Archive for the 'Affirming Stories' Category

New Year, New Word

New Year’s Resolutions. Some years I make them. Some years I don’t. But every year, as we turn the calendar, I do reflect on the past year and think ahead to the next. What do I want to accomplish in the coming year? What changes do I want to make? [...]

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Affirmations at Work: Imagine 2008

Last December, my friend Lucia bought a bunch of imagine products from us - a window cling, a mug and a tee shirt. She told us she was fired up to reinvigorate her writing career in 2008. She was going to use the word imagine, first visualizing all the writing projects she could [...]

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Winter Wonder

I remember as a kid how much I anticipated the first snow. I would start looking at the sky in early November to see signs of flakes. For me, winter brought a whole new world of possibilities and play - snow forts, sledding, skiing, snowballs!
I remember how I awed at each unique snowflake. [...]

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My Election Story: Hillary Gets Empoword

Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton was in Minneapolis to stump for Al Franken. But before she headed off to the massive crowds at the Franken rally, she made a stop at a small fundraising event of her own to help her pay off her campaign debt. My mom and I were fortunate to [...]

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Being Brave

Don’t be shy. Share your story. From the ordinary to the extraordinary, we want to hear how being brave has impacted your life. You never know, your story may just inspire someone else’s next courageous act.

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A Breath of Inspiration

Last Sunday, on a beautiful Minnesota fall morning, over 800 women set out to compete in the Iron Girl Dualtheon. I was one of them.
The power of women. Wow! It was so moving to see women 14 to 74 out there competing, doing their best, being health conscious, enjoying the [...]

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Elite Athlete or Not, Here I Come - See It, Think It, Be It Works

Last Saturday, I put the Empoword concept into action when I competed in the YMCA St. Croix Croixathlon – a sprint triathlon. I woke up to a beautiful cloudless blue sky and thought, “Am I really going to do this?” Despite my best intentions to train long and hard, I simply had not. [...]

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We Want to Hear Your Stories

We’d love to hear how you have incorporated Empoword into your life.
What word did you choose and why? What are your goals, intentions, dreams? How did you put the Empoword philosophy - see it, think it, be it - into action? What happened? What kind of results are you seeing? [...]

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