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A tapestry of connections
It all began with a single ball of yarn that got tied to the passion of a small but tight knit group of Rotarians, both locals and expatriates, living in Bali.
An idea to help women earn money while they fulfilled all their cultural and traditional duties, was stitched together and has become a sustainable economic blanket with ties stretching now to multiple continents...
What do Genevieve Piturro, Mary Tyler Moore, and Oprah Winfrey have in common?
Aside from impeccable fashion style and passion for great shoes, each of these current day icons pushed through personal and professional challenges and past stereotypes, to change status quo and leave enduring, positive impact on many lives.
As a successful TV marketing exec, until an inner voice challenged her focus, Ms...
How to create impact from your passion I didn’t coin the expression Lift As You Climb but it has become the cornerstone of my thinking and how I want to show up in the world. I believe what Robert Ingersoll said, “We Rise By Lifting Others” and this is a passion that resonates deeply. I am so passionate about this value pillar that I was drawn to make it my purpose and share it with as many others as I could...
Wondering how to make next year your best year?
Is it even possible to live, love, and create even more than you’ve already experienced?
Do you secretly worry that you’ve peaked, and the rest of your life will be a disappointing rerun of your past, watched from the sidelines?
Wondering if it’s too late to change how you are remembered or how you made a positive difference in other people’s lives?
Are you struggling with coming up with ideas that stir passion and...
On a flight from Canada to Dubai, to celebrate an early Christmas with my daughter, I started listening to the Audible version of Ed Mylett’s book; The Power of One More,
I was intrigued by his confidence that we can use a part of our own brains, known as our Reticular Activating System - for ease of conversation, known as our RAS - to fulfill the vision we have for our life...
A mantra, word, phrase, or hashtag for your vision board and or growth stage of your life, is very powerful reminder of your intention of how you want to feel and what your desired outcome is.
Each time I start a new Visual Encore Plan, I choose a word or phrase as an anchor to the vision I am creating for my future, and outcome I desire.
Sometimes, I have to work a little harder to choose the perfect mantra...
Your values guide you throughout your life, and are reflected in how you live, love, work, and play.
We begin to calibrate our values compass at a young age, and continue to refine it as we experience life, and as we age.
Like a barometer, our gut notifies us when we are true to our values, and when we are not...
Thanksgiving = Thanks + Giving
Giving = Generosity + Sharing
Sharing = Lifting + Climbing
Climbing = Capable + Empowered
Empowered = Creation + Expansion
Expansion = Growth + Opportunity
Opportunity = Abundance + Gratitude
Gratitude is not limited to specific dates, events, or traditions.
Gratitude works 365 and 7/24.
Gratitude is diverse and inclusive.
Gratitude is for all to show and receive...
When is old too old? When are you too old to reinvent? What age is the right age to stop being curious, passionate, evolving? What age do you look like? Act like? Want to be? In conversation with a dear friend who I hadn’t seen face to face for 10 years, she exclaimed: “Isabel, you haven’t changed a bit...
Perhaps it’s because I’m older – in what some call the second half or the final third of my life, I was inspired to get out of bed at 3:30 am, bundle up against a chilly, damp November pre-morning and hurry outside to find a viewing spot for the total lunar eclipse – dubbed the blood beaver moon. This spectacular celestial event will not occur again until November 2025...