Dove Love

While we are on the topic of wrinkles, can we take a moment to reflect on the Dove Pro-Age campaign? Last week I caught one of the first ads on television and was really impressed by the perspective that women of all ages can be beautiful. Imagine that! To the cynical this may appear to be nothing more than another savvy marketing move on Dove's part, I choose to applaud them for providing a different approach. Personally, I love the stark look of all of Dove's ad campaigns. Real woman with real bodies. Period. It's brilliant!

Also check out their Self Esteem Fund and the Campaign for Real Beauty.

Be happy. Be healthy. Be whole.

Womankind.

Anita Roddick

Dame Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, died this morning of a major brain hemorrhage. I recently read her book Body and Soul: Profits with Principles and was deeply inspired by her passion, guts and ability to connect with everyone from customers to the tribe members of the Amazon who helped produce some of the company's products. Not only is she an outstanding role model for women entrepreneurs, but an example to us all of how to walk the talk. She followed her instincts and always focused on how her business could contribute to the greater good. I am thankful to have discovered her amazing story and I encourage you to do the same.

Be happy. Be healthy. Be whole.

Womankind.

The 100 Most Powerful Women

Forbes magazine recently announced their ranking of the
100 Most Powerful Women.

What do you think of the list?

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be Whole.

Womankind.

Birthday Girls

Happy Birthday, Lu!

Once workmates, Lucy and I developed our friendship after discovering our mutual likes of, well, everything. After realizing our shared passion for everything from mint tea to travel, we came to the conclusion we must be twins separated at birth. Never mind our difference in birth date or the fact we were raised on different continents!

Lu's an animated, vivacious soul with a heart of gold. She's also a creative goddess and the photographer of my work head shot. Lu, have another year full of joy and adventure!

Happy Birthday, Kat!

Katrina and I met through our course at the International Coach Academy earlier this year. We became fast friends as we swapped stories, shared ideas, and laughed our way through life.

Kat's a manifesting marvel who built a business from scratch and continues to seek new ways to grow on a daily basis. She is kind-hearted, upbeat and a go-getter. Kat, may the next year bring you all your heart desires and more.

Be happy. Be healthy. Be whole.

Womankind.

A true winner

My friends never cease to amaze me. Heather is no exception. In June, she completed her first Ironman with a time of 13 hours, 50 minutes and 36 seconds in Nice, France. The Ironman Triathlon is a long-distance race of 2.4 miles (3.9 km) swimming, 112 miles (180 km) biking and 26.2 miles (42 km) running. Quite a feat, is it not?

Garmin caught on to Heather's magnificence and she is now featured in their new ad. Check out the full scoop on the Garmin blog. Congratulations, Heather!

Be happy. Be healthy. Be whole.

Womankind.

Yes, please!

I will definitely take more positive female role models in the media. I am thrilled to see women being recognized for their intelligence, courage, wit and ability in this article on MSN.

I would write more, but I've been hard at work writing a paper on perfectionism and peace. I've discovered some interesting insights which I will share with you once my work is complete. For now, it's off to sleep.

Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be Whole.

Womankind.