This morning I dropped by Starbucks to pick up some coffee and Perfect Oatmeal (it really IS perfect – yum!) I walked in with a mommy and her little girl. While I waited in line, I watched the little girl hold up a package of chocolate cookies and mom’s response, “No, let’s stay with those you normally get, those are too messy.” As mom paid for the vittles, I commented on the little girl’s sandals (silver, with diamond rhinestones and ultra sparkly – we love that), “I love your sandals – they are so pretty!” The little girl looked at me, thought about what I said as she looked down at her sandals, then proclaimed, “Look at my nail polish!” I looked at her little tiny nails painted a vibrant rose pink and thought, ‘Wow, I love that color.’ I said instead, “Oh yes, they are SO pretty.” [Note to Self: Choose some different adjectives for chance encounters with little girls who are ultra fashionable.]

She looked down at her finger, studying the color in a thoughtful way – admiring the color – just as I was. Suddenly, I felt overcome with emotion…how beautiful this child was as she admired her fingernails. I could feel how much she really loved those colored fingernails. I’m sure her mother thought I was a loon when tears filled my eyes as her daughter started telling me about how she got her nails done at a birthday party and even the real Sleeping Beauty was there!  The little girl (who seemed to be not older than four or so) said in a very grown up way, “I thought the real Sleeping Beauty lived in Florida!” I dabbed at my eyes as I enjoyed the joy radiating off of this child. The real Sleeping Beauty… indeed. Here’s to pink nail polish and the joyful admiration of it!

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Last week, for my birthday, I had nearly back to back appointments all day and then the Queen of Dreams radio show.

In the midst of one of my client calls, a delivery man showed up at the door with a dozen PINK roses from my birthday buddy and girlfriend extraordinaire, Debbie Mrazek. All of a sudden my client says, “Oh! I didn’t know it was your birthday, we can talk later!”

And, I honestly felt like…I can’t think of anything else I would rather be doing. Mark and I had a wonderful dinner the night before after working with a client. Chance and I had cupcakes (pre-breakfast) with Mark and Nana and Rico. I felt complete in a way that made me cry with joy.

I was ‘full’ of love.

So, thinking about that day… cupcakes and coffee, Chance’s drawing (which totally made me cry), the most delicious conversation about love and work with SBBS members Susie Morrissey and Doreen Fisher, a guitar lesson that spoke straight to my heart, a grilled cheese sandwich (obviously no ‘diet’ plan on this birthday) made by my soul mate, beautiful, fun clients who fill my heart, roses that say…I see you, I love you and I am glad you are here, a super *SHINY* and *SPARKLY* card from my mom with cash to buy something personal, the funniest – SERIOUSLY – the FUNNIEST card from the Main Street Angel, Nancine Meyer… and many other birthday wishes from Hefina, Minette, Tammy, and others…one even saying he was glad I ‘dropped’ in on the planet…I am happy. Truly, abundantly ‘full’ of love and gratitude.

For me, I have not always been great about other people’s birthdays… I tend to treat every day as an opportunity to say I love you…I go when the mood strikes.

There’s no telling when you might get a note from me…or for what for that matter!

So, today… I’m celebrating with you no matter where you are… your birthday, your celebration, your joy… you.

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Zoe the Clown with the Queen of Dreams

As the Queen of Dreams, I feel it is my MISSION to help people release their imprisoned dreams. But, instead of being the knight that actually busts Rapunzel out of the tower, I work to teach YOU to be the knight AND Rapunzel!

There’s nothing quite so intoxicating like knowing your MISSION and having a VISION of it, and being in ACTION with it! What’s the common theme in all of these words? Being ON!

I have always loved stories… I want to know everything about people – What’s your favorite color? What did you dream of doing when you were little? What’s your dream now?

This is the dream of a girl who has a MISSION to make little hearts happy.

What’s your mission? Send them to me at tina@rapidsuccesspartners.com. I’ll feature new missions each week!

A Clown Named Zoe

I am a caring clown named Zoe, whose mission in life is to make little hearts happy.

I’m often asked, “What made you want to be a clown?” Well, it goes back to my high school years when I decided that I wanted to bring joy and happiness to sick children. After graduation, I took my first clown class. It was a flop… the teacher hardly ever showed up and it was filled with kids taking a class for easy credit, after all they thought, how hard is being a clown? I dropped the course after 2 useless weeks and tucked away my dream of working with sick children for a very long time.

I’ve always known in my heart that I needed to work with children in need, be they sick, abused, homeless, or just those in need of a little sunshine in their young lives. Two years ago I decided it was finally time to take action.

In 2007, I hosted a hat drive for children with cancer and met some really amazing kids. They totally tugged at my heartstrings and I realized it was time to find a way to connect with these children more often. I felt they needed me and in a way, I really needed them. Around this time, I was at a children’s event and met a clown…oh my gosh, there was my sign! Bells, whistles, and fireworks went off in my head as old thoughts of wanting to be a clown came rushing back. This was it! This was how I was to achieve my dream of working with these children I so desperately wanted to help. I raced home to my computer and started looking up clown schools. The first one that popped up was Mooseburger Clown Camp in Minnesota…. MINNESOTA? Never been to Minnesota. It looked amazing, a summer camp for clowns. This was too cool! One week with 80 fellow clowns and Joey Clowns (Newbie’s), how fun was this going to be? So, with support from family and friends helping me realize that I wasn’t totally crazy, I decided to go for it. Camp was just a few months away and I couldn’t wait; what was this new adventure going to be like?

The first thing I had to do was figure out my clown name. I came up with “Zoe” because it is fun to say just makes me happy. Ok, now I was ready for camp. Finally, the day arrived and I packed up my excitement, my enthusiasm and my desire to be the best clown I could be, and headed to Minnesota for my introduction into this wonderful world of clowning. WOW! There aren’t words to describe my experience, The best week ever? Amazing? Beyond incredible? Spectacular? Simply said, it was the most magical week of my life. The teachers were “the best” and I learned everything from how to apply clown makeup, to clown movement, to costuming, to how to be a great hospital clown and more. I also made some incredible new lifelong clown friends.

I’ve been lucky enough in the past two years to work with some great charities that help children in need and “Zoe” is a proud member of the Humorology Clown Troop at Medical Center of Plano and really enjoys visiting patients. Right now I am looking for more opportunities to work with children in a group setting, to bring much needed smiles to their little faces.

Clowning has brought more joy than I could have ever dreamed into my life. When I put on that big red nose and my big shoes, I am transported into a magical world of play, and when I make that wonderful connection with a child who needs a bit of “happy” in their day, it makes me know that I am on the right path with my life. One day I was at an event and a little girl about 7 years old came up to me and said, “Clown, you’re the best clown I ever met. Do you know what good you are doing?” Need I say more?

Last summer I got back from my second amazing year at Mooseburger Camp. Once again, I came home filled with tons of new information, new skills, new clown friends and bursting with happy from the awesome experience. Guess what? July is right around the corner and I’m countin’ down the day’s until I get to go to “to Mooseburger Camp” again, this is something special that I do each year for “me and for Zoe” and the anticipation and excitement about seeing friends, learning all the wonderful things I’ll learn and coming home an even better clown keeps me smiling!

Zoe comes out to play just a couple of times a month. Perhaps one day she will play more often, but for now I’m so incredibly grateful for this journey. Just knowing that when I take off my big red nose at the end of a “play date”, that I’ve made a difference in a young life, well…It doesn’t get better than that.

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Last week, as I worked with a coaching client, teaching about ecstatic states, higher frequency, and teaching how to easily return to these states, I felt this amazing, sweet energy wrap around me.

I noticed it, and felt so happy inside as I truly comprehended the ease and joy that is available each and every day. How wonderful it can be to ‘free’ ourselves from our self-made prison and to dance into the sunlight.

This song matches that feeling. Hope you enjoy! Happy Sunday!