The Sharp Event

I have an opportunity for all of my business owner friends here on Facebook that want to target Central Alberta women. This past month I published an online m...agazine called: The Sharp Women Magazine. We are adding a BUSINESS DIRECTORY component to the magazine so if you want to have your business listed (and a link to your website) please message me here. See more

Here's an excerpt from an article in this issue of Sharp Women Magazine called "Apples to Oranges: Killer Comparisons": "Growing up, I always felt a little lost, like everyone else had more of how to do this thing called life figured out than me. I assumed everyone else knew what was going on and how to do things and I was the only dummy in the dark. I believed I was not smart enough, and I came to believe that by comparing myself to those around me. The truth was that most o...ther people didn’t have anything figured out any better than I did. And I eventually figured out that I am plenty smart, but, by that time, the habit of comparing myself to others was deeply ingrained. I found that there were plenty of other things I could use as a measuring stick to see how far short I fell: grades, athleticism, money, attractiveness, height, size, clothes, cars, titles, houses I even compared how clean I kept my house, my cooking and baking skills, my etiquette, popularity and parenting skills. Everywhere I turned, there were shiny, tasty apples, and I was an orange. Sound familiar? Comparison is the Thief of Joy. Theodore Roosevelt I even find this with silly little things, like a new smartphone. I will no sooner get the latest and greatest device than bam! A new, jazzier one is released. It makes me wonder if consumerism is to blame, or if I am just a pawn in the global marketing game. But I don’t think so, really. I think that marketing and the appeal to consumerism are only effective because they appeal to something within us two core desires: 1. To fit in: No one wants to be an outcast. We are hard-wired for connection, for community. 2. To matter: Each one of us wants to know we count, that we have significance. The trouble is, that when we look to external trappings to meet these two core desires, it’s a black hole that is never filled. There is always someone smarter, prettier, stronger, richer, more influential whatever. I’ll always feel that I am at a deficit and in a position of lack, as long as I look at what everyone else is or has as a measure of my worthiness or community standing." To read the whole article, subscribe to the magazine here: https://bit.ly/SharpWomenMagazine

Today, let's celebrate YOU. Who are you? What do you do? What would you like to celebrate? What are you grateful for?

So, this has happened as well. In the midst of 'the Pandemic'; Danielle Klooster and I asked a few people to share their experience of how they are "Staying Sh...arp" during this time. As Danielle and I unveil our plans for SHARP Women of Central Alberta this is an important part of it. Please watch and share video. At The Sharp Event in February we shared with 111 amazing souls that attended that event that "living your life on point" was about letting go of the perfectionism, judgment of self and others and move forward, living our lives to the fullest. Everyday and in every way. Thank you to Steven and Step Photography and Design for the video. Thank you to Anna Lorena Sauvé, Cheryl Viczko, @shazmacharania, and of course, Danielle for showing up your most vulnerable and your 'sharpest'. #sharpwomen #sharpevent2021 #vulnerable #love #mindset