http://roomontheedge.com inspiration (+ a push) Mon, 21 May 2012 09:16:18 +0000 en hourly 1 inspiration (+ a push) room on the edge no room on the edge michelle@roomontheedge.com michelle@roomontheedge.com (room on the edge) inspiration (+ a push) blogging, business, conditioning, creative projects, decision, entrepreneur, internet marketing, interview, job, program, self-awareness, well being http://www.roomontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rote_88sq2.png http://roomontheedge.com http://roomontheedge.com/2010/05/how-to-build-your-empire-doing-just-one-thing-a-day-for-the-next-365-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-build-your-empire-doing-just-one-thing-a-day-for-the-next-365-days http://roomontheedge.com/2010/05/how-to-build-your-empire-doing-just-one-thing-a-day-for-the-next-365-days/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 18:39:21 +0000 Michelle http://roomontheedge.com/?p=2522 http://roomontheedge.com/2010/05/how-to-build-your-empire-doing-just-one-thing-a-day-for-the-next-365-days/feed/ 0 http://roomontheedge.com/2010/02/interview-with-gideon-shalwick-online-entrepreneur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-gideon-shalwick-online-entrepreneur http://roomontheedge.com/2010/02/interview-with-gideon-shalwick-online-entrepreneur/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:38:37 +0000 Michelle http://www.roomontheedge.com/?p=1972 http://roomontheedge.com/2010/02/interview-with-gideon-shalwick-online-entrepreneur/feed/ 0 blogging,business,conditioning,creative projects,decision,entrepreneur,Fun Fun Fun,game,Gideon Shalwick,Here It Comes,internet marketing,interview "It is really like a game - you've gotta know the rules of the game, and it takes a while to learn those rules - once you know the rules, you've gotta play, you can't just watch, you can't just sit on the side and be a spectator and comment - you've go... "It is really like a game - you've gotta know the rules of the game, and it takes a while to learn those rules - once you know the rules, you've gotta play, you can't just watch, you can't just sit on the side and be a spectator and comment - you've got to get your hands dirty and start playing..." Press PLAY above to listen here or subscribe to the Journeys Podcasts in iTunes. Gideon Shalwick's journey is a pretty cool success story. Just four years ago he left a perfectly good job and moved country with the idea that he wanted to start his own business but he didn't know what - "I was without a job - on purpose - and just exploring". An internet marketing course got him started, then he tapped into his entrepreneurial and creative drive and his will "to do something that I enjoyed and loved" and began doing online video. Today, he's a leading expert in online video and marketing, and he does indeed have a job that he loves - "that doesn't feel like work because I enjoy the process so much", where now, money "is a side-effect, a by-product of what I'm doing". Here, Gideon tells Michelle how he got started and describes some of the more recent projects he's been working on (which include a little magic!). He shares some insights into how the online business world works and where it might lead in the future. He talks about money and focus and fun and passion and change... and all with his absolutely contagious enthusiasm for what he's doing. (just listen - it's a great interview!) Gideon also talks about: Some very good reasons why you shouldn't have a normal job Building an email list from 0-13,000  "just using YouTube and a blog" The Frequency Cycle - a vital key to succeeding and surviving online Why money is like a mistress Lessons learned from launching an online program Being 5 Again - can you remember what you loved at that age? (it could be important to your success) Why you really should be on a Mac if you want to create online video... and get ahead faster How reading your email can be a bad habit One of Gideon's favourite location is the east coast of Australia, especially Mooloolaba and Maroochydore on The Sunshine Coast. Check out Gideon's work by visiting: Gideon's Blog: The "Behind the Scenes" of a Serial Online Entrepreneur Become a Blogger - free video tutorials to create your own blog Free Magic Live - free Magic Tricks you can learn in seconds Click on the book to download a free copy of Gideon's comprehensive e-book 'Roadmap to Become a Blogger'. room on the edge no http://roomontheedge.com/2009/11/interview-with-winifred-whitfield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-with-winifred-whitfield http://roomontheedge.com/2009/11/interview-with-winifred-whitfield/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:33:06 +0000 Michelle http://www.roomontheedge.com/2009/11/interview-with-winifred-whitfield/ http://roomontheedge.com/2009/11/interview-with-winifred-whitfield/feed/ 1 action,beauty,creativity,dreams,empower,enhance,experience,fearlessness,fine art,gardening,holding back,idealised "Don't wait to figure it out - start... You can't go wrong here, because there's power in just getting going. Do something... You can't make a mistake here - just get on, like live, come alive!" Press PLAY above to listen here or subscribe to the... "Don't wait to figure it out - start... You can't go wrong here, because there's power in just getting going. Do something... You can't make a mistake here - just get on, like live, come alive!" Press PLAY above to listen here or subscribe to the Journeys Podcasts in iTunes. Winifred Whitfield is an artist who specialises in making beautiful photographic portraits of women; “No matter your age or your weight, I will create a beautiful and flattering portrait of you as you would like to be seen and remembered”. Her process is twofold - the first stage involves a consultation  during which she and her client visualise the final image together, and later the taking of the portrait in the studio; and the second stage involves Photoshop and Painter, her digital toolkit, where she blends photography with the appearance of traditional art. The final portraits - "my vision and artistic expression of my client’s image" - can literally change the way her clients see themselves; "the look in their eyes and the tears of joy I get to share with them when they have their finished portraits... that's inspiration!" (the 'before' painting shot - compare with the 'after' shot above, where Winifred has woven her magic) Here she talks to Michelle about her personal journey, which includes Wall Street, a herd of llamas, a bactrian camel named Gobi, a dromedary named Butterscotch and a large dose of fearlessness in approaching new challenges! In Winifred's words; 'what's to keep me living my dreams or the life that I choose, except for the way that I think about it?... and if I do not block myself with "I'm afraid"s or fears, it's all there for me...' Winifred also talks about; How many women believe they are not photogenic or beautiful enough to have their portrait taken- until they see Winifred's portfolio of 'before and afters' shots. What she loves most about her work "This opportunity to touch lives is just so powerful... and to alter the way women feel about themselves." The ways in which we are all affected through the way we see ourselves. The story of the blue butterfly - enhancing the healing process - life transition and metamorphosis. Creating the perfect wedding venue - painting on a huge scale with plants and trees, land and textures. Inner transformations, experience, significance and the power of a 'If I can think it, I can do it' attitude. Fearlessness, taking each next step, keeping focused on doing good work and how we hold ourselves back. The importance of following your heart and what you truly want to do, despite current business 'wisdom' or what everyone else seems to be doing. The nurturing power of Work as Joy. Winifred's favourite locations include: New York, her farm and her calm, very creative, very alive, 'active place inside of me'. To see more of Winifred's work, go visit her website!: Intimate Portraits for Women - Seeing the Soul Winifred's Blog room on the edge no http://roomontheedge.com/2009/06/getting-clear-on-what-i-really-want/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=getting-clear-on-what-i-really-want http://roomontheedge.com/2009/06/getting-clear-on-what-i-really-want/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:37:10 +0000 Michelle http://www.roomontheedge.com/?p=581 http://roomontheedge.com/2009/06/getting-clear-on-what-i-really-want/feed/ 0