Create. Inspire. Serve! June, 2011 |
| Hello and welcome to Create, Inspire, Serve! I''ll be making some changes to the newsletter over the next couple of months, so stay tuned. Please shoot me an email at [email protected] or give me a call at 602-769-3674 if I can support you in your efforts to Create, Inspire and Serve! Thank you,  Andrea Beaulieu |
| What's Inside: Creativity Tip News and Upcoming Events Tell Your Story! About Andrea
"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Creativity Tip: Stage Fright
In this month's creativity tip, I'll be talking about stage fright -- why we get it and what to do about it. Click on the photo to take you to the video clip!
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News and Upcoming Events Tell Your Story with power and presence with Story/Performance Coaching. Learn how to emotionally engage your audience with your story so they become your greatest fans! Andrea coaches you to develop your own personal strengths, connect emotionally with your audience and inspire action! Learn more. July 15, 2011 Love Is Loud! Cabaret Performance Rubicon at New Vision Scottsdale, AZ July 31, 2011 Guest Vocalist Creative Living Fellowship Phoenix, AZ
August 23/24, 2011 Presentations Skills/Story Performance Training United Way of the Columbia-Willamette Portland, OR
September 29, 2011 Speaker/Trainer Get Your Story Straight: Tell Your Story Powerfully to Inspire Action! St. Luke's Health Initiative Technical Assistance Program Phoenix, AZ October 30, 2011 Guest Vocalist Creative Living Fellowship Phoenix, AZ |
Introducing Love Is Loud! An Opportunity Say Thank You Is it time to share the love and say thank you? Express your appreciation and gratitude to donors, volunteers, employees or members with Andrea's cabaret-structured entertainment event, Love Is Loud! Full of stories and songs about sharing the love in all its forms, audience members laugh, cry and walk away thoroughly entertained. It is customizable for your organization or event. Click on the photo to take a look at a video clip.  Interested? Contact Andrea at[email protected] or 602-769-3674. |
Tell Your Story! How do you serve? Do you know an organization or person you'd like to acknowledge? Email me here. In this issue, we are focusing on Breon Michel, trainer, speaker, coach. Seeing With New Eyes There are those people you can't help but admire. Breon Michel is one of them. I've come to know Breon through coaching her in her stories. Breon stands out for me because she is an intelligent, engaging young woman who speaks to young people on how to deal with stress and make positive choices. One of the stories we worked on was how she coped with her parents' divorce. Her family lived in the countryside of Iowa at the time. She and her older sister, Amber, were in elementary school and had the run of the place. They did the kinds of things we mostly read about -- built log bridges to get across the creek and caught fireflies. Sounds pretty idyllic, doesn't it? That part, yes. But, her parents were not getting along and they separated. If that wasn't hard enough, her mother chose to move away. "One morning, my sister and I watched my mom get into the car and drive away," said Breon. "I remember feeling profoundly sad as I said goodbye." Then, she had to get dressed and go to school. Years later, in high school, this loss started to catch up with her. She was drinking, partying and breaking curfew. But, perhaps most telling, she didn't try out for basketball -- something she loved. She was full of self-doubt and didn't know why. Fortunately, her former coach pulled her aside one day and asked her if she was okay. That got her thinking, "Am I okay?" And the answer was, no. It was like a light bulb went on. She had her ah ha moment. She realized, then and there, she had a choice to either get better, or give up. She decided to get better. She reached out for support from teachers, trusted friends and mentors. She started to see that this wasn't about her, and that she had choices. She could still have a good life. She quit partying and tried out for the team and made it. Her grades improved. She was on the mend. Today, she has her master's degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and not only works with young people, but also with soldiers to develop resiliency. "When my mom left that day, I was filled with sadness, anger and guilt," said Breon. "Fortunately, I came to realize this would not last forever. This is what I share with young people. You don't have to be a victim. You aren't powerless. Things can get better. In fact, today, my relationship with my mom is wonderful and my dad is one of my best friends." Breon Michel is a wonderful example of how we can look at problems with new eyes and things can get better. She's helping others see this as well. If you'd like to know more about Breon, you can find her at http://www.breonmichel.com.
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Andrea Beaulieu is a coach, author, award-winning consultant and professional speaker who works with individuals and organizations to connect with their creative, authentic voice and bring it powerfully into their work and lives. She is the author of two books,"Finding Your Authentic Voice, Seven Practices to Free the Real You and Find Love, Happiness and Fulfillment,"and "Ah Ha! 100 Flashes of Insight and Inspiration from Your Authentic Voice" Her Your Authentic Voice® Intuition and Creativity System is at the heart of these books. |