Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  “I had one of my students draw me some dolls and I gave each of them a name and started assigning them with affirmations – and that was 10 years ago. And I had another friend who makes dolls and she started to make them into dolls, my goal now is to get each girl to design her own doll and give it a name that reflects her own thoughts or personality. …So girls who leave the program they will be given self esteem kits and a declaration that says: ‘Because I am free I have power, I know who I am, I can dream big, I can open up and let the sunshine in, I can relieve stress, I can be charitable, I can save a penny, I can have hope, I can have a new beginning.’ …I wanted to take this pain and give them a reason to smile and a reason to go on – and that is what life is all about, to encourage someone else. …If you don’t have anybody to encourage you then you do things to feed into whatever the ‘in’ crowd is doing. …Because they don’t love themselves.” ...

    -- Quote of the Day --    “As is one’s thought, so one becomes.” ~ Maitri Upanishad     -- 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, motivational speaker, and movie producer Raven Magwood had already graduated from college, published three books, won a national gymnastics championship, and spoken to tens of thousands of individuals all over the country by the time she was 20-years-old. Her latest book The 7 Practices of Exceptional Student Athletes is not ...

-- Quote of the Day --   “I really wanted to travel, I was a good writer but I hadn’t really developed my travel writing voice – and that is where my blog came in. I blog on it regularly – the first few posts are a little embarrassing …but you develop your voice over time, it was only through practice really… you know that 10,000 hours at something to really become good at it. …The blog allowed me the opportunity to be able to see what really resonated with people, to digest their feedback. Before I wrote my first book I had already had years of writing experience and communicating with others interested in this topic.” ~ Shannon o’Donnell Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on … titled: Volunteer Travel  (*Click on the title to access the full discussion) -- Positive News --  New York city plans on doing a citywide com...

-- 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     Today we are featuring David Willis the CEO of The 60-Plus Club - a US-based association whose primary aim is to help members grow older in the same homes and neighborhoods that they have grown to love, rather than in an assisted living facility or a nursing home. This means that there will be services required to help those facing age related issues, enabling them to live independently, while maintaining their pride. We will learn about the organization’s growth, the people involved, what the organization offers...

Networking Is About More Than Just Numbers Article written by Jan Hill - a freelance Journalist who writes for VistaprintDeals.com, offering official Vistaprint coupons on networking materials to help freelancers and other professionals make a strong impression. Jan’s work has been featured in many newspapers, magazines, and business trade publications. Image Credit: http://mrg.bz/QYVAtg When it comes to business networking, having a diverse network is just as important as having a large network, according to Business Insider . While it is human nature to want to hang around (and network) with people who are like us, the problem is that they often have similar contacts to the ones we have, making it difficult to grow our network by connecting with new people or companies with which we want to do business. Why a Diverse Network Is Important Just as a diverse network can help someone get a good job because...

-- 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     World of Writing episode today - No one ever said life is easy, but it also doesn’t have to weigh you down. In many of the Digital Mind Coach e-books, Perry Ritthaler provides guidelines for living life with a positive outlook. Perry’s dream as a writer is to offer pointers to help others create a life of “wellness.” Brimming with inspirational words and reminders, his e-books also allow readers to actively engage in continual self-motivation. Perry is here today to share some insights in the rea...

-- Quote of the Day --  --> “We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks.  That’s what connects us – that we’re all broken,  all beautifully imperfect.” ~ Emilio Estevez  -- Path to Green Living --  As many of our loyal blog readers may recall when Dave and I first took over this property some 19 months ago, we had the home evaluated for energy efficiency and upon receiving their recommendations made some strategic choices on eco-improvements based on ROI and rebates that were available. As such we were able to replace all the doors and windows, insulate and finish the basement, upgraded all the appliances, furnace and hot water systems, installed an insulated garage door, upgraded some electronic office and entertainment equipment, and a more water savvy purification system for drinking water.  We also did a lot of physical work to the home including insulation and proper venting in the att...