Life By Design Weekly News
July 31, 2008
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News this week:

~ Is “Can’t” a Real Word?
~ Yeah! Yeah! Out Loud on Journey to Self this week
~ Quote of the Week

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Is “Can’t” a Real Word?

Whenever I hear my son say “I can’t” I cringe. When I was a kid my father never let the word “can’t” fly. “There is no such word as can’t” he told us, “Can’t means won’t.” Of course as a kid I never realized the wisdom in those words. My dad always wanted my brother and I to know that we can do anything that we set our minds to and on more than one occasion what he could do when he set his mind to it.

How would your life be better if you eliminated “can’t” from your vocabulary? I know in my life I feel empowered by the thought that I CAN create the life that I want. Through hard work I CAN be the person I want to be, have the body that I want, and have the career that I want.

History is filled with people that brought about change, that made new discoveries, despite being told they “can’t” by others.

How empowered would our kids be if we helped them take “can’t” out of the equation? When every Logan says he “can’t do it.” I share my father’s wisdom with him, “You can do anything that you put your mind to.” A lesson I hope that he carries through out his life like I did.

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Yeah! Yeah! Out Loud on Journey to Self this Week

I am so excited to have Kathy Carpenter from Yeah! Yeah! Out Loud this week on Journey to Self!

YYOL(tm) sends the message early as a foundational building block that when the going gets tough, you are your own best “cheer” leader; vs. a fix it later remedy. The YEAH YEAH Out Loud theme helps the child realize the “cheer” leader lies within.

All young children need and deserve high-quality early learning experiences that will prepare them for life, and YYOL is taking this great opportunity to do its’ part to help young children.

Some people have “Ah Ha” moments. Kathy Carpenter has YEAH YEAH Out Loud (YYOL) moments.

As the daughter of a hard-of-hearing and visually impaired father, Kathy had to be LOUD about everything. Her spirited, can-do attitude, nurtured as a child, blossomed with marriage and motherhood. “Being a mom is the best job I ever had” says Kathy (Vancouver resident for over 21 years).

When the kids graduated and moved away to college, I thought my “Yeah Yeah” days were over. Being the “on-line Mom” I ended up fixing things from printers to friend issues; as well as just being available on the other end of a late night check in to say “Hey”. While they used common acronyms to chat, I found my own; YYOL! They could “hear” me!

Then a special invitation came. It was a call from our “son”, then a college freshman, who invited me to be at “Mom’s weekend”. Being the “cheer” leader I am, I felt bad thinking I didn’t have any school colors/spirit items for his college.

It was this experience that was the inspiration which led to the creation of Kiddazy(R) and Hur-Ray (a concept that evolved into a full blown self esteem program) who have become symbols to represent that there is always someone there to “cheer” kids on!

Kiddazy® and Hur-Ray are not limited to one school or group, but their faces say “Yeah Yeah Out Loud” for those that need encouragement, regardless of nationality, ability or status.

Through Hur-Ray (the sun) and Kiddazy(R) (a flower) Kathy found the voice to spread YEAH YEAH everywhere.

Tune in Thursday July 31st at 12pm cst/1pm est. Listen LIVE at http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself.

Call in with questions for my guests during the show at (347) 215-8942 and join the show’s chat room to interact with myself and other listeners during the show.

Show notes and links to show archives will be available on the Journey to Self Site ~ http://journeytoself.info

**ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS** Donate one prize to be given a way during the Birthday Bath and get a 15 sec promo of your business for FREE! Sign Up here http://journeytoself.info/upcoming-shows

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Quote of the Week

Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.”

~Henry Ford

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Life By Design Weekly News
July 23, 2008
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News this week:

~ New Stores
~ Another Jam-Packed Double Feature on Journey to Self
~ JTS Birthday Bash
~ Quote of the Week

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New Stores

I am excited to announce the new Life By Design Store.  I have added some great books and other products that I recommend and will be updating it often!

Need a computer equipment or supplies? Visit Top Computer Store for all your technology needs.

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Another Jam-Packed Double Feature on Journey to Self

I have two phenomenal shows planned this week!

At 10am pst/ 11am mnt/ 12pm cst/ 1pm est Tricia Greaves from Be Totally Free!

By the age of 21, Tricia had hit bottom from the diseases of compulsive eating and alcoholism. After trying everything she could think of to overcome my outward symptoms and inner turmoil, including OA, AA, treatment, retreats, eating disorders therapy, self-help books, and diet and exercise, she still couldn’t stop the self-destruction for any length of time, nor did she have any kind of peace. Feeling hopeless she thought she would have to spend the rest of my life battling food, fat, and the insanity of obsession without any lasting reprieve. Until God sent a very important person into her life that helped her learn how to treat herself with love and respect and to care for herself instead of depending on others to take care of her.

Feeling compelled to raise worldwide public awareness about this unique process called Metasteps, in April of 2000 she founded Be Totally Free!, the outreach organization which seeks to effectively and systematically reach people who are suffering from all addictions. Tricia has been given the opportunity to carry this message on various local and national health programs on radio and television.

At 5pm pst/ 6pm mnt/ 7pm cst/ 8pm est Charly Leetham will be joining me to talk about How to Empower the Use of Technology in Our Lives.

Charly has worked for over 20 years in the IT industry, specifically in the area of data communications and local area networking. She is a qualified “tech”, holding an Associate Diploma in Electronics Engineering, she also has a Masters of Business Admin (MBA), specializing in Internet Marketing.

She assists individuals by empowering them to use technology in addition to helping them gain financial freedom using the internet and internet marketing. On her Blog and Website, Charly offers valuable information to help home-based entrepreneurs in their success.

Tune in Thursday July 24th at 12pm cst/1pm est and 7pm cst/8pm est for this jam-packed double feature , Listen LIVE at http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself.

Call in with questions for my guests during the show at (347) 215-8942 and join the show’s chat room to interact with myself and other listeners during the show.

Show notes and links to show archives will be available on the Journey to Self Site ~ http://journeytoself.info

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JTS Birthday Bash the whole month of August

Join me in August for some exciting shows, phenomenal guests, and fabulous prize give-a-ways!

Donate a prize and get a free 15 or 30 second promo on Journey to Self. E-Mail me to get signed up!!

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Quote of the Week

You can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion. The first thing each morning, and the last thing each night, suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody in your character and personality. Address such suggestions to yourself, silently or aloud, until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.”

~ Grenville Kleiser

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Life By Design Weekly News
July 16, 2008
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News this week:

~ Double Feature Journey to Self this Thursday July 17th
~ Free Exposure for YOUR Business
~ Quote of the Week

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~ Double Feature Journey to Self this Thursday July 17th ~

This week there will be a Double Feature of Journey to Self, I have two amazing guest this week and you won’t want to miss! Not only will JTS be on at its regular time with Life and Home Business coach Sarah Zeldman and then JTS will be airing a special LIVE evening show with author, Terresa Roden.

July 17th 10am pst/ 11am mnt/ 12pm cst/ 1pm est

Life and Home Business Coach, Sarah Zeldman will be sharing ways to manage your home and family without loosing yourself (or your mind)!

Sarah is a personal solution hunter, she has put her excellent ideas into tools and products to help mothers solve life’s little and big problems. As a certified family manager coach she assists families in creating a warm, welcoming and orderly home, with less stress and more fun! Her website - Solutions for Busy Moms shares the solutions that she has found with moms around the world. Sarah, her husband, and their two children reside in Toronto, Canada.

I am the CEO of the Zeldman Family. (i.e. Wife & Mommy) That is my primary career at this point in my life…but my part-time career as a Life & Business Coach helps to keep me sane!” ~ Sarah Zeldman

Then at 5pm pst/ 6pm mnt/ 7pm cst/ 8pm est join us for a special evening show with Terresa Roden, author of the “Uniquely Me LifeBook”

Over the last year, Terresa can to the important realization that she was not living the life she loved. Her book the “Uniquely Me LifeBook” is the culmination of the process she went through to her crystallize her thinking in order for her to discover and follow her passion.

For me, that means helping others by solving problems with ‘outside the box’ solutions, acting as a sounding board for brainstorming etc. – in general, helping others be the best they can be and perhaps more than they once thought they could be.” ~ Terresa Roden

Terresa currently resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she works at a call center while she established her own businesses. She enjoys a wide variety of interests -reading, cooking, sewing, movies, concerts and spending time with friends both offline and on.

Listen to these shows LIVE Thursday July 17th at http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself, while you listen to the show live join JTS’s chatroom to interact during the show.

Show call in number is (347) 215-8942.

Show notes with links back to the guest websites and to listen to the show will be available after the shows right her on the Journey to Self website.

I hope you join us, you won’t want to miss out on the wisdom these women are going to share.

Show notes and links to show archives will be available on Journey to Self Site

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~ Free Exposure for YOUR Business ~

Are You looking for more exposure for your business, products, or services?

By partnering with Mom’s Coffee Break you can get FREE exposure for your business, while getting your products/services out to a growing community of working mothers.

Here are some of the benefits of partnering with MCB:

• You get to help build a community of working mothers, helping to support not just their personal needs, but supporting businesses they run as well.
• Introduce your products, area of expertise, and/or services to a growing community of working mothers.
• Find partnerships and build business relationships as we get to know each other through MCB membership area and chats.
• Get your business included in advertising and blog posts for FREE
• Get your contact information listed on the MCB Partners Page for one year
• An MCB Partner endorsement on your profile page in the member’s area and a MCB Partner Button for your blog or site.

You can find more information about partnering with MCB at http://momcoffeebreak.com/partnerwithmcb

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~ Quote of the Week ~

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

~ Aristotle

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Greetings Friends!

The Spring Issue of Empowering You! is now available go to http://lifebydesignsite.com/eyissues/spring_08.html to read it.

In this issue of Empowering You!

~ Realizing Your Power
~ A Call to Action, Together We Can Change Our World
~ Tips to Manifest the Life You Want
~ Mom’s Coffee Break News

Side Bar:

~ Mom’s Coffee Break Featured Premier Partner: Dr. Sally Witt
~ The Best of Spring’s Journey to Self
~ Quote from Jane Goodall

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Life By Design Weekly News
July 9, 2008
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News this week:

~ New “Coming Soon” at Life By Design
~ Paula Parish on Journey to Self
~ Mom’s Coffee Break News
~ Quote of the Week

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~ New “Coming Soon” at Life By Design ~

Life By Design is undergoing some renovations this summer, I am so excited to be offering some new tools to assist you in building the foundation to your successes.

I will be offering coaching, classes, products and resources in the area of personal development, family management, as well as business assistance.

I feel that by implementing some new areas to Life By Design I will be able to really help individuals by providing different options. Self-esteem is still an essential cornerstone of Life By Design and will be integrated with each of the new areas.

You may see Life By Design Enterprises in a few places, that was implemented to cover some new ventures that I have decided to branch out into, such as future websites that offer information and resources. Not to worry, my classes and coaching is still just Life By Design.

Empowering You! should be out this week, this is a triple Spring issue to make up for no Empowering You! in March, April, and May. I am putting some of the finishing touches on it and think that it is really one of my best issues yet!!

I look forward to evolving and expanding with all of you this summer!

Tonya

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~ Paula Parish on Journey to Self ~

I am so excited to have author and speaker Paula Klee Parish back on the show this week. She is an amazing woman and I feel privileged to have her share her wisdom on Journey to Self again. Her fantastic book “Journey to to be Your Own Best Friend” takes individuals through the process of letting go of the past to move on to a future of self-love and confidence.

Join us LIVE July 10th at 10am pst / 11am mnt / 12pm cst / 1pm est at http://blogtalkradio.com/journeytoself as we talk about finding your power, loving yourself, and reaching your dreams.

ABOUT MY GUEST

Paula is a wife, mother, grandmother, and educator is a New York State Certified Senior Instructor and facilitator for “The Training Source” Career Development Programs and Services Division, and the “Continuing Occupational Education” Business Division of Western Suffolk Board Of Cooperative Educational Services (WSBOCES). She is also the President & CEO of Performance Solutions, Inc. (PSI), whose main focus is helping companies increase productivity through leadership and team spirit.

Paula is noted for her transformational teaching skills, dynamic seminars, writing customized training courses, and her many published articles. She is a member of several school advisory boards, associations, and committees whose focus is educational pathways to business. Paula is a keynote speaker and presenter for organizations and universities, and a Career Transition and Professional Development Coach. Ms. Parish’s work reflects her extensive national and international travels and studies in the behavioral sciences.

For more than 30 years, Paula has held support through executive level positions in industry, namely Director of Service/Quality, General Manager, and Vice President of Operations for small to multi-billion dollar corporations in the fields of Banking, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Service on Long Island. She formally transitioned into the field of training in 1994, and in 1996 founded Performance Solutions, Inc.

Paula resides on Long Island with her husband Tom and near their four children and 6 grandchildren.

JTS’s call in number: (347) 215-8942

And don’t forget to join the chatroom to interact with other listeners and myself!

Show notes and links to show archives will be available on the Journey to Self Site ~ http://journeytoself.info

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~ Mom’s Coffee Break News ~

With summer time being extra busy for working mothers, I have decided to suspend MCB chats until fall. This fall we will be offering chats in the morning and in the evening to accommodate different schedules.

Just because we are not having chats, don’t think that you won’t see anything from MCB this summer. I have some great contest, prizes, and discussions planned for this summer.

***CALLING ALL WOMEN AND MOTHERS IN BUSINESS***

This is the perfect opportunity to partner with MCB and get some extra exposure for your business this summer! Two of our 3 partner levels are free, you can find more information about partnering with MCB at http://momcoffeebreak.com/partnerwithmcb/.

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~ Quote of the Week ~

“Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

~ Napoleon Hill

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I am wishing you all a happy and safe

4th of July!!!