Category: Miscellaneous

Do Small Businesses Need to Do Content Marketing?

In my current online circles, I’ve been running into a lot of small, heart-centered business owners who are confused about how to market their offerings online. While I left my old SEO world in 2013 in part because I felt…

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What I Learned Leading My First Online Transformation Program

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Last week my first stab at leading a 7 week online transformation program came to an end. For me, it was…

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Marketing is Not Evil

By Jill Whalen Back in 2011 when I was still heavily entrenched in my website marketing career, I wrote this article wondering why people thought Deceptive Marketing Was a Necessary Evil. Throughout my career I had seen examples of marketing through “white lies”…

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3 Things Health, Fitness and Spiritual Bloggers Could Do Better

Now that I’m immersed in topics such as health, fitness and spirituality, I can’t help but notice some areas where bloggers could be doing a better job spreading their message. Interestingly, I see the same problems from blog to blog, which indicates…

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Changing How We Relate To Others

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you ever thought someone was mad at you only to find out they were just worried about…

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17 Things I Never Would Have Done a Year Ago

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] As I was running home from my yoga class today (a hot and humid day) I was marveling…

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The Golden Rule: Beyond Treating Others as You Want to be Treated

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] We’ve all heard the saying “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Which of…

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Helping You With Life Problems

A friend of mine was in town recently and told me how she and her brother have been estranged for many years, however, she wanted to try to reunite with him. So she made some kind gestures to him, but he…

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In Memory of My Friend Frankie

Oh Frankie. What have you done? Why did you not care? Why did you give up? Was your pain so great that it was the only way?

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6 Similarities Between SEO and Personal Development

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] After nearly 20 years in the SEO industry, I learned a lot of things about how it worked….

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Change Who You Think You Are By Changing Your Perceptions

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Most of us carry around a certain image of ourselves. I certainly did and still do, but I…

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How I Realized That Thoughts Create Feelings

[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] A few months ago I finally grasped a concept that I had been grappling with for quite some…

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Getting Caught Up With One’s Thoughts in Business Situations

Recently, a friend who has a small consulting firm called me for some advice about a business situation. He told me of a client who had signed off on a proposal and was ready to move forward with his services….

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Savory Mug Muffins, A Course in Miracles, Drop Dead Diva

Hey everyone! Here’s what I learned last week: Monday, Mar. 31, 2014 How to make the mug muffins I learned about last week into savory ones: I first sauteed some mushroom, onion, spinach, and uncured turkey bacon (which appeared to…

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Lentils, Lifting People Up, Codfish Cakes, Thanking The Universe

Last week I had some delicious healthy food (ate out at both a vegetarian Indian restaurant and a Moroccan one (not vegetarian),  as well as some interesting insights. Here’s some of what I learned: Monday, Mar. 24, 2014 Lentils are…

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Yoga Code, Your Real Self, Manifesting Calls and Recipes, Dumb Keno

Here’s what I learned last week: Monday March 17, 2014 If you start a Meetup group and don’t pay right away, you’ll likely get a 50% off coupon in your email the next day! (I started a local group to…

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Mind, Thought, Consciousness, Bread, Bossy Girls and Wedding Showers

I learned a lot more this week about Mind, Thought and Consciousness and living “from the inside out” as described by Michael Neill and others. Understanding the principles behind how life actually works can and will transform anyone’s life. I’d…

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Yoga Peace, Meditation Conversation, Citrus Reamer and Anna Nalick

Here’s what I learned last week: Monday, Mar. 3, 2014 I re-watched “A Fish Called Wanda” the other night which I remembered as an extremely funny movie. While I didn’t seem to find it quite as amusing this time around,…

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Skiing after 25 years, Lamb Gyros, Grinding Peanuts and Freezing Avocados!

Here’s what I learned last week: Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 Skiing is kind of like riding a bike, it does come back to you. But, I wouldn’t start right out on a big hill when it’s been 25+ years since…

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Default Healing, Grandmother Love, Mandalas and More

What I Learned Last Week: Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 It’s amazing to see how our body’s default is to heal. I’ve been watching the daily healing of my cut thumb with awe. (Wish I had been taking daily pics.)

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