Passion by Design

Paula and Sandy will discuss focusing on ways to combat overwhelm and follow your intuition for capturing a better life. We’ve all experienced overwhelm..what does it look like in your life? We will also be discussing "serendipity" and the joy of knowing that your life has a path, a plan, and a purpose.Jenny Perry is a woman we first became aware of on Facebook. She commands her stage in words. She’s a woman on fire. She's the author of a novel, The Jennifers, and is the feisty married, mother of 5 who resides at the Jersey Shore. She loves to blog (www.beliefnet.com) and has gathered thousands of fans with her approach to life's journey in a fun Spiritual way. Jenny was recently featured in Oprah Magazine, and also blogs for Huffington Post and Elephantjournal.com. Calling herself a silly-sassy-spiritual-sexpot, she aims to uplift, empower and inspire. She is a woman with a message for all women ... love yourself no matter what. See more at http://www.jennygperry.com

Paula and Sandy will continue their 3 part discussion on Lightening Up Your Life! Do you have negative "self talk?" Do you always feel like everyone else is more deserving? This week we'll discuss ways to enhance our lives and our feelings about ourselves and we've invited Sandy's daughter, Julianne, to join us. She graduated from the Fashion Institute and also has expertise in fitness...she has a lot to say about image!Cassandra Perkins is an Actress, an Author, Public Speaker featured on Tedx) and she has her own radio show, called "Behind the Mask" on KLVZ 810 Am Talk Radio in Denver, CO. She is active in volunteer work for non profit organizations such as The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Project Cure, The Denver Rescue Mission, and Project Sanctuary. She also coordinates community youth outreach for suicide and bullying prevention as well as cyber safety awareness.

Paula and Sandy will continue their 3 part discussion on Lightening Up in your home, your business, and your mind! This week we'll discuss lightening up your business for maximizing your business space, it's function, and your success.This week's guest: Perry Garfinkel, journalist, author, speaker and writing instructor, has reported on psychology, travel, health and spirituality trends for 4 decades. He's a long time contributor to The New York Times, and author of several books including his national bestseller, Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness and the Man Who Found Them All (Harmony Books) fits into a new literary genre: "spiritual adventure travel memoir. "His Holiness the Dalai Lama writes of it: “Perry Garfinkel presents Buddhism as a practical approach to human problems.” Garfinkel has worked as reporter and/or editor for, among others, the Boston Globe, the Newark Star-Ledger and the Martha’s Vineyard Times. founding editor of New Age Journal and editor-in-chief of EcoTraveler Magazine in 1993. In television, he has written scripts for the Travel Channel and News Travel Network.For more information about his numerous books and writing workshops visitwww.PerryGarfinkel.com 

Paula and Sandy will discuss Lightening Up! First of a three part series, covering Lightening Up in Your Home! Lightening Up in Your Business! Lightening Up Your Life!Meet our guest this week: Summer Simonton - Creator of "Future Speaking"Summer Simonton is a professional speaker, seminar leader and coach, and the creator of the revolutionary system "Future Speaking". A pioneer in the field of visualization and personal development, Summer teaches scientifically-proven techniques that she and others have used to achieve business and personal goals from increasing sales and income, quitting smoking, and losing weight, to improving business and personal relationships.

Sandy and Paula discuss the power of 3!Three ways to boldly step into the next part of your life!Guest this week: Susan Tolles, founder, Flourish Over 50Susan is a wealth of information and dedicated to helping women who are overworked, overwhelmed and unfulfilled find clarity, purpose and freedom to say "no" without guilt. She inspires and motivates them through her blog at FlourishOver50.com, as a Certified Dream Coach, professional speaker and author.  Susan created the "Reinvention Road Trip" program as a unique way for women to discover their true calling, throw off the "heavy baggage" that holds them back, and create a road map for the next, best chapter of their lives. Working with Susan, women experience greater focus, less stress, and higher self-esteem, knowing that they are using their God-given gifts to reach their height of potential.

This week's show! “Design Strategies” We' re incorporating a new weekly segment called “Design Strategies” that will feature an aspect of design that you can incorporate into your home or business. It may be a segment on upcoming color trends, how to select a replacement faucet, or a great new product!Every year has an official color palette selected by the gurus of color who decide what in what color the items in the market that year will be manufactured. This week we are talking aboutRadiant Orchid, the official Pantone Color for 2014.Meet our guest this week: Meryl Hartstein author of "You Were Born to Shine" and www.BounceBackWomen.com  Meryl has survived more in her lifetime than most people ever have to face. She's survived abuse, divorce, cancer, her daughter’s drug addiction and a grandchild with special needs.She's a Strategic Life & Relationship Coach, a Speaker, a Celebrity Confidence Expert, and Founder of the non profit Bounce Back Women. Her next book, “Bounce Back Women,” is a compilation of stories about successful women who've survived adversity. Hear her story...you're sure to be inspired!

This week we'll be talking about the importance of inspired surroundings and a sense of place. Our guest: is author Claire Fullerton who has a new novel out titled "A Portal in Time." It is set against the Carmel by the Sea backdrop. Available on Amazon.com

This week’s show we will be discussing “Life on New Terms.”We’ll bring you great new Passion By Design ideas for the “New Passionate, Succesful, Happy You."Our featured guest is Bob Donnell, CEO of Next Level 4 Success and Next Level By Association. Bob is a sought after speaker, coach, and mentor whose direct approach to success has been used successfully by numerous high profile clients in the field of sports, entertainment, corporations, and entrepeneurs. His interview will inspire you to find your “next level.”

The tables are turned, this time it's co-host of Passion By Design, Sandy Peckinpah being interviewed by Rose James on her show, Transform Your Life.  Sandy thought she had a “fairy tale” life. She was the wife of David Peckinpah,  a writer and Emmy nominated television producer, she had just completed her book tour for her newly published children's book, and her family was at the very core of all that mattered in life. One day, her oldest son woke up with a fever and was dead the next morning of a deadly killer, bacterial meningitis.  That was just the beginning of a series of events that spiraled her life out of her fairy tale and into a passionate quest to resurrect a new life, start a new career, and build a life of love, meaning, and purpose. In the process, of developing a successful system for herself, she began helping others rise up from life’s most challenging and difficult transitions. In the course of this interview, you'll learn her 9 steps for bouncing back after life takes you down.  But what is a fairy tale after all? It's about triumph over adversity. This fairy tale does have a happy ending... listen in! For more, visit Sandy's blog at http://www.BreakthroughToHappy.com 

Passion By Design: Tony Seton, author and Broadcast Journalist. Robert Vickrey, The Royal Palms Resort and Spa Tony Seton is a professional writer, public speaker, business and political consultant, and communications specialist. Early in his career as a broadcast journalist, he covered Watergate, six elections, and five space shots, produced Barbara Walters' news interviews, and won a handful of national awards for his business-economics coverage for ABC Network Television News. Later, he wrote and produced two award-winning public television documentaries. He has conducted over a thousand interviews and is the author of more than 2,000 essays and a dozen books. As a political consultant, Tony's clients have included Nancy Pelosi and Tom Campbell. Other hats he's worn include teacher, media trainer, and web designer. In the Passion Passport Segment of this week's show, our guest is Robert Vickrey, the Director of Romance at the stunning Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Phoenix. Robert is also the Maitre D' at the award winning T. Cook's Restaurant. Robert is a creative wonder when it comes to bringing new ideas to your romantic getaway. Listen in to get romance tips that could just change your life!

Passion by Design: Guest Linda Carroll, relationships expert Paula and Sandy discuss intimacy doldrums with relationship expert Linda Carroll. "As a leading relationship counselor for over thirty years, I know how fragile the ties that hold us together can be. Frequently I see couples who think they want out of the relationship when they are just looking for a way out of the difficulty, stress, and lack of healthy communication. Using a variety of modalities which include communication skills training, self-understanding, and practical tools for bringing empathy and goodwill into your relationship, I will help you discover the source of your conflicts, and will offer you the tools you need to create the love you deserve." -- Linda Carroll

Passion By Design: Unlock the Secrets to the Male Brain! Paula McChesney and Sandy Peckinpah discuss raising your Passion IQ and talk with today's guest, Jonathon Aslay, who is a Romance and Relationship Confidant for Women If you're single, dating, or currently in a relationship and are struggling to understand men better, you may be surprised by the insight of our guest today. Jonathon has taught hundreds of clients about "purposeful dating" using his proven methods of coaching and insight to the male and female brain. For our listeners today, single or not, learn what men and women are really thinking about when it comes to Love, Relationships, Sex and Commitment. You may be surprised! Join us with your questions!

Passion by Design: Romance Novels and the 7 Year Itch What??? J. Lo and Marc Anthony split up? Wait a minute... isn't she People Magazine's " most beautiful woman in the world" and isn't he the Latin heart-throb singer? Didn't they just perform on American Idol and seem like the perfect match and more in love than ever? As Laurence Olivier once said "It's called acting, dear boy!" They aren't the first couple to call it quits after seven years. Research indicates many marriages are vulnerable to splitting up after getting through the first few years of attraction and bliss. In our book, Passion By Design, we call it "the relationship flu." Find out why it happens, and learn great information and tips for making your relationship last. We will also discuss Romance Novels... Discover the secret about romance novels and their role in relationships. YOU may just have to run to the library after today's show!

Passion By Design, 7/23/11 Guest: Peter Andrews, guitarist and composer who has an extensive list of television and film credits Creativity leads the way to a life of passion. Today we are looking at the role of creativity in leading a resilient life. Are you one of those people who look at creativity as being a gift, or that "talent" is something everyone else has? Everyone...absolutely everyone has a creative side. Can you remember back to childhood when crayons, and clay, and sticks, and sand became your tools of expression? Can you remember when Fairy tales created vivid images dancing in your head? That is what creativity is all about! Learn how to wake up the creative life you were born with. Our guest today, Peter Andrews is a guitarist and composer who has an extensive list of television and film credits both as a songwriter and instrumentalist, and has written collaboratively with Academy Award, Grammy Winning, and Platinum selling artists. His work currently appears on NCIS, Extra, TMZ, Tyra Banks Show, among others. His focus today "Is the tortured artist the only way to create?" Learn his healthy and inspired approach to living a creative life. Listen for the turning points and triggers to leading a creative life. It's never too late! Also on today's show: Creative Summer Projects for your home. Join us each week as we share with you an hour of respite; an hour of hope, information and inspiration... the Passion by Design LifeStyle!

Passion By Design: Guest, Carmel Jud, Rising International Paula McChesney and Sandy Peckinpah have a full hour of looking at the possibilities of making a difference in the world. Their guest today, Carmel Jud, had a dream to end world hunger. Thus, Rising International was born. This organization promotes ownership of craft-based businesses by women in both impoverished areas of developed nations as well as in developing nations. Their focus is primarily on women in high risk environments such as those in refugee camps, those living with HIV/AIDS, homeless women, displaced immigrants, former slaves, or those in war-torn regions of the world. By selling their handmade crafts and sharing their life stories, impoverished women reach out to the rest of the world, not for charity, but for a chance. Some of the items Rising promotes are traditional crafts passed down through generations, such as the baskets made by Ugandan women who have lost their children to AIDS, while others are new craft lines created for the Western market such as the silk purses which are woven by widows in Cambodia. To date, Rising has helped women and their families in 45 countries move toward a more sustainable livelihood. "We all have the power to make a difference and I believe when we encounter those less fortunate, we have an obligation to help" -Oprah Winfrey _____________________________________

Passion By Design: 7/09/11 Guests: actor and author Stefan Pinto, Michael Stephens, general manager of the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch, Tom Slavin, Arizona Regional Manager of Gold's Gym Paula McChesney and Sandy Peckinpah have a full hour of fantastic guests to awaken your summer to possibility. Joining us is Stefan Pinto who is an actor, model, and writer. His story of transformation "From Fat To Fit" is inspiring....and it can be done! Stefan was a typical guy, working for a Fortune 500 company. He was 60 lbs overweight, getting fatter, and the only "vegetable" he ate was ketchup. His life "accidentally" changed and he went from being an out-of-shape, overweight guy to an in-demand model and actor. Stefan reveals some secret foods for losing weight as well as a surprising and little known food that helps libido! You may just be transformed! Tune in to listen to his story and his design for living a healthy life! Passion Passport Segment Joining the show is the general manager of one of the most beautiful resorts in the world, Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch. It is a 27 acre resort set amidst flowering cactus and framed against the majestic McDowell Mountains. Hear what this incredible resort has to offer for the perfect destination getaway. It could just be the romantic jumpstart you've been dreaming of! The Secret to Work Out Success! This segment will feature a fitness representative who will inspire you to get your body back on track and in shape! It takes 21 days to form a habit. Tom Slavin from Gold's Gym will share the secret to creating the most effective plan for making your fitness routine a habit you'll never want to give up! It's your choice! Start now for the body that makes you happy! _____________________________________

Passion By Design: Sandy Peckinpah and Paula McChesney Ever wonder why vacations can give you a new look at your relationship? Sandy and Paula discuss great tips for making your vacation a state of mind where romance can flourish and bring peace and fun into other parts of our lives. How do we keep the spark going by setting the stage mentally? How do we keep the stress out of packing? Also, "lightening up!" This segment focuses on getting "light" for summer. Refreshing food ideas.

Passion By Design Guest: Paula Crevoshay, jewelry designer and speaker Paula McChesney is known in the interior design industry as the "Queen of Color". Paula brings a depth of intuitive feeling and practical education to her work with her clients. Paula shares: "I recommended to a client that he paint one wall yellow, to bring a sense of joy and aliveness back into his life. He later shared with me that that color awakened something inside of him that enhances his life every day. That's the power of color." Sandy and Paula discuss awakening the senses to the powerful tool of color and light. Joining us is Paula Crevoshay, who is known in the jewelry world as "The Queen of Color." She wears her light and lives the beauty. She's one the leading designers of jewelry of our time and currently has two pieces being presented in the Carnegie Museum of Art. Her modern sensibility combined with knowledge of archetypes and art history imbue her designs with a signature look that is at once "as old and deep as the oceans and as fresh as the morning dew." Listen in as she expresses her inspiration on life, art, humanity, purpose, and all that our generation can achieve. She even reveals tips for the best jewelry colors and styles to enhance the face...an instant "facelift!" In the Passion Secrets segment this week, Paula McChesney will offer answers to listeners questions about adding color to their lives. Tune in as she reveals the secret color for the bedroom!

Passion By Design Guest: Bob Donnell, Next Level 4 Success Unexpected change can happen at any time in life, and often indicates the need for one door of your life to close in order for another to open. Sandy and Paula discuss their own experiences with transition and reveal their "3 Secrets for Success." Joining us in our conversation is life and business coach, Bob Donnell. He's an expert in guiding people through some of the toughest times in their lives, and helps transition them into some of the best times of their lives. Bob Donnell is the founder and CEO of Next Level 4 Success and considered one of the industry greats in personal development and strategic coaching. He's worked with a distinguished list of clients including major corporations, professional atheletes, award winning musicians, actors, and others in all areas of life.

Passion By Design Guests: Valerie Ramsey and Heather Hummel Paula and Sandy learned a lot about setting the stage for awakening your life to passion while writing their book, Passion by Design. Passion and desire is the fuel for living a successful life, and that includes looking great at any age! At Age 60, Valerie Ramsey was discovered and began a world famous modeling career. She shared her secrets to aging gracefully with her daughter, Heather Hummel, an author in her own right. Together they created a book that is an inspired look at enhancing natural beauty, increasing energy, and living life to the fullest at any age. In the Passion Secrets segment this week, some simple tips for looking great first thing in the morning. Stay tuned for the Passion Passport segment: those special places you go, perhaps with the one you love, to awaken your passion! They'll share these ideas and ask for your ideas, too. Tune in!