Building Your Business with Sara Troy and her guest Miriam Villegas, on air from June 6th
You can go beyond what you think is possible. My daughter was born at only 27 weeks and because of the wrong medicine we also ended up with a feeding tube. Doctors were saying to prepare for long term issues however I told myself “I am not going to be a special needs mom”. I set the goal that she’ll be healthy and 4 years later we got the tube out, she is completely normal, goes to normal school and is the happiest toddler ever.
Miriam Villegas is a Success and Mindset Coach. She was mentored and trained by Bob Proctor, one of the greatest teachers in the world on the topic of human potential and growth. She helps female entrepreneurs to multiply their income by applying powerful mindset techniques so they can live fulfilled, enriched lives by thinking into results, getting the confidence they need, believing in themselves, breaking through their fears, and aligning their vision with their actions.
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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Kathy Knopp, on air from June 6th
I have always considered myself an artist. Ever since childhood. I began painting at the age of 10. My Father always encouraged my art ambition. It was a rough beginning for me however as I was about to be put into an orphanage and my adopted Father came along and took me in …I had 4 brothers and a sister at the time that I thought were my family. Three of my brothers were shuffled off to a place called “Boys Town” in Nebraska, which I don’t remember much only them being taken away from me.
I got into this new home with a wicked step mother who hated me and this took on a whole new scenario for me. I read a lot and stayed to myself to stay away from her and my new adopted Father was gone a lot so art was my go to. I was able to loose myself in my art and keep my mind going learning about the masters in impressionism.
I don’t like to keep focusing on the past, so just know that the circumstances were difficult and had to endure a lot of pain being separated from a family that wasn’t all together to begin with and a new environment of love and hate combined. I endured and got to go to good schools and had clothes and good food to eat, but not a whole lot of enduring love except from my New Daddy who when he was around embraced my talents.
Moving forward to later details as I had spend some 10 years with this situation and after finishing high school I was accepted into a very fine art school. My ambition was to attend the Ringling School of Art in Florida. My Dad had friends who would have let me stay with them while I attended the school.
Well, things don’t always work out the way we want in life. One thing was this was back in the late 60’s and things aren’t always planned back then. My Dad lived large and had lots going on with his business and boats and cars and other priorities. He didn’t think he was ever going to have health issues although he had diabetes and was a large man. His wife made sure I was never to have anything, only to find this out after he suffered a massive coronary and died.
My confusion only started then. Much has become clearer in my later years now and I was left penniless and had to find another home at the age of 18 and live with room mates I didn’t even know. I really don’t know how I made it except I know my art kept me going. I took classes at the local museum in my town and was working for a dentist at which I became good at. Many things were very difficult and I knew I didn’t want to be around the women who betrayed me with hate and just did everything on my own. My dreams were crushed at the time, I was about to lose my car my Dad sold to me which was a 65 Mustang as the credit life my Dad told me was on the car was not and she took that too. I had to refinance my car to keep it as I had to work.
Many obstacles were put in my path. Again my art kept me going and I worked also, sewed my own clothes and kept going. I painted and sold any paintings so I could to make extra money on the side.
What was very devastating became a lifelong quest to make my life better. I worked many jobs. I ended up marrying a man like my “childhood” as all I knew and it worked out for a while, we lived in Chicago, and I kept working and attaining many different jobs with better pay each time. We divorced after almost 9 years, and moving to Atlanta was the highlight of my life to get away from the cold tundra of the North!
There are a lot of details in between I would rather not go into as it is very painful. The past makes us for the future, and I would prefer to hit only the highlights to be useful to others who feel they cannot go forward. Sometimes, our disappointments turn into treasures that we cannot understand until we are older and see the path set before us.
My job experiences were aplenty, and I did attend college here and there, so my experiences helped me attain a job selling lighting for a large lighting company. This became my home and this was my family for over 23 years and I attained the highest level in lighting as a CLC, and also top 3 level in sales worked with designers, architects, builders and electricians and kept up my art along the way all the with the notion that someday I will be able to “just be an artist” and do what I love the most.
I found a man that enjoyed the same things I did, we met sailing as that was one of my fondest past times and decided to get married. We both enjoy art as he is a fine photographer, and we both have very different opinions, but we get along and have been married now 24 years! He helps me do what I love and continues to encourage and help me with the photo end along with his art, we are a great team working to fulfill our dreams of me with my oil painting and him with his birefringence art designs, which are quite beautiful with oil and water and digital images.
I hope this gives you something to understand my passion with the arts is my love and keeps me going. I do believe I am here by the grace of God, and what to make sure that is understood as I love his unending love for me to keep going.
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Sara’s View of Life with Sara Troy, on air from May 30th
Are you seen, heard, and respected? And are you receiving what you’re worth in life and being compensated accordingly;? Are you being valued for your contribution? Do you feel worthy of yourself?
We all want to be seen, heard, respected for who we are and what we contribute in life; but it is NOT up to others to place that value on us, but for us to do it for ourselves? We have no control on what people think about us, all we can do is put our best foot forward authentically, and represent ourselves in our own light.
Trying to live by someone else’s expectations is a killer of your spirit, heart, and soul, so know you, care for you, be that light in your own life, stand tall in your own commitments, hear yourself, see yourself for who you really are from the inside out, and not what you WANT people to think of you.
People, nature, the divine wisdom, can guide us along the way to our Self Discovery, but in the end, it is whom we have become that is up to us, no one else, and no one else’s business. You are not here to just please other people while losing yourself; you are here to discover why you are here, to do what, to serve whom and how and with what your gift is. That is your path, and while others can help, prod you and support you, it is still your life’s journey to take.
HOW YOU VALUE YOURSELF, HOW YOU RESPECT YOURSELF AND HOW YOU LOVE YOURSELF, IS WHAT OTHERS SEE IN YOU. SO BE YOUR OWN LIGHT AND SHINE BRIGHT ON OTHERS PATHS, SO THEY MAY SEE THEIR WAY ON THEIR OWN SELF DISCOVERY BECUASE YOU ARE THE INSPIRATION THAT THEY SEEK, JUST LIKE YOUR SOUGHT.
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Your Health is Your Choice with Sara Troy and her guest Christine Blanchette, on air from May 30th
Little did I know my passion for running would lead to launching my own tv show called Run With It. Following your passion can lead to following your purpose in life which in turn help others to do the same. I owe running a lot as I wouldn’t have started a show, write about fitness and health, and help others take up running. In addition, I always had an interest in media and had taken broadcast courses, and hosted a show called Westside Profile for Rogers TV. Combining both passions has allowed me to host and produce a tv show which has been an incredible journey.
Christine’s Five Ways to Sticking to the Program Despite how much I enjoy working out on a regular basis, however, there are days it is a challenge to lace my shoes. There are various reasons for not wanting to go for that run from not having enough time to being too cold. To help jumpstart into a positive mindset with my exercise regime, here are my five ways to sticking to the program successfully.
Having a mantra, writing it down, and saying it out helps gear me up to conquer anything and no matter how I am feeling that day. My mantra is, “I have an appointment with myself”, this reminds me that I need and want to take time out for myself. Running is my timeout.
Getting your gear ready the night before for the next day helps keeps me organized and accountable for that I will work out. What is helpful also is choosing your favorite gear to work out on certain days. It is a confidence booster to look and feel great, plus is an opportunity to go through your closet to give away gear.
Visualize the goal and write it down. Don’t get discouraged if the goal changes because of injury lifestyle change or work schedule. The key is to keep striving for the goal.
Have fun with your workouts; mix it up by going to the track, running on pavement or on the trail, or going to the gym. Choose an activity that you really enjoy, as you will most likely stick to the regime.
Don’t compare yourself to others. Your fitness is your journey; here is my quote,“Be Who You Are, There Is No One Like You.”
Christine Blanchette is an energetic and enthusiastic host and producer turning her passion for running and everything fitness into a career. Her show Run With It is broadcast monthly and airs daily on Novus TV (TELUS), Healthy Living Network, Optik TV, and her YouTube channel. Christine’s other show on Novus (TELUS) TV and YouTube channel is The Closing Act, which profiles musicians, and other movers and shakers in the entertainment industry. Both shows are now live streaming on ZondraTV Network.
Interviewing health and fitness professionals, athletes and celebrities on everything from proper nutrition to training for marathons, Christine brings the best experts in the industry to keep you informed and inspired. She is a nationally published health and fitness/lifestyle writer. She writes a weekly column in Quebec’s second largest English language newspaper, The Sherbrooke Record and freelances for other notable publications. Christine is a regular contributor for Livid Magazine, NY City, and has written stories for The Seattle Times, The Vancouver Sun, Snowshoe Magazine, Canadian Running and OptiMYz magazine. When she isn’t busy hosting and writing she is a running instructor at the University of British Columbia.
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Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Dr Jo Anne White, on air from May 30th
People are often made to feel less than because of their differences whether thinking or communicating differently, their race, faith or gender it can set someone up for self-doubt, failure, depression even suicide. I know what it’s like to feel like an outcast. My teachers believed I wouldn’t amount to anything because of my unintentional mirror writing. I had to painfully overcome this and override the voices and messages in my head that I wasn’t good enough. We don’t have to fall victim to other people’s judgments of us. We can also shift the internal negative mind talk that was instilled in us to be able to gain confidence in ourselves, advance, succeed and thrive. Many people are held back because of other’s opinions which devalue them. Unfortunately they can take on another’s beliefs about themselves which may be untrue. It’s not only up to us to change that perspective and mindset for ourselves, it’s important to honor, respect and celebrate other’s differences as well as our own. I’ve had to overcome these challenges in my own life and I am equipped to help people access their gifts, uncover their purpose and gain more confidence and positivity about themselves, their lives, relationships, their abilities and their mission.
As someone who is neurodivergent and who struggled with learning differently growing up, it was important for Jo Anne White to help people considered atypical, often unaccepted and judged harshly as she was by her elementary school teachers. Although not easy, she changed the limiting belief in her brain, brought on by others’ judgements that she wasn’t capable and wouldn’t succeed. She pursued education and went on to get a Master’s in Education/Special Education and a PhD/Doctorate.Early in her career, she taught children with special needs and was also an adjunct Instructor in the Special Education Department at Temple University. Dr. White was then hired as the Executive Director of a comprehensive educational, clinical, vocational, autistic, residential and community program for children and youth with special needs at Bancroft, in New Jersey. She later served as their Director of Research, Evaluation and Training for all of Bancroft programs.
Intuitive messaging called for different work and international bestselling award winning author, Jo Anne, became a certified coach and counselor and branched out into her own consulting and coaching practice. Due to her own challenges and injuries, she sought alternative treatments (such as Reiki Healing, hypnotherapy and more) when traditional medicine didn’t help heal her body. They proved successful so she received training/certifications and incorporated them into her treatment, teaching, coaching and healing approaches which shestill successfully uses today with her clients.
Currently, Dr. White is recognized as a Goodwill Global Ambassador for civil and humanitarian work in education, entrepreneurship, coaching and women’s issues & named a Worldwide Branding Top Female Executive in Professional Coaching by Worldwide Who’s Who. As a certified life, spiritual and business coach, counselor and energy master teacher, she empowers and inspires men, women, families and businesses to achieve greater health and wellness, master success, realize their dreams, thrive and triumph. She’s also the executive producer and host of the Power Your Life Shows and a Featured Contributor for BIZCATALYST 360°.
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