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Can I Count On You to Buy My New Book?

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Danyelle Little

I’ve been keeping a secret (sort of). You see, I’ve been in the lab working on a few projects, and one such item is a book that I c0-authored called Personal Professional and Positive: The 30 Day Challenge. The book has been in the works since February, and we are finally in the final stages and almost ready to go to print.

I am co-authoring the book with my friend and colleague Telie Woods, founder of Think Positive Magazine, a platform that encourages affirming topics and news to enlighten and inform others. With his strong brand of fostering positivity amongst the masses, and with my personal brand focusing on helping working parents get the best out of both of their worlds, coming together to write this book made sense.

This book is for anyone who wants to go above and beyond being status quo and mediocre while replacing poor habits with good ones that can help grow you into the person you’ve always wanted to be. On each and every page, you will learn how to power-up your purpose, shed excess baggage, move forward with tenacity, unblock your success, and so much more. We have been working hard on releasing a book that can impact you and encourage you to step into your time with a strong mindset.

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I need to do better.

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When I first launched this site as a personal companion to TheCubicleChick.com, I had every intention of updating it on a regular basis while giving those who cared a more authentic look into this life of mine. When my other site became more of a magazine format with other voices contributing content, I wanted a place where I could shoot the breeze without deadlines or time constraints. TCC is the breadwinner and the flagship—my labor of love. But this was supposed to be a place where it didn’t matter how much traffic I received, or if a post went viral or not. It was supposed to be a place where I could discuss projects, thoughts, feelings, personal anecdotes, etc.

Then somehow, on my watch, it went left.

Let me be completely honest. I had no idea what I wanted this site to be. I was advised that I needed to secure my name in the domain format and put something up for my brand. So I did what I was told and thought—just do it. But the problem with just doing it is that if you don’t have a plan of action, just doing it becomes counterproductive. Because you aren’t really doing anything. Because you have no plan. Because you are just following the masses and doing what others said you should do. Because they are the experts and they did it. And it worked for them so it should work for you.

All that BS is wrong on so many levels.

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A Life Or Death Situation…

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We were on our way to the Social Fabric Conference being held in Rogers, Arkansas near the home of Walmart. The weather was less than stellar, as we had been driving on the road for over two hours in constant rain. The new decked out Kia Soul we were loaned was full of technological advances, so we are listening to tunes on Spotify via iPhone being sent through the car’s speakers with a techy wire. Everything seemed great; two close friends taking a road trip together to get some learning and networking done. Then all of a sudden, things took a turn…

We hit a slick spot on the road while going about 55 miles per hour during a steady rain. The car begins to spin as you feel like you are losing control of the vehicle. We are spinning and spinning—you don’t hear anything. It’s pitch black—no lights, no nothing, just darkness. There’s no noise other than the music coming from the speakers. My friend was mostly silent with an occasional grunt or moan. No screams, no yells of help. The road is black and desolate. And we are spinning and spinning  and spinning out of control. It seems like an eternity and you just want the car to make impact if it’s going to. We both are bracing for it because, at any second, we going to hit something. Or a car coming our way is going to hit us.

More spinning. You try not to panic but you know it’s not looking good. You can’t think straight because this may be the end of your life.

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The Cubicle Chick Google + Hangout: Any Suggestions?

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In my quest for world dominance and a more thorough presence on all new media platforms, I have been stepping up my game in the form of video. I also see Google+ being used widely as a way to communicate authentically with readers and discuss issues and topics that they want to know more about. I would like to begin using Google + Hangouts at least once a month as yet another way to share with my readers and followers.

So I have a few questions for you. In terms of topics, what would you like to see me discuss during a Google + Hangout? What days and/or times work for you? Are weekends better than weekdays?

In addition, would you like to see my Google + Hangout recorded and for airplay on my YouTube channel? Would this be something you would watch?

Let me know your thoughts.  Please reply in the comments and sound off 🙂

 

Red Carpet Premiere of St. Louis Children’s Hospital Frontline for Hope

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Yesterday evening, I was invited to attend the red carpet VIP screening for St. Louis Children’s Hospital docu-series Frontline for Hope. The series, which is filmed and produced locally here in St. Louis, follows several doctors at Children’s Hospital as well as their patients and families.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is world-renown for their care in treating high risk children of all ages. Families from all over the world come to Children’s to get top-notch treatment, and the doctors, nurses, and care staff are the best in the industry. Frontline for Hope follows these little patients as they are treated at Children’s, and we get to learn about their families as well as the doctors and nurses who take care of them.

St. Louis has become a hotbed of reality television series. Starting off with Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s which is also locally filmed and produced (by Coolfire Media, the same production company that produced this series), and Nick Mom, Frontline for Hope will be broadcast on NBC local affiliate Channel 5 KSDK on Saturday evenings at 6:30 pm. Six episodes will air, the first being this Saturday, and there is even talk of the show possibly getting a nationwide broadcast.

Attendees at the screening got a chance to watch the first Frontline for Hope episode, which spotlighted little Madeline who was born with CPH, and fifteen year old Jessie, a diehard Mizzou fan, who had to have his colon removed through a risky surgery. There were moments when you laughed and cried, sometimes within minutes of each other. Seeing the miracles done at Children’s really fires up those emotions.

KSDK News 5 anchor Kay Quinn served at the night’s host and emcee, and did a fabulous job giving us information about the program before the screening and moderated a Q&A afterwards with several Frontline for Hope parents, doctors, and producers.

I hope that you will check out Frontline for Hope for yourself if you are in the St. Louis area, and show some love to this amazing medical center that is located right in our very own backyard.

Below (and after the break) are a few photos of the Frontline for Hope VIP red carpet event which took place at Chaminade Preparatory Skip Viragh Center for the Arts in the Frontenac area.

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