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STYLE, LIFE & BUSINESS FOR REAL WOMEN REGENCY DISTRIBUTION’S GORGEOUS COLLECTION N EUTRA EUTRALS LS WITH AMALIA SIMPSO SIMPSON N AUTHOR IZABELLA SIODMAK SH SHARES ARES HE HER R SECRETS IN ‘LOG OF LOVE & APPR APPRECIATION ECIATION’’ HELEN, A BRAVE SURVIVOR OF BULLYING BULLY ING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHARES H HER ER STORY MS PASSION EEXPLAINS XPLAINS WHY CONFIDENCE CONFIDE NCE WILL GET YOU EVER EVERYWHER YWHEREE

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CONTENTS

APRIL - MAY ‘14

fashion 18 Neutrals with Amalia Simpson 38 Fashion Styling with Daniela Garland 58 Lily’s Picks from the gorgeous Boohoo.com 80

range A Sneak Peek at our Lily’s Pick’s from the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival

interior design

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24 Lily’s Picks - We showscase Regency Distribution

business 8

A crash course on Home Business Success

self development 34 Confidence will get you everwhere with Ms Passion, Madonna Barr 44 ‘I want to change the world’. A bullying and 58 Our favourites from Boohoo.com abuse survival story by Helen Johnson 52 ‘ Wellness and the power of deep love and effortless appreciation’ by Author 8 IzaBella Siodmak A crash course in All content in Lily Online Magazine is Home intended as a guide only and should not Business replace seeking professional advice.

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MESSAGE FROM

THE EDITOR

EDITOR: Priscilla-Anne Green

WEBSITE: www.lilyonlinemagazine.com

Who is Lily? She is the person we all aspire to be.

Successful career, beautiful family, motivated, ethical, healthy, loving her lifestyle.

This issue we give you a ‘Crash course on running a home business successfully’. Plus on a more personal as well as professional level Madonna Barr ‘Ms Passion’ explains how ‘Confidence will get you everywhere’.

Amalia Simpson shows us how to look great in neutrals, and Daniela Garland shares her unique fashion styling. Plus after our sneak peek at the Boohoo Preview Dinner, all our favourites from the Boohoo.com range. Most importantly don’t forget to see our ‘Lily’s Pick’s from the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival on our website www.lilyonlinemagazine.com

In home decor we showcase the stunning range

by Regency Distribution, with lots of ideas on how you can bring a little glam to your homes.

As part of our ongoing support of Empowered and Beautiful (a domestic violence support network), Helen Johnson, Vice President of EAB shares her personal story with bullying and abuse. Author IzaBella Siodmak talks about her latest book on ‘Wellness and the power of deep love and effortless appreciation’.

So sit back relax and ENJOY!

Priscilla

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Special thanks to Nola Jackson for editing.

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LILY’S CONTRIBUTORS

THIS ISSUE

AMALIA SIMPSON

PRISCILLA GREEN

HELEN JOHNSON

Personal Stylist and Shopper.

Transforming you from the Outside In. Amalia knows all the secrets to fashion styling and shares them with us. Visit Style By Amalia at www.stylebyamalia.com.au and www.melbournefashionstylist. com.au or contact Amalia at info@stylebyamalia.com.au

Editor of LILY Online Magazine.

Priscilla contributes to the business, coaching, interior design and fashion articles, drawing upon her background in fashion and as an Education Manager at RMIT University with 15 years experience in business training, research, coaching and performance management. www.lilyonlinemagazine.com

Helen is ‘Changing the World’ as the Vice President of Empowered and Beautiful an online support network for over 35,000 Domestic Violence Survivors and Supporters. In this issue Helen shares her story of surviving bullying and abuse through childhood. Follow the EAB at https://www.facebook.com/ EmpoweredAndBeautiful

DANIELA GARLAND

IZABELLA SIODMAK

MADONNA BARR

This issue Daniela shares her beautiful and unique fashion styling. Daniela has managed a fashion boutique for over 5 years, and has a true love and passion for fashion and accessories. With a Diploma in Interior Decoration and Design as well as Visual Merchandising, she enjoy sharing her creativity with others.

Author, emPower Faciliator, Wellness Retreat Founder.

Izabella Inspires and Uplifts us with her wisdom. Visit Izabella at www.izabellasiodmak.com Take a look at her latest book in this issue. h t t p : / / www. iz a b e lla s io d mak.co m/ p a g e / lo g -o f -lo v e a n d -ap p re c ia t io n /

Life Transition Coach and Speaker at MsPassionTV. This issue Ms Passion explains how Confidence will get you Everywhere’. Visit Madonna at https://www.facebook.com/ MsPassionTv

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME ONE OF LILY’S CONTRIBUTORS? WHO CAN BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR/WRITER? At LILY we are all about providing informative articles primarily for women. Our range of articles reflect a ‘REAL WOMEN’S’ diversity of interests including fashion, design, interiors, business, career, health, nutrition, celebrations, fitness and family. Plus we continue to support and promote charities that support victims and survivors of domestic violence and women and children experiencing hardship or abuse.

If you are a professional or have a business or charity in any of these fields we would love to hear from you. We offer promotional opportunities to all our contributors who share our passion. To join our wonderful team of international contributors and writers contact The Editor Priscilla Green at priscilla@lifeandstyleonadime.com

MEET SOME OF OUR PAST & FUTURE CONTRIBUTORS KATERINA KAPELLAKI

BROCK BOWEN

JOSH HAKMAN

Katerina is an internationally experienced Interior Designer and speaker specialising in property makeovers, staging, renovation projects, decluttering, design and colour consultation. Katerina has contributed several articles in the past and brings with her an exceptional quality of knowledge on interior design and how to build or renovate your dream interior. katerina@katerinakapellaki.com

A.K.A. The Lifetarian is all about adventure, movement and fun.

A lifestyle of yoga, capoeira, callisthenics, mountain biking, trail running, skateboarding, motorcycles. Brock shares his nutrition secrets of a diet of acai bowls, superfood nutrition and real food meals to keep a dynamic lifestyle. Brock hosts events, provides business strategy and coaching. Follow Brock’s inspiring lifestyle and healthy living tips. Go to www.facebook.com/thelifetarian

In our next issue Josh Hakman will bring us some of his favourite sights around Melbourne and Victoria. This award winning photographer’s unique and beautiful style will show you a side of Victoria that you will want to get out and explore. His Brighton Beach Houses image has been included on the 2014 Bayside Region Yellow Pages. See more of his work at http://www. redbubble.com/people/josh76

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C R A S H CO U R S E I N H O M E B U S I N E S S S U CC E S S Written by Priscilla Green, Editor and Business Trainer

Almost ever yone wants to dab b le i n a h o m e business at some point in their l ive s. Tod ay h owever fo r mo s t p e o p l e i t i s b e co m i n g a ve r y v i ab l e o p t i on.

I t ’s impor tant though that yo u a re i nfo r m e d o f all it entails.

Here are som e tips to h elp she d some light on the ‘ h o me busin e ss’ and what it entails.

Fi rst l y ‘ The b asi c s’ o f creating a wo r k p l a ce :

Environment S et t i n g u p an o f f i ce space that has some s em b l an ce o f an o f f i c i al lo o k i n g p re m i se s an d wo r k i n g e nv i ro n m e n t i s co nd u c i ve to t h e p ro fessi o n al r u n n i n g o f a b u si n e ss o n a d ai l y basis. This simulation will encourage you to keep a p ro fe ssi o n al m i n d s e t w h e n p re p a r i n g fo r a d ay ’s wo r k . M o re on this late r....

Equipment Ru n n i n g a b u si n e s s al so r e q u i r e s t h e p r o p e r e qu i p m e n t t h at c o n t r i b u t e t o the m an y d i f f e r e n t r e l eva nt p r o c e sse s i n t h e b u si n e ss. W h e t h er its c o m p u t e r s, p r i n t e r s or e q u i p m e n t , o f t e n these t o o l s ar e c o m p r o m ised u p o n an d t h i s e v e ntua l l y r e f l e c t s p o o r l y o n the b u si n e ss as a w h ol e. So c o n si d e r y o u r o u t l a y o n e qu i p m e n t an d their long term benefits.

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Websites, social media and online presence are the billboards of the 21st century.

a n o t h e r p ro fe ssi o n al step you must execute.

Web s i te s, so c i al m e d i a a n d on l i n e p re se n ce are Ba n k i n g t he b i l l b o ard s o f t h e 21st ce ntur y. They are Having a separate no t o pt i o n al t h e y are bank account is also co m p u l so r y. A we b si te impor tant to the smooth a n d em ai l p ac k ag e f ro m r un ning of th e b us i nes s a rep u t ab l e p rov i d e r c an a s i t allow eas y a cces s b e s el f - m an ag e d fo r as a nd d eposits to t he li t t le as $ 1 5 0 p. a. co mpany ’s on g o i n g f inancial proces s es.

Pe r s o nal I t als o ens ure s t h e appearance co mpany give s a professional appearance Tr ying at all times to a p p ea r p ro fe ssi o n al to thos e mak i ng payments. These are the is ver y impor tant to g a i ni n g t h e re sp e c t o f ‘ little’ things that your others inte rested in c us tomers wi ll n o t i ce. striking up a business We bsi te, on l i n e relationship or simply an d ema i l b ei n g a c u sto m e r. presen ce G e t t i n g d re s s e d fo r wo r k ( e ve n i f i t i s i n Having a webs i te a n d yo ur sp are ro o m ) i s email that is setup an impor tant par t of solely to cater for creating your business. t he bu s iness n eed s i s

I t sh o u l d n o t b e an excuse to sit in a tracksuit all day. You are always representing yo u r b u si n e ss, e ven w h e n yo u g o to t he s u p e r m a r k e t d u r i n g yo u r wo r k d ay. S o o n yo u r ‘ wo r k i n g d ays’ . . . Lo o k t h e p ar t !

The l eg al it ies M ak e su re yo u d o your h o m e wo r k o n w h a t sor t o f b u si n e ss m ay be r un f ro m yo u r p ro p e r t y.

M o st co u n c i l ’s h ave c l e ar i n fo r m at i o n on t h e i r we b si te re g a rding this. Also ensure yo u h ave t h e co r re c t licences, qualifications or re gistrations in order to o f fe r yo u r se r v ices or produc ts. I nvestigate the tax requirements an d b u si n e ss n ame re gistrations etc. You m ay re q u i re p u b l i c liabilit y insurance and/ or equipment insurances in order to operate, e ve n i f i t i s al l t ak ing p l ace i n yo u r h o m e.

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These licenses, insurance and re gistrations will gi ve the business greater l e gitimac y. I t wi ll a l so help to k eep t h e b usines s with i n t h e l e g a l p e r i m e te r s a n d guid elines d e s i gned by t he variou s govern m ent a gencies.

M a k e Su re You r Bus i ness Fi t s With What Yo u Do Best: M a ny people a re f i nd i n g

that turning what they do best into a viable b us i n e ss e n d e avo u r can be a lucrative and re warding way of generating an income.

H owe ve r i n d o i n g so, o ne s h o u l d b e c are f u l i n evaluating its benefits a n d re ve n u e e a r n i n g p ower, b e fo re m ak i n g t he com m i t m e n t f ai r l y p e r m a n e n t . D o yo u r s um s ! N o t al l b u si n e ss i d ea s are p ro f i t ab l e. S o yo u m u st co n si d e r t h e v i a b i l i t y o f yo u r i d e a.

Do your sums! Not all business ideas are profitable. So you must consider the viability of your idea.

Fo r so m e p e o p l e doing what they enjoy can bring out the best in t h e m . Th e re fo re i t is a great idea to identify anything that you enjoy d o i n g an d co n si der it for b u s i n e s s p u r p o s e s.

Evaluating your c ap ab i l i t i e s an d exper tise against the m ar k e t i s an i m p or ta nt p l at fo r m by w h i c h to gauge the relevance of se t t i n g u p a b u siness ve nture.

I t c an b e a ve r y re warding and satisfying e x p e r i e n ce to d i s cove r that you can charge an o t h e r fo r so m e thing yo u si m p l y e n j oy doing.

LILY Life & Style OD Thi s k ind of bus i nes s ve nture usually has the potential of achieving p henomenal s ucces s a s the more mo ney ma d e the more the rewarding fe eling s will b e.

most impor tantly it h elp s t h e m to grow an d learn.

Having A Pr ivate Wo rk Area:

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a private work area that is dedicated to t h e b u si n e ss e n gi ne i t s e l f. Th o s e wo r k i n g in such an environment tend to immediately si m u l ate i n to wo r k m o d e, w h i c h i n t h is c ase wo u l d re qu i re you to b e p ro fe ssi o n al a nd business like. Creating a separate and private wo r k a re a w i l l a l s o h e l p you to keep track of t h e e ve r yd ay wo r k i n g s o f t h e b u si n e ss. With ever ything related to t h e r u n n i n g o f the business at hand and k e p t w i t h i n t h i s area it m ak e s i t m u c h e a sier to facilitate the smooth r u n n i n g o f t h e b u siness.

There i s n o t h i n g more distrac ting than H owever mak e s ure h av i n g to sh are t h e you consid er t h e s k i lls h o m e b u s i n e s s wor k ne ed ed to set up a p la ce w i t h o t h e r p roper book k eep i ng h o m e ac t i v i t i e s. Th i s system, havin g wi ll m o st ce r t ai n l y a l is t of poss i b le negatively impac t on clients, overseeing the daily running of the and implementing m a rk eting, crea t i n g a nd b us i n e ss an d o n yo u r p ro fessi o n al i sm an d de s igning sup p o r t i ng documents that address attitude towards the b us i n e ss f ro m t h e ve r y the profes s ion a li s m b egi n n i n g. Th e re fo re o f the bus ines s a re a ll having a separate and p a r t of the set t i n g up p ro p e r l y f u n c t i o n i n g exercise. Do you have the exper tise for this? I f private wo rk area no t how will yo u a chi eve dedicated solely to I f there is no separate t h e b u si n e ss sh o u l d b e this? sp ace fo r t h e b u siness, s e r i o u s l y co n s i d e re d fo r losing impor tant M os t people who i t s o bv i o u s m e r i t s. documents or ve nture into business m i sp l ac i n g t h e m w il l G e t t i n g i n to t h e based on their interest n o t b e u n co m m on a nd “p ro fe ssi o n al � m o o d or exper tise find this can cause serious d a i ly w i l l b e fo r so m e a the whole exercise negative repercussions rather difficult task to both exciting and fo r t h e b u si n e ss. a cco m p l i sh . Th i s c an b e c hallenging. Thi s ef fec t i ve l y ac h i e ve d by encourages the individ u al to p us h There is nothing more distrac ting than fur ther and hi g h er having to share the home business work to achieve th e b es t p o ss ible result s. . . b ut place with other on going home ac tivities.

Evaluating your capaa bi lit ies a nd exper tise against the m a r ke t is an impor tant platff orm by wh ich to ga u ge t h e releva nce o f s ettin g up a successful business venture.

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Use M e ntors: I nter r u p t i o n s a n d distrac tions will also b e co mmon and li t t le resp e c t can som et i m es b e give n i n ter m s o f p r i v a c y fo r co nd u c ting the business at cer tain times.

This will not fare well w ith cu s tomers a n d o t h er

business associate s. S o, make creating a private wor k s p a ce a p r i o r i t y.

B e A G o o d Ti m e M anag er : W h e n yo u a re wo r k i n g f rom home there i s always the possibilit y of being distrac ted or not d isc iplined enou g h to k e e p to s ched ules a nd t i m e l i nes.

S e tt ing u p some s o r t o f d a il y/week ly sch ed ule wo ul d be a good p la ce to star t. The items that should be included might be separate time slots fo r v a r ious fu nc tion s o f t h e business.

Th es e m ay i n c l u d e s p eci fi c t i m e s al l o t te d fo r m a r k e t i n g, m e e t i n g s, p la n ni n g, f i n an c i al s, web s i te s o r o t h e r business related online m a teri al, re sp o n d i n g to communication or designing new co ntent a b o ut t h e b u si n e ss, p ro d u c t o r se r v i ce an d posting co ntent to the relevant platforms. Time s h o uld al so b e al l o t te d fo r b re ak s su c h as co f fe e t i me, l u n c h b re ak s an d n e t wor k i n g. Th e s e t i m e s lo t s do n o t n e e d to b e r i gi d. H owe ve r t h e m e re p ro cess o f sc h e d u l i n g them will educate yo u o n j u st h ow l o n g different ac tivities take and it will be a learning p ro cess.

An added benefit of creating a good time management process is that it will ensure yo u a re ab l e to k e e p scheduled appointments

M y l i fe h as b e e n bl essed w i t h so m e o f t h e m ost amazing mentors so I can say with great convic tion that they e n h an ce yo u r c are er, provide inspiration and most impor tantly p rov i d e a we al t h of experience that so m e o n e st ar t i n g out sh o u l d n e ve r t ak e for gran te d. E x p e r i e n ce is a highly valued element and of ten sought by any business entit y. Using a mentor can help yo u to h ave so m e i d e a of a measurable benchmark career-wise and is a p o si t i ve ad d i t i o n to your business equation.

Th e b e n e f i t s o f h aving a mentor cannot be e m p h asi se d e n o u gh.

M e ntoring involves the m o re e x p e r i e n ce d p a r t y ex tending their relevant k n ow l e d g e an d sk il l i n a p ar t i c u l ar are a to t h e l e s s e x p e r i e n ce d i n d i v i d u al.

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The benefits of having a mentor c an n ot b e emp hasis ed enough.

M o ntors enhance your career, provide inspiration and most impor tantly provide a wealth of experience.

This can help th e mentee in more ways t ha n one to und ers t a nd and emulate some of t he good quali t i es demonstrated. The fol l owing are s o m e of t h e id eas be h i n d t he wisd om in us i n g a mento r : Having someon e to lea n on for g uid ance a n d a l so to s teer you away from decisions that will negatively impac t the b usines s is not o nly advantageous but also so metimes the d ef i n i n g diffe rence bet ween success and d i s a s ter for a bus iness o r c a re er. S omet i m es t he m e n tor i n g e x p e r i e n ce c a n go beyond j us t a ssistance. Thi s i s where the mentor can ac tually embark upon sharing re s o u rce s a n d n e t wo r k s w ith the novice. Th i s i s

cer t a i nl y a h u g e h e l p to yo u wh e n j u st st ar t i n g o ut i n th e b u si n e ss field. The development p o s s i b i l i t i e s are b o un d le ss w i t h t h i s t y p e of ex tended help and it also helps to eliminate some of the risks the nov i ce wo u l d h ave o t her wi se t ak e n . Usi n g a mentor also helps to introduce a safer lea rn i n g e nv i ro n m e n t a n d t h is co n t r i b u te s p o s i t i ve l y to a l e ss s t re s s f u l e x p e r i e n ce.

Th e r i s k s t a k e n a re t hen d on e so i n a m o re calculated manner with minimal if any negative rep ercu ssi o n s. Fo r t h e nov i ce t h i s i s a ve r y impor tant element as i t i s i n m o st c ase s a ver y cost effec tive way o f g o i ng ab o u t yo u r b us i n ess e n d e avo u r s.

Stay Up To Date Wit h Training: Creating and running a b u si n e ss i n a f i e l d you’re an exper t in can create a co m fo r t zo n e.

U n l i k e p ai d employment you wo n’t h ave p ro fe ssi o n al development training t h r u st u p o n yo u by a n e m p l oye r k e e n to k eep his staff at the cutting e d g e. Th i s re sp o n si bil it y f al l s o n yo u.

Th e d an g e r o f st ay i ng i n yo u r co m fo r t zo n e is that although the present procedures prac ticed within the b u si n e ss m ay b e wo r k i n g we l l fo r yo u, yo u m ay b e m i ssi n g o u t o n o p p o r t u n i t i es to f u r t h e r grow t h e b u si n e ss an d m ak e

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Emulate some of the good qualities demonstrated by your Mentor

Th i s i s e sp e c i al l y so, i f yo u r b u si n e ss i s not c ate r i n g to t h i s l e vel, in i t s se r v i ce s o r p ro duc ts.

B e i n g a so l e t r ad e r or sm al l b u si n e ss c an be somewhat isolating and environment will in i t c an b e e asy to f a l l m o s t c ase s b e n e f i t b e h i n d w i t h c h an ges t he b usi n e ss e i t h e r i n yo u r i n d u st r y i f immediately or in the it more s uccess f ul yo u are u se d to t h ese lo ng ru n . Th e re i s al so though expanding your being raised by your the cost saving point k nowled ge. Th i s a p p li es e m p l oye r. Th e re fo re, that some newer ideas to you r prod uc t o r training programs m ay h e l p to b r i n g ab o u t . se r vice k nowled g e a nd al so p rov i d e so m e your bu s iness runni n g, I n co rp o r at i n g p e r i o d i c al outside inte rac tion m a r k e t i n g, te c h n o l o g y w i t h yo u r p e e r s, training sessions will k nowled ge and w h e re i n fo r m at i o n help you u n d e r st an d computer literac y sk ills a n d e x p e r i e n ce s c a n what is curre ntly going just to name a few. b e d i sc u sse d an d o n i n th e b u si n e ss n e w n e t wo r k s c a n b e a ren a .

The refore unders t a nd i n g create d. t h e m e r i t s o f s t ay i n g Th i s i s e sp e c i al l y c ur rent throu g h a c t i vely impor tant, as most K e e p Cur re n t b e in g involved i n On Pro mo t ing ho m e bu si n e ss training programs, M et ho ds: entrepreneurs don’t w il l help to ke ep a ll have t h e l u x u r y o f With the advent of involved abrea s t o f t he being in contac t with so c i al m e d i a an d sm a r t latest tools, prac tices, the corporate wo rld as phone communication innovations in the a who l e, w h e re su c h n e ve r b e fo re h as m a r k e t to d ay. changes are apparent p ro m o t i o n p l aye d suc h and constantly at the S ome or all of t h es e an impor tant par t of fo refront for all to be w hen applied to t he b u s i n e s s m a r k e t i n g. p r i v y to. various components of the cu rrent bus i nes s

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The danger of staying in your comfor t zone is that although the present procedures prac ticed within t h e b u s i n e s s m ay b e wor k i n g we l l fo r you.

Yo u m ay b e m is s i n g o u t o n o ppo r tu n i t ies to fur t h e r grow t h e bu si n ess.

M a ny compan i es j us t 1 0 years ago may have r un 3-4 ad ver ti s i ng o r p ro motional c a m p a i gn s p e r annum. However so c i al med ia, wi f i , s ma r t phones and the general growth of the d i gi t a l a ge, online pro mo t i o na l op p or tunities ha s ramped up this effor t te n-fold, some t i m es e ve n more. M any b usines s es now en g a g e in p romotional a c t i v i t i es with their loyal and p ro spec tive cus to m ers on a d aily, week ly a n d monthly basis. The use of Twitter, Faceb o o k , I nstagram, Pinterest, Linked I n, Tumb ler, M y S p a ce, G o o g l e + , Youtube, Qzone (China) c a n be ver y effec t i ve in creating a brand presence and generating loyalt y via promotional c a m paigns.

Ad d i t i on al l y m e ssagi n g p la t fo r m s (Ap p s) l i k e WhatsApp, LINE and WeChat have become hug ely p o p u l ar w i t h s ma r t p h o n e u se r s meaning that businesses can tap into posting tex t m es s a ge s, au d i o, an d video files to curre nt and prospec tive clients t ha t have su b sc r i b e d.

Th e ma ze o f p l at fo r m s ca n b e i n c re d i b l y confusing. Which ones are Apps? Which ones are net wo rks? Which o nes are fo r b u si n e ss to b us i n e ss p ro m o t i o n ?

Well, th e e asi e st an swe r is that many are a mix.

S o yo u r b e st b e t i s to t r y a fe w, d o so m e res ea rc h . Af te r a sh o r t whi le o f t r y i n g e ac h o ne i t w i l l b e co m e apparent which ones are rea lly su i t ab l e fo r yo u r produc t, ser vice and the

t y p e o f au d i e n ce you a re tr ying to attrac t.

I nt ro d u c i n g p ro m otions is an impor tant way to re ac h t h e t arg e t audience in an enticing m an n e r, w h i l st showcasing your brand, where the inte rest of the p ro sp e c t i ve c u sto m er is s t i r re d to t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of mak ing a commitment towards the produc t/ se r v i ce i t se l f.

Pro m o t i o n s h ave been n o te d to b e am o n gst the more innovative ways o f re ac h i n g t h e t arget au d i e n ce e f fe c t i ve l y an d w i t h t h e sh o r test possible time frame.

Th i s i s o f co u r se a ver y impor tant fac tor in the q u e s t to g a r n e r s a l e s.

B asi c al l y i t i s al l about yo u r b u si n e ss re ac hing out and communicating

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Being a sole trader or small business can be somewhat isolating and it can be easy to fall behind with changes in your industry.

Pro m o t i o n s h ave be en note d to be among the more innovative ways of reaching the target audience effec tively and with the shor test possible time frame. with the potential customer base.

The following are s o me avenues that should be explored within the promoting exercise for the home bu s in es s : Adver tising – thi s i s s ometimes the m o re ex tensive and expensive way of getting the re cognition for t h e produc t, ser vice or business to the fo refront of the intended audience. For s o m e this is an effec t i ve a n d quick way of getting pro duc t recogn i t i o n, b ut it is also a costly way of d oing so. Unless t h ere i s a bud g et for d o i ng s o, mos t home b a s ed busines s es d o n o t us e t h i s for m o f re a c h i n g the target au d i en ce to o of te n .

Pers o nal se l l i n g – being brave and sk illed en o ug h to ap p ro ac h a nyo n e an d e ve r yo n e i n o rd er to p ro m o te t h e b us i ness, p ro d u c t o r s er v i ce i s al so an o t h e r way of promoting the i nd i v i d u al ’s co m p any.

S a l e s p ro m o t i o n s – t h i s is another way to garner the committed inte rest o f t he targ e t au d i e n ce.

The attrac tiveness of h av i n g t h e p o ssi b i l i t y o f g et t i ng so m e t h i n g w i t h additions at no fur ther cost is always well recei ved.

There are a plethora o f p ro m o t i o n al strategies you can enlist d ep en d i n g o n t h e t y p e o f b us i n e ss yo u are in they might include o n li n e a n d so c i al med i a , h owe ve r m o re traditional and effec tive

m e t h o d s m ay i n c l u de contests, point of sale d i sp l ays, f re e p ro d u c ts, trade shows, training programs, dealer incentives, samples, co u p o n s, b o n u s p ack s, discounts, event sp o n so r sh i p. S o m e of t h e se are m o re e f fe c tive i n ce r t a i n i n d u s t r i e s t h an o t h e r s. H owe ver ag ai n o f te n i t co m e s d ow n to t r i a l a n d e r ror a n d e n s u r i n g yo u m a k e c al c u l ate d r i sk s w i t h allocation of you budget to su c h ac t i v i t i e s.

Struc ture your downtime D e f i n i n g yo u r ‘ wo r k ’ t i m e an d ‘ h o m e / f amil y ’ t i m e i s ab so l u te l y c r i t i c a l to yo u r h e a l t h and relationships.

H owe ve r i t ’s ve r y common that the pressure of generating

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Th ro u g h t h i s si m p l e exercise you can fill up on vital information that yo u m ay n o t h ave been p r i v y to. B e i n g st u c k a t h o m e i m m e r se d i n your d ay to d ay b u si n e ss ac tivities is not always best.

yo ur own incom e ca n b e come all con s um i n g.

I n t h e l o n g ter m f a i l i n g to a d d res s this ca n h ave dire consequ ences.

Fo r mos t the a nxi et y sta r ts to build when t he perceived reven ue is not for thcom i n g a s init ially planned a nd t his inevitably lea d s to stress. S o pla n yo ur h o u r s, s e t wor k i n g d ays, ma ke s ure ever yo n e understand s yo ur schedule in advance. Tr y to keep cer tain d ays fo r leisure and stick to it.

Likewise create times i n yo u r wor k d ays to re l a x . Wor k i n g i n a heightened state all day i s not good fo r yo ur b usiness or he a lt h . Thi s

t i me i s u se d to re l ax an d clea r t h e m i n d, e ve n i f i t i s fo r a s h o r t p e r i o d o f t i m e, m o st p e o p l e f i n d t h e sh o r t b re ak away f ro m t h e p hysi c al s u r ro u n d i n g o f t h e wo r k a re a d o e s h e l p to rev i t a li se t h e m an d t h i s o f co ur se co n t r i b u te s p o s i t i ve l y to a re f re sh e d state of mind and body.

I t co uld m e an t ak i n g t i me o f f fo r a fe w ho urs to to u c h b ase and exchange ideas wi t h o th e r l i k e m i n d e d business operators. This i n i t s elf i s re f re sh i n g as i t p rov i d e s yo u w i t h t h e v i t a l li n k to t h e o u t si d e wo r l d a n d h e l p s yo u to co n n e c t , grow n e t wo r k s, make friends and learn.

M any p e o p l e st ar t a h o m e b u si n e ss t h i n k ing t h at t h e i r wo r k l o ad wo u l d b e a l o t l e ss w hen co m p a re d to wo r k i n g i n an e st ab l i sh e d o f f i ce/ work environment. This m ay b e t r u e i n t h e initia l st ag e s as t h e i n d i v idua l i s st i l l i n t h e st ar t up stage but eventually what unfolds may not b e as re l ax i n g as f i r st e nv i si o n e d. S e t so m e st r u c t u re an d t h i s w il l help to alleviate some issues. M ost impor tantly re m e m b e r IT ’S A B U S IN E S S !

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Neutrals

Try neutrals like black, white, grey, navy, grey, brown and beige...and yes, they can all be mixed. No need to think too much, just mix them.

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If you would like to look cool, sophisticated, modern and understated, want to be taken seriously, look luxe, envelop yourself in a mix of neutrals.

If you are starting to build a wardrobe, start with neutrals.

If you wish to expand your existing wardrobe, add some neutrals.

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Want to minimize your shoulders? Scarfs are an ideal way to break up your upper body and will keep you warm at the same time!

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Classic white, gorgeous and sexy shoulder detail, great if your bust is not large. Dress down with denim or dress up with a beautiful skirt.

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No tummy but have some thighs and/or a rounded bottom?

This skirt will look fantastic on you!

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COOL NEUTRALS

Neutrals are great for work and fantastic for a smart casual look.

Dollar per wear, they make sense and are budget friendly. All you need to make sure of is that they have one of the following. They should fit you well, have an interesting texture, a barely there pattern or an unusual added detail.

Dress up any daytime outfit with these classic boots, especially skirts or dresses.

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Avoid the ordinary!

Perfect for a grand entrance! Mix with any other neutral tops and accessories.

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ADOLFO SANCHEZ Pants - Suele Azul.

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This gorgeous top would go so well with all the neutrals. Small busted ladies look stunning in this top

COOL NEUTRALS

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GOLDEN ORIENTAL DETAILS CAN CREATE AN INSTANT LUXURIOUS FEEL

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CONFIDENCE W I L L G E T YO U EVERYWHERE

by Madonna Barr

I t ’s tr ue! H ave you e ve r n o ti ce d that person in the front row of an aerobi c s c l a ss, she m ay n o t have a b ody l i k e B a r b i e, b u t sh e h as a gl ow a b out h e r, s h e’s in the front row, she’s present an d en thusi a st i c, she’s we a ri n g daggy gym ge a r a nd s ti l l s h e has all e ye s on he r?

O r h ave yo u e ve r n o t i ce d a m an w ho casually sits up at t h e b ar, e n j oy i n g a q u i e t d r i n k by h i m s e l f, e n j oy i n g t h e am bia nce of the environment, radiantly smiles at p e o p l e as h e e n j oys h i m se l f an d l o o k s aro u n d t h e ro o m .

S o m e h ow h e j u st seem s to attrac t the attention o f e ve r y si n g l e wom a n i n t h e w h o l e b ar a nd t h e n yo u n o t i ce h e’s no l o n g e r by h i m se l f?

Well they have it.

They have that inner co n f i d e n ce a n d s p a r k le, t h e b re e z y, se l f - assured an d to g e t h e r t y p e of energy that permeates “attrac tiveness” and t h e y l o o k l i k e t h ey a re having fun. Le t ’s explore what confident people are doing that you want m o re o f. . .

LILY Life & Style OD 1 . They d on’t a llow t h e p a s t to d e te r m i n e t h e i r f uture: We all have a past. We a l l d eal with i t t h e b es t that we can. S ome of us though just innately k now how to ‘n o t a llow i t ’ to d e te r m i n e h ow we mak e d eci s i o ns in our present. Being present is the key to confidence. When yo u see the present moment a s an oppor tuni t y, a s a moment in time to do the bes t yo u ca n right in that moment, t he pas t d oes n’t have a c h ance to im p a c t o n the ‘now ’. When you are at peace with your p a st and relaxed i n yo ur present the power of now is what will shine through. To be present, it takes the w i lli ngn es s to l et g o of pa s t fea rs a nd experien ces a n d t he preparedn es s to embrace the past lessons in the now that significantly und erp i n s

a nd b o ost s yo u r co n f i d e n ce.

2. They independently ma ke de c i si o n s: H ave you e ve r h ad a f r i e n d w h o t u r n e d to yo u fo r g u i d an ce e ve r y t i me t h e y h ad to m ak e a decision? Almost like as if they are constantly s e e k i n g p e r m i s s i o n f ro m o t hers to l i ve t h e i r ow n life? Th at is a clear sign that they are deeply la ck i n g co n f i d e n ce wi t h i n th e m se l ve s.

Decision making is an impor tant func tion i n o ur l i fe. M ak i n g a d e c i s i o n w i l l d e te r m i n e t he o utco m e o f a specific moment, goal, event or sometimes a li fet i me an d t h e fe ar of risking making the wro ng de c i si o n o f te n d r i ve s a p e r s o n to ei t h er avo i d m ak i n g t h e d eci s i o n o r re fe r t h e res p o n si b i l i t y to an o t h e r person. A confident p ers o n m ay so u rce i n p u t

f ro m o t h e r s, p e r h a p s ab o u t t h e i r e x p e r i ences or to take a re fe rral, h owe ve r, t h e y w i l l ultimately search within t h e m se l ve s, m e asu re w h e t h e r t h e d e c i si on is in alignment with their g o al s, d re am s, d e si res, n e e d s an d af fo rd abil it y and will independently make the decision at the t i m e. Eve n i f i t t u r n s o u t to b e t h e w ro n g d e c i si o n , t h e y w i l l reassess it and repeat t h e p ro ce ss to f i n d their right path...and most impor tantly....keep going!

3 . Th e y ste p o u t si de of t h e i r co m fo r t zo n e : Wi t h i n o u r co m fo r t zo n e, t h e re i s safe t y and k n owing of what we are d e f i n i te l y abl e to d o, fe e l a n d b e. O u r co m fo r t zo n e h as b een created by sur viving and t h r i v i n g w i t h i n o u r pa st.

When you see the present moment as an opportunity, as a moment in time to do the best you can right in that moment, the past doesn’t have a chance to impact on your ‘now’.

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D o e s s t ay i n g w i t h i n yo ur comfor t zo n e a llow for growth? Gen era lly, not. I t becomes more f a miliar and mo re familiar until one day you wake up craving for so mething more i n yo ur l i fe a n d wo n d e r i n g w hy yo u n ever s eem to b e a b l e to find more a nd ultimately regretting the past. We’ve all heard t he c liché, Face t h e Fea r and Do I t Any way....well t he fear is the bo und a r y of yo u r comfor t zo n e just check ing that yo u definitely want to cross t he bord er. Hea r t he fe a r, thank the fea r a n d t a ke the s teps. S o t he more you choos e to ste p outsid e of yo ur co mfor t zone, t he mo re yo u c h o o s e to l e a r n , t h e more you will expand a nd the more fully yo u will live your potential.

4 . They let go o f t hei r b a ggage: Have yo u ever felt the relief associated

Confident people will let go of their baggage by processing the positive and negative experiences with gratitude as learning and blessings.

wi t h let t i n g g o o f something that has happened in your past.

Th e feel i n g o f h o p e, lightness and space that t hen b e co m e s avai l ab l e to b e f i l l e d w i t h a wonder ful exciting n e w e x p e r i e n ce.

S ounds ideal doesn’t it.

S o met i m e s p e o p l e al l ow t he feel i n g s e x p e r i e n ce d in a par ticular situation to t hen b e co m e t h e no rm a l o f w h at t h e y w i l l co ntinue to experience i n t h e f u t u re i f t h e same situation happens a g a i n . Car r y i n g a ro u n d o ur em o t i o n al b ag g ag e f ro m o u r p ast c an n o t o nly a f fe c t o u r p re se n ce i n o ur li fe i n t h e n ow, b ut i t ca n al so e asi l y a f fec t ou r d e c i si o n s a n d p erce p t i o n s o f wha t a c t u al l y i s. O u r rea li t y g e t s d i sto r te d f ro m t h e e f fe c t s o f the past. This applies to b o t h p o si t i ve an d negative experiences.

Confident people will

l e t g o o f t h e i r b ag ga ge by p ro ce ssi n g t h e positive and negative e x p e r i e n ce s w i t h grat i t u d e as l e ar n i n g an d b l e ssi n g s. Th e y will continue to open t h e i r h e ar t an d m i n d to h av i n g n e w e x p e r i e nces of their past, to enable the memor y of different m o re p o si t i ve fe e l i ngs in the present moment.

5 . Th e y t ak e c h arg e o f t h e i r l i fe : Yo u m ay k n ow o f so m e o n e w ho constantly pulls out t h e i r v i o l i n an d p l ays t h e v i c t i m t u n e. Th e y w h i n e ab o u t t h e i r l ife, t h e i r b ad l u c k , t h e y b l am e o t h e r s fo r t h eir ac t i o n s an d m i st ak es, and they generally don’t h ave m any p o si t i ve t h i n g s to say ab o u t t h e i r l i fe o r t h e p e opl e that are in it. Do yo u k n ow someone like that?

Confident people accept re sp o n si b i l i t y fo r t heir l i fe an d re ce i ve w i t h grat i t u d e t h e l e ar n i ngs and blessings that h ap p e n as a re su l t of l i v i n g t h e i r l i fe. Th ey proac tively initiate ac t i o n s, d e c i si o n s, relationships and p e r so n al grow t h and development oppor tunities that are in alignment with their values and beliefs. They deeply value their ow n judgment abilit y and w i l l o f te n ste p u p, go b e yo n d t h e c al l o f dut y an d p ro d u ce re su l t s a nd h ap p i n e ss i n t h e i r l i fe that fulfils their dreams an d l i fe g o al s.

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LILY Life & Style OD 6 . Th ey d isbel i eve negative internal ta l k : Have you ever caught yourself putting your self d own o r gi v i n g your self a hard t i me for not d oing or s ay i ng something per fec t ly a nd the n you find yo urs elf re ha shing ever y wo rd or ac tion that happened fe e l in g a d eep s ens e o f re gret? Well t h i s i s an effec t of a negative inte r nal s cript t h a t a uto plays. This t a lk disa ppears when yo u foc us on being a n d doing your best at any given moment. Believing that you have truly done your best in the present a nd althou g h i t m ay n o t have been per fec t, i t was your best. Confident p e o p le will k now t h ey a re not per fec t, a n d i n the f ace of thei r f a ult s a nd f ailings, have t h e inne r convic tion to k now that they will always do and be their best. They ignore and disbelieve any negative self-talk that may a r i s e fo r t h e m a n d w i l l persistently co ntinue o n w i th optimi s m, a n o p e n mind and p o s i t i ve attitude that they will get through whatever the y are facing positive or negative.

Confident people have better relationships because they are authentic, relaxed and tuned into who they are.

7. They h ave b e t te r relationships: D o yo u rem e m b e r e ve r m eet i n g a p e r so n w h o wasn’t confident about t hem s el ve s? H ow d i d i t m a ke yo u fe e l to b e around them? Confident p eo p le h ave b e t te r relationships because they are authentic, relaxed and tuned into who t h e y are. Th e y wi ll o f te n e n g ag e i n more fun, laughter and lov i n g a c t i v i t i e s w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l y.

As p a r t o f t h i s fe e l i n g a b o ut t h e m se l ve s, t hey wi l l al so h ave m o re com p assi o n fo r o t hers fo r t h e y k n ow that other people are a ref lec t i on o f w h o t h e y are. When we ce ntre in a fo cus o f co m p assi o n , un d ers tan d i n g an d love fo r o u r se l ve s, we also radiate and interac t like this with others. Naturally, our relationships become m o re re al, m o re f ulf i lli n g, an d f u l l o f more fun, laughter and s i n ce r i t y.

Are you reading this and s ay i ng to yo u r se l f “ YE S !

I want all of this please!” a n d wo n d e r i n g h ow to b r i d g e t h e g a p b e t we e n how yo u are n ow an d how confident you want to feel?

Here are the 8 key ways to be more confident in yo ur li fe : 1. Tap into the co nf i d e n ce yo u we re b o r n w i t h - yo u r i n n e r intuitive k n owing.

2. K n ow yo u r st re n g t h s a n d wea k n e sse s an d b e o p en m i n d e d an d p re p a re d to wo r k w i t h t hem .

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4 . Tr u st yo u r ow n c ap ab i l i t i e s.

5 . Embrace the u n k n ow n fo r i t i s t here that potential new l e a r n i n g a n d grow t h exists.

6 . Ta k e r i s k s.

7 . Le a r n to re ce i ve praise and really allow i t to f i l te r an d so ak into your soul and your k n ow i n g.

8 . Prac t i ce b e i n g confident.

Th e re’s a say i n g “ f a k e i t ‘ t i l yo u m a k e i t ” an d w i t h o u t being unauthentic or dishonest, ye s, assume that you are co n f i d e n t an d m i r ror the b e h av i o u r, b e l i e fs and ac tions of a confident p e r so n i n yo u r l i fe a nd watch how you will grad u al l y b e co m e t he confident, successful, h ap py p e r so n l i v i n g yo u r e ve r y h e ar t s d e sire.

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I WA N T TO C H A N G E THE WORLD!

A B U L LY I N G S U R V I VA L S TO R Y

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Growin g up, I h a d ver y few fr i e n d s. I m o stly h un g o ut w ith my do g. H e a n d I d i d E VE RY TH IN G togeth er.

I was picked on by a lot of k ids in elementar y s ch o o l an d te ase d al l the time (called fat and ugly, etc‌ All the reg ula r k i d i n su l t s) .

B y fo ur t h grad e, I w as s t a r v i n g myse l f to b e a s t hi n as p o ssi b l e to avoid being called fat at school. Since the k ids were s o m e an to m e in private school, my parents thought that it might be better for me

to just go to a different sc h o o l, b u t i t j u st ended u p g e t t i n g e ve n wor se.

I was the only new seventh grader that year an d h ad n e ve r b e e n to p u b l i c sc h o o l b e fo re, so I was naturally an outcast.

Th e b u l l y i n g st ar ted IM M E D IAT E LY ! B y l u n c h t i m e, I w as su r ro u n ded by a l arg e gro u p o f c h i l d re n ask i n g m e

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where I went to school before? Where I’m from?

What is my name? At first, I thought that t he y were tr yi ng to b e f r i e n d s, b u t i t b e c a m e apparent ver y quick ly that they only wanted to f ind ou t inform a t i o n to use agains t me. Wi t h i n a fe w minu tes, t h ey were shoving me, threatening me, and calling me horrible names like “ b *** *”, a “ ho”. (At t h e t im e, I had never even he l d hand s wi t h a b oy a nd had not yet even h a d a b oy f r i e n d ) . I didn’t u nd erst a n d why the kids turned on me so qu ick ly, but I k new that I was prett y much in for it by the end o f t h e l u n c h p e r i o d.

The bullying co ntinued e ve r yday, d u r i n g c l a s s, in t he lunchroo m, i n the halls during passing

p e r i o d s, a n d b o t h b efo re an d af te r sc h o o l.

Th e k i d s wo u l d sp i t o n m e, s h ove m e, p u l l my ha i r, t r y to ste al my b a ck p ac k , p u r se an d anything that I had. I didn’t dare tr y to eat lun ch , b e c au se t h e k i d s would flip my tray and p o ur m i l k an d so d a al l over my fo o d an d h ai r, s o I s t a r ve d myse l f e ve n m o re.

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math class! Th e te ac her s d i d N OT H IN G! Th e y wo u l d n’t say ANY THI N G AT ALL! Th e y j u st l e t it h ap p e n .

Once I was late for c l ass, b e c au se I g o t s u r ro u n d e d by a gro u p of gi rls who wanted to beat me up. I saw a teacher walk out of her classroom to see what all the commotion was about and I thought “ YE S ! A T E ACH E R! ! !

S o me k i d s wo u l d e ve n M ay b e sh e w i l l re sc ue fo llow m e h o m e f ro m m e ! ” H owe ve r, sh e school, taunting me, just looked at me, saw a n d s p i t t i n g o n m e. that I was surrounded There was a group of by a n gr y gi r l s, a n d older boys that would t h e n c a l m l y t u r n e d, stand at the top of the and walked back into stair well at school and h e r c l assro o m . I g ot hock loogies at me when I would tr y to walk p u n c h e d i n t h e n e c k by o n e o f t h e m . I j u st stood d own th e st ai r s b e l ow there and smiled at her. t hem .

O n e gi r l wo u l d r i p m e back wards in my chair by my h ai r E VE RYDAY i n

Some k ids would even follow me home from school, taunting me, and spitting on me.

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She s creamed “S H E ’S O N DRUGS!” and they all ran away.

I t went on and on like that throughout the ye ar. The k id s ma d e u p ter r i b l e, d i s g u s t i n g r umou rs about m e o n a daily basis. I was a ccu s ed of b ei ng a w hore. They wo uld tell people that they saw me in the bathroom engaging in oral sex w i t h o t h e r gi r l s a n d b oys. They wo uld w r i te h u r t f u l a n d r u d e things about m e i n t h e bathrooms and throw stuff at me in class and in the halls. O ne b oy got a hold of a blurry p i c t u re o f a n a k e d gir l w ho had tak en h er p i c t u re i n a m i r ro r. Th e fl as h covered her f a ce.

He told ever yone that it was me and it made its way around the school ve r y quick ly! I t s eemed a s thoug h alm o s t

ever yo n e i n sc h o o l hated me.

On Valentine’s Day, I receive d my f i r st f l owe r s f ro m a b oy f ro m an o t h e r s cho o l. Th at same day, I was asked to the Valentine’s dance by a b oy w h o h ad b e e n q u i te rud e to m e, so I sai d n o.

When I turned to walk away, t h e b oy p u n c h e d me i n t h e b ac k o f my h ea d an d k n o c k e d m e out! I was only out for a few s e co n d s an d t h e n I ma nag e d to g e t u p, an d go into the bathroom where I was followe d by a gro u p o f gi r l s w h o were laughing at me, a nd te asi n g m e fo r getting k nocked out.

I p us h e d t h ro u g h t h e s e c u r i t y w h o wo u l d n’t d o A NY T H IN G ab o u t t he boy h i t t i n g m e, and walked home ea rly t h at d ay. M y gra n d m a to o k m e to

It went on and on ...

The kids made up terrible, disgusting rumours about me on a daily basis.

t h e d o c to r. N o t onl y did I have a contusion on my brainstem, I had a temperature and was speck led with t h e b e gi n n i n g st a ges of chickenpox! I t was a we l co m e i l l n e ss compared to what I had to g o t h ro u g h e ve r yday at school, so I was glad to b e ab l e to st ay hom e fo r a co u p l e o f we ek s.

W h e n I re t u r n e d, it just g o t wo r se. Th e k i ds we re H O RRIB LE ! They wo u l d p o u r m i l k a nd so d a o n my h e ad, sl a p m e i n my f ace ( B OTH b oys a n d gi r l s ) , k i c k me in the shins, butto c k s, an d sto m ach, a nd so m e o f t h e b oys woul d threaten to rape me.

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Some of the boys would threaten to rape me.

I thought a lot about suic id e d uring t ha t time in my life. There was one point during that year, when I we nt to t he k itchen, a n d g o t a REAL LY larg e k ni fe.

I p l a n ned to plun g e it through my hear t...

I stood there wi t ho ut t hink i ng of mu ch, except for just wanting e ve r ything to b e over.

As I held the k n i fe to my hear t, I looked down, a nd saw my d og lo o k i ng up at me with his big, sweet, brown eyes, and I sta r ted to cr y. I p ut t h e k nife on the table a nd drop ped to my k nees, a nd ju s t held hi m ! I couldn’t do it.

M y grandma went to the school several times

to s ee i f sh e co u l d g e t t he s t af f m e m b e r s to inte r vene, but was told “ W E LCOM E TO T H E RE A L W O R L D ! ”. Th e p r i n c i p a l said that it must be my fault, because so many k ids hate d me. I received death threats on a daily basis.

C h i ld re n wo u l d c al l my house at ALL hours of the night and threate n m e a nd my gran d m a.

They would tell her that I was a “slut ” and then tell her to te l l m e n o t to bend over at school or I was going to get raped.

They would threaten to slit my throat. I ac tually had a k nife to my throat o n t wo o cc asi o n s. O n e time a boy was telling me that he would slit my throat if I didn’t k iss him. (I told him that I’d rather have my throat slit and he walked away). Another time was w h e n a gi r l fo l l owe d m e wi t h a gro u p o f h e r f ri en d s, w h i l e I w as trick- or-treating and t hen a p p ro ac h e d m e i n a d a r k g u l l e y.

H e r f r i e n d to l d h e r to l e ave m e al o n e w hen sh e p u t t h e k n i fe to my throat. I don’t k n ow if t h at gi r l wo u l d h ave ac tually slit my throat that night, but I never fo rg o t t h at gi r l w ho sto o d u p fo r m e aga inst a l l o f h e r f r i e n d s.

Years late r, when we we re adults, I ran into h e r an d I t h an k e d her for her courage and k i n d n e ss.

Th ro u g h al l o f t h e b u l l y i n g, I j u s t t r i e d to re m ai n c al m an d stay st ro n g. I never wanted to f i t i n w i t h t h e k ids in school. As a matter of fac t, I thought that t h e y we re aw f u l p e opl e, so I didn’t even want to be around them at all. I just wanted to be l e f t al o n e. I d i d n’t feel r i g h t h u r t i n g anyone, but it became apparent that I needed some se l f - d e fe n ce l e sso ns. I at least needed some co n f i d e n ce.

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M y grand ma pulled me out of the s ch o o l a nd decid ed to ho m e sc hool me for t he res t of t h e year. We thought that it might be over at that point, but then t he k id s ju s t s t a r ted co ming to my h o us e!

O u r h o u s e wo u l d g e t egged almost nightly, which was annoying, but the worst time was w he n a group o f fo ur k ids and one parent ( YES ! S ome PAR E NTS a c tually star ted i n o n me too! ) came to my house, jumped my fence, a n d t r i e d to a s s a u l t my grandma. She ran into the house with the little boys that she was b a bysitting, but my

sweet and loyal, little d o g wo u l d n’t co m e i ns i d e. H e st aye d o u t i n the yard bark ing at the kids and they kicked him i n t h e f ace !

M y gra n d m a ye l l e d fo r me to c al l t h e p o l i ce, s o I d i d. We got antiharassment orders on the main perpetrator a n d h e r m o t h e r, b u t i t was too late.

M y dog was my best f r i e n d i n t h e wo r l d a n d h e d i ed b e c au se so m e k ids hated ME. Th at d o g had b e e n my b e st f r i e n d grow i n g u p w h e n I h a d n o f r i e n d s. M y gra n d p a g o t h i m w h e n he was just a puppy for my s i s te r an d I as o u r

adoption present when I was VERY young, so we had literally grown up to g e t h e r.

He was there for me A LWAYS w h e n I n e eded h i m an d h e e ve n saved my life that one night i n t h e k i tc h e n w h e n I didn’t want to live any m o re, b u t I f ai l e d to b e t h e re w h e n h e n e e d e d m e to p ro tec t h i m , an d I fe l t so te r r i b l e t h at I w asn’t t h e re fo r h i m w h e n he was getting k icked by those k ids. I was devastated and fell into a d e e p d e p re ssi o n .

LILY Life & Style OD Shor tly af ter that, I star ted dating a boy... who raped me and did horribly cruel things to me. Things that unfor tunately, I had grown accu s tomed to a f ter having b een t re a ted so poorly by my p e e rs.

I f I could go b a ck a nd te l l myself any t h i n g dur ing that tim e n ow, i t would be this : NO ONE who ac t ua lly LI K ES you will E V E R disres pec t you. N O O N E deser ves to be treated that way and ALL of the c hil d ren who p i ck o n ot her child ren a re j us t do ing it becau s e t hey are lost. The things that t ho se k id s said a b o ut me had NOTHI N G to d o w ith me.

The y were jus t . . . . . . . . p ro j ec ting the i r own insecu rities on to m e.

C hil dren need g ui d a nce.

They need to be taught how to love and h ow to treat others.

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i t a n d n o t j u st to l d. We need to st ar t te ac h i n g children that you just d o n’t te ase so m e o n e that you like or even someone that yo u d o n ‘ t l i k e ( fo r w h a te ve r re a s o n ) . Th a t i s u n a c cep t a bl e b e h av i o u r.

I am a M U CH B E T T E R p e r so n n ow fo r h aving b e e n t h ro u g h so m uc h when I was younger, but I have to admit, it st i l l h u r t s d e e p l y when I t h i n k ab o u t my d o g. He didn’t deser ve that. I t just wasn’t fair.

Af ter my ex-abuser a n d I we re d o n e, I j u st decided that I was NE V E R g o i n g to p u t u p wi t h A NY S O R T o f ab u se.

Please, talk to your k i d s ab o u t b u l l y i n g. N o o n e d e se r ve s to fe el so alone and to be treated s o te r r i b l y.

I began fighting back .

M y parents taught me to d efe n d myse l f an d I us ed my se l f - d e fe n ce s k i lls w i se l y. I b e g an to m a k e f r i e n d s a n d I made my way out of the d a rk n e ss an d i n to t h e light. I never fo rgot how it felt to be ostracized and beat up ever y day.

Whenever I would see s o meon e p i c k i n g o n s o meon e, I wo u l d st an d up, a nd te l l t h e m to k no ck i t o f f. I n e ve r wanted to be like the p eo p le w h o we re so h o r r i b l e to m e. I co u l d never l i ve w i t h myse l f for treating others that way.

While I was writing this, I fe l t a l o t o f p ai n for that sad, little gi rl that I once was. I wanted to re ac h o u t an d te l l her that her life was going to g e t b e t te r, an d to love herself. Stuff that my mama (grandma) always said to me that I se e m e d to n o t b e a bl e to gra s p i n t h e d a r k n e s s o f my ad o l e sce n ce.

Through all of the bullying, I just tried to remain calm and stay strong.

I thought about what people might say to m e n ow… “ H e l e n , w hy wo u l d yo u w r i te so m e t h i n g so p e r sona l and private about your l i fe, an d t h e n p u b l ish it fo r a b u n c h o f p e o pl e to read?” I’ll tell you why...

B e c au se w h at h ap pened to me was not personal or private AT ALL!

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I t was VERY public!

The humiliation that I was subjec ted to on a daily basis was do ne ou t in th e o p en , in front of teachers, p r i n c i p a l s, o t h e r s t a f f members, parents, and ot her child ren, a n d N O ON E besid es my f a mi ly members told me that it was wrong! NOT ONE ADULT who was not related to me said that what the other k ids we re doing was wrong.

I he ard “ Well, i t mus t b e YOU R fault s om eh ow ”. “ The boys ju s t p i ck o n yo u/teas e you b eca us e t he y lik e you.” They j us t a l l owed it to h a p p en a nd s aid s tu pi d rub b i s h l i k e “ B oys w i l l b e b oys.” and “ That ’s just the way k ids are.” No one taught the k ids that the way they were treating me and other children was una cceptable.

As a matter of fac t, some of t he ad ults ac t ua lly JOI NED IN and tea s ed me too! Teach ers A ND parents! That disgusts me.

B ul l ying is not a harmless prank that c hil d ren play o n o n e another. I t is ABUSE.

S o that ’s why I’m here w r i t i n g t h i s r i g h t n ow, b eca u se so m e o n e n eed s to st an d u p an d s ay “ H E Y ! We n e e d to c h a n g e t h i s wo r l d ! ” S o h e re I a m , wo r l d.

LE T ’S DO THIS!!

Stand with me now and say “ABUSE IS NE VER OK AY!” No one deser ves to be treated like this. No one should just “GE T USED TO IT ”. No one should accept it and ever yone should WORK TO CHANGE IT! Tha n k yo u fo r t ak i n g t h e t i m e to re ad t h i s an d t h a n k yo u fo r st an d i n g wi t h m e n ow. I sto o d alone for so long that I g o t R E A LLY u se d to t h e idea that no one would ever j oi n m e, b u t n ow I k n ow different. There a re g o o d p e o p l e i n t h i s wo r l d. Pe o p l e l i k e m e who k n ow that abuse is

wrong and who want to change the way things are g o i n g. Pe o p l e l ik e yo u. Th an k yo u fo r being par t of this movement.

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WELLNESS AND THE POWER OF D E E P LO V E A N D EFFORTLESS A P P R E C I AT I O N This i s n o t ju st a bo o k yo u are going to rea d. Th i s is the be ginning of a new way of being with yourself...being more l ovin g, m o re re la xe d a nd enj oying b e tte r e x p er iences in yo u r life.

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Th e m o re yo u fo c u s upon l ove - t h e m o re l ove you w i l l fe e l an d e x p e r i ence.

Yo u r s i s an i n f i n i te s uppl y o f l ove. . . b u t yo u m u st t ak e t h e t i m e to f u l l y re m e m b e r, o f te n .

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We must understand how to truly live this beneficial stuff fully into our very lives. When you do it right you experience the rich satisfaction, ease and joy in being you. We all want that right?

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C O N T I N U E D . .. .

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I N TO YOUR ‘NATU RAL POSI TI V ITY’

M icah Blumberg expresses it this way... “ I zab e l l a, b e i n g abl e to re ad yo u r wo rd s d a il y has been an enormous b l e ssi n g fo r m e. Your wo rd s se e m to h ave h ad t h e d e e p e st most p ro fo u n d e f fe c t o n the j oy f u l b e i n g w i t h i n m e, awak e n i n g my s p i r i t , s t i r r i n g my s o u l to expand my hear t with m o re f re e d o m t h a n I ever dreamt of being possible.

Th e re we re t i m e s when I felt the transformation i n re al t i m e. . . t h e re were t i m e s w h e n I re al i zed so m e t h i n g p owe r ful l ong af te r yo u r wo rd s ha d sunk ve r y deeply into my consciousness. What yo u w r i te i s n o t m e re inspiration, what yo u w r i te c h a n g e s a p e r s o n , and it has expanded the h o r i zo n o f my d re a m s, you h ave ad d e d a n e w gra ce to my soul. What you have ar ticulated has been wo r t h m o re t h a n t h e p r i ce o f ad m i ssi o n to re a l it y itself. You are truly a rare an d l ove l y j e we l, suc h a t re asu re w i se m en w i l l k n ow yo u r n ame for m i l l e n n i u m s to co m e.”

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I k now the transformational p ower of love a nd gratitude that is ava il able to all o f us.

s ee, h ear an d fe e l t h e g o o d ness i n e ve r y t h i n g a ro und m e - t h e benevolence that had always been there.

4. Ac tivating S olutions, Wi sd o m an d I n n e r Pea ce

Le t m e tell you a q ui ck sto r y. ..

S o now, I want to expe r i e n ce t h e p l e a s u re o f p a s s i ng o n , t h i s gi f t, to yo u t hro u g h my Lo g o f Love and Appreciation b o o k . I f yo u n e e d a m a j o r ove r h a u l i n yo u r li fe, d esi re to fe e l m u c h better and want that “ b reath of fresh air ” feeli ng o f k n ow i n g a g a i n , T H E T RU T H o f l i fe, t hen I pro m i se yo u t h i s b o o k wi l l su p p o r t yo u.

6. Foundation for New Life Creation. This Rocks!

At a time when I was s u i c i d a l, a f r i e n d o f m ine begg ed m e to d o o ne thing. He as ked me, for 3 0 d ays, to s ha re w it h h im jus t th ree things ever y day that I am grateful for. To begin w i t h , I u t te r l y s t r u g gl e d to even name o ne.

I was so miserable. I remember walk ing past a p e r son in a w heelch a i r a nd even comp la i ni n g about that.

R e l uc tantly tho ug h , I began my gratitude prac tice. S omething p rofou nd happen ed. M y l ife b egan to ch a n g e.

I sta r ted to feel h o p e.

At fir st I s trug g led to connec t to love a nd appreciation, but fo rced myse lf to d o it a ny way.

The n, it became ea s i er.

The m ore I d id t h i s, t h e b e tter I began to feel.

The better I felt, the easier it was to naturally

Igniting this light, alone, is priceless.

It really does open that door to your heart.

5. Creating Your Unique “ fe e l g o o d ” b l u e p r i nt

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Igniting this light, a l o n e, i s p r i ce l e s s. I t really does open that door to your hear t.

D e f i n i te l y, yo u s h o u l d us e t h e b o o k fo r t h i s a lo n e bu t re m e m b e r i t wi ll a ls o p rov i d e yo u wi t h a n e x p e r i e n ce o f : 1 . Tr i g g e r i n g s p e c i f i c p ro m o te r s o f Love an d Appreciation 2. All-S ensor y Engagement (no - one does it this way) 3. Tapping into your “S o urce” ( 2 5 ye ar s o f exp eri en ce m ad e e asy )

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Add a simple blazer to a shift dress. It adds a layer for warmth and can add a corporate touch

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SHIFT DRESSES CAN MAKE GREAT COOLER WEATHER WORK OUTFITS. JUST TRY ADDING THESE.

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