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Birth of the Modern Woman
Getting Exposed IN 2012
UNLOCKING THE SECRET LIFE
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Silence, Secrecy, and Shame... The Enemy of Freedom With Hetty Johnston
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Time to Take Off With Tania Usher
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Power of Authentic Digital Branding With Zahrina Robertson Do-It-Yourself Tips for Getting Exposed in 2012 With Cassy Small
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7 Pillars to Love Your Body With Elizabeth Johnson
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Tell Me Who's Your Friend… I'll Tell You Who You Are With Tania Usher
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Making Your New Year’s Resolutions “Sticky" With Jeremy Britton
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OFTEN TOUTED as the “Queen of Connection”, Tania Usher is internationally renowned for her daring philosophies for uncovering an authentic success mindset. The tenacious Tania believes the only thing stopping people from reaching the success they crave, is their own self-doubt. “Entrepreneurship is one of the most powerful self-development journeys on which anyone can embark. When dare was born you couple a success mindset from Tania’s with powerful masterminding, insightful mentoring and taking vision to unite action…amazing things happen, heart-centred even when at times the hurdles entrepreneurs seem impossible to leap.”
around the world with bold and enterprising entrepreneurs making a difference…while having lots of fun. “Boring is out”, is Tania’s motto.
Tania understands this first hand. After years of living and working abroad, winning numerous international awards and building a successful executive career, Tania tamed her wandering soul and returned to Australia in 1999 to start a family. Within 5 years of leaving the jet-setting corporate world, Tania buried her baby boy, gave birth to two healthy daughters, became the sole provider for her family, experienced escalating credit card debt and was served home repossession papers.
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to take a huge leap towards entrepreneurship. Her creative communication ideas have led to over $5 million in media coverage for both herself and her clients. Featured regularly in the media, including recent appearances on the Today Show, Tania believes that nurturing relationships and making soulful connections is the key to success in all areas of life. Thousands of people follow Tania online, and her events have touched the lives of over 100,000 people from a variety of industries and nations.
Tania’s authentic, heart-centred approach to communication and connection will continue to empower entrepreneurs around the world to take big leaps that will lead to the positive transformation in the lives of millions of people worldwide.
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Unlocking the
Secret Life Tania Usher speaks with Nikki Gemmell
In 2003 Nikki Gemmell created a sensation when, writing under the tag ‘Anonymous’, her novel The Bride Stripped Bare became a literary phenomenon, with its raw and unflinching depiction of female sexuality. Now, eight years later, she returns with another tour de force, With My Body, and addresses the question of what is intimacy and whether it is ever truly possible to know another person. It is at once a manifesto of married mothers everywhere and a highly personal story of one woman’s sexual awakening. TANIA: It took you several years
which was empowering. were saying “thank you for writing the words I’ve never had the courage to say”.
chapter of a woman’s sexuality? NIKKI: It was like I grew up. I growing up and having relationships. of me. As I headed towards middle age I felt a loosening. After being totally traumatized by Bride I started to own the experience 14
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NIKKI: of experiences and found myself in a
life. TANIA:
realised that I could write a follow
A s well as a galloping,
exhilarating read, my intention is that my books will help unlock a woman’s sexuality.
however do you think people are living that honesty? NIKKI: says every person has three lives.
the private life and the secret life. And it’s the Click to add Nikki's book to secret life that your 2012 reading list. I’m fascinated with because everyone has that life. honesty and excruciating rawness. lot going on in our heads that we will The raw, visceral underbelly of a never reveal to a partner. With My woman’s life, what she may think Body delves into that secret life. It can articulate. With My Body heading towards middle age as she’s TANIA: I love that we have a secret drowning in the thick of motherhood side of ourself. We all have these and marriage. She's lost the spark of 16
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knowing they don’t diminish the connections we have. NIKKI: As we get older we loosen and let go of that careful persona that
message would you like to share with NIKKI: carried with me throughout my writing
I think that’s one of the joys of growing up. We take our place living among other human beings rather than living beside them. TANIA: Do you think that writing
a dialogue around the often hidden
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And the reality is that it's damn hard when you fail, pick yourself up and try, try, try again. Listen to your deepest instincts, follow your heart and keep on going. second or third time...keep on going. I look at writers around me and the ones
way to further understand a woman’s hanging in there eventually succeed. communication so if my novels create a dialogue then that’s fantastic. As
will help unlock a woman’s sexuality plus explore the many opportunities opening up for women. It’s important mothers have some anchor away from motherhood otherwise we’ll go sightly mad. Which is what With My Body also delves into. TANIA: It’s that complete diversity
through my adult career and it applies to any area of your life. Just keep on going.
Listen to Tania's juicy 20 minute interview with Nikki Gemmell.
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BIRTH OF THE
MODERN WOMAN GABRIELLE BONHEUR (COCO) CHANEL $XJXVW â -DQXDU\
COCO CHANEL – creative, intelligent, unconventional, outspoken – was a female role model who rocked the foundations of sexual inequality and proved that women could wear the pants! Single-handedly transforming women’s fashion from extravagant, feathery frou-frou to comfortable, elegant simplicity in the 1920’s, she built a selfmade business empire and led the way for female entrepreneurs. 18
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“A girl should be two things,� Chanel espoused and modelled, “who and what she wants.� HER STORY one of rags to riches.
laundrywoman and an itinerant street peddler was destined to a life of hardship. Her mother
and she was placed in a convent school for orphans. She lived a
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meaning a promiscuous woman or a “My life didn’t please me, so I created my life.”
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Lessons Learned from Coco…
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“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
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“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.”
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HER LEGACY
she introduced the simple elegance of her signature collarless
suit with collarless
her fashion empire
she did not want to sell to Germans. romantically involved with a German military he was never
She freed women from the confines of corsets and, with the ‘little black dress’, she introduced sleek sexuality”
a collaborator, but the public considered her to be an enemy of her country for the affair, and after the war she retired to returned triumphantly to the fashion into the American market through
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her destiny and demonstrated that success is not the prerogative only of
as free as the modern woman her fashion
professed that she had “never known the way for women to experience freedom through fashion. She embraced her femininity without she allowed other women to do the same.
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Silence, Secrecy and Shame…
the ENEMY of Freedom The shattering discovery that her daughter was being sexually assaulted by a much-loved and trusted family member sent Bravehearts Founder Hetty Johnston on a remarkable path that would see her change the child safety landscape in Australia. Bravehearts Founding Committee Member Natalie Evans tells Hetty’s story.
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Have a plan with clear achievable goals and a plan on how to achieve them; where am I now, where do I want to be, why and how do I get there.
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children of Australia were safe from sexual exploitation in all its forms. After almost a decade and a half of
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Thanks to her talent for impactful sound bites and her willingness to say what needs to be said no matter how controversial, Hetty has become
assault’ were only ever uttered in conspiratorial whispers and when
seeking comment on crimes against children. Her willingness to comment on everything from the
mention of paedophilia the landscape has changed markedly. We now live in a society that largely accepts the
inappropriate children’s underwear lines has drawn criticism from detractors who say she uses media
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including the signature awareness raising event credited Hetty in part with this shift of social attention in a moment where the way we depict or treat our children is all pervasive – a paradigm
Day (held during
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stopping until the children of Australia were safe from sexual exploitation in all its forms.
result in part of Johnston’s incessant work.’. Hetty’s list of personal achievements is as long and illustrious as her network of
Week). In addition to specialist counselling for children and their families plus workshops for professionals working with
highly acclaimed
personal safety education program has reached well over Australia.
have achieved our mission to make Australia the safest place in the world
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This fast paced world in which we live changes daily. What was hot yesterday, is ice cold today. Your childhood dreams of being an astronaut, movie star or president may have faded as you’ve pursued your career. Your cherished musthave fashion item is next year’s window rag.
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go. Relationships fade or rekindle. dare I’ll undertake a dare challenge aimed at expanding
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consume RAW foods for the entire month of January. Drawing on the support of renowned international
living RAW. Here’s a few of my initial steps to get you started.
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De-clutter and Detox Kitchen
everything that was packaged or new escapades and ignite a thirst for adventure. I invite you to dare with me. JANUARY dare CHALLENGE dare challenge is to only
distraught that I’d even contemplated discarding family favourites. INSIGHT 1: While I’d love my family to
Let’s dare together
To participate in the January dare challenge visit www.Facebook.com/DareOnlineMagazine and share your RAW experiences, thoughts, ideas and comments. Each day I’ll be blogging my journey, challenges and insights a www.GetNakedWithTania.com so feel free to connect with me there. I’d love to hear your RAW stories. JANUARY 2012
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to do so must come from them.
result...failure. Throughout your life you’ve been presented with an assortment of opportunities, however you have to be ready to ‘hear’ each one ‘speak’ to you from within before taking action.
or where to get support will lead to frustration and disappointment. INSIGHT 2: I was delighted to discover that there’s an extensive array of RAW pickings and I’m looking forward to devouring some of the delicious recipes I’ve uncovered. Here’s a list of some of what’s on my RAW menu...and what’s not.
“Be the change you want to see in the world."
What’s In Fruit (fresh, frozen and dried) Vegetables (an abundant variety) Nuts and seeds Sprouted grains Nut/grain milk Herbs and spices Caco (for yummy chocolate dishes)
own pace.
What’s Out All meat, chicken and fish Dairy and eggs Process foods of any kind
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Adopt a Mindset Shift Often I hear people promise they’ll stop eating chocolate once they’ve they’ll give up alcohol after one more
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mixed nuts and dried fruit instead of chocolates.
opposed to one focused on chasing the
INSIGHT 3: festivities with many people suggesting
While I would have received much support for this “stuff myself while I trying on my RAW hat. So despite all
Shifting your mindset (not necessarily overnight), adopting new ways of ‘doing’ and gaining support is the path to sustainable success.
Are you ready to expand the length and breadth of your world in ways you never imagined? Is it time to reconnect with the mysterious, courageous and juicy you? The you that deserves to be nurtured, encouraged, supported and illuminated. The YOU that is ready to burst free and crack open a new world of possibilities. If so then opt in for this life-changing experience. As a member of our dare club™ you'll discover an adventurous world of renewed promise. You'll connect with the authentic side of yourself that craves fresh experiences. Visit www.DareOutLoud.com/TakeOff, fill in your details and we'll let you know when the next dare club™ takes off. I dare you.
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Power of Authentic Digital Branding
We’ve heard the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words”, yet savvy entrepreneurs understand that the power of the visual image means so much more. Effective digital branding has the potential to translate into thousands, or even millions, of dollars. Your digital brand plaYs a fundamental role in Your
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digital image is an extension of that
people around the world form opinions
initial false impression paves the way for an inauthentic relationship.
and in an array of other marketing corporate photography is a strong and
Imagine attending a networking event at which you strike up an instant connection and rapport with someone you’d
tale signs of using old imagery. We’re on the pinnacle of a mindset shift amongst entrepreneurs who understand the importance of effective digital
W e’re on the pinnacle of a mindset shift amongst entrepreneurs who understand the importance of effective digital branding.
fork out thousands of dollars for marketing campaigns that are severely
cards and head photography. Having “a friend with a good camera” won’t cut it. On expensive Hollywood studio. website images look nothing like the person you just met. It’s a shaky start to a business relationship that requires a foundation of honesty and trust. 36
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elements: ì a trained eye ì effective lighting ì professional styling and direction.
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How to Choose Your Photographer CHOOSING THE RIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER IS A VITAL
step in creating your authentic digital branding. While many photographers take fantastic images, when you and your photographer connect, you'll create images that look great as well as portray your brand uniqueness. When you ‘click’ with your photographer, they will be able to tap into your values and your message to create a standout visual presence pivotal to your success. I call it the X-Factor. It’s that little something that you can’t quite
put your finger on; that element that radiates from every image. Identifying and capturing those qualities is what sets leaders apart and brings forth a truly dynamic quality. Don’t be afraid to interview a few photographers until you find the one that’s right for you. Corporate Photography is not a luxury item or a vanity show piece. It’s an essential investment into your brand toolkit and a critical element to the success of your business.
Zahrina Robertson, award winning photographer, has worked with many high profile business people and celebrities including Sir Richard Branson, Ray Charles, Pinky McKay, John Eales and Wayne Gardner. Zahrina’s regular clients also include Qantas and Tourism Australia. www.ZahrinaPhotography.com JANUARY 2012
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Pillars To Love Your BODY Becoming and staying healthy is complex! Food, exercise, thoughts, beliefs, self-care . . . so many factors affect how you look and feel. This constant influx of often conflicting information can lead to feelings of overwhelm and defeat. But healthy living can be simple and enjoyable. With a handful of simple guiding principles, or ‘pillars’, you can transform your body, inside and out. Pillar #
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Eat ‘Real Food’ ’Real foods’ are whole foods which come from the
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Have a Fun and Sustainable Movement Plan I used to force myself to visit the gym six days a week and thrash Pillar #
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perfect portions. Pillar #
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what seemed like forever. I’d count
Eat When You Eat food when you’re eating.
Studies show that if you’re not consciously aware of what you’re
integrate it into your life and have fun. Pillar #
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TRY THIS
TRY THIS
Start your day with mindful eating. Take 5 distraction-free minutes to enjoy your breakfast. Remember to breathe, chew, and take your time. Your body will thank you!
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Put one hand on your heart and one hand on your stomach. Breathe. Take one second to thank your body for all it’s doing, without complaining. Your heart is beating right now, without skipping a beat; your stomach is digesting your food; your lungs are breathing in and out.
When one of my mentors led me
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and disciplined. Pillar #
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Consider Your ‘Primary’ Foods
spirituality. If you’re eating well and
to take care of others.
areas that need your attention. Is there a primary food in your life that needs a little more love and could you take towards nourishing yourself in that area?
Speak Kindly to Yourself “The mind is a wonderful servant but a horrible master.” Robin Sharma How do you talk to yourself? What thoughts are going on inside your head? Pillar #
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in ways they would never speak to
untrue tracks playing in your head that are not serving you well.
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THINK LOCAL – Local media thrive on local success stories.
local resident or employing locals. Gaining local exposure is a great way to cut your teeth in the world of
there.
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PERSISTENCE IS PARAMOUNT – Sending out one media release in the hope of a fruitless communication strategy.
these regional sources for content so the media will elevate your chances of noticed nationally.
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communication out there so if you
personally. Journalists are inundated with media releases each day and there are many reasons why your
diverse range of new media options for getting your message heard. mediums are changing and relying on these alone will have a detrimental
yourself in front of your chosen media will get you noticed. Adopting this fresh approach to your
of new opportunities to communicate. your audience turning to online dare Cassy Small is co-owner of Big Fish Planning, a full service Marketing & PR agency with a passion for Events. The team at Big Fish create individualised solutions for your business with the mission to make you the Biggest Fish in your pond. Visit www.BigFishPlanning.com.au. 44
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Making Your New Year’s Resolutions
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t’s that time of year again when everyone expects you to make some life-changing decisions and finally get your life in order. Your well-meaning friends and relatives may have even made some New Year’s resolutions for you, on your behalf… “Bless ‘em”, as grandma used to say (I think because she was too much of a lady to say “#@%^ ‘em”).
that you are going to clean out your
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that means you have to make your day. Here are some ongoing resolutions that the stove was too hot to touch. it’s your life.
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RESOLVE TO TAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF. Don’t aim to
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RESOLVE TO PAY COMPLIMENTS. compliment to a stranger every
increase of 3% per day will mean
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PAY YOURSELF FIRST. Resolve
money and put it into a separate
half the money and gift it to your favourite charity or spend it on a might even make new friends.
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RECONNECT WITH PEOPLE, “OFF THE GRID”. In these days
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Jaycees or whatever is in your area to
or under an hour if you drop in for a visit. Aim to increase this over time so week and doing several coffee dates.
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MAKE EVERY DAY INTO NEW YEAR’S DAY. have not
like eating at a different changing your favourite outside to eat a meal or parking nose out instead of nose in. Stretch your
of doing things or a whole new way of
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JOIN A LOCAL CLUB OR ORGANISATION.
Remember to make it easy, make it incremental and be gentle on yourself. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and your new gym body, your million-dollar savings and investment plan or your new habits will be built one small step at a time. Even a 0.3% daily increase in your health, wealth and relationships will mean that your 2012 will be 100% better in all areas than your 2011! Jeremy Britton - is an independent wealth coach and business coach who assists entrepreneurs with finances, health and lifestyle. You can receive great financial and lifestyle tips by connecting on Facebook, YouTube, or at www.24hourwealthcoach.com. JANUARY 2012
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Be AWARE of Down There I’m a persistent woman, and I won’t take no for an answer. Not while I see women suffering in silence - and some even dying - because we don’t have a ‘voice’ and valuable knowledge about what’s happening ‘down there’. I call it being Gynae (Gynaecological) Aware.
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eventeen years ago, I had my clitoris, vulva and lymph glands removed (dare I say that?).
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Initiating the conversation is important. So many women throughout history have experienced stigma and fear it’s a very interesting and important topic which affects many areas such
part of a woman’. I stand loud and what happened to me. I discovered that most women think their vulva is dare you to inside genitalia. I encourage women to unite and help eradicate the word Pudendum and its shameful
ì Become informed about Gynae Health. How can we expect our partners to understand us if we don’t gain the knowledge to understand our amazing bodies ourselves? ì Share your support and ideas important health issue that affects
ì dare your friends to mark International Gynaecological Awareness Day (IGAD), September 10 each year, in their diary DEFY THE DEFINITION
your knowledge and share with others the importance of Gynaecological Health in the community. dare Kath Mazzella award winning, world expert on women’s experience of Gynaecological issues. Kath encourages women, and men, to “speak openly about all things Gynea”. www.KathMazzella.com JANUARY 2012
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Tania Usher shares a snippet one of her most widely published articles of 2011.
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people with whom you share your time. With the
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W e are magnets
drawing together like-minded people. And the people you attract have a huge effect on the beliefs and ideas that you have about yourself. THE MAGNET EFFECT We are magnets drawing together you attract have a huge effect on the yourself.
attract those people who radiate
propel you forward.
others…this paints a picture of who
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professionals. Am I moving towards the people who THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
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THE MOZART EFFECT
“A small variation of an initial condition may produce a large variation, in the longer term of a system.”
is a phenomena
While you cannot change another’s developmental properties.
you’re taking charge of your life. need to ask…is this the music I want time is important. And you’re asking
that changes your life. And with those changes unsupportive people and things are organically culled.
affect on your physical and mental
So I ask…with whom will you choose to share your time this year?
T he transformational powers of music affect your health,
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‘Outside the Box’ Secrets to Health
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n 2005, Kristine Matheson was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She was told by her oncologist to get her affairs in order and to prepare to die. Not willing to oblige, she took control of her own health, researched various holistic health protocols - including nutrition, meditation and exercise - and with the help and encouragement of her husband Wayne, who had beaten testicular cancer in 1980 via natural means, created her own wellness program. She dared to step outside the box!
wakeup call in her systematic
with nowadays are interested in my
From Cancer to Wellness: the forgotten secrets. It is a call to change one’s “When I share with them what I eat that preparing raw food is not only
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raw all the time. Start with easy recipes and work your way up to the more complex ones.
person will feel
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what nature has provided for a healthy active life. “I personally have more energy than most – yet I have suffered
“I average as little as half an hour to one hour in the kitchen a experimenting with new ideas”.
and are often on sale. Start a
I personally have more energy than most – yet I have suffered from Chronic Fatigue for over twenty years.”
successfully transition to a raw food diet.
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dehydrator is also essential once you
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE with. A dehydrator will open the
LET GO OF THE PAST –
good for this. BE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS IN YOUR LIFE –
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Kristine Matheson - is the co-founder of The Forgotten Secrets Foundation which supports holistic education to prevent disease and relieve sickness. She is recipient of the International Women’s Day Outstanding Inspirational Role Model Award 2011. Her programs and books can be found at www.cancertowellness.com JANUARY 2012
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Can you feel it?
T here’s a shift in the air. Things are
changing. I love change. It’s the only constant in life. And my life is about to change on many levels. On December 29, at 36,000 feet, aboard QF4 from Honolulu to Sydney my partner, who was flying the plane, asked me to marry him over the public address. Over 240 passengers erupted into cheer as he emerged from the cockpit to learn my answer. More cheers when the next address announced “It’s a yes”. A new chapter of life is opening up and I’m excited about the adventurous possibilities unfolding before me, both personally and professionally. Where is 2012 taking you? Is it where you want to go? If you’re at a crossroad weighing up your choices perhaps it’s time to rediscover the direction you’re heading. Our soon to launch dare club™ will take you on a journey to uncover all you can be. Be one of the first to dare with me visit www.DareOutLoud.com/TakeOff to express your interest. ...I dare you.