Losing Everything Taught Her Major Life Lessons

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTKxSptcTjQ&list=PLQIikebAPmLVG5K5SiFWKd8p62FwKQ2KE&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Kristen Moeller writes a blog called, Walking Through Fire which is about the Denver forest fires in 2012 to which she lost her all of her earthly possessions and home.  On that fateful day, the home owners in her area were all warned to evacuate. As she was packing up her belongings, it didn’t occur to her that she would actually lose her home and everything inside.     Kristen tells us that it started like any other day, Read More

Celebrity Pie Baker Shares Her Apple Pie Recipe

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHY76Xkr13w&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] Easy apple pie recipe and how to make a homemade pie from scratch with celebrity pie baker, Beth Howard. Beth has made pie for stars like Barbra Streisand (lemon meringue), Dick Van Dyke (strawberry rhubarb), and Steven Spielberg (coconut cream). She’s also a rebel pie maker! Beth doesn’t like to measure. She says, “Every pie should be unique and reflect your personality. Pie is not about perfection. It should look homemade. People should know that you made this with Read More

Widow Finds Purpose in Life Again

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gRkP9J7Vrg&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Beth Howard believes that the joy of pie is about more than eating–it’s also about providing connection, community, comfort and bringing people together. So not only are we going to bake the pies, but we are then going to give them away to people. So, I’m here in gorgeous Pasadena, California where I’m about to have my first pie baking lesson. Part of the reason Beth loves making pie is for the sensual, tactile experience of really engaging Read More

His Story Will Scare The Texting Out of You

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxsWGl9Khgw&list=PLQIikebAPmLVG5K5SiFWKd8p62FwKQ2KE&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Reggie Shaw was 19 years old when he took the lives of two men by texting and driving. Reggie talks about his extreme regret for making the choice to text and drive. At 19 years old, he thought he was invincible. His young and immature self thought he could do no harm.  Since the accident, his life took a different turn. He wasn’t able to accomplish what he set out to do in his youth. In a way, Read More

You’re Only As Sick As Your Secrets – TEDx Talk

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqm_cv4yWKk&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3&index=1[/youtube] ‘You’re Only As Sick As Your Secrets’ my TEDx Talk title really says it all.  I am honoured and excited to be presenting at this years TEDX Malibu [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsTMPYuPXco[/youtube] Through building my talk show KirstyTV and hearing people share their deepest darkest secrets from incest to rape, to eating disorders and addictions. I have seen first hand the impact of keeping secrets & the damage that guilt and shame does. To the incredible healing powers and sense of freedom that comes from sharing our secrets. Read More

Break This Rule At Work

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8-AbJlbNc&list=PLQIikebAPmLXatPXuc9skekrLMOfGq8E8&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] You’ve heard, “Don’t mix business with pleasure”. Those who were brought up in the sales industry 20 years ago were trained not to do business with friends. I like to break those rules because what has worked really well for me has been mixing business with pleasure and doing business with friends. We know all the psychology reports suggest we do business with people we like. That doesn’t mean they have to be like us. We have a Read More

What To Do When Fear Tells You To Stop Chasing Your Dreams

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKhe7E-CkGk&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3&index=1[/youtube] Living your dreams! It’s a bit of a roller coaster when you are on the entrepreneurial path or you are living your boldest dreams. There are inevitable ups and downs. You don’t always know why, but something will come up, usually fear. You may second guess yourself and think that you can’t continue on this path, which is completely normal! In one of my past K Diary videos called, ‘Pre Launch Jitters Of KirstyTV ‘Kmart Meltdown‘, I was a Read More

Push Girls TV Star, Mia Dispels Your Thoughts on Wheelchairs

 [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qpq0rv4xqs&list=PLQIikebAPmLXfBSdF6-wWrzcpt-4cS2zg&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Mia Schaikewitz is one of the stars of the hit reality TV show, Push Girls. As a vibrant young girl she was a competitive swimmer, when at just 15 years old, her life was changed forever. A ruptured blood vessel in her spinal cord (AVM) left her paralyzed from the waist down, but has not stopped her.    Mia takes us through the day when the blood vessel ruptured. At that time, there was a 2 year window Read More

You Suck Until You Don’t

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1BimHv8e94&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3&index=1[/youtube] You suck until you don’t. Literally. You are bad until you are good. I’ve noticed that people who want to go after your dreams, are bad until they are good at it. You might really suck in the beginning. No one is born a really good speaker and though I am good at it now, I struggled at the start. Even when you have a natural talent and a gift, you are still going to have a lot to Read More

Your Work Drive is Like Your Sex Drive – Bring Back the Passion in Work

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0N4cy803Es&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3&index=1[/youtube] [powerpress] Bring the passion back into your work life, just like your sex life. I was talking with a guest this week about bringing back desire in the bedroom and it got me thinking about my lack of desire for my work.  Ever get tired of your business? These are some of the things that I do to get my work mojo back: RELAX. Just like getting in the mood, you might have to go take a bath. Sometimes you Read More