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do you believe yourself?

October 14, 2011

Check out my chat with Tanya Geisler as we talk “thing finding”. Check out the full convo here. ——— Help your friends talk their walk and cut, paste & post these insta-tweets: Do you believe yourself? @DyanaValentine thinks you should. http://bit.ly/pJMmU7 Does being good at something mean you should be doing it? @DyanaValentine doesn’t think [...]

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“I can’t possibly say that” … Or can you?

October 13, 2011

In the wake of her mind-blowingly amazing book called Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves, my awesome friend and coaching colleague, Amy Ahlers, created the Big Fat Lies Summit. I had the distinct honor of taking place in one of this series of fabulous conference calls, which you can check out here. For me—and this [...]

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ever say, “I’m too …”?

October 6, 2011

My fabulous friend, Amy Ahlers, wrote a booty kicking book called Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves. She’s also doing a Big Fat Lies Summit- a series of conference calls where some pretty terrific and insightful human beings (*ahem*, I’m on the list) join Amy to cop to the biggest lies they’ve ever told themselves. [...]

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keep it simple

September 20, 2011

When asked “What do you do?” most of us get that deer in the headlights look and then start our answer with “I…”. The thing is, people don’t really care what we do. They want to know what we can do for them, or for their mother, brother, child or best friend. They want to [...]

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if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

September 13, 2011

Here is an annoyingly long list of questions to help you figure out if your pitch, bio, elevator speech or hi-how-are-you intro are working: How do you feel when you deliver your spiel? Does a bullsh*t warning bell go off inside when you’re talking or are you having a blast and feel great? Do you hesitate [...]

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creating helpful hype

August 19, 2011

The fabulous women over at CreateHype, Justine Grey and Megan Eckman (check them out on Twitter @CreateHype) asked: + Have you always been an instigator? + What is the most common thing that stalls an entrepreneur on their forward march to success? + What inspires you to inspire others? + How can a product entrepreneur [...]

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keep it funky, fresh and full of vinegar

August 9, 2011

There are a lot of interesting, truly curious people in the world, but the guys at The Reflex Blue Show take curiosity and the art of the interview to a whole other level. A year ago, before the inHOWse Design and Creative Freelancers conferences, they grilled me in the bowels of the Denver Convention Center [...]

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you’re amazing. love, dyana.

August 2, 2011

The fabulous and crafty Jenny Jafek-Jones wrote a sweet post on her response to the 23 things you might not know about you ebook the brilliant Lisa Baldwin curated. It hits the spot when you need a boost, a lift or a reminder of what you are really, really good at. How about you? What [...]

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interviews–get creative with it

July 26, 2011

The always insightful and awesome Tara Gentile is all about empowering people to find their passion and profit from it. She also knows a thing or two about creative blogging. Prompted by an exchange we had on Twitter, I recently joined her for a chat about how interviews can spice up a “blah” blog – [...]

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your dreams + trust = revolution

July 20, 2011

I have been writing down my dreams for over a year. I feel as though art has returned to my life. It’s a sentimental, possessive experience. Vivid, visual, visceral dreams are a part of me I can count on. Dream time is one of the few spaces/contexts that I don’t question. I don’t judge myself [...]

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