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17 Mar

Deborah’s March Newsletter

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By debdrummond
I LOVE Spring! The birds are chirping, bees are buzzing, and spring flowers and spring romance are about to be in full bloom. Love is in the air and everyone is catching spring fever.
I hope you enjoy Spring and all of its benefits and have an amazing season!
Deborah xo
27 Jan

Positive Input, episode 27. The importance of changing direction when it feels right, with Deb Drummond.

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By debdrummond

What a pleasure to share with Jeff Van Kampen, CEO of UVK Media. It was a walk down memory lane to share about my journey as an entrepreneur.

As an entrepreneur that surrounds herself with others that live and think the same way, it was insightful to even hear myself walk backward in my journey.

By nature we, those of us that choose this path of living, are focused and future driven.

To reflect back thru the building of the foundation of what it is I have today was insightful and left me with an even deeper understanding of patience.

I could not have foreseen the future system and opportunity that was to lie ahead for the next generation of people that wanted to steer their own ship.

Nor how much I would have to be willing to relearn and change as well.

To have started before the internet was engaged in things like FB, IG, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc and to see what is before this generation is incredible.

It was an incredible opportunity to share insight with hungry entrepreneurial millennials. I have had to be willing to be open to new ways of doing business.

It’s not been easy.  My generation was built on print, tv, business cards and handshakes.  To go from b2b business to online has been a stretch of neuropathways, it’s not been easy and just when you think you have made progress you feel you’re still behind.

I think if we can share what our experience has been to assist people that are exploring the same path then we should.  Entrepreneurship is not for everyone unless you’re willing to be brave, learn new tools, stretch your ideas, become coachable, believe in dreams and get to know yourself better.

I am a believer in only one way of doing marketing.  All b2b or all social.  I am aware I need to stay up with the social platforms of doing business or I will clearly lose in numbers. For me, I’ll never lose sight of the power of a handshake and I believe never should anyone.  Your word is your word is your word is your word.

If you can’t stick to it re-evaluate and re-calibrate.

If I can share one thing, it is not old fashioned marketing to agree on an exchange of hands. It’s as critical to success as being a social megastar.

Being an entrepreneur.

Was it the only path?

No

Was it worth it?

Every minute of it!

 

17 Dec

The Reason for the Season

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By debdrummond

We all have our own experience of the holidays. Some people don’t celebrate at all and some people start celebrating and cooking the day after Halloween.  It’s all individual and nothing is wrong or right.

For me I love keeping the same traditions alive and sentimental keepsakes.

There is something about Christmas that I don’t want to upgrade, download, broaden my view, fancy up my decor or tech my season.

I love that every Christmas since my daughter was born we sing for prizes from playing the Christmas games and that we pick our menu of what country we represent each year for Christmas Eve, and I love to see how the kids carry on each year teaching the new kids what we do for games, Santa gifts and the routine of the night.

We play records, yes before they became the “in thing” to do again, we never stopped.

We have three different themed decors we do and rotate each year.

Velvet Christmas, White Christmas and Traditional Christmas but all three years have these ornaments on the tree.

These are the first ornaments the year I was born, my beautiful daughter Chloae and my handsome son Ocean.

It wouldn’t be the same without them. Lucky me!!

May you have your own season exactly the way you want it and whatever that means to you.

17 Dec

What a night to remember with Gloria Steinem

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By debdrummond

I have waited 25 years to see this iconic lady.  It was on my bucket list for many years, and for some reason it just never came to be till now.

With the accompaniment of a dear friend in one of the most beautifully designed historic buildings in Washington, The Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, it was a night to remember and she did not disappoint.

Gloria Steinem was as graceful as expected, yet non-negotiable in her stance.

As I had expected the age of the audience was predominantly over 45 but it was both warming and unsettling to also see so many younger people.

Warming to know that the power of this woman’s work and the work of so many human rights / woman’s right activists are alive and being listened to, but unsettling as it was a considerable reminder we are not where we want or need to be in having equality in this country and many others .

It felt historic to hear her share about the early times of this quest of woman’s equality.

It hit home as to how dedicated this woman was and I felt almost kinship when she talked of the many days which turned into years of being on the road in planes and cars for the majority of her life , sharing the encouragement and education of this incredible important issue .

All I can say is as I sat there with anticipation knowing I would be a different woman from her speech when I left and I would have a chance to say a few words to her later in the evening.

By the time I had a chance to say a few words truly there was nothing more to say as a woman whom has lived in the generations of multiple steps forward and back both professionally and personally other than to simply say … Thank you!

13 Nov

Love Ayruveda

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By debdrummond

I sneaked away for a few hours from my tour to go get an Ayurvedic facial and it was glorious!

I love Ayurveda ❤️

13 Nov

The Edge Conference

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By debdrummond

What a pleasure to share the stage with this wonderful man, Mr. Damon Rourke, at The Edge Conference in Sydney Australia.
This inspiring event moved mountains!

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