As I was reviewing my year, I thought through all the inspiring people I was able to meet and work alongside. It's been an incredible year on so many levels.
Have you ever set a big goal and when you achieved it there was sort of a let down afterward, like "That was it? I expected more." Or maybe it left you needing another "big thing" like a drug that never satisfies. That's the way I feel almost every time I reach a major goal. But the Light the World: Birthing Your Destiny Retreat was the total opposite. It was a rare time when the message and the music came together with the right presenters and the perfect participants to create a synergistic miracle. I'm still feeling the positive effects of that April 2010 event, and the people involved are my treasured friends. It's a gift that keeps on giving!
So I'd like to acknowledge those who helped make it happen --
My partners
- Judy Rankin Hansen www.TrustingSpiritNow.com and
- Lisa Rae Preston www.StepIntoDestiny.com
along with energy healer Janice Erickson www.TotalPrevention.com and
incredible musicians/presenters
- Jamie Bartschi www.JamieMusician.com and
- Sheldon Pickering
Talk about the perfect team to work with! And then there are the wonderful participants who joined us:
- Amy Oliver
- Debi Jones
- Elaine Rasmussen
- Jean Grossnickle
- Joyce Pierce - author of Saving Nikki
- Laurel Pehrson www.TheAvocadoGirl.com
- Laurie Pergler
- Lynne Clark Brunson
- Martina Muir
- Quincy Magalei
- Rebecca Thalman
- Renae Pelo - www.WomenLovingLifeWorldwide.com
- Stephanie Servoss
- Susan Parr
- Tina Kurrels
Thank you all for being a part of my big dream!
I also had the privilege of sharing the stage with some top-notch women entrepreneurs at the Radiant Success Event in Raleigh, NC.
I thoroughly enjoyed meeting these ladies for the first time in person -- after working with many of them virtually for years! If I'm rich in anything, it's in good friends!
And you have been an inspiring individual in my life for 4 years!! WOW!! THANK YOU!!
I LOVE YOU!
Martina
Posted by: Martina Muir | December 31, 2010 at 09:31 AM
Marnie,
Thanks for including me in your list. It was such a joy to meet and play with you at the Radiant Success Event.
I am in complete agreement with you that the people who grace our lives are the greatest gifts. Thank you for being in mine.
I am SO excited to be playing with you in this year's Radiant Success Event. Here's to another extraordinary year!
Adela
Posted by: Adela Rubio | December 31, 2010 at 09:37 AM
Marnie, I can't begin to express what a delight it's been getting to know you and having the opportunity to share the stage with you at the Radiant Success Event last year.
I love the work you do and the light you bring to the world through your honesty, your integrity and your faith. You inspire me, my friend!
Posted by: Ellen Britt, PA, Ed.D. | December 31, 2010 at 09:41 AM
Wow Marnie. Aren't you sweet. I feel the same way about you. We've known each other online for 10 years or more and it was so great to finally get to hug your neck in Raleigh this past May. You are truly an inspirational woman and I've loved watching your growth over the years. Happy New Year!!
Posted by: Karon Thackston | December 31, 2010 at 10:24 AM
Thanks for including me Marnie. Its an honor. You are an absolute joy to work with and a true inspiration to all working moms.
Posted by: Janis Pettit | December 31, 2010 at 11:33 AM
I haven't had the chance to meet all of you in person, but knowing what a special person Marnie is, I know that my life would be enriched by doing so, and I hope I do in some future moment!
Thanks Marnie -- and I echo the sentiment of the inspiration you provide, just as you are. You are a very special lady, and I'm privileged to know you and be "online" with you!
Posted by: Terri Zwierzynski | December 31, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Thank you, Marnie for including me in such illustrious company. You are truly an inspiration to me. You continually create and achieve so many great things -- you're a model for anyone who has big visions and the will to achieve them. Wishing you another magical and successful year...blog on!
Posted by: Denise Wakeman | December 31, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Hey, my friend, I couldn't have made it through the year without ya! You're always an inspiration to me! I am still blessed constantly because of Light the World - a little piece of heaven on earth.
Loved the Raleigh event as well. Very inspiring and motivating!
Wonderful to meet so many delightful folks along the way. They are, indeed, a treasure!
Posted by: Lisa Rae Preston | December 31, 2010 at 01:22 PM
Thanks so much, ladies! I'm looking forward to continuing our friendships into 2011 and beyond. I hope each of you have a wonderful New Year's and amazingly prosperous 2011!
Posted by: Marnie Pehrson Kuhns | December 31, 2010 at 05:45 PM
Thanks for including me on this list Marnie. It has truly been a blessing to meet you and get to know you both personally and professionally. Looking forward to the coming year and all the wonderful experiences it will reveal.
Posted by: Kathleen Gage | January 01, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Happy New Year Marni!! Your inspiring energy is so very constant...how do you do it?? Like so many other people that you have touched, I am also very very grateful for YOU! Your combination of talents and inteligences and curiosity and spiritual sensitivity and mothering and openesss, and networking abilities.....make you one dynamo person! I hope that the flattery hit home, because it is sincere. Thank-you for all of the ways that you have shared with me, and I hope to see you again soon!
Posted by: Tina Kurrels | January 01, 2011 at 01:06 PM
I have been on many lists before, but this one makes me happy. I am in such good company. Thank you, Marnie. This has certainly been a year of internal change and growth. It has been wonderful to share some of those experiences with you. Thank you. I love you, Marnie.
Posted by: Renae | January 01, 2011 at 06:09 PM
Thanks Kathleen! It was a blast working alongside you at RSE. Tina and Renae -- you are both such incredible ladies. I'm looking for great things from you both this year! Love to all & Happy New Year!
Posted by: Marnie Pehrson Kuhns | January 01, 2011 at 06:22 PM
You're an amazing creator and have blessed so many lives, including mine. I'm grateful to be part of your world, and you part of mine. Many blessings to you for continued success in 2011!
Posted by: Janice Rankin Erickson | January 01, 2011 at 06:52 PM
Marnie,
I came across you at Imapact, your everywhere, thanks for all you do. Gary in Dallas wishing you the best in 2011
Posted by: Gary Cooper | January 01, 2011 at 07:06 PM
Hey, Marnie! Love the video addition! Very cool! And a wonderful reminder that we are attracting into our lives our teachers and mentors. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Lisa Rae Preston | January 01, 2011 at 08:55 PM
Wow reading this and looking at some of the women on the list I say blessings to you all. Women inspiring Women. Amen.
Posted by: Christian Woman | January 26, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Thanks Marnie! I just now set aside the time to read through and listen to this and I'm so grateful for the reminder. I just love how your down to earth, yet inspiring ways balance out. You suggest when seeking mentors to remember it's not a one way street. Truly we miss connecting with others in critical ways if our interactions aren't based on reciprocity. I often wonder how those in the public eye internalize the attention they are given and how we run the risk of separating them/ourselves by all the labels.
My experience with you personally and through the virtual world has taught me a lot about connection. After meeting several "big" people I admire, I keep feeling a reminder of how important it is to avoid placing people on pedestals. Living near some prominent leaders has driven this home to me again for two reasons: 1) It's dehumanizing 2) If I view others on a pedestal I tend to start thinking in terms of "somehow they are able to ascend", but I'm still 'down' here (it can become a dangerous excuse for failing to recognize the PROCESS of living up to my potential).
I really love the quote "Thee lift me and I'll lift thee and we'll ascend together" A person is far more inspiring to me when I am able to see a fuller picture of what they have overcome in terms of what is "common to man" We don't always get to see those parts, so I feel privileged when others share any of that with me. It's been fun/inspiring to get to surf around your sites and witness some results of your creative processes!
Posted by: Amy | February 15, 2011 at 06:38 PM