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13Mar
Motherhood Talk Radio welcomes Patricia Mellor, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains
by Motherhood Talk Radio, Motherhood Incorporated
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the dream of one woman hoping to make a difference in the world. In March of 1912, Juliette Gordon Low gathered 18 girls to begin what we now know as the Girl Scouts of the USA. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. Almost immediately, Juliette’s dream for a girl-centered organization was realized. Today, Girl Scouts of the USA has a membership of over 3.2 million girls and adults in every residential zip code and in 90 countries. Nearly 60 million living women in the U.S. today are Girl Scout alumnae.
Series contributor Robin Boyd joins Sandra to welcome Patricia Mellor, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains Council, serving more than 15,000 girls in New Hampshire and Vermont and over 5,000 adult volunteer members. Tricia, herself, was a girl member, achieving Girl Scouting’s highest honor, the Gold Award, followed by serving as an adult leader and camp councilor. We could also spell that “counselor”, as Tricia is a member of the NH Bar Association and was a founding member of law firm, Merra, Kanakis, Creme & Mellor before becoming GSGWM’s chief executive officer.
Tricia embodies the Girl Scout mission, to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. No one can attend an event led by Tricia and not leave it ready to ignite the world! She advocates that changing the landscape for women’s leadership tomorrow means helping every girl reach her full potential today.  Every girl has a voice, and the Girl Scout’s innovative leadership programs help girls discover, connect and take action as they develop strong values, a social conscience, and a deep sense of self and their potential.
This year, in a move designed to focus national attention on girls and the issues they face, Girl Scouts of the USA has announced the launch of ToGetHerThere, the largest, boldest advocacy and fundraising cause dedicated to girls’ leadership in the nation’s history. The multi-year effort will seek to create balanced leadership — the equal representation of women in leadership positions in all sectors and levels of society — within one generation.
For more information, visit www.girlscouts.org, www.togetherthere.org, or www.girlscoutsgwm.org.
Motherhood Talk Radio stars Sandra Beck, and is hosted by Toginet Radio and RockStarRadio, and powered by the Motherhood Company.  Motherhood Talk Radio features the powerful voices of Christy Holly, Robin Boyd, Linda Franklin, Doris Rivas Brekke, Danee Kiernan, Susan Haid, Lisa Detres and Suzann Sladcik Wilson. Motherhood Talk Radio airs live every Tuesday at 6 pm eastern, 3 pm pacific on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded on iTunes or at MotherhoodTalkRadio.com.
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11Mar
Family Move, Family Support, Military Families, Military Mom Talk Radio, Military Spouses, Military housing, Relocating your family, Resources for Military Families, Support for Veterans, Support for military and veterans' families in times of need, Veteran assistance
By Sandra Beck, Robin Boyd
Dr. Jody Bremer, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, stops in to visit Military Mom Talk radio. In her words, Jody appreciates all she has in life: “I have experienced a vast array of life’s challenges, including a life-threatening childhood illness, a stint as a Marine Corps wife, mother to two fabulous children who, thankfully, are well into and almost past their teen years, and completing my Master’s Degree a full 20 years after graduating from high school. During that time, I served a s everything from a karate and self-defense instructor (yes, I have a black belt and 2 brown belts!), a personal trainer, a couples/honeymoon/family cruise and vacation travel company owner. Throughout all of my life, one thing has tied everything together– my love of working with people, and doing what I could to help them achieve their goals. Karate, self-defense, personal training, even travel… all of those career paths prepared me for my eventual road in marriage and family therapy. Helping others. Making people happier than they were, more secure, more confident, more capable.”
For more information, visit www.jodybremer.com Â
Moving your family from post-to-post comes with the territory of being part of the Army. But it doesn’t have to be stressful or frustrating.
With this in mind, Linda Jefferson founded the national network of GoArmyHomes websites to help smooth a military family’s PCS move. Each site focuses on a particular post and gives you access to Army Family Relocation Specialists* (whether for purchase or rental) who know the area and can help you find the Army Family Friendly™ neighborhoods that best fit your family’s needs.
For more information visit  www.goarmyhomes.com
Military Connection is one of the most comprehensive online directories for military, veterans and their family members. The organization’s president, Debbie Gregory, returns to Military Mom Talk Radio to talk about initiatives and resources available to veterans.Â
MilitaryConnection.com offers something for everyone, with thousands of pages of resources and information. Some of the areas of focus include employment and job resources, education and Post-9/11 GI Bill information, scholarships, benefits, pay charts, news and more.
For more information about Debbie, visit www.militaryconnection.com  Â
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Watch us on Youtube and connect with us on Linked in.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd with contribution by Doris Rivas-Brekke, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families, moms and wives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family in the Armed Service. We are proud supporters and members of the Military Writers Society of America as well as proud supporters of Operation Gratitude, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Shining Service Worldwide, Fisher House and the Girl Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of America.
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04Mar
Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Family Support, Honoring soldiers and veterans, Military Authors, Military Families, Military Mom Talk Radio, Military Spouses, Military Stories, Reintegration for veterans, Resources for Military Families, Support for military and veterans' families in times of need, Supporting troops, Writer's Corner
By Sandra Beck, Robin Boyd
In 2005,  Janine Wilburn co-founded and became the Chief Creative Officer of Touch.Nology Holdings LLC – a socially responsible, Communications Company committed to making a difference.
Touch-Nology manufactures patent-pending, Connection Kits and Products designed to bring Resiliency, connection, communication and healing to families in challenging situations.
Touch.Nology developed Kits to help Service Members and Military Families build Resiliency before, during and after deployment. The kits contain a number of different types of products—all designed to work together over time. To date, upwards of 170,000 Service Members and Military Families have received Kits and responded with very positive reviews. Hundreds and hundreds of heartfelt emails have poured in from Service Members in Iraq and Afghanistan and their Families here at home.
Janine’s first hand experience with the importance of resiliency inspired these products. She began creating them as she worked to recover from severe spinal injury, during which portions of her upper body, including her hands and arms were paralyzed. Janine used these tools on her personal path to recovery and still uses them everyday.
For more information visit www.touch-nology.com
Nicolle Germain is the president/owner of MJG Communications, Inc., a company that helps businesses improve their bottom line results through publicity and promotion. She is also the founder of the Fabulous Moms: Women’s Small Business Expo. A 15-year veteran of the public relations, marketing and event planning field, Nicole Germain has secured placement for clients in top print, broadcast and online media outlets.
Germain has worked on several high profile events such as the MISS USA Pageants, Kyoto Conference, Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s honoring of Representative Patrick Kennedy with Supermodel Kathy Ireland. She has also conducted media tours to various countries including Ghana and BurkinoFaso.
Germain has taken her 15 years experience with the non-profit, political, and for-profit sector and helped her small business clients compete in the marketplace. Like herself some of Germain’s clients are mom entrepreneurs, giving her first-hand knowledge of the joys and challenges of doing what you love.
Find out more about Nicole at www.mjgcommunications.com
Joyce Faulkner returns this week with another segment of our series, Authors’ Corner. Joyce, president of the Military Writers Society of America, lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns — “The History of Aerial Applications” for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine “Scribe & Quill.” She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer.
She has been a member of MWSA since 2006 and has served as Secretary and MWSA Webmaster since January of 2008. Her skills include Management, Project Management, Web Site Design, Writing and Layout. She volunteered for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center for several years and has led various corporate, community and volunteer committees & organizations. Her goal is to help veterans record their piece of history — for themselves, their families, their communities — and our country.
For more information about Joyce and her organization, visit www.mwsadispatches.com
Military Mom Talk Radio airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Watch us on Youtube and connect with us on Linked in.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd with contributions by Doris Rivas-Brekke, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families, moms and wives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family in the Armed Service. We are proud supporters and members of the Military Writers Society of America as well as proud supporters of Operation Gratitude, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Shining Service Worldwide, Fisher House and the Girl Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of America.
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20Feb
Lori Bell is founder and president of National Association of Military Moms and Spouses, the only network of its kind that brings thousands moms of service members and spouses together in one fun, supportive online community. Author of the forthcoming book&nb sp;Prosper Where You’re Planted: The Military Spouse Guide To Creating the Life You Want With The Military Life You Get, Lori was recognized and named Military Spouse Magazine’s 2010 “Military Spouse of the Year”. Today, she helps leading brands connect with the influential “military mom market” and provides innovative solutions to increase bottom line profits. In addition, Lori is a by-name requested motivational speaker and singer. Called “a remarkable woman” by Lifetime Television Network and havin g her personal story featured on NBC Nightly News Making A Difference, Lori has appeared in front of more than 20 million people via major media such as CNN, ABC, Fox News, and The Huffington Post.
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For more information visit www.nammas.org.
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Reminiscent of Clancy’s best, but with more action, Black Eagle Force tells of a high-Tech secret Special Ops force defending American shores in a new military action thriller novel series by Buck Stienke and Ken Farmer.
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A clandistine Special Ops force comprised of patriotic former US military men and women pilots and special forces members contracted to the Department of Defense. Their motto is: Semper Paro Bellum. They are the BLACK EAGLE FORCE.
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Ken Farmer – After proudly serving his country as a US Marine (call sign â€Tarzan’), Ken attended Stephen F. Austin State University on a full football scholarship, receiving his Bachelors Degree in Business and Speech & Drama. Ken quickly discovered his love for acting when he starred as a cowboy in a Dairy Queen commercial. Ken has over 38 years as a professional actor, with memorable roles Silverado, Friday Night Lights and Uncommon Valor. He was also OC and VO spokesman for Wolf Brand Chili for over eight years. Ken now lives near Gainesville, TX, where he continues to write and direct quality award winning films like Rockabilly Baby and write novels.
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Buck Stienke – Captain – Fighter Pilot – United States Air Force, has an extensive background in military aviation and weaponry. A graduate of the Air Force Academy, Buck (call sign â€Shoehorn’) was a member of the undefeated Rugby team and was on the Dean’s List. After leaving the Air Force, Buck was a pilot for Delta Airlines for over twenty-five years. He has vast knowledge of weapons, tactics and survival techniques. Buck is the owner of Lo ne Star Shooting Supply, Gainesville, TX. As a successful actor, writer and businessman, Buck lives in Gainesville with his wife, Carolyn. Buck was Executive Producer for the award winning film,Rockabilly Baby.
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For more information visit www.blackeagleforce.com
Janie Smith, Trauma Coach, Speaker, Author, Founder of HOPE Beyond Trauma; caregiver; mother and spouse of career soldiers. Her new book, HOPE Beyond Trauma . . . a mother’s journey is based on Janie’s caregiving journey after her 15-year-old daughter sustained a severe brain injury in an automobile accident.
Years later, Janie watches her youngest son deploy to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan for six tours. She tells of the difficulties soldiers and their families face when they return home. When she discovered brain injury is the “signature wound” of this war on terror it inspired her to start HOPE Beyond Trauma and write her book, HOPE Beyond Trauma…a mother’s journey.
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Janie’s mission and passion is empowering lives of those facing major trauma; specializing in brain injuries, caregivers, military families, everyone is welcome!
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For more information, visit www.hopebeyondtrauma.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Doris Rivas-Brekke, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics.
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13Feb
Book Reviews, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Honoring soldiers and veterans, Military Authors, Military Mom, Military Mom Talk Radio, Military Spouses, Military Stories, Veterans of Foreign Wars, honoring heroes
Lynette Lovelace combined her spirit, enthusiasm for life, and 20 years of harnessing her inner gifts and created a line of luxury apothecary products inspired by the therapeutic powers of fragrance and mood. Based on the simple yet influential notion of “Choosing Your Mood,“ Lifetherapy aims to encompass the various experiences of life (such as love, hardship, glory, serenity) while arousing the senses and allowing an escape from everyday life.
If you could capture the moments of your personal journal, your life, how would you go about doing that?   Lovelace encourages those around her to imagine their lives as a journal, keeping in mind that every soul is unique. She has relentlessly filled her journals of life with ideas, creativity, moods and inspiration. Some journals have lines that define text, others are blank and allow for limitless expression; some remain empty yet alive with thoughts, intentions and daydreams, while others explode with sketches, intricate memories and quotes of loved ones.
Find out more about Lynette and Lifetherapy at www.lifetherapy.com .
“When a soldier serves, so does the family”. Author Donna Mull saw that statement on the shirts some military wives were wearing at a Fourth of July parade as they marched with their husbands. Suddenly, that statement had become personal. She had heard stories about mothers whose faithful prayers had changed lives. When her son received his orders for deployment to Iraq, she wanted to be one of those mothers. Equally motivated by love and pain, Ms. Mull embarked on a year-long journey of prayer, writing weekly devotionals that focused on the specific needs of soldiers and their families. She then forwarded them to friends and family, who used them as springboards for their own prayer times. If you have a loved one in the military, chances are you are engaged in a battle of your own. Will your loved one survive? Will you? How will you cope while your soldier is away? When your soldier returns, will he or she be changed?  The Scripture-based prayers in Donna Mull’s A Prayer Journey Through Deployment will speak to your anxious heart with words of encouragement. Our loving Father understands your vulnerability, and you can rest assured that you are not alone. He will share your burden, and he will never leave your side.
You can find more about Donna at www.winepressbooks.com. Â
Leila Levinson is the author of award winning Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma. A graduate of Vassar College, Indiana University at Bloomington and the University of Texas School of Law, she advocates for veterans. She has appeared on CNN, is a regular contributing blogger for Huffington Post, and has written for The Washington Post, The Austin American Statesman, The Texas Observer, WWII Quarterly, CrossCurrents and War, Literature, and Art. The founder of the online community veteranschildren.com where veterans and their children share their stories, Levinson is now creating a nonprofit to bring attention to the transgenerational trauma that follows war and to facilitate a network of support for veterans and their families within central Texas.
For more information visit either www.leilalevinson.com  or www.veteranschildren.com
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Doris Rivas-Brekke, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics.
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06Feb
Book Reviews, Family Support, Honoring soldiers and veterans, Military Authors, Military Families, Military Mom, Military Mom Talk Radio, Military Stories, Resources for Military Families, Talk Radio, Veterans of Foreign Wars, World War 2 veterans, Writer's Corner
Lisa Detres is a pastor’s wife, writer, and mother of four children who works as a customer service supervisor in Valencia, California. Her oldest son, Augustin, is currently serving in the Army and is stationed at Fort Drum, New York.
Lisa grew up in Denver, Colorado and followed her dreams of working in the garment industry to California. It is there where she met her husband, Al and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design. She worked in the garment industry for several years and then went into business for herself so she could spend more time with her family. She earned an MBA while caring for her family, running her own business and home schooling three of her children.
She is currently writing her first book which deals with helping women get closer to God.
Author Mary Lee is a retired Air Force Master Sergeant and a Licensed Master Social Worker. When Grandma’s False Teeth Fly is author Mary Lee’s second book. Her first book, ‘My Air Force Mom’ is a picture book that explores customs and courtesies of military culture through a child’s eyes. My Air Force Mom was a winner in the Children’s Fiction Category of the 73rd Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.Â
Mary and her husband Chuck reside in Columbia, South Carolina. You can find more about Mary at http://marylee.tateauthor.com
Today’s Writer’s Corner features Joyce Faulkner and Leila Levinson. Have you decided to write a book? How do you start? Listen to Joyce Faulkner, award-winning author of “In the Shadow of Suribachi,” “Username,” and “For Shrieking Out Loud!” and Leila Levinson, award-winning author of “Gated Grief: The Daughter of a GI Concentration Camp Liberator Discovers a Legacy of Trauma” who will discuss reasons for writing (History, Dealing with PTSD, etc.), creating the right environment, commitment, and journaling.
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For more information visit either leilalevinson.com or veteranschildren.com
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18Jan
Tags: Acton, Acton California, After the affair, Bouncing with Style, building your life over after a marriage ends, California, cheating husband, dealing with a failed marriage, divorcing a cheater, getting over a cheating husband, how to rebuild yourself after divorce, How to Start Over, Internet Brand Strategist, Military Mom Talk Radio, motherhood incorporated, Motherhood Talk Radio, Powerful Mothers In Business, Powerful Women in Business, Powerful Women in Military Service, rebuilding yourself after the marriage ends, Recovering from an Affair, Sandra Beck, single mother, Starting Fresh after Divorce, Starting Over after Divorce, Starting Over at 40, Starting Over but Not From Scratch, Starting your life over after an affair, Successful Women, Successful Working Mothers, Successful Working Women, the end of your marriage, the marriage failed not you, Toginet, when your husband leaves you, when your husband leaves you for another woman., Where to Start your New Life, women in leadership, Women’s Empowerment
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16Jan
By Military Mom Talk Radio, Motherhood Incorporated
Kathleen Smith
As Chief Marketing Officer for ClearedJobs.Net, Kathleen Smith spearheads the community-building, marketing and communications outreach initiatives to the organization’s audiences which include security cleared job seekers, military personnel, and cleared facilities employers the defense and intelligence community. As a veteran owned company, ClearedJobs.Net pays special attention to the needs of the military community and Kathleen oversees the ClearedJobs.Net’s outreach and support of transitioning military personnel, military spouses and TAP/ACAP managers.
ClearedJobs.Net is a veteran owned company serving the job search and recruiting needs of the security cleared community. ClearedJobs.Net is the only cleared job board and Cleared Job Fair company that limits access to security cleared job seekers to cleared facilities employers. Understanding the job search within the security cleared community is challenging, ClearedJobs.Net has invest considerable resources for security cleared job seekers to utilize in the job search and career development.
For more information visit www.clearedjobs.net
Author Robyn Roche-Paull
Robyn Roche-Paull, author of the award-winning book Breastfeeding in Combat Boots, is an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) and a US Navy Veteran. She has over a decade of experience helping breastfeeding mothers and babies, and began her breastfeeding career while still on active duty in the US Navy. She served six years as an aircraft mechanic on F/A-18 Hornets and A-6 Intruders on deployment overseas and stateside. During that time she gave birth to breastfed her son for over a year before separating from the military with an Honorable discharge.Â
Robyn wrote her book due to the difficulties she experienced breastfeeding her son while on active duty, and her desire to help other military mothers be successful at breastfeeding so that they do NOT have to experience those difficulties; but instead can enjoy all that breastfeeding has to offer both mother and child.
For more information, visit www.breastfeedingincombatboots.com
Jeff Senour of the Freedom Rock Experience CTS
Ever since its inception 10 years ago, rock band CTS has made a huge impact on many around the country with their edgy rock sound with lyrics that touch the heart. Fueled with a passion for music since childhood, singer/songwriter Jeff Senour formed
CTS to inspire people of all ages to live their dreams. The musical journey of CTS has garnered the band numerous awards from album of the year and video of the year with Military Writers Society. From radio play on the top 100 charts with “Can’t Get Off This Train”, to letters from President Bush, CTS touches those of all ages to live life to the fullest and achieve your dreams whatever they might be.From Hollywood movie film pilot to airline pilot and musician, Jeff is a true example of the American dream. The band has performed all over the country in various venues and opened for numerous National Artists. CTS performs a one of a kind show called “Freedom Rock Experience” that is a multi-media rock concert honoring the real American Hero from Military, Police, Firefighters and Teachers.  The show also integrates high school musicians from around the country to perform with CTS to inspire our youth of today to live their dreams. With movie credits such as “True Lies”, “Executive Decision”, “Hot Shots” and many more, the music of CTS is the melodic story of what we can all achieve in life if we try.
Experience CTS for yourself at www.ctsmusic.com  and ctsmusic on YouTube.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics.
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10Jan
Host Sandra Beck and series contributor Robin Boyd present the first in their series on Cancer Survival, highlighting success stories for inspiration and resources to empower you through your journey.
Motherhood Talk Radio welcomes Carole St. Jean of Hooksett, New Hampshire. Carole is a three-time breast cancer survivor, and is the utmost example of hope personified. Each bout of cancer brought out a different strength in Carole; having to dig deeper into her soul and coming up with what it takes to make it through and survive. Networking with someone who was going through the same thing, Carole says, was critical in getting her through it all. Carole is married, a mother of two grown and married children with five grandchildren whom she is thankful each day to be healthy and able to baby sit for.
Also joining us on today’s show will be a representative from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center which is one of the nation’s premier facilities for cancer treatment and research. It is one of only 40 National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Our discussion will include managing the side effects during cancer treatment.
Motherhood Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck, and contributors Christy Holly, Robin Boyd, Linda Franklin, Doris Rivas Brekke, Danee Kiernan, Susan Haid, Lisa Detres and Suzann Sladcik Wilson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.  Motherhood Talk Radio would like to thank our guest who have spoken with respect to motherhood on the following topics: women’s issues, parenting, relationship advice, personal growth, divorce, marriage, dating, weddings, relationships, health care, pet health, crafting, beading, relationship advice, cooking, family matters, care packages for soldiers, nutrition, child adoption, children with brain injuries, children’s advocacy, autism, cancer, eldercare issues, child care issues, personal growth and parenting issues.
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09Jan
Business Owners, Honoring soldiers and veterans, Military Families, Military Mom Talk Radio, Military Stories, Running Your Own Company, Starting a Company, Supporting troops, Veteran assistance, Veterans of Foreign Wars, World War 2 veterans
Cellar Angels was created by a compassionate group of wine loving friends intent on changing the world. Our mission is simple: connect small and family run wineries to a larger audience, expose wine lovers to incredible purchase opportunities offered exclusively to Cellar Angels members from partnering vineyards, and provide assistance to a select group of charities. We love wine. We love introducing others to great wine and we love helping others. Cellar Angels provides an opportunity to accomplish all three.
For more information, visit Martin at www.cellarangels.com .
The Lady Gangster is a story that began in 1967 with a broken car radio and a father-and-son’s cross-country trek. The two had been making uncomfortable small talk until the son asked, “Dad, will you tell me what you did in the war?”
The father’s answer is the amazing first-hand account of the USS Fuller, The Lady Gangster, an attack transport ship and its courageous crew of “Chicago Boys” who transformed from wide-eyed new recruits to weathered “Old Salts” braving enemy attacks while delivering troops and supplies during many of the toughest battles waged in the South Pacific during World War II. It is also the poignant tale of how a simple question forged a lasting bond between a father and his son.
For more information visit www.theladygangster.com
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics and the Department of Veteran Affairs along with the Department of Labor for supporting our shows.
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02Jan
Joyce Faulkner, president of the Military Writers Society of America, lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns — “The History of Aerial Applications” for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine “Scribe & Quill.” She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer.
She has been a member of MWSA since 2006 and has served as Secretary and MWSA Webmaster since January of 2008. Her skills include Management, Project Management, Web Site Design, Writing and Layout. She volunteered for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center for several years and has led various corporate, community and volunteer committees & organizations. Her goal is to help veterans record their piece of history — for themselves, their families, their communities — and our country.
“It all started when I wrote ‘In the Shadow of Suribachi’,” she says. “It’s basically the story of my father’s experiences as a young Marine at the Battle of Iwo Jima. That book has my heart. It was also the beginning of my working to get veterans’ stories written and published. Working with MWSA is an extension of that dream…to make sure that all of our history is recorded and recognized.”Â
Visit http://www.mwsadispatches.com for more information.
Growing up in a family of six kids in Clovis, New Mexico, Kathleen Rodgers spent countless hours in a rocking chair, daydreaming about what it would be like to be someone else. Little did she know then that she was simply creating stories in my head.
Through writing, Kathleen has been able to explore many subjects. Her goal is always to get to the truth through the people and places she writes about, real or imagined. Along the way, she has encountered many roadblocks and detours, but has pressed ahead and kept her eyes on her goals.
In 2008, Leatherneck Publishing released Kathleen’s debut novel “The Final Salute.” The following year, Army Wife Network selected it as their July 2009 book club pick and Military Writers Society of America awarded it the Silver Medal. In July 2011, the Kindle Edition was released by Navigator Books. In this novel, a Vietnam vet and father of three is haunted by the memories of dead friends killed in air mishaps, and must deal with a devious commander, an animal-crazed neighbor whose husband hates pilots, a beautiful, but suspicious wife and a rebellious teenage daughter. The last thing he needs is another war.
Additional work by Kathleen has appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Air Force, Army & Navy Times, Family: The Magazine for Military Families, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Albuquerque Journal, Clovis News Journal, and in three anthologies: “Because I Fly,” by McGraw-Hill, “Lessons From Our Children,” by Health Communications, Inc. and “Hearts of Steel,” by Military Writers Society of America.
For more information visit www.kathleenmrodgers.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics and the Department of Veteran Affairs along with the Department of Labor for supporting our shows.
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13Dec
Motherhood Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck, Christy Holly, and Rick Swanson present Carrie Benuska of Teles Properties Pasadena. Â
Carrie Benuska is a wife, a mother of three young adults, and a successful Residential Realtor with Teles Properties in Pasadena, California. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a BS in Industrial Engineering in 1987, Carrie married her college sweetheart, Kal, and worked for a short time as a systems consultant for a large international firm.
Although life in the business world was exciting, she soon took on the role of full-time mom when her first daughter was born in 1991. During the early years of motherhood, Carrie juggled her home responsibilities with a part-time bookkeeping business. Once her kids reached their elementary school years, Carrie plunged herself into volunteering in the classroom and for the PTA in her hometown of San Marino. When her youngest daughter was in junior high, Carrie launched her business in residential real estate. Carrie has truly found her calling as a Realtor yet loves having the ability to work around the needs of her family. Carrie has a daughter who is a Junior at the University of Southern California, a son who is a Freshman at Texas Christian University, and a daughter who is a Junior in high school.
Carrie loves photography, renovating old architectural homes, and blogging. Learn more about Carrie at www.carriebenuska.com
Motherhood Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck, Christy Holly and Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.  Motherhood Talk Radio would like to thank our guest who have spoken with respect to motherhood on the following topics: women’s issues, parenting, relationship advice, personal growth, divorce, marriage, dating, weddings, relationships, health care, pet health, crafting, beading, relationship advice, cooking, family matters, care packages for soldiers, nutrition, child adoption, children with brain injuries, children’s advocacy, autism, cancer, eldercare issues, child care issues, personal growth and parenting issues.
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09Dec
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
In tough times many of us put up and shut up. I do. I can get through a crisis, a drama, a life threatening situation and get the job done. I know you can to. We stuff everything down deep inside to handle the situation. And we are good at it.
If you are anything like me, three days after the event, or four or even months later the feelings associated with that event surface. I can get teary eyed over something that during the time I felt nothing. I am not a therapist or licensed to do anything more than catch a fish, but I do know about survival. I know what we do as women to get through what we need to and break down later.
I want to tell you that it’s okay. It’s okay to let yourself have feelings. You don’t have to be tough every day. But what you do have to do is find good ways that get those feelings out that don’t hurt yourself or other people. Talking, writing, drawing, working out, listening to music, walking…even sitting in a church or temple and letting them flow can help. If they are too big get yourself to a therapist to help you.Â
If you had a headache, I would give you a tablet. If you had heartache, I would give you a hug. If you had stuff all jammed down there just simmering waiting to come out, I would tell you to work on getting it out in a good way.  Just saying. Its part of taking care of ourselves so we can continue to serve.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life. Sandra Beck is a regular contributor for Shining Service Worldwide
Tags: challenges military life, challenges military wife, Life Leadership, Military Mom Talk Radio, Sandra Beck, Shining Service, single mother, United States Army, United States Marin Corps, United States Navy, women in leadership, women in the military, women marines, women sailors, women soldiers
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06Dec
WHAT IS ECOHASHI? It’s a fun and fashionable cloth napkin wrapped around reusable bamboo chopsticks. When it’s time to eat, reach for your ecohashi instead of disposable chopsticks or plastic utensils. After using, toss ecohashi in the washing machine and the chopsticks in the sink.
WHY ECOHASHI? Every year, 63 billion disposable chopsticks are manufactured, using 25 million trees. Most of them ultimately end up in landfills, generating tons of waste. ecohashi was inspired by the growing movement launched by Greenpeace China to BYOC (bring your own chopsticks). Our mission is to provide small ways to make a big impact.
ECOHASHI is a proud supporter of the Hawaii Foodbank. This holiday season, for every ecohashi purchased at Red Pineapple in Ward Center or online at www.ecohashi.net, we will donate $1 to the Hawaii Foodbank. Over 55,000 children in Hawaii are food insecure. $1 will provide two meals for them.Â
Motherhood Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck, Christy Holly and Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.  Motherhood Talk Radio would like to thank our guest who have spoken with respect to motherhood on the following topics: women’s issues, parenting, relationship advice, personal growth, divorce, marriage, dating, weddings, relationships, health care, pet health, crafting, beading, relationship advice, cooking, family matters, care packages for soldiers, nutrition, child adoption, children with brain injuries, children’s advocacy, autism, cancer, eldercare issues, child care issues, personal growth and parenting issues.
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05Dec
The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.
Toys for Tots began in 1947, when Major Bill Hendricks, USCR and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5,000 toys to needy children. The idea came form Bill’s wife, Diane. In the fall of 1947, Diane crafted a homemade doll and asked Bill to deliver the doll to an organization, which would give it to a needy child at Christmas. When Bill determined that no agency existed, Diane told Bill that he should start one. He did. The 1947 pilot project was so successful that the Marine Corps adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it into a nationwide campaign. That year, Marine Corps Reserve units across the nation conducted Toys for Tots campaigns in each community in which a Marine Reserve Center was located. Marines have conducted successful nationwide campaigns at Christmas each year since 1948.Â
The initial objective that remains the hallmark of the program today is to “bring the joy of Christmas to America’s needy children”. The objectives of Toys for Tots are to help less fortunate children throughout the United States experience the joy of Christmas; to play an active role in the development of one of our nation’s most valuable resources – our children; to unite all members of local communities in a common cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the future.
Motherhood Incorporated has been a proud supporter of Toys For Tots for over 25 years, and this year’s event was nothing short of incredible. Thanks to all who supported our event, and to all who support Toys For Tots in their local communities.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics.
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02Dec
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
Recently my mother died after a long battle with breast cancer. This was the culmination of tragedy in my life including separation, divorce, custody battles, financial devastation and foreclosure.
I was standing in line at my son’s elementary school and a woman said to me, “I heard your mother died. You must be so happy she’s with God.” I looked at her blankly. “What???”
“God has her now and you should rejoice.”
I wanted to slap her. I did believe my mother was with God and I was happy she was out of pain, but she was only dead for two days and we hadn’t even had the funeral. I know she was trying to comfort me the best way she knew how but the last thing I wanted to hear 48 hours after my mother died was that I should be happy. She is the one that should be happy I didn’t unload all the feelings stewing in my heart on her helpful, smiling shoulders.
In the best and the worst of circumstances people say stupid things. I think of my one friend serving in Afghanistan and a neighbor criticized this woman Marine for leaving her family. I politely said to the woman that our neighbor was out there protecting your right to say something stupid like that. I didn’t get invited back.Â
But I did realize that people try to help, they think what they are saying is helpful or they are just stupid. So next time you get a comment you can stand and fight, die on that hill or walk away and live to fight another day.  In the era of political correctness I think its okay to say people say stupid things. Who knows maybe you think I’m being stupid?
But I am thankful for our men and women who protect our freedoms – even if it is to say stupid things.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life. Sandra Beck is a regular contributor for Shining Service Worldwide
Tags: challenges military life, challenges military wife, Life Leadership, Military Mom Talk Radio, Sandra Beck, Shining Service, single mother, United States Army, United States Marin Corps, United States Navy, women in leadership, women in the military, women marines, women sailors, women soldiers
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29Nov
Motherhood Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck, Christy Holly, and Rick Swanson, welcomes Linda Franklin of the Real Cougar Woman
The Real Cougar Woman is a 5-carat diamond with each of the 5-carats representing an essential facet of her life.  The 5-carats are: health, beauty, relationships, finance and spirituality. Achieving clarity in all 5 carats insures she will shine just like a perfect-cut diamond.
The Real Cougar woman realizes that she, and she alone, is responsible for everything in her life.  Just like an artist, she sits in front of a blank canvas every day and creates her reality.Â
Being a 5-carat diamond allows her to be:
- A woman who isn’t afraid to knock down walls and crash through glass ceilings.
- A woman who adores men but refuses to be defined by the age of the man she chooses to be with.
- A woman who goes inside herself for the answers.
- A woman who knows how to keep her body healthy, her beauty radiant and her spiritual reservoir full.
- A woman who puts financial freedom high on her priority list.
Linda retells her story, “Every woman, whether she realizes it or not, has a Real Cougar just waiting to be unleashed. Living your life as a smart, sexy, independent woman is the best gift you can give yourself. So get over listening to what other people think you should do and start living the life you deserve. This is the time to let go of your preconceived notions about aging, about sexuality, about beauty, about relationships with money, and give yourself permission to explore all of your possibilities.Â
I know many women think that a cougar is a derogatory word used to describe women who prefer younger men. Nothing could be further from the truth. A Real Cougar, a term I coined in 2007, is any woman over 40 who is turned on and excited about life.Â
The Real Cougar Woman is a fabulous female who is reconstructing the role of women today and will continue to do so for many years to come.
Achieving the rank of Real Cougar is a privilege, never an embarrassment. You have worked hard to earn your stripes, so be proud to revel in your accomplishments. For far too long, women over 40 have been pushed to the sidelines. You are mothers, business executives, entrepreneurs and teachers. You are a million things, but not the complete woman you have always wanted to be. Now is the time to change all that.
Now is the time to realize your brilliance.  If not now – when?
I was born inToronto,Canada and moved toNew York Cityin my early twenties.  Never having finished college, I worked as a secretary because that’s all I thought I was qualified to do. Â
Wall Street in the late 70’s was not a woman friendly environment but I used that to my advantage. At age 28 I walked into my boss’s office and asked to work in the firm’s trading department. He said yes, but it came with a very big caveat. He said, “make it or be fired”. That challenge made me determined to succeed and I did. I was the first Canadian woman to own a seat on The New York Stock Exchange and then went on to manage this leading investment firm’s all male trading department.
Then at 48 my life changed drastically. Due to a number of circumstances I decided to leave Wall Street. That transition was a devastating blow to my psyche.  I didn’t realize how much of my identity I had attached to my work.  Retirement had never been a thought in my mind and I  had no idea of how to cope with not having a good reason to get up in the morning. Â
When I could no longer stand wallowing in self pity, I made the conscious decision to take back my power and my life. Over the next two years, I went on a quest to find the answers that would help me with my relationships, maintaining a healthy body, looking fabulous, starting a new career and filling my spiritual reservoir.  That journey, as tough as it was, turned out to be a blessing. It re-ignited my passion and allowed me to get excited about act two of my life.
Wanting to share what I had learned I started a blog. People ask me all the time why I decided to call it the The Real Cougar Woman.Â
It wasn’t planned – it just happened after I started to read a slew of unflattering articles about women over 40. They were being called “cougars”, and portrayed as predators on the prowl for young men. This negative spin upset me and  I wanted to focus on the many virtues of real women not the media’s idea of women over 40. So I coined the term Real Cougar as my way of celebrating our age, our accomplishments, our independence, and our passion for life. I make it clear that a Real Cougar refuses to be defined by the age of the man she chooses to be with. Today, three years later I am still doing everything I can to make “cougar” a designer label that women all over the world are proud to wear.
My best selling book Don’t Ever Call Me Ma’am! – The Real Cougar Guidebook for Life After 40 is helping me to expand my message.  It has important information that every woman needs to read.  I have also included inspiring stories from other fabulous females that truly warmed my heart. It let me know we are all together on this journey through time.
My newest initiative is “The Combat Cougars”. This is my outreach to support women in the military. Like most worthwhile ventures it wasn’t planned. After receiving emails from military women ‘combat cougars’ who felt empowered after reading my blog – the path seemed obvious.”Â
Motherhood Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck, Christy Holly and Rick Swanson, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated.  Motherhood Talk Radio would like to thank our guest who have spoken with respect to motherhood on the following topics: women’s issues, parenting, relationship advice, personal growth, divorce, marriage, dating, weddings, relationships, health care, pet health, crafting, beading, relationship advice, cooking, family matters, care packages for soldiers, nutrition, child adoption, children with brain injuries, children’s advocacy, autism, cancer, eldercare issues, child care issues, personal growth and parenting issues.
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25Nov
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
Four years ago if you had said to me that I would be happy and joyful and silly and carefree I would have taken you to have your head examined. I was struggling every day to make ends meet, to be a single mom to an infant and toddler. My mother was dying from cancer and I was going through foreclosure. Yes, the stuff dreams are made of.
I want to a few therapists. Some were good. Some not so much. I talked to friends and got great advice and listened to some really stupid stuff. I was like a pinball running into bumpers, getting slammed across the room and rolling around sometimes aimless racked with fear. Not a good look.
Then one therapist said the problem you are having right now is that you don’t believe in the possibility that things will get better. I looked at her. She was right. She told me to fake it until I make it and I rolled my eyes. So I tried it. Every day for thirty days I read these index cards in which I wrote out in marker about the wonderful things in my life. How I am grateful for my health. I am grateful I can earn a living. I am grateful for my kids. I am grateful for the doctors and nurses working hard to extend my mom’s life.
The situation didn’t changed, but the way I thought about it did. Instead of feeling fear, gloom, doom and sadness, I felt stronger, more hopeful and began to believe in the possibility that things would get better. Changing my thinking didn’t change the outcome. I still lost my house. I still lost my mom. But I didn’t suffer as much along the way as I began to manage my mind. Best part of it, it’s free. No drugs. No appointments. Just 30 days, a few index cards and a pen.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life. Sandra Beck is a regular contributor for Shining Service Worldwide
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18Nov
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
Yeah Right. Be Still.
When my friend told me this, I was like Man you are off your rocker…you want me a single mother of two boys, mid custody battle, staving off foreclosure and gaining weight to be still.
Yep, he said. Be Still.
So I sat down on the floor like a yogi. More to demonstrate my annoyance with the process than really seeking inner peace. No what I demanded of my friend. He said, “Be quite and offer all your worries up to your higher power and finish with what you are thankful for.”
I snorted. I closed my eyes and complained to my God. I started with “Great job on the ex-husband, God. That was a real winner…” It went downhill from there until I had pretty much enumerated all that was on my mind from state tax hikes to split ends. I took a deep breath wanting to kick my friend for looking so serene and decided I would think about what I was grateful for.
It was weird but when I did I felt myself starting to relax I felt good. It felt good. To unload everything in my mind to my higher power and really think about what I was grateful for. It worked. I did feel better. I still wanted to kick my serene friend but that was just because he was so smug.
Next time you have too much to carry, sit and be still. Offload and think about what you are grateful for. Mock me all you want, but it works.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life. Sandra Beck is a regular contributor for Shining Service Worldwide
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09Nov
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
When I was writing the title to this blog post I was thinking to myself could it get anymore cheese ball than this? I’m starting to sound like my mother. But I realized today that she was right and most of those hokey dokey sayings have a lot of truth to them.
Recently I have gone through separation, divorce, death, foreclosure, custody battles and a financial upheaval in my company. Most of these things were out of my control and I had to take a step back and think about how I wanted to show up in my life. I ran away from home one weekend when my ex had the kids.
I drove 6 hours to the Grand Canyon and I sat on the edge looking at the vibrant layers of earth carved out over millions of years. Relax I wasn’t going to jump, but I sat there thinking how tiny and insignificant I am, but my problems could fill up the great ravine. A tour bus pulled up and dumped out a bunch of women. Being me I sat their and eavesdropped on their conversation. Polite no. Interesting yes.
The women who should have been rejoicing in the magnificent beauty were bitching about their ex’s. They were bitter, nasty, funny, sad and missing the whole point of the Grand Canyon. I also noticed a lot of them were quite rude to the male bus driver. He was taking one not just for the team but the entire male species from what I could see.
I thought about myself and how I felt. Sure I was bitter, nasty, funny, sad and missing the whole point of life some days, but I had a choice on how I was going to treat people around me. At that point my life was in the “shitter” as my dad would say, but I realized that when I just treated people with kindness despite my inner turmoil and fear life was easier. So my advice today despite all you are going through is just be kind – to yourselves and others around you. Unless it’s your ex and then feel free to fire at will…kidding! Am I????
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life. Sandra Beck is a regular contributor for Shining Service Worldwide
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07Nov
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By Military Mom Talk Radio, Motherhood Incorporated
Military Mom Talk Radio hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd welcomes Liz Moore of Go Army Homes and Liz Moore and Associates.
For many years, Liz envisioned the perfect real estate company….a brokerage where all the greatest agents want to work, and where the business is solidly and predictably built on word of mouth referrals from loyal past clients and personal acquaintances. In 2001, she decided to make that vision a reality. Realizing that it would be near impossible to totally transform her existing traditional real estate office into her ideal model, Liz set to work writing a business plan that started totally from scratch. She traveled extensively for several years, researching what were heralded as the best and the brightest brokerages across the country.
She was disappointed. She was disappointed that from the West Coast to the North East, most real estate companies looked alike. Wherever she went, she found business as usual…very little vision…hardly any passion for customer service or innovative ideas. Marketing was at best ho-hum…in fact, there was so little distinction between companies that one could easily erase one firm’s logo in an ad and substitute another and no one would notice.
Convinced that there was a better way to practice real estate, and that timing was right for an enlightened boutique brokerage, Liz enlisted the guidance of Dyan Dobbyn, one of the nation’s leading business development consultants. Under her guidance, 10,000 local families were surveyed about their real estate experiences over the past five years. One message was loud and clear: too many families had one unfortunate experience in common…frustrating and costly last minute surprises and expenses which made the overall real estate experience highly stressful.
The mission became clear: to develop a real estate company that truly reinvented the process, empowering consumers and agents alike with up front information and more control. So, with the help of long time friend and colleague, local attorney Brian D. Lytle, Liz set to work to create a business plan for the perfect real estate company.
The firm would partner with an on-site appraiser, to provide a full mortgage appraisal to sellers at time of listing, as well as an NAHI-certified home inspector and a bonded exterminator, to conduct thorough property inspections before the home is put on the market. These services would be provided free to the consumer. With peace of mind for clients as the goal, these up front services would enable sellers to rest easy that once they negotiate price and terms with a potential buyer, they no longer need to fear the unknown: low appraisals, or costly unexpected repairs. Fewer surprises, less stress.
Interestingly, by launching a plan to deliver to the customer what they wanted, the ideal marketing platform was born…Real Estate. Reinvented. Unique competitive advantage in the market would be established by offering a level of customer service that had never before been seen in real estate. Looking for a distinct and highly boutique image for the new firm, Liz exhausted literally dozens of ad agencies before she found one who “got it.” She hired Dixon Partners out of Tampa, Florida, who works closely with agents and staff alike to create high impact and meaningful ad concepts and marketing materials for the firm.
Next, it was time to build the internal strategy ~ to design the perfect brokerage from the inside out, setting in motion the systems and resources that would allow agents to deliver exceptional customer service. Liz and Brian hired an architect and interior designer who were charged with creating a state of the art office environment that would “wow” customers and optimize efficiencies for agents. Custom software was developed to give agents more control of the process, as well as administrative systems to track production and provide an infrastructure of contact management resources for the agents.
Freed from the issues associated with transforming an existing brokerage, Liz was able to focus solely on designing the perfect real estate company. Onerous tasks such as direct mail and creation of marketing brochures would be taken over by the company, freeing up the agent’s time to focus on dealing directly with customers. A system was designed to insure that past clients are contacted frequently, a critical step in synchronizing consistent referral business.
Recognizing that the right relationships are everything, Liz and Brian decided to partner with Liz’s former employer, William E. Wood and Associates. This enabled them to transition many of the top agents and staff from her existing office into the new company smoothly, rather than the inevitable chaos that would result from the exit of a top manager.
William E. Wood and Associates’ President Dick Thurmond was delighted to lend the larger company’s name and venture capital to the new brokerage. Recognizing the opportunity to explore emerging industry trends and incubate new business ideas in an environment which lends itself to innovation, and wanting to preserve an ongoing relationship with Liz and her agents, it made sense for William E. Wood to partner with and support the new venture.
A key component to the new model is the ability to deliver a seamless real estate experience to the consumer, a feat which can only be accomplished within the framework of a great team of affiliates. The best partners for mortgage, settlement services, home inspection, and appraisal were identified, courted, and easily sold on the vision for a true one stop shop.
Liz chose 5 of the area’s leading mortgage companies as partners, based on competitive pricing, a wide variety of mortgage products, and track records of excellent client service. All five mortgage companies agreed to waive junk fees and offer free credit reports to Liz Moore & Associates’ clients. In addition to those savings, working with a select group of lenders will allow a streamlined process, and solving problems and improving service becomes far easier than in a typical real estate environment.
Unlike the industry norm, agents are commissioned employees, as opposed to independent contractors. This enables the brokerage to offer a wider range of benefits, such as 401K’s and company participation in health insurance, than what is available to most real estate agents through their existing firms. A major incentive is the opportunity for the agents to participate in the profits of the brokerage…in Liz’s mind, a key component of a truly win-win company.
Finally, it was time to execute. Liz began a series of interviews to select the inaugural sales and administrative team. Recognizing that change is difficult for even the most confident salespeople, Liz was uncompromising in her vision. Agents were selected based on their willingness to put self interests secondary to those of the consumer, to commit to lofty goals for learning and professional development, and to set new standards in the industry for professionalism and customer service.
Determined to move in to the new building before Christmas, 32 agents and 5 administrative staff set up shop at 11801 Canon Boulevard on December 19th, 2003. They lacked final city inspections (and running water!), but team spirit was high, and the group was anxious to begin “reinventing real estate.”
By the end of their second full year, in one of the most competitive markets ever experienced on the Peninsula, Liz Moore & Associates was ranked as the #1 office in overall sold volume.In the Fall of 2005, the company opened its first branch office, in the New Town section of Williamsburg. Two years later, a new 12,000 square foot building was completed to house the rapidly growing Williamsburg office.
Recognizing that clients were hungry for the Liz Moore commitment to client service in other real estate pursuits, Liz also launched Property Management and Commercial Services in 2005, and 2006 respectively. In 2006, Liz was recognized as the Entrepreneur of the Year by the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
What does the future hold for the real estate industry? Who knows? One thing is clear, however; Liz Moore & Associates will be leading the market to the next level. Visit Liz at www.lizmoore.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com.
Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd and produced by Doris Rivas-Brekke, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family at the following Army bases: Fort Sill, Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, Fort Jackson, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Dix, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Eglin AFB, Shaw AFB, Fort Hood, Fort Eustis, Fort Leonard Wood, Redstone Arsenal and Fort Bliss. We would also like to honor our friends and family at the following over seas installations: Bahrain Administrative Support Unit, NATO Support Activity Belgium, Bad Kreuznach, Rhein-Main Air Base, Stuttgart/Robinson Barracks, Naval Forces Guam, Kadena Air Base, Torii Station, Aviano Air Base. We would like to thank the Department of Defense for supplying guest and topics.
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04Nov
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
I have a bookmark that says Vision is seeing life as it could be. It’s a great statement but putting that into practice is easier said than done. I imagine my life being a certain way in the future, but then daily life comes crashing in like a lion only to tear apart my dream and leaving me to muddle through my day.
Vision is part of leadership. Vision in your life is part of not only getting what you want but also part of wanting what you get when you get it. That’s the tricky part.  A woman once taught me how to make a vision board to keep me on track. It was pretty simple and fun to do.
I took a bunch of old magazines and cut out things I wanted, how I wanted to be and what I wanted for my life in pictures. I stuck them to a poster board and put it in my bathroom. It got wet and covered in toothpaste. My kids pulled off one of the photos of the woman walking her dog carefree with nice hair and a handsome man by her side. Did I turn my life into my vision board – yeah I did. Not completely but it helped me focus and keep on track. I would make one if you are feeling overwhelmed, overworked and stressed out. If nothing else, it will pass a few hours and give you hope for the future.
Vision is seeing life how it could be.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life.
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28Oct
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
Sometimes on my radio show Military Mom Talk Radio I have the most talented guests. They are wonderful movers and shakers with drive, determination and guts. They make the world a better place. But talent isn’t enough. They are talented for sure.
Funny thing is, when I meet some of these moves and shakers they are often these tiny little women that could blow away in the wind. They are not loud. They are not ferocious. They are sweet and kind and feminine. Not at all the leaders of tomorrow that I have been conditioned to accept.
Carolyn Blashek comes to mind. Head of Operation Gratitude and her 100,000 care packages to the soldiers. She could fit in one of those boxes!!! But her attitude is bigger than all those boxes combined. She believes she can change the world one care package at a time and she did. From a few boxes in her basement to this outstanding 100,000 care package benchmark. I think the secret for success as I see it is an outstanding attitude plus outstanding talent creates outstanding results.
But for the rest of us, like you and me. I will take good talent and a good attitude and see what we can do…
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life.
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21Oct
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
We’ve all gotten bad advice. One time I was told to die my hair red or brown, anything but the natural blond I was born with. I listened. I looked like a witch. When it faded, I looked like an old witch. Not good. Not good at all, but the think I learned most about that situation was that my bad hair do was my choice. I chose to listen to the man who ultimately lied and cheated on me. Not smart at all.
So the lesson I learned was to think about where I was getting counsel and most importantly why. When I stepped away from myself, away from who I was and what I wanted and sought to please another person instead of myself I began to listen to the wrong voices. Of course, I had to keep going and not only listen but follow in footsteps that were not mine.
I survived my wrong choices. I survived my mistakes and I learned to listen to the most important person in the equation – me. It doesn’t mean that I don’t need counsel and I don’t ask people for their opinion, but ultimately the responsibility falls on my shoulders. From my head to my toes, the choices I make now are all about me.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life.
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14Oct
Sandra Beck for Shining Service Worldwide
By Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio
When I think of leading my boys through their life and helping them become great men I kind of cringe and hide for a moment, sometimes eating chips to ease the stress. Then I go to the gym and curse every chip still wondering how I as a single mother am supposed to raise two great men. Then I think about all the leadership training I have received and how much I have done for other people. You’d think I’d take my own advice…
So today I thought a lot about what makes a great leader – whether we are leading ourselves, our families, our companies or our troops. I believe it all comes down to heart.
In my mind true leaders, regardless of rank, put the team goals at the forefront of the mission and put their own agenda aside. True leaders work hard to possess the confidence that can be elusive, but is so necessary for the job. Mostly I think they serve out of love for what they are doing.
I love being a mom. I love being a friend. I love being in service to my country. The only thing common in those statements are I love. If you love what you do it becomes effortless. If you love what you do, you don’t need to be afraid. I had to remind myself that the heart of the matter is the heart. Lead with your heart but listen to your head and you will achieve greatness in whatever you do – and so will those around you.
Sandra Beck is the host of Military Mom Talk Radio and the single mother of two boys ages 5 and 8. She is an author, internet brand strategist and speaker. She has worked with the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army for over 20 years and is passionate about helping women lead their families successfully the specific challenges of military life.
Tags: challenges military life, challenges military wife, Life Leadership, Military Mom Talk Radio, Sandra Beck, Shining Service, single mother, United States Army, United States Marin Corps, United States Navy, women in leadership, women in the military, women marines, women sailors, women soldiers
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