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INTERVIEW WITH:
DEBBIE SLUYS (DS) PGMAG: Debbi, great to have you on today’s interview. DS: Thank you so much for this opportunity to share! PGMAG: Please briefly introduce yourself to our readers. DS: I live in Ontario Canada and have four extraordinary children ranging in ages from 17-29. My daughters are twins and one has a son and I love being his grandmother! My background for 30 years was in Early Years as the Director of multisite not for profit organization. I began my company Dare to Declare Inc. three years ago and stepped full time into coaching July 2020. My expertise is facilitating powerful Vision board workshops. PGMAG: Words are powerful and they create our realities. Please tell us more about your organisation (Dare To Declare). DS: It was just an idea three years ago. I had a photoshoot and was so energized by my own image that I realized the power that images have to support the life we want to create. I built a beautiful studio, created a curriculum and opened my “doors” for business in 2018. The pandemic has offered a new opportunity to coach people on a global level. PGMAG: The global challenge (Covid-19) has affected so many lives around the world. As an authority in your field, what are some of the ways that can help people improve their well-
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being amidst the pandemic? DS: Most people think of Vision boards as Have, Do and Be - as in what do I want to Have? What do I need to Do? Then I will Be happy. A Dare to Declare Vision board turns that around to coach participants to focus on the “Be” or Being, and ask what do I get to Do to be the best version of myself and then the “have” will show up! PGMAG: You have over 30 years of experience in ‘Early Childhood Development’. What is your message for young mothers? DS: It’s not selfish to focus on yourself it’s Self - full. You get to fill your cup first so you teach others how to treat you, you model how your
