What makes you happy?
Are you happiest when you can effectively communicate with others? A frequent Equanimity contributor, Stacey Hanke, tells us there are three steps to help you break through the noise.
* Speaking up will give you confidence.
* Getting to the point.
and...
* Giving your conversation momentum.
You can see more of Stacey's tips by watching her interview with WGN Chicago just click on this link:
Stacey Hanke
Are you happiest when you are having a little fun? Try the 18th Annual Cheryl Smith's Don't Believe the Hype Celebrity Bowl-a-thon. Equanimity will be there and we'll be joining Dick Gregory at the bowl as he celebrates his 80th Birthday!
Are you happiest when you are fit? Well... do we have some stories for you! We're following swimmer Ben Lecomte and hope you are too as he completes his BIG SWIM.
Are you happiest when you are doing good for others? LegacyChamp.com (the social fitness network) and Barrett Keene officially launched the 350,000 Mile Challenge to raise awareness of the harsh realities facing 145 million orphaned children worldwide. The challenge encourages activists, fitness enthusiasts and concerned citizens around the world to collectively log 350,000 total miles of walking, running, biking and/or swimming. The plan is to raise $500,000 to purchase 25,000 school uniforms for orphaned children in Haiti and Uganda who have been denied access to primary school education because they cannot afford to conform to institutional dress codes. See Barrett Video.
When are you the happiest? What makes you happy? Our Global Happiness edition awaits you... Will you be our next cover model? We want to know about you and what you have accomplished... we are always hoping to discover extraordinary people who do extraordinary things to benefit others. After all, Equanimity is about balance and those things that bring about joy and peace.
To submit your cover story or photo go to www.equanimitymag.com/submitstory.asppx
Want to hear more from Equanimity? And from our current cover model, Ben Lecomte? Listen to these radio stations or go to the web to catch up as we chat with Syndicated Radio Personality, Frankie Wilson...
REJOICE Radio 1110 (www.rejoice1110.com)
KPVU, 91.3fm - Prairie View - Houston, TX (www.pvamu.edu/kpvu)
KGGR, 1040am - Dallas, TX (www.kggram.com)
WPRF, 94.9fm - New Orleans, LA (www.prpaisefm949.com)
zimNETradio - Zimbabwe, Australia, UK (www.zimnetradio.com)
Remember: Peace + Balance = Equanimity
True Inspiration
Last month at a benefit concert in Arlington, TX for The Longest Swim we had the opportunity to hear the sweet vocals of singer Kevin Levar. He truly sang from the heart... and from the heart is what it's all about. It's what has inspired Ben, it's what Kevin brought to the concert, and it's what we at Equanimity want you to take from our magazine.
We are very excited about our upcoming Spring Edition. It will be coming your way very soon. PLUS we have a new look for our digital edition... this spring you will find video inserts to go along with many of our inspiring stories like Ben's.
Yes, when Ben finishes his journey he will have broken the world record in long distance swimming BUT that is not why we are following Ben, we are following Ben because of his mission - he's a symbol of motivation, inspiration and hope when facing struggles in our lives. So... swim Ben...swim.
And we hope through our stories you may find your heart and your mission.
May you find...
Peace + Balance = Equanimity
Teaming with Amoize
So dear readers... if you want to advertise or you know of someone or a company that SHOULD advertise with us ... let them know... and let us know ... we're going places... won't you come along?
Look for Equanimity's spring edition to highlight an inspirational trip across the Pacific Ocean beginning around April by swimmer Ben Lecomte. He plans to swim from April to October, eight hours a day, seven-days a week. Why? It's Ben's way of raising funds and awareness to help wipe out cancer.
What's your cause? What are your aspirations? Where are you going? Come along with us as we explore the lives of people making a difference in their own way... Won't you come along? Be uplifted through others and with others as we help make a difference in our world through capturing the essence of spirit throughout mankind.
Peace + Balance = Equanimity
2012 - Amoize - Equanimity reach - over 300,000
Equanimity Looks Ahead to 2012
As Equanimity looks ahead to 2012 we had the opportunity to see how others’ New Year is already shaping up. Journalist Soledad O’Brien told Equanimity publisher Lumbie Mlambo that she is excited to be back! “Back” as in her new morning job at CNN. The former CNN journalist will rejoin the news operation in 2012 when she will co-host a "conversational ensemble program" from 7a.m. to 9 a.m. ET. O’Brien was the keynote speaker at the DFW Association of Black Journalists Gala earlier this month when Equanimity had the opportunity to speak to the journalist about her past and her hopes for the future. Find out what O’Brien had to say in our upcoming issue.
Speaking of issues, we are looking for story contributions for the upcoming year… topics will range from overcoming challenges to global happiness. If you have an idea… email us your pitch. We will also be looking at education and empowerment and of course the topic we’ve been promoting lately … going the distance. How do you go the distance and maintain? As you have read here and on our website, we’ve been involved with swimmer Ben Lecomte’s The Longest Swim. Equanimity is a big fan of ways to make a difference and if Ben can make a difference by his endurance swim across the ocean we think you can too! Cancer needs to be eradicated and Ben is helping toward that goal. You can connect with Ben and his great adventure… and share your story too at his website thelongestswim.com plus read more about him in our spring 2012 edition.
As we end this year we want to thank our readers for your support. We are growing! And, with our growth we are looking for a “face” of Equanimity. Could you be that person? Do you have a peace that brings you equanimity and balance? If so, we want to hear from you! If you are chosen as our “face” you will take a place in our magazine in each edition, interact with media, attend speaking engagements, appear in Equanimity advertisements and wear Equanimity clothing and jewelry. Yep, it’s a glamorous job but somebody’s got to do it! Why not you?
Equanimity wants to bring out the best in all of us in 2012! We’ll be highlighting new beginnings as Soledad O’Brien kicks off the New Year returning to CNN.
We’ll be focusing on the challenges that all of us should take to make a difference. And we’ll be spotlighting those who are committed but often not praised like our teachers and educators. We invite you to continue the journey with us as we head to 2012… soon you’ll find us on major newsstands internationally. Equanimity is everywhere!
Peace + Balance = Equanimity
Finding Inspiration Through Challenge
Well, the time has arrived for Ben Lecomte's kick-off swim event taking place Saturday, November 12 in Dallas at The Cooper Institute at Cooper Aerobics Center. Ben is our next cover model and is on a mission. You can read all about his next epic cross Pacific swim in Equanimity’s next edition. It’s all about challenges and facing adversity. Ben is swimming as he says, “to change the tide of cancer research and find my inspiration in the lives of cancer patients and their families.” Learn about why that is so important to him when Equanimity goes one on one with Ben. Until then you can check out Ben Lecomte’s kick off swim at The Cooper Institute from 11am until 4pm this Saturday.
Check out Darrell Roach Designs, LLC, the jewelry designer for Equanimity and The Longest Swim. You won't get your eyes off his jewelry. Also, check out our friends and partners, ThereIsNoSky and All Walks Enterprise. They bring peace + balance to both Equanimity and The Longest Swim.
Our next edition will also feature the award winning best-selling author, Barbara Gordon. Whose international best seller, I’m Dancing As Fast I Can has been translated into 9 languages. Barbara’s career has ranged from a documentary filmmaking to writing for NBC’s Today Show… Currently she lectures and continues to work on writings for her next book. And also coming up in our next edition, you’ll meet Africa’s Top Designer David Tlale, find out how he was able to shut down the Nelson Mandela Bridge with an explosive fashion show.
Equanimity is there to share balance and inspiration to all… You can check out our latest edition now at www.equanimitymag.com, and as we work to bring you the next… just remember that
Peace + Balance = Equanimity
Swimming The Pacific Ocean To Raise Cancer Awareness
Think about getting up every morning and knowing that you are going to do whatever it takes to make your dream come true. Think about what that would take… our featured cover model for our fall edition is doing that right now… he’s getting up six days out of every week… swimming three to five hours in each of those days and he includes cardio training in his work out too! In Equanimity’s Fall Edition we will introduce you to Ben Lecomte. Ben’s dream?... To swim the Pacific Ocean. Maybe you have heard of Ben, he’s a long distance swimmer and the first person to swim the Atlantic Ocean without a flotation device… AND NOW, he’s got his eye on the Pacific. You can check out THE LONGEST SWIM and Ben’s countdown to achieving his dream at www.thelongestswim.com. Look for Ben’s complete story in our fall edition at www.equanimitymag.com. Equanimity will be with Ben along the way as he counts down to fulfilling his dream.
What’s your dream? What provides you balance and a since of self-worth? Follow along with us as we bring you stories like Ben’s and others.
Also we’ve got a new partner to help spread our word and his hits… It’s John Foxx, Program Director for Dallas/Fort Worth’s 93.3 FM radio. Check out www.i93hits.com it’s top 40 Radio 24/7 on the web…
And finally we’re all about finding that balance that makes dreams come true, and happiness abound … Our winter edition will be all about happiness … and we think finding balance can only make your life happier J
Peace + Balance = Equanimity
