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#TellYourStory to Improve Your School Application

A few months ago a business associate reached out to me to share her frustration. She had decided to go back to school to pursue her masters but had been unsuccessful with several of the universities she had applied to. The response was that her academics were not strong enough. I found it an odd […]

#TellYourStory to Attract Donors

Whether you are a small non-profit organisation or a government, stories matter. Private donors, international donors, charities, and individual contributors love stories. I remember in the early days of cable TV, late night and early morning advertising slots were filled with stories of little black children, with distended bellies and flies buzzing around. The images […]

Expanded Lineup Set For Third Annual Saint Lucia Roots & Soul

Castries, St. Lucia On Wednesday June 19, tickets will go on sale for the third annual Saint Lucia Roots & Soul. The festival slated for August 23 to 25, 2019 follows Carnival on the Saint Lucia Summer Festivals calendar and forms part of the schedule of activities set to continue the celebration of the islands 40th anniversary of independence.

The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) is looking forward to the festival and the diverse offerings from the lineup that it presents.

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Eco-Conscious Tourism and Wealth Creation To Be Explored at Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Conference

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados The idea of social entrepreneurship as a strategy for social and economic empowerment will come up for discussion at the regions premier sustainable tourism gathering in late August.

As part of a detailed programme to address some of the regions pressing tourism issues, the Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development otherwise known as the Sustainable Tourism Conference (#STC2019) will provide a forum for regional and international delegates to examine how...

Work With What You Have to Flourish

1 Kings 17 is one of my favorite passages in the bible and it means more to me each time I read it. It’s the story of the prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarepheth. You can read the full story here at biblegateway.com Elijah has prophesied a drought and he is caught in the […]

Make 2019 Your Year of Yes

My 2019 is off to a great reading start. I had asked for Amazon gift cards as my Christmas gifts and my sweet friends and daughter met my request. So first lesson of 2019 is to ASK for what you want! So what else is there to get with amazon gift cards but books. I […]

Back to the Beginning with Flourish in 2019 Breakfast

Can I tell you how long it has been since I hosted a breakfast workshop? About 13 years!!! I know. Long overdue. But it has been even longer since I hosted my first one. The year was 1998. When I decided after university that I wanted to be a speaker I started with where I […]

6 Things I’m Giving Up to Flourish in 2019

Recently, I was chatting with a friend about her plans for 2019. Her response. I’m retiring! I wanted to know what she meant by that as she is still fairly young, works for herself and has always moved to her own beat. She said she was retiring. Not from work but from people and ways […]

5 Ways for Island Moms to Rock Their Business in 2019

I had the pleasure of sharing five ways mompreneurs can improve their business in 2019 on www.islandmomsrock.com. This is a great platform run by Dynel Lang, a Caribbean mom living on St Croix, USVI. Network. Your net worth directly correlates to your network. This is time to not only foster better personal relationships but to […]

School is in at Naji on Teachable

After Beta testing the digital courses in 2018, the first two are now live on the teachable.com platform. Once you log in and purchase, you have access to the courses for life. How cool is that? This means any updates I make to them you will be able to get that knowledge at no additional […]