How Miracles Are Created

December 15, 2009 Events

As I worked on this beautiful December day, it’s just one of those days that I keep wanting to cry (good tears mostly). My heart is so full of gratitude that it’s causing my eyes to overflow with ‘liquid.’ My day started out with watching the sun rise over the snow-capped Wasatch Mountains as I [...]

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Real Beauty

November 29, 2009 Events

I came across this Dove video and suddenly didn’t feel so bad that I don’t look like the images in magazines. Amazing… Bottom line? Love myself. Love yourself. Love each other. Just the way we are. It’s saddening to think about the time that is lost worrying about what we look like, judging ourselves, judging [...]

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The Glow Project is Coming to Utah

November 23, 2009 Events

I watched The Glow Project almost a year ago and I could hardly believe it. I had just officially launched Illuminated Woman and the link between the GLOW and ILLUMINATION astounded me. It was then that it was reconfirmed that Illuminated Woman was needed on the planet. The Illuminating Glow that every person has is [...]

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Business Tips: Year-End Planning

November 23, 2009 Blog

Being a business owner is a lot of hard work (and a lot of rewards when we are in our passion). When I started my businesses officially in 2006, I was amazed at what I didn’t know that I didn’t know. I didn’t have an MBA or really know the first step to starting a [...]

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Tips for Stress-Free Holidays Part 1

November 23, 2009 Blog

Do the holidays leave you feeling stressed, overwhelmed or tired? Take it easy this holiday season by taking better care of yourself. Easier said than done right? Personally, I feel that the holidays are a bit overdone and somehow along the way of honoring these incredible traditions, we have lost the true meaning of the [...]

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How to Have a Happy Relationship: Ignite Your Spark Speaker Highlight

November 21, 2009 Events

This time of year we spend a lot of time with friends and family. A crucial foundation to having thriving relationships is to have an amazing relationship with yourself. Do you love yourself? Are you honest with yourself? Do you allow yourself to feel what you really feel? Taking the time for self care, personal [...]

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I Choose Authenticity

November 20, 2009 Events

I came across this blog www.brenebrown.com and love it. Brene is an inspiring woman dedicated to bringing out the inspiration in women. I love her “I choose Authenticity” badge. Get yours here. I was touched by her post about Believing is Seeing and can relate with her when she says “I must live authentically and [...]

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Exercise Lies Revealed

November 18, 2009 Blog

This fascinating article comes from one of our 2010 Ignite Your Spark speakers, Marci Loughmiller. Here, she reveals the lie of “ I Need to Work Out More To Lose Weight.” Let’s get right to the real deal and quickly overcome why this is a complete lie.  The idea that you have to work out [...]

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One Flaw In Women

November 16, 2009 Blog

I received a great email from a friend and in it was this poem. I can relate with this. After you read this, take a moment to celebrate your successes instead of the things waiting for you on your to-do list. Take a moment and breathe in your greatness. Women have strengths that are amazing. [...]

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Nominations Are Now Accepted for the 2010 Spark Award

November 7, 2009 Awards & Scholarships

It is with great honor and gratitude in my heart to open up nominations for the 2010 Spark Award. For you see, the Spark award warms my heart until tears form in my eyes because it is in memory of my dear friend Alison Bleak Sparks. Alison passed in April 2009 from complications from a [...]

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