Girl power goddesses to Google right now!

The following 5 dynamic digital divas will leave you bursting with inspiration and ready to take on the world…

1) Kimberly Wilson

Kimberly helps modern women stylishly blend yoga and entrepreneurship into their everyday lives, and I consider her books, HipTranquil Chick and Tranquilista, to be my sparkly pink bibles. Kimberly’s podcast, Tranquility Du Jour, offers fantastic interviews of people at the forefront of the personal growth and creativity arenas, and her charming Tranquility Du Jour blog always puts a smile on my face.

2) Marie Forleo

 

Marie is a self-described “business strategist, marketing maven, and spiritual ass-kicker with a side of hip hop swagger” and one of the best (and most popular) she-Vloggers on the web.  Her vibrant videos covering everything from business growth to spirituality never fail to leave me energized and full of excitement.

3) Danielle LaPorte

Life coach Danielle LaPorte writes that “feminine power and progressive commerce are revolutionary forces” and I couldn’t agree more.  Her website and best-selling book, The Fire Starter Sessions, showcase her powerful writing which is wise, sassy and totally irreverent all at once. 

4) Gabrielle Bernstein

The cover of Gabrielle's 1st book, Add More Ing to Your Life, (pictured above) which shows her unicycling on a crowded NYC street sporting a huge grin and angel wings pretty much says it all.  I very much enjoy her weekly Vlogs centered around self-improvement and personal growth and the warmth and panache with which she delivers them.

5) Gala Darling 

Through her irresistible blog and eBook, appropriately titled, Love and Sequins, Gala Darling offers a message of “Radical self-love”.  She encourages her ever-growing tribe of self-described “International Plagirls” to join her on on a path of self-actualization and style.  

Who inspires you on the wonderful World Wide Web?  Please share in the comments below!

What to do when you're totally stressed out

Work is piling up, you feel a cold coming on, you just missed a deadline, your car has decided to fall to pieces and you can no longer see the bottom of your bedroom floor. Whether you blame Mercury retrograde or just plain bad luck, we've all had days where the thought of spending a month in bed eating cookie dough, drinking wine, and watching The Vampire Diaries sounds pretty damn good (Just me?). If this is the case, it's time to take action. Here are some simple things that help me get back into a centered, focused and happy place when I feel like life is spinning out of control:

* Meditation

* Journaling

* Making a To-Do List and crossing things off

* Reading inspirational books and blogs (see my sidebar for recommendations)

* Spending time in nature

* Getting a good night's sleep

* Taking bubble baths (more than one a day is perfectly acceptable and etra points for scented candles and trashy magazines!)

* Exercising

* Volunteering

* Getting a massage

* Expressing gratitude

* Spending quality time with close friends

* Sipping tea

* Doing something crafty

* Cleaning

* Dancing

Remember, above all, to be compassionate to yourself. We are all being challenged in different ways at different times of our lives. It's part of being human. The best thing you can do when you are in that icky stressed out place is to love yourself as much as possible, and take baby steps towards getting your life back in order. And a little cookie dough, white wine, and good-bad TV never hurts! Wishing you all lots of lovely peace and happiness this week!
xoxo