Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “You are always going to have people who are going to try to take you down. A lot of people are resentful that you’ve produced a book; you have to understand who they are and just go around them. …If I have a set amount of things I have listed on my calendar that doesn’t mean that is what I’m going to get done, any one telephone call can change things. One moment I could be doing cover design and book design, there is always something new to learn – I spend a lot of time touching up people’s work; I deal with a lot of printers, and my given day can be doing anything from invoicing to design. …I feel authors need to find places to speak in public, places to be seen online and merchandising. …A golden rule for authors is not to hound people, get online and do your homework; if you don’t follow directions then you appear as not being professional and not being easy to work with. …As a member of the media I find that authors are not pr...

-- Brummet's In the Media --  March 19th at 9 AM (Eastern ) / 6 AM (Pacific)      Audrey Bell-Kearney and Georgette Taylor   - hosts of the  Miss Boss Radio - have invited me to be a f eatured guest on thi er radio show today. It is my understanding that they will have a chat room open as well during the live broadcast, and the interview will be arch ived for those who cannot make the live show.    http://www.blogtalkradio.com/themsbossshow/2013/03/19/the-ms-boss-show  *Please do check it out and if you like what you hear there, feel free to share it with your circles via the social networking buttons on the link above. -- 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 ...

  * Nancy Parker, marketing director of EnannySource.com asked us to share the following interview with our readers. Expert Insights: Focusing on Today’s Youth with Anthony Goulet, Gang Prevention and Interventionist Originally published here -http://www.enannysource.com/blog/index.php/2013/02/18/expert-insights-focusing-on-todays-youth-with-anthony-goulet-gang-prevention-and-interventionist/ by Michelle LaRowe Recently, I had the chance to connect with the author and gang prevention and interventionist - Anthony Goulet. I wanted to get his take on the misconceptions people have about today’s youth, how parents and caregivers can identify at-risk youth and how they can help keep them on the right track. Anthony Goulet has been working in youth prevention and intervention for the past 21 years. Anthony has led gang prevention and intervention programs, as well as prisoner reentry programs. He has worked as a Certified Addictions C...

-- Conscious Living Event --  Zero Waste Week today through to March 22 nd  begins... and there are likely events happening in nearly every community across the planet. Watch for community event announcements via the local newspaper and newsletters for everything from gardening fairs to composting workshops to retailers offering sales on eco-friendly products and gardening supplies, to city festivals and expos.  In the San Francisco Bay Area of California (US) : The GrassRoots Recycling Network (GRRN) is partnering with the Northern California Recycling Association (NCRA) and the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA) to sponsor Zero Waste Week including : . - a two-day Zero Waste Update conference followed by meetings, tours, presentations and receptions. On an international scale - for the past two years, youth leaders in Brazil, Sweden and the Philippines have organized Zero Waste Youth conferences to inspire and promote the c...

    -- Quote of the Day -- “We sometimes forget that we are living we are living in an extraordinary amount of wealth, of human capital and that most of the world would like to have the financial problems. …Money is just a tool to reaching our priorities once we figure out what those are. …It starts with basic thrift – if you can find a few extra dollars a month to put away, then you are making some steps. …You are often better off then you think you are; it does help to be clear as to what your financial priorities are… and what your retirement will look like. …I think for a lot of investors concerns vary from how companies are treating their employees – wondering if a cheap shirt, or an extra penny of profit worth somebody’s life… and suddenly people are thinking about climate change, translating to responsible investment choices where people are thinking about manufacturing, transportation, and transport issues"   ~ Annie Logue ...

-- Product Review --  When Sean Harris connected with me about reviewing his Handi Hanger product (http://www.handihanger.com), I was immediately intrigued by it. As our readers are already aware, I am passionate about steps to zero waste and reuse is a huge part of this.   The Handi Hanger arrived only 19 days after communicating with Sean about this project in a small, protected envelope. I loved that there was hardly any packaging associated with the shipping, and what little there was, could be recycled. Similarly the product itself utilizes minimum packaging - a thin cardboard backing with a small amount of shrink plastic holding it in place. Thankfully both these are recyclable as well. The Original HandiHanger is an earth friendly, money saving device that allows us to recycle plastic shopping bags.  Depending on how the product is used this can also mean we can save on wasting money spent on new garbage bags.  ...

-- Quote of the Day --  “If you don’t have a routine then the little things that you need to do to manage your life and keep your life in balance can call through the cracks. …There’s this philosophy to do what is simple and easy first – just clear the decks with what you can do easily and simply and then work up to the things that take more time. …it is amazing how much stuff is easy to attend to and then you get this sensation of accomplishment …of not allowing yourself to get overwhelmed. …Your body is like a rental car – it doesn’t get on the freeway and drive where it wants to, it goes where the consciousness drives it. It is giving you the results it is giving you because that is what it thinks you want from it, and what you are giving your attention to.” ~ Vaishali Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on Dec 20… titled: Simple Steps to Better Health   (*Click on the title to acces...