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January 19, 2015

5 Ways to Claim Your Freedom to Be Free

What Does Freedom Look Like to You?

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King.

5 Ways to Claim Your Freedom to Be Free

Find your passion, and follow through no matter what; commitment before ego.
Choose the road less traveled and make it your own, live the life you desire.
Use your talent to benefit yourself, your family, friends, and community.
Find joy in everything you do, you are the writer, director, and actor of your life.
Have fun, bring your passion, and share your creativity and soul with the world.

The process of freedom to be; is one foot in front of the other. Do not let others tell you how your life should be. Listen to your heart and gut, and be true to your intention. In each step you take, you are already free to be.

About My Freedom

My freedom began, the day I chose to use my recruiting talent and help people fund their travel to see the world for good.

Everyone has a purpose, what is yours?

How will you be free today?

November 25, 2014

Rewarding Olympic High Teachers & Students

Rewarding Olympic High Teachers & Students…Can anyone make a difference? Yes, the only requirement is participation. This afternoon, I went to Olympic High School in Santa Monica, to host my last community contest event, “write a sports story to win 2 Superbowl tickets.” Doing so, I decided to also hold a writing contest for the teachers; “what did you learn about yourself from being a teacher?”

It was great to include the teachers in the writing competition. All the students and teachers that participated won a gift card from Starbucks. And I rewarded one female and one male teacher for their creative and authentic writing shopping rewards to (Tory Burch and J.Crew) And the winners are; substitute art teacher Molly O’Hanlon, and history/P.E./woodshop teacher Mark Suminski.

I love to honor and thank every teacher that participated in the contest…thank you for making my life fun and rewarding today.

Teachers inspire us to strive for more in our lives, it is because of them that we experience life fully.

When was the last time you rewarded a teacher? Take the time to do it today…and they will forever treasure your kindness.

November 24, 2014

Kickass for Good at Microsoft Store

Kickass for Good at Microsoft Store in Century City…everyday you see kids and adults of all ages come into the store and play XBox Games, and buy Surface computers…and sometimes something else magically occurs.

I was hosting, my last day at Microsoft Store for “Write a sport story to win 2 Superbowl Tickets.” I came with the intention, that whoever participated in whatever game I created, I would reward them. The day started with a Girls Scouts Troop, that was learning how to use their Surface Pros (their event was before mine). The game I created was, “tell me something you love about your mom.” Each one spoke beautifully about their mom, and they all got Body Shop gift cards to give to their moms. The mom who helped me organize it, also got a gift card for Lucy, and the Microsoft employee who led the Girls Scouts training, got a gift card for Jamba Juice.

I bought the new Microsoft Band. I wanted to honor Microsoft (for allowing me to host writing contests) by rewarding one person an amazing gift.

A tech gizmo that allows you to stay connected, and tracks your fitness too. And the winner is none other than Tommy Babb. Tommy, was one of my first contestants, in the creative writing contest. He asked me, “can I participate again?” And since I did not specify that you couldn’t, “I said yes.” Tommy came back to the store and wrote two more times. Each time he was happy to participate, and use his creative talent for good. Thank you Tommy for making this contest kickass. Many thanks to Ms. Newsome his teacher for telling him about our contest, and to his parents for doing an amazing job too. When I presented Tommy with the Band, he had no idea what he was about to receive, he must have thanked me at least 10 times. Tommy, congratulations for being a rockstar.

Special thanks to Denise (for teaching Tommy how to use his Band), Keaton Branch for working with me and making Tommy feel special (pictured above), and Nina Shahisaham, Community Development Specialist, who made the space available for me to host my writing events, and connect with the community in genuine and impactful ways.

How will you make this holiday season Kickass for your community?

October 7, 2014

3 Ways to Earn Superbowl Tickets for Good

Are you a football fan, with a dream to some day go to the Superbowl? You don’t have to wait and wish any longer. Simply participate in Recruiting for Good, help kids, and earn tickets to Superbowl Sunday.

We are making a difference fun, and rewarding…

We are headhunters with a heart, using recruiting for good to fund and reward sport travel. Our goal for the next six months is to fund and Gift 100 Kids World Cup Trips.

We connected with Gonzo Soccer, a nonprofit supporting girls in under-served communities in Colombia, Mexico, and the U.S.; trips will benefit their nonprofit.

Everyone is Recruiting for Good

We can not accomplish our goal to use recruiting for good, without the help of the community. We created a fun and rewarding solution for fans to participate, make a difference, and earn Superbowl tickets too.

3 Ways to Earn Superbowl Tickets for Good

1) Introduce a hiring manager to Recruiting for Good; we make a placement earn a fee, gift a kid a world cup trip, and reward 1 fan a Superbowl ticket too.

2) Send us your resume, if we place you in a engineering or IT position, and you complete your probation period. You earn a ticket to Superbowl.

3) Refer a friend or family for a technical position, when they complete their probation period, you earn a ticket to the Superbowl.

Everyone Has Fun and Makes a Difference

Every placement, we make, helps kids. And reward fans for good; sport experiences that they will never forget.

Lastly, once you receive your ticket, you can gift your reward to anyone you want. And if you are lucky enough, perhaps the team you are routing for all year long, will be playing at the Superbowl too.

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