girl noticed

Tag: motivational

  • Move

    My journey to becoming me. How I turned a dream into reality when the voices in my head, and some outside of my head said I was crazy. All I had to do was move. Video c/o Mike Huet of Lime Digital Agency. AAF CreativeZen was kind enough to invite me to speak at the…

  • Come get zen with us.

    Zen for me is being totally emerged in creativity! This Friday morning in Flagler Village, Fort Lauderdale, FL, find out how you can take your creative zen to the next level. www.facebook.com/events/328320978088526/

  • My Spirit Stands Tall. Independence Day.

      Nothing in life, nothing worth having comes without work, comes without some pain, comes without guts to make changes, comes without living courageously. We will not do everything perfectly, although we’ll expect that from ourselves because we’re women and we’re programmed to believe we must be perfect.  We’ll spend our time, money and energy…

  • Stop being so fixated on comfort.

    Let’s face it, nothing about being a woman is comfortable. From puberty to menopause and all the pms in between. Uncomfortable. Bras, heels, stockings… Uncomfortable Honestly for most of us being in our own skin… Uncomfortable. It’s no wonder we seek comfort in our lives and daily routines. But does that daily routine make you…

  • Happy, like anything else it takes practice to be good at it.

    “If you think this world as a place intended simply for your happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it’s not so bad” C.S. Lewis I don’t know if your like me, but I’ve spent most of my life trying to figure out happy. I…

  • In her words…

    Quetcy was 17 when I featured her as the Troy, NY Girl Noticed. Her bravery and resilience does not go unnoticed. She owns her story and continues to push through. She has allowed herself to be vulnerable in telling her story. With her permission I share this with you in her words. “The Story of…

  • Break out the bathing suit.

    Memorial Day weekend. Even though I live in Florida and can go to the beach any day of the year, it still ended up marking the day to pull out the bathing suit, see if it fit, and decide how I would define my body image this summer? Would the runway judges in my head be…

  • You’re OK, when you say you are.

    I’m 49 years old and I’ve spent most of my post adolescent life searching for approval. From everyone. Friends, co-workers, family, partners, sometimes even the barista at Starbucks or the cashier at 7Eleven. I go to these places several times a week, do they like me? Does the cashier at 7Eleven who called me sir…