Remembering Debbie Ford

I’ve been re-living my past memories of my experiences with Debbie Ford since she recently departed this world. I am still processing all I learned and experienced from the role she had in my life. The memories keep bubbling up. I’m still in shock that she left us so soon.

As we graduated from her intense two-year coach training, she handed each of us a certificate and a stone with the word “integrity” imprinted in it. I take my integrity stone very seriously.

All of us practice the fine art of diplomacy in this “do I look fat in this dress?” world. It’s an art form to be honest without hurting another or yourself. Discernment and diplomacy are a trial and error art form that only come from experience and practice.

 Debbie taught me to be honest with myself and to myself. One of the hugest concepts she taught that stuck with me most is to pay attention to the advice we give others because it’s probably the advice we need to most hear ourselves.That even scared me from giving advice at all…and the times I found myself slipping and giving advice….she was right….every time….it was exactly what I needed to be doing as well.

It’s going to take quite a while to process Debbie’s influence on my life...and that she is no longer physically with us. She still will always exist in spirit and memories. She taught me so much…..in her courses, between the lines of things she said and did…and just by observing how she chose to be in this world.

Love and peace to you, Debbie Ford.

Healthy Marketing?!!!

This book is quite a fascinating view on how marketing has shifted with the times and the old school marketing of talking at a customer is no longer the way to run a business. It's all about community, listening, sharing and supporting.
The first 3/4 of this book point out in detail the many ways we've been used to experiencing marketing and how manipulative it's been. It has actually caused this world to become ill in many ways that are pointed out. The last 1/4 of the book is Lynn Serafinn's solution to a better, more human way to market.
I found it hard to put this book down because it put in words many of the things about marketing that have made me cringe over the years. Healthy marketing! What a concept!
Whether you are a consumer, client, student, customer or business owner...this book speaks to the way marketing effects us all.