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Success – What Does it Take?

August 23rd, 2011

Refuse to quit!

I read an article today about what it takes to succeed by one of my favorite mentors – Mary Morrissey. It really inspired me to stay the course with my book no matter what challenges come up. I’m at a point where on the one hand I can see light at the end of the tunnel but on the other I’m getting tired of it and losing some steam so her words came at a PERFECT time for me to remember my end goal and know success is achieved through never quitting.

Whatever project or area of your life you may be struggling with, take a few minutes to read Mary’s motivating message….

“A real success is not someone who has never failed, but someone who has never quit.”

Every one of us has ups and downs in our lives. Sometimes those downs seem so convincing that we’ve thought we are just going to quit in one part of our lives or another. Maybe it’s our health, a relationship or a new project…

Remember that every person experiences what looks like failure or disappointment in their life. A success is not someone who doesn’t fail, but someone who absolutely refuses to quit. Don’t quit today. Play full out and have a great day.”

Let me know if this renewed your hopes and dreams… xo Sherri

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Creating a Sparkling Life Starts with Committing to the Journey

August 8th, 2011

I used to think I had to do it ALL!

Guest blog post by Kimberly Riggins, star student and respected, brilliant colleague!

I used to think I had to do it all.
Be essentially superwoman.
To prove that I was strong.
Worthy. Capable. Beautiful.

I drove myself absolutely crazy.
And I was downright miserable.

I was running around with my head cut off all the time that I forgot to live.
I lost my sparkle. My luster for life.
The sad part was it literally took me years to realize this.
That I was falling apart and needed a serious makeover.
(And I am not talking lipstick, a dress and some heels here, although for some that may help.)

So, I set out to find myself. I embarked on a journey that has forever changed who I am today.

And I thought…because so many of us, being women, experience this that I would share some of the most important lessons that I have learned along the way.

Worship Your Temple
One of the biggest reasons women are not happy with themselves is because they do not accept and love their body. I have news for you, God only gave us one vehicle to live through…it is time to treat it with love and respect. Once I truly embraced my body and learned to love it…flaws and all…areas of my life significantly changed. My self-esteem soared, my confidence increased and my sex life…well, let’s just say AMAZING. (There is definitely something to be said with having sex with the lights on. :-) )

Kick Your Negative Self-Talk to the Curb
Oh, the dreaded self-talk. You know, that inner voice inside your head that yells, “you are not good enough, pretty enough, worthy enough, smart enough.” She needs to go! One of the ways I was able to kick that talk to the curb was to personify those thoughts. Because let’s face it, those thoughts are not yours. They are just words learned to trip you up, to make you yourself and to stop you from moving forward. When I transformed those thoughts into a person, it was much easier to tame them because now whenever Dream Doubter Darby (my name for her) starts trash talking, I can sit her down and give her a good ole fashioned smack down.

Ask For Support
I know you are probably thinking, “Is she crazy? I can handle this. I got it!” Sure you do. That is what I said too! ;-) There is nothing wrong with asking for support. Asking for help and reaching out to others does not render you weak. Actually I think it strengthens you. Once I started creating a support system for myself, my life felt less stressful because I knew if I was feeling funky, I could call on my support to lend me an ear. Being heard and having someone in your life that just listens is imperative to living a sparkling life.

Express Your Feminine Energy
Have you stopped being playful? Are you constantly taking charge of everything? Living in your masculine energy? Lacking passion? It’s not a surprise. Most women find themselves here. They get married, have a family, or start a high-powered career and start taking care of everyone else and forget to take care of themselves. I know this because this is where I found myself after giving birth to my son. I literally felt like I lost my feminine mojo. The good news is…there are easy ways to get it all back. For me, it all started with movement and I am not talking about structured exercise. Turn on some music. Feel the beat and just move with raw abandonment. Go ahead…try it. Dance like no one is watching and see what happens.

Meditate
I have to be honest. I used to think I sucked at meditating. I thought that in order to meditate, I had to completely quiet my mind. Not true at all. Meditation is so much more than being silent with your thoughts. For me, meditation is allowing my raw feminine energy to flow through me from head to toe. I can experience this feeling in many different ways…intense yoga, Oming, pole dancing, belly dancing but one thing that I do consistently everyday to ensure my energy is ever-flowing is a meditation called Sparkling with Feminine Power by our very own Unleash Your Sparkle Goddess, Sherri Nickols. These precious 15 minutes act as an infusion to my soul. Who doesn’t want that?

Surrender to the Present
There is nothing more depressing and disheartening than trying to control everything in your life because the reality is some things we just don’t have control over. Once I learned this very valuable lesson, the Universe was able to hear my needs and wants loud and clear and help me achieve them, rather than try to decipher my craziness. The best advice I was ever given was to just be in the moment. Live for today and let tomorrow figure itself out.

Open Your Heart to Receive
Have some faith. Stop living in fear and approach everyone and everything from a place of love, even if you think they don’t deserve it. This mentality will open your heart, reduce your stress, access your feminine essence and make your life feel amazing. Isn’t that what its all about?

To truly live a sparkling life, you must first commit to the journey. Because there will be ebbs and flows. There will be days that feel effortless and others where you might have to relearn or remind yourself of some of these lessons.

But just know, that no matter where you are on your journey, you will always be a sparkling goddess.

Kimberly Riggins is the owner and creator of The Art of Eating Chocolate Naked. Her mission: to help women all over the world fall in love with themselves and their life. She teaches women how to let go of their body image hang-ups, kick negative self-talk to the curb and shows them how to release their inner vixen. To learn more about Kimberly visit www.eatchocolatenaked.com or check out her newest program (it’s FREE), The Love Your Naked Ass Warrior Series…where she features fierce female luminaries who dare to defy the social norm.

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Confidence Booster

August 1st, 2011

How’s your confidence? Do you find yourself doubting your abilities and talents – letting other peoples less than sparkling opinions of you determine your value? Or maybe you’re like me and just want to do something to challenge yourself – something you never thought you would do, something that seemed out of your league but accomplishing it would make you feel proud and able to declare “Wow, I did it!”

Last May my nephew sent me a video of the Ironman he participated in with an encouraging note to consider something similar because it was so AMAZING! While watching I have to admit I was in tears, sooooo inspired by all the people from all walks of life who had the fortitude and dedication to train and cross the finish line.

So I started toying with the idea of doing some sort of physical challenge that would make me proud of me. I decided to take my nephew up on his suggestion and commit to a triathlon and am declaring it publicly so there’s no backing out – LOL.

This is something I never dreamed of doing but am way excited! And you better be sure I gathered my support/accountability team to make sure I stay the course! My best friend, Vicki and her daughter are joining me so we will all be on a training program together.

So what can you bring into your life to challenge yourself physically and build your confidence? It doesn’t have to be as big as a triathlon or outrageous as an Ironman but where can you start? Joining a gym, daily walks, taking up yoga, a 5K race, or maybe even a marathon will help you start believing in yourself and feeling good about yourself again.

I invite you to watch this video that inspired me and see what starts to percolate in you!!! Whatever you decide upon enlist a friend or sister or co-hort to join you for accountability – it will help you from sliding and keep you going when you may want to give up. We all need support!

Please share any thoughts or feelings – I would LOVE to support YOU and your goals!
To boosting your confidence!
xo

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Joy – How to Become Joyful

July 17th, 2011

Joy in action!

I’ve been having a conversation with one of my colleagues about being that which you want in life. In other words if you want more love in your life you have to BE love yourself, if you want more prosperity you need to FEEL prosperous etc., and it’s not suppose to be a struggle!!

I have many clients who say life overwhelms them and they find it difficult to get what they want. It all boils down to focus. What we focus on. If we constantly think about the things in our life we are not happy about we unfortunately just draw more of the same – it’s where we are vibrating…

And when we allow everyone else’s needs to dictate our life it can feel like a struggle to achieve what we want….the last few days I’ve had several great messages about just this thing – this morning I was reading a psalm and it talked about giving all your troubles up to God ( I say put it in your God Box! ) and enjoy your life! Leave the worrying behind!

Yesterday a good friend emailed me this message from Abraham Hicks who I’ve followed on and off for years. I want to share it with you since it’s such a wonderful reminder to change our perspective to one of joy, no matter what!

” Life is supposed to be fun. You said, “I’ll go forth and choose. I’ll look at the data, and I’ll say yes to this and yes to this and yes to this; and I’ll paint a picture of the things that I want, and I’ll vibrate about them because that’s what I’m giving my attention to. And the Universe will respond to my vibration. And then I’ll stand in a new place where a whole new batch of yeses are available, and I’ll say yes to this and yes to this and yes to this.” You did not say, “I’ll go forth and struggle into joy,” because from your Nonphysical Perspective you know it is vibrationally not possible. You cannot struggle to joy. Struggle and joy are not on the same channel. You joy your way to joy. You laugh your way to success. It is through your joy that good things come.” ~Abraham

So, what can you do today to put yourself in a place of joy? Make a list of 10 things that bring you joy so that you will have a quick reference – if you are so stressed out you can’t think of what brings you joy whip out your list and you’ll be reminded instantly! Don’t laugh, I’ve heard this from many clients! Best be prepared!

To YOUR joy!
xo

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The Keys to Feminine Power – Free Call

July 15th, 2011

Katherine Woodward Thomas & Me


Sunday, July 17th @ 9:30 a.m. PST
Women’s Event Free Call

It’s no secret that women have a critical role to play in shaping the future right? Every woman knows that! LOL

This is why I am so passionate about the work I do – and why I want to share with you the work I did with two phenomenal women, who helped shape me tremendously. Claire Zammit and Katherine Woodward Thomas. They will be offering a FREE Womens Event on Sunday, July 17th focused on empowering women with a step-by-step process to fulfill their highest and deepest potential and live an extraordinary life.

It’s called “The Keys to Feminine Power: Awakening the 3 Power Bases of the Co-Creative Feminine”. I studied with Claire and Katherine and then had the amazing good fortune to meet Katherine and have my pic taken with her ( yes that’s us to the left!) in March at a fund raising event. She was loving, genuine and gracious. Totally the Real Deal.

I want to give you a little background… I had a horrible experience studying with a woman who claimed to be God/love based and a self proclaimed guru and I discovered she was a total sham and my soul ended up getting ripped apart by her – so, needless to say, I was hesitant to trust anyone else in a teacher role.

I can honestly say Claire and Katherine “got in” because they are absolutely operating out of love – I could FEEL it when listening to them and then when I met Katherine – it was just pouring out of her. They are the perfect women to teach Feminine Power and learn from. They embody it!

If you’re thinking everybody talks about feminine power but what the heck is it really ???

Here’s how they explain it:
Unlike masculine power, which is the power to create those things that can be controlled, feminine power is the power to create those things that are beyond our control, but which our hearts most deeply long for.

Things such as love, intimacy, spiritual connection, self-expression, creativity, right livelihood, meaningful
contribution to the world and a brighter future for generations to come all require the awakening of a co-creative feminine power to bring them forth.

So far over 100,000 women have downloaded their “Keys to Feminine Power,” teleseminar, and I encourage
you to not miss this opportunity to be with them, and a global community of women, for this special LIVE event.

You can join them live by phone or online or download the recording anytime after the event

Register for free here

Please forward this to all the fantastic women in your life – they will love you for it:-)

You know the Dalai Lama says “the world will be saved by the Western woman” – will you allow yourself to be one of the women emerging as a global change leader?

You will understand exactly how to step into your light when you listen to Claire and Katherine.
To your sparkle! xo

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Laughing Lures Men

July 7th, 2011

Laughing Lures Men

Are your social activities helping or hurting your love life?

Do you spend your free time in ways that either deepen your relationship or provide the opportunity to meet new people?

Whether you are single or in a committed relationship if you want a luscious love life you’ll need to make sure your social life is in sync with the life you want to create!

Be honest. Are you spending your free time holed up in your own home or focused on completing your to-do list? If you are, yet deeply desire a loving relationship you’ll need to make some serious changes.

Engaging in activities that leave you feeling unfulfilled, bored or disconnected will pull your energy down, making you less attractive and creating the opposite affect of what you want.

So make a conscious choice to reclaim your playful spirit. Be open, adventurous and daring!

When you start having fun you will activate your inner sparkle and this in-love-with-life attitude will make you irresistible to the opposite sex.

Plan of Action:
Many of my clients use a Fun Journal - why not give it a try? Turn the first page into an index of 20 social situations that support your relationship goals and then act on one/week. Write about the outcome.

Here are 5 fun activities to get your journal started:
1) salsa dancing
2) meetup.com clubs
3) day trips
4) sporting events
5) festival concert

Get your sparkle on and you’ll draw in or create the relationship of your dreams!

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Sparkle from the Inside Out Workshop!

June 24th, 2011


SPARKLE FROM THE INSIDE OUT WORKSHOP
Saturday July 9th 9am – 5:30pm
Can I ask you a question? Do you find yourself feeling dull, tired, and unattractive lately? And even worse – are you missing your magic mojo??? Life is just soooo busy and full of responsibility isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great to get your zip, zeal and zing back?

If you are like most of my clients and women in general your answer will be an emphatic YES!!

Lately women everywhere are emailing and asking me how they can renew their radiance – especially as we
head into summer and you want to slip into a li’l feminine frock and sexy sandal. It’s natural to want to look and feel beautiful; engage in hot romantic adventures and leave a trail of sparkling dust in your wake:-))

Imagine sashaying down the street like you own it, hypnotizing from your hair to your hemline – totally irresistible.
Now that’s a summer to remember!

I’m on a mission to make sure your summer dream turns into a year-round reality. So I’ve designed a fabulous and fun LIVE, experiential workshop with my good friend, Lori Ann Robinson, image and fashion consultant extraordinaire.

Together we are going to help you Sparkle from the Inside Out. This workshop will give you the 6 steps you absolutely must have to feel vibrant, vivacious and even a little vixen-icious!

Come play and let us help you get your sparkle on!!!
http://www.sexyandsparkling.com
xo
Sherri

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How to Connect with Men – 4 Tips

June 3rd, 2011

Have you ever been in a situation where you really wanted to create connection and felt frustrated because it just didn’t seem like it was possible and you could feel distance flooding in? It’s true, some connection just happens on it’s own but it is possible to create connection and turn things around.

So how do you “create” connection?

I was just interviewed on Marni Battista’s Real MomTV discussing the top 4 ways to connect with men – here’s what we discussed:

#1 – Playfulness – playing leads to a more joyful state of being – the big benefits here are that it leads to more happiness and joy – and who doesn’t want to be around someone who is happy? It also keeps you present – most of us spend the majority of our time in the past or in the future which keeps us separate and isolated. In order to connect we have to be present. When you are light and playful your message is much more likely to be heard and taken in.

#2 Come from your heart and not your head – People connect when they feel you. Coming from your head creates separation and puts up an invisible wall – it can make a man feel like a servant. When you come from your heart you pull him in and he feels like they are part of the situation. Total win-win.

#3 – Eyes – when you look directly into someone’s eyes it creates an immediate connection. Think about it – when you talk to someone are you busy gathering up things or multi-tasking? This will make the other person feel unimportant, disconnected and they’ll soon tune out.

#4 – Relatedness – you may say you want to connect but how are you living your life? Are you waiting for men to approach you or are you reaching out? Do you avoid carpooling or interacting with others? Can’t wait to get home and watch a movie or read a book or get on the internet? We feel alone and lonely when we don’t connect – we are meant to be there for each other.

Voila! Now that you’ve got 4 great ways to connect go out there and make it happen!!

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How to Get More Done!

May 25th, 2011

I have been a fan of Mary Morrissey’s since I heard her give the service at Agape a few years ago. She is so authentic – very wise, inspiring and grounded. I subscribe to her Daily Dream Builder because it’s a quick read and always a great way to start my day.

Here is a message that I wanted to share with you because it tells a story highlighting a very important need that most of us overlook. I hope you get as much out of it as I did….

“Every single thought we have is either into possibility or into limitation. We can choose thoughts that make things more difficult, such as when we believe that we have to do things solely with our own power.

There’s a story about a boy and his father who were going for a walk when they came upon a great big rock in the middle of the road. The little boy asked his dad, “Do you think I could move that rock if I tried really, really hard?” His dad said to him, “I believe that if you used all your strength you could move that rock just fine.” The little boy got down and pushed his shoulder against that rock –he pushed and pushed and couldn’t move the rock.

Finally, he turned to his dad and said, “You were wrong, I can’t move that rock.” And his father said, “No, son, I said that if you used all your strength you could; because part of your strength is in asking me to help.”

Thinking into limitation means you’ve got to do it all on your own. Thinking into possibility means you can ask for help when it’s needed.”

Isn’t this an awesome reminder that it’s ok to ask for help? Connection is a very feminine trait – isolation and thinking you have to do everything on your own is masculine. The next time you find yourself thinking it’s all up to you, take a few deep breaths, call on your goddess energy and remind yourself how much more you will achieve when you reach out. And how much better you will feel by honoring your feminine…. So simple, yet so powerful. Always amazing Mary Morrissey! Thank you!

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Relationship Advice: Playful Communication

May 17th, 2011

Did you know PLAYFULNESS is one of the best tools you can use to breakthrough fear? This week-end I had the pleasure of witnessing one of my clients/friends step outside the box by using humor to overcome her fear. Do what she did and you will be building your confidence in no time.

Basically she was mesmerized by a man she was admiring from afar and wanted to find out if he was available – but wow were her screaming meemies doing a big time revolt in her stomach and creating fear…

Determined to break her pattern she took a deep breath, gathered her courage and sauntered over to her dream man…she smiled and asked him if she could ask him a question….he was in a hurry and asked if it was a quick question – she assured him it was and then she playfully told him a friend greatly admired him and loved his energy and wanted to know if he was available…

Although he said he was in a “new” relationship his curiosity was piqued and he suddenly had lots of time to find out more about this mystery woman. When she did the big “reveal” he was blown away and totally flattered and she felt totally empowered.

When we debriefed over drinks she was positively giddy and glowing!

The big “get” is when you approach things in a fun way you feel light and your nervousness disappears. No matter what the outcome you are relaxed and able to absorb and receive it without feeling embarrassed or ashamed. Like a duck you let it roll off your back knowing you took a chance – a chance that most would not – and because of this you feel fan-tas-tical and very proud.

Get your deliciousness on and start playing like my client/friend! You’ll be building your confidence to the nth degree !!!

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