Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day -- " Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind ."  ~ (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling -- World of Writing Interview --  Author Robert Mazur joins us for a World of Writing Interview to talk about his book – The Infiltrator – and his life as a writer. The Infiltrator tells the story of Robert’s experience as an undercover agent in a deadly drug cartel. Pablo Escobar ran one of the deadliest and most feared drug cartels in the world. Mazur was assigned as an undercover agent to infiltrate the hierarchy of that cartel and their money launderers. What transpired from his work was hailed as one of the most celebrated stings in world history. Along with cartel leadership, the evidence Mazur gathered brought down the world's 7 th largest privately held bank and its senior management. For more information visit http://the-infiltrator.com Q: Who inspired you to pursue a career in writing? ...

-- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144    Robin Marvel is a multi-published author and nationwide motivational speaker in the field of self-development. She has taken the negative situations she was dealt throughout her life and turned them into motivation and purpose. Today she is here to share some of her experiences, tips and techniques with us. Join us live from 10-11 AM (Pacific) and drop in the live chat room; or access the archive of today's episode at your convenience later on:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/04/17/from-negative-to-positive -- Contest !! -- http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.ca/2012/03/no-strings-attached-giveaway-hop-sign.html No Strings Attached April 17-22nd - Participating Blogs We are thrilled to participate in another mulit-blog giveaway hop, ...

-- Managing Fears -- Today's article is part of a series of writings submitted by Stanley Popovich - Stan Popovich is the author of A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods - that presents a general overview of techniques that are effective in managing persistent fears and anxieties. For additional information go to: http://www.managingfear.com/   Managing Your Persistent Fears, Anxieties and Stresses Everybody deals with anxiety and depression, however some people have a difficult time in managing it. As a result, here is a brief list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their most persistent fears and every day anxieties. When facing a current or upcoming task that overwhelms you with a lot of anxiety, the first thing you can do is to divide the task into a series of smaller steps. Completing these smaller tasks one at a time will make the stress more manageable and increases yo...

-- Conscious Living Event -- April 16 - 21  Intermat 2012 - expo for construction materials, innovations, end-of-life management, deconstruction and more Location : Paris, France Info : www.intermat.fr  -- Brummet's In the Media -- Ami Blackwelder interviews Lillian Brummet -  published today:  http://amiblackwelder.blogspot.com  -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Sign up via itunes for the Conscious Discussions Radio show: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id262138144    It is time for another installment of the Best of Conscious Discussions series... today we'll focus on two fantastic interviews on Sustainable Communities.  Jim Bell ( JimBell.com ) shares his ideas on how we as individuals can “create life-support sustaining economies” in our communities.  - and - Marty Metro, Chief Executive officer of Used Cardboard Boxes, ( UsedCardboardBoxes.com ) explains the importa...

-- Quote of the Day --  “… Focus and go within to identify that voice within – and access that rather than the ego – that crazy screeching voice. …Accepting what happened in our lives, rather than resisting what happened – and our attitude will change and the past will no longer have the weight it used to have. …Identification of the self-sabotaging behaviors; enables you to set a powerful intention.   …We have to be conscious of what we are thinking because our thoughts will manifest in our lives. …Helping and healing are the final steps – once we’ve healed and learned the skills, we need to help others by sharing our message. …What matters most is what you think of yourself; not what the ads or commercials tell us. Materialism does not bring us joy .” ~ Mal Duane  Find the full interview with Mal Duane via: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/01/24/life-coach--educating-others -- Referral Corner -- It h...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… We think there are different kinds of love, but in reality there is only one love. …On some level we truly don’t believe we are worthy and we run around finding people and situations that prove us right – that we aren’t worthy of love. …As long as we are holding a grievance, it will block the awareness of love – where all our joy and peace is. …We put a lot of conditions on our love, we say ‘If you don’t do this I’m going to have a grievance against you’…but we need to realize the cost of this – that it is so exhausting. …Love is enormously powerful – a lot of people are deeply afraid of this power .” ~ Carmen Allgood - True Love http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2012/01/22/true-love -- Positive News -- We wanted to take some time today to celebrate some of the innovative recycling programs that now exist for people involved in agriculture.  CleanFarms is a world-leading, and world-renown...

-- Quote of the Day -- “There are no failures but one:  To believe your mind when it tells you that you’re hopeless,  that you’ll never succeed,  and to give up.” ~ Alan Kaufman – The Journeyman -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- International exhibiting and award-winning photographer, and owner of Dowd Studios Inc. -  Jason Dowd is here today to share his insights, experiences and lots of advice about a profession in the world of the arts. Artists who really want to make it in the world need to understand the difference between a hobby and taking the artistic work into the world of business. Often artists seem to be their worst enemy – we’ll discover the causes for this, overlooked opportunities, and some of the do’s and don’ts that artists need to know.  Join us live @ 10-11 AM (Pacific) and drop in the live chat room too - or access the archive at your convenience later on: http://www.blogtalkradio...