courage

Do I Have the Courage to Get Close to these Israeli Soldiers?

April 17th, 2016|courage, memoir writing, new books, new memoir|

Yep. That's the question that concerns me too. But as a college freshman fresh from New York City.  As an author of Accidental Soldier: A Memoir of Service and Sacrifice in the Israel Defense Forces, I'm revisiting this story again by sharing with you short video "sneak peaks" of each chapter. So here [...]

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Do You Have the Courage to Brand Your Business?

March 28th, 2016|branding, courage, Uncategorized|

When I interview various business owners for the articles I feature over at Huffington Post, I always want to know what these businesses are currently doing that will help them be better known and stand out from the crowd. It doesn't matter if I'm working with a health organization or an author trying to figure [...]

The Courage to See Myself as a Successful Author

March 17th, 2016|branding, courage, marketing, mindset, writing|

When my writing coach and editor Brooke Warner recently posted about the return of the investment in marketing and publicity, I started getting heart palpitations. It reminded me of a conversation I had with myself. Here's what did me in: "To make money in book publishing, you are best off looking at your first book [...]

Find the Courage to Write My Story – A Guest Post by Destiny Allison

January 12th, 2016|courage, writer's voice, writing|

If you've been following my posts of late, then you know how much courage has become part of my life. And as a writer, I need constant doses of courage. I highly relate to the journey Destiny speaks of - read on to learn a unique and different perspective of courage. The Courage to Write [...]

3 Ways Imagination Helps with Your Courage

December 29th, 2015|authenticity, courage, joy|

"Imagination is its own form of courage." -Frank Underwood, House of Cards Your "courage muscle" as I like to call it, develops and strengthens each time you are put in a challenging situation. if you're in the business of leadership, either for your own professional growth or for a company, consider how imagination helps develop [...]

7 Things I Learned about “Doing It Scared” in 2015

December 18th, 2015|courage, Uncategorized|

  When it comes to changing any parts of your life, many top notch leaders and entrepreneurs are suggesting that with a leap of faith comes with that unwarranted: "Just Do It Scared." Nike of course, started this phenomenon with its well-known logo and branding, "Just Do It" and then somewhere along the time, the [...]

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The Courage to Get Over My Fear of Dogs

December 9th, 2015|courage|

In 2000, I was living with my boyfriend, the son of Uzi Keren, who was the advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister on rural affairs. I claimed my home on picturesque Kibbutz Ein-Gev situated on the banks of the Sea of Galilee in the North of Israel - a place that quickly became my own [...]

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The Courage to Become an Author

October 12th, 2015|courage, marketing, mindset, vulnerability, writing|

Yesterday, I attended a wonderful writing conference at Chatham University here in Pittsburgh called Connections and Conversations. When I attended the conference last year, I was a writer trying to figure out the gist of my memoir Accidental Soldier. Now that my memoir is scheduled to be published in June 2016, I am now officially, [...]

Lessons Learned from Serving with the “Enemy” in the Israel Defense Forces

September 9th, 2015|courage, new memoir, Uncategorized|

By the time I was inducted in the Israel Defense Forces on February 12, 1991, I was already making space for "something new," -- learning to coexist with an Israel culture as an American, and yet, I was running on "something borrowed" which turned out to be stale girlhood energy from years past. I'm a [...]

Having the Courage to Pursue Your Dreams: Interview with Entrepreneur Terina J. Hicks

September 4th, 2015|Blog Talk Radio, blogging, branding, courage, defining moments, dreams, faith, mindset, success|

Learning other entrepreneur's secret to their success can be very inspiring. This past week, I interview Terina J. Hicks, president and chief baking officer of CobblersWorld.com to learn more about how she had the courage to pursue her dreams despite a job loss. I wanted to know what she does now to stay successful. Here's [...]

Do You Have the Courage to Make Life Changes?

August 6th, 2015|courage, creativity|

Note: This post is long overdue. For the last year or so, I've been going through some major life changes. Part of me wants to pursue other passions than just teaching. I've been teaching since age 23. I know I'll always been employable with my ESL (English as Second Language) teaching background all over the [...]

3 Unhealthy Behaviors and Emotions that Result from a Lack of Courage

August 3rd, 2015|courage, mindset|

Many of my memoir writing students start the writing process with a very high level of enthusiasm. It's wonderful to see. Somewhere along the line however, this energy wanes and comes to a halt. They prepare scaffolding activities and all exercises all very dutifully and then refrain from submitting the writing pieces. Once might say [...]

7 Ways to Have More Courage in Your Life

July 27th, 2015|courage, new memoir, Uncategorized|

A new direction with my site has been brewing for the past few weeks. A new me. Part of me wanted to align the content from my memoir and yet, I'm also wearing all these other hats: radio show host, book marketer for writers and entrepreneurs. So I had a strategy call with my writing [...]