"When we peel back the labels and the job titles, and being cool, all forms of work and art  are an opportunity for liberation and contribution."  Danielle LaPorte, The Fire Starter Sessions pg. 15 "Too many of us sit on the sidelines of fear and doubt,  unable to contribute to a world in need of our brilliance.  This masterful book will put you back in the game."  Chris Guillebeau on review for Uncertainty by Jonathan Fields

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Contributed • Article • Community Health Magazine

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Contributed • Article • FamilyGoesStrong.com

Contributed • Speaking • World Family Policy Center Banquet Speaker

Contributed • Speaking • 11th Annual Family Law Conference • The Missouri Bar

The Missouri Bar • 11th Annual Family Law Conference Presentation • Shannon Christensen & Leila Christensen If You're Not Online, You Don't Exist

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Contributed • Speaking • Youth Groups

Over the past 2 decades I have had many opportunities to speak to youth groups on leadership skills, goal setting, and values based living. (I've also spoken to women's groups on similar topics.) It's always a pleasure to share an evening like this.

Speaking to a youth group 12 - 18 year olds about goals and goal setting.

Contributed • Teaching • Confidence to Learn Workshop

Contributed • eBook • Business Basics - The START Series: Skills ™

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Business Basics -The START Series: Skills™ free ebook download • 10 page ebook  Designed for women who are wondering...     What kind of business can I start?      What business would I be thrilled starting?      What could be the angle my business has that others don’t?      What resources do I have available to start a business?      Do I have the temperament to start a business? It's a DIY (Do It Yourself), sequential course that answers your question. This is the first in a series of five.

Quotes I Like...

"There's a special place in hell 
for women who don't 
[help other women.]" 
 *Madeleine Albright - *The actual quote is found at the end of this interview.

I am trying to make my efforts to stay out of hell. (kids... it's biblical)

I believe in CELEBRATING, CREATING, & CONTRIBUTING to Art & Family It's the small, bitesized, steps that make it all happen.  And if you're busy raising a family then small steps are all you have. Don't just take my word for it.  Here's a few other's ideas about being Bitesized. Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval "Whether your goal is to perk up your relationship,  conquer the clutter in your closet or  re-energize your business,  we can all benefit by  cutting what we do into bite-size pieces." The Power of Small,  Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval,  pg 68 Christine Kane "...until we learn how to leverage our small windows of time,  we won’t be all that great at using our big imaginary unending sabbaticals.   However, the dream of days upon days of uninterrupted time  with no appointments and no to-dos  makes a very good excuse to not do what we say  is the most important thing to us." ChristineKane.com Christine Carter, Ph.D "Producing a sea change in our happiness may seem like  a monumental undertaking, but actually, more often than not  big changes come from a succession of small steps." Sociologist, Mother, Author,  Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents Barbara Corcoran - Real Estate & Shark Tank She's talking in regards to negotiating skills and not getting the "ideal" outcome of going in and getting "what you want and get out of there".  Her response to a less than desirable result from an interaction. "Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 pieces, it's like a book with chapters. Sometimes you have to take a chunk at a time to get to where you want to go." Interview by Andrienne Graham  Interview by Andrienne Graham  Swimming With the Sharks Kelly Kingman - Stickyebooks "It’s great to have a grasp of the big picture. A whole novel. A clean house. A target weight. A completed project. But when you’re looking at getting started, that’s insanely overwhelming. You can’t wrap your head round it in a meaningful way, because it needs hours of work —  way more than you can do in one session. The trick is to break it down. "  The Sticky eBook Formula,  Kelly Kingman, pg 12 Gary Vaynerchuk "If you already have a full-time job, you can get a lot done between 7:00 pm and 2:00 am. (9:00 pm  to 3:00 am if you've got kids),  so learn to love working during those pre-dawn hours."  Crush It!  Gary Vaynerchuk, pg 13 Will Smith Telling about the true story of his father's request that he and his brother  build a brick wall down the side of a building - "You don't set out to build a wall.  You don't say, 'I'm going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest  wall that's ever been built.' You don't start there.  You say, "I'm going to lay this brick  as perfectly as a brick can be laid."  And you do that every single day. And soon you have a wall." Video Compilation of Will Smith Wisdom by Matthew D. Morris Christine Kloser "I know, for me personally, when I first looked at doing informational products  it was like, oh my gosh, how in the world do I do this?  And I focused on how overwhelming I thought it was and then  when I broke it down, step by step, and just got started It was like, va-room!  You know, it just rolled itself right out in front of me  exactly what it was supposed to be."  Successful Author Secrets Audio Stephanie Chandler  "Sometimes a goal seems so big that you don't know where to start.  But when you break a goal down into small, digestible bites,  you can begin to tick off the list of actions one by one." Leap! 101 Ways to Grow Your Business, Stephanie Chandler pg 26  Michael Hyatt      I have always been fascinated by the power of incremental change over time.  Most people underestimate this. They think they have to take  massive action to achieve anything significant....      I’m convinced you can do almost anything if you are willing to clarify your goals and then make the incremental investment over time to achieve them. MichaelHyatt.com Matt Cutts "I learned that when I made small, sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick. There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges, in fact,  they're a ton of fun, but they're less likely to stick."  TED talk