Blog Posts by Diva Toolbox

Ginger Burr

On a recent trip to Rockport, Massachusetts - a gorgeous seaside town - I spent a lot of time milling around and enjoying the gorgeous view and relaxing ambiance. Since it was a beautiful day the main street (or neck, as they call it) was packed with people on vacation. At one point, I had a very distinct realization - everyone looked the same. While all the teenagers were dressed in short shorts, everyone else's style was kind of an LLBean meets REI look. It made me feel sad. When did women start settling for a largely colorless, shapeless look?

I know. I know. Comfort is key, and I'm with you on that, especially on vacation. Gone are the days when I'll settle for something that is binding, scratchy or just plain uncomfortable. But, there is a happy medium between uninspired and trendy fashionista.

Summer is all about color and even thouh it is winding down you can be inspired to carry your colors into the autumn and winter. Flowers of every imaginable color are still

Yvonne Phillips

As time moves so quickly, we must discipline ourselves not only toward setting goals, but toward placing emphasis on assessment of our progress, re-evaluation where necessary and most importantly, reinforcement of primary objectives. How far have you come in your business plan, your household goals, and fulfilling your overall dreams. Whether you wish to raise your financial bottom line or enhance your relationships or potential for leisure, you are responsible for laying the groundwork for your own success and strategically positioning yourself for attaining your wishes.

When Feng Shui is applied in a home or office, the space for serendipity and flow is set. We approach FS with greater peace, health, wealth and harmony in mind. These topics are very important to all of us and should be considered when approaching any environment, however, the miraculous and most impacting occurs when you take a few moments to further define in the most specific way possible, that which you

Maureen Campaiola

We all know what the process of manifestation looks like -- thoughts lead to feelings, feelings lead to actions, and actions lead to results. Sounds easy, doesn't it?

If you have a poor person's mindset, then you probably "think" about being rich. Maybe you even wish about having more money.

Possibly, you sit and meditate about money, visualize it and say countless affirmations that sound something like, "Money is flying at me in all directions!"

I don't know about you but money hasn't flown into me
lately instead I have had to actually do something for the money to
appear.

Which brings me to the point: affirmations, visualizations and meditations are all wonderful tools, but if you want to change your financial circumstances you are going to have to take action!

Actions are what help to bridge the inner world, where all the
meditations and stuff go on, with the outer world, the world where you
need to actually do something.

So what stops

Sheevaun O'Connor Moran

Yesterday, I was speaking with a few clients about money issues. They were each talking about what they didn't have and what was going wrong. Each of them was entrenched in the problem rather than the solution.

Money is the energetic equivalent of flow. When you go into the place of thinking you don't have it and it's too hard to get it, you are building a dam. If you are positive thinker on one hand and a worrier on the other you are canceling out the positive.

It takes 40 times more energy to use negative forces than it does to use positive forces. This has been proven by science again and again.

If you don't think you have something then you won't. When you're worried about people taking advantage of you then that is exactly what they will do. Employees will respond to your thoughts and do exactly what you tell them. The energy of those thoughts is as powerful to manifest results, whether bad or good.

My client the other day completely negated all the good several

Audra Fordin

When you turn on your cell phone what is the first thing you look for? Notifications, right? You immediately look for a message telling you about any missed phone calls/texts, who tweeted to you, and that post someone left on your Facebook wall- basically, you look for a memo to alert you of any changes that may have occurred between the last time you looked at your phone and now. A car's warning lamplights are just like a cell phone's notifications. They instantly let you know if problems have arisen in the system since the last time you drove and if that changes along the way. If a light on your dashboard stays on and you are sure that the problem indicated doesn't need correcting. There are a few other common explanations.

If a sending unit, which acts as a sensor relaying messages is damaged, than it may be displaying inaccurate information. A faulty sending unit can be fixed by replacement.

It may also be as simple as a loose or disconnected electrical connector. If

Joy RandelBarf. It isn't generally the sort of term one associates with tasty or nutritious cuisine -- for either canine or human. But this isn't barf, this is BARF, and it may be the answer to many pet owners' concerns about the health and longevity of their dogs. BARF stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food and advocates of this diet claim it can address a wide range of common canine afflictions, from dry skin and allergies to stomach sensitivities and tooth decay.

In lieu of processed and chemical-laden "dog food," pet owners adhering to the BARF diet feed their dogs whole foods of the same quality that is deemed safe for human consumption. Fruits, veggies, ground bones, raw meat, and offal (entrails and internal organs) constitute the foundation of the BARF diet.

And if your stomach is churning over the notion of figuring out how to get entrails into your dog's dish without significantly altering the cleanliness of your kitchen, have no fear! Pre-assembled meals following BARF

KellieDAndrea

Sales letters are a very effective way to get your message out. Whether you are sending out a direct letter or using email as your distribution strategy, to make your sales letter fabulous, you need to get your creative juices flowing and write something powerful that people will want to read. You must be compelling, conversational and creative. Here are five tried and true methods for writing fabulous sales letters. Give them a try and watch your results soar.

1. The Big Question

The big question sets the stage for an answer. In your headline or in your opening paragraph, you open up with a big (and sometimes) provocative question that gets the reader thinking and searching for those same answers. This will compel the reader to continue on in search of the answer. For example, Have you ever wonder if there was something more to life? If I told you I had a program guaranteed to show you how to reach your goals, would you be interested? Basic psychology tells us that when you

Michelle Scism

Are you the best kept secret in your industry? I have met so many talented entrepreneurs who could truly changes lives of many people … but the people who could benefit can't find them. If this sounds like you, you could have a visibility problem…

Visibility is the glue that holds all other strategies together when it comes to achieving expert status as a business owner. Each strategy gets your name out among other business owners, movers and shakers and potential clients. Being seen goes a long way with the word-of-mouth crowd. The thing that really helped propel my business was using multiple social media outlets. People were saying - "Michele, you are everywhere!"

Here are a few ways that you can increase your visibility:

• Take advantage of all opportunities that come your way

• Attend business seminars

• Public speaking

• Write press release

• Start a blog

• Publish a newsletter

If you are comfortable doing what you are doing and it works for you,