Be Inspired

Once again, I was blessed with my role at Kerrygold.  I attended the Big Traveling Potluck - hosted by Pam and Maggy of Three Many Cooks and Erika of the Ivory Hut.  These women go above and beyond to bring the blogging ("digital publishing") community together under one roof.  

Kerrygold Skellig Stuffed Prosciutto Wrapped Dates

The First Annual (at least I hope!) Big Traveling Potluck was held in Murrieta, California.  The weekend was full of delicious food, amazing people, beautiful scenery and all kinds of inspiration.    

Some of my favorite moments:

From Melissa Lanz of The Fresh 20 - Develop a personal mission statement.  I had a wonderful discussion with Melissa and will always remember her advice, "don't be afraid of change." 

From Matt Armendariz - Be kind to yourself and remember it's okay to step away from it all from time to time to gain a clear perspective.

From Helen Jane - Claim your power name, Billy Ocean did.

From Ree Drummond - You know, The Pioneer Woman...  What has she learned about food blogging?  Some of my favorites: Exercise more, blog as if you were talking to your sister and don't be afraid to embarrass yourself.    

From Barrett Ward, fashionABLE, and Jeannine Harvey, ONE - even small actions can make a difference.  Barrett told the story of fashionABLE.  So moving, check it out and be sure to buy one of their really beautiful scarves.

Now that I have been inspired by a wonderful community, I need to put the inspiration to good use.  Step one, build my personal mission statement.  Step two, be kind to myself.  Step three, be proud of my power name!  Step four, don't forget to use the treadmill and remember that it's good to be embarrassed every once in a while.  Step five, even small actions can make a difference, think about how I can help others.