquisitive part of me that I had buried deep with other "not so great" memories. It was scary. I remember writing the chapter in my book where I move from the ICU to in-patient rehab in the hospital and I sobbed for a week straight non-stop. It was a painful, process to clear up the "locked down closet" (as my cousin put it), in order to get to my inquisitive, genuine nature.
It still is a process today. Honoring my authentic nature and being completely candid about it are things that I am still learning to do everyday. As my dear soul-sister, kindred soul and one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met says "Dare to live in total vulnerability." I'm learning to be vulnerable. Breaking down the walls is hard work. Exposing your heart and soul is gut wrenching. I feared once, when I first got hurt, that I would never be loved because of my injury. That was frightening. Today, I see that more frightening than that is the fear of not being loved for who I truly am - my true essence. Looks fade, outer beauty can be fixed.. who you are inside makes what you are on the outside. Yet, everyday, the more open and honest I am, I am more comfortable with myself, my life and the world. Of course, I am not perfect. I am not trying to be perfect, either. What I strive for is to be the best that I can be.
Vanessa writes on her website every day (www.extraordinarybeings.com) ways to live extraordinarily with the simple things we are given. She teaches me everyday that dreams do come true, and she has been not a motivator, but a true inspiration to me. I will always be grateful for meeting her, having worked with her and have her support when I need help. She not only lives extraordinarily one day at a time, but she is an extra-ordinary soul.
Thank you, Vanessa.
Vanessa helped me break the walls of fear as I looked within to find my strength to keep on writing and digging into the depths of my soul to find the authenticity of the message I wanted to convey. Those 6 weeks were synchronized with moments and people that are still shaping my life today. I don't think everything else that happened after starting my work with Vanessa would have happened had I not been brave enough to tell her I wanted to participate in her free trial. I had never been coached before, I thought it was like therapy, so I was apprehensive at first. What happened was something much bigger than I can describe.
I honor Vanessa in this blog, because she taught me to live extraordinarily. As she coached me one night per week (morning for her, since she lives in Western Australia), she challenged me to raise the bar higher for myself and get out of my comfort zone. She, unknowingly, unleashed an inquisitive part of me that I had buried deep with other "not so great" memories. It was scary. I remember writing the chapter in my book where I move from the ICU to in-patient rehab in the hospital and I sobbed for a week straight non-stop. It was a painful, process to clear up the "locked down closet" (as my cousin put it), in order to get to my inquisitive, genuine nature.
It still is a process today. Honoring my authentic nature and being completely candid about it are things that I am still learning to do everyday. As my dear soul-sister, kindred soul and one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met says "Dare to live in total vulnerability." I'm learning to be vulnerable. Breaking down the walls is hard work. Exposing your heart and soul is gut wrenching. I feared once, when I first got hurt, that I would never be loved because of my injury. That was frightening. Today, I see that more frightening than that is the fear of not being loved for who I truly am - my true essence. Looks fade, outer beauty can be fixed.. who you are inside makes what you are on the outside. Yet, everyday, the more open and honest I am, I am more comfortable with myself, my life and the world. Of course, I am not perfect. I am not trying to be perfect, either. What I strive for is to be the best that I can be.
Vanessa writes on her website every day (www.extraordinarybeings.com) ways to live extraordinarily with the simple things we are given. She teaches me everyday that dreams do come true, and she has been not a motivator, but a true inspiration to me. I will always be grateful for meeting her, having worked with her and have her support when I need help. She not only lives extraordinarily one day at a time, but she is an extra-ordinary soul.
Thank you, Vanessa.
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