Interactive E-book Club...Series 1
(Sept 2010-Sept 2011)
September 6, 2010
Here is a lasered blog with the membership details and two video links (at bottom of blog) describing the essence and purpose of the club.
Membership is $22 for the Series (For a short period of time the price is $17)
*You will receive 8-10 chapters per month, e-mailed in pdf form.
*At the end of Dec 2010, April 2011 and Sept 2011, you will receive a complete E-book in pdf document. (3 full length e-books)
Book 1- 24,000 mile journey Part 1 (Approx 40 chapters)
Book 2- 24,000 mile journey Part 2 (Approx 40 chapters)
Book 3- The journey of leaving Maryland to move to California Part 1 (Approx 40 chapters)
* Reflective questions at the end of each chapter to help you activate your own dreams and explore your own inner journey.
*Monthly survey: Your ideas, your input, voting for the book cover and book title, and more...
*Monthly drawing with prizes like books, posters and goodies.
*Teleseminar type event on ustream, blog talk radio or telephone conference 3 times during the year. Scheduled after each completed book. Topics will emerge out of discussions and surveys. For example, "How to create and follow a dream"
*The Club is for all Ages. Wisdom from teens, adults and elders is ALL welcome! (posting a video with examples of wisdom from all ages on this journey. Coming soon!)
*Facebook Page: An Evolutionary Woman's Journey Series.
Watch the videos to understand more about the IDEA! Thanks for watching... (See below)
Go to my formspring account, if you have more questions: http://www.formspring.me/andreahylen
Introduction to An Interactive E-Book Club: Click Here for Introduction
Membership details: Click Here for Membership Details
Longer blog with excerpts from the book: http://bit.ly/membdescription
Click here to sign up now! www.opentoinspiration.com
Monday, September 6, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Discover your own inner journey in an interactive e-book series
Discover your own inner journey in an interactive e-book series
September 3, 2010
I love the fall! New ideas! Bursts of energy! And a preview of the coming year. During Sept, the month before my birthday, this always happens. Ideas come to me and I work on them over the next year. Maybe it is the conditioning of the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. Maybe it is seasonal. Maybe it is related to my birthday and the promise of a new year!
Whatever it is, 2 project ideas have arrived! I am going to tell you about one of them today.
Many of you know I traveled to 45 Jonas Brothers concerts during the summer of 2009. Hannah, my youngest daughter and I drove 24,000 miles in 11 weeks.
A few days ago, I surrendered to the impulse to share this book. The book involves 45 Jonas Brothers concerts, but there is a deeper story underneath. I felt called to do something that summer that made no logical sense and I lived on the edge financially to do it for three months. Every time I was ready to give up, be responsible, come back to Baltimore, there was a paradigm shift.
*An invitation to dinner in Portland from a mother who was following the journey
*A 3-minute conversation with a woman in Minneapolis telling me the blogs were a lifeline to her 13 year old daughter
*A job to film Jonas fans playing Bop-it
*A mother who became a lifeline to my daughter in Los Angeles
*Tickets and hotel rooms that appeared from musicians and a bus driver who was driving the back up band.
It became a quest. With limited money, I had to think differently to make it to the end.
Isn't that what we are all being called to do right now? Think in a different way about all of the details in our lives. Everything in the world is changing. Jobs, housing, banking, education, government and healthcare. This is not the time to give up. This is the time to dig deeper, get a new perspective, awaken our creativity, and collaborate with one another.
Here is the beginning of my vision. It will continue to evolve this year:
I am creating a membership called An Evolutionary Woman's Journey series (this came to me as I drove through the mountains in 2008. Another story!)
The membership time period is Oct 1, 2010-Sept 30, 2011. The cost is $22. (If you sign up now, the cost is $17 and you will receive the first excerpt of the book on Sept 22, 2010)
Three e-books will be released this year:
Book 1-45 concerts Part 1
Book 2-45 concerts Part 2
Book 3-Living on the Road: A One-year journey
Here is what you do:
1. Go to this link to sign up: http://bit.ly/ewjourney
2. Every month 8-10 chapters of the current book will be e-mailed to you on the 22nd. I will mail the first chapters on Sept 22. It will be a pdf file. You can read it on your computer or print it out.
3. A survey will arrive 2 weeks later asking you for your opinion about things in the book.
4. Every month there will be something for you to vote on- Title of the book, Cover design, Book structure. I will supply the content of the book, but you will be building it with me. There is a book series called, "Choose Your Own Adventure." There may be elements of that added to the book. Sections about making choices in our lives.
5. There is a Facebook page to join called An Evolutionary Woman's Journey Series. There will be discussions. Anyone can join the FB page, but the books will only be shared with people who have a membership.
6. More ideas will emerge! And many of them will come from you.
7. If anyone has a business or a website, there will be space in the back of the book to advertise. E-mail me at opentoinspiration@gmail.com for advertising info.
8. If you have more questions about the program before signing up, write in the comments section of this blog or go to my formspring account. http://www.formspring.me/andreahylen
9. A monthly drawing with prizes like posters, books and goodies. More ideas will emerge...
******************
Here are some of the lines from the book- Part 1:
*Concert 5-: I started thinking about the impact we can each have on the people and the world around us. I talked with many fans who felt that the Jonas Brothers music had healed their hearts. They felt sad or unloved in their lives. This sadness could be from the loss of a loved one or an illness or a disappointment in life.
As I sang the songs in the concert tonight, I began to imagine that I was a light beam in the world. I was feeling the love and the music and then I was imagining that I could spread that love to the section I was in and then to the rest of the arena and out into the world.
What if that is true? What if whenever we felt love we began to radiate love to the world? Try this. Think of a situation where you have felt love. Feel the love and imagine that it can flow out of you, like breathing in and out. Breathe in the love. Breathe out the love. As you feel the healing of you own heart, breathe that out into the world and then breathe it in again. Maybe that is the greatest gift of following the Jonas Brothers. The love we feel radiated to ourselves and each other.
*I ask myself, "Why can't I trust life to support me? Why must I worry and fear that things will not work out? Why am I holding onto the details of life so tightly when I have so much proof that I am supported?
*Am I here to watch the movie of my life or am I here for the ride? I choose the ride.
*Concert 6- Tacoma, Washington. I needed silence. My mind was racing with questions and I wanted to find a stillness to hear the answers. For me the silence is best in nature. I take a quiet walk or sit and watch the birds, the flowers, the trees, the wind, the clouds and the sky. As I sit in that still connection between myself and something greater than myself, the questions begin to appear.
*(talking about the impact of songs from the bands traveling with the Jonas Brothers) From the Honor Society is the song, "See U in the Dark." This is stirring something in me that is ready for the next chapter in my life. I am closing the chapter of homeschooling Mom. Widow of Hurley. Baltimore resident. I am excited to move into the next chapter and it is scary at the same time. The words from the song, "I'll never see you the same, The veil has been lifted, now I see you're gifted, My whole perspective has changed." This summer I want to explore the questions, "What are my gifts? What is the next step for me? How do I support Hannah in the last two years of school and begin to explore my own new life?" What's next?
*Concert 9: Provo, Utah. My victory is your victory. My YES! to the Universe, is your YES! to the Universe. My adventure leads you to your adventure.
It takes courage to step out of your comfort zone and risk everything. I am learning to relax more on this evolutionary edge and follow the ideas and the guidance. Every step leads me to the next step.
*This is funny. As I write this blog, the ad on my Facebook page in this moment reads, “Be more than a Leader. Be an influential leader. Learn how to create solutions that make a difference!”
********
I hope you will join me on the journey this year, as we create something together. Here is the link to sign up: http://bit.ly/ewjourney
September 3, 2010
I love the fall! New ideas! Bursts of energy! And a preview of the coming year. During Sept, the month before my birthday, this always happens. Ideas come to me and I work on them over the next year. Maybe it is the conditioning of the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. Maybe it is seasonal. Maybe it is related to my birthday and the promise of a new year!
Whatever it is, 2 project ideas have arrived! I am going to tell you about one of them today.
Many of you know I traveled to 45 Jonas Brothers concerts during the summer of 2009. Hannah, my youngest daughter and I drove 24,000 miles in 11 weeks.
A few days ago, I surrendered to the impulse to share this book. The book involves 45 Jonas Brothers concerts, but there is a deeper story underneath. I felt called to do something that summer that made no logical sense and I lived on the edge financially to do it for three months. Every time I was ready to give up, be responsible, come back to Baltimore, there was a paradigm shift.
*An invitation to dinner in Portland from a mother who was following the journey
*A 3-minute conversation with a woman in Minneapolis telling me the blogs were a lifeline to her 13 year old daughter
*A job to film Jonas fans playing Bop-it
*A mother who became a lifeline to my daughter in Los Angeles
*Tickets and hotel rooms that appeared from musicians and a bus driver who was driving the back up band.
It became a quest. With limited money, I had to think differently to make it to the end.
Isn't that what we are all being called to do right now? Think in a different way about all of the details in our lives. Everything in the world is changing. Jobs, housing, banking, education, government and healthcare. This is not the time to give up. This is the time to dig deeper, get a new perspective, awaken our creativity, and collaborate with one another.
Here is the beginning of my vision. It will continue to evolve this year:
I am creating a membership called An Evolutionary Woman's Journey series (this came to me as I drove through the mountains in 2008. Another story!)
The membership time period is Oct 1, 2010-Sept 30, 2011. The cost is $22. (If you sign up now, the cost is $17 and you will receive the first excerpt of the book on Sept 22, 2010)
Three e-books will be released this year:
Book 1-45 concerts Part 1
Book 2-45 concerts Part 2
Book 3-Living on the Road: A One-year journey
Here is what you do:
1. Go to this link to sign up: http://bit.ly/ewjourney
2. Every month 8-10 chapters of the current book will be e-mailed to you on the 22nd. I will mail the first chapters on Sept 22. It will be a pdf file. You can read it on your computer or print it out.
3. A survey will arrive 2 weeks later asking you for your opinion about things in the book.
4. Every month there will be something for you to vote on- Title of the book, Cover design, Book structure. I will supply the content of the book, but you will be building it with me. There is a book series called, "Choose Your Own Adventure." There may be elements of that added to the book. Sections about making choices in our lives.
5. There is a Facebook page to join called An Evolutionary Woman's Journey Series. There will be discussions. Anyone can join the FB page, but the books will only be shared with people who have a membership.
6. More ideas will emerge! And many of them will come from you.
7. If anyone has a business or a website, there will be space in the back of the book to advertise. E-mail me at opentoinspiration@gmail.com for advertising info.
8. If you have more questions about the program before signing up, write in the comments section of this blog or go to my formspring account. http://www.formspring.me/andreahylen
9. A monthly drawing with prizes like posters, books and goodies. More ideas will emerge...
******************
Here are some of the lines from the book- Part 1:
*Concert 5-: I started thinking about the impact we can each have on the people and the world around us. I talked with many fans who felt that the Jonas Brothers music had healed their hearts. They felt sad or unloved in their lives. This sadness could be from the loss of a loved one or an illness or a disappointment in life.
As I sang the songs in the concert tonight, I began to imagine that I was a light beam in the world. I was feeling the love and the music and then I was imagining that I could spread that love to the section I was in and then to the rest of the arena and out into the world.
What if that is true? What if whenever we felt love we began to radiate love to the world? Try this. Think of a situation where you have felt love. Feel the love and imagine that it can flow out of you, like breathing in and out. Breathe in the love. Breathe out the love. As you feel the healing of you own heart, breathe that out into the world and then breathe it in again. Maybe that is the greatest gift of following the Jonas Brothers. The love we feel radiated to ourselves and each other.
*I ask myself, "Why can't I trust life to support me? Why must I worry and fear that things will not work out? Why am I holding onto the details of life so tightly when I have so much proof that I am supported?
*Am I here to watch the movie of my life or am I here for the ride? I choose the ride.
*Concert 6- Tacoma, Washington. I needed silence. My mind was racing with questions and I wanted to find a stillness to hear the answers. For me the silence is best in nature. I take a quiet walk or sit and watch the birds, the flowers, the trees, the wind, the clouds and the sky. As I sit in that still connection between myself and something greater than myself, the questions begin to appear.
*(talking about the impact of songs from the bands traveling with the Jonas Brothers) From the Honor Society is the song, "See U in the Dark." This is stirring something in me that is ready for the next chapter in my life. I am closing the chapter of homeschooling Mom. Widow of Hurley. Baltimore resident. I am excited to move into the next chapter and it is scary at the same time. The words from the song, "I'll never see you the same, The veil has been lifted, now I see you're gifted, My whole perspective has changed." This summer I want to explore the questions, "What are my gifts? What is the next step for me? How do I support Hannah in the last two years of school and begin to explore my own new life?" What's next?
*Concert 9: Provo, Utah. My victory is your victory. My YES! to the Universe, is your YES! to the Universe. My adventure leads you to your adventure.
It takes courage to step out of your comfort zone and risk everything. I am learning to relax more on this evolutionary edge and follow the ideas and the guidance. Every step leads me to the next step.
*This is funny. As I write this blog, the ad on my Facebook page in this moment reads, “Be more than a Leader. Be an influential leader. Learn how to create solutions that make a difference!”
********
I hope you will join me on the journey this year, as we create something together. Here is the link to sign up: http://bit.ly/ewjourney
Monday, July 12, 2010
Moved to another blog for the summer/fall 2010
Hello community of supporters and life travelers!
I wanted to let you know that I created another blog for the summer and fall of 2010.
The name of the new blog is A Call to Inspiration. Initially, it will be one blog a week until I submit my book to a publisher. I would love if you would go to the site and become a follower.
The focus will be the call to inspiration I am observing in the world. The blogs will include music, film, art, spiritual leaders and inspiration. Examples of hope and infinite possibilities.
Please comment your own experiences as a way to share and inspire each other. Please share the new blog on Facebook and Twitter.
http://calltoinspiration.blogspot.com/
Embrace the adventure,
Andrea
I wanted to let you know that I created another blog for the summer and fall of 2010.
The name of the new blog is A Call to Inspiration. Initially, it will be one blog a week until I submit my book to a publisher. I would love if you would go to the site and become a follower.
The focus will be the call to inspiration I am observing in the world. The blogs will include music, film, art, spiritual leaders and inspiration. Examples of hope and infinite possibilities.
Please comment your own experiences as a way to share and inspire each other. Please share the new blog on Facebook and Twitter.
http://calltoinspiration.blogspot.com/
Embrace the adventure,
Andrea
Friday, April 30, 2010
Day 108: On the road-Spiritual Authors Part 8
Spiritual Authors: Part 8
This is the last blog in a series of 8. The five authors in this last blog were all people I connected with through the contest and Facebook. My body is energized from listening to the messages they are each bringing forth.
The Next Top Spiritual Author Contest has been a calling for 3000 people to share their gifts with the world. With this kind of passion and enthusiasm, imagine what we can do to heal, transform and create a shift in consciousness? Peace within creates peace on Earth.
Here are the authors:
36) Laura Cannon and Tim Mulosmanaj. Laura and Tim are a happily married couple who have committed themselves to helping other couples create connection, purpose and growth in their relationships. They are filled with joy, passion and laughter. I already feel that Laura is a soul sister. She is a member of On Purpose Networking in Baltimore, one of my favorite places on the planet. The name of their book is Creationships: Transform your romantic relationship into the ultimate tool for growth and fulfillment. Watch their video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=532
37) Mahri Best. Mahri is a live-er of life. She has followed her inner guidance throughout her life to a variety of jobs and travel. After watching her video, I felt more connected to myself. She delivers a passion of beautiful words and a feeling of unlimited potential. I have so much I want to say here about her! I suggest you click on the link and read the description of her book. Her message carries a powerful energy of healing. Her book is called, "Soul Talking: Wisdom in Rhyme to make a difference through her words and music." http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2156
38) Marguerite Piazza Bonnett. Marguerite's life could easily be made into a Hallmark movie of the week. Her mother was a famous actress. Her father was a socialite who died when she was 7. And the stepfather spent all of their money while her mother was battling cancer. With all of that, Marguerite went on a path of discovering who she REALLY is! Now, she wants to help you do that, too. She radiates so much light. The name of her book is: 12 New Thought Steps: The Secret to Releasing Old Patterns And Creating a Life You Love Living. View the link to her video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=256
39) Michelle Casto. At the bottom of Michelle's bio is a quote by Osho, "A master cannot teach, but she can invite you." This is the perfect description of Michelle. When I read her facebook page or the words on her author page, I feel invited into her space. She is a consciousness catalyst who ignites the inner fire of anyone who is willing and enters into her space. I would describe her as a spiritual mover and shaker! The name of her book is, "The Destiny Decision: Integrating Choice and Grace on your Sacred Path of Purpose" http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2107
40) Stuart Rosen. Stuart is an author, speaker and has hosted 3 radio shows, EnLighten Up, Manifesting the Positive, and Dare to Be Your Best. By watching his video, I know that the book he has written about a man who lost his job and is at a spiritual crossroads is going to be entertaining. Stuart is a cat lover. From the hairdresser cat, to the yoda cat, to all of the beautiful cat expressions in his video, he had me at, "So I was telling my hairdresser all about my new novel." The name of his book is , "Dare to Be Your Best" Click on the link to watch his video http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2339
Enjoy the spiritual wisdom, and heart centered connection of the authors and Vote! Thanks so much.
My book is Open to Inspiration: The summer a woman discovered herself with a teenage daughter and the Jonas Brothers on a 10,000 mile road trip. http://www.NextTopAuthor.com/?aid=49
Top 250 authors go to Round 2.
This is the last blog in a series of 8. The five authors in this last blog were all people I connected with through the contest and Facebook. My body is energized from listening to the messages they are each bringing forth.
The Next Top Spiritual Author Contest has been a calling for 3000 people to share their gifts with the world. With this kind of passion and enthusiasm, imagine what we can do to heal, transform and create a shift in consciousness? Peace within creates peace on Earth.
Here are the authors:
36) Laura Cannon and Tim Mulosmanaj. Laura and Tim are a happily married couple who have committed themselves to helping other couples create connection, purpose and growth in their relationships. They are filled with joy, passion and laughter. I already feel that Laura is a soul sister. She is a member of On Purpose Networking in Baltimore, one of my favorite places on the planet. The name of their book is Creationships: Transform your romantic relationship into the ultimate tool for growth and fulfillment. Watch their video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=532
37) Mahri Best. Mahri is a live-er of life. She has followed her inner guidance throughout her life to a variety of jobs and travel. After watching her video, I felt more connected to myself. She delivers a passion of beautiful words and a feeling of unlimited potential. I have so much I want to say here about her! I suggest you click on the link and read the description of her book. Her message carries a powerful energy of healing. Her book is called, "Soul Talking: Wisdom in Rhyme to make a difference through her words and music." http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2156
38) Marguerite Piazza Bonnett. Marguerite's life could easily be made into a Hallmark movie of the week. Her mother was a famous actress. Her father was a socialite who died when she was 7. And the stepfather spent all of their money while her mother was battling cancer. With all of that, Marguerite went on a path of discovering who she REALLY is! Now, she wants to help you do that, too. She radiates so much light. The name of her book is: 12 New Thought Steps: The Secret to Releasing Old Patterns And Creating a Life You Love Living. View the link to her video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=256
39) Michelle Casto. At the bottom of Michelle's bio is a quote by Osho, "A master cannot teach, but she can invite you." This is the perfect description of Michelle. When I read her facebook page or the words on her author page, I feel invited into her space. She is a consciousness catalyst who ignites the inner fire of anyone who is willing and enters into her space. I would describe her as a spiritual mover and shaker! The name of her book is, "The Destiny Decision: Integrating Choice and Grace on your Sacred Path of Purpose" http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2107
40) Stuart Rosen. Stuart is an author, speaker and has hosted 3 radio shows, EnLighten Up, Manifesting the Positive, and Dare to Be Your Best. By watching his video, I know that the book he has written about a man who lost his job and is at a spiritual crossroads is going to be entertaining. Stuart is a cat lover. From the hairdresser cat, to the yoda cat, to all of the beautiful cat expressions in his video, he had me at, "So I was telling my hairdresser all about my new novel." The name of his book is , "Dare to Be Your Best" Click on the link to watch his video http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2339
Enjoy the spiritual wisdom, and heart centered connection of the authors and Vote! Thanks so much.
My book is Open to Inspiration: The summer a woman discovered herself with a teenage daughter and the Jonas Brothers on a 10,000 mile road trip. http://www.NextTopAuthor.com/?aid=49
Top 250 authors go to Round 2.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Day 106: On the Road Spiritual Authors Part 7
This is the last week of voting for the Next Top Spiritual Author contest. May 3, 2010 midnight. Don't wait! Vote now!
I decided to devote a blog to five of the male authors in the contest. All five of the men are writing books that inspired me in different ways. All 5 of them were on Tambra Harck's radio show Joy of Love and Life. When Tambra finishes the last few shows this week , there will be 13 shows with 4-6 authors on each show. Here is the link to all of the recordings:
http://joyofloveandlife.com/NTSAseries.htm
And here is the link for Tambra's book, Sacred Truths: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2109
Now on to the men:
31) Brad Williams. Brad is an astrologer and a spiritual counselor. He believes that we each need to embrace the inner feminine to support the transformation in the world to balance the mind and the heart. His book is called Thinking Man's Dreamer, Based on a true story: One man's journey finding balance in the divine feminine. Click here to listen to his book video: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2827
32) David Wodtke. David is a deep lover of nature and animals. Watching his video with his calming soul and pictures of nature, I felt peace. David is peace. His book talks about seeing the external environment, including nature as a part of us. The name of his book is Awakening the Heart's Natural Love. To view his video, click here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=44
33) Michael Brown. Mike is a spiritual coach who helps people turn their blocks into blessings. He is so passionate and full of laughter and love. The name of his book came from the words his mother said to him throughout his life. It wasn't until he was about 34 that he began to feel that what she said was true about each one of us. The name of his book is: You are a Gift to the World: A Message from my Mother. View his audio here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=1878
34) Michael David Lawrence. Michael is a Residential Coach at a therapeutic boarding school for teenage girls. I was really inspired by his message, the work he has been doing for 35 years and his commitment to help people heal. His book was written to help you get in touch with your wounded inner child and how to recover from trauma. The name of his book is, "Emotional Health: Freedom From Suffering and Trauma." Listen to his audio here http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2627
35) Paul Terrill. Paul is a Conscious Living Coach. He lives and breathes his passion to live life with joy and purpose and gratitude. In his book, he uses real life stories of people he has coached and the steps to live life empowered. His book is called, "Applied Empowerment: A Manual for Conscious Living" http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=1898
Enjoy the spiritual wisdom, and heart centered connection of the authors and Vote! Thanks so much.
My book is Open to Inspiration: The summer a woman discovered herself with a teenage daughter and the Jonas Brothers on a 10,000 mile road trip. http://www.NextTopAuthor.com/?aid=49
Top 250 authors go to Round 2.
I decided to devote a blog to five of the male authors in the contest. All five of the men are writing books that inspired me in different ways. All 5 of them were on Tambra Harck's radio show Joy of Love and Life. When Tambra finishes the last few shows this week , there will be 13 shows with 4-6 authors on each show. Here is the link to all of the recordings:
http://joyofloveandlife.com/NTSAseries.htm
And here is the link for Tambra's book, Sacred Truths: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2109
Now on to the men:
31) Brad Williams. Brad is an astrologer and a spiritual counselor. He believes that we each need to embrace the inner feminine to support the transformation in the world to balance the mind and the heart. His book is called Thinking Man's Dreamer, Based on a true story: One man's journey finding balance in the divine feminine. Click here to listen to his book video: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2827
32) David Wodtke. David is a deep lover of nature and animals. Watching his video with his calming soul and pictures of nature, I felt peace. David is peace. His book talks about seeing the external environment, including nature as a part of us. The name of his book is Awakening the Heart's Natural Love. To view his video, click here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=44
33) Michael Brown. Mike is a spiritual coach who helps people turn their blocks into blessings. He is so passionate and full of laughter and love. The name of his book came from the words his mother said to him throughout his life. It wasn't until he was about 34 that he began to feel that what she said was true about each one of us. The name of his book is: You are a Gift to the World: A Message from my Mother. View his audio here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=1878
34) Michael David Lawrence. Michael is a Residential Coach at a therapeutic boarding school for teenage girls. I was really inspired by his message, the work he has been doing for 35 years and his commitment to help people heal. His book was written to help you get in touch with your wounded inner child and how to recover from trauma. The name of his book is, "Emotional Health: Freedom From Suffering and Trauma." Listen to his audio here http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2627
35) Paul Terrill. Paul is a Conscious Living Coach. He lives and breathes his passion to live life with joy and purpose and gratitude. In his book, he uses real life stories of people he has coached and the steps to live life empowered. His book is called, "Applied Empowerment: A Manual for Conscious Living" http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=1898
Enjoy the spiritual wisdom, and heart centered connection of the authors and Vote! Thanks so much.
My book is Open to Inspiration: The summer a woman discovered herself with a teenage daughter and the Jonas Brothers on a 10,000 mile road trip. http://www.NextTopAuthor.com/?aid=49
Top 250 authors go to Round 2.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Day 101: On the road Next Top Spiritual Author contest Part 6
April 22, 2010
Happy Earth Day!
Here is Part 6 of the Introduction of 5 more authors in the Next Top Spiritual Author contest. I am so grateful for the divine way I have been led to each of the authors. Some of them I have known for years and others have crossed by path in the last week.
Enjoy the journey and adventure with each of these pure souls.
26) Carol Woodliff. Carol is a hypnotherapist and a speaker. She has had an amazing career and background. Her book emerged from a conversation with a voice within that asked her to write this book. All of her life experiences led her to this moment. I met Carol through my book buddy, Anna Stookey. Anna spoke of the incredible spirit of Carol and I agree. Her book is called, "From Scared to Sacred: A Skeptic's Journey of Hearing, Accepting, and Living from the Voice Within. Listen to her audio here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2127
27) Cerena Mary Lauren. Cerena Mary is a professional social worker and a Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking. I met her through the network of ministers from the Beloved Community and James Twyman. She is devoted to helping people heal deep wounds from their past. Her book is called, "Sacred Release: How to change your stories and reclaim who you came here to be." View her video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=634
28) Cynthia Reiber. Cynthia is a Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking and co-founder of an organization called Home: Healing Our Mutual Earth. Her resume is a mile long. She is one of the most generous ministers in the Beloved Community and is always leading groups and sharing her time. Her book is called, "Becoming an Alchemist: Tools for Understanding and Developing Your Connection to the Divine" Listen to her audio here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=245
29) Maria Gamb. Maria is a former Fortune 500 executive trailblazer who worked in corporate America for more than 20 years. Another powerful woman with a long resume. I met Maria at the Freedom Formula Experience in Los Angeles in 2009. The way I would describe her is powerful, heart-centered and passionate. She is absolutely a leader who is blazing a trail for healing. Her book is called, "The Healing of Corporate America: How to create powerful values based leadership that gets results." View her video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2343
30) Margie Marketta Myllari. Margie is a Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking who is devoted to the Divine Mother. Her hometown is in the Arctic Circle in Lapland, the official city of Santa Claus. She has an incredible vision to build a Peace Chapel there. Her book is called, "Maria Magdalena in my Heart: Margie's Courageous Journey to Maria Magdalena. http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=233
Enjoy the spiritual wisdom, and heart centered connection of the authors and Vote! Thanks so much.
My book is Open to Inspiration: The summer a woman discovered herself with a teenage daughter and the Jonas Brothers on a 10,000 mile road trip. http://www.NextTopAuthor.com/?aid=49
Top 250 authors go to Round 2.
Happy Earth Day!
Here is Part 6 of the Introduction of 5 more authors in the Next Top Spiritual Author contest. I am so grateful for the divine way I have been led to each of the authors. Some of them I have known for years and others have crossed by path in the last week.
Enjoy the journey and adventure with each of these pure souls.
26) Carol Woodliff. Carol is a hypnotherapist and a speaker. She has had an amazing career and background. Her book emerged from a conversation with a voice within that asked her to write this book. All of her life experiences led her to this moment. I met Carol through my book buddy, Anna Stookey. Anna spoke of the incredible spirit of Carol and I agree. Her book is called, "From Scared to Sacred: A Skeptic's Journey of Hearing, Accepting, and Living from the Voice Within. Listen to her audio here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2127
27) Cerena Mary Lauren. Cerena Mary is a professional social worker and a Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking. I met her through the network of ministers from the Beloved Community and James Twyman. She is devoted to helping people heal deep wounds from their past. Her book is called, "Sacred Release: How to change your stories and reclaim who you came here to be." View her video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=634
28) Cynthia Reiber. Cynthia is a Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking and co-founder of an organization called Home: Healing Our Mutual Earth. Her resume is a mile long. She is one of the most generous ministers in the Beloved Community and is always leading groups and sharing her time. Her book is called, "Becoming an Alchemist: Tools for Understanding and Developing Your Connection to the Divine" Listen to her audio here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=245
29) Maria Gamb. Maria is a former Fortune 500 executive trailblazer who worked in corporate America for more than 20 years. Another powerful woman with a long resume. I met Maria at the Freedom Formula Experience in Los Angeles in 2009. The way I would describe her is powerful, heart-centered and passionate. She is absolutely a leader who is blazing a trail for healing. Her book is called, "The Healing of Corporate America: How to create powerful values based leadership that gets results." View her video here: http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=2343
30) Margie Marketta Myllari. Margie is a Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking who is devoted to the Divine Mother. Her hometown is in the Arctic Circle in Lapland, the official city of Santa Claus. She has an incredible vision to build a Peace Chapel there. Her book is called, "Maria Magdalena in my Heart: Margie's Courageous Journey to Maria Magdalena. http://www.nexttopauthor.com/?aid=233
Enjoy the spiritual wisdom, and heart centered connection of the authors and Vote! Thanks so much.
My book is Open to Inspiration: The summer a woman discovered herself with a teenage daughter and the Jonas Brothers on a 10,000 mile road trip. http://www.NextTopAuthor.com/?aid=49
Top 250 authors go to Round 2.
Day 100: On the road-Dramatic Adventure and the grant writing process
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I had a conversation with my daughter, Mary K., co-owner of Dramatic Adventure Theatre. We went through the process of filling out the application and gathered experiences to share with you.
Here is the link to the Dramatic Adventure Theatre idea. They need DAILY voting for the next 9 days:
http://www.refresheverything.com/dramaticadventure
If you are specifically interested in applying for this grant, the first thing I would do is click on the link above. Then, After voting! Click on the following words:
How It Works
anyone can submit their idea
Download the toolkit
The toolkit lists the step by step instructions and lists the dates for applying. This is the most critical piece to understand.
Here is some advice from Mary K. about the application:
1) Go into the site and pick a few "ideas" to follow. "Ideas" is the term that pepsi uses throughout the site.
2) Look at the ideas in the Top 10 spots and the bottom 10 spots. Look at the presentation of the ideas.
3) Make a list of things you like and don't like. Think about things you already have created for your organizations website. Do you have pictures, a solid mission statement, short videos? Do you have a "why" for doing this?
4) There are 10 winners every month in the $5,000, $25,000 and $50,000 categories. The top 10 ideas with the most votes.
5) The $250,000 category is awarded to the Top 2. She feels that you need a really solid support system in place to receive enough votes to reach that level.
6. When applying for a grant take the lower category instead of reaching for a higher number. For example, if you have an idea with a budget of $30,000, select the $25,000 level. In the budget notes, make a note that you will be raising the additional $5,000 for the project. Someone may see that note and donate money to you. Do not add an extra $20,000 to your budget, if you can do it for $30,000.
7. Your application is also your "idea" website. So, it all has to be ready when you submit it.
8. Mary K and Jesse applied on the first day of the month, at 12:00 am (midnight). They received confirmation at 12:08 am. When they checked something at 12:28 am, the application process for the month was closed. 1000 applications were received.
9. The first picture you upload becomes the lead picture on your site. You can't change it. Choose the picture that best reflects your idea.
10. On that note, Mary K. was noticing all kinds of typos, even on an organization's name. Review all of the information well. This will be the face of your organization for the entire month. You can not change it once it uploaded and the voting begins.
11. If you are an individual applying for a grant vs an organization, select one of the lower amounts of money. *one important note for an individual. Write the description like a biography in 3rd person. It brings more credibility to the project. For example, you have a quilting project and you need funding for materials. "Dana has been a quilter for 20 years. Her greatest passion is providing quilts to people who are in hospice. The quilts provide warmth for the patient who is dying and the quilt goes home with the family member as a memory of the last days of their life. The quilts created by Dana will provide..." Mary the presentation from 3rd person is more powerful and compelling. Instead of writing, I have been a quilter for ... I will provide...I have done...
12. This last piece can be a little confusing. I am going to break this down into bite-size pieces.
-You have applied for the grant and your application has been "received"
-You will receive notification of final acceptance around 6am on the first day of the month.
-The pepsi website shuts down 8pm-midnight on the last day of the month.
-Basically, you will prepare everything and still you don't know if you are accepted until the day the voting begins.
Timeline example:
Idea site is completed by Feb 28 at noon
Application submitted at 12:01 am on March 1
March is the month to prepare your idea site with information and videos and pictures
April 1 6am (approx time) you receive the Yes! that you are accepted and everything goes LIVE.
I hope this was helpful to some of you who will be applying for this grant or another grant. Next week, we will list things Dramatic Adventure Theatre did to prepare for the voting.
All of the preparations made their organization stronger. Even if they had not been accepted for the grant process, they created a momentum in their company. They have all learned and grown so much this month.
More information next week. Thanks for voting!
http://www.refresheverything.com/dramaticadventure
Dramatic Adventure Theatre shares the journey of the Pepsi Refresh Challenge
The Application ProcessI had a conversation with my daughter, Mary K., co-owner of Dramatic Adventure Theatre. We went through the process of filling out the application and gathered experiences to share with you.
Here is the link to the Dramatic Adventure Theatre idea. They need DAILY voting for the next 9 days:
http://www.refresheverything.com/dramaticadventure
If you are specifically interested in applying for this grant, the first thing I would do is click on the link above. Then, After voting! Click on the following words:
How It Works
anyone can submit their idea
Download the toolkit
The toolkit lists the step by step instructions and lists the dates for applying. This is the most critical piece to understand.
Here is some advice from Mary K. about the application:
1) Go into the site and pick a few "ideas" to follow. "Ideas" is the term that pepsi uses throughout the site.
2) Look at the ideas in the Top 10 spots and the bottom 10 spots. Look at the presentation of the ideas.
3) Make a list of things you like and don't like. Think about things you already have created for your organizations website. Do you have pictures, a solid mission statement, short videos? Do you have a "why" for doing this?
4) There are 10 winners every month in the $5,000, $25,000 and $50,000 categories. The top 10 ideas with the most votes.
5) The $250,000 category is awarded to the Top 2. She feels that you need a really solid support system in place to receive enough votes to reach that level.
6. When applying for a grant take the lower category instead of reaching for a higher number. For example, if you have an idea with a budget of $30,000, select the $25,000 level. In the budget notes, make a note that you will be raising the additional $5,000 for the project. Someone may see that note and donate money to you. Do not add an extra $20,000 to your budget, if you can do it for $30,000.
7. Your application is also your "idea" website. So, it all has to be ready when you submit it.
8. Mary K and Jesse applied on the first day of the month, at 12:00 am (midnight). They received confirmation at 12:08 am. When they checked something at 12:28 am, the application process for the month was closed. 1000 applications were received.
9. The first picture you upload becomes the lead picture on your site. You can't change it. Choose the picture that best reflects your idea.
10. On that note, Mary K. was noticing all kinds of typos, even on an organization's name. Review all of the information well. This will be the face of your organization for the entire month. You can not change it once it uploaded and the voting begins.
11. If you are an individual applying for a grant vs an organization, select one of the lower amounts of money. *one important note for an individual. Write the description like a biography in 3rd person. It brings more credibility to the project. For example, you have a quilting project and you need funding for materials. "Dana has been a quilter for 20 years. Her greatest passion is providing quilts to people who are in hospice. The quilts provide warmth for the patient who is dying and the quilt goes home with the family member as a memory of the last days of their life. The quilts created by Dana will provide..." Mary the presentation from 3rd person is more powerful and compelling. Instead of writing, I have been a quilter for ... I will provide...I have done...
12. This last piece can be a little confusing. I am going to break this down into bite-size pieces.
-You have applied for the grant and your application has been "received"
-You will receive notification of final acceptance around 6am on the first day of the month.
-The pepsi website shuts down 8pm-midnight on the last day of the month.
-Basically, you will prepare everything and still you don't know if you are accepted until the day the voting begins.
Timeline example:
Idea site is completed by Feb 28 at noon
Application submitted at 12:01 am on March 1
March is the month to prepare your idea site with information and videos and pictures
April 1 6am (approx time) you receive the Yes! that you are accepted and everything goes LIVE.
I hope this was helpful to some of you who will be applying for this grant or another grant. Next week, we will list things Dramatic Adventure Theatre did to prepare for the voting.
All of the preparations made their organization stronger. Even if they had not been accepted for the grant process, they created a momentum in their company. They have all learned and grown so much this month.
More information next week. Thanks for voting!
http://www.refresheverything.com/dramaticadventure
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