From the Page to the Stage | Jan 28 & 29
January 26, 2012 by Master-User
Filed under Past Community Events
If you have ever wanted to be a confident and inspiring public speaker, you’re in luck!
My friend from Ottawa, Public Speaking Mentor Steve Lowell (www.YourPublicSpeakingMentor.com), is offering a two-day intensive course for leaders who need to inspire live audiences and influence others from the stage.
This program has been very popular in Ottawa and Las Vegas, and now it’s coming to Toronto! It’s geared for everyone from professional speakers to those who were mortified to stan d on the stage – with the goal of elevating your skills to new levels.
The focus of the weekend will be on delivering your message in your authentic voice, shedding any armor or protective fronts that might prevent you from making a personal connection with your audience. You’ll also learn advanced platform techniques that professional speakers use to captivate, influence and inspire any audience.
If you have ever wanted to be a more influential speaker, whether you’re already a seasoned pro or beginner just starting out, you will benefit from this program, Steve guarantees it!
I twisted Steve’s arm a little (ok, maybe more than a little), and I convinced him to release 5 seats for me at a ridiculous discount, and he has given me the green light to offer them to whomever I think would benefit most. Here’s the deal…
The full tuition of the program is $1997. Steve has released 5 seats at $497, PLUS, you can bring a friend for $97! That’s a $4000 value for under $600, but there is a bit of a catch…you have to get registered before 5 PM Saturday, January 21…that’s this coming Saturday. And, there are only 5 available, so once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Here’s how it works…
When you register at www.FromThePageToTheStage.com for the Toronto session on January 28 & 29, enter the coupon code “INFLUENCE” and you will receive a $1500 discount, your tuition will be only $497.
Once you have registered, Steve will e-mail you a private coupon code to bring a friend for only $97! That’s a $1900 discount, but there are only 5 of these special seats available!
I can assure you that I will never, ever be able to get this deal again! This is a one-time only, never to be repeated offer, so, if you have even the slightest interest in becoming a powerful, inspiring and influential public speaker, this is your chance!
At the end of this program, you will:
- Authentically express the real you;
- Know how to gain the trust and respect of an audience;
- Feel confident in your stage presence and speaking skills;
- Use a five-step formula for being a high-impact communicator;
- Know how to use your body and your voice to add impact, entertainment and expression into your communications;
- Win over audiences with your new conviction, self assurance and powerful communication skills;
- Know how to capture your audience’s attention with a compelling opening;
- Be able to move your audience into action with a powerful closing;
- Have the tools to deliver an inspiring message on the stage or off the stage, to anyone at any time;
- Leave this retreat with a renewed sense of accomplishment and excitement about your future.
For complete details & to register for this incredible weekend, please CLICK HERE.
From the Page to the Stage
January 28 & 29
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel & Conference Center, Toronto
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Only 5 seats available at this rate!
To register today just CLICK HERE!
The First Step
January 17, 2012 by Master-User
Filed under Katia's Blog
As many of you know, I launched PFW 4 years ago (last week!) with no business plan, little research & limited vision. I just knew I had to do this, so I took the first step – not knowing where it would lead. I trusted my intuition and believed in my gut feeling. I have never, ever, looked back!
As we’re starting off a brand-new year, I invite you to listen to your heart and open yourself up to possibilities. If there’s something you’ve been wanting to do, just take that first step. You’ll know if you want to continue on that path, or simply take a step back (it’s totally okay you know). Trust that little voice and let go of the need to have total clarity and complete control. Embrace change, lean into the discomfort and accept ambiguity. It’s scary, but exhilirating!
You don’t have to see the whole staircase – just take that first step. As Mark Twain said, 20 years from now, you’re likely to be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do (even if you failed).
So just do it!!
I AM – The Film | Feb 23
October 25, 2011 by Master-User
Filed under PFW Events
As Seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show!
THIS IS A FILM FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT THE TRUTH
Ever wonder what the root cause of the world’s problems are?
What’s wrong the world and What we can do about it?
Discover the truth of who we really are, the magic and mystery of the human heart…Challenge your beliefs…
Armed with nothing but his innate curiosity and a small crew to film his adventures, filmmaker Tom Shadyac set out on a twenty-first century quest for enlightenment. Meeting with a variety of thinkers and doers–remarkable men and women from the worlds of science, philosophy, academia, and faith–including such luminaries as David Suzuki, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Lynne McTaggart, Ray Anderson, John Francis, Coleman Barks, and Marc Ian Barasch – Shadyac appears on-screen as character, commentator, guide, and even, at times, guinea pig. An irrepressible “Everyman” who asks tough questions, but offers no easy answers, he takes the audience to places it has never been before, and presents even familiar phenomena in completely new and different ways.
The result is a fresh, energetic, and life-affirming film that challenges our preconceptions about human behavior while simultaneously celebrating the indomitable human spirit.
This isn’t just a film, it’s an experience!
For more about this film and to see a trailer please visit: http://www.iamthedoc.com/
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I AM: Movie & Discussion
Date: Thursday February 23, 2012
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: St. Paul’s Bloor Street
Address: 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto
Admission: Pay-What-U-Can (suggested donation of $10)
How to Change Lives and Sell More From the Stage – Even if you’re mortified to speak in public!!! | Oct 4
September 12, 2011 by Master-User
Filed under Past PFW Events
A workshop for authors, speakers, trainers, coaches, leaders and anyone who has a message of inspiration that needs to be brought to life in front of a live audience!
If you’re not getting the sales you expect after a speaking gig, if you’re tired of giving your stuff away or working for free, and if you are frustrated with all the networking groups and social functions that don’t make you a dime, then you’re a perfect example of someone who needs to be a more inspiring, influential and productive speaker.
We all know what it’s like to be a professional visitor; to go to all the networking meetings, social functions and business gatherings where you meet incredible people, and then wonder why they are not buying your stuff. It’s so frustrating, isn’t it?
Learning how to take the stage and inspire and influence an audience is the fastest way to boost your image, skyrocket your visibility and start changing lives and selling more of your stuff!
We are delighted to have Steve Lowell back in Toronto for an evening that is guaranteed to take your public speaking skills to the next level, regardless of where you are at right now. In this two-hour workshop Steve will share with you some of the most powerful secrets he has learned about speaking and selling from the stage that from his 30+ years of experience on the stage.
Join us, take the stage or just watch and witness the transformation for yourself as you learn the secrets to influencing and inspiring a live audience!
About Steve Lowell
Steve has wowed our group more than once, so we’re truly delighted to have him back in Toronto.
As a professionally trained speaker and trainer, Steve shows you how to completely change the way you speak, present, interact and network so that you become a magnet, pulling others to you. You will transform your belief systems, create a healthy and liberating self-image and develop powerful speaking and presentation skills.
Steve has a gift for creating a safe, encouraging, fun and exciting learning environment and allowing the participants in his programs to feel free to extend themselves beyond their comfort-zone without the fear of being judged. With the successes in the classroom, participants feel empowered and energized about the way they see themselves.
Change Lives and Sell More From the Stage
Date: Tuesday October 4, 2011
Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Location: St. Paul’s Bloor Street Church
Address: 227 Bloor Street East, Toronto @ Church
Tickets: Early-Bird until Sept 21 : $25 | Regular Rate: $30 | Cash at the door: $40
For complete details & to register for this amazing event, please click on this button!
Strive Fall Mixer | Nov 1
August 24, 2011 by Master-User
Filed under Past PFW Events
Calling all entreprenurial Toronto women to join us for a fun evening of mingling, networking and positive fabulous connections!
Enjoy complimentary tasty hors d’oeuvres, sumptuous conversation, interactive activities and a fire-you-up speaker to wrap up your fall with some luscious inspiration.
This is a great opportunity to touch base with friends and to form new connections (don’t forget your business cards). This special evening will kick-off with some mingling & schmoozing as you unwind, sip your favourite cocktail and savour the delectable complimentary light hors d’oevres. So feel free to bring along your friends and colleagues interested in growing their business, expanding their network or creating meaningful new friendships.
Our special guest for the evening is Heather Hilliard. She is the co-Creator of the Striving Styles™ Personality System, a neuro-psychological approach to achieving potential incorporating the latest advances in brain development. She is a behavioural change expert with over 20 years’ experience working with leaders in high growth and dysfunctional organizations. A successful entrepreneur who made the Profit100 list 2 years in a row and a single mother of 2, she brings a wealth of personal and professional experience (and stories!) to her presentations.
For more about Heather, please visit http://strivingstyles.com/
Who Are You Meant to Be?
It is said that at the moment of your birth you have an awareness of your potential and an idea of who you are meant to be. In the next moment, this awareness disappears into the unconscious where it becomes our task to uncover it during our lifetime.
Discover your predominant need that must be met in order for you to feel secure and achieve your potential. All too often, we remain unaware of what our built-in needs are and, as a result, they go unmet. We are then at the mercy of our unconscious impulses, emotions and habits of mind. We end up repeating longstanding patterns that get in the way of achieving our goals or creating the life of happiness and satisfaction we want.
In this highly interactive networking event, participants will connect with others who share the same predominant need based on their Striving Style. You will learn how its innate needs and emotional drives dictate your behaviour – personally and professionally. You will find out how to fully leverage your brain’s hard-wiring to achieve your potential and become who you were meant to be.
Strive Fall Mixer
Date: Tuesday November 1, 2011 (11.1.11)
Time: 7:00 pm-9:30 pm
Location: The Local Co.
Address: 511 Danforth Avenue, @ Logan, Toronto (click HERE for map)
Tickets: Early-Bird: $20 by Oct 19 | Regular Pre-Payment: $25 | Cash at the door $30
Special Deal: Buy 1 – Get 2nd for 1/2 price!
WOMEN OF WISDOM & POWER: The Power Within – Movie & Discussion (Jan 27)
January 12, 2011 by Master-User
Filed under Past PFW Events
DISCOVER THE POWER OF YOUR FEMININE SPIRIT!
Revealing the keys to authentic power and wisdom, this unprecedented gathering of some of today’s most phenomenal women explores the relationship between the beauty myth and our self esteem; how we find emotional strength and wisdom in times of crisis, loss and grief; and how we can bring spirituality into our daily lives. The Power Within inspires women to break through what is holding them back, realize their dreams, and put their visions into action!
Profiles include: Jane Goodall, Gloria Steinem, Shirley MacLaine, Alanis Morissette, China Galland, Naomi Wolf, and Lynne twist.
This provocative and profoundly moving video imparts powerful insights to help every woman achieve optimum well being, and become physically, emotionally, and spiritually, the best she’s ever been. A unique celebration of the power and influence of women at the dawn of the century, it challenges women to express their voices and become catalysts for positive change in the world.
When: Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:00 PM
Where: Chalkers Pub Billiards & Bistro
247 Marlee Avenue (North of Eglinton; West of Allen Rd. Off Glencairn Subway – min from Glencairn Subway station, south exit)
Mingling & Dinner (Optional): 7:00 pm
Movie: 7:45-8:45 pm
Followed by discussion
Cash at the Door: $10.00 per person
Workshop: The Bad Girl’s Guide to Fulfillment (Oct 28)
October 12, 2010 by Master-User
Filed under Past PFW Events
*** SOLD OUT! ***
“Bad Girls” play by their own rules, aren’t afraid to ask for what they want, dare to take action, and know how to have a good time. In this fun, empowering, and supportive workshop, spirited Soul Coach Kimberly Carroll helps you channel your inner Bad Girl to live an oh-so-GOOD life!
Is there something you’ve yearned for in your life for a long time now, but for some reason you’ve been feeling stuck in actualizing it? Maybe it’s launching that dream project or finding your life partner? Perhaps you ache to have more joy or serenity in your life or it’s time to take your business to the next level? Whatever your “want”, the gutsy Bad Girl within is about to dare you out of painful paralysis and into vibrant action.
Through unique active exercises, deep healing visualizations, inspired sharing, practical tools, and a lot of laughs, this workshop will help you:
- Identify and declare your “want” and make it tangible
- Blast through the mental and emotional blocks keeping you from your goal
- Put an immediate and manageable action plan into motion for achieving this goal
- Connect to the energy, inspiration, and sense of humour/fun that will keep you motivated on the journey
So, strap on those bad-ass stilettos and step boldly onto the Bad Girl’s path to magnifying your joy, claiming your power, and igniting your life!
About Kimberly Carroll:
During her many years as a television host and producer, Kimberly spent several seasons helping people renovate their homes on the popular TV show “Take This House and Sell It!” Now as a certified Soul Coach, Kimberly helps people to renovate their lives!
With humour and a down-to-earth approach, Kimberly is an entertaining and deeply caring guide for people delving into the world of wellness, spirituality, and personal growth. Through her life-changing 6-week Soul Coaching Program, speaking engagements, and individual coaching, Kimberly guides women and men in the journey to ignite their body, mind, heart, and spirit. Check below for video of Kimberly.
Kimberly is one of the authors of the anthology “Soul Whispers” and you can hear her regularly as the in-house Soul Coach on Newstalk 1010′s “The Buddha Lounge” in Toronto. She also recently launched “Divine Redhead Productions” (www.divineredhead.com) with a mission to create spiritual, wellness, and conscious living media programming that is stylish, accessible, and wickedly entertaining.
For more about Kimberly, please visit: www.soulcoaching.org/
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When: Thursday Oct 28, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Where: 889 Yonge, Wellness Clinic & Yoga Community
Address: 889 Yonge Street @ Rosedale, Toronto
Tickets: Early-Bird by Oct 17 ~ $18 pp; Regular Pre-Payment: $25
The National Health Show (Oct 23-24)
September 5, 2010 by Master-User
Filed under Past Community Events
Positive Fabulous Women is a proud sponsor of the first-ever National Health Show in Canada – the largest consumer show dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles for Canadians. Quickly becoming the must-see event of the year, this show encompasses everything about health, beauty, fitness, healthy eating and well-being for the MIND, BODY and SOUL!
All the industry experts will be available to you under one roof in an exciting 2-day event, become inspired to look good and feel great at any age. Hundreds exhibitors to give advice, offer services and products on healthy living at Canada’s National Health Show!
For a listing & schedule of our PFW speakers, please CLICK HERE!
To print off a $2 coupon for the show, please CLICK HERE!
For complete show details, please visit http://www.nationalhealthshow.com/
Back-To-Business Networking Mingler (Sept 16)
September 2, 2010 by Master-User
Filed under Past PFW Events
Bring your passion – and your business cards – to our September mingler and to start your fall with some luscious inspiration!
Please join us for an evening of connections & networking and a fire-you-up speaker to help you get back to your business and support you in meeting your goals for 2010 with special guest speaker Pat Mussieux who will talk about the 7 Steps to Growing Your Business By Getting Out of Your Own Way. Well-known as “The Queen of Networking,” Pat has x-ray vision for seeing relationship-building opportunities and the creativity to convert them into clients! (please see full bio below).
- Complimentary hors d’oeuvres
- Please bring your business cards, positive attitude and desire to contribute!
In this presentation, Pat Mussieux will share with you the powerful mindset and marketing techniques that she has mastered over the past few years – that have taken her from ‘hell to happy’! You will come away with tangible, relevant, meaningful, easy-to-apply steps that you can use TODAY to help you:
- understand the No. 1 barrier to entrepreneurial success
- learn 3 easy ways to find money on the table, and
- learn the one thing you are NOT doing now, that you must begin today……in order to grow your business!
Pat will help to make it easy for you – so you can get out of your own way and grow your business, starting today!
About Pat Mussieux:
After 15 years of training executives at companies like Stantec, The Westin Hotel, Sherritt International and other private sector organizations, she left the corporate world and put her skills to the test as an entrepreneur. Having stepped in and out of her business for the past 20 years, Pat contracted with a millionaire business coach in 2009 to help make quantum leaps in her business.
In just 1 short year, Pat created a six-figure home-based business after having moved across the country, leaving her 22-year marriage with virtually nothing – and starting life over in a new city across the country. She is an undisputed expert on mindset and marketing, and how to make BIG money doing what you love!
Pat is the author of “The 7-Step Guide To Growing Your Business by Building Confidence and Courage”, teaching women entrepreneurs how to get their message out and enjoy massive results, removing the self-imposed barriers of habits, attitudes, beliefs and expectations! Recently, Pat was nominated for the 2010 RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Through her coaching programs and products, Pat shows her clients how to experience freedom inside and out and create the life they truly want to live, now! It’s a ‘no-excuses’ approach!
For more about Pat, please visit: http://www.confidenceandcourage.com/
Back to Business Networking Mingler
Date: Thursday September 16, 2010
Time: 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
Location: Mirage Bistro & Lounge; 117 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto
Please note that this event is open to all women (you do not need to be a member to attend).
GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!
Early-Bird Tickets by Sept 9th: $20
Regular Pre-Payment: $25
Cash at the door: $30
Signs
March 9, 2010 by Master-User
Filed under Inspiration
By Aynsley Saxe
Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, there is another layer to this world that you can’t see?
Maybe you’re like me. Maybe your rational mind has said to you, more than once, “not a chance”, “science rules”, “everything true must be proven”. I listened for a while to the banter of my logical mind. But I’m not convinced anymore. There have been too many signs, too many messages, too many strange coincidences in my life and random acts of synchronicity for me to believe that logic has all the answers. Or at least logic as most of it understand it.
The other day I was watching “Deal or No Deal” while on the treadmill at the gym. It’s completely mindless television (and there are a ridiculous amount of commercials) but I rationalize the indulgence by convincing myself that at least I’m doing something productive like burning calories while watching the show. It’s disheartening to admit: I’m a game show producer’s dream target audience. I get totally enraptured contemplating the contestant’s winning potential. Sometimes I even shout when someone’s won a lot of money or I’ll let out a big “Oooooooh!!!” if they’ve come close to winning and then bust. So far I haven’t been asked to quiet down at the gym but please don’t take me to Vegas.
Normally the show is a roller coaster ride of watching the contestant’s hopes sky rocket, drop, pick up pace and then plummet again, but the show I watched the other day was unique. A retired U.S. army official was on the platform with a chance to win $500,000. He said to the host, Howie Mandel, that he’d had a profound dream the other night. He had a dream that he was on the show. And in his dream he saw clearly the number 11.
Because of his dream, at the beginning of the show the contestant decided to switch his case (#19) for Case #11, believing that inside the case was $500,000, the most money you can win during the show. Near the end of the game there were three cases left to open and the $500,000 had not been disqualified. The contestant had the possibility of winning $1, $75,000 or $500,000. My pulse was racing – not just from the treadmill!
During the final minutes, the contestant renounced his case and settled on the offer to walk away happily with $136,000 in his pocket. Then Howie asked him to open his case. As his dream of the number 11 depicted, in his case was $500,000. With wide eyes we were all thinking what Howie said: “Dreams really do come true!”
At a wedding I went to a year ago the DJ played the wrong song for the bride, my friend, to walk down the aisle to. Her father had passed away a few years earlier and my friend had been feeling sad, wishing he was at the ceremony. When “Hey Jude” bellowed across the speakers, the bride was shocked and then started laughing. This was the same song that her father’s alarm clock played and she immediately felt comforted. No one, including the DJ, knew how that song ended up being the one he played but the bride remarked during her wedding speech that it truly “was no accident”.
Have you experienced signs? Have you experienced a coincidence that you could pass off as “just a coincidence” but somewhere in the back of your mind you feel like there might be more to the equation?
When I want an answer, help or guidance, I ask the universe for a sign. I’ve found that it’s best to be focused and clear about exactly what I want help with. If I’m paying attention, the answer usually comes quickly. But it never comes in a way I expect and usually it comes when I least expect it. Sometimes a song comes on the radio, or someone will say something that hits me in an unexpected way. At times I’ll be drawn to picking a book off a shelf or I’ll receive a significant email. Always, the answer comes in a way that is loving and helpful.
The world is talking to you on levels you can hear. Enjoy the signs! Enjoy the messages! Ask. Listen. Receive.
Processes for Reflection:
What do you want help with? Do you have a decision to make? Would you like extra guidance in a certain area of your life? Write down a clear question that you would sincerely like answered. State your request out loud and intend that you receive an answer from the universe (you don’t have to be around anyone).
Watch for signs. Be aware that the universe will be attempting to get your attention. Follow your hunches (you may be compelled to read a book, stand in a certain line up at the grocery store, etc.).
Listen. Receive. Don’t discount the message even if you think it’s just your imagination. Repeat as often as you like!
Aynsley Saxe has been practicing Reiki since the year 2000 and is a registered Reiki Master/Teacher with the Canadian Reiki Association. As the founder of Open Essence, Aynsley facilitates private Reiki treatments, community Reiki shares, and dynamic Reiki workshops. Committed to living with purpose, passion and well-being, Aynsley inspires others to deepen their self-awareness through her engaging “Thought of the Month” columns. Visit www.openessence.ca for more information.
