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Wednesday WOWs – Words of Wisdom [personal growth quotes]

Nina East — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:50:43 +0000

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.
Robert Jarvik

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Wednesday WOWs – Words of Wisdom [personal growth quotes]

Nina East — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:27:15 +0000

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.
Chinese Proverb

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Princess Ring…a royal gift from Alicia Smith [video]

Nina East — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:50:19 +0000

I just received the most delightful gift from Alicia Smith – a long-time colleague and lovely supporter of PersonalGrowthPrincess.com.

It is a ring shaped like a crown. I made a short video of it so you could actually see it in action, as it were.

In the video I also mentioned the place you can get it if you want one…or if you want to send it to another princess in your life. The site is Personal Growth Cards – it’s an innovative card and gift service. You really have to see it to believe it!
You can select a card that will then be printed, written in your own handwriting (if you want), have a real stamp applied, and then mailed through the regular postal service. It’s pretty amazing. And for less than you can buy a card anywhere else. Gifts, of course, cost more, but it makes it so so easy to send a special, delightful gift to that special someone.

Anyway, take a look at the video. You’ll see how delighted I am!

What do you think? Who would you like to delight today???

Music to empower girls…and women…by Lindsay O’Neill

Nina East — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:12:07 +0000

For many women When Did Princess Become a Bad Word struck a chord. Not so much because women literally want to be princesses, but because being told what you can and cannot be – what you should or should not think about yourself – creates such a limiting and invalidating environment.

Lindsay O'Neill (courtesy of LindsayO'Neill.com)

One singer who is out to change this, specifically for young girls, is Lindsay O’Neill. Lindsay shares the sentiments expressed in the post, and has actually produced two albums (do they call them that anymore?) designed to combat the disempowering messages girls receive.

It’s women’s empowerment, at its playful best!

“Princess is Not A Bad Word” is the title song that talks about finding the part of you that is strong and true, smiling and being proud of who you are. It doesn’t mean being spoiled or weak. It’s fun and playful, with a strong message about being your own star.

“The Princess In Me” has songs like “Girls Be Girls” – punching big holes in the idea that girls have to be sugar and spice and everything nice. Instead, girls can be girls, make their own rules, and be what they want to be. How great would it have been to grown up with this message daily?!

If you have young girls in your life, you’ll want to get this music for them!
And, no harm in getting it for yourself, either. After all, what woman wouldn’t benefit from this message, too?

You can connect with Lindsay via twitter (@Lenser) or via Facebook. We just connected via Facebook and I discovered she’s a September baby like me!

p.s. Make sure you’ve also “liked” the Personal Growth Princess Facebook page!

Wednesday WOWs – Words of Wisdom [personal growth quotes]

Nina East — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:25:41 +0000

It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.
e.e. cummings

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The Trophy Effect: You are not your mind – 55 minutes that will change your Life!

Nina East — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:15:11 +0000

Last month’s self-help book summary was on The Trophy Effect: Destroying Self-Doubt, Discovering Your True Self, & Taking Control of Your Life Forever by Michael Nitti.
(If you haven’t had a chance to read the book summary, it will be available for 2 more weeks in the members only area.)

Michael Nitti is making it easy for you to get the Trophy Effect experience first-hand. You may remember me talking about the individual Trophy Effect coaching session I had with Michael. It was powerful in that it provided such a simple reframe – that resulted in an overwhelming shift. I continue to use the lessons from the Trophy Effect – sometimes laughing at myself for the silly traps I get myself into.

Michael is offering a teleclass on The Trophy Effect – this time for free. He says this will likely be the last time it is free. My guess is that after hitting the best-seller list, and handling the swell of coaching clients at the Anthony Robbins Companies that have flowed in since the launch of the new television series, he isn’t going to have a lot of time in the future for doing a lot of “freebies”.

During this transformational teleseminar, Michael will be leading you on an extremely revealing (and entertaining) tour of your own mind, where you will not only observe first-hand the source of that “little voice” that seems to thwart your every intention, but will actually learn how to over-ride it every time! In less than an hour, you will discover how to break free of all your fears and to move toward your future with clarity and purpose. After the seminar, you will be provided with access to an amazing series of Exercises (also free), which will empower (and condition) you to live “intentionally” rather than “in reaction” to your circumstances; resulting in a greater sense of freedom, connectedness, and joy!

I highly recommend registering for the teleclass which will be held on Thursday, August 26th, 6pm Pacific time (7pm Mountain, 8pm Central, 9pm Eastern).

p.s. You can participate in this class whether you are a member of Personal Growth Princess or not, though I highly recommend reading the book summary prior to taking the class. You can become a member of Personal Growth Princess by going here.
(Remember, for a limited time, new members will receive a copy of The Think Big Manifesto by Michael Port as a special Founding Princess gift!)

Wednesday WOWs – Words of Wisdom [personal growth quotes]

Nina East — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:24:01 +0000

To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France

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When did “Princess” become a bad word?

Nina East — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:57:43 +0000

When women hear about self-help book summaries, they are typically very excited and can’t wait to sign up. When they hear the term “Personal Growth Princess”, which is, simply, self-help book summaries taken a little more lightheartedly, they have one of two responses – they either love it and embrace the joy and playfulness inherent it, or they are turned off.

I find that fascinating. Not because a particular name or brand doesn’t appeal to someone – that’s actually a sign of a great brand. It’s good that people recognize themselves in a brand or not.

What I’m fascinated with is the vehemence with which some women react to the word Princess – separate from any association with self-help book summaries. It’s as if it’s degrading.

I’ve got to wonder, when did the word Princess become such an insult?

I think it happened somewhere between childhood (when it was OK to think about princesses) and our first jobs – when we had to buckle down, get serious, and get others to take us seriously.There was no room for being playful and taking ourselves lightly. Believe it or not, I was once told by a colleague that no one would take me seriously because I smiled too much. (I was working in the field of education at the time.) Imagine how much you would start to hide your true nature if you thought that were true!

No wonder we learn to hide who we really are!

The term Princess is often used by judgmental people (both men and women) to tell a woman she’s asking for or expecting too much. That somehow she has stepped outside the boundaries of what she deserves and is getting picky or demanding. (I remember my sister being referred to as a princess when she bought a 5 year old Toyota Prism, that dared to have air conditioning, to replace her 10 year old, broken down robin’s egg blue Opal.)

It’s this negative use of the word Princess that sticks with us and holds us back.

That is EXACTLY why a site dedicated to women being fully and authentically who they are, embracing the joys as well as the sorrows, relishing in the light and finding the value in darkness, is called Personal Growth PRINCESS.
(Read more about the true nature of self-rescuing princesses.)

It is because women DESERVE to have what they want.

We deserve the right to invest in ourselves. We deserve the time and resources to learn to love ourselves more, expand our greatness, and shore up any perceived weaknesses we think we might have.

And, dangit, women deserve the right to be selective about who we spend time with and what we spend out time doing.

We have the right to ask for what we want, the way we want it. We just do. That doesn’t make us snooty or stuck up. That makes us people.

Embracing the term Princess is a way of retaking control over how we judge ourselves, what we allow ourselves to experience, and how we let our inner joy and greatness shine through.

Princesses deserve. They just do.

Princesses have the right to make their own choices. They have the right to do what they want, while still honoring obligations. It doesn’t make us less responsible or overly self-indulgent. It makes us women with a bit of pizazz and sass who are committed to our own personal growth because we know that by committing to ourselves, we not only improve our own lives, but the lives of everyone we touch.

If you really want to go for a lighthearted way to re-frame what the term Princess means, take a look at the book series The Princess School. It’s a series of fun stories about the princesses you remember from childhood – Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, etc. – but with a new, empowering twist. Here’s a quick summary of The Princess School series.

I’m curious…has the term Princess ever been used to make you feel ashamed or to get you to change your behavior? If so, what did you do? How did it affect you? Leave a comment below, or if it’s private, you can tell me privately.

Innie, Minnie, Miny, Moe — How Do You Know Which Self-Help Expert Is Right For You?

Nina East — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:07:04 +0000

Today’s post is written by guest author Jennifer Urezzio, founder of Know Soul’s Language.

Jennifer Urezzio

Most of my clients are shocked when they find out that I have only read three or four self-help/spiritual books (that’s why I love Nina’s site). We are living in an age, thank the heavens, of awareness. It is the era of The Secret and The Law of Attraction. This awareness movement is really in the infant stages and that means we are all getting our balance and determining how to walk our talk.

Whether you have been on your journey awhile or just starting out, I believe it is important to seek mentoring and guidance. No one can do it all on their own.

The first step to selecting the correct individual for you is to be clear about what and who you want. I suggest you sit down in a quiet location and connect to your heart. List what you would like a mentor’s or coach’s guidance to achieve for you. I suggest also adding to the list the characteristics or qualities you would like this person to have (courage, grace, loving, etc). This will help the Universe to start working its magic.

I’m honored to be a healer of healers, which means that leaders and healers seek me out to be their guide and mentor. Some of them have shared their experience with securing the help and guidance of someone who just wasn’t right for them. Some of these lessons were learned after spending thousands of dollars. So, how do you select the right healer, coach, mentor, that is right for you?

A couple of indications that a mentor, coach, teacher, and/or spiritual leader and teacher, isn’t right for you are:

Fear Language – The individual’s materials are filled with fear-based language. An example of this is: if you don’t do this program or read this book you will not achieve what you desire. If you want to run screaming from the room after reading their materials, well…
Pressure – My business is healing and healing is my business. So asking a possible client if they have made a decision about working with me is acceptable. Creating a situation where I’m extending feelings of pressure is not.
Healer Knows Best – It is appropriate – with your permission – for your potential coach to share with you their feelings on what direction your journey together could take. It is inappropriate for any healer to dismiss your feelings and insist that they know best.

I’m a spiritual person and I’m also a tangible person. Expansion only really works if a person can implement what they learn into their daily life to impact reality. Below are some suggestions for your selection process.

Compare – So an individual has caught your eye. As you get to know this individual, see how they fit with your request list.
Experience – We live in the age of information. I suggest you sign up for their newsletter, see if the healer offers a complimentary session, and/or read their Facebook and Tweets. Get to know them and their message.
Check In – The only person who knows what’s right for you is you. Get in touch with your feelings about this person. Would you want them on your team? Remember, depending on the program, this could be your go-to person for the next 6 to 12 months.

To me, transforming your life is a Soulful process, not an intellectual one. So I suggest that you allow your heart to lead the way and use the strengths of the mind to gather the facts and do the research. At the end of the day, the best individual for you will be the person who you trust, creates a safe space for you to grow and expands, listens and provides healing guidance.
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Jennifer Urezzio is an master intuitive and the founder of Know Soul’s Language. Soul Language enables you to consciously connect with your Soul in a way received through Divine Guidance. Understanding your Soul Languages allows you to access your own Soul’s guidance to accept your value, be more confident, have more impact and grow into a stronger leader.

If you are interested in exploring your own Languages or offering that discovery to someone else, please secure a complimentary 15-minute private session. You can sign up for Jennifer’s newsletter here and follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Wednesday WOWs – Words of Wisdom [personal growth quotes]

Nina East — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:22:24 +0000

It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Sandra Swinney

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