The Leadership Revolution: Mastering the Art of Leadership Together
Real Success is finding your life’s work in the work that you love ~David McCulloughAbout Me
As I surf around the internet I enjoy getting to know a little bit about the people I am meeting and sharing conversation with on-line. Here are a few facts about me that might be of interest to you–
Education:
BYU, Bachelor of General Studies w/ Family Life Emphasis
Professional Mediation Certification Courses
Lifelong learner through life experiences and lots and lots and lots of reading.
Work Experience:
Office Manager, Gnau, Carter, Jacobsen - Washington, D.C.
Sr. Secretary and Trainer, Corporation of the President – Salt Lake City, UT
Secretary to the Associate Dean, BYU Marriott School of Management – Provo, UT
Trainer, FutureKids – Buffalo, NY
Founder, AmericaTakingAction.com
Entrepreneur and Founder/Owner of several businesses
Family: Single mother to four talented and involved children ages 19, 16, 13, and 10. My top priority is being an ‘at-home’ mother and available to attend their activities and events. I have been very blessed to be able to consistently have work and volunteer opportunities that allow me to work from home on a flexible schedule and be a ‘stay-at-home’ mother.
Residence: Logan, Utah
Charitable Focus: youth development; at-risk youth mentoring; family and social issues; DV prevention; education; decency issues; making a positive difference in my community & the world.
Community Service:
Current: Founder, AmericaTakingAction.com
Chair, Parent Television Council, Cache Chapter
Program Coordinator, Youth and Families with Promise
Communications Specialist, Cache Inter-agency Council
Chair, Logan’s Promise (America’s Promise)
Youth Programs Vice President, Utah Chapter of the America-Israel Friendship League
Member, Cache Literacy Coalition
Volunteer Leader, 4-H
Board of Trustees, Bear River Head Start
Board of Directors, Whittier Center
Area Volunteer, Warming Families
Past:
Tutoring low performing youth
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Utah County
Missionary, LDS Church – Seoul, Korea
PTA Council and Middle School President, Community and Student Involvement, Legislative VP
President, Single Hearts United
Advisory Board, Cache 4-H Council
Advisory Board, Cache Volunteer Center
Chair, Focus on Family Board
Cache Children’s Choir Parent Board
Advisor, Youth Summits 2004 & 2005
Awards and Achievements:
Governor’s Points of Light Service Award (2003)
Irene Fisher Engaged Citizen Award (2006)
Val R. Christiansen Service Award (2005, 2006)
Utah PTA Involvement Award (06-07)
National PTAOutstanding PTA Unit Award (05-06, 06-07)
Business Endeavors: I own and operate a number of businesses including BrandMyBooks.com, Legacy e-Publishing, and Successful Kid Connections. I am also an independent consultant for a number of businesses including TEAM, Bookwise, Simply Fun, Stuff -N- Snuggle, and That’s A Wrap.
Hobbies and Interests: Music- piano, karaoke; reading - religious, business, Law of Attraction, self-improvement; writing – books, blogging; Designing and implementing new programs and businesses; traveling
Countries Visited: Canada, Mexico, Korea, England, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, Wales, Honduras, Belize, Israel, Austria, Budapest
Personal Heroes and Mentors: President Spencer W. Kimball, President Gordon B. Hinckley, Ardeth G. Kapp, Sheri Dew, Gary Petersen, Bernice McCowin, Dan Johnson, Marshall Garrett, Craig Dart, Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, many other church leaders and authors who have had a HUGE impact on my life.
Favorite Musicians:
Michael McLean, Jericho Road, Janice Kapp Perry, Cheri Call, Hilary Weeks, Jeremy Threlfall, John Canaan, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Lex De Azevedo, Yanni, Enya
Christmas – Mannheim Steamroller, Amy Grant, Michael McLean’s Forgotten Carols
Favorite Authors:
Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Stephen Covey, Hyrum Smith, Og Mandino, Max Lucado and many LDS authors including President Gordon B Hinckley, Ardeth Kapp, Sheri Dew, Stephen Robinson, Chieko Okazaki, Bruce Hafen and more.
Favorite Books: See My Favorite Books blog
Favorite Sports Coaches: Kohn Smith, LaVell Edwards
Favorite Splurges: Ferrero Rocher Chocolates, Eating out (I don’t have to cook OR do the dishes— okay– I actually enjoy doing the dishes, but I LOVE it when I don’t have to cook!)
Social Networking: Ryze, Gather, LinkedIn, CafeMom, Yahoo ID: Sharilee10.
My Blogs:
‘My Favorite Books’ Review Blog
The Leadership Revolution Blog
The Hooked On A Bookwise Blog
Build Your Business BIG Blog
My Wikis (In Development):
Teacher Resources Wiki
Parent Resources Wiki
Student Resources Wiki
Youth Writer’s Fest Wiki
3 Comments»
bibomedia.com wrote @ March 7, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Jim wrote @
Greetings!
Two part reason for this note…
1) I’ve been reading through your posts and am really enjoying your insights. Thanks for taking the time to keep up the blog!
2) Would you be interested in receiving a copy of “The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work,” a newly released book by Jon Gordon? I think you’d enjoy the premise of the book and some of the stats that Jon speaks to… such as how negativity costs companies $250-300 billion a year, according to Gallup. How various surveys say that 70-80% of people hate their jobs. And how more people die Monday morning at 9am than any other time. It’s really a book about developing positive solutions.
I work with Jon and since you are a thought leader whom I respect I’d love to get your feedback about dealing with negativity in the workplace and possibly introduce you and Jon to each other. You can check out more about the book and watch few short promo videos we’ve made by going to http://www.NoComplainingRule.com. There’s a part in the first one where the boss head butts an employee for complaining. It’s hilarious!
Thanks and please let me know if you’d like to check out the book.
Best,
Jim
:: Jim Van Allan
727-642-7615
Jim@JonGordon.com
Stephanie Cross wrote @
Hi! I am with Click to Client, and we represent Connie Podesta of Connie Speaks (www.ConniePodesta.com). We were wondering if you would like to feature a blog interview on Connie for your readers, or if you would like her to write a guest blog post for you. It’s promised to be filled with great information. Here is a little about Connie:
Connie Podesta, an expert in the psychology of human behavior, leadership, change and sales strategies has both the experience and personality to captivate an audience. Connie Podesta delivers a powerful one-of-a-kind message using her signature no-nonsense, interactive style and provides immediate, positive results. An internationally successful speaker, trainer and executive career/life consultant, Connie Podesta’s uses her diverse talents as an entertainer, author, Organizational Therapist and radio/TV personality to help millions of people find real-life solutions and achieve the success they desire, the happiness they seek, and the personal and professional balance they deserve.
Please let me know. Thanks!
