I’ll Still Be Standing

May 17, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

If there’s one thing that you can be absolutely assured of – it’s that in the course of living your life you will be:

* Disappointed
* Let down
* Devastated
* Overlooked
* Disrespected
* Ignored
* Disillusioned
* Upset
* Frustrated
* Crushed
* Shattered
* Overwhelmed
* Mistreated
* Slighted
* Insulted
* Dissed
* Written off

You will have moments when you feel like it’s just too much. The burden is too heavy. The mountain too rough and too high.

You will start to entertain the thought that “it” just isn’t for you – whatever your “it” is.

That loving relationship. That satisfying career. Financial security. True friendships. Fulfilling relationships with your children. A business that serves your soul and fills your bank account. A healthy lifestyle. Joy. Peace. Contentment. Happiness.

Yes, if there’s one thing you can be sure of in the course of living your life – it’s that things will not always go your way.

But…(don’t you just love a BUT in these situations)!!!

Terry Hawkins Accepts RADICAL Entrepreneur Award

May 16, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

In 1989, Terry Hawkins began her journey of turning $167 and unemployment into a multimillion dollar business. At this year’s Get RADICAL Women’s Conference, she received the RADICAL Entrepreneur Award.

After Terry lost her job 23 years ago, her self-esteem was at an all-time low, but she refused to play the victim. She picked herself up and found a new job. Then not long after, she started her own training company, People In Progress, despite having only $167 to her name.

Today, People In Progress is a multi-million dollar business, servicing the who’s-who of businesses in both Australia and overseas. Having personally delivered training sessions to hundreds of thousands of people around the globe, Terry is a pioneer in her field, developing leading edge programs and presentations that help companies find their ‘gap’ and achieving their goals.

Her fascination with human behavior has also led her to study incessantly about peak performance and the blockages that stop people from succeeding (becoming a Master Practitioner in NLP, Hypnotherapy and Time Line Therapy in the process).

Before her relocation to the USA in 2011, Terry was also the most booked female speaker in Australia for many years. She is the author of the best selling, “There are only two times in life, NOW & TOO LATE! and has also authored 5 children’s books (STICKMAN RULES), teaching children about the more challenging areas in life such as obesity, divorce, difference, disabilities and cancer. In 2010 she was awarded the Educator Award for Excellence from the NSA (Australia).

Filed Under: Business, Conference, Contest, Entrepreneurship, Motivation, RADICAL Awards, Success, Video Clip

Self Care vs. Selfish

May 11, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

On May 1st, I began working with a group of amazing women in a 6 month coaching program focused on personal development – tapping into their purpose and passion to live a life of joy and fulfillment through achieving their biggest goals.

The first module talked about self-care.

This topic can be sensitive for some people because it can be equated, at times, to being selfish. Is taking time away from others to take time for yourself appropriate? Where do you draw the line in being someone who puts the priorities of others before your own?

At the Get RADICAL Women’s Conference in March, Lisa Nichols gave an amazing illustration during her keynote to demonstrate what it means to exhibit self care and why it’s one of the most important aspects of living a life of contentment and fulfillment we can have.

Having a cup in her hand, Lisa said that most of us serve and give to others from our full cup – depleting it as we do. Then, we MAY take some time to do some self-care to fill our cups back up, but just as we reach the top, we begin to give again – to our families, jobs, businesses or communities. At some point, we begin to lose ground, giving and giving without having fully refilled ourselves.

The solution? Never serve from a full cup.

Learn 5 Steps to Self Care

Filed Under: Conference, goals, Life Balance, Life Management

Sandra Dubose-Gibson Wins 2012 RADICAL Woman Award

May 3, 2012 By Doreen 2 Comments

Each year at the Get RADICAL Women’s Conference, we select our RADICAL Woman Award Recipient.

This award recognizes and honors the woman who is bold and courageous enough to depart from the usual, expected or ordinary in order to take charge of her professional and personal life.

This woman lives with purpose and passion in all that she does and is committed to defining success for herself. She has designed a lifestyle that reflects her commitment to her family, her career, her community and to her self-care.

This year’s award went to Sandra Dubose-Gibson, an amazing woman who is blazing the trail helping others with increasing their self-esteem and confidence. Learn more about Sandra’s story in the video below.

The full video, including her acceptance speech, is available to Premier Tier Members of the RADICAL Success Institute.

RADICAL Success Coach Doreen Rainey is the founder of the RADICAL Success Institute and the annual Get RADICAL Women’s Conference.

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR EZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: “RADICAL Success Coach Doreen Rainey helps her clients Get RADICAL – by defining success for themselves and having the guts to go after it. Get her FREE RADICAL Success Starter Kit at www.doreenrainey.com.”
© 2012 Doreen Rainey

Filed Under: Conference, Contest, Entrepreneurship, get radical, goals, Motivation, RADICAL Awards, Success, Video Clip

The R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Movement

May 2, 2012 By Doreen 2 Comments

It’s been a month since the Get RADICAL Women’s Conference and I’m still receiving enthusiastic feedback from attendees about the huge shift they experienced in their lives from the rich content, amazing networking and the positive energy that surrounded us during those three days.

Many women came up to me and shared the unexpected breakdowns they were experiencing as they came face to face with their fears, challenges and identifying what has been holding them back. These same women then went on to share the breakthroughs that followed – now having a better understanding of how to move past those barriers and go forward with confidence to accomplish their goals.

As I continue to work with people through the RADICAL Success Institute, I’ve come to realize that “Get RADICAL” is not just an event, a program or a course — it’s a MOVEMENT!

When I launched the Get RADICAL Women’s Conference 4 years ago, I didn’t use the title because it was a great catchphrase. I selected it because it represented the process I had been using for years as the foundation for coaching my clients.

R.A.D.I.C.A.L. is an acronym for my 7 step methodology that serves as the base for creating transformational change in every area of your life.

If it’s one thing I am clear about, it’s that we all have a desire to maximize this opportunity called life. We have self-defined goals and dreams that are meaningful to us related to our career, relationships, finances, health and how we can better serve our family, community and perhaps the world. I am also clear that having a solid process for reaching those goals is imperative.

That’s why learning and implementing the R.A.D.I.C.A.L. method is important.

Filed Under: Accountability, Conference, Dreams, get radical, goals, Motivation, Success, Teleclasses

Lisa Price of Carol’s Daughter Accepts RADICAL Impact Award

April 30, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

There was so many highlights and special moments at this year’s Get RADICAL Women’s Conference, and one of them was definitely awarding Lisa Price, Founder of Carol’s Daughter the RADICAL Impact Award.

This award was presented to her because she has not only overcome challenges and achieved a high level of success, but has touched the lives of many and has had a positive impact on her community.

She has been recognized for what she has accomplished in the business world and garners great respect from her peers – both inside her industry and out.

In receiving her award, she talked about how we must be willing to face and deal with the challenges and setbacks that may come our way as we work to create the business – and the life – that we ultimately want. She reminds us that it’s in remembering our strength and persevering that we get the results.

Here is a portion of her acceptance speech. The complete speech is available to Premier Tier Members of the RADICAL Success Institute.

Filed Under: Business, Conference, Life Management, Motivation, RADICAL Awards, Success, Video Clip

Webinar: Creating RADICAL Success

April 29, 2012 By Doreen 1 Comment

Webinar: Create RADICAL Success

Learn 7 Bold and Courageous Foundational Strategies to Get Focused, Create a Plan & Take Action on Your Biggest Goals

5 Week Webinar Series

May 15, 22, 29 June 5, 12 – 8:00pm EST

The power to create RADICAL Success lies within you. You have the ability to take bold and courageous action towards achieving your most important goals.

This webinar gives you the step-by-step process of developing the holistic techniques, strategies, insights and habits that can get you the RADICAL results you want.

You’ll get a blueprint for taking charge of your professional and personal life that includes deepening the learning about your passion and purpose and moving forward in action to create the life – and the lifestyle – you want…deserve!

Are you ready to make changes in your professional or personal life but not sure how?
Do you have goals and aspirations that you have yet to achieve?
Are you in need of an attitude shift about what’s possible for you?
Does the thought of doing something different scare you – even though you know you need to make a change?
What would it be like to define success for yourself and then take positive steps to achieve it?
How would your life be different if you reached your goals in your finances, career, health, and/or life balance?
Is it time to be committed to your committed to your vision?

If any of these questions resonate with you, this 5-week program is a must attend.

Click here to learn more and enroll…

Filed Under: Business, Career, Entrepreneurship, get radical, goals, Leadership, Life Balance, Life Coaching, Life Management, Money, Motivation, Relationships, Success, Teleclasses

There’s An Old Saying…

April 28, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

If you don’t do it, someone else will.

I bet that most of us can relate. We may have been talking with a friend, family member or co-worker about a new product, invention, software or system that someone else did and became successful – and they have said, “I had that idea years ago – and didn’t do anything with it.” You can hear their sense of “what if” float through the air as they silently think about what “could have been“.

For some of us, when we hear that saying, it moves us from procrastination, fear, stalling, delaying, indecisiveness, tentativeness, hesitation and laziness into immediate action. We get busy getting things accomplished because we don’t want someone else to beat us to the punch. However, for some of us, we can hear that saying – and just nod in acknowledgement.

Intellectually, we know that it’s very possible that someone else will take the necessary steps to do what we thought of doing or create what we thought of creating. But internally, it’s not enough to make us do what we need to do to move our project to the next phase.

We have ideas, concepts, thoughts, products, programs and services we need to get out into the world. We may have spent a significant amount of time telling anyone who would listen all that we are GOING to do. All that we PLAN to do. All that we INTEND to do – yet we don’t have the sense of urgency that overcomes the excuses we have:

Your Mic Is Hot

April 19, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

As we attend various events – workshops, conferences, church services or school programs – I’m sure we have all experienced this at some point: Someone is talking – not realizing their mic is “hot”.

They have no idea that the on/off button is “on” and everything they are saying can be heard by those in the audience. It’s happened to celebrities, politicians, and business leaders – some with very uncomfortable and embarrassing results. Well, it happened to me at the Get RADICAL Women’s Conference a couple of weeks ago.

I had just left the stage on Day 3 – having introduced Lisa Nichols (who gave an INCREDIBLE keynote on stepping out of mediocrity and into excellence) – and was making my way to another area of the hotel. As I walked with a few volunteers, I had no idea the sound team had not muted my mic. Anything and everything I said could be heard by all the attendees in the main ballroom.

RADICAL Success Institute Coaching Programs

April 16, 2012 By Doreen Leave a Comment

At this year’s conference, I shared information about the RADICAL Success Institute, a resource center that provides a platform to help you become bold and courageous enough to move beyond the ordinary and step out of your comfort zone.

I founded the institute on four foundational pillars: Education, Training, Coaching, Support. Within these four areas, members learn practical, implementable processes that help them pursue their passion and purpose.