Ode de Joy

No goal is unreachable, no problem unsurmountable, in fact nothing seems impossible after watching this piece...

Chocolate Calculator.

1. Pick the number of times that you would like to eat chocolate in a week (more than 1 and less than 10) 2. Multiply by 2. 3. Add 5 4. Multiply by 50 5. If you have had your birthday this year, add 1762, if you have not add, 1761. 6. Subtract the year you were born. 7. You should have a 3 digit number left, the first number is the number of times you wanted to eat chocolate and the next 2 numbers is your age.

Oh, yes it is!!! Enjoy our little sisterhood, spirit and a little chocolate fun!

International Women's Day is Today

In honor of International Women's Day, I thought I'd share this list of history's most rebellious women. Why go through life without making a big splash instead of a quiet ripple?!

I hate to say it but most of my clients have c-suites mostly filled by men. Can't find any talented smart women, really? Meritocracy is the problem? Oh come on!
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How do you know what to do next professionally?

Check out our most recent TV show episode. It might help you think through your next professional bold move.

Contest to Help Us Pick a New Name

We are ready to pick a new name for our powerful and beloved organization of women supporting women. Want to participate? You could win a great prize!

The Magic Parties name has been fun and served us well since 2006, but we think it's time to have a name that better represents who we are and what we do so well.

We would like your help in selecting a new name. If we use the name you suggest, you will get free admission to one retreat of your choice!

Here are some words that describe us that might help you in your creative thinking:
Women, Sisterhood, Spirit, and a Little Chocolate!, Powerful, Voices, Bold, Awaken, Inspirational, Dreams, Bold Moves, Crossroads, Next Steps, Women Supporting Women, Personal and Professional.

To enter your suggestions (feel free to enter as many names as you would like), email us at info@themagicparties.com
And let the games begin!

No matter how successful & talented you are, there's always oppty to improve your leadership. Learn how in this checklist. http://ping.fm/9fnqa

Money Money and More Money

Expanding Your Small Business

Check out our new TV show episode on Expanding Your Small Business with Dr. Vivian Varese. Do you know of an organization that might want a speaker on integrative functional health and well-being? She would be a great speaker.

New Year, New You

Read how you can create a new you as we turn the page to 2012. Great tips and ideas you can put into practice right away.

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Insight into Job Search Strategies

See our recent newest TV show episode on Job Search Strategies with advice from Human Resources leader Kelly Villanueva.

Gift of the Heart

My husband's birthday falls right during the busiest time of year; the beginning of January.

Much to his dismay, last year Chris celebrated another BIG birthday. While he agonized over being another decade older, I agonized over what to buy him that would measure up to the bigness of the occasion. Many people think a big birthday marks one's life in some significant way.  This particular birthday had my husband inquiring deeply about his life. What was it that he really wanted? Did his work make him really happy?  In what ways could he make his life feel even more meaningful?  It was a biggie for him as he began to re-assess and re-examine every part of his life.  

I wondered what kind of gift would be just the perfect way to mark his big day in a special way.

I considered a surprise party.
I considered a night out on the town with good friends and family.
I considered sending him on a hunting trip to Alaska as he's been dreaming about Alaska for as long as I can remember.

After a lot of thought, I decided to give him a few of the above gifts (nope, not the Alaska trip), but the best present of all was the gift I gave from my heart.  The gift was called, "A Year of Body, Mind and Spirit." Each month, for an entire year, I gave my husband a gift of body, mind, or spirit. 

 - In January, I gave him a reading with my friend the psychic, Lisa Campion.
 - In February, I gave him a deep tissue body massage with my most fabulous massage therapist and friend, Marie Cornelia.
 - In March, I gave him a seat to a really interesting day long workshop called Buddha's Brain; The Practical Neuroscience
of Happiness with Dr. Rick Hanson. 
 - In April, I gave him the book, "Younger Next Year", by Dr. Harry Lodge and Chris Crowley.
 - In May, I gave us a trip to visit dear friends of ours who live across the country.
 - In June, I gave him a session with a unique kind of chiropractor.
 - In July, I gave him an energy healing session with my dear friend, Lynne Rothstein.
 - In August, I gave him a session with a a nutritionist and health specialist.
 - In September, I gave him a guided horseback riding trail ride.
 - In October, I gave him a homemade DVD of our favorite love songs.

I forget what I gave him last month, and I still have one last gift to go to complete the year.  This has been a fabulous year for my husband in terms of feeling loved and having monthly moments that have helped him stop and re-assess his life, focus on his health and well-being, and help him sort through what he really wants to create for the next phase of his life.

During this season of giving, consider giving gifts from the heart.  Who in your life, could benefit from a special gift because it comes from your heart?  They too, could be happy happy happy, like Chris, the birthday boy.

Recent News

I just finished developing a new video for my corporate business. Bold moves are just everywhere aren't they?!

Awesome testimonial

Thanks Nicole for the rockin' testimonial from our recent Fall Retreat. Maybe you all will come next year?

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Mary Elizabeth Wheeler shares her thoughts about our retreat.

Francine Tirrell Testimonial

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Kat Greene's testimonial

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Kathy Bowen's testimonial

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Testimonial video Martha Miser

My latest and greatest testimonial from our Fall retreat is now available on YouTube. You can view it at:

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Your Next Bold Move: Careers

Check out our new TV show episode.