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#156| Keep It Simple

June 5, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Achieving goals is hard to do when you’re bogged down in minutiae.

Yes, we need to pay attention to details. However, make sure you’re not hiding behind those details and using them as a method of procrastination.

Having the “big picture” in full view is easier to do when we follow the KISS method and Keep. It. Simple.

For ideas and tips on designing the life you want, click here to visit the Design The Life You Want Podcast website, hosted by Shimeka Williams.

Shimeka equips you with the tools to Design The Life You Want and escape cubicle captivity.

Download her Escape Plan by clicking here.

To listen to her podcast or learn more about the show, click here.

The Swirl World Team is committed to sharing 365 days of inspiration in 2015. Our goal is to help you stay motivated and inspired by bringing you positive, uplifting images and corresponding thoughts.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Launch Your Business – Like A Boss!

June 4, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Ready to launch your business – like a boss?

Entrepreneur Shun Jackson of Lady Boss Launch returns to the show to give an update on her entrepreneurial journey.

She shares some lessons she’s learned about branding, coaching and having the confidence to properly value and charge for your products and services.

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here for the direct download or here for the show’s permanent link.

You can also listen to this and other episodes on Sound Cloud.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over and listen to the show on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or PlayerFM.

To visit Shun’s business page on Facebook click here. To read the previous post on Shun and check out her first episode, click here.

The Shout Out! for this episode goes to Siedah Mitchum of The Freedom Biz Podcast.

Here’s what Siedah says about The Freedom Biz Community:

“The Freedom Biz™ is a community of soulful heart-centered creative entrepreneurs. Those who listen into The Freedom Biz™ Podcast are in transition and are on a mission to create a biz and life they desire on their terms!”

The Freedom Biz™ Podcast shares the stories of brave women entrepreneurs who’ve ditched their 9 to 5 job for freedom.

Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday morning!

To follow Siedah on Twitter, click here. To visit or join The Freedom Biz Facebook Community, click here.

Want to be a guest on the podcast, or know someone who should?

Send an email to Podcast@TheSwirlWorld.com.

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#153| Create Something Amazing

June 2, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

I’m in a special Facebook group formed by Michelle Y. Talbert of the Her Power Hustle website and podcast.

With the onset of a new week, yesterday Michelle put forth this post:

“Happy Monday Sister Power Hustlers! I’ve found setting my intention to be really helpful for focusing and EDITING/saying no to things that don’t further our goals. That being said, what’s your intention for this week?

My response?

My intention is to create something amazing: A mini course.

What’s yours?

Aptly named “Sister Power Hustle,” of the Facebook group Michelle says, “This community was birthed out of my deep desire to help women entrepreneurs get the information we need to create and sustain our businesses. Through shared resources and networking we can go much further in business than we ever could alone.”

If you’re on Facebook and you’d like to join the Sister Power Hustle Facebook group, click here.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#146| Just Keep Trying

May 26, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

As long as you as an individual… can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as ‘one of the faithful,’ one of those people who can say, ‘Well, look, something’s going to happen! Let’s just keep trying. Let’s not give up.

Tom Hanks

Stay focused, and by all means keep pushing.

Don’t give up!

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#130| Primary Relationship

May 11, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

“My primary relationship is with myself—all others are mirrors of it” ~Shakti

It’s perfectly ok to put yourself first.

Not in the sense of being insensitive or selfish.

Rather, in the sense of understanding that if you don’t get you on point, if you’re not happy with who you are, all other relationships and interactions with others will suffer.

Your primary responsibility is to be the best you that you can be.

When that happens, everyone in your sphere reaps the benefit.

A win-win!

Did you know The Swirl World has a Facebook page devoted exclusively to Military Swirl Couples?

Click here to view photos of active duty and retired military couples from around the world, and read their stories.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#117| One Step At A Time

April 27, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Confession:

I used to have a major problem with impatience.

Life seemed to move much too slowly, and at every turn the term “Hurry up and wait!” was the order of the day.

Thankfully I’ve grown and matured enough to recognize the value of allowing many things to take their natural course, recognizing that some of those things do get better with time.

Realizing goals is like that.

I learned that in order to attain what I wanted and get where I wanted to go, I had to be willing to put in the time – and in many instances, to wait.

I didn’t have to become impatient or worry. As long as I was consistent and “did the work,” I would achieve my goals.

So, take a deep breath, plan your work, and then work your plan.

There’s no limit to what we can achieve when we take things one step at a time.

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#112| You Rock!

April 22, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Whether your administrative job is your side gig or your main gig, whether you’re climbing the corporate ladder or enjoying yourself right where you are, if you’re making it work – YOU ROCK!

Happy Administrative Professionals Day!

Need some Inspiration and Motivation for the Perspiration associated with being a Woman Entrepreneur? Check out the Her Power Hustle website by clicking here!

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#109| Be Still And Know

April 19, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

I have some major changes coming up in my life, and I’m taking time now for reflecting and meditating on the next steps.

Changes or no, I believe reflection is good for the mind and spirit.

Today, take some time from the busyness of your day, get by yourself, and reflect.

Clear the clamor in your head, and wait for your thoughts to become quieted.

Breathe in . . . breathe out.

Enjoy the stillness.

Gain clarity.

You can’t know, until you be still – be still and know.

Once you know, you will have the freedom to take action.

Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 KJV

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

#108| Get Things Done!

April 18, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

My weekend plans?

Get things DONE!

And you?

We’d love to FEATURE YOU in one of our Inspiration Daily posts! If you’d like to be featured, please send a nice, clear photo to InspirationDaily@TheSwirlWorld.com.

Growing Up Mixed

April 17, 2015 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway Leave a Comment

Merieta Bayati is the product of the marriage of a Persian man and a Black woman.

Merieta Bayati’s father Masoud is Persian.

Her mother Sylvia is African American.

We featured Masoud and Sylvia earlier this week in Podcast Episode 68. Masoud and Sylvia also have been featured on our Facebook page and in a past blog post.

In today’s podcast episode, we chat with Merieta to talk about Swirling, and growing up mixed in Jackson, Mississippi.

Merieta is quirky, spunky and full of personality. She gives a humorous, yet thought-provoking account of growing up mixed in Mississippi.

Merieta is the author of The Girlie Girl’s Guide: To Living a Fabulously Fulfilled Life! She’s also very passionate about mentoring and positively impacting the lives of young girls.

Enjoy!

If you can’t see the podcast player, click here for the direct download or here for the show’s permanent link.

You can also listen to this and other episodes on Sound Cloud.

If you can’t see the Sound Cloud player, click here. You can also head over to iTunes or Stitcher Radio.

The Shout Out! for this episode goes to Dr. Annise Mabry of the Back2Us Radio Network, also co-owned by Michelle A. Dowell-Vest.

The Back2Us Radio Network is a social advocacy, cause-based podcast network with 19 podcasters who host 16 shows 7 days per week. The Back2Us Network is where passion and purpose align to educate, empower, heal, and transform our community one show at a time.

Podcasters on Back2Us Radio discuss a broad range of topics including sexual orientation, disability awareness, mental wellness, educational advocacy, emotional freedom, meditation, and the power of intention. They are YOUR community radio network…created for the community by the community.

To visit the Back2Us website and listen to the podcast, click here or here. To listen to the Back2Us Podcast on VoiceRepublic, click here.

To listen to the Back2Us Podcast on Stitcher, click here. Follow Dr. Annise Mabry on Twitter: @DrAnniseMabry

Follow Michelle A. Dowell-Vest on Twitter: @agurlzguide Follow Back2Us on Twitter: @Back2Us.

“Like” the Back2Us Facebook page by clicking here.

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