tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64601012014-10-14T10:35:42.733-07:00Creative right brain living never had it so good! Join Nancy Marmolejo of <a href="http://www.vivavisibilityblog.com">Viva Visibility</a> as she explores the creative, funny, and spontaneous lessons from life, owning a business, and all that falls in between.NancyMarmolejohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304843695750955043noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6460101.post-719353011546078022008-01-26T20:33:00.000-08:002008-01-26T20:47:30.868-08:00

Sometimes while I'm sleeping in my cave of hibernation, I toss over and flip my paws, wondering if anyone is missing me on my blog.I'm in hibernation, you see. I've spent so many years emulating the eagle and the hummingbird, I overlooked the powerful medicine the bear has to offer. (Thanks to my bear friend Jacqui for reminding me of the power of bear medicine). Eagles and hummingbirds are real

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Mother Theresa was quoted as saying, "God never gives me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much."I have to say, right now I'm going through the Ironman of challenges and I wonder if maybe God left her desk and is missing my messages that the challenges can stop for a while.Let's start with my husband.He's a diabetic, always has been since I've known him. Convinced that the

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Last Friday I picked up the local paper and read that areas near my home were to expect winds up to 85 miles per hour by Sunday. With a drought that seems to never end and impossibly dry hot weather, I knew this could be disastrous.Early Sunday morning came the first one: Malibu. My cousin's daughter is at Pepperdine and the news showed the fire surrounding the campus. Sunday evening, I talked

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Dang, have I NOT been posting on this blog! I made a big decision to slow things down quite a bit last year when my mom was diagnosed with cancer (she's doing better now), then I rebranded and created Viva Visibility, husband got sick, traveled some... and found myself less inclined to blog about it all and post pics.I put a lot of non-essentials off so I could focus on bigger items. Sometimes we

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Drumroll please!I’m extremely happy to announce my newly launched website, www.VivaVisibility.com.If you’re an entrepreneur, author, speaker, or business owner, then this new opportunity will show you how to increase your visibility and stand out from the crowd.Over the years, I’ve had more and more clients ask me to coach them on increasing their visibility, positioning themselves as experts,

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Nancy Marmolejo, CEO Comadre Coaching Phone: (714) 777-1216 Fax: (309) 410-4227 Email: nancita@ComadreCoaching.com Website: www.ComadreCoaching.com Beyond the Business Plan: Award Winning Business Woman to Share Success Secrets at Nation’s Largest Latina Conference September 13-14 in Phoenix. Anaheim, CA, September 10, 2007 - Nancy Marmolejo, owner of

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Last year my amazing mom Bunny was diagnosed with colon cancer. Months of chemo and radiation, followed by surgery and more months of chemo have been hard on all of us. After 9 brutal rounds of chemo (which left her sad and weary, very un-Bunnylike traits) she was released from chemo and now awaits yet another surgery in a few months.When your energetic mom who everyone thinks is your sister

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Here I am with the world famous Karen Knowler, aka The Raw Food Coach. Karen and I are both members of a Platinum coaching group and she is also a member of my Spotlight U program. What an inspiration she is to come into my life at this time of dietary revolution.For the past 5 years or so, my husband and I have tinkered with eating raw (vegan living foods). We were looking for balance,

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On Wednesday August 15 I had the funnest time on my compadre George Torres' new show, Radio Capicu. Radio Capicu is the first Latino themed show on BlogTalkRadio.com, and includes open mic poetry, culture, and cool guests (like me!)Talking with George, Javier and "La Chica Que Pica" Latin Jazz was great. Right before I came on, they had a nice debate about "El Cantante", the subject of my last

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I have not seen El Cantante yet, starring Marc Anthony and his esposa J-Lo. After reading my comadre Jennese "La Diva Latina" Torres' ferocious review, I may wait for it to come to DVD.Jennese is a die-hard J-Lo fan, in fact she lined up at 5am to see her icon in the Bronx earlier this year. But hijole did she rip into this movie. BIG TIME. I could feel her disappointment with the whole

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My NY compadre George Torres (of Sofrito for Your Soul fame) recently invited me to be a guest on his new radio show, Radio Capicu. First I had to learn what Capicu meant! Contrary to popular belief, not all Latinos use the same phrases. Turns out it’s a word you say in dominoes when you do something really amazing. Perfect name for his show as he celebrates poetry, culture, and topics of

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Yes, Viva Visibility, my new website and pet project will launch August 1, "God willin' and the river don't rise", as my Louisiana friend J.M. says.I really thought it would have been up by July 15. What was I thinking? My goodness, let me tell you that launching a new website is like having quintuplets.You see, I'm feeling like I did when I was 9 months pregnant. You're like, "Come on, come out

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Friday June 29, I got the great honor to be the luncheon keynote speaker at Latina Style magazine's Business Series seminar held in Los Angeles.I'm pictured here with (left to right) Rodri Rodriguez, President of IRDOR Entertainment; then there's me that hard to spot tall chica; next is Maria Contreras-Sweet, President of Promerica Bank and one helluva woman; on the far right is TV personality

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On my way to the Handmade Galleries artist benefit last week, I stopped in a mini mart to get gas and saw the most blingiest dollar sign necklace on a display above Blow Pops and next to the trucker caps. Handmade owner Andy Spyros is a longtime client and good friend. I knew she'd love the necklace so I plunked down my cold hard cash and paid the five ninety nine. (Now is that $5.99 or $599? You

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I am soooooooooooooooooo on a roll it's just exhilirating. A week ago, I met with the most wonderful healer, Dr. Elena Esparza of Just Breathe Healing in L.A. She is a chiropractor, herbalist, energy work expert, and a life coach without calling herself that. She recommended as part of my treatment that I do the following each day:1. Practice gratitude2. List my basic accomplishments for each

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I won't whine and bitch about how much I hate Vista. I have already shared those thoughts and don't want to be known as some kind of chronic belly acher. However, all around me are signs that Vista must cease and I'm taking it as spiritual permission to dump this puppy and move on.I was pretty pissed at Dell computers, Bill Gates, whoever invented Vista, and

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The other evening, right after dinner, the doorbell rang. My husband answered the door and it was a political canvasser. When he started into his spiel, my husband said, "Let me get my wife. She may know more about this."(was that a ploy?)I greeted the man and instantly noticed the blue tooth phone in his right ear. I don't care how far we go technologically, those things freak me out. If it's

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"Why didn't you get a Mac?"My voice froze. My fingers went numb on the phone. No sound could come out of my mouth except for a mumbling response to the question."I... I... I... forgot to think about that?"I wasn't even sure if I was answering a question or asking a new one. I was talking to my brother, a dyed in the wool Mac lover, about the new bane of my existence: Windows Vista.My friend

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Blogging and Beyond with The Blog Squad, Patsi Krakoff, Psy. D., and Denise WakemanWith Guest Expert: Nancy Marmolejo, Author of Make MySpace Your SpaceThursday, April 26th 20073:00 p.m. PT (6 p.m. ET)Blog Talk RadioUsing MySpace as a Business Building ToolMySpace is the second most visited site on the Web. But, is MySpace a smart way to get found online and market your business? Or is it just a

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I'm a person who has spent her entire life checking the box "other".You know, the forms and surveys that ask you to succinctly describe a major aspect of your personality, beliefs, values, or habits in a single check box. Seems my daughter is following in my footsteps, which we'll get to after I opine a moment on boxes.From voting ballots to religious surveys to race to you name it, I always seem

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The sleeping bear in me has awoken and is hungry for spring berries and tasty snacks. The snake in me is shedding her skin and is ready to emerge as a refreshed creature.My creativity has awoken after spending winter focused on ways to deal with a sick mom, sick kids, and other things that life pops your way. So much energy went into worrying about Bunny (my mom) and the colon cancer she is

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Thank you comadre and fab chica Laura Young for inviting me to play blog tag with her. Laura was asked why she blogged and wrote an amazing post on it. Laura is such a damn good writer! This woman needs a 6 book deal, that's my opinion.Blog tag is when one blogger asks a question to other bloggers. When the new players answer, they need to do a link back to the post. Easy breezy.I write 2 blogs,

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All I can say is that this period of Mercury in Retrograde has kicked my ass and emptied my pocket book. And that's the bright side!If you read my last post, you caught me mid-saga of losing the keys to a rental car. Long story short: don't ever do that. I thought it would cost me the quoted $100 which was outrageous, but I made peace with it. So imagine my ... ahem... delight when I picked up

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you lost your keys to a rental car while on vacation?Well, I'm not actually "on vacation", I'm visiting my mom in the Bay Area for the President's Day long weekend. My sis and I rented a car and drove up (w/ little Citlalli of course) and all was well.Need an opinion on the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix?Hauls ass. Loved it. But today I lost the keys. ARGGH! I

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I know I'm irrestistible, but Daddy Yankee is just taking things a little too far. Dude, I'm married with a kid, so are you! Why do you keep showing up on the cover every time I'm in Latina magazine?Coincidence?Hmmm.... you decide.Clue #1:March 2006, I am a featured expert in an article about stress reduction. I give tips on how making a gratitude list can relieve stress in 5 minutes or less. And

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