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What business you start will many times come from what you are most passionate about.  Doni Belau, founder and CEO of Girls' Guide to Paris, started exactly that with her fabulous women's travel company that goes far beyond Paris.  In our conversation, Doni details her story and drive in building a company around what she loves, safe travel with and for women, and encourages all women to consider taking an entrepreneurial road like she did. 

 Doni also shares about an upcoming program that she's offering called Women's Travel Wisdom, with a retreat to a beautiful part of California for four days. This wellness retreat, however, is also a journey into learning more about ourselves as individuals, something that is so important to creating a joy-filled life.  Yes, eating right and exercising are important aspects of wellness, but self-discovery, mindfulness and empowerment are all key factors in the success of your business, too.  Listen as Doni Belau gives us insight into this different but necessary type of exploration.

Resources and links in this episode:

Girls’ Guide to Paris, https://girlsguidetoparis.com/
Doni’s upcoming excursions, https://girlsguidetoparis.com/trips-for-women/
Doni Belau on Instagram, @girlsguidetoparis
Doni Belau on Facebook, @GirlsGuideToParis
Women’s Travel Wisdom, https://womenstravelwisdom.com/start-here/
Carolyn Ray at Journeywoman, https://journeywoman.com/
Lola Akinmade & Loung Ung (speakers at Women’s Travel Wisdom)
Conscious Connection: Reframing Mental Health to Create a Thriving Life by Sarah Wayt (book)
Red Tent by Anita Diamant (book)
Eve Ensler, author of “Vagina Monologues” writes on women and power
Tara Brach, meditation teacher, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. 

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Today on the podcast, Sharri Harmel talks about the dreaded “imposter syndrome” and some ways you can push back when you start to hear those internal thoughts of self-doubt. The definition of “imposter syndrome” is severe self-doubt. It’s primary symptom is questioning your abilities to accomplish whatever it is you are trying to make happen regardless of your intelligence, your talents, your training or even your prior successes! It's a stumbling block to your success, and there are ways to defeat it!

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Can you imagine that sweet spot where you can create and build a business that is the intersection of what you love, where your talents lie and maybe what people need?  In today’s episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Mindy Miraglia, owner of Berkshire Camino, who walked the 500 mile Camino de Santiago not once, but twice!  

When Mindy Miraglia returned to the beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts after walking the Camino de Santiago, she created a similarly wonderful experience closer to home and Berkshire Camino was birthed out of that intersection of her own life experiences, the beautiful surroundings of where she lives and an awareness of what people need.

Resources and links in this episode:
For more information on Mindy Minaglia and Berkshire Camino, visit the Berkshire Camino website: https://berkshirecamino.com or reach out on Facebook: @berkshirecaminollc or IG: @berkshire_camino_llc 

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Throughout our lifetime, we all have things we love… and yes, that can change over time, depending upon our circumstances and life stage.  But it is the passion for those cherished activities and interests that can guide us to our next exciting business, if we investigate them with intentionality!

In today’s podcast, Sharri talks about exploring the things you love as a really fun way for you to land your business idea and encourages you to get started reimagining your life! Are you ready?

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Thinking about writing a book? Wondering if there's someone who can "come alongside" you and help you get published? Listen as Sharri Harmel talks with Morgan Gist Macdonald of Paper Raven Books. 

Morgan Gist Macdonald reveals that publishing is not even that difficult, that you can get visibility, reviews on the book and really connect with the right segment of readers, in this quickly changing publishing world when you get the right kind of help.

Resources and links in this episode:

Paper Raven Books website: www.PaperRavenBooks.com
Facebook: @PaperRavenBooks
LinkedIn : @paper-raven-books
Pinterest: @paperravenbooks
Instagram: @paperravenbooksteam

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Wish you could wake up every morning excited for the day and look forward to what you're doing? What if you started with believing you've earned every wrinkle, sunspot and cellulite you have? Being proud of your age and how there is purpose to your life and business really comes down to loving who you are and what you're doing. 

So many of the women Sharri speaks with describe the joy their business gives them because they interact with others with purpose, and bring something to the world that the world needs (even if they aren't the only one doing it!) You can have this joy, too! 

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Beauty Pie, Marcia Gilgore
The Art of Growing Up, Veronique Vienne
Style At a Certain Age, Beth Djalali
La Cuisine Paris, Jane Bertch
Art for Cure, Belinda Gray

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Do you wish you could launch into something new and exciting but feel discouraged because of your age? Listen as Sharri Harmel talks with Beth Djalali of Style at a Certain Age, who has been writing and sharing for years about the ways women can feel attractive, strong, and even chic, whether 42 or 72 years old.  Sharri and Beth discuss her journey from new blog to her now wildly successful and multifaceted business and how it has brought so much joy to her life.

“Reinvention doesn't mean turning into someone else. Reinvention is finding the grace and space to be who you are at 42 or 62 or whatever your age is!” ~Beth Djalali

Resources and links:
Beth Djalali and Style At A Certain Age can be found at,
website: www.styleatacertainage.com
Facebook: @styleatacertainage
Instagram: @styleatacertainage
YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BethDjalali
Twitter: twitter.com/bethdjalali
Pinterest: pinterest.com.mx/bdjalali/_created/

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Extraordinary Women magazine is the must-have digital magazine for women looking for inspiration, tips and support to create a fabulous business, or just the next chapter. In a nutshell, for women who are ready to make their dreams happen. In the Extraordinary Women magazine and podcast, we hear stories of women who are not celebrities, but women like you and me who have chosen to create and live lives of true authenticity and passion, who focus on taking action on their dreams.

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In today's episode, Sharri Harmel shares important insight about launching your business by looking at the steps a trapeze artist takes to hone their craft, with the goal of helping new entrepreneurs move forward in reaching their dreams.

As a trapeze artist, you climb the ladder to the platform, stand ready to grab that first bar. Your timing is perfect as you leap from the platform and grab the first bar. You swing back and forth, waiting for the perfect time to move to the second bar. You watch, you feel and suddenly you let go... to launch your body to the next bar, momentarily flying in the space between, then grabbing on to the next bar for the next part of your routine.  These are examples of the steps that, when taken confidently, can help you succeed in launching your business and attaining your goals!

In the Extraordinary Women magazine and podcast, we share stories of women who are not celebrities, but women like us who have chosen to create and live lives of authenticity, passion, and always dream-centered.  The magazine, like this podcast, also has all kinds of additional tips, ideas, insights and even a dose of inspiration to help you to create YOUR amazing and extraordinary next chapter.

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In today's episode, Sharri Harmel speaks with Margaret Gay of 27 Teas, who shares incredible nuggets of wisdom as she explains her journey to starting and growing her tea company, the special challenges of an entrepreneur and how to keep moving forward in her dream while simultaneously remembering the importance of generosity.

Resources:
Margaret Gay and 27 Teas can be found at:
The 27 Teas website, www.27teas.com
Facebook, @27TeasLLC
Instagram, @27Teas
Twitter, @27teascompany
or via email to [email protected]

In the Extraordinary Women magazine and podcast, we share stories of women who are not celebrities, but women like us who have chosen to create and live lives of authenticity, passion, and always dream-centered.  The magazine, like this podcast, also has all kinds of additional tips, ideas, insights and even a dose of inspiration to help you to create YOUR amazing and extraordinary next chapter.

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Life isn't always happy or joyful, is it? There are times in our lives when we are disappointed or hurt, and often when we face those unchosen (but required) new beginnings!

Today, we’re going to talk about how to move through those disappointments that can put huge roadblocks in your emotional well-being and as a result, get in the way of you doing and creating the life you want.

Resources:
In the Extraordinary Women magazine and podcast, we share stories of women who are not celebrities, but women like us who have chosen to create and live lives of authenticity, passion, and always dream-centered.  The magazine, like this podcast, also has all kinds of additional tips, ideas, insights and even a dose of inspiration to help you to create YOUR amazing and extraordinary next chapter.

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