This blog post has been authored by Engracia Sleeswijk, www.engracia.info

Passion is seen by many as the element to achieve success. When passion sets in, one experiences an intense desire for something or someone. Within this context, the focus is on the desire to achieve a particular goal. Professionals indicate during job interviews that they are passionate about everything. Isn't this a bit grandiose?

The professional intends to show an employer that he is willing to invest a lot in time and actions to achieve success. While this is a good and noble pursuit, other components allow passion to make its function effectively. Let's illustrate this with an athlete. Passion is an emotional response to, for example, achieving a goal. Athletes have a passion for practicing their sport. We, as the spectators, find their behavior only obsessive. We also shy away from the "arrogant" talking athletes often use. We cannot imagine…

This blog post has been authored by Lorelei Torino, Fitspiration Everyday Women

Aloha! My name is Lorelei and I live on an island of Maui in Hawaii. While we don’t really live in grass shacks and sip on coconut water all day we are blessed to have the finer things.

Let me say that to all the sisters out there making it day after day that you are stronger than you think! Sometimes you gonna have to pick yourself up and dust yourself off and give it all you got and do it over and over again! Support is so important. Sis, you are stronger than you think!

Put it on a sticky note everywhere so when you start to doubt yourself or your dreams you can be reminded that you ARE stronger than you think! 

Aloha! My name is Lorelei and I’m from Maui, Hawaii. While we don’t really live in grass huts we actually have the finer thing…

This blog post has been authored by Talayeh Shabanifard, Yoga with Talayeh (Yogital)

Yoga is great but it's not complete. You should practice every day But you shouldn’t do the same set of poses every day. Anything that you do repeatedly over long periods of time can lead to a repetitive stress injury (RSI). Even yoga. Yoga is great but It's missing som factors for a well rounded healthy body.Here are 3 reasons why you should yoga every day But you should train more than yoga.

1. Nothing happens in your "Comfort Zone"

Your body needs variation. This is a fundamental and powerful law of nature. If you just pull and not push, you have a problem, if you just stretching your hamstrings and don't building muscles around it, you have a problem.That's just the way our body is, you need to do balance movements to have a balances body.If you get stuck in your routines you get wrong effect longterm. Mix it up. Whate…

This blog post has been authored by Michelle J Howe, Empath Evolution

Are you able to consistently feel these emotions?Are you interested in uplifting your Spirit?Hopefully, your answer is yes.

Our lives are busy. Many of us lose sight to feelings and sensations unless, they are heavy and painful. The noise of distractions and our busy-ness takes away our natural ability to feel and sense finer vibrations.

Let us count the ways we get busy!1 – Social media, business agendas, and news that promotes the latest and greatest fads, innovations, clothing, foods, diets, supplements, gifts and more. These sources constantly remind or sell us products and solutions to increase our value, status, worth and success.2 – Doing, preparing, planning, socializing, and celebrating with friends, family, and others.3 – Volunteering, working, supporting and caretaking.4 – Dealing with stressful situations, commitments, deadlines, …

This blog post has been authored by Susan Fessenden, ProfitLogics

Whether you want to start a business or grow a business, one thing is clear: You have to be willing to put yourself out there if you want brand recognition.I’m not a millennial (clearly) so I haven’t been broadcasting every aspect of my life out into the world since I was 10. Up until 2 month ago, my Facebook Profile was still super locked down with only a few aspects of my life or values expressed. And then, I made a decision to change things up.I realized that if I want to help thousands of small businesses grow, survive, and thrive, I would have to be more accessible and let more people get to know me. But this was very uncomfortable at first. People I’ve dated and ex-employers would all have access to see my life – where I’m living, what I’m doing, what I look like. Yikes. I had to do a big ‘Woosahh’ to overcome this discomfort. But beyond that, I would have to …

This blog post has been authored by Cat Janisko, The Confidence CEO

You're Never Too Old

Today, we’re talking about one of the most overused adult phrases that I absolutely *hate.* Like really-- these five words are enough to make my blood boil, and, in my field, I hear them on repeat every day from person to person.

Wanna know the five words? Maybe you’ve even said them yourself in the past...

I’m too old for that.

I cringe even having to write it! It baffles me because it’s an excuse people use to *talk themselves out* of doing something they actually, so badly want to do!

I’m too old to start my own business. I’m too old to be a parent.

I’m too old to run a marathon.

I’m too old to compete in a pageant.

Self limitations like this are instant confidence blocks. We convince ourselves to believe that what’s, in all reality, possible (even if it takes s…

This blog post has been authored by Jacqueline Relke, The JW Method - JW Consulting Inc.

WORKING FROM HOME CAN BE A PRODUCTIVITY KILLER. JAC HAS COMPOSED 7 HACKS TO MAKE YOUR WORK FROM HOME DAYS AS PRODUCTIVE AS YOUR WORK IN OFFICE DAYS!

1. GET DRESSED & READY IN THE AMYes, working from your PJs sounds like the dream but let me be the first to tell you if you feel lazy you will not be productive. Even if this means changing into Lululemons, a sports bra and a cropped tee (me right now), it makes the world of a difference. Dress up to Show up!

2. STAY OUT OF BEDAgain, working from bed sounds like the dream … But did you ever really think you would be productive? Negative. Set up a designated working space and show up to it every morning as if you were commuting into the office (with a coffee in hand).

3. KEEP YOUR NORMAL WORK ROUTINE & S…

This blog post has been authored by Paula Marie, The EbonyBizDiva

5 Reasons Your Business Needs To be On Pinterest

*Training Professionals To Market Their Brands On Pinterest, One Pin At A Time!

I am so excited about my new workshop. Paula's Pinterest Pivot. Let me tell you why you not only need to be involved in my Paula's Pinterest Pivot Online Course, but why Pinterest should be added to your businesses marketing strategy as whole.Did you know that Pinterest is the 3rd largest search engine in the world? That's right, behind Google and behind YouTube, there's Pinterest. That means that if you're not on Pinterest, you need to be. With over 300 million monthly users (and growing) on Pinterest, I'm pretty sure you're gonna be able to find a client that's looking for the products and the services that you offer. But if you're not on Pinterest for them to find you, how are you gonna connect?

Plus Pinter…

This blog post has been authored by Britni Zandbergen-Karel, 8 Organics

We are purpose-built to be in perfect health and have total well-being.

Our immune systems are powerful bumper guards and shields of protection against all forms of negativity.

When there is disease in the body, mind or spirit, it is because we have forgotten our purpose. This forgetting causes imbalances in the system. Faulty information begins to be transmitted to our cells, and when there are too many imbalances and faulty information in our system, weakness and sickness can occur.

The intelligence of every cell in the body is beyond fathomable. Just as an acorn has all the intelligence within it to grow into a mighty oak tree, so too does every cell in our body. Your body has the Natural Intelligence within it to spread vitality, protection, and yes, perfect health.

In Ayurveda, we do not recognize “supplements” or “…