Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --    “Hope is the thing with feathers  that perches in the soul  and sings the tune with out words  and never stops, at all.” ~ Emily Dickinson  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Life can dish out some nasty circumstances: we get fired, suddenly lose someone we love or get really ill. Owner of Combs and Company, blogger, author, international consultant, instructor and speaker, Deidre Combs has studied and taught cross-cultural strategies for resolving conflict and overcoming challenges for the past 18 years....

-- Brummet's In the Media -- Kevin Finn hosts Audio Dust Jacket radio show , which features in-depth interviews with published authors - discussing their book, revealing key insights behind the pages, and sharing valuable lessons learned from their work. I was invited to appear on this radio show to participate i n the fourth installment of this series to talk about our Purple Snowflake Marketing book - and I’m so excited to share it with you. This 4th installment also has interviews with several other writers starting with Jenny Milchman, Charmain Hammond, Angil Trach-Ritchey... and myself. Check it out via: http://audiodustjacket.businessradiox.com/2013/01/27/audio-dust-jacket-volume-four/ And do let me know what you thought of it :) A “Novel” Approach to Building Empathy across Differences Lorraine Segal, owner of ConflictRemedy.com ,  offers one on one conflict management and communication coaching, group training, a...

 -- Quote of the Day --    “The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle. If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain with out thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.” ~ Frederick Douglass  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   How do we gain a foothold...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “To cherish what remains of the Earth  and to foster its renewal  is our only legitimate hope of survival” ~ Wendell Berry -- Positive News --    --> Now here is something very cool for those of you interested in alternative energy sources and new lighting technologies that I learned of from Japanfs.org An innovative office equipment manufacturer, Green House Co., launched a new LED lantern product that can generate electricity using only water and salt. This product doesn't even need dry cells to store the energy, there are no batteries to charge. Simply by pouring some salt water into the lantern, little ions travel up a metal rod of magnesium to a carbon rod and that simple act generates enough electricity to power the 55 lumen light. How cool is that? -- Conscious Living Event --  Jan 28 – 31 US Composting Council 21 st Annual Co...

 -- Quote of the Day --  “I do not think the measure of a civilization is  how tall its buildings of concrete are,  but rather how well its people have learned  to relate to their environments and fellow man.” ~ Sun Bear of the Chippewa  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Best of Conscious Discussions series offers highlights from some of the best discussions we've had in the past. Today is our 35th episode in this series – Featuring 2 experts offering advice on: Energy & Electronics.  Our first guest: Executi...

  -- Quote of the Day --  “We started in our studio in our home, then our 2-car garage - then a 3-car garage about 3 blocks from our house… and about that point we brought on Easter Seals Colorado which does all of our labeling and bagging. So that eliminated a huge part of the business - now we have a crew of about 18 full time Easter individuals now at our warehouse.  …I didn’t really know what Easter Seals was about and what their mission was (before partnering with them) – which is ultimately to get these people into independent living situations with jobs… the ages range from older teenagers to upper 60’s, with all different backgrounds and skill levels. We are just so proud to have partnered with them, and so proud of each individual. …One of our best investments has been a business coach helping us with business ethics and she helps keep us on track. …We live a lifestyle now where in the middle of a Tuesday we can go for a hike, we can walk or bike to most p...

  -- World of Writing --    Today’s featured author is Neal James – based in Derbyshire, UK – who began writing in 2007 when a series of short stories found favour on a number of international writing sites. Since then, he has released three novels and an anthology of short stories. Full Marks , his fifth book in as many years, is a crime novel and a product of a vivid imagination set against a backdrop of exposés dating back to the mid- 1970s. Two Little Dicky Birds , his 2010 release, was a finalist in the prestigious UK Peoples Book prize of 2012. Neal is also a member of a number of writing groups, and a regular contributor to local newspaper features. Find Neal @: www.NealJames.webs.com   Q: Neal, I understand that you have had quite a number of books and short stories published – can you tell us how many books/stories are now available for your readers? A: Books – there have been four so far: A Ticket to Tewkes...

  -- Quote of the Day --    “He who wishes to secure the good of others  has already secured his own.” ~ Confucious        -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio --  * Airs live @ 10-11 AM (Pacifc)  - all episodes are archived indefinitely within moments after they air live, and are available for you to listen to later on at any time of day.     Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144   Author, speaker and founder of the Modlin Legal Services, Inc – Marina Modlin is here to offer information on why we need to have estate plans in place. She’ll offer tips that we’ll want to consider and she’ll give us an insiders view as to what this process involves. We’ll learn how her business became certified as the only Green Business law...