Oprah is a great example of using your power for good. She has created a huge entrprise from humble beginning and eventually taking over a genre that was dominated by men for many years. On this International Women’s Day I celebrate her and all the powerful women that are changing the culture of their respective industries.
Spiritual Awakening: The Power of Women
Today (3/8/12) is International Women’s Day thus in honor of this special day I chose to honor all women who are making a positive difference in their lives and the lives of others. In the last few years I have had the honor to meet many great women and I have seen them do many great things. I am often inspired by these women who have become powerful inspirations for others. When I was selecting the honorees for The Spiritual Entrepreneurs Visionary Awards being held on 3/24 at The Unity Church in Pompano Beach, FL I started to realize that the majority of my honorees are women. Each of the women I have selected have a great story of giving back to the community. Each women exemplifies the idea of having a vision and bringing it to fruition. I applaud and celebrate these women for stepping into their power and sharing it with others.
Halle Berry represents strength and courage in an industry that for years was dominated by men. Her commitment to helping other excel can be seen in her charitable endeavors.
Spiritual Awakening: Celebrating The Power of Women
In selecting women to honor for their achievement I found some very powerful women. Each women represents strength and courage.
CINDY PAPALE
by Gail Ironson, M.D., Ph.D.
One day a life altering experience happens to you and your life is turned upside down. For Cindy, this experience came when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 46.
For over 18 years, I have known Cindy as the bubbly administrative assistant who makes everyone who comes to our Psychological Services clinic feel comfortable and who treats everyone with kindness and respect. Now she transforms her own wrenching experience into a way to inform and educate us about many aspects of dealing with breast cancer. Cindy has done an amazing feat. She not only openly shares with us her own very personal story from shock at the moment of diagnosis, through the terror of making decisions about treatment and the fears one faces with this diagnosis, but she has drawn together an amazing group of specialists who write chapters on everything you would ever want to know about this illness. Although it is written especially for high school and college students, the information in here would help anyone navigating through the struggles of breast cancer, or wanting to understand them.
Cindy’s nature is to share with and help people. Her natural inclination to help others led to her giving lectures to high school and college students about her own experience with breast cancer. The response was overwhelming to her talks, and the questions the students asked led her to realize that a book might be helpful: She has organized this book around the answers to those questions both for the patients themselves, and for the friends and relatives of patients. How do I (or my friends/relatives) deal with this diagnosis? What kind of biopsies are there? What can I expect during chemotherapy or radiation?
What options are available for breast reconstruction? therapy? Will I get lymphedema and what can be done about it? Should I have my breasts reconstructed? How can people prevent breast cancer? What about digital mammograms? What nutritional supplements are useful?
The authors take the mystery and the fear out of breast cancer by making the diagnosis and what happens familiar. In addition to Cindy’s story, there are other deeply personal accounts of what it is like to deal with breast cancer. Kristy Lasch (chapter 16), diagnosed when she was only 22, writes “Your whole world turns upside down in a matter of minutes. You go from beautiful and calm to lonely and ugly”.
This book is a treasure trove of information. Everyone needs to read this book. Not just people with breast cancer, or friends and relatives of people with breast cancer, but anyone who has ever had questions about breast cancer, which means each one of us. It is one of the most readable and most informative books available on breast cancer.
DR. MIA MERRITT|
Dr. Mia Y. Merritt, affectionately known as Dr. M&M is the President/CEO of M&M Motivating. She is a certified professional speaker, life coach, author, and college professor who is ready to meet the needs of your organization today! Dr. M&M is ready, willing, and able to enthusiastically meet the needs of your organization, society, association, teen program, school district, or group affiliate through keynote speaking, staff development training, business seminars, or motivational workshops. |
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Dr. Merritt travels and speaks to many groups. The most popular topics are: The Benefits of Goal Setting and Planning, Building Staff Morale, Cultivating the Seeds of Greatness, Working in a Spirit of Excellence, and Living with Power. Dr. M&M, as she is affectionately called, has presented at organizational retreats, business conferences, church functions, women’s conferences, and other conventions of various capacities. Her knowledge, experience, and expertise has given her the exposure, making it necessary to establish M&M Motivating. If Dr. Merritt is not available to speak at your event, one of her capable and qualified speakers will deliver your keynote or motivational speech as effectively as Dr. Merritt herself. Her stimulating icebreakers and exciting workshops will rejuvenate employees towards increased performance and productivity. She offers a creative hands-on approach to her seminar topics and keeps the flow of the training interesting and exciting. The trainings, seminars, workshops have motivated others to invite her back each time she presents. Contact Dr. M&M to schedule a speaker for your event today. You won’t be disappointed! Dr. Mia Y. Merritt is the author of three books, Destined for Great Things, Destined for Great Things “Workbook”, Prosperity is Your Birthright! and Prosperity is Your Birthright “Journal.” In each of her books, she describes how everyone can reach their dreams and achieve goals they never thought possible. She explains how we all have showed up on this planet with greatness and power inside each of us. Her books motivate on how to allow the gifts that are within to be cultivated and nurtured into powerful achievements. |
Valorie Parker Businesswoman, Author, and Speaker
Valorie N. Parker invites you to travel along her incredible journey from pain to power. After surviving a 19 year marriage of domestic abuse, she found herself homeless, but not hopeless. Armed with a foundation of faith, she and her four children began to rebuild, restructure and reposition their lives for success.
Valorie is president and CEO of Arise by VNP and Associates, a speakers bureau and public relations company, and The Soul of a Woman Foundation, a non-profit organization that serves the community. Her story will encourage and inspire you to hold fast to your dreams and mount up with the wings of an eagle and fly!!!!
It is no surprise that she has earned the respect and admiration of many in the corporate and Christian arena. Her impeccable reputation as a businesswoman and Life Coach is growing to new heights with every round of applause and standing ovation as she speaks with power, passion and conviction. Words never mean more than when spoken by someone who has lived them. Not only has she lived them, but Valorie has committed her life to sharing the trials and heartaches that she experienced and used as a catapult to achieving her goals and embracing her destiny.
Spiritual Awakening: My Top 10 Powerful Women
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In all industries across the world women are making a mark so as we celebrate This International Women’s Day Let Us celebrate and encourage all women who are making a positive difference in their life and the lives of others.
