Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Every musical act has influences. The Beastie Boys and A Tribe Called Quest influenced each other. Punk bands from the U.K. influenced garage bands in Southern California and vice versa. Reggae and dub influenced each other.
What are your influences? That's what we talked about in Helping and Listening Skills this week. We came up with a great list and I liked it so much I took a picture of it.
I asked the students to tell me about the things that influence them. What do they value? Why do they do what they do; love what they love? This is the list they came up with:

Parents
Environment
-Friends
-Neighborhood
-Peers
-Religion
Culture
Schools
Food/Nutrition
Media
Mental Illness
Life Experience
-Observation
Socio-Economic Status ($$$)
Books
Music
Relationships
Friendships
Family
-Uncles
-Aunts
-Brothers
-Sisters
-etc.
Role Model
-Coach
-Minister
-Teacher
Law
Government
Health
Medication/Drugs
Language
Sleep
Fashion
Freedom
Travel
Pets
Sex
Arts
-Pictures
-Painting
-Dance
Entertainment
Perception
The point I want to make in this class is that you cannot know any of these things about yourself or anyone else unless you first learn how to listen.
A great Master Mind group is one that's committed to honoring and respecting each other and that includes listening unconditionally and without judgment. It is honoring a person to trust that they know what's best for their own life.
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When you think about it, every musical act you know of is using the Master Mind principle whether they realize it or not. They are joining together as a team with a combined vision. You can use the same principle and make some truly rockin' things happen in your life.
Do you have a creative project you want to complete? Do you want to find a purpose for your life?
If so, I invite you to come over to my brand new page called
Start a Master Mind Group.com. I'm offering 4 freebies to get you started so you can get a sense of what the Master Mind is all about.
There's nothing cool about holding back.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009

To be Gal-Vanized means to be strong and beautiful, soft and powerful. One of the most natural and feminine ways to express power is with a flower. You can Gal-Vanize your wardrobe for just a few bucks and have fun doing it.
A simple silk flower with a hair clip or steel pin back glued to it will immediately add a sense of vibrancy to your look. Wearing vibrant colors and flowers will make you feel brighter. You will also notice that it makes a great conversation starter.

I simply gathered a few different types of silk flowers then got out my glue gun and added pin backs and hair clips. I can instantly add any of these flowers to my lapel or my hair and immediately transform my look.
Tags: authenticity, fashion, Fashion Accessories, feminism, flowers, Photography, style
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

I spent a large part of his weekend at the LA Derby Dolls Battle on the Bank tournament. That means I got to watch roller derby, rock out to live music and shop at unique, one-of-kind vendor booths.
One of the weekend highlights for me was the pink and black striped, above-the-knee socks at the
www.dressderby.com booth. These socks sucked me in. I was fingering them, contemplating having them on my legs. Fantasizing about what I would wear with them. When suddenly, my husband came by and said, "I'll buy those for you."
A dream come true.
Tags: Authenticity, Fashion Accessories, Fashion Accessories, punk rock, Roller Derby, Roller Derby
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