Empowering Discussions – Page 13 – Individual Empowerment

Book reviews offer two perks, free promotion for your great work and feedback on literature that might need some CPR. Finding the right reviewer online is akin to searching through a Where’s Waldo book! As both an author and book reviewer I’ve spent a lot of time searching for appropriate book reviewers and found very few. Instead of searching through hundreds of blogs and spending days of precious time, you could just pay $6.99 and get a book that lists reviewers.

May 2015 marks the publication of the 6th edition of the Book Reviewer Yellow Pages. “It defines a standard of ettiquette…It codifies the essential facts about a book blogger, so you don’t have to.” – Author David Wogahan, President of Sellbox.com. Grab our copy at http://www.amazon.com/Book-Reviewer-Yellow-Pages-Publishers-ebook/dp/B00X5YTXQ0

Other than listing hundreds of reviewers, the book shows examples of proper etiquette when approching an author. This is IMPORTANT. I receive several review requests each month and a small percentage are really awful presentations of the authors including not enough information and poor grammar/errors. I don’t even respond to those.

I listed this blog in the book so if you get it look on page 153.

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I’m So Excited!! A Challenge I’ve Been Wanting

May 3, 2015May 3, 2015 Impower You

I’m so EXCITED that the crowdfunding campaign I’m working on has passed the $1,000 mark. This may not seem like much but this is a BIG DEAL to me for two reasons.

First of all the campaign is for The Grassroots Oasis, a new event space for progressive grassroots organizing, local music and art in San Diego. These are all close to my heart and I really hope this space sticks around for many years and give San Diego the resources to be a shining example of how banding together a community can create progressive sustainable change.

Second, this is a chance I’ve been waiting for to prove that I can be a great fundraiser. Years ago I created the Investing In Women Grant program and for 3 consecutive years awarded micro grants of $500, to women business owners in the USA. A few years after that I worked at the Women’s Resource Center in Oceanside and closely watched the woman in charge of fundraising. Her work was so rewarding, fun and just a little challenging that I found myself often wishing to have that same experience. Now I’m working on a campaign and if it’s succesful hoping to use that as a door into a salaried fundraising career.

I’ll post another update when we hit the $3,000 mark. 🙂

If you’d like to learn more about this campaign or just love me so much you want to contribute already than visit http://igg.me/at/go-sd. Our end goal is $16,000 which I’ve seen to be an achievable amount for this type of campaign.

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Crowdfunding Goes Native: Free Crowdfunding

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 Impower You

Over the past 2 months I’ve been working on a crowdfunding campaign and LOVING the challenge. With my experience fundraising and marketing I’m able to use so much of what I know while also learning so much more. Fundraising is an art that requires much patience, research and planning. So I was excited to hear about a new crowdfunding site that supports Native communities. If you think about the continued lacking representation of Native Americans it’s depressing. When was the last time you saw a Native on TV or in a movie. If the only thing that comes to mind is the latest Johnny Depp movie than you maybe you can understand why this crowdfunding site is important.

NativeGiving.org was created by First Nations Development Institute to support the innovation and inspiring work being done by native communities. AND they are offering this service complete free! “First Nations will incur all processing, administrative and handling costs. Thus, 100% of the gifts made to these groups will go to furthering your selected organization’s mission.”

They’ve already helped successfully fund several projects such as the College of Menominee Nation in Wisconsin, Oyate Teca Project in South Dakota. S.T.A.R. School in Arizona, Sust’ainable Molokai in Hawaii and Zuni Youth Enrichment Project in New Mexico. Learn more and show your support for our native sisters and brothers at NativeGiving.org.

If you’d like to see the campaign I’m working on visit Igg.me/at/go-sd or “The Grassroots Oasis” on Facebook.com/grassrootsoasis.

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Navajo Women Walk 1,000 Miles To Protest Pipeline

April 18, 2015 Impower You

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By Leigh Cuen | Vocativ, Posted 04/07/15

Since January, over 70 Navajo people have joined a prayer walk across the American Southwest protesting a fracking oil pipeline in New Mexico. The walk aims to galvanize Native American communities to demand more from oil companies that profit from the reservations’ natural resources.

The participants started with a crowdfunding campaign that raised almost $6,000 to support their year-long journey. Over the past few months, the Nihígáál Bee iina group has used digital media to share their spiritual traditions, connecting Navajo communities across the country.

They are chronicling their journey on a Facebook page: “Despite being at the forefront of energy extraction, our people do not see its benefits; approximately 25% of our people today live without electricity and running water on the Navajo Nation, while our economy functions at an unemployment rate of about 60%.”

The group calls this 1,000-mile protest their Journey for Existence, commemorating the 150th anniversary of…

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Building a Green City and Then a Green World with Victor Florez

April 17, 2015April 15, 2015 Impower You

As someone searching for a sustainable lifestyle I’m thrilled to find this fascinating blog about sustainable living and creating cities of the future that are part of the eco-system. The blogger, Victor is currently working on a “green city” in India and envisions a “a Green World in which the human ecosystem is intimately integrated into the larger ecosystem of our planet – a sort of human-nature reintegration.”

In this post he talks about what inspired his career, “Ambivalence and uncertainty seems to be a recurring theme in my life. For many people, these emotions may cause anxiety. I am no exception to this feeling, but I try converting it into a sense of excitement and wonder. To gain clarity about my next step, I took out a sheet of paper and wrote down 20 things I must do before dying. As if this wasn’t a difficult enough task, I chose only 1 out of the 20 that would have the greatest impact on my life if I started doing it immediately.” continue reading at https://victorrflorez.wordpress.com/2015/03/02/prelude-to-sustainability-why-im-doing-what-im-doing/

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How Does She Do It All? She Doesn’t; Shonda Rhimes Talks About Taking Turns With Success and Failure

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 Impower You

There’s a big push for moms and dads to be perfect parents along with having successful high income careers, but is that actually attainable? Shonda Rhine’s honestly answers how she is both a successful mother and TV producer and how often she actually fails. Check it out:

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Miscommunication – What Did She Mean When She Said That

April 12, 2015March 24, 2015 Impower You

An important part of individual empowerment is communication. I recently read a blog post about communication and the importance of understanding others words. Check it out at: Christinageorgedotme.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/dont-misunderstand-me-and-for-sure-dont-choose-to-misunderstand-me

I believe that most of us are simply expecting certain words and phrases to be offensive or “wrong” and therefore we misunderstand. “Perhaps an individual’s history moves him/her to alter the meaning and there is no hidden motive.” After all we understand what we know.

Though I also know from experience that some people purposely twist others words in an attempt at manipulation. “Does the culprit see s/he self as coy? Cute? Funny? Or is this a method of control to feed the ego?”

It is as the author says, up to us to change how we move through conversations and to clearly communicate with others.

This is similar to what I teach in self-defense; when someone attacks, you must be clear and firm in telling them “No” so there can be no doubt that you are an unwilling victim of their crime and not at fault. Of course this is also important should your attack warrant a court case or filing a police report.

You are the change, what are you waiting for?

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Do You Feel Worthy of Love? Are You Afraid to Ask For Love?

April 7, 2015April 8, 2015 Impower You

Individual empowerment can only be reached if your foundation is built with self-love. How do you expect to succeed, to feel balanced and be healthy if you don’t feel worthy of love? I recently read a quote by Cheryl Strayed that is so powerful I have to share.

“I can’t say when you’ll get love or how you’ll find it or even promise you that you will. I can only say you are worthy of it and that it’s never too much to ask for it and that it’s not crazy to fear you’ll never have it again, even though your fears are probably wrong. Love is our essential nutrient. Without it, life has little meaning. It’s the best thing we have to give and the most valuable thing we receive. It’s worthy of all the hullabaloo.” ― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar….continue reading at Margekatherine.com/2015/02/22/tiny-beautiful-things-advice-on-love-and-life-from-dear-sugar

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Are You a Bad Feminst? ….. Not Likely

April 4, 2015March 23, 2015 Impower You

Individual empowerment is about moving past stereotypes both the pretty and the ugly. Equality is not a black and white issue it’s a glittery rainbow that is vital to everyone.

“In Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay bears her feminism and tells readers that the concept is not black and white—there are various shades of gray within feminism that allow people to be whatever kind of feminist they want to be. Gay discusses that there is no one way to “do feminism.” Feminism is plural, yet society has built a misconception of what it is to be feminist. People think that by being feminist, one must follow this checklist: hate men, never shave, be a woman, be unattractive, and think women are better than men. Only by following this list can one be a good feminist. Due to the misconceptions and made up standards of feminism, so many people refuse to call themselves feminists.”…continue reading at Tcjww.org/2015/03/17/bad-feminist-essays-by-roxane-gay

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Feeling Suicidal? LISTEN to This Young Woman Now!

April 2, 2015March 23, 2015 Impower You

“You have a purpose, you are important, you always will be.”

As someone who dealt with depression for almost 17 years I know how easily thoughts of suicide crawl into the mind and grow big fat ugly roots. As someone who has lost great friends to suicide I want to remind you that suicide is a PERMANENT answer to most often temporary problems. It gets better, but you have to seek help and support. San Diego Help Line: 1-800-479-3339 National hotline: 1 (800) 273-8255

SEE THE VIDEO AND LISTEN AT Madelinescribes.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/listen/

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Category: Empowering Discussions

Where to Find Book Reviewers? The Book Review Yellow Pages 2015 Edition

I’m So Excited!! A Challenge I’ve Been Wanting

Crowdfunding Goes Native: Free Crowdfunding

Navajo Women Walk 1,000 Miles To Protest Pipeline

Building a Green City and Then a Green World with Victor Florez

How Does She Do It All? She Doesn’t; Shonda Rhimes Talks About Taking Turns With Success and Failure

Miscommunication – What Did She Mean When She Said That

Do You Feel Worthy of Love? Are You Afraid to Ask For Love?

Are You a Bad Feminst? ….. Not Likely

Feeling Suicidal? LISTEN to This Young Woman Now!

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