Folks, it’s been a hectic couple of weeks…and I allowed my SOAPBOX-ing to take a back seat for last week. Thank you to those you elbowed me to make sure I was still alive! I am…I was just buried in a little research-time and travels to Minnesota My opportunities as an on-camera personality have expanded, to wonderfully include another spokesperson role -representing killer cosmeceutical line Dermelect on ShopNBC! – but I’m back on track now. Today’s little SOAPBOX® ditty ironically spotlights a quote I had written on the gel case of my video reel when first prospecting for roles as a host… and the magic still rubs on. So, for you who are perhaps grinding the pavement looking for jobs, new customers and opportunities to plug in your entrepreneurial wits, believe that you may very well be the sparkle to someone else’s candle. It just takes time, faith, unyielding optimism …and, of course, good ole fashioned chutspah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKmx-9z4kvk

Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

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Just a few simple words…

Stuck thinkin’ ?  Start doin’ !  Application brings satisfaction of getting your hands dirty, getting your heart pumping, and giving your noggin a break.  Cheers to breathing life into your learning, friends.    ~ KD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOHGUlkXjxI

Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed HERE! “Pure Soapbox” book, KINDLE and audiobook are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.

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Can I ask you a personal question?  Do you …toot? 

Got your attention, huh?!  But when I say toot I mean do you toot your own horn?  Before you jump on me and deny that you could ever be slammed as a boaster, a braggert, a gloater or grandstander… here’s a second question to ponder.  Do you know the difference between peacocking your latest laundry list of achievements in search of applause… and simply stating your status for the sake of keeping your personal and professional peeps up to speed?   Mind you, it’s truly a subjective analysis and a fine line, perhaps at that.  Of course an immensely guilty party is the web if social media sites relentlessly fueling the fire by seducing the masses to tweet, toot, and tell-all ’til they’re blue in the face (while raking in the billions, of course!).  Alas, you can’t live with ‘em, you can’t live without ‘em, right?  So, my soapbox point is, as usual, a mere confession of amusement and careful observation, followed by a prompting to hold up one’s own mirror and tell yourself the truth:  Do you toot??  Take a few extra moments to listen for and consider the responses to your raving and reveling, and you’ll see if indeed you’ve blurred the line in your favor…but against the ears of others.     ~ KD

http://youtu.be/DYWGtcPWBN4

Copyright 2011 by Kimberlie Dykeman.

Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed HERE! “Pure Soapbox” book, KINDLE and audiobook are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.

Book KIMBERLIE to confetti your company with OPTIMISM! info@puresoapbox.com

Shop SOAPBOX® products & SUBSCRIBE to FREE feed HERE! “Pure Soapbox” book,  audiobook and Kindle are available nationwide . A portion of the proceeds of all book sales is donated to LIVESTRONG.

Book KIMBERLIE to confetti your company with OPTIMISM! info@puresoapbox.com