San Jose, California – I Can Do It Ignite – Speakers
Review by Margaux Joy DeNador – April 2012
When I heard that Hay House would be having a different format for the "I CAN DO IT!" conference with "Ignite!" in the event name, I became very curious and decided I wanted to attend it. I've always enjoyed the previous "I CAN DO IT!" conferences but I wondered what it would be like to have so many new authors speak – for 20 minutes each – one right after the other in this new format.
The event was held March 17-18, 2012, at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts in San Jose, California.
I must admit that I wondered if I would like this new format. I also wondered if I would enjoy hearing so many new authors. What I discovered was that Hay House made a great choice in hosting this new event.
During this inspiring new event format, inspiring authors Louise Hay, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Cheryl Richardson, Doreen Virtue, and Denise Linn shared the stage with 21 passionate and interesting new Hay House authors.
Dr. Wayne Dyer
Dr. Wayne Dyer spoke from 9-12:00 on Saturday, March 17th. The title of Wayne's talk was Wishes Fulfilled: Master the Art of Manifesting. Wayne was joined by Anita Moorjani, author of "Dying to Be Me." Anita's story is amazing and inspiring. Wayne was also joined by his daughter, Skye Dyer, who sang two songs, "The Greatest Love" by Whitney Houston and "Leader of the Band" by Dan Fogelberg, during his talk. I enjoyed Wayne's talk, hearing Anita Moorjani's story, and hearing Skye sing. It was an enjoyable three hours and seemed to go by very quickly.
Following Dr. Dyer's talk we had a lunch break from 12:00-1:30 pm. Next there were ten inspiring new authors doing 20-minute talks. The speakers after his talk, along with their speech titles, were as follows: Gabrielle Bernstein, Spirit Junkie - Access Untapped Inspiration and Become a Magnet for Miracles; Nancy Levin, Writing for My Life; Dave Carroll, The Power of One Voice In The Age of Social Media; Agapi Stassinopulus, Unbinding the Heart: Creating Your Own Portable Paradise; Jessica Ortner, The One Hour Apprentice; Kate Northrup, Money: A Love Story; Nick Ortner, Use EFT to Clear Patterns of Self-Sabotage Forever; Michael Chase, A Revolution of the Heart: Igniting the Power of Kindness Within; Denise Linn, Past Life Hyper-Time: Release Limitations and Activate Your Spiritual Path; Kris Carr, From Illness to Activist.
Doreen Virtue
There was a dinner break from 5:30 - 7:00 and then we were back in the auditorium to enjoy hearing Doreen Virtue from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. The title of Doreen's talk was Healing, Help, and Guidance from Your Angels. Doreen looked like a beautiful blonde mermaid angel. I am glad to have attended her talk. I left feeling uplifted, encouraged, and happy.
After the first day I was feeling inspired, energized, happy, and tired all at the same time! Luckily I had decided to stay at the Hilton Hotel with the others who were attending the event so it was an easy walk across the street to get back to our hotel rooms. I was so glad to have come to the event and was excited to see Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson speaking together first thing the next morning!
Cheryl Richardson & Louise Hay
Sunday, March 18th our morning began with Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson speaking together from 9-10:30 am. The title of their talk was, Holding Steady in Times of Change. When I heard them speak together at the Pasadena I CAN DO IT! in October and also watched and listened to them on the live video stream from the Tampa, Florida I CAN DO IT! in November 2011 the talks were focused on their book You Can Create an Exceptional Life. This talk had a focus we can all relate to – feeling better about all of the changes that are going on in our lives. Louise and Cheryl are so much fun together! Hearing them speak and watching them interact with each other and the audience was fun!
Louise and Cheryl were followed by a break, three inspiring speakers, a lunch break, and then ten more inspiring speakers all doing 20-minute talks. The Sunday afternoon speakers and their speech titles were as follows:
Michael Eisen, Empowered YOUth; Sarah De Anna, The Healthy Secrets to Becoming Model Skinny; Michelle Phillips, Finding Your True Beauty; Barbara Carrellas, Ecstasy is Necessary; Lissa Rankin M.D., Diagnose The REAL Reason You're Sick; Louann Brizendine, M.D., The Love Brain; Danielle LaPorte, The Strategy of Desire; Alisa Vitti, The FLO Living Method: Your Body as Your Partner to Health, Power, and Global Change; Latham Thomas, Ready, Set, GLOW! A Journey into Abundant Living, Spiritual Fitness, and Healthy Lifestyle; Tom Shadyac, What's Wrong with Our World and What We Can Do About It; Meggan Watterson, REVEAL Your Soul-Voice; and Congressman Tim Ryan, A Mindful Nation. The closing keynote speaker on Sunday was Kris Carr. The title of her speech was Crazy Sexy Life: Live Like You Mean It. The event concluded Sunday at 6:00 pm.
Before leaving to drive home, I saw Louise Hay talking with some people in the lobby of the hotel. I wanted to tell Louise how much I enjoyed the time I spent watching and listening to her and Cheryl Richarson. I also wanted to tell her how much I enjoyed this new kind of "I CAN DO IT" conference. Louise looked me in the eyes and said, "Did you hear all of the speakers?" My answer was yes I heard all of them. Louise gave me a big smile, with a twinkle in her eyes, and said, "I did too!"
The Hay House "I Can Do It!" conferences are a chance to observe some of the most inspiring speakers I've ever encountered all in one place. It is also wonderful to be there in person and meet some of my favorite authors and speakers – to be able to talk with them, hug them, and get to know them. As an author and speaker myself, I find these conferences inspiring and a great learning experience as a speaker as well. Being a Hay House author and speaker would definitely be a dream come true! Every speaker I've met that is part of the Hay House family was someone I would love to know as a friend. Every speaker I met was inspiring, passionate, and kind.
I also love being at these events in person because of the people I meet while there. During this event I met several new people and two of the women I spent the most time with were authors and gave me copies of their books and I gave them mine. Being with so many like-minded and like-hearted people in one place is a wonderful feeling!
I enjoyed this conference, I am glad I decided to attend it, and I highly recommend it!
Following are ALL of the authors that spoke at the "I CAN DO IT Ignite!" in San Jose, California. You can click on the names below to read about each of the authors who spoke at this event.
Louise L. Hay 
Dr. Wayne W. Dyer Anita Moorjani Cheryl Richardson Doreen Virtue Kris Carr Tom Shadyac Denise Linn Tim Ryan Gabrielle Bernstein Nick Ortner Barbara Carrellas Agapi Stassinopoulos Dave Carroll Latham Thomas Meggan Watterson Jessica Ortner Louann Brizendine, M.D. Danielle LaPorte Michael Eisen Lissa Rankin, M.D. Sarah DeAnna Kate Northrup Nancy Levin Michael J. Chase Michelle Phillips Alisa Vitti
Interviewing some of the new Hay House authors, who spoke at the "I CAN DO IT Ignite!" in San Jose, California, was inspiring and fun!
You'll find recordings of the interviews below. To listen to the interviews, click on the gray audio bar for the speaker you want to hear. You can click to play and to pause the recordings so you can listen to them as time permits. Each of the following interviews is just over 10 minutes in length.
Dave Carroll Interview Recording – Margaux Joy DeNador 022212
Dave is a singer-songwriter and social media innovator from Halifax, Canada.
Following his 2009 YouTube music video release called United Breaks Guitars, about his poor customer service experience with United Airlines, Dave's career blossomed and he is now a highly-sought-after performer, content creator, author, keynote speaker and consumer advocate.
To see Dave Carroll's video, United Breaks Guitars, which has had over 11,500,000 views, and to hear his solo album "Perfect Blue" which has a wonderful song titled "NOW" as well as a bonus track of the song from the video, visit his website:
www.davecarrollmusic.com
Michael Eisen Interview Recording - Margaux Joy DeNador 022912
Michael Eisen is a passionate, authentic, and charismatic inspirational speaker, author and social entrepreneur.
After positively transforming his own life at the age of 19 and overcoming challenges with stress, anxiety, depression and sickness, he is now driven to share with other young people the principles, strategies, and practices that empowered him to start living a happier and healthier life.
Michael created the Youth Wellness Network at the age of 25, in order to provide support programs and resources for young people. Michael also has a book coming out soon.
To find out more about Michael and his Youth Wellness Network, click on the link for his webiste: www.youthwellnessnetwork.ca
Michelle Phillips Interview Recording – Margaux Joy DeNador 041012
Michelle Phillips is an author, speaker, television personality, celebrity make-up artist, and life coach.
Michelle's mission is to help women cultivate their beauty from the inside out, and change the way they see themselves forever. Michelle blends her beauty expertise with tools for self-improvement to help women bring out best in themselves and live a happier and healthier life.
To find out more about Michelle, and her book "The Beauty Blueprint - 8 Steps to Building the Life and Look of Your Dreams," please visit her website at: www.MichellePhillips.com
What an interesting story. I feel for Dave and the loss of his long time friend... But it sounds like some positive things have come about due to the incident... Thanks Dave for sharing your experience with us and for Margaux interviewing you...
Posted by: Duane Brovan | March 01, 2012 at 08:09 PM