Fiona Prince, Prince Heron Communications

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Jan 172012
 

An approved facilitator for the BC Provincial Government, Fiona is an instructor in the Continuing Studies Program, and Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University School of Communication and Culture.   She assists others through workshops and coaching, to discover and appreciate their communication and working styles, while  focusing on strengths and talents.   Fiona believes that  “Most problems in the workplace occur because of misunderstandings caused by different communication styles.  When people understand  how and why they occur, they can participate in developing strategies, goals and tactics to overcome them, moving forward with less stress and more fun.”

What’s the best part for you of being part of yoUnlimited? Seeing the personal and professional growth that happens for people between events.

Favourite Books: Please Understand Me II by Dr. David West Keirsey and People Patterns by Stephen Montgomery provide me with a framework for understanding myself and others.

What qualities do you admire in others: I value people who balance service to others with taking care of themselves and those who work to their strengths and ask for help when and where they need it.

What is your favourite activity? Learning and sharing

What is the best advice you have ever received? It’s not what you do but how you do it that makes all the difference.

What or who inspires or moves you? Rabbi and Chani Kaplan, who came to Victoria to raise their family and strengthen the Jewish community; they lead by example.

What is your personal philosophy? Miscommunication is inevitable. Sometimes I don’t even understand myself

What brings you to your knees? People who do not see their own potential

What is your most proud moment? When something I say or do helps another person move closer to their own goals.

When do you feel your healthiest? After a long walk

Favourite quote… “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it” – Chinese Proverb

Fiona participated in the Networking Panel in November 2010 and also provided Laser Coaching Sessions as an exhibitor at that event.

Connect with Fiona

M:  4407 Wilkinson Road
P:  250.418.5982
E:  fiona@princeheron.com
W:  www.princeheron.com
F: www.facebook.com/princefiona
T:  www.twitter.com/princeheron
LI:  www.linkedin.com/in/fionaprince

Michele Powell – Tell Mia

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Jan 172012
 

Offering up an array of services and products,  TellMia’s guiding principles include providing great customer service, high quality, well priced products and current information towards finding or reclaiming your sexual happiness. Encouraging and supporting exciting sex lives, TellMia provides fun, educational Adult Home Parties, Individual Coaching,  and Workshops wherer you are invited to learn/shop in a comfortable, non-judgmental environment.

What’s the best part for you of being part of yoUnlimited?  Being inspired by bright, motivated talented women.

What is your favourite place in the world?  New York City, the perfect combo of history, culture, diversity & cool people.

Favourite Books:  Reallivenudegirl by Carol Queen

What qualities do you admire in others:  Self awareness, good communication skills, and an open mind.

What or who inspires or moves you?  Anyone following their dreams.

What is your personal philosophy?  I try to live my life with integrity, honestly and passion.

What moves you to tears?  Goodbyes.

Where do you find your joy?  My kids, my friends, lover, and my business.

What brings you to your knees?  A kiss with his hands in my hair.

What is the lesson you learn over and over again?  It works out in the end and if it is not worked out, it is not the end.

Who or what motivates you?  A desire to be acknowledged, financially successful, and respected.

When do you feel your healthiest?  When walking in the fresh air.

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Linda Hunter, Author and Event Planner

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Jan 172012
 


Linda is an event planner and professional writer who is dedicated to service and open to possibility.  The author of “An Unforgettable After-Grad”, she has over 20 years of conference and event planning experience and has successfully produced five unforgettable After-Grad events for Parkland Secondary School.  Linda lives in Sidney, British Columbia where she shares her heart and her home with her husband, her mother, and three grown children.  She divides her time between conference & event planning and writing her second book.


What’s the best part for you of being part of yoUnlimited? The energy from the other women and the new things I learn each time.

What is your favourite place in the world? Any place that family is gathered, and if it’s by the ocean, even better!

Favourite Books: The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck , Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

What qualities do you look for in others: Honesty, integrity and authenticity.

What’s on your bucket list? A trip to India, attend a meditation retreat and to learn Spanish.

What is the best advice you have ever received? To accept rather than resist those things I cannot control or change, from my father-in-law when at 59 he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

What or who inspires or moves you? Small children learning to walk, blind people who ski, fearless adventure seekers, those who overcome adversity or tragedy.

What is your personal philosophy? Take only what you need, and share what you have.

Advice you would pass on to yourself at 19? Don’t worry about what anyone else thinks, just do it!

Who is your favourite community organization for contribution? Food Bank – food is life.

What moves you to tears? The song “Amazing Grace”.

Where do you find your joy? In my gratitude walks, cooking, and watching my children interact.

What brings you to your knees? Suffering, images of war.

What is the lesson you learn over and over again? Be myself, I AM ENOUGH!

When do you feel your healthiest? On vacation, when I am swimming in the ocean.

Favourite quote… Ring the bells that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.  Leonard Cohen


Linda will be speaking at the summer 2011 yoUnlimited event on “Celebration, Traditions, and the “Open” Dinner Table”, part of the Living with Grace Series,

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Trish Bishop – Choose2Live

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Jan 172012
 

As an Intuitive Guide, Trish Bishop’s ultimate goal is to to provide people with the tools they need to discover who they really are.  She helps people quickly identify the issues that are keeping them from achieving their greatness, and helps  them learn to trust and recognize their own intuitive capabilities so they can receive intuitive information on their own.

What’s the best part for you of being part of yoUnlimited?  The connection with absolutely amazingly powerful women!

What is your favourite place in the world?  The beach – pretty much any beach with soft sand.

Favourite Book:  Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. It was the first time I understood and had to really look at the fact that I was the ONLY one responsible for creating my reality!

What qualities do you admire in others:  Honesty – I value people who are honest about who they are and who are honest in their engagements with others. That is where real connection happens!

If you could only do one thing, what would that be?  Smile

What is the best advice you have ever received?  My dear friend Katherine told me, “Real power comes from empowering others.”  That changed my entire life.

What or who inspires or moves you?  Eminem – he not only is who he is without apology, but he has the courage to share his journey with the world.

What is your personal philosophy?  Be who you are without apology.

Advice you would pass on to yourself at 19?  Keep going – you’re heading in the right direction!

What brings you to your knees?  Surrender – when I realize I don’t have all the answers and I don’t know everything – every time I get to that place I am humbled and surrender to my own vulnerability.

What is the lesson you learn over and over again?  That as soon as I think I’m getting to the point where I’m ‘in the know’ I quickly learn I know nothing at all.

When do you feel your healthiest?  In the morning when I’ve just gotten home from the gym and am drinking my fruit smoothie – that time of the day totally rocks!

Favourite quote…  “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Dr. Suess

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Laureen Barry, Eagle Ridge Productions

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Jan 172012
 

A certified Feng Shui Consultant , Laureen is the author of “What You See is What You Get: Transform Your Dreams from Possibility to Reality”.  A workshop facilitator and speaker, she is passionate about understanding how we create our reality and how we can use that knowledge to live happy and fulfilled lives.  Laureen inspires others to create their lives intentionally rather than accidentally.

What’s the best part for you of being part of yoUnlimited?  Connecting with an amazing group of local ladies.  They inspire me!

Favourite Books: The Secret of the Ages by Robert Collier; The Power of your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy; Excuse me Your Life is Waiting by Lyn Grabhorn; The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity by Ponder;  The Answer by John Assaraf.

What qualities do you admire in others?  Honesty above all.  If we try to deceive others, we are only deceiving ourselves.  We can’t “live our lives out loud” if we’re cowering in the shadows of fear and deception.

If you could only do one thing, what would that be?  Inspire my loved ones to be all they can be; to live their lives with hope and passion; to pursue their dreams without hesitation.

What or who inspires or moves you?  People who are committed to pursuing and living their passion in the face of all opposition.

What is your personal philosophy?  Honesty is the best policy.  Be authentic and congruent.

Advice you would pass on to yourself at 19?  The sky is the limit.  Remove the shackles others would try and place on you.  You are a child of the King – hold your head high.

Who is your favourite community organization for charity?  The S.P.C.A. and the Salvation Army.  They both do incredible work to relieve suffering.

What moves you to tears?  Abuse and injustice.  We are all created equal and have the right to love and respect.

Where do you find your joy?  In nature and among family and friends.

What is the lesson you learn over and over again?  I create my reality.

Favourite quote…  “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” Lao Tsu

Connect with Laureen:

  • A:  4420 West Saanich Road, P.O. Box 24020, Victoria, BC, V8Z 7E7
  • P:  250-888-3843
  • E:  laureen@laureenbarry.com
  • W:  www.laureenbarry.com
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