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Episode 131: Cravings, Can’t Sleep, Acid Reflux, Always Tired? It’s Your Gut Health!
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Are you always tired, can’t sleep, have acid reflux, or brain fog? It all starts in your gut! On today’s episode, Sharri speaks with Ellen Postolowski who is an integrative food chef, health coach, and author of the book Gut Driven. She shares how in her search to solve her own health issues, she ended up creating a signature program that she also outlines in her book. She helps others achieve optimal well-being and feeding their bodies the most nutritious foods. In just 21 days, she helps you to reduce gut bloat, have more energy, and possibly even eliminate the health issues that you may have thought were just a part of getting older!
Ellen Postolowski’s Website, https://www.chefellen.com/
Extraordinary Women - Extraordinary Women is THE show and magazine to help extraordinary women like you design, create and live a fabulous next chapter!
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode 130: Can One Piece of Clothing Change Your Life?
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Have you ever wondered if a bra could change your life? Today, Sharri discusses how the lingerie we choose to wear actually impacts our self-esteem, our self-confidence, and even our self-image. She tells about going to Paris to join a travel group of women and on their tour, they visited the Cadolle lingerie house. Sharri noticed there is a huge difference between French women and American women in how they prioritize themselves and their lingerie along with the difference in their mindsets.
Extraordinary Women - Extraordinary Women is THE show and magazine to help extraordinary women like you design, create and live a fabulous next chapter!
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode 129: From Prolific Artist to Multiple Creative Businesses with Ana Bianchi
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Today, Sharri speaks with Ana Bianchi. She is an artist, designer, illustrator, and a maker of beautiful things. Her love of color shows in everything she creates. She has been involved in branding for big companies, launched an illustrated clothing line for little girls, as well as teaching others how to incorporate creativity in their lives. Listen in as she shares her journey!
Ana Bianchi’s Website, https://www.analovescolor.com/ Ana Bianchi’s Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/analovescolor/
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Episode 128: Do I Really Need A Backup Plan?
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Dreaming is easy right? If we close our eyes, we can imagine what could be but how many of us truly believe our dreams are possible? Or that they will come true? Today, Sharri talks about how we often sabotage our dreams by focusing on our plan B and that having a plan B may not give you the security and safety you desire, but instead be the primary cause of crushing your dreams.
Extraordinary Women - Extraordinary Women is THE show and magazine to help extraordinary women like you design, create and live a fabulous next chapter! Find this episode (and more) on your favorite podcast player at Extraordinary Women with Sharri Harmel |
Feb 27, 2023 |
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Episode 127: How To Rock Your Midlife with Dr. Ellen Albertson
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Today, Sharri speaks with Dr. Ellen Albertson who is now known as The Midlife Whisperer. Dr. Ellen is a podcast host, a psychologist, a registered dietician, a board-certified health and wellness coach, and a mindful self-compassion teacher. She is also the author of Rock Your Midlife. Dr. Ellen's mission is to empower and inspire women at midlife and to help them find the energy, the confidence, and the clarity to make their next chapter their best chapter!
Dr. Ellen Albertson’s Website, https://themidlifewhisperer.com/
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Episode 126: I Invested in Failure
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Midlife is filled with questions and choices! In many ways, we’re like college students again with a multitude of options. It can be hard to know what to do next. Are you feeling stuck or lacking clarity in which direction to go? Today, Sharri gives you 4 tips on how to move forward on your dreams and goals!
Extraordinary Women - Extraordinary Women is THE show and magazine to help extraordinary women like you design, create and live a fabulous next chapter!
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Episode 125: Non-Invasive Facelift with the Face Fitness Doctor
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Today, Sharri speaks with Dr. Naeemah Ruffin who is known as the Facial Fitness Doctor. She is changing the faces of women and men with her unique face fitness program and is sought out by a variety of individuals such as corporate executives, actors, and models who are looking for natural and noninvasive approaches to achieving a youthful facial appearance. She is also the Founder and CEO of Bellantz Skincare. Listen in as she shares her amazing journey!
Naeemah Ruffin’s Website, https://bellantz.com/
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 124: Why Women Over 40 Are Great Entrepreneurs
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Women over 40 make amazing entrepreneurs! This podcast always highlights specific women who have created incredible businesses that evolved out of something they loved and enjoyed. Today, Sharri talks about why women over 40 need to get serious about creating a business if they haven’t already started one, and why so many women over 40 and even over 50, are so successful at creating businesses!
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode 123: Inspiring Wedding Cake Designs with Alex Robba
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Today, Sharri speaks with Alex Robba who is a wedding cake artist specializing in edible sugar flour artistry, as well as unique cake flavor compositions. Alex is already an experienced entrepreneur with loads of wisdom that we can all use. As we create and grow our own side hustles or side businesses, Alex's creativity merged with his business mind will give you permission to let yourself figure out how to take what you love, you know, those dreams you have, and create a business that is much bigger than a hobby!
Alex Robba’s Website, https://www.alexrobbacake.com/ Alex Robba’s Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/alexrobbacake/ Bloom TV, https://bloomtvnetwork.com/
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode 122: Who is the Next Version of You?
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Who is that next version of you? Introduce yourself and observe what she is doing, how she dresses, how she handles her money, how she spends her time and with whom she shares her life. The next version of you wants that real confidence that comes from knowing you can manage everything that happens- good and bad- with grace, humility, courage and competence. Let’s all introduce ourselves to the next, even better version of ourselves!
David Pogue Segment from CBS
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode 121: The French Chic Expert with Marie-Anne Lecoeur
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Today, Sharri speaks with Marie-Anne Lecoeur, a French woman who started her business with her first top selling book back in 2016, titled How to Be Chic and Elegant. After the launch of that book, she left her corporate career and started her own business, which now includes e-courses, the fabulous French Chic Academy, and her highly successful YouTube channel. Marie -Anne breaks down the details of how to acquire our own personal style that actually will elevate your self-confidence, your sense of self, what feels good, what fits, what makes you happy and truly as a result, simplify your shopping. And we all want that, don't we? So let's jump into today’s episode with Marie- Anne Lecoeur!
Marie-Anne Lecoeur’s website, https://www.marieannelecoeur.com/ Marie-Anne Lecoeur’s YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/user/marieannelecoeur Marie-Anne Lecoeur’s Courses, https://www.marieannelecoeur.com/courses.html Marie-Anne’s Masterclasses, https://www.marieannelecoeur.com/masterclasses.html The French Chic Academy, https://www.marieannelecoeur.com/french-chic-academy.html
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode 120: Wisdom From Ina Garten
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In today’s episode, Sharri discusses how Ina Garten grew a highly successful business, sold it, and took a year off to figure out what to do next. When we consider pivoting and trying something new, we need to give ourselves time and space to explore the possibilities. There is value in trying out all of our ideas and the wisdom Ina provides us is worth the listen!
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Episode 119: Wing & A Prayer Farm with Tamara White
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Today, Sharri has Tamara White on the podcast. Sharri describes her as a fiber farmer extraordinaire. Tamara has a farm located in the Green Mountains of Vermont called Wing and a Prayer. Listen as Tamara shares how she has guided her business throughout the years with her passions, her passion for animals, sustainability, the environment, creativity, as well as education. There are so many tips for all of us in this conversation, so listen in as Tamara shares how one small decision can make an impact on the larger world.
Tamara White’s website, https://www.wingandaprayerfarm.com/ Tamara White’s Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/wingandaprayerfarm/ Tamara White’s Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/join/wingandaprayerfarm
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Episode 118: A Different Version of Family This Holiday Season
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Some of us do not live near our families. Maybe we have moved or even experienced a big change in our family structure this year. If you have grown children, it might be the year they spend time with their partner’s family. If you’ve experienced a divorce or the passing of your partner, suddenly your version of family has changed. All of those life changes can be hard on any day, but the holidays make them especially difficult. In this episode, Sharri shares ways you can make the most of the holiday season no matter what your situation is.
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode 117: Food + Life Photography with Jennifer Bakos
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On today’s episode, Sharri speaks with Jennifer Bakos, who is a food, lifestyle, and sometimes wedding photographer. Jenn shares all about her photography journey, which really is a testament to following what it is that you love. Jenn also shares about the challenges and the joys of being self-employed because she has been self-employed her entire career. She also shares a few photography tips for all of us amateur photographers.
Jennifer Bakos website, https://www.jennbakosphoto.com/ Jennifer Bakos Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/jennbakosphoto/
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 116: Shhh...It Might Be Ageism!
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How do you know when you’ve created a fabulous next chapter? Could some of your own beliefs about what you SHOULD be doing at this chapter in your life be getting in your way of you creating your own extraordinary next chapter? We’ve been told to create goals that are specific, measurable, and realistic but no one talks about how goal achievement isn’t the be all - end all. To create a life that makes you happy and has purpose is much bigger than goal achievement. Sharri shares today how ageism is everywhere around us and how we can change our mindset to create what we want in our next chapter.
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Episode 115: Books on the Hill with Antonia Mason
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Today Sharri Harmel speaks with Antonia Mason who, along with her mother, owns and runs a bookstore called Books on a Hill in St. Albans. Antonia shares some great insights into the running of a local bookstore and how you really become a part of the community around you. Listen in to hear what her and her mom have created!
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen.
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 114: The Importance of Friendships
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Today Sharri discusses relationships, specifically friendships and why they are important to our health, our happiness, and overall wellbeing. She also talks about different types of friendships and why sometimes you must move on and leave a friendship behind so that you can make space for new friends. Listen in as Sharri shares how good quality friendships add value to our lives and play a big role in our happiness!
Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 113: Every Day Parisian with Rebecca Plotnick
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with the founder and creator of the blog Every Day Parisian, Rebecca Plotnick. In 2013, Rebecca packed up her Chicago apartment and moved to Paris for three months. Three months turned into three years of living a nomadic life between Paris and Chicago. After returning to Chicago, Rebecca missed the Parisian lifestyle and brought the customs and traditions home with her. She started Everyday Parisian in 2016 to bring a community of Francophiles together and share her love of Paris. Rebecca shares travel tips, clothing, habits, culture, and even cooking suggestions!
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen.
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 112: Ready to Plan Your Next Chapter?
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It doesn’t matter whether you want to start a business of your own or restart your life in a new direction, it takes some adjusting before the new you arrives. Sharri discusses how important it is to make sure the goals you are pursuing are true and authentic to you. Do your goals align with your current true self? Listen in as Sharri shares ways you can be ready for your next chapter!
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 111: Ok, Little Bird with Author Deena Goldstein
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with author, multimedia artist, and former standup comedian Deena Goldstein. Deena recently published her debut memoir titled “Ok, Little Bird”. Writing books had really not previously been on her to-do list but listen in as she talks about the story behind the book and how she got inspired to write the book!
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode 110: Why Did 4.3 Billion People Watch The Queen’s Funeral?
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For most of us, she was not OUR Queen, and yet somehow, she was. She touched us all with her grace, her commitment to what she felt was her purpose in life, her faith, her positivity and willingness to look at all sides of every situation. As a woman, she was also a mother, wife and daughter who had to balance those roles with a big, hugely important lifelong career. Her impact on the world was still a shock for so many who thought they knew what people wanted or were passionate about in our world. When 4.3 billion people watched regardless of their faith, color, economic circumstance, and country, it all made us think. What was it about the Queen that had us glued to our screens?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 109: Creating through Illustrations with Juliana Spahr
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Juliana Spahr. Juliana is a scientific illustrator and creates the most beautiful illustrations that are not only visually gorgeous, but they teach and communicate with others as well. Juliana talks about her work and how it was formed by these dual passions of illustrations and advocating for our environment, plus more!
Resources and Links:
Trailer of The Superpowers of Bears where one of Juliana’s illustrations is used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJH1HStwS0I
Joint Program for Scientific Illustration where Juliana attended – Maastricht University and Zuyd University
Other artists mentioned: John J. Audubon, Ernst Haeckel, and Walton Ford
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen.
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 108: When Should We Stop Celebrating Birthdays?
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When should we stop celebrating birthdays? Never! You should always celebrate your birthday! You absolutely want to celebrate all those years you have lived, the accomplishments you have achieved, the heartaches, the failures, as well as all your wins. Those experiences make up the patch work that represents your life. But how you celebrate does change as the years pass and Sharri shares a few ideas of ways to celebrate in unique ways. |
Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 107: Intuitive Cooking with Kelly Djalali
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Kelly Djalali who is an incredibly talented food blogger. Kelly is the founder of Djalali Cooks where she shares amazing recipes and her cooking expertise, whether you’re cooking for one or for your whole family. She also shares how she got started and gives tips on steps you can take to get started on your journey as well.
Resources and Links:
Style at a Certain Age with Beth Djalali https://www.styleatacertainage.com/
Listen to Episode #83 of the Extraordinary Women Podcast, Beth Djalali and Style at a Certain Age
https://extraordinarywomenmagazine.com/blog/2022/04/18/a-conversation-with-beth-djalali/
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen.
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 106: It's NEVER Too Late!
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You have unique talents and gifts that no one else in the world has so how are you going to use those gifts and talents? What is it that you want to do? What will you regret not doing? Today Sharri shares how building your self-confidence is the way to get to your big audacious goal. Don’t give up on your goals or ideas and don’t let yourself think for one second that it isn’t possible!
Resources and Links:
· Wendy Cohen article, https://wendylcohan.medium.com/still-here-youre-damn-lucky-a7735427e03 · Listen to Episode #59 of the Extraordinary Women Podcast, We’re All in the Same Line https://extraordinarywomenmagazine.com/blog/2021/10/31/episode-59-were-all-in-the-same-line/
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 105: Women, Champagne, and Inspiration with Cynthia Coutu
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Cynthia Coutu. Cynthia is the founder of Delectabulles, a company all about women and champagne. She has a wealth of information when it comes to champagne and has created a space for women to step into the knowledge that they could take anywhere with them and feel more confident while also having the chance to network with other women. Listen in on Cynthia’s journey of creating her own business as well as the history she shares about champagne and the women behind it!
Resources:
Tanya Heath who makes shoes with interchangeable heels mentioned on the show The Global Female Leader Summit https://globalfemaleleaders.com
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode 104: La rentrée for Grownups
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How are you preparing for your next season? Your next chapter? Is there something you want to build or create? In today’s episode, Sharri Harmel shares steps we can take to turn our thoughts and ideas into action. She also discusses how things like vision boards and accountability partners help us to move forward on our goals.
Resources and Links:
· Monica Michelle, BloomTV Network, https://bloomtvnetwork.com/ · Listen to Episode #91 Bloom TV Network with Monica Michelle, https://extraordinarywomenmagazine.com/blog/2022/06/13/bloom-tv-network-with-monica-michelle/
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 103: Empowering Women Through Fashion with Sara Griot
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Sara Griot. Sara is a style strategist and she stepped into that role after founding two different clothing design and manufacturing businesses, plus she has raised a family. Sara's mission now is to take all of that knowledge that she has accumulated about clothing design and turn around and help women to learn what works for their unique body type, discover their best aspects, and get clear on their style preferences. How we feel about ourselves is one of the foundations to having that life you love, and it often starts with the clothes you wear.
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode 102: 10 Things I’ve Learned When I Finally Became a Grown Up!
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You might think being a grown up comes automatically with age, right? In today’s episode, Sharri Harmel discusses how she is a case study for that not always being true. She also shares advice on 10 things she has learned as an adult that we can all apply to our lives as we move forward on our journey. She reminds us to do the things that make you happy and that we are the CEO of our own life and business.
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 101: Encore with Diana Wentworth
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Diana Wentworth, an amazing thought leader who wrote Chicken Soup for the Soul Cookbook. Along with her husband, she founded the Inside Edge, which was an incredible inspirational breakfast group that met in Hollywood, California. She also created a “five years from now” plan that was hugely successful and that is used by many inspirational thought leaders today. Diana is a worldwide inspirational speaker, a coach, wisdom circle leader, and founder. Listen as Diana shares her amazing life and ideas with you. So many nuggets of wisdom in this episode!
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen.
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 100: Baby It's Hot Outside! Let's Play Inside!!
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How long have you had a dream that you haven't moved forward on? Those dreams that you have been thinking about, planning for, and imagining for a long time… Your time is now! Your only limitations are the limits of your own creativity and big vision.
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 99: Where Women Create with Jo Packham
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On today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Jo Packham, the founder and editor of Women Create, a series of magazines that highlights creative women. Jo is a lifetime entrepreneur and absolutely one of the most amazing idea generators. Her journey has several turns along the way but that doesn’t stop her. She shares such good wisdom that is inspiring and lessons on creating a business you believe in while also bringing on others to create community alongside her. Tune in to hear Jo’s incredible story!
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 98: Collaborations Create Extraordinary Energy!
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Are you wondering about working with others to "create magic" in your business or life? Does the very idea make you nervous or excited? Collaboration means to work with someone to produce or create something, and yet it really is so much more. Healthy collaboration creates life-changing energy, benefitting your business and personal life in amazing ways. In today’s episode, Sharri Harmel shares how collaborations with like-minded "extraordinary women" have infused energy into her business and made a positive impact on her mindset about working with others who also benefit from the collaboration. Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Jul 31, 2022 |
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Episode 97: Vision for Success with Bonnie Ashley of Bonavista Optics, Inc.
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Can you imagine creating a business that brings together your loves, your interests and your expertise? |
Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 96: Working Harder Isn't Always the Answer
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Do you still struggle with trying to get where you know you're supposed to be, but just not making it there? Many of us do and Sharri Harmel explains how a struggle with limiting beliefs (often rooted in our childhood experiences) can impact our success today. No amount of hard work will allow us to move forward unless we uncover those pesky unconscious beliefs and deal with them in the here and now, re-building ourselves, and our worthiness to have a happy life. Listen as Sharri offers up a recent example of her own unconscious beliefs and shares her roadmap to a better way past them. Resources and links in this episode: |
Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 95: Graticise365 with Sharon Saraga-Walters
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Gratitude is being ready to show appreciation for and to return kindness, to be thankful. Today’s guest, Sharon Saraga-Walters, explains that when combined with exercise, gratitude has the power to change your outlook and your life and can make you feel empowered, healthy and creative! Listen as Sharri Harmel speaks with Sharon about Graticise™365, her program that combines gratitude with exercise, to help you prosper spirit, soul and body. Sharon Saraga-Walters has over 35 years experience operating and promoting her own businesses in health and wellness. She has a passion for exercise and gratitude, and that passion inspired her mission - changing the world with gratitude, by making gratitude an action, not a re-action. Visit Sharon Saraga-Walters at her website, www.graticise365.com
Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 94: Recapture Your Femininity
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Feeling feminine is so important throughout our lives; whether we are young women or women of a "certain age"... and whether we have a partner or not! Femininity is much more than the youthfulness that American women seek after; it is the essence of being female and it is vital to a life filled with joy. In today's episode, Sharri shares how the French culture celebrates femininity and how this attitude may be the very source of the "French mystique" so adored by many women, especially in the United States. She also explains how femininity is tied to our self-esteem, our self-confidence… and even our everyday mindset. Resources and links in this episode:
Style at a Certain Age with Beth Djalali
Cuup, virtual bra fittings Connect with Sharri Harmel |
Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode 93: The Beauty of Les Fleurs with Sandra Sigman
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The pursuit of a passion can often take you in a very different direction than you would expect! Sandra Sigman, the founder and CEO of Les Fleurs (a beautifully French inspired floral home and garden shop in Andover, Massachusetts) learned to appreciate the beauty around her at the elbow of her mother and her mother's work in floral design. She first travelled to France in her early twenties, as a professional ice skater for Holiday on Ice. Loneliness brought her to the flower shops of Paris, and a dream was born: she came back to the U.S. with plans to open a floral shop of her own. Listen as Sandra and Sharri Harmel discuss their shared love of French culture, creating beauty from ashes, and how being brave in the adventure can lead to accomplishing great things! Resources and links in this episode: Visit Sandra Sigman at Les Fleurs, Lesfleurs.com The Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens Studio Carta, founded by Angela Liguori Vivi et Margot, online French homewares founded by Charlotte Reiss Sharon Santoni, My French Country Home magazine |
Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode 92: Plan Short and Live Long
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In today’s episode, Sharri discusses how sometimes we need to put that big “20 year dream” to the side and focus on figuring out how we want our lives to be on a day to day or a week to week basis … and plan no further out than one year! While asking herself practical and pointed questions (and even though it might be shocking for a coach to say it), Sharri demonstrates how you might get even more clarity on want you want to create in your life when you pull yourself into the present. Resources and links in this episode: |
Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 91: BloomTV Network with Monica Michelle
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On today's episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Monica Michelle, founder and CEO of BloomTV Network, a video network dedicated to highlighting the diverse world of flowers and guided by professionals across the globe. Viewers are immersed in a world of floral fantasia, through education, health, flower-focused recipes, crafts, design, gardening, and so much more. Monica shares not only her start up journey – which is loaded with ideas and tips that you can use if you are building a business – but also how to get involved in BloomTV Network if you are a creator with flowers! If you simply want regular access to ideas, products and even the emotional healing benefits of flowers, be sure to investigate the beautiful work Monica is doing at BloomTV Network. Resources and links in this episode: Interested in being a creator on BloomTV Network? Email Monica Michelle at monica@bloomtvnetwork.com Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
Jun 12, 2022 |
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Episode 90: Listening to Your Heart
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Busyness, cultural messages, and a reluctance to be vulnerable often get in the way of listening to the messages of our hearts, that "inner wisdom" that knows the right thing for us, at the right time and place. In today's episode, Sharri Harmel details how we lose sight of our "heart wisdom" and gives practical insight on how to start listening carefully to what your heart says, and how to remain open to possibilities! Resources and links in this episode: |
Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 89: Girls' Guide to Paris and Beyond with Doni Belau
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What business you start will many times come from what you are most passionate about. Doni Belau, founder and CEO of Girls' Guide to Paris, started exactly that with her fabulous women's travel company that goes far beyond Paris. In our conversation, Doni details her story and drive in building a company around what she loves, safe travel with and for women, and encourages all women to consider taking an entrepreneurial road like she did. Doni also shares about an upcoming program that she's offering called Women's Travel Wisdom, with a retreat to a beautiful part of California for four days. This wellness retreat, however, is also a journey into learning more about ourselves as individuals, something that is so important to creating a joy-filled life. Yes, eating right and exercising are important aspects of wellness, but self-discovery, mindfulness and empowerment are all key factors in the success of your business, too. Listen as Doni Belau gives us insight into this different but necessary type of exploration. Resources and links in this episode: Girls’ Guide to Paris, https://girlsguidetoparis.com/ Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. |
May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 88: Jeepers Creepers, It's Imposter Syndrome Again!
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Today on the podcast, Sharri Harmel talks about the dreaded “imposter syndrome” and some ways you can push back when you start to hear those internal thoughts of self-doubt. The definition of “imposter syndrome” is severe self-doubt. It’s primary symptom is questioning your abilities to accomplish whatever it is you are trying to make happen regardless of your intelligence, your talents, your training or even your prior successes! It's a stumbling block to your success, and there are ways to defeat it! Resources and links in this episode: |
May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 87: Walking Berkshire Camino: A Conversation with Mindy Miraglia
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Can you imagine that sweet spot where you can create and build a business that is the intersection of what you love, where your talents lie and maybe what people need? In today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Mindy Miraglia, owner of Berkshire Camino, who walked the 500 mile Camino de Santiago not once, but twice! When Mindy Miraglia returned to the beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts after walking the Camino de Santiago, she created a similarly wonderful experience closer to home and Berkshire Camino was birthed out of that intersection of her own life experiences, the beautiful surroundings of where she lives and an awareness of what people need. Resources and links in this episode: Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. Find this episode (and more) on your favorite podcast player at Extraordinary Women with Sharri Harmel |
May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 86: Creating a Business From Something You Love!
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Throughout our lifetime, we all have things we love… and yes, that can change over time, depending upon our circumstances and life stage. But it is the passion for those cherished activities and interests that can guide us to our next exciting business, if we investigate them with intentionality! Resources and links in this episode: |
May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 85: Talking Paper Raven Books with Morgan Gist Macdonald
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Thinking about writing a book? Wondering if there's someone who can "come alongside" you and help you get published? Listen as Sharri Harmel talks with Morgan Gist Macdonald of Paper Raven Books. Morgan Gist Macdonald reveals that publishing is not even that difficult, that you can get visibility, reviews on the book and really connect with the right segment of readers, in this quickly changing publishing world when you get the right kind of help. Resources and links in this episode: Paper Raven Books website: www.PaperRavenBooks.com Extraordinary Women magazine is the “must-have” digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips, and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. Find this episode (and more) on your favorite podcast player at Extraordinary Women with Sharri Harmel |
May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 84: Wrinkles, Sunspots and Cellulite, Oh My!
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Wish you could wake up every morning excited for the day and look forward to what you're doing? What if you started with believing you've earned every wrinkle, sunspot and cellulite you have? Being proud of your age and how there is purpose to your life and business really comes down to loving who you are and what you're doing. So many of the women Sharri speaks with describe the joy their business gives them because they interact with others with purpose, and bring something to the world that the world needs (even if they aren't the only one doing it!) You can have this joy, too! Resources and links in this episode: Beauty Pie, Marcia Gilgore Find this episode (and more) on your favorite podcast player at Extraordinary Women with Sharri Harmel |
Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 83: Beth Djalali and Style At A Certain Age
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Do you wish you could launch into something new and exciting but feel discouraged because of your age? Listen as Sharri Harmel talks with Beth Djalali of Style at a Certain Age, who has been writing and sharing for years about the ways women can feel attractive, strong, and even chic, whether 42 or 72 years old. Sharri and Beth discuss her journey from new blog to her now wildly successful and multifaceted business and how it has brought so much joy to her life. “Reinvention doesn't mean turning into someone else. Reinvention is finding the grace and space to be who you are at 42 or 62 or whatever your age is!” ~Beth Djalali Resources and links: Find this episode (and more) on your favorite podcast player at Extraordinary Women with Sharri Harmel! Extraordinary Women magazine is the must-have digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. In the Extraordinary Women magazine and podcast, we hear stories of women who are not celebrities, but women like you and me who have chosen to create and live lives of true authenticity and passion, who focus on taking action on their dreams. Subscribe today! Extraordinary Women magazine |
Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 82: An Entrepreneur and A Trapeze Artist!
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In today's episode, Sharri Harmel shares important insight about launching your business by looking at the steps a trapeze artist takes to hone their craft, with the goal of helping new entrepreneurs move forward in reaching their dreams. |
Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 81: A Conversation with Margaret Gay of 27 Teas
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In today's episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Margaret Gay of 27 Teas, who shares incredible nuggets of wisdom as she explains her journey to starting and growing her tea company, the special challenges of an entrepreneur and how to keep moving forward in her dream while simultaneously remembering the importance of generosity. |
Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 80: Dealing with Disappointment
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Life isn't always happy or joyful, is it? There are times in our lives when we are disappointed or hurt, and often when we face those unchosen (but required) new beginnings! |
Mar 27, 2022 |
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Episode 79: Why You ARE an Extraordinary Woman!
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You aren't alone: many women struggle to think of themselves as extraordinary. But it is true, and it's time to for you to stop deflecting compliments and appreciation. You are an extraordinary woman, even if you do ordinary things! |
Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 78: Loving Solo Travel
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With the world opening up again, aren’t you absolutely thrilled at having travel options again... while also thinking we might actually get to go on our planned excursions? |
Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 77: EW Book Club, Practicing Self-Confidence
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Does your self-confidence need a boost? It's a safe bet that most women can use a little help in this area.
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 76: Trust Yourself, You've Got This!
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Trust is an important topic because it impacts every single relationship we have in our lives….from the Uber driver, who we trust will take us to where we requested to go….to our best friends or partners, who we trust with our secrets, our sadness’s and our joys. Yet, the most important person in your life that you need to trust is YOURSELF. |
Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 75: Are You Downsizing Your Dreams?
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Do you struggle with being satisfied with your life? Are you putting your dreams on a shelf for that perfect "someday?" Some of us, no matter what our ages, can't seem to stay happy and we are constantly wanting MORE. The Extraordinary Women Dream Academy is just what you need if you are committed to making this the year you're going to get started on your dream. You're finished talking about it and dreaming about it. This is the year you're going to figure it out and focus on one dream and get moving forward. In addition, the Extraordinary Women magazine is a fabulous magazine where we're always highlighting two inspiring women that have stepped into their dreams in a really big way. There are also several additional sections, but we've just started this new section called Subscriber Spotlight, where one magazine subscriber gets to promote her business and share a bit about herself and a big dream. How cool is that? Like I said, we are DREAM SERIOUS. So go to ExtraordinaryWomenMagazine.com and subscribe. |
Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 74: Negative Self Talk Does Matter!
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Today’s podcast is a discussion of how we talk to and about ourselves. We’ll often disparage ourselves when we talk about ourselves with others. For some reason, we’re comfortable making negative comments about ourselves. Negative comments that if someone said them directly to us, we’d be completely crushed. Yet, we do it to ourselves. Then there are our private conversations we have ourselves, that inner voice we all possess. We can make statements and judgements galore to ourselves that are quite frankly, pretty abusive. I’ve been a coach for over 20 years and my dream is to create an even bigger platform so that all women can envision and then step into THEIR big dreams. If you have yet to sign up for the Extraordinary Women magazine, go to ExtraordinaryWomenMagazine.com and join us. The EW magazine is quite frankly, a fabulous magazine where we always highlight two inspiring women that have stepped into their dreams in a big way. It’s inspiring, idea building, joyful, and like a really good friend. There are several additional columns, but we have just started a new section called “Subscriber Spotlight”, where one magazine subscriber gets to promote her business and share a bit about herself and her big dream. Go to ExtraordinaryWomenMagazine.com and join us by clicking the Subscribe button. Thank you for your precious time today and given I am now back in Boston; I’ll say See you soon! And to my friends in Paris, Bonne journée. |
Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 73: Let's Get Started Manifesting Your Dream
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Moving back to Boston after three years in Minneapolis took some imagining and envisioning. I had so many lists and ideas of what I wanted! To make that dream a reality, I had to think through some things. When you think about possible dreams…what would you like to be doing…what would you be creating and what specific passions do you want to pursue? Are there skills you can bring forward into this new dream? What action steps can you take to be closer to making your dream come alive? |
Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 72: Why Paris? Manifesting Takes a BIG Stretch!
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My Paris experience is similar to your path as you march towards creating your dreams. Some days it all works…it feels perfect. Other days, you will question every aspect of that dream and your abilities. Like me, you might have had your dream for a long time. What I learned though is that thinking about a dream and actually living it are two entirely different experiences. How big of a stretch is it going to be for you to live your BIG dream? |
Jan 30, 2022 |
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Epsiode 71: The great Resignation & The Big Quit - What Does IT Mean?
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Unless you have been holed up in a cabin in the woods with no Wi-Fi, we all are now very familiar with what’s going on in the work world and they are calling it The Great Resignation or The Big Quit. Some industries are impacted much more than others but regardless of the industry, women, especially working mothers are overwhelmingly part of great resignation. Covid changed us. All of us. We all felt the change, but some of us (and businesses) held onto the idea that we were going to return to a work system that looked not particularly different than the pre-pandemic world of work. Now, after two years, we are all coming to the realization that life is not returning to what it looked like before the pandemic and is possibly changed forever. Women, especially mothers of young children, were the hardest hit has, they tried to juggle all the pandemic demands of the home, need for cooking, homeschooling kids, all while remotely working their job and women have overwhelmingly checked out and decided it was all too much. |
Jan 23, 2022 |
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Episode 70: Scared Your Dreams Might Come True?
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It’s fun to imagine ourselves walking around in the dream we have mapped out for the next stage in our life. We are told by many in the field of self-improvement to do just that. I love it. I can see where I am, what I am doing, what I’m wearing and even imagine that it all goes smoothly. Yet, something often gets in the way, and I start to sabotage myself. Can you relate? If not, yay for you but if you are like me and start sabotaging what it is you really want in life, ask yourself why do we do that? Why do we start doing little things that essentially sabotage our dreams? Ladies, we’re afraid. We’re afraid of that BIG dream actually coming true. But wait! Are you kidding me??? Really??? I can’t possibly be afraid of my dream coming true right??? |
Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode 69: Are You Tapping Your Strengths for YOUR BIG dream??
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Some of you might be very clear on the business or project you want to start. But for many of us, it takes some deeper soul searching as we struggle through figuring out what business or project we want to start. We brainstorm, create mind maps, draw out options. We ask questions like what will be the product or service of my business? How will I bring that product or service to potential clients? Will anyone even be interested? Maybe you’ve started with ideas that you think will be easiest to market OR maybe you’re thinking about what you love and wonder if you can create a business around it. But before you go there, I want you to start with your strengths. Now when you hear that question …. what first comes to mind? Maybe it sounds like that typical job interview question or a coffee conversation when someone asks you what your strengths and weaknesses are. |
Jan 09, 2022 |
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Episode 68: Happy New Year! Are You Ready for Your Dream to Happen?
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But…. there is always a, but right? Well, I don’t know about you, but what often happens to me is that I start out with a bang and then junk starts to get in the way. By junk, I mean that same old stuff that I keep trying to manage but always seems to get in the way of me making my dreams happen. And…. because I want this year to be the year YOU get started on turning your passions and interests into a business or growing that business you’ve been working on in your spare time…. starting on February 1st, I’m offering a mini-workshop called 3 Weeks to Dream Readiness. |
Jan 01, 2022 |
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Episode 67: A Toast to Your 2021 Accomplishments!
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But why is acknowledging our accomplishments so important before creating our plans for the coming year? Acknowledging what we accomplished actually adds to our self-confidence. Most of us spend lots of time thinking about what we didn’t get done today, yesterday or at this time of year, the past year. At the end of almost every day, we are almost conditioned to think about what we didn’t get done and what needs to go on the list for tomorrow. Rarely do you take even five minutes to acknowledge yourself for everything you accomplished in that one day. |
Dec 26, 2021 |
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Episode 66: Behaving as the Best Friend or the Leading Lady in Your Life?
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No matter how hard it is. We MUST behave as the leading ladies of our own lives. I want you to ask yourself that question over and over this week. If you were writing the screenplay of your life going forward AND you’re the leading lady, what would you be doing? Would the dreams you have remain in your journal, in your head? As the leading lady would you be trying on some new experience or exploring a new habit and giving it a go? |
Dec 19, 2021 |
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Episode 65: It Takes Only 5 Seconds to Bust Self-Doubt!
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Frankly, ladies, none of us has any idea of how long we’re going to be alive, so we might as well get going on whatever it is that we want to create or dream of creating in this lifetime. Right?? I had to share this because something fabulous happens when I use the five-second rule to count down. I launch from a negative, self-doubting mindset to the why not? mindset. Try it yourself. 5-4-3-2-1, switch baby!! Start with something small, like driving your grocery cart past the candy aisle …. then try it on your mindset …. and ask yourself, why not?? Prepare to feel different!! |
Dec 12, 2021 |
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Episode 64: Is YOUR Closet Full of Gifts?
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Some of you have artistic gifts, maybe organizational, writing, cooking, design or people gifts. These are all presents or gifts that you received when you were born. No one has the same combination of gifts! Well, I took out many of my gifts when I was a child, but somewhere along the way, I re-wrapped them and put them back into my closet. I’m sure some of you can relate. |
Dec 05, 2021 |
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Episode 63: Interview with Water Artist, Michele LeMaitre
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MICHELE LEMAITRE is an award-winning artistic entrepreneur, Michele INVENTED a new process and style of 2D & 3D Sculptural Mixed Media, representing the surface of bodies of water, with bold COLORS THAT CHANGE with the movement of your body. The artwork is a metaphor for resilience, self-reflection of changing one's own perspective to open up to new possibilities. www.thewaterartist.com |
Nov 28, 2021 |
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Episode 62: Input Overload!
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I finally took in all the input I could hold and sat back and realized, I’m doing this my way …. it may not be perfect, but it must have my stamp on it, otherwise what’s the point right? We always, always have to return to who we are at our core and do what makes sense for you- and that may not make sense to anyone else but you. You. The fabulously unique you. |
Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 61: Interview with Paris Photographer, Krystal Kenney
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Krystal Kenney is an American living in Paris for the past ten years. She is a photographer and author, as well as the host of a popular podcast where she interviews creatives connected with Paris. Krystal loves starting new projects and recently started helping others grow their businesses and bring their projects to life. Learn more at www.missparisphoto.com |
Nov 14, 2021 |
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Episode 60: Doing Creates the Real Stretch!
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Our little stretches, our little pushes to do what we really want to do, are so important because they get us ready. Those little stretches are what prepare us for the transformation, the bringing the dream into reality. Yes, learning, exploring, imagining, mind mapping, and planning…. you name it, is all super fun and can even be quite energizing. But the real stretch only happens in the doing. And it is the doing that is so hard and often more than a little intimidating. |
Nov 07, 2021 |
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Episode 59: We're All In the Same Line!
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If we learn to savor and value our time, suddenly it becomes very easy to prioritize how we spend our time. As for people- I think you’ll feel just as I do. If you want to make moments count, make the time, you’ll find yourself becoming super vigilant around who and how you spend your time. Saying no to the lunch you really didn’t want to attend or the coffee chats that are rehashing problems or the not necessary, non-productive meeting. It’ll all become really clear. Promise yourself, you’ll make moments count while you wait in the line. |
Oct 31, 2021 |
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Episode 58: Ready to Create a Holiday That Matters?
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I am in the middle of planning out this holiday, which is going to be very different for me than in previous years, not the least because I’m in Paris. I began by asking myself, what is it I really want for this holiday season? I think most of you are in that same place. I don’t know about you, but I want calmness, and nothing rushed. |
Oct 24, 2021 |
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Episode 57: Ready to Expand Your Creativity?
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Yes, today people love being labeled as a Creative. In the past creatives were a little odd, a little different … people such as painters, sculptors, writers, designers, and even architects. Now though being labeled a creative has expanded to include almost anyone who has unique ways of thinking such as creative thinkers, creative problem solvers, and even creative leaders. And frankly, don’t we now all love being considered a Creative? I know I do! So how can we nurture and grow our own creativity? And what habits do creative people have that we can try on for ourselves? |
Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 56: Why Reading is the Perfect Hobby!
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This week, I’m talking about hobbies …. actually, I’m going to do a series on hobbies in Extraordinary Women Magazine. Why? Hobbies are important to have. Hobbies are about trying on new things with absolutely no expectation of mastery … just fun. |
Oct 10, 2021 |
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Episode 55: We Are Emotional Sponges!
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It isn’t in your head. Women are like emotional sponges. You really do find it harder to switch roles without having the emotions from one role spill over into another. For example, if you’re a mother, your mother emotions naturally spill into your role at work or your emotions around work can affect how you interact with your partner or children. Time with yourself matters. It is time with yourself that helps you to refuel, reconnect and cleanly move from one role to another. Time to yourself, even if it’s just 15 minutes, can make a crazy busy day feel much better and help you to put away any self-sabotaging beliefs that should be put firmly in the past. You have to get quiet to connect with the woman you are today. |
Oct 03, 2021 |
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Episode 54: Making a House a Home!
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Today’s conversation is about making a house a home and does that even matter? Making a house a home is one of my favorite things to do. I should have been a designer. I love houses … all sorts of houses. When I was a young girl, I had a paper route. The fourth week of every month, I was out at night to collect the fees from subscribers. It was usually dark outside, and with lights on inside, I could investigate homes as I went from house to house. I created stories around the lives of the people who I thought must live in each house. Honestly, that might have started my love of homes. Cape Cod, Mediterranean, colonial, Paris apartment or Boston condo…. I still love them all and still enjoy going on home tours and imagine how I would live in the space. How and where I would spend my time? Where would I read a book, work on projects, entertain my family and friends? |
Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 53: Taking Baby Steps!
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As babies, we had no doubt that we’d master the art of walking, even though we only took tiny little steps to accomplish that feat. Why not give yourself the same amount of faith, acknowledge your tiny step of accomplishment and reinforce your belief and sense of knowing that you’ll get to where it is that you want to go. It’s the habit of trying every single day and consistently embracing the tiny steps, those tiny shifts that lead to the big accomplishment. |
Sep 19, 2021 |
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Epsiode 52: Chasing Happiness
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Because Fall is actually much more of a new year, new beginning shifts than January 1st ever is. Like every new year reset, this is when we ask ourselves the hard questions and my question this week is how can I feel happier? I want to feel happy. Not just a little happy, but I want my happiness cup to be overflowing. |
Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 51: Is Balance Even Possible?
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Let’s Imagine a ballerina. En pointe is the classic ballet position when the ballerina is up on her toe shoes. She appears weightless, floating and perfectly balanced, yet if you had the ability to zoom in and take a closer look at her feet, and every ballerina will tell you this, her toe shoes are actually vibrating, as she makes tiny, tiny adjustments second by second to maintain her balance. So that tells us - that what appears to be perfect balance, actually requires continual adjustments. |
Sep 05, 2021 |
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Episode 50: Chasing Rabbits?
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But what connected ALL of the women was that they are hands down extraordinary. And ladies, so are you. We are a tribe of extraordinary women … whether you own a business, or your one thing is your family. Whether you are retired or just starting your professional career. So, if you hadn’t guessed it - the magazine’s new name is Extraordinary Women. Going forward, my focus will be this podcast and the Extraordinary Women Magazine. |
Aug 28, 2021 |
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Episode 49: My Parisian Attitude!
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Today we are going to talk about my Parisian Attitude, and how it is an attitude or even a manifesto- that you can embrace wherever you live. Paris healed me. Paris helped me to see that it wasn’t too late for my dreams. It wasn’t too late for me to be happy. And it certainly wasn’t too late to learn to love myself again. |
Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 48: Use Comparisons to Fuel Your Dreams!
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Today we are going to talk about comparisons, and how they can be used to help us learn and grow as we navigate this crazy journey, we call life. I intensely dislike comparisons and yet, I easily fall into comparing myself to others. Does this happen to you? I compare my work, my fitness (and I’m not even on the fit chart) the way I live, the way I invest, the way I think, you name it. I’d like to blame it on social media, but I don’t think social media is the problem. No matter how hard I try not to, I seem to consistently make comparisons. But what if comparing has both a light side and a dark side? We often think comparing ourselves to anyone is negative, and yet the super observant child or adult naturally compares…. |
Aug 15, 2021 |
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Episode 47: Do You Have Dreams?
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Our dreams are always about something WE want to accomplish for ourselves. This is what we think about when we lay in bed at night imagining our dreams. Your dreams are connected to YOUR purpose- the reason you are here on earth at this time. It’s WHY each and every one of you are here and your dreams honor the special and unique person that you are. When you think about it, dreams are a luxury. We as humans are the only living beings on the planet who can have dreams. Your dog doesn’t dream about a nice meal at the next holiday or what hole she is going to dig in the yard the next time you let her outside. Dreams are reserved for us humans, so let’s honor this gift we have been given, which is our dreams. |
Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 46: Hello Paris!
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The difference between pretending and not being your real self might seem a little fuzzy, but it actually isn’t. You’re pretending to have courage. You’re pretending that you are super comfortable with the confident, curious, comfortable woman that already is inside you. Actually, if you dig deep, you’re actually not pretending …. she’s there, you just haven’t talked to her lately! That my dear ladies IS the real you. |
Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode 45: Are You Jazzed or Making Do?
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Dream Life Readiness? Woo- hoo!! We like happy, we like possibilities, we like hope. Maybe things have changed since covid but every single person I meet with shares that they are no longer willing to just make do …. settle for what is asked of them …. Or be comfortable with just an okay life or career. We want to stretch; we want to be happy in all parts of our lives and we don’t want to wait for someday. |
Jul 25, 2021 |
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Episode 44: What's Next? I Haven't a Clue!
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I’ve had some big accomplishments this past year, I’m sure you have too, but I’m unsettled, a bit preoccupied all because I can’t figure out what’s next in my life. Are any of you feeling that same way? Pop into the FB group and share. It’s always great to know we’re not alone, especially when we’re struggling with something. Checking in with myself, I realized a big part of what I’m missing is my need to be with people, feel the energy of a room or a building, smell the ocean or a forest, or even food from the table next to me. I’ve decided there’s a new diagnosis out there and I have it – I’m suffering from sensory boredom. |
Jul 18, 2021 |
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Episode 43: BAM! What Now?
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Remember Emeril Lagasse’s cooking show? He would go along with cooking something yummy and suddenly out of the blue he would yell BAM! And with his hand held high, he’d throw some spice into the dish. That BAM! Is sort of how life sometimes works. Everything is going along just fine – you’re moving forward on your BIG goals in life and…. Then BAM! You get hit by someone or something that takes you totally off your path. |
Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 42: I've Changed & What's Going on?
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As you know, my passion and work are all about being real- but I’ve learned that you can’t be real unless you love the woman you are right now. Not the woman you will become when you lose the weight, eat healthier, save more money, find a fabulous partner…. you have to love and have compassion for who you are today or that future vision of what you want for yourself will never happen. But it’s not easy to love who we are today, especially because when you embrace the real you who you are today, things are going to change. As the amazing, Jennifer Hudson sang in Dreamgirls song I’m Changing- “I’ll be better than I am, but I need a friend to help me start.” Ladies, we all need support. Not just support to become your future self but support to have compassion for the woman you are today. This is where Be the Real You magazine, podcast, courses, and even Facebook group can help you. No one can accomplish change alone and that’s exactly why I’ve created what I have. |
Jul 04, 2021 |
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Episode 41: Are You Fun?
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Those are your clues to identify what fun is for you- and it might be very different from what you expected! Maybe it’s trying out a new recipe, gardening, window shopping, playing with your children, watching a sunrise…. Remember though that to be truly fun- it must not have the desired outcome. Let yourself be in the moment as you do it and let everything else in your life get quiet. |
Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 40: The Dance by Garth Brooks
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Life IS sort of like a dance, isn’t it? There are slow parts …. when we maybe wonder what’s next or feel sort of stuck in the moment. We’re still moving but the music and our movements are slow and steady. Then there are the crazy, exciting parts when we are riding high and have no idea how or when our joy will end. We’re pumping our arms, hopping from move to move, and leaping around the room. There are some dances when we have a partner. Dancing with another person changes everything. To be in sync, we often must conform our moves to that other person, so we are compatible, and the dance is smooth. |
Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 39: The Power of Small Changes
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It’s funny though because as we reflect back, we always remember the BIG changes in our lives! Those changes that in a moment shifted our lives in an entirely new direction. The birth of our first child, a divorce, a death, a new love, a move to another city or even country. These are the changes we remember but what about the little changes we made when we adjusted to life on almost on a daily or weekly basis? In many coaching programs, you create a 90-day or even a one-year plan. Oh, ladies, I love big picture plans. I love vision boards! Yes, it is so fun to close your eyes and imagine yourself as though you’ve achieved all your listed goals for the year! Yet, if you’re like me, most of the time those BIG goals aren’t accomplished because there are no little changes made to ever get to those big goals. |
Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 38: Are You a Realista?
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A Realista is … A woman who shows up in this crazy world, as her real and true self ALWAYS! She’s a woman who loves who she truly is and no longer wishes to pretend anything! Doesn’t this sound like you? This magazine will be just like your best friend. You’ll enjoy your time together, you’ll feel the comfort that you’re not alone in your quest to be the real you, and you’ll get all kinds of ideas of way to support yourself as you throw open the curtains and say, “look out world, here I am!” |
Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 37: What's Your Legacy?
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Memorial Day is about remembering and hopefully, I’ve inspired you to think about not just those who you remember, but also how you want to be remembered. I encourage you to ask yourself, what is the legacy YOU want to create? This is what BE THE REAL YOU is all about. When we are our real and true selves, we naturally take the time to smile at someone regardless of their position. We want to show up as our best self all the time because doing so, creates reciprocal happiness. |
May 31, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Food as My Love Language!
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Today, I am starting this new, next chapter of food in my life. I am ready to end one chapter and start this new chapter. Honestly, though, it’s darn scary. Leaving an old chapter and starting a new, next chapter can feel sad. The old chapter is like a dear old friend, no matter how dysfunctional it has been in your life. It’s familiar and comfortable. I’m sure all this talk of creating new and next chapters has brought up similar feelings for you. |
May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 35: Women - Cycles, Chapters & Seasons, Part 1
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As women, we especially seem to have many, many next chapters in our lives. The chapters of our lives, are to a great extent, in our control. We are the authors of our chapters. Some chapters are long, and others are short. Some are happy and some are sad. Starting the next chapter is almost always an option at any age. |
May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Yes, There is Enough Time!
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So maybe because we have been given this “extra life” as Steven Johnson calls it, we need to give ourselves the space to figure out what we really want now. I say now, because whatever it is that you want to pursue, know that it is changeable. There are very few careers or passions that remain the same for any period of time. I’m learning, just like you, that those portals of time when you think you must choose are only barriers that we ourselves have created.
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May 10, 2021 |
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Episode 33: There Are No U-Hauls Behind the Hearse!
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Staying Grounded When Going Through Change! Last Friday, I sort of freaked out when I stood in my new apartment and remembered all those boxes that will be coming from my large home into a much smaller apartment. I was totally confused and wondered what is inside all those boxes? I was feeling very low that night and seriously wondered if I should have stretched myself and purchased a larger apartment. Remember my distractibility comment? I found myself scrolling on YouTube and a commencement speech given by Denzel Washington popped up. I didn’t pay much attention to what Denzel was saying, until he started to discuss our stuff. He said, quote ….There is never a U-Haul truck driving behind a hearse. The Egyptian’s tried to take their stuff with them, and we all know how that turned out.” |
May 02, 2021 |
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Episode 32:Journaling - Helping You Live As Your Real Self
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Journaling has only positive benefits because when you journal, you are connecting to your true and real self. You don’t pretend in your journals because you have no reason to put up a false façade. When you journal, you don’t have to listen to what those around you say or judge you to be. You’re in conversation with yourself and no one else. All those curtains and protections aren’t needed. Journaling assists you in seeing the whole person that you are including your mistakes and helps you connect with your dreams. |
May 01, 2021 |
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Episode 31: What's YOUR Heart's Desire?
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How does my heart’s desire fit with me living as my real and true self? “Your Heart’s Desire” is all about identifying what you truly desire. YOU! Not the desires that someone else has for you or what we used to say, the cool kids are doing, it’s what YOU want and that is the foundation of Being the Real You. |
Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 30: BE the Real You!
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Many of you might be wondering well, aren’t we all being our true selves out in the world? Well actually, most people walk around pretending they are something that they are not. They might even have convinced themselves that what they pretend to be is actually true. We all know people like that, and some might even be in your family! Often, the pretending is obvious, but for others, the real person is more hidden behind layers or curtains of “stories” they have created and shown to the world. |
Apr 12, 2021 |
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Epsiode 29: All it Takes is One Idea!
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I think you are starting to see a pattern here and what I want you to pay attention to is that … ideas lead to more ideas, which eventually lead to making the BIG idea happen. We need all those little ideas that feed off of each other in order to create or make those BIG ideas happen. I named my magazine Be the Real You because it became my mission that all women have the confidence to step into their real and true selves. My courses, this podcast and now my magazine are all about supporting women like you to be the real you. When you are brave enough to be who you really are, your choices, decisions and even your ideas become clearer. You’ll also find that your self-confidence grows as you embrace and show up as your true and authentic self. I’ve even had the audacity to call my mission The Women’s Authenticity Movement! |
Apr 05, 2021 |
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Episode 28: I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet!
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This is Episode 28: Which I titled “I feel the earth move under my feet”, but unlike Carole King, I’m not talking about a lover the composer was writing about in her famous song. I’m talking about life changes … and specifically how change shakes up your world and feels like the earth is moving under your feet. Remember, it isn’t your BIG dream that unsettles you, it’s taking actions towards the dream that shakes up your world. That is why lots of people never make their dreams happen. |
Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 27: Interview with Mimi Bleu, Founder & Editor of Belle Inspiration Magazine
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Today we're doing something a little bit different, and that is we are going to talk with Mimi Blue, who is the founder and editor of Paris-based Belle Inspiration Magazine. She talks about how she moved to Paris for love and created an entirely new business - Mimi is reinvention in action. Enjoy! |
Mar 22, 2021 |
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Episode 26: Clean Out Your Closet of Regrets!
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Letting go of regrets is hard. Really hard. I struggle with letting go of regrets myself. Honestly, it requires some hard work, but the benefit is life shifting! A couple of reasons why we sometimes can’t let go of what could have been or wish had been. First, those thoughts are familiar, and we are comfortable with whatever is familiar even if it is super disempowering. And second, and much more important is that if a regret just keeps on coming up, there is usually some sort of deeper, unresolved issue that’s causing you to not be able to let go of it. |
Mar 14, 2021 |
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Episode 25: Dream BIG, Live BIG!
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Today we’re going to talk about dreaming and living BIG and why it’s easy to dream big, but so very difficult to live big. For now, let’s enter dreamland. It’s a lovely place, isn’t it? I think we all become completely jazzed seeing ourselves inside our dreams, one year, five years, even ten years from now. Dreaming Big is most often easy. It’s the Living Big that is hard. Living big requires that today, you ask yourself, what am I doing? It requires that you prioritize your goals for each day because TIME is a limited commodity. Living Big requires you to constantly be self-aware enough to ask yourself whether you are making choices that each day bring you a little closer to your big dreams and if not, make the needed adjustments. |
Mar 06, 2021 |
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Episode 24: Do Corporate Women Really Have Mindset Issues?
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Mindset issues are untrue beliefs that disempower you. Most often these beliefs are unconscious, and unless you work with them to expose their falseness, they will guide you to make disempowering decisions and actions. Doing nothing is disempowering. Staying quiet when someone takes credit for your work is disempowering. Not asking for what you want is disempowering. If any of these sounds like you, at the root of these disempowering actions are untrue beliefs you have about yourself. These are mindset issues ladies. |
Feb 28, 2021 |
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Trailer for The Sharri Harmel Podcast - BE the Real You!
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The Sharri Harmel Podcast - Be the Real You! is a podcast devoted to helping women step into their dream and live lives filled with inspiration, purpose, and true joy. From ditching the corporate ladder to become an entrepreneur to simply learning to Be the Real You. It is time to stop the “someday thinking”. |
Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 23: Stay or Leave - The Corporate Woman's Dilemma!
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If ditching corporate and starting something of your own is continually in your thoughts and yet you are taking no action, you first, need to identify what you are really afraid of. Peel back the onion of fear and get to what you are really, really afraid of. This means you have to be totally and completely honest with yourself and willing to almost objectively observe your deepest fears. It is the fears that are keeping you from taking any action. |
Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 22: I Never Have Enough tTme!
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How many times a day or a week do you say to someone, I just don’t have enough time! How often do you say to yourself that all the projects and dreams you have would be happening, if you just had more time? What’s so interesting about time is that for day-to-day tasks, we often feel we don’t have enough time. And yet, when it comes to our dreams, we tend to think we have an infinite amount of time. Well, as shocking as it sounds- everyone has 24 hours every day or 168 hours every week. Today, I want to talk about how the amount of time you have isn’t the problem, it’s how you use those hours, minutes and seconds. |
Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 21: I Have Confidence In Me!
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Today’s we’re talking about confidence. But what is confidence? And does it differ from self-esteem? Self-esteem is usually speaking of how we feel about ourselves, our self-worth and is about how much we like ourselves? Confidence, on the other hand, is typically connected to feelings around what we think we can achieve. Confidence is all about the doing. For women, our confidence comes from knowing who you are- at your core. Not the roles you have in your life, but the woman you truly are… the real you. |
Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 20: It's Time to Stretch... & I Don't Mean Spandex!
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I don’t know about you, but something is in the air. Everyone I speak with these days is tired of their old patterns and ready for something new. It’s like we are all little chicks, wanting to break out of our shells. I hope you’ve identified your BIG Audacious Dream for 2021. Start your own business. Get fit and healthy. Be a published author. Become financially independent. But often, nothing happens after we write out the dream. You might look at it from time to time, but most often, people will put it on a shelf for someday…. maybe next year…. When your dreams don’t happen, it is usually because you have no idea how to get there. |
Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 19: Just When You Need It Most... A Dream Reboot!
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I don’t know about you, but this is about the time I start to question my New Year’s Resolutions- or BIG plans for the year. I am positive YOU can relate. So, how do we remain excited about the year in front of us and on track with our goals and dreams? I’ve come up with a few ideas I’m trying out. Listen to hear them. |
Jan 24, 2021 |
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Episode 18: The Law of Attraction - Is it Real?
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Today’s conversation is about the Law of Attraction and what it means when we are trying to reorganize, reinvent, or recapture joy into our lives. As you know, my business is all about helping women to step into their real and true selves. Stepping into the Real You requires you to make some changes, and the law of attraction will support you in making those changes. But first… You have to know what you want! I’m going to connect the Real you to the Law of Attraction because IF what you think you want, isn’t authentic and real to you, it’s not going to happen. |
Jan 17, 2021 |
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Episode 17: Recapture Your Joie de Vivre!
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Today’s topic is Joy- or more specifically, how we recapture and keep joy in our lives. We all know the French phrase la Joie de Vivre or the joy of living. But what is joy? It is when we feel very alive, happy, and hopeful. So how do we recapture la joie de vivre back into our lives? Listen to find out... |
Jan 10, 2021 |
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Episode 16; Fabulous YOU Beyond Beliefs!
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Yet most of us take on a belief as though it really was a truth. We’ll even stand firm that whatever we believe is a fact, and completely and totally the truth! I have to watch myself because I do this all the time. How many times does this happen? You think you know how someone else feels about you or what someone’s motives are, but it is totally based on how you are interpreting what they said or how they acted. Then you carry that belief forward to the point that you are incredibly sure you even know what they are thinking! |
Jan 02, 2021 |
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Episode 15: How to Make Your 2021 Resolutions Stick?
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It is almost 2021....let’s all take a deep breath. Phew....2020 was an amazing year. We learned so much about ourselves, our partners, our friends, our careers.... how to be alone, how to be quiet, how to create boundaries. I’m sure all of you have already started to make that list of what you want to accomplish in 2021. If 2020 taught me anything, it was that I need to be more intentional. I learned that to slow down every single day and reflect on the decisions and choices that I made that day, helped me enormously to stay on track and move forward on the goals I had for myself. |
Dec 28, 2020 |
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Episode 14 - Pretend You Still Believe in Santa Claus!
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And although this year has certainly been unusual, it brought us the gift of the time and the space to get clarity on many aspects of our lives. In all our relationships, the curtains were pulled open and suddenly we saw these relationships for what they really are. Some became closer. Some revealed flaws that we couldn’t accept. And others, that we thought were close (friends and family alike) we learned were not. People began to show their real and true selves because all the tools and accessories we use to pretend to ourselves and those around us, disappeared. In 2020, we had to BE with ourselves all the time with none of the usual distractions. |
Dec 21, 2020 |
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Episode 13: Paris & the Bra that Changed my Life, Part 2
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We are women and therefore to connect with our REAL selves, we must embrace our femininity rather than hide it or only let it be seen on special occasions. Given French women are portrayed as the ultimate of femininity, I think this contributes greatly to our Francophile obsession. Maybe it reflects our deep desire to be feminine again. |
Dec 13, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Connections Are THE best Fitness Trackers!
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You might be wondering how a fitness tracker relates to embracing the REAL you or creating your Life Reimagined. Well, let me begin by saying there are all kinds of fitness. Fitness of the mind is called Mindset. Fitness of your business is called profitability. Fitness of the emotional self is truly the barometer of whether or not you have connected with the Real YOU! |
Dec 07, 2020 |
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Episode 11: What Paris Taught Me & the Bra that Changed My Life!
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That first visit to Paris began a mindset shift I have never before experienced. With each visit back to Paris, that shift was reinforced until I realized that the city of Paris actually taught me that I needed to love me before anyone else ever could love me back. So, what was that mindset shift? Paris helped me to gain a new mindset about how I thought about myself, my current life and my future. Everything was suddenly lighter, more exciting, and in technicolor. I decided that if I had been invisible, it was a cloak I had voluntarily put on and therefore the reverse was definitely possible. It was time to throw out my invisibility cloak or maybe even burn it in my backyard. |
Nov 29, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Gather Up Your Possibilities!
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What are possibilities? Are they just dreams or ideas or even fantasies of how life would be if certain events happen? Possibilities by definition, have to be possible. Therefore, Possibilities require a process - and that process is what will help you to see and feel the likelihood of the possibility as well as whether or not it fits with your life goals. It is the process that will help you to decide whether or not you need or even want to make that possibility happen. |
Nov 22, 2020 |
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Episode 9: Keep on Stretching! (And not just your body).
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Just like stretching our bodies- especially if we are out of shape - at first, it feels like progress is non-existent, and then a month goes by, and we suddenly notice we feel a little different! The hamstring stretch gets a little deeper, the hip flexor a little looser…. Well, our own life stretches are just like that. |
Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 8, Are You This or That?
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Your task is to find the REAL you! This is the key. Because once you know the real you, you’ll be the mother, wife, corporate executive, or single gal that YOU are meant to be. Not any predefined description of someone in that role, but how YOU are in that role.
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Episode 7 - Let's Be Happy in the Moment!
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But why is being happy in the moment so important? Why do so many people who are all much more enlightened than me, talk about the importance of being present? Let’s make this moment a celebration of our happiness.
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Trailer - Life Reimagined with Sharri Harmel
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The podcast where we as women learn to unmask and connect with our real selves to live lives of joy and passion. You too can create your own unique and fabulous life reimagined. |
Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 6 - Isn't It Time to Take Off Your Invisible Mask?
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MAsks are all the rage right now because of crazy COVID. So, this got me thinking…. what about the invisible masks lots of us wear each and every day? You have responsibilities each and every day, and whether or not it suits you, you put on that mask because if you don’t, you’re worried that you’ll feel you won’t fit in or that you won’t be successful or that you’ll be judged. Eventually though, our invisible masks become heavy, confining, and difficult to breathe through - just like the ones we are wearing every day due to COVID.So, isn’t it time ladies, to shed our invisible masks and find out who we really are underneath our masks? What is she all about? What does she value in her life? What does she love to do and why? What does she want to create in her life?
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Episode 5: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
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You might be smiling, but if you remember back to early elementary school, you were always asked that question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" To figure that out we have to go back to when we were little girls. You know yourself better than anyone on this planet. So, whatever it is that she tells you, listen. She has THE most valuable information you'll need as you begin to shift into what it is you want to change or create in your life over the next year. |
Oct 18, 2020 |
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Episode 4 - Comparisons Be Gone!
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I’ve learned that our brains seem to be wired to make constant comparisons... all sorts of comparisons. Tthere is no one on this planet that is anything like YOU! It’s time to celebrate our uniqueness rather than trying to change ourselves based on comparisons.
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Episode 3 - What If... Just Two Little Words
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What…..If? Actually, I’m one of those people whose brain automatically goes to these two words. And yet - if I’m completely honest - I’m the happiest when I’m thinking about possibilities, and ideas and opportunities.Maybe a few of you got a little uncomfortable when you read the title of this podcast! Yet, to find a way to create a better life for ourselves, it is easier and actually even fun, if you can embrace those two words What If.
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Episode 2 - Be the STAR in Your Own Life!
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So, what does being the star of your own life actually mean?Well, it IS YOUR life so shouldn’t you automatically have the starring role? But you must step into that starring role and sometimes we don’t.But where and how do you find your way to return to yourself, and step into being the star of your own life? Keep listening and I'll share some tips on how you can be the STAR in your own life!
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Episode 1 - Wishes & Dreams
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Wishes and Dreams are fun. We think about them often, and even create vision boards filled with images of our wishes and dreams. I’ve been there so I totally understand!But what happens between the vision board and taking action?
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Sep 20, 2020 |