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November 15, 2016

Live Your Music - Interview with Michelle Gordon 11/15/16

Hello Everyone,

My inspiring and fun friend, Michelle Gordon, was my guest for Live Your Music today.

Do you ever read "personal development" books and then never take any action? Do you feel like you should be doing more with your life and your time? Do you ever wonder when you'll change your habits and take the time to live your dreams?

Today we talked about Michelle's new top-selling book titled Where's My F*cking Unicorn? and also about the 11/29/16 release of the seventh book in her inspiring series of novels about Earth Angels which start with The Earth Angel Training Academy. The title of book seven is The Twin Flame Reality and it will be available 11/29/16 on Amazon.

To hear the recording of today's fun show, with Michelle Gordon as my guest, please click here.

Click on the photo to hear a replay of the show with Michelle Gordon.

Michelle Gordon has been writing about the spiritual realm for twenty years. It started with poetry and short stories about ghosts and life after death, and has grown to novels about Angels and Faeries, alternate dimensions and parallel universes.

Michelle is an independent author, and has readers all over the world, many of whom have experienced positive shifts as a result of reading her books. She has many more books planned for the future, including more books in the Earth Angel series and a brand new young adults trilogy.

Her new book, Where's My F*cking Unicorn?, rose to number seven on the Amazon best-seller list within two days and is a short book that I greatly enjoyed reading.

Michelle with her new "Unicorn" book.

Michelle says in her subtitle for her little book, "This book is for you if you've read all the self-help books, attended every motivational seminar, spent a fortune on courses – but you're life is still a F*cking mess."

I read the book right after she released it on Kindle a few weeks ago and I love her sense of humor in the book. My life isn't "a mess" but I love to read books that I feel can possibly help me learn something to make my own life better and/or that I can share by telling others about the book.

You'll have to listen to the show to find out more about why she wrote it and why I hope you'll get a copy and then read it!

Click on the book cover to buy the book on Amazon.

Click on the cover of the book, above, to buy the print book or Kindle version of it on Amazon.

Five years ago, Michelle published her first novel in the Earth Angel series – The Earth Angel Training Academy. The seventh book in that series, The Twin Flame Reality, will be available 11/29/16. You can pre-order the Kindle version by clicking on the title.

I've read all of the other books in her series and I am looking forward to this one. Michelle's books are interesting, full of imagination, wonderful characters and amazing and creative places. It would be great to see her books as movies or as an Earth Angels TV series someday!

Click on the book cover to buy it on Amazon.

To find out more about Michelle Gordon and all of her books, please visit her website at: michellegordon.co.uk

During the show a caller asked Michelle if one of the characters in the book was her.

To get a chance to win a signed copy of her book you'll need to answer this question: "What character in the Earth Angel series is based on Michelle?"

WIN A SIGNED BOOK - Put your name in for the drawing of the signed copy of The Earth Angel Training Academy, by sending me an email to: [email protected] and include the answer to the question in your email.

I hope you'll take some time to listen to this interview with Michelle Gordon. During the show we took questions from a couple of callers and that was fun. This was my first time doing a longer show and having callers ask questions and talk with my guest and we all enjoyed it! I am looking forward to doing more of these longer shows where I can have guests call in to ask questions.

To hear the replay of my interview with Michelle Gordon, with the answer to the question for the signed book, please click on this direct link (or paste it in your browser): http://www.blogtalkradio.com/liveyourmusic/2016/11/15/live-your-music--margaux-joy-and-guest-michelle-gordon-111516

If you've missed any of my shows, you can listen to on-demand episodes of Live Your Music by clicking here.

Please forward this message to your family and friends that you feel would enjoy hearing the show!

Love & Hugs,
Margaux

PS: My book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, can help you live your music. You can buy it online at either Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

To find out more about me, and how my coaching can help you, please visit my blog website at www.margauxjoydenador.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on November 15, 2016 at 04:01 PM in Books, Happiness, Inspiration, Interviews, Live Your Music, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 09, 2016

Live Your Music – Interview with Leslie Keenan 11/09/16

Hello Everyone,

My inspiring friend, writing coach and teacher, Leslie Keenan, was my guest for Live Your Music today.

Do you have a book – or books – in you? Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or afraid to get started? Have you started but are unsure how to complete your book or get it published?

Leslie Keenan has been helping people access their creativity, find time to do what they most love, and complete their writing projects for over thirty years. She works as a writing coach, teacher, editor, and workshop leader.

Today we talked about how she helps writers – and other creative people – get past their inner critics and take the time to "show up" by helping to create a time plan that can work for each person's life.

To hear the recording of today's fun and inspiring show, with Leslie Keenan as my guest, please click here.

Click on the photo to hear a replay of the show with Leslie Keenan.

During the class I took with Leslie (with the same title as her new book, You Can Complete that Book) she had us draw our "inner critics" and for me, mine was one of my grandmothers. Following are some of the "inner critic" drawings you'll find in Leslie's book. My "inner critic" drawing is the one on the bottom right.

My grandmother told me not to put things in writing and she also said I "should" forget about singing. Both are what I call Heart's Desires and they've been with me my whole life.

I am so thankful for Leslie and her helping me get past my "inner critic" so I could write and publish my book The Art of Living a Life You Love!

If you have ever wanted to write a book, or have started writing one but feel stuck or afraid to complete it or get it published, call Leslie and/or read her book!

Click on the book cover to buy the book on Amazon.

Click on the cover of the book, above, or the book's title (below) to buy the print book or Kindle version of You Can Complete That Book on Amazon.

I highly recommend Leslie Keenan and her inspiring and helpful book!

To find out more about Leslie Keenan's work as a writing coach, teacher, editor, and workshop leader, please visit her website at: www.LeslieKeenan.com

While you are listening to our conversation, imagine the joy you can have by living your music.

Please take some time to relax and join me for a conversation with Leslie about how she is living her music by working with people who are inspired to write either a fiction and/or nonfiction book.

To hear the replay of my interview with Leslie Keenan, please click on this direct link (or paste it in your browser): http://www.blogtalkradio.com/liveyourmusic/2016/11/09/live-your-music-margaux-joy-and-guest-leslie-keenan-110916

If you've missed any of my shows, you can listen to on-demand episodes of Live Your Music by clicking here.

Please forward this message to your family and friends who are interested in writing a book so they can hear the show!

Love & Hugs,
Margaux

PS: My book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, can help you live your music. You can buy it online at either Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

To find out more about me, and how my coaching can help you, please visit my blog website at www.margauxjoydenador.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on November 09, 2016 at 03:25 PM in Books, Inspiration, Interviews, Live Your Music, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 17, 2016

Live Your Music - Interview with Suzanne Adams 08/17/16

Hello Everyone,

Suzanne Adams was my guest for Live Your Music today!

During today's show you'll get to hear about her book Musings of an Earth Angel and also hear about her work as a Life Purpose Consultant.

Join us for 30 minutes of inspiration to Live Your Music in your own unique ways!!

To hear the recording of my interview with Suzanne Adams, please click here.

Click on the photo above to hear a replay of Live Your Music
with Suzanne Adams as my guest.

Suzanne Adams is a best selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Life Purpose Consultant and Huffington Post Blogger that is sharing her zest for life with audiences around the globe.

She believes that having fun and following your passion are the keys to finding true happiness while living a life of fulfillment and joy! She is passionate about helping you unlock exactly what that means for each of us.

Suzanne Adams book Musings of an Earth Angel. Click on the book to see it on Amazon.

Suzanne was a speaker at the 2016 Hay House World Summit and is excited to share with you her secrets to attracting happiness and freedom into your life!

Suzanne is thrilled to be leading workshops and retreats around the world. She also loves to share her secrets to success with you through her books, digital courses, and inspirational talks.

Suzanne Adams with her book Musings of an Earth Angel

As Suzanne mentioned during the show, her book Musings of an Earth Angel (available on Amazon with this link) is a novel and is the first book in a trilogy she is writing. She's writing book two and expects it to be out early next year.

I've read Musings of an Earth Angel and I loved it. I am now reading it for a second time and am enjoying more than I did the first time. It's fun to read and full of twists and turns that keep you wondering what will happen next.

If you like to read novels and are looking for one that is both inspiring and entertaining, I highly recommend her book. As I said during the show, it can also appeal to men as well as women. Both my husband, Dudley, and my brother Duane have read her book and enjoyed it a lot.

If you're curious to hear more about Musings of an Earth Angel and Suzanne's work as a Life Purpose Consultant (which is explained during our conversation) you'll want to listen to the replay of today's show!

To connect with Suzanne Adams online, visit her website:
www.musingsofanearthangel.com

To hear the podcast replay with Suzanne Adams as my guest, please click on this direct link: Live Your Music Suzanne Adams 08/17/16

Please listen to the show and share the replay link with your family and friends!

If you'd like to hear replays of my other shows you can listen to online podcasts of Live Your Music by clicking here.

Love,
Margaux

PS: My book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, which I mentioned during the show today, can help you feel happier, live your music, and love the life you're living. You can order my book online at either Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

To find out more about me, and how my creative life balance coaching can help you, please visit my blog website at www.margauxjoydenador.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on August 17, 2016 at 04:44 PM in Books, Inspiration, Interviews, Live Your Music, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 08, 2016

Live Your Music – Interview with Michelle Gordon 06/08/16

Hello Everyone,

My guest for Live Your Music this week was Michelle Gordon.

Michelle is the author of The Earth Angel Academy and is also the author of a series of Earth Angel books and a collection called the Visionary series.

To hear the podcast recording of this week's show, with Michelle Gordon as my guest, please click here.

Click on the photo above to hear a replay of Live Your Music
with Michelle Gordon.

Michelle Gordon has been writing about the spiritual realm for twenty years. It started with poetry and short stories about ghosts and life after death, and has grown to novels about Angels and Faeries, alternate dimensions and parallel universes.

Five years ago, Michelle published her first novel in the Earth Angel series – The Earth Angel Training Academy. There are now six books in that series, and she has four individual novels in the Visionary Collection.

Michelle is an independent author, and has readers all over the world, many of whom have experienced positive shifts as a result of reading her books. She has many more books planned for the future, including a further seven books in the Earth Angel series and a brand new young adults trilogy.

When not writing, Michelle enjoys running her business, which helps other independent authors to publish their books, and doing oracle and tarot readings.

Michelle is very creative, and usually has a craft project or two on the go! She regularly writes her blog and does oracle card readings on her YouTube channel.

Today Michelle and I talked about why she wished to be a writer, the impact Doreen Virtue and Neale Donald Walsch have had on her writing, as well as the five year anniversary edition of her book The Earth Angel Training Academy which was the start of her two series of books.

Michelle Gordon is a great example of what can happen when you listen to your heart and feel inspired to live your music!

I began reading her book The Earth Angel Training Academy to prepare for the show and I am enjoying it very much – in fact I am super curious what's going to happen and am looking forward to reading the rest of it.

It was fun talking with Michelle Gordon on my show today!

If you're interested in Earth Angels – or are just curious about them, I recommend you get a copy of her book. You can get the five year anniversary edition of the book on Amazon by clicking on this direct link: The Earth Angel Training Academy.

Michelle is on a tour of the U.S. and has book signings coming up in the following locations: Tucson, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle. For information on Michelle's book signings, please visit her book tour website: www.earthangelbooktour.wordpress.com/

For more about Michelle Gordon please visit her website:
www.michellegordon.co.uk

To hear the podcast replay of my show with Michelle Gordon, please click on this direct link: Live Your Music – Michelle Gordon 06/08/16

If you'd like to hear replays of any of my shows you can listen to online podcast replays of Live Your Music by clicking here.

Love,
Margaux

PS: My book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, which I mentioned during the show today, can help you feel happier, live your music, and love the life you're living. You can order my book online at either Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

To find out more about me, and how my creative life balance coaching can help you, please visit my blog website at www.margauxjoydenador.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on June 08, 2016 at 06:45 PM in Books, Inspiration, Interviews, Live Your Music, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 10, 2016

Live Your Music – Remembering Wayne Dyer 05/10/16

Hello Everyone,

Live Your Music – Remembering Wayne Dyer was the show for this week. It was recorded live today to celebrate Wayne Dyer on what would have been his 76th Birthday.

To hear the podcast recording of this week's show, Remembering Wayne Dyer, please click here.

Click on the photo above to hear a replay of Live Your Music
Remembering Wayne Dyer.

My husband, Dudley DeNador, was my guest and during the show we shared treasured memories of times we spent with Wayne Dyer along with some of the greatest lessons we've learned from him. :-)

During the show I played Skye Dyer's beautiful song You Inspire Me. Skye wrote it for her Dad and it is one of his favorites. We love it too! Skye's voice sounds beautiful and she is one of the kindest and most loving Earth Angels I've ever known.

We also talked about Serena Dyer and her inspiring book Don't Die with Your Music Still in You. I am so glad to have her book and and I highly recommend it! Serena is a great storyteller and you'll feel like she's talking to you as you read her inspiring book.

As promised, we told the story that goes with pictures of us with Wayne Dyer at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California right before 09/11/01 and the story of us seeing Wayne Dyer on Maui in 2002.

Click on the photo above to hear a replay of Live Your Music
Remembering Wayne Dyer and our Maui picture story.

As Dudley and I said during the show, we are so thankful that we listened to Wayne Dyer's audio program of his book titled What Do You Really Want for Your Children? because he helped us have the wonderful experience we've had as parents and his inspiring advice about raising children helped us raise our incredible son.

The Dyer family is an example of what can happen when your children are surrounded by love and are encouraged to be both thankful and kind. Having spent time with Wayne Dyer and his daughters I can tell you that they are happy, thankful, creative, and kind. They are as Wayne Dyer was – a joy to know and they are full of love and light.

We'd love for you to listen to the show and share it with your family and friends. As Dr. Dyer said so often, "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." and LOVE.

"You'll See It When You Believe It." is so true!! Early in the morning I often hear Wayne's voice saying, "The Morning Breeze having secrets to tell you! Get up and write them down!" So far I've always been glad when I got out of bed to write what I was hearing. :-)

To connect with Dr. Wayne Dyer online, please visit his website: www.drwaynedyer.com

To hear the podcast replay of my show, Remembering Wayne Dyer, please click on this direct link (or paste it in your browser): http://www.blogtalkradio.com/liveyourmusic/2016/05/10/live-your-music-remembering-wayne-dyer-051016

If you'd like to hear replays of my shows, you can listen to online podcast replays of Live Your Music by clicking here.

Love,
Margaux

PS: My book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, which I mentioned during the show today, can help you feel happier, live your music, and love the life you're living. You can download the first chapter of my book from my website by clicking here. You can order my book online at either Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.

To find out more about me, and how my life balance coaching can help you, please visit my blog website at www.margauxjoydenador.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on May 10, 2016 at 05:10 PM in Books, Gratitude, Happiness, Inspiration, Interviews, Live Your Music, LOVE, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 25, 2014

Live Your Music – Interview with Jake Ducey 07/23/14

My guest for Live Your Music 07/23/14 is Jake Ducey.

In college on a basketball scholarship and headed for a sports career, at 19 Jake Ducey, a kid from a good Southern California family, seemed to have it all. But he didn’t. Something was missing, and the emptiness had led him to follow his heart. Jake left it all behind and, with his meager savings, traveled the world.

What he ended up finding was that what he was looking for was inside him all the time, that our destiny is reached only if we look inside of ourselves first.

Now 23, Jake is the author of Into the Wind and he speaks throughout the country on consciously and responsibly creating our lives. Jake has also written a new book "The Purpose Principles" which is set to be released in early 2015.

You can can connect with Jake online at www.jakeducey.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on July 25, 2014 at 01:05 PM in Books, Inspiration, Interviews, Live Your Music, Radio Shows, Success, Travel | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 16, 2014

Live Your Music – Interview with Vicki Savini 07/16/14

My guest for Live Your Music on 07/16/14 is Vicki Savini.

Vicki Savini is a mindful teacher who has been educating, enlightening, and empowering children and adults to be their absolute best for over 20 years.

Vicki inspires children to speak their truth and believe in themselves while helping adults to heal the inner child and understand the overall importance of childhood.

As a public school teacher, Vicki began to teach mindful principles in her classroom long before it was considered acceptable. She is a dynamic and inspiring speaker who empowers children & adults through individual consultations, group workshops and public speaking.

Vicki has experience, not only in the fields of psychology and education, but also in the healing arts and overall wellness. She is a Science of Mind Practitioner, Reiki energy worker, and talented Intuitive Life Coach.

Vicki uses her real world experiences and eclectic training to educate, enlighten, and empower individuals to believe in themselves and live their truth.

Her inspiring book, Ignite the Light, was released on May 6, 2014 by Hay House and can be ordered on amazon.

For more information on her services, please visit her website www.vickisavini.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on July 16, 2014 at 10:25 AM in Books, Happiness, Interviews, Live Your Music, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 10, 2014

Book Review: Money A Love Story – Kate Northrup

This book has shifted how I feel about money, how I think about money, what I believe about money, how I pay attention to our money, and I am glad.

I have now joined Kate's online community and am getting emails from her. I want to keep shifting my beliefs and develop great habits with how I pay attention to my money – our money – and how we increase our money.

Reading Kate's book slowly was important for me because I had developed disempowering beliefs that I needed to shift into beliefs that empower me.

I love the way Kate uses humor and how she tells stories about how she go in – and then out of – credit card debt. Kate helps her readers learn from a combination of her own life lessons about money and the new ways she has of thinking about money now – after she began to change how she felt about money and creating new ways to think about it.

A love story with money – is it possible? In this book Kate Northrup takes us on a journey from where we are when we start reading.

(There is a money quiz in the first part of the book that helps you know where to start and what will help you change how you feel about money – by seeing your answers to the questions in the quiz.)

I love the titles of the chapters:

1. What's Love Got to Do with It?
2. It's Not About The Money
3. Woo-Woo Meets Cha-Ching
4. You've Got You Babe
5. What Can You Do to Pay Attention?
6. You Owe You
7. Feel-Good Financial Planning
8. True Financial Freedom

I love what Kate's mom, Dr. Christiane Northrup, says in the foreword to the book. I've included three quotes from her foreword to the book below:

"We all have a unique money legacy, of course. And talking openly and freely about money in families is not common. so it takes courage – and the willingness to look at, and change, your own consciousness about this subject."

"Here's the whole truth. Our relationship with money profoundly affects our health, particularly the health of the second chakra… For years and years as an ob/gyn physician I have seen up close and personal how a woman's health is affected by issues of money, sex, and power – second chakra energies."

"I love that my own daughter, was brought up knowing the link between beliefs and health, has looked her own money legacy straight in the eye – and then, with love and tenderness, changed the barren parts into an oasis of consciousness and practical wisdom. Through the eyes of my own child, I can see how very far I've come from financial terror to financial freedom."

The book is about our relationship with money – and the emotions that go with it and that is why Kate titled her book, "Money – A Love Story."

Kate says, "I'm sure some reading the title will be appalled that I had the nerve to use money and love in the same sentence. To even suggest that money is related to love has the power to offend. Yet I'm so sure that unraveling our money woes has everything to do with love (and very little to do with anything else) that I was willing to put it on the cover of this book."

"To wake up every morning and do whatever calls to you, whatever the heck you feel like doing, is connected to your ability to feel free from financial strain and be open to what your heart is telling you."

Doesn't that sound wonderful to you? It does to me!

Read this book with an open mind and heart. The way Kate talks about money combines the spiritual with the financial. I love that about her book.

Changing your reality with money requires listening to what Kate calls "the voices in your head." Why? Because as Kate says, "Our thoughts create our beliefs, which create our actions, which in turn create our reality." And as Kate says, those beliefs can, and do, come from anywhere.

"If we don't pay attention to the thoughts that are creating our beliefs, our actions, and ultimately our realities, we're not actually in charge of our lives. Instead we're letting some random reporter from the eleven o'clock news, or possibly even worse, our mothers or fathers run our lives."

In my work as a coach, I work with people on their beliefs. We all have beliefs we've picked up that help us and beliefs that hold us back or create problems we then must fix.

What do you believe about money? Do you believe it can be a love story for you?

Kate's mentor, Barbara Stanney, author of the book and course Overcoming Under Earning, says that our degree of resistance around money is proportional to the degree of power available to us on the other side of that resistance.

Kate's realizations on an airplane (in her journal) about self-love…"I've told so many people that the root of all problems is a lack of self-love, but it never occurred to me that my money challenges had anything to do with that and that taking care of myself in this way has nothing to do with deprivation or limitation but everything to do with self-love!"

Kate makes a great case for taking great care of your money as being a way of taking great care of yourself.

Valuing yourself is important and Kate suggests, in the book, to write three things you value about yourself each morning in your journal. I've been doing this since I read that part of Kate's book and I look forward to it each day. It feels good to look back through and read what I've written on previous day.

Each day I start with the words: "I have…" and then just write what I feel inspired to write that day. Kate says not to repeat yourself and I am surprised by how different the value lists are from day to day.

The thing they have in common is they help me feel good and remind me of things I have to value about myself.

Self-value + paying attention to your money + giving more value = receiving more value.

Paying Attention is something Kate insists we do. She's gotten me to set a reminder on my iPhone to so that at 11 AM daily I check all of our online bank accounts. Doing this every day keeps me aware of what we have, what we spend, what's come in, what we owe, and what's in our retirement accounts.

I am feeling more thankful than ever for the money we have and I feel great about paying more attention to the money we have and how we are choosing to use it.

Reading Kate's book has changed forever how I think about money in some powerful and empowering ways. I feel more love for the money we have, more thankful for what we have, and more appreciative of what are are able to do with our money.

I've created a green file folder, as per Kate's suggestion in her book, that says: "Invoices for Blessings Received"

I like this shift in thinking of the "bills" as invoices for blessings we receive.

Each time I put a "bill" in the green "Invoices for Blessings Received" folder it reminds me that it's for a blessing we've received or will during the next month for example our cell phones and the ability to make calls and send text messages; the lights, TV, heat, washer and dryer, stove, microwave we can enjoy using because PG&E provides electricity and gas for us to use each month.

Money – A Love Story. I love the idea of money being a love story. Learning from stories Kate tells about her own life, her mom's, and stories of other people she knows made it easy to remember the lessons.

I love to learn from OPE – Other People's Experiences. Money – A Love Story is just that – a way to learn from the experiences of other people.

Reading this book – cover to cover – took me a long time. But by reading it slowly I was able to gradually begin to shift my beliefs about money in some empowering ways.

Is money a love story for me now? I feel like it's starting to be.

I feel inspired to keep paying attention, make choices I feel proud of, and to keep becoming a better role model in regard to money for our son, my husband, and for all who are in my Circle of Influence as a life coach, author, speaker, and radio show host.

I am glad I chose to review this book and that I read all of it. I plan to read it again – slowly – and move closer to creating a love story with our money.

I would have like the cover to be more colorful or to look more like money – perhaps using gold for the word MONEY and the piggy bank and forest green for the subtitle text. Maybe the second printing could have a more attractive cover but what's in the book is what is most important.

I highly recommend this book!

To purchase a copy of Money – A Love Story, click on one of the following links:

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on May 10, 2014 at 03:04 PM in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 05, 2014

Live Your Music – Interview with Michael J. Chase 02/05/14

To listen to the show with Michael J. Chase, click here.

My guest for Live Your Music on 02/05/14 is Michael J. Chase. Michael is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker, and one of today’s most powerful voices for creating a kinder world. In 2007 he founded The Kindness Center, and is now considered an expert on the subjects of kindness and positive behavior.

As a world-renowned leader in personal and spiritual development, Michael reveals how each of us plays a critical role in healing our planet.

Michael’s work is not aligned with any particular religion or belief system. All teachings are based on the universal language of kindness, which embraces all and excludes none. When he’s not traveling, Michael spends his time in southern Maine with his loving wife, son, and four-legged best friend, Mollie.

During the show Michael and I will be talking about his inspiring new book, "The Radical Practice of Loving Everyone: A four-legged approach to enlightenment." Michael writes, and speaks with humor, about how to live a life of kindness and love. I am happy and excited to have him on my blog talk radio show!

To listen to the 02/05/14 show with Michael J. Chase, click on this link:
Live Your Music – Margaux Joy DeNador with Guest Michael J. Chase 02/05/14

To find out more about Michael J. Chase and his inspiring book "The Radical Practice of Loving Everyone… A four-legged approach to enlightenment" and The Kindness Center, visit Michael's website at www.michaeljchase.com

To read my review of Michael's book "The Radical Practice of Loving Everyone" click on the title or the link below.

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on February 05, 2014 at 11:11 AM in Books, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 29, 2014

Live Your Music – Interview with Leslie Keenan 01/29/14

My guest for Live Your Music on 01/29/14 is Leslie Keenan. Leslie is a dynamic presenter, teacher, coach and writer. She has been helping people access their creativity, find the time to do what they most love, and complete their projects for over thirty years.

Leslie teaches classes titled: "Is There a Book in You?" and "You Can Complete That Book!" She also teaches a class titled: TimeShifters which is a powerful seminar that will help you discover a new way of thinking about time. Become a TimeShifter and your energy output will equal energy input—when you expend energy, you get a return for it.

Leslie is also the author of an inspiring book titled It's About Time and she's working on a book to go with her class, You Can Complete That Book.

To find out more about Leslie Keenan, visit her website www.lesliekeenan.com

The topic for the 01/29/14 Live Your Music radio show will be how to believe you can do what you dream of doing. Leslie was my coach while I was writing my book The Art of Living a Life You Love. If you've ever wondered if there is a book inside of you - or if you can complete your book or another creative project, tune in to hear our conversation.

We'll also be celebrating Oprah's 60th Birthday during the show!!

To listen to the 01/29/14 show with Leslie Keenan, click on the link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/liveyourmusic/2014/01/29/live-your-music-margaux-joy-denador-with-guest-leslie-keenan-012914

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on January 29, 2014 at 11:25 AM in Books, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 22, 2014

Live Your Music – Interview with Dudley DeNador 01/22/14

My guest for Live Your Music on 01/22/14 is my husband, Dudley DeNador. Dudley is an award-winning graphic designer, aerial and architectural photographer, and he's also a talented musician, singer and songwriter.

This show is about imagining a life YOU love to live. We'll be talking about The Art of Living a Life You Love. The focus of today's show will be on chapter one of the book and its title is: "Imagine a Life You Love." We'll talk about how to imagine your life a life you love.

To listen to the 01/22/14 show with Dudley DeNador, click on the following link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/liveyourmusic/2014/01/22/live-your-music-margaux-joy-denador-with-guest-dudley-denador-012214

We'll also be talking about the beautiful photo on the cover of my book as well as how – and WHY – the cover art was created by Dudley using a photo I took of a sunset during a celebration vacation on Maui.

During the show I'll be playing a song Dudley and I wrote, and had recorded by Robert Berry. The song is like a musical mantra. The song's title is "IMAGINE."

While I'm playing the song, I'd like you to close your eyes, sing along, and begin to imagine your life as you would love it to live it. Imagine what you would love to see, hear, feel, who you'd spend time with, where you would go, how you would grow…

Some of the questions from chapter one of The Art of Living a Life You Love:

1. What do you really want to do with your time?
2. What makes you feel most alive when you're doing it?
3. What do you enjoy doing?
4. What do you like most about your life?
5. What would you like to change about your life?

The first chapter of my book will help you get clear on how you most want to live your life. It will help you imagine a life you love, become clear on your core values, and begin to visualize your dream home, dream work, and dream life.

To find out more about my husband, Dudley Burnett DeNador, visit his design and photography website at www.denadordesignphotography.com.

To find out more about me and my book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, and my work as a life coach, visit my website at www.margauxjoydenador.com

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on January 22, 2014 at 11:28 AM in Books, Happiness, Inspiration, Music, Radio Shows | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 15, 2014

Live Your Music – Interview with Betsy Gutting 01/15/14

My guest for Live Your Music on 01/15/14 is Betsy Gutting. Our topic for this show will be saying YES to life. It is when we say YES to our heart's true desires that we enjoy our gift of time.

Betsy is an Intuitive Life Coach, Expressive Arts Therapist, inspirational speaker, teacher and author of The Magic of Saying Yes: Answering Your Heart's True Calling. The host of 12radio's, Just Say Yes!, Betsy chose to leave her law career to follow the path of her passionate right livelihood.

Betsy is dedicated to helping her clients and radio listeners transform inertia, fear and doubt into new possibilities they can enthusiastically embrace, one tiny step at a time. She is also the creator of the powerful CD, Guided Meditations for Awakening Your Passion.
To find out more about Betsy, and get her free monthly inspirational newsletter, visit her website at www.betsygutting.com.

To listen to the 01/15/14 show with Betsy Gutting, click on the following link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/liveyourmusic/2014/01/15/live-your-music-margaux-joy-denador-with-guest-betsy-gutting-011514

I'll also be playing a song titled "Holiday on Earth" by my husband, Dudley DeNador, during the show. The song is about enjoying the time we have on this beautiful planet we call Earth.

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on January 15, 2014 at 10:14 AM in Books, Inspiration, Music, Radio Shows, Success, Travel | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 01, 2013

My book, The Art of Living a Life You Love, is available now in three ways — as a printed book in hard cover and soft cover and also as a Kindle eBook on Amazon.com and at Balboa Press. The iBook and other eBook versions are available at Balboa Press as well. You can also purchase it online at Barnes & Noble in hard cover, soft cover, and as NOOK Book eBook as well. Click on a link to get your copy now.

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on December 01, 2013 at 02:05 PM in Books, Inspiration, LOVE | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 17, 2012

Call Recording – Gratitude, Appreciation & Love – with Guest Dave Carroll

Tuesday, May 8, 2012, our monthly telegathering call "Feel and Express Your Gratitude, Appreciation, and Love" included an inspiring conversation with my guest Dave Carroll. Our discussion was based on Chapter Twelve of The Art of Living a Life You Love. Chapter Twelve is entitled, "Feel and Express Your Gratitude, Appreciation, and Love."

To hear the recording of the "Feel and Express Your Gratitude, Appreciation, and Love" telegathering call with Dave Carroll, please click on the link below. You will be able to pause and play by clicking on the bar.

Call Recording – Guest Dave Carroll - Gratitude, Appreciation & Love - 050812

Our guest, Dave Carroll, 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. He is now a highly sought-after performer, content creator, author, keynote speaker and consumer advocate.

Dave has a wonderful sense of humor as is shown in his music video about United breaking his guitar. Dave's YouTube music video "United Breaks Guitars" has had close to 12,000,000 views! You can watch Dave's video, which is an amusing and non-confrontational way of handling his beloved Taylor guitar being broken, on Dave's website at www.DaveCarrollMusic.com.

To see Dave Carroll's music video click on the image above.

The video also inspired Hay House to publish a book by Dave which was released on May 15, 2012. I was glad to have an advance copy to read before the call. I started to read his book the night it arrived and was enjoying it so much I didn't want to put it down! I like the way he writes — and speaks — about his experience. You will hear more about Dave's video, his story, and his new book by listening to the recording of the call.

Dave's book "United Breaks Guitars… The Power of One Voice in the Age of Social Media" is now available to order on Amazon.com. I highly recommend Dave's book. As you will discover when you read it, one voice does have great power in the age of social media!

During the call, we also talked about how Dave's video helped my husband and son have a good experience with United Airlines taking good care of their guitars. We heard about the video just over a week before we were scheduled to fly to Maui in 2009. We are extremely grateful that both my husband's beautiful Taylor guitar and our son's beloved Ovation guitar arrived on Maui safely and also arrived home safely after our celebration vacation.

The photo below shows the two guitars that my husband and son took with them to Maui.

Dudley & Zander – Playing their Taylor & Ovation guitars on Maui

We are grateful that we had a great experience taking guitars to Maui and we appreciate Dave Carroll's video inspiring United Airlines to take better care of their passengers!

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on May 17, 2012 at 05:01 PM in Books, Call Recordings, Interviews, Monthly Calls, Recordings | Permalink | Comments (2)

November 23, 2011

Review: Shift Happens! How to Live an Inspired Life… Starting Right Now! – Robert Holden, Ph.D.

My curiosity about "Shift Happens!" started while listening to Robert Holden's keynote speech at the 2011 Pasadena "I CAN DO IT!" conference.

My friend, Linda, bought his CDs for "Shift Happens!" We enjoyed listening to some of Robert's stories on our way home from the conference. What we found is that listening to Robert Holden reading "Shift Happens!" with a friend is fun. We liked being able to stop the CD and talk about what he said and what his stories caused us to remember from our own life experiences. CDs rock!

Because we only heard two of the CDs on our way back, I was curious to hear the rest of them. I also became curious to read the book. Because of my curiosity I asked Hay House if I could review both the book and the CDs. I am happy that they sent me both to review!

What I love about listening to the CDs of "Shift Happens!" is the combination of Robert Holden's gentle-sounding English voice and his creative way of making his points with plays on words and inspiring stories.

The text on the back of the book says: Shift Happens! is a book about "more" – more happiness, more success, more love, more peace, more prosperity, and more being the real you.

In this book Robert Holden shares ways to let go of fears, struggle, and trying to do it all by yourself. He also discusses other blocks to happiness. The book is powerful, creative, and can help transform the way you think about yourself and your life.

I like Robert Holden's sense of humor and his creative use of words.

I like his voice – he has a gentle sounding English voice. I found it enjoyable to listen to him tell his stories while driving my car.

I like both the book and the CDs.

I like the CDs because I can listen to the stories while I am doing errands or driving to or from work. I also like hearing the way Robert Holden adds his feelings to the book by reading it. I've always loved to hear my favorite authors read their books. Listening to them speaking on the CDs makes it easy to re-listen during times when I want some entertainment. I like listening in my car and also while I walk or spend time on our elliptical machine exercising.

The book gave me a chance to read what I had heard in the car and allowed me to highlight key points that I most want to remember. I also like seeing the words written and to be able to read a sentence or paragraph over if I want to really get what he is saying.

Robert Holden says that he has the following, which is in the book, on his computer as a screensaver reminder to always put love first. I like it and want to remember to do it myself so I want to share it here with you.

FIRST LOVE

First love, then think.
First love, then speak.
First love, then look.
First love, then act.
First love, then choose.
First love, then give.
First love, then live.

There is a prayer that one of Robert Holden's clients wrote about saying "YES" to life. The full prayer can be found on page 180 of his book.

I say "YES" to love today.
I say "YES" to happiness today.
I say "YES" to balance today.
I say "YES" to me today.
I say "YES" to miracles today.
I say "YES" to life today.

One of the things I like about the CDs is that they have numbered each of the "chapters" to help you know where you are in the book. I wish there were "chapter numbers" in the book as well.

Following are a few of my favorite chapter titles in "Shift Happens!"

Happiness is an inner light with no off switch
There are no events, only perceptions
Keep smiling – unless you feel like crying
Be the goal!
Give up your fear of giving
Stop improving your life – and start living!
Fear is yesterday
The world has finished with your past… if you have
Forgiveness gives you wings
Commit to living "happily even after"
Shift happens – when you let go
When you take a step, a bridge appears
Exhaustion means there is a better way
If you are alive, you need help!
Some of the best gifts come badly wrapped
Stay open all hours for miracles
Your happiness is a gift

On the CDs and in the small book of 275 pages there are 55 chapters. The titles above remind me of the stories in each of the chapters. After having read the book and listened to the CDs, the titles are now reminders of the lessons and help me remember them.

The following is from the back cover of the book.

"Shift Happens! is about staying open all hours for miracles. Success, love, and happiness are only ever one thought away at most. One new perception, one fresh thought, one act of surrender, one change of heart, one leap of faith, can change your life forever."

The book is fresh, fun, and inspiring. It's a book I plan to keep handy to read again. I love the idea of reading one of the short essays each day. I am glad to have the CDs to hear while driving as well.

In conclusion, I am glad to have both the book and the CDs of "Shift Happens!" because it is great to listen to the CDs in the car and the book can be read one chapter per day to really savor the messages and put them into practice.

I highly recommend both the book and the CDs of "Shift Happens! How to Live an Inspired Life… Starting Right Now!"

Review by Margaux Joy DeNador – November 23, 2011

Following are four ways to order:

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on November 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM in Audio Books & Programs, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 13, 2011

Book Review: The Angel Therapy Handbook – Doreen Virtue

I chose to review Doreen Virtue's new book because I was curious to learn more about Angels and to find out what it means to do "Angel Therapy."

Before I begin my review of the book, I would like to tell you a little about how I got interested in Doreen Virtue and the subject of Angels.

In June 2008, I emailed my schedule for the Las Vegas "I Can Do It!" conference to a treasured friend of mine. He emailed back asking me about Doreen Virtue. It surprised me that he was asking about her — even though she was one of the speakers for the event. It turned out that he had met a woman named Anna Taylor who had studied with Doreen. As I got to know Anna, I began to ask her questions about Angels. Talking with Anna inspired me to buy a small book by Doreen Virtue called "Angels 101" and reading that book got me curious to learn more about Angels.

Before I began reading The Angel Therapy Handbook, I wondered if it would be right for me since I'd never studied with Doreen. But I found myself being fascinated by Doreen's story about how she began to combine her experience as a psychotherapist with what she had learned firsthand about angels.

What is Angel Therapy? Here's how Doreen describes it: "Angel Therapy is a non-denominational spiritual healing method that involves working with a person's guardian angels and archangels, to heal and harmonize every aspect of life."

Angels are a link to Divine Guidance and are available to help when we ask them. The key thing to remember is that they love to help but can only help if we ASK.

I have to admit that reading the book was fun for me. I enjoyed reading it and began to be more curious about the workshops Doreen teaches. During the past couple of years, I've met more and more people who have studied with her. What they have in common is that they are all kind and loving people that I am glad to have met.

Doreen Virtue has been teaching her Angel Therapy Practitioner Course since 1997 and has helped thousands of people learn skills for spiritual healing. In this book she shares with her readers tools, secrets, and exercises she teaches her students. For those who have studied with her, this is a wonderful reference book. For the rest of us, it is an interesting and entertaining look at her teaching.

Reading The Angel Therapy Handbook — with Bender

On the back cover of the book, Doreen Virtue says, "My life purpose isn't to give angel readings and spiritual healings to clients. It's to teach other people to do these things for themselves and their clients. I always encourage my spiritual-counseling students to teach others — to create an ever-spreading ripple effect that increases the awareness that we all have angels, that we all can communicate with them, and that we all have spiritual gifts we can use to help ourselves and the world."

This book has great advice for anyone who feels called to speak, teach, or do healing work of any kind.

In the book Doreen talks about a little-known universal law that she says is always in operation: The Law of Action. She goes on to say, "This rule states that as you take any action in the direction of your goal — no matter how seemingly small — the universe will take an even greater step in your direction to meet and support your goal."

Especially during the current economic downturn people often have less work and find themselves with more free time. We can each choose to use that time for some — any — action. We can choose to help others, explore new paths, make new connections, and to stay active. Passivity leads to boredom and self-doubt. Action of any kind helps keep your mind sharp, active, helps you feel good, and moves you toward your desired outcomes. What are some small actions you can take today?

My husband, Dudley, and I enjoyed meeting Doreen when her band, Obsidian, played in San Francisco. Doreen looks like an angel onstage — whether she is speaking or playing guitar with her band.

Yes, I am glad I decided to review this book. I am also glad that I've begun to learn about angels. What have I learned?

• Angels are non-denominational so they are available to everyone.
• Angels are with us all of the time — we just need to believe it and tune into them.
• Angels love to help us — but we must ASK them to help.

Do I recommend this book? YES!

If you've studied with Doreen, you'll enjoy having this book as a reminder of what she's taught you. If you are new to her work, I suggest starting with her book Angels 101 so you know the basics of what she teaches.

If you would like to learn more about angels and "Angel Therapy" get a copy of this book! I feel sure you'll enjoy reading it.

Here are some ways to purchase a copy of The Angel Therapy Handbook:

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on April 13, 2011 at 04:10 PM in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews | Permalink | Comments (2)

November 30, 2010

The Power of Intention – Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

One of my all-time favorite books, The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, has been re-released as a beautifully illustrated gift edition.

Imagine my excitement when Hay House Publishing sent me a copy of this beautiful book to review on my blog! The full-color illustrated gift edition of The Power of Intention is a joy to see. I love the cover as well as the illustrations throughout the book. Each page is unique and is created to highlight the text on it.

I first read The Power of Intention in 2004. The hard cover book is a favorite of mine and has yellow highlights and notes in the margins. The illustrated version has the same text as the original book and yet because of the layout and colorful illustrations, the words seem new and feel different to me as I read them.

I have to be honest – I love both versions of this book! I still value the original book with my own yellow highlights and notes in it – and I also enjoy reading Wayne's words combined with the graphics and illustrations that add new dimensions to the message.

It seems to me that anyone who enjoyed reading the original book will also enjoy having this beautiful new version of the book. My husband who is a graphic designer, my sister who is an artist, and I all love the colorful illustrations and layout of the book. I feel the gift edition will have a strong appeal to young people and artists because of the playful graphics.

In this book Dr. Dyer explores intention as an energy that we are part of — a wonderful field of energy we can access for co-creating our lives as we most want them to be. In the first part of the book, Wayne offers true stories and examples that show how to make the connection with intention. In this part of the book Dr. Dyer describes what he calls "The Seven Faces of Intention." Dr. Dyer says he believes that if we could see intention it would have the following seven attributes.

The Seven Faces of Intention

1. Creativity

2. Kindness

3. Love

4. Beauty

5. Abundance

6. Expansion

7. Receptivity

As Dr. Dyer says, to work with the power of intention we need to emulate these attributes and he gives us wonderful examples of how we might go about doing it.

In part II of the book, Dr. Dyer offers us a guide with specific ways to apply the principles in our life on a daily basis. In this section the eight chapters show examples of using intention to create the results you want for your life. Two of the eight intentions he covers in this section are, "It is my intention to Respect Myself at All Times" and "It is my intention to Attract Ideal People and Divine Relationships." Each of the eight intentions includes 10 suggestions for practicing it and each section ends with gratitude as #10 in the list.

In part III of the book you will find Dr. Dyer's description of a person connected to the universal mind of intention. Wayne calls these individuals "connectors." Being with a person who is a "connector" feels awesome because they emulate the "seven faces of intention" — these people are creative, loving, kind, appreciate beauty, believe we live in an abundant world, are expansive, and receptive. Being with them is inspiring and encourages us to believe in our ability to connect with the power of intention to create our world in our own way.

Two of my favorite quotes from Wayne Dyer are in this book:

"Contemplate yourself as being surrounded by the conditions you want to produce."

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

As we begin the last month of 2010, let's all remember these two quotes. We can each choose to contemplate being surrounded by the conditions we most want to produce. And I've found it to be true that when I change the way I look at things, the things I look at change. In fact, it's also true that the more you change the way you look at things, the more the things you look at change.

This book, in its beautiful gift edition, is wonderful to give — or receive — as a gift this holiday season!

Four ways to order The Power of Intention – Gift Edition:

Hay House
Amazon
Barnes & Nobel
Chapters Indigo (Canada)

Whether you have been a fan of Dr. Dyer's work for years, or have yet to read any of his books, I highly recommend buying this beautiful new book!

Written by Margaux Joy DeNador – November 30, 2010

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on November 30, 2010 at 12:03 PM in Book Reviews, Books, Inspiration, Reviews | Permalink | Comments (1)

February 28, 2010

Book Review: The Shift by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

I am happy to announce that I have been asked to be a book reviewer for Hay House Publishing!

The first book Hay House has asked me to review is Dr. Wayne Dyer's book The Shift: Taking Your Life From Ambition to Meaning. In this 112-page book, Dr. Dyer takes us behind the scenes and explores some of the ideas and stories shown in his movie The Shift. I enjoyed the movie which shows Wayne Dyer meeting people while at a beautiful resort on the coastline of California. During the movie several of the people make a shift in their thinking — from ambition and ego to meaning and spirituality — that causes them to feel happier and more fulfilled after talking with him.

Because I liked the movie so much, I was curious to read the book. I found it so enjoyable that I finished it in one sitting. In the book Dr. Dyer suggests that at a certain point in life we begin to want to feel life has meaning. He calls this shift moving from the "morning" of life to the "afternoon" of life. The shift in our thinking also causes us to act with humility and feel a greater connection with other people and all of life. If you feel you're one with the Universe, you feel connected with everything instead of separate or apart as the ego sees it. This leads to humility, forgiveness, and meaning which creates a shift in our focus from what we can get — to what we can give.

Here are seven things Dr. Dyer says we will experience as we shift from ambition into a life of meaning:

1. We shift to personal empowerment.

2. We see ourselves connected to everyone.

3. We are motivated by ethics, serenity, and quality of life.

4. We shift to the possibility, even the expectation, of miracles being part of life.

5. We pursue a meditation practice.

6. We begin to recognize ourselves in nature's beauty and intricacy.

7. We are less judgmental, and we easily understand and forgive.

As Dr. Dyer writes, on page 71, of The Shift: Taking Your Life From Ambition to Meaning, "By taming the ego, we elicit the support and assistance of our own originating spirit, and we come to notice synchronicities happening in our life. The people we need appear, circumstances come together in a way that assists our Dharma path, financing becomes available that was never there before, and so on."

I love Patanjali's quote about inspiration, and in this book Dr. Dyer included the last part of it which says, "Dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." It is inspiration that causes us to come fully alive and use all of our talents. When we allow ourselves to be inspired life can feel like a magical and meaningful journey.

If you are a fan of Dr. Dyer's work, I am sure you will enjoy this book. In my opinion, the book can stand alone or be read as a companion book to the movie. I like the fact that it is a small book and can be easily taken with me as a reminder to shift my thinking. As Dr. Dyer reminds us, shifting from ambition to a life of meaning and purpose allows us to enjoy life more and can also improve our relationships with the people we love.

One thing I am wondering is how I would feel had I first been introduced to Dr. Dyer's work with this book as opposed to one of his earlier books. It seems to me that if you've never read any of his books, you might want to start with watching the movie or perhaps reading one of his earlier books first to better understand his philosophy. Here are a few of my favorites: Ten Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, There is a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, and Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life. As I write this, I feel inspired to re-read some of Dr. Dyer's earlier books myself.

I found this book interesting and inspiring. I recommend buying a copy.

Dr. Dyer's book, The Shift: Taking Your Life From Ambition to Meaning, will be available March 1, 2010. To find out more about the book, and to purchase a copy of it, please click on one of the three links below:

Hay House
Amazon
Barnes & Nobel

I would love to hear your thoughts after you read The Shift: Taking Your Life From Ambition to Meaning. Please send me a message or post a comment on my blog or on my facebook wall.

Love & Joy,

Margaux

Posted by Margaux Joy DeNador on February 28, 2010 at 08:36 PM in Book Reviews, Books, Happiness, Inspiration, Positive Thinking, Reviews | Permalink | Comments (2)

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