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What's an eco-thriller and what does Tim Winton have to do with this week's author's latest book, THE REWILDING? Find out in the latest episode of Writes4Women with host Pamela Cook and novelist Donna Cameron. Donna shares her journey from playwright to novelist, the deep character psychology, the crucial role of hope, and the joys of writing that keep her going. Tune in for her thought-provoking insights and heartwarming humour! SHOW NOTES: Writes4Women www.writes4women.com Facebook @writes4women Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreon https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Donna Cameron Website: click here Instagram: click here Facebook: click here Buy The Rewilding here Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook: click here Twitter: click here Instagram: click here This episode produced by Pamela Cook for Writes4Women on unceded Dharawal country. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/writes4women?fan_landing=trueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'The Eleventh Floor' by Kylie Orr is a suspense filled psychological drama.Donna Cameron's novel, 'The Rewilding', negotiates the balance between corporate consumptionism and eco-terrorism in an action packed adventure.
Donna Cameron's story is one of resilience, accomplishment, and mentorship. From her historic achievement as the second woman to officially complete the Arizona Quail Slam to her unwavering commitment to fostering a welcoming community of hunters, Donna embodies the spirit of HerUpland. Her presence inspires, her guidance empowers, and her heart brings joy to all who have the privilege of knowing her. Read Donna's Articles: "Dove Hunting: Can it be this Easy?!" "Arizona Quail Trifecta" Connect with Donna on Instagram ---- This Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt "The #1 GPS Hunting App" Boss Shot Shells "Superior-grade, American-made, Copper-plated Shot Shells" Syren USA "Shotguns for Women. No More Compromises" Toyota "The Leading Motor Vehicle Manufacturer Worldwide" Dakota283 "Unparalleled Pet Protection" (10% off with promo code: herupland10) ---- HerUpland Community Network Instagram Facebook YouTube HerUpland Website
Subscribe to Zoo-notable To kick off Women's History Month, I sat down with three of the authors from the She Writes Press anthology Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis: Women Writers Respond to the Call. Barbara Terrao, Donna Cameron, and Teresa Janssen generously shared their experience and insight on their pieces in the anthology, talking about the power of stories, and of our voices and words, and how writing and sharing our experiences makes us stronger. Check out the book yourself: She Writes Press Bookshop (better alternative to Amazon) Connect with our authors: Barbara Terrao Teresa Janssen Donna Cameron Share you stories with me and the world. Contact me at pj@zoofit.net or through my website ZooFit
February is the month of LOVE! We are recognizing our lovely neighbors and patrons this month and reminding residents to “Love thy Neighbor” in any way you can. Join us for an interview with USPS Postmistress and longtime Mont Vernon resident Leslie Haas for her love stories. Happy Valentine's Day to our listeners! Have love in your heart!! Amy's Book Recommendations Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Her Majesty's Royal Coven by June Dawson Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burgess Exile by Jane Harper Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age byKatherine May Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst The Whispers by Ashley Audrain A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron
Kindness matters! It is a strength, a superpower that has the capacity to transform lives and change the world. Unfortunately, as today's guest Donna Cameron writes, “it is in short supply these days.” The good news is that we can all learn to be kinder to ourselves and each other. Today's show is going to inspire you and give you the skills to live kindly. You'll also discover the difference between kindness and being nice. discover why kindness can help you live a happier, healthier life and how to be kinder to yourself.
Kindness matters! It is a strength, a superpower that has the capacity to transform lives and change the world. Unfortunately, as today's guest Donna Cameron writes, “it is in short supply these days.” The good news is that we can all learn to be kinder to ourselves and each other. Today's show is going to inspire you and give you the skills to live kindly. You'll also discover the difference between kindness and being nice. discover why kindness can help you live a happier, healthier life and how to be kinder to yourself.
The amount of regulatory information out there is enormous, dealing with all relevant updates and being able to cut through the noise is key in order to ensure business compliance. In this episode, hosts Karl & Stefan welcome a very special guest: Donna Cameron, Senior Regulatory Compliance Expert at Mitratech, for a detailed look into Regulatory Change Management. Learn all about the biggest advances in the field, the critical issue posed by the lack of regulatory standardization, how RegTech technology can help increase efficiency in the field and so much more. To close, Top 3: Favorite Autumn Dishes.
This week's guest is Donna Cameron.As a result of Covid 19, it's undeniable that over the past couple of years, almost all of us have been impacted in some way by the pandemic and have experienced a form of grief or loss. This week, we welcome back to the show, Donna Cameron who is a qualified psychologist with over 20 years of experience in private practice and in this episode Donna discusses both these very topics. Donna shares with us how loss has been felt globally and some continue to grieve the loss of their jobs, their businesses or their incomes, while others, including children, have been affected by the loss of social connection with their friends, and family during those times of isolation. Sadly and so tragically many have experienced the loss of a loved one. Irrespective of the loss, everyone's journey and experiences throughout this time have been different, and for many, they are unsure of how to overcome grief and adversity. Donna helps us understand what grief is, as well as how it impacts us physically and emotionally and she also breaks down the five stages of the grieving process. Donna offers advice on coping mechanisms that will allow us to process grief in a more positive manner and shares with us what to say to someone who is in the midst of the grief, without minimising their emotions. This is such an extremely timely episode as we return to day-to-day life in our new normal. There are there so many brilliant pieces of advice offered by Donna. So whether you or someone you know is grieving or dealing with loss, this is a not to be missed interview with Donna Cameron.In this episode05:42 – Loss and Grief experience11:31 – Different types of Grief and Loss14:35 – What is Grief?16:25 – Physical and Emotional Symptoms of Grief17:38 – Heartbreak20:17 – Redirecting Anger to Something else24:57 – Acceptance28:10 – Grieving Death vs Grieving through breakup30:57 – Best Way to Heal36:16 – Routines and Patterns40:33 – Right and Worst things to say to someone grieving45:00 – Grieving: Men vs Women50:44 – Explaining Loss and Death to children56:27 – The best piece of advice for a person dealing with their own griefFor more go to https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/69Like this episode? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps!Follow me on Instagram.Listen to Take on Board Podcast hosted by Helga Svendsen.https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/take-on-board/id1470154064
In this episode of HappyTalks, we interview Donna Cameron and discuss the importance of being kind. Donna Cameron has spent her career working with nonprofit organizations and causes, where she has seen kindness in action and been awed by its power to transform. While she considered herself a reasonably nice person (with occasional lapses into bitchiness), she knew that true kindness was a step above. When she committed to a year of living kindly, she learned that it takes practice, patience, and understanding . . . and a sense of humor helps, too. Her book, A Year of Living Kindly is in its 8th printing. It's been recognized with more than a dozen literary awards, and several foreign language editions are now available. Dr. Alice Fong is a naturopathic doctor, known as the “Virtual Stress Doc,” and she helps busy professionals break free from stress, anxiety, and burnout without having to quit their jobs using a 5-step holistic approach. She is the founder of Amour de Soi Wellness and her mission is to help people discover self-love and happiness. She has given several talks around the country for healthcare providers, corporations, women's conferences and for the general public. Donovon Jenson is a software engineer in the Bay Area and the founder of howtohappy.com. He is a Utah native who has long been interested in human development and health. He double majored in psychology and health policy, and graduated Magna Cum Laude through the Honors College at the University of Utah. How to Happy strives to provide thoughtful and actionable insights on living a happier life. We believe happiness is the result of self-awareness, balance and a positive mindset, among a myriad of other things. Our goal is to inspire you to see life through a new lens by adding strategies and exercises to your toolbox, then encouraging you to take action. We are all capable of being happier, let's work together to find the best pathways to get there. Together we're out to cause more happiness in the world! Donna Cameron Website: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/ Twitter: @DonnaJCameron, https://twitter.com/DonnaJCameron Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/DonnaCameron.author/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-cameron-177b145/ Dr. Alice Fong http://www.dralicefong.com https://www.facebook.com/DrAliceFong/ https://www.instagram.com/dralicefong/ https://twitter.com/DrAliceFong https://www.youtube.com/dralicefong https://ios.joinclubhouse.com/@dralicefong Donovon Jenson https://howtohappy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheHowToHappy/ https://www.instagram.com/thehowtohappy/ https://twitter.com/TheHowToHappy https://www.youtube.com/HowtoHappy Michael Lira, Voice Actor Opening Credits Voice https://www.michaelapollolira.com/ Information on this video is provided for general educational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice or counseling. #kindness --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/happytalks/support
We are so excited to announce it is our first birthday. Yes, it is one year since we launched our very first episode of A Voice and Beyond and to celebrate this exciting milestone, we would like to share some brilliant highlights from our interview rounds, where our internationally acclaimed voice teachers and music artists offer their pearls of wisdom from lessons they have learned throughout their own personal and professional experiences in the music industry, in the teaching studio and beyond. Each guest shares with us their empowering words of advice, as they speak candidly about their own journeys of self-discovery, self-care and self-awareness. It is through these lessons, we can all learn and grow, reconnect with our most authentic selves, and discover our voices in song as well as life, so we too can empower others, including our students. It has been a real joy spending time with all my guests and I am truly grateful for their contribution to the show. We hope that you enjoy part two of our two-part birthday celebrations.In this episode0:01 - Introduction to our Birthday Celebration of Voices1:44 - Donna Cameron from Episode 49:53 - Petra Raspel Borzinski from Episode 4613:48 - Sarah Marshall from Episode 3319:41 - Emma Ferris from Episode 2323:53 - Duncan Rock from Episode 2927:24 - Elina Winnel from Episode 3731:11 - Chris Johnson from Episode 1535:05 - Dr Nidhi Krishnan from Episode 3037:43 - Grace Ng Ee Wern from Episode 4040:18 - Peter Edwards from Episode 3944:50 - Julie-Anne Whitfield from Episode 2550:09 - Jen Haddix from Episode 4953:51 - Heidi Moss Erickson from Episode 3559:48 - Evan Dunn from Episode 52For more go to https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/54Like this episode? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps!Follow me on Instagram.
I'm revisiting an older Zoo-notable with A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron, because, right now, I feel the world could use a little kindness, compassion, and love. You can view the old interview with Donna on YouTube Check out her book and grab your own copy: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/the-book/ And find out more ways we can spread kindness around the world: - Project Hope - World Central Kitchen - Save the Children - International Committee of the Red Cross --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We are super excited to release our 22nd episode of the Self Care U Podcast. Today on the show we sit down with award winning author Donna Cameron. Not only do we have an awesome conversation centered around "Kindness", Donna chats about her award winning book, printed internationally, titled "A Year of Living Kindly". Donna takes us through her journey of " A Year of Living Kindly," and her experiences along the way. Trust me when I tell you this episode has many positives. I promise this conversation is awesome! Be sure to check Donna out at: www.ayearoflivingkindly.com/ Thanks as always goes out to our Presenting Sponsor - Into Thrive. Besure to check them out: Instagram - @INTOTHRIVE www.intothrive.com Reach out to us: www.selfcareu.net www.selfcareupodcast.podbean.com Instagram - @selfcareu_levelup Email - selfcareupodcast@gmail.com LEVEL UP
Kindness. It's more than a behavior. An Action or response. Kindness is a quality of being. This act of giving and being kindness is often simple, free, positive and healthy. Our guest today, Author, Donna Cameron, shares NO act of kindness is ever wasted. Her book, “A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You” details how choosing to extend kindness and live a kind life-changes individuals while changing the world. Tune in to find out more on this episode of The Light Inside… --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thelightinside/message
The Styling Advisory Podcast - The Business Of Personal Styling & Retail Innovation
What does 'ethical image consulting' look like, and how do stylists support this global shift in consumer interest? The term 'sustainability' is thrown around ALOT in the styling world - so I wanted to ask the OG of ethical stylists, Colour Expert, Melbourne Image Expert, former President of the Melbourne Chapter of the AICI and author, Donna Cameron, what's happening in the sustainable styling realm right now. I was also interested in understanding whether this retail trend was starting to show up in the demand from styling clients - are clients genuinely looking to change the way they consume fashion? Donna and her business partner Briar Jasper-Batson founded a really cool styling initiative, called 'Fashion By Foot'; The two take clients on a walking tour of Melbourne's independent designer studios, where you'll get to see first hand how the garments/accessories are made, the time it takes, the effort, and how this type of slow, considered, unique retail experience is a more sustainable way of shopping. This episode is a great one for stylists interested in using your image business as a vehicle to continue supporting ethical fashion and sustainable initiatives. HAVE YOU JOINED OUR STYLING EXPERT COMMUNITY? ☕
Donna Cameron, After many incredible years in nonprofit management, has been spending her time “pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.” She started this journey by living out one year of being intentionally kind, one day at a time. She blogs about the power of kindness, and has written the award winning book, A YEAR OF LIVING KINDLY, a love letter to the ways kindness is power in our lives and that of others. Donna also helps organizations progress into their future by leaning into their values and visions. Through her work, she helps boards and leaders to identify their values and increase their own individual efficacy, as well as the effectiveness of the organizations themselves. Join in on this movement of goodness and learn some of the wonderful lessons Donna learned after a year of living kindly! [00:01 - 5:32] Opening Segment I introduce Donna Cameron Quick bio Donna shares her background A desire to go beyond ‘nice' Donna's deep dive into the essence of Kindness Kindness even has physiological benefits The goal is experience and change, not perfection [05:33 - 14:48] A Year of Living Kindly: Living Your Legacy What you give your attention to will expand ‘Which wolf do you feed?' Donna's background on nonprofit Too many are focussing on only what's wrong Pay attention to what really matters How kindness changes the legacy you leave Legacy is not just what you do but your intention People remember how you touch lives What you could lose in pursuit of success [14:49 - 24:09] A Year of Living Kindly: Kindness is a Verb Being kinder than you need to be Extending yourself past what's expected Nice vs. kind - Kindness is a verb Staying in tune with kindness Set up Google alerts for the latest kindness happening in the world Examples of different stories Program your algorithms with goodness in the world Looking for positivity? Subscribe to our Newsletter to find joy and wonder in your inbox [24:10 - 35:26] A Year of Living Kindly: Health Benefits and Work Life Donna breaks down some of the health benefits of kindness Scientific evidence and studies of the healthy effects Kindness produces oxytocin and serotonin Even when we witness is towards someone else Lowers blood pressure and inflammation in the body Slows aging and reduces chronic pain Reduces the risk of heart disease The effects of kindness on our work lives The time of ‘nice guys finish last' in business is over Kind business cultures are the ones that win Research findings from Forbes that kindness in business is key Creates an atmosphere of safety to express ideas and collaborate Both kindness and incivility is contagious What we experience most we tend to emulate “The ah-hah” moment: We have a choice of what we want to spread How to spread kindness practically “We live in a knee-jerk world -” Utilize the power of the pause Stay curious Think before you respond Withhold your immediate judgements Assume good intent [35:27 - 40:30] Closing Segment A reminder of the power of the pause The power of your click Your clicks matter to what gets seen Teaser for The Goodness Exchange How to connect with Donna Links below Final words Tweetable Quotes: “What we look for really is what we find… It's really a matter of who you want to be, and what you want to look for in life and that's what you're going to find.” - Donna Cameron “Even if we only witness kindness to someone else, those hormones are produced in us and they lower your blood pressure, reduce inflammation, they fight heart disease… It's like a wonder drug!” - Donna Cameron “If we experience rudeness or incivility, or even witness it, we are more likely to be rude in our next encounters. Kindness is the same: if we experience it, we are more likely to be kind.” - Donna Cameron “We assume one another's good intent… If we can do that, it changes everything.” - Donna Cameron Resources Mentioned: Podcast: What Business Can Learn from Nature Books: A Year of Living Kindly The Second Mountain - David Brooks TedTalk: Dewitt Jones - Celebrate What's Right with the World David Brooks - The Second Mountain The Power of the Pause - Lynda Ulrich Articles: Firefighters Mow Man's Lawn After Coming to His Rescue 13-Year-Old Kentucky Girl Gives Sneakers to Bullied Boy Police Share Tea with Elderly Couple Why Would One Man Fill Over 600 Potholes? Why Kindness in Business is No Longer an Option - Forbes Magazine Connect with Donna on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. 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Our special guest, Donna Cameron, joins us to chat about how injecting colour into your wardrobe is a great step towards creating a sustainable wardrobe. Donna is a Personal Style Specialist, climate champion and author of her new book COLOUR: the Secret to Creating a Sustainable Wardrobe.For over a decade, Donna Cameron has advised people on presentation and style, for both their personal and professional needs. Working in creative, community and corporate roles, Donna advises clients and facilitates workshops in both Australia and London. She's always been fascinated by the way people choose to express themselves through clothing.Donna was the lead stylist of Access to Fashion in 2018, a groundbreaking runway event for Melbourne Fashion Week, featuring models with disabilities exclusively. She choreographed the event and managed the hair and makeup crew.In 2019 the NGV invited Donna to speak at their Colour: Educator Enrichment Program and in 2021 Donna launched her book ‘COLOUR: the Secret to Creating a Sustainable Wardrobe' as part of the NGV's Melbourne Design Week. In 2017 she was a guest speaker at The Art of Getting Dressed event for The School of Life in both Melbourne and Sydney. In 2015-17 Donna was President of the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) Melbourne Chapter and was Associate Editor of AICI GLOBAL magazine for three years.She co-founded Fashion by Foot ethical fashion walking tours in Melbourne 2017. No stranger to sustainability issues Donna won a United Nations Award for producing River of Dreams, a documentary about the proposal to flood Aboriginal land to grow unsustainable cotton crops. The late Ningali Lawford, a Walmadjari woman, narrated it and John Hughes directed it. The film won Best TV Environmental Reporting in 2000. Donna is a Climate Champion for Better Futures Australia.Donna's Book is available now at:https://www.donna-cameron.com.auwww.instragram.com/donnacameron_personalstylehttps://www.facebook.com/DonnaCameronStyle/--The Good Girl Confessional Podcast is proudly brought to you by Wb40 - Women Beyond Forty Magazine. -Join the Revolution here:https://wb40.comhttps://www.facebook.com/womenbeyondfortyhttps://www.instragram.com/womenbeyondfortyhttps://www.instagram.com/thegoodgirlconfessional
Kindness is one of the beautiful things that always make our lives better in some way, shape, or form. The more we practice kindness, the better we'll feel and the better our relationships will be. In today's episode of the Pursuit of Learning, we're having a deep conversation with someone who has mastered the art of being kind. Donna Cameron, the author of the multi-award-winning book, “A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You,” joins us today to talk about all things kindness.We kick off the conversation with a brief review of what motivated Donna, the story of what led to the realizations behind writing her book, some of the values we've lost as a society in recent years, and what we have to do in order to rebuild those lost values. Moving onto kindness, Donna explains two key distinctions we have to make; being nice versus being kind and being kind versus not being unkind. We talk about the role these definitions play when it comes to practices that help us be kind to fellow human beings.According to Donna, kindness is a practice where we need to take certain risks, but it also comes with benefits. We talk about some of the scientific research that explains several benefits of being kind, such as being able to sleep better, enhanced creativity, and greater life satisfaction. We also talk about how corporations can cultivate a culture built around kindness and how we can practice kindness toward ourselves.Just like in everything else in life, our path to kindness may also have some obstacles. We talk about some of these obstacles and some things we can practice in order to overcome these obstacles. Another concept Donna dives deep into is passing the gift of kindness to our future generations. She explains that when our children see us being kind to other people, they tend to absorb those traits of kindness, developing kindness within themselves as well. Resources:Connect with DonnaDonna's Book:amazon.com/gp/product/B078FXP1BL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0Website: ayearoflivingkindly.comFacebook: facebook.com/DonnaCameron.authorTwitter: twitter.com/donnajcameronMentioned in the Episode:The Nonviolent Communication Training Course by Marshall Rosenberg:puddledancer.bookstore.ipgbook.com/nonviolent-communication--a-language-of-life-products-9781892005281.php
The power of kindness as a means to create meaningful connections between people cannot be overstated. It is part of a social cycle in which at least one dominant participant extends a visible hand or a virtual olive branch to gain trust and offer genuine, authentic assistance. When we truly understand that each of our lives is intertwined with few degrees of separation, kindness, compassion, and collaboration flow much more naturally in interpersonal interactions, socially, in the workplace, and extending into the community. In short, we are in this together. Kindness has everything to do with solid social or people skills, and when you work on perfecting the skill of selflessness, you will find it easier to strike up conversations, speak from your heart on stage, and connect with people with the power of a super magnet. Donna Cameron's book is A Year of Living Kindly, and it will guide you in managing interactions with warmth and kindness. Donna's blog, quotes, resources, and more A Year of Living Kindly site Follow Donna on Facebook Donna Cameron on Twitter Donna Cameron on LinkedIn You deserve to be amazing, and coaching will get you there. Are you new to coaching? Try Quick Coaching where you will receive unlimited sessions for a year. You can check it out right here.
Donna Cameron is gough's special guest on this week's episode of “The Beernuts Productions Podcast.” Donna is a psychologist and author and gough chats to Donna about her book “Stress Cup” and what exactly is a “stress cup.” Donna also tells us why she loves reality TV and why she finds human behaviour so interesting. She also explains why seeing a psychologist isn't an intense or scary experience and how simple solutions can be to a range of issues that may seem overwhelming in the moment. gough then gives Donna some hypothetical situations and gets her thoughts on them as a psychologist. For more information on this podcast and everything else Beernuts Productions has to offer, please go to https://beernutsproductions.com/.
Today's guest is Donna Cameron.As a society, we're full of stress and anxiety and these issues can consume us. Often it is our thoughts, our situations, both past and present as well as worrying about the future that can become extremely overwhelming. So how do we recognise when we are feeling stressed or suffering from anxiety? How do we address these issues when we still feel shame in admitting that we are in need of help? As a voice community, not only do we have to be our best selves when we show up to work every day, but so many of those we serve are also suffering from these silent illnesses.In today's episode, Donna Cameron, who is a registered psychologist with over 16 years -experience, dives deep into describing the symptoms and warning signs of stress and anxiety, the physical, mental and emotional changes that occur in our bodies when we are experiencing those conditions, and how our community and health system currently deal with these issues. Donna discusses how managing your stress cup is a powerful tool to help overcome these difficult health problems. She also offers an insight into the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in our society and shares some practical strategies that the voice teaching community can implement to deal with these issues in the studio, especially with students who are in need of attention.Bio: Donna CameronDonna has been a qualified psychologist for over 16 years working with children, adolescents, adults for anxiety, breakups and marriage/couples counselling . Based on her knowledge and experiences, she has written a self-help book called “Managing Your Stress Cup” and has a podcast “On the Couch with Donna Cameron”. She is often called upon to comment in printed publications and on the News. Donna is passionate about helping people and presents them with practical strategies that they can understand and implement. Her aim is to take the fear out of mental health and feels that when clients understand the language of their emotions that they can then make positive changes in their lives and for their mental health.For more go to https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/04Like this episode? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps!Follow me on Instagram.
Welcome to a somewhat irregular installment of Charlottesville Community Engagement that brings you a condensed version of a Planning Commission meeting where the full weight of a neighborhood was brought out to oppose a multifamily development next door. I’m your host Sean Tubbs, and the intent of this episode is to document what happened. We’ll be back to the regular format next time, but when I first started doing podcasts in 2005, I wanted to capture conversations in the public realm. This one seemed important to spend time on.The area within yellow is the site of the proposed development On March 2, 2021, the Albemarle County Planning Commission was just moments away from recommending denial of a rezoning of nearly 20 acres of land on U.S. 29 to make way for 370 housing units. The land is currently zoned for single-family residential and the county’s Comprehensive Plan designates future uses could have a residential density of between 6 and 36 units per acre. The proposal from RST development came in just under 20 units per acre. At the end of the meeting, Attorney Valerie Long asked to defer a vote in order to give RST Development time to make adjustments after the Forest Lakes Community Association mounted a campaign to stop the development. According to their November 2020 newsletter, a portion of a proposed increase in homeowners association fees for Forest Lakes residents was used to hire a consultant to conduct an “independent, professional review” of the proposal. Many of these materials are available on the FLCA website. At the same time, Albemarle County is updating its affordable housing policy with a public hearing on the draft plan set for March 17 before the Board of Supervisors. Plans are one thing, but the actual ability for Albemarle to meet its housing goals depends on specific applications being approved. Before we begin, let me let you know what you’re about to read or hear is an edited portion of the meeting. You can watch the whole thing on the county’s YouTube page. You can also take a look at the staff report on the county’s website. Staff had recommended denial of the project at this time. Every land use application contains a recommendation from staffWhat you won’t find in that staff report are new details about provisions and subsidies that would have kept the rental prices below market-rate. The federal definition of “affordable” is that rents would be no more than 30 percent of the occupants household income, based on a metric known as the Area Median Income (AMI). On the day of the hearing, I asked attorney Valerie Long for more details about the affordability and got them. “The Owner will commit to: at least 75% of the apartment units will be affordable to those making between 30% and 80% AMI, with an average of 60% AMI, for 30 years.“The project proposes 254 apartment units. 75% of 254 apartments is 190 units“In addition, it is our hope that the 108 for-sale townhouse units proposed will be affordable to those making 80% AMI.”In her email, Long acknowledged staff had not yet received the material. Now, let’s get to the tape from Tuesday night. Following a brief staff report from planner Andy Reitelbach, an official with RST Development explained the intent was to provide housing to people with a wide range of incomes. “The opportunities that we’re creating for ourselves with this wide range does provide for that opportunity with teachers and firefighters and first responders,” said Scott Copeland of RST Development. Affordability came up several times during the two-hour public hearing, but the tenor of the discussion was set by a nearly 90 minute presentation where different representatives from the Forest Lakes Community took turns reading from a prepared script. They were led by Scott Elliff, the treasurer of the Forest Lakes Community Association. In all, six out of seven of the FLCA’s Board of Directors would speak. Elliff has previously led campaigns against interconnectivity with other neighborhoods. In 2016, the neighborhood was successful in preventing a trailhead from being built as part of the Brookhill neighborhood which was approved by the Board of Supervisors that November. However, the neighborhood was not successful in stopping a road connection that leads north from Brookhill onto Ashwood Boulevard. (April 2015 story) (August 2016 story) (October 2016 story)Elliff kicked off a long string of comments from Forest Lakes residents who all took turns reading from a slideshow supplied to the county in advance. “We have a lot of ground to cover because there are so many issues regarding this proposal that we have,” Elliff said. “It’s deficient and unacceptable in numerous different areas and you’re going to see that in great detail.” At first, the county struggled to display the presentation provided by the FLCA and a brief break was taken to address technical errors. Carolyn Shaffer runs the meetings for the county.“Can you go ahead and get started on what you are talking about? All of the commissioners have seen…” Shaffer said. “We’re all going to want to use the visuals that we created specifically for this, of course,“ Ellif said. “Many of our comments relate very specifically to the charts and analysis and examples that we’ve created just specifically for this tonight.” The visual presentation was highly coordinated and stage managed by Elliff. “In introducing each person, we have a page with their name on it so you don’t need to use the other name stuff,” Elliff said. “I set that up so you could just roll through this presentation, kind of fully contained.” “I still have to do the three-minute timer,” Shaffer said. “Of course, and our people all know that as well,” Elliff said. Before we go further, let’s review the rules of procedure for the Planning Commission. Especially two lines which are worth noting here.Each other person speaking on a matter shall be allowed one appearance not to exceed three minutes. A speaker may not reserve any time for rebuttal or transfer any time to another speaker. After several minutes of getting the presentation to be visible, the clock started. Elliff was the first of 27 speakers who were part of the presentation. He was also the 7th and the 14th. “Our HOA Board presidents will speak and you have a number of volunteer residents who are going to talk about very specific topics and have done a bunch of research,” Elliff said. “We’re going to have charts and analyses and examples and all kinds of things including a couple of areas where we actually contracted our HOA for outside professional support just for this meeting.” Elliff said the FLCA acknowledges the parcel is in the county’s growth area, but that the current proposal was out of scale. He said the new affordability provisions had no effect on the FLCA’s opposition to the project. He spoke for nearly four minutes before Shaffer cut him off. “This is going to create just a tremendous amount of traffic potentially between Brookhill and…”“Because there are so many speakers I have to stop you,” Shaffer said.“Yes, thank you, so, happy to go on,” Elliff said. Speaker after speaker explained how they felt this development would hurt their community.“The 350 additional new housing units at this time I think is simply too much and too soon,” said Mike Turbidy, a member of the FLCA Board of Directors. “I would be looking at those big, quite frankly ugly buildings,” said Sheila Katz. Katz read aloud from comments made from those who signed the petition against the development. “Traffic is going to be backed up actually to my development. I don’t know how I’m going to get out in the morning. This is a poorly designed ugly and excessive development that benefits no one except for a handful of opportunists ignoring what is best for our special community.” Helen Marie Field also read from other comments from the petition. “I am very passionate about my opposition to this proposed development,” said Helen Marie Field. “I grew up in Northern Virginia specifically Vienna and I have watched the terrible over development over the years. After graduating from UVA, I stayed in Charlottesville specifically because of its charm and the character of Albemarle County but this is being threatened more and more each year.” Cat Smith called the current proposal “heavy-handed and ham-fisted.” “We used a balloon and raised it up to the height of the buildings as the developers have indicated they would be and you can just barely see it there on that slide on fullscreen but it is well above what is an 8-foot wide privacy fence which is directly behind some of the homes in Cricklewood Court,” said Cat Smith. The next speaker was George Pearsall but he had difficulties being heard, so Scott Elliff was given the chance to take his turn to keep the slide presentation running on track.“Scott, would you like to take George’s comments, since we can’t hear him?” Shaffer asked. “Sure, I can do that,” Elliff said. “It’s just two pages.”“Your time starts now,” Shaffer said.“He’s the president of the HOA Ashland,” Elliff said. “George’s point primarily is that the scale of this just as Cat mentioned beforehand is overwhelming and huge compared to the one story residential townhouses that are in this area.” Elena DeLisoe objected to the density and asked that the development include more open space.“Green space is important for people’s physical and mental wellness,” DeLisoe said. “A less crowded environment results in a better community, reducing the potential for conflicts related to disputes over noise, parking spaces, traffic, snow removal, pets, and other situations created by packing more people into smaller areas.” One of the consultants hired for the project is also a resident of Forest Lakes.“FLCA hired us to do a visualization and analysis of the proposed development,” said Vlad Gavrilovic of EPR PC. “We were all also asked to do a professional assessment of the proposed plan and there are some concerns we found from the plan and where it deviated from what I call professional best practices.”Gavrilovic said EPR PC rewrote the plans and found that a maximum of 200 units were all that would fit on the property. “We think that’s a much more reasonable yield for the property using professional design standards,” Gavrilovic said. Forest Lakes resident Alice Keys compared the proposal to the Places29 Master Plan.“This proposed development may meet the density required in the Comprehensive and Places29 Master Plan, but it does not respect the scale and character of the existing surrounding neighborhood,” Keys said. Lifelong Albemarle resident Paul Merrell said he was one of the first to move into Forest Lakes back in 1993.“The proposed development is definitely not similar to this neighborhood or the livability,” Merrell said. “It is instead an example of urban sprawl not in character with the neighborhood that we have now.” Merrell acknowledged that growth is going to occur. He said there were other locations for affordable housing in Albemarle and Charlottesville. “It only really benefits the developers’ profit and outcomes from this development,” Merrell said.Sue Friedman recently concluded ten years on the FLCA Board, and was just appointed to the Places29-North Community Advisory Committee. She raised concerns over equity. The development as proposed requires special exceptions, which are common in the land use application process. “What is the trade-off in harming an existing development, Forest Lakes, versus giving a developer concessions?” Friedman asked. “What is the expense that we’re willing to have those who are already live here bear for this new development, particularly looking at the traffic and the aesthetics open scale? So in terms of how the county and the planning process addresses equity. Those who are here, we in Forest Lakes, do we deserve to be harmed? Do we deserve to have challenges and expenses to benefit a new development?”Source: Traffic Impact AnalysisThe next scheduled speaker was not available, so Elliff was given another chance to read someone else’s remarks. “Next we have, it was supposed to be Bob Jones but Scott is going to speak again because Bob was not able to make the meeting,” Shaffer said. Elliff proceeded to speak about the traffic study the FLCA commissioned from EPR to challenge the traffic study RST had developed. He said the developer’s study did not factor in new development in the Brookhill community under construction to the south. “We actually asked the developer to run an alternate scenario for us just so we could understand the potential and they frankly declined to do that specifically, so we spent our own good money to contract it,” Elliff said. “Same model, just some different inputs. Next slide please.”At this point, Elliff is the 14th speaker reading from the same presentation. The 15th consecutive speaker is Jane Keathey, another member of the FLCA Board. “I feel like this RST development as planned is a poor fit for the space at that intersection,” Keathley said. “There are too many planned units and it will not be able to be adequately accommodated by the local surroundings as we’ve been describing here this evening.” “Could I have the first slide?” asked Paula Grazzini as she took her turn in the coordinated presentation. She said the Planning Commission needed to take into consideration the additional traffic that will come from the Brookhill development as units are occupied by new residents. Grazzini detailed the EPR traffic study. “We feel that the majority of people living in those areas are going to choose Archer Avenue and Ashwood Boulevard as their morning rush hour route to reach 29 whether they’re going north or south,” Grazzini said. Bill McLaughlin, the 18th speaker, is another new member of the Places29-North Community Advisory Committee and sits on the board of directors of the Hollymead Citizens Association. He also said the density of the proposed development raised health concerns. “My concern is for the health of the people who will be living there in relation to the threat posed by airborne viruses similar to the one causing the current pandemic,” McLaughlin said. “As we are all well aware, the current pandemic has struck most heavily at essential workers who cannot work from home and often work closely with the public. And of course it is just these people who most often live in high-density housing.” Deborah Bremmer was the 20th speaker named to speak in the powerpoint. We are now 70 minutes into the presentation. “I’m concerned that if this development is approved that our overcrowded schools will become more overcrowded and our property values will be negatively affected,” Bremmer said. Speaker 21 was Tamera Hammond, who said approving the development would be against the spirit of the recently adopted Climate Action Plan. “One of the main themes of the Climate Action Plan is to protect our local natural environment,” Hammond said. “It also states that the plan is as much about the kind of place we want to live in here in Albemarle County as it is about reducing the community’s contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.” Dick Billings is another member of the FLCA Board and as the 22nd consecutive speaker, he showed a topographic overview of the property.“This represents first of all the highest ground in the local area so every bit of rainfall that hits this development has to run off to somewhere,” Billings said.Billings reminded the Planning Commission that the development of the Hollymead Town Center in the 2000’s resulted in stormwater that carried dirt and sediment into Lake Hollymead. “We don’t want to see that again,” Billings said. “What we would like to see is any plan going forward have a requirement for 100 percent remediation of any damage to the local area.” Gail Hayes does not live in the development, but her parents do. We’re now at 80 minutes into the presentation.“You’ll hear me echo some of what Vlad Gavrilovic, Tamera Hammond and Dick Billings said,” Hayes said. “The bottom line up front is that I believe the plan is not acceptable as it has been presented and should not be moved forward until substantial changes have been made.”The 24th speaker, Todd McGee, is a realtor who also sits on the FLCA Board.“Unfortunately this project would have a negative impact on the value of the homes that border the site,” McGee said. “The proposed development will have a negative impact on the value of any home that is directly adjacent to the site.”The 25th speaker was Donna Cameron who along with her husband chose Forest Lakes because of its amenities. “I’m here to address the intangible and unmeasurable human impact that this proposed development has upon the Forest Lakes residents,” Cameron said. “We knew that the area behind us was zoned residential and would someday be developed but we trusted in the integrity of the 29 Master Plan. We never dreamed that waivers, special exclusions, or expanded stepbacks would create austere, concrete high-rises that would breach our privacy, invade the dark skies, and potentially cause run off flooding.”The 26th speaker is Paul Moruza, the president of the Hollymead HOA. He said his neighborhood would also be affected by the development. “We are really all part of one community,” Moruza said. “I would like to represent our Hollymead neighbors to you. We are 468 families and individual residents. We have single-family homes, condos, and townhomes. Hollymead is the older brother of the developments in the Forest Lakes.” Moruza gave this description of the development. “It is a very block Soviet-style construction which will be seen from all over,” Moruza said. The final speaker on the unified presentation was Jimmy Baranik, the current president of the Forest Lakes Community Association. “For those of you who don’t know, Forest Lakes is the largest homeowners’ association in Albemarle County, 1,500 homes and about 5,000 residents and as Paul mentioned previously, we are one big happy neighborhood.”Baranik thanked the other speakers who had spoken as well as the hundreds who signed a petition against the development. In all, the total presentation took nearly an hour and a half. The public hearing was not over. Crystal Passmore is a city resident who wanted to weigh in. “My comment today is just that I would like people to have homes,” Passmore said. “I want people to have affordable homes. I want people to live in the town where they work. I don’t want people to have to commute from Ruckersville if they work in Charlottesville or if they work in downtown Albemarle. I don’t know anything about viewsheds or intrusive lighting. I just want people to have homes they can afford.” Passmore said the voices of those who would one day live in the development could not be heard under this arrangement. “Everyone who has spoken before me has convinced me that this is a lovely place to live,” Passmore said. “I would love it if you guys would allow more people to live here.”A few more city residents spoke in favor of the project, including Josh Carp. He questioned the notion that the new development would hurt property values. “I think it’s more important that people have affordable housing then that property values continue to go up,” Carp said. “These houses in the neighborhood are worth half a million dollars plus. If you want to deny affordable housing to maximize property values for people who have that much money, maybe you can come to my kids’ daycare and explain to the teachers why they can’t live in the area.” Many opponents of the project cited the county’s Comprehensive Plan. City resident Rory Stolzenberg read other portions. “First, land use objective 5 - promote density within the development area to help create new compact urban places,” Stolzenberg said. “Encourage developers to build at the higher end of the density range on greenfield sites provided that development will be in keeping with design guidelines in the Neighborhood Model. Encourage developers to build within the density range recommended in the master plan on infill sites. Ensure that housing is available to all populations.” City resident Matt Gillikin called attention to the organized opposition from Forest Lakes residents. “It’s really remarkable to see how consistently affluent neighborhoods in the county gather their resources together to fight against housing for people who don’t have the resources that they have,” Gillkin said. After those four spoke, another previous speaker had a second chance to speak, in violation of the Rules of Procedure which Chair Julian Bivins corrected. “Hello, my name is Jimmy Baranik, I spoke earlier,” Baranik said. “I just want to point out that we are not opposed to underfunding anybody, we’re not opposed to having people who can’t afford wages in our neighborhood. We are opposed to the buildings. That’s what we said. The building environment. We just need to overhaul the plan. I want to make sure everyone is crystal clear on that.” Jason Inofuentes, a former member of the Pantops Community Advisory Committee, spoke in favor of the project. “Affordable housing is an imperative that cannot be set aside for the interest of a select few homeowners,” Inofuentes said. “The development would represent an incredible value across 30 years to those who aren’t in the position to buy a well-manicured lawn on a quarter-acre lot.” That was the end of the public hearing. You can watch the whole thing here.Deliberation and deferralAfter a brief recess, Valerie Long had five minutes to respond according to the Rules of Procedure. “Obviously we cannot in five minutes rebut all of the comments that were made tonight so first let me say that we have very clear responses and rebuttals to absolutely every single point that was made in opposition,” Long said. Long sought to address concerns about the traffic input, the visibility of the buildings from existing neighborhoods, and claims of full clear-cutting.“So the images that you saw from the criticisms of the project are entirely inaccurate,” Long said.After more explanations, Shaffer informed Long she was over time.Next, the Planning Commissioners had the chance to discuss a matter. Commissioner Jennie More went first as she prepared to ask a question.“I just want to be clear that I want to figure out a way to get to yes,” More said. More asked another question about the view from the development. She wanted to see a slide that Long had shown during rebuttal. “I guess there’s a more generous area there than I had imagined and seeing that slide from her helped me understand the possibilities with buffering that could happen there,” More said. However, the slide was not shown and Long was not offered a chance to respond. During a series of questions from commissioners about the affordability component of the project, staff responded about county policy. At one point, Scott Copeland with RST sought to make a clarifying point. “Mr. Chairman, can I address the question about the affordability?” Copeland asked.“No thank you,” Bivins said. “Not right now, thank you very much.”The planner for the project, Andy Reitelbach, was invited to respond.“Regarding the new proposal that Ms. Long presented this evening, that hasn’t been submitted to staff yet so I really can’t say on the 75 percent that I believe she mentioned, what those numbers are,” Reitelbach said. “I haven’t seen any plan or anything like that so I don’t know if Ms. Long may be able to expand on that more.” Long wasn’t given the chance to respond.The University’s non-voting representative on the Planning Commission, Luis Carrazana, wanted to know more about how stormwater would be treated on the property. “I don’t remember seeing a [topographical map] in the application, but we did see one from the residents,” Carrazana said. Reitelbach responded. “There [are] at least conceptual stormwater management facilities up here in the northeast corner of the site,” Reitelbach said. “I know our county engineer has reviewed at least the conceptual grading and stormwater management and had no objections but stormwater is something that would have to be addressed at the site plan stage and would have to meet all of the state requirements.”Commissioner Karen Firehock said she had hoped for a more innovative proposal that went further to mitigate stormwater by allowing more open space.“I am very supportive of the need for affordable housing in our community,” Firehock said. “I am really disappointed at the notion that means we have to sacrifice green space and adequate recreational areas.” Firehock said she was inclined to recommend denial, but also reminded everyone watching that the Planning Commission’s vote is advisory. “And the developer would certainly have ample opportunity to amend their application,” Firehock said. “Whether we end up voting for or against it.” Commissioner Corey Clayborne was concerned about one aspect of infrastructure he thought was lacking in the proposal. “I was a little concerned I didn’t hear about public transit and this notion to work with the county,” Clayborne said. “If we’re going to have all of these affordable housing units, there’s no public transit there. Do we just leave it alone, or do we just turn a blind eye to it?” To step out of the meeting for a second, in the current fiscal year, Albemarle County is contributing $87,500 toward creation of a regional transit vision, as well as $53,107 toward a “feasibility study and implementation plan for expanded transit service to population and employment centers within Albemarle County.” Last week, members of the Regional Transit Partnership were told by TJPDC staffer Jessica Hersh-Ballering that the goal of the study was to inform a second grant application to pay for funding of an actual project. This information was not conveyed to the Planning Commission at the time. Commissioner Rick Randolph represented the Scottsville District on the Board of Supervisors from 2016 to 2019. He compared the proposed project to an infamous public housing project in Chicago.“Twenty years from now, what will this development look like?” Randolph asked. “Will it be like another project like Cabrini Green in Chicago?” Randolph said the project would supply affordable housing, but fell short on one intangible metric. “They didn’t satisfy the need of a community to have a soul, and therein lies my concern,” Randolph said. “I can’t find a soul to this project.” Randolph also said the residents would need to be responsible for covering the cost of maintain certain services and he was skeptical they could do so.“There needs to be clarity how residents can afford to maintain the roads within this community, plow them when it snows, and to cover the annual cost through their HOA fees for pool and exercise facilities when now 75 percent of the units are going to be affordable housing? Where does the money come from? These are not inexpensive?”More said she was frustrated that details about the affordability for the units were not made available. “When you bring us brand new information especially when it’s really important information that is a change of substance the night of the Planning Commission, I think it’s something that’s great to add to the conversation but it leaves staff not able to respond because he hasn’t had that submitted, and it leaves us with questions about something I think is key and important.”The public hearing last over two hours, with the Forest Lakes Community Association getting almost 90 minutes of consecutive time. “The level of public comment, which is great, also does tend to wear us down a little bit so then maybe we aren’t asking the great questions we could ask,” More said. “We have staff here that could answer stuff about traffic and these types of things and I think that’s too bad because as I said before I’d like to figure out how to get to yes.” After More’s comment, Bivins asked Commissioners what they wanted to do. Commissioner Corey Clayborne responded. “I move to recommend denial of ZMA202000007-RST Residences for the reasons stated in the staff report and the reasons stated within the conversation that we’ve had amongst the Commission,” Clayborne said. At this point in a regular in-person meeting, the applicant’s representative might stand to request a deferral. A vote by the Planning Commission to recommend denial doesn’t kill a project, but Supervisors often follow the lead of the advisory body. Let’s hear what happens next.“Obviously there’s been a lot of comments made,” Long said. “I will reiterate we are prepared to address all of those if asked but if that is not the preference of the Commission tonight, we would be more than happy to take the comments that we’ve received tonight and go back and amend our plans and certainly update the affordable housing, work on the precise location of the transit, and…”“I thought you were asking about something else, but that’s not what we’re doing here,” Bivins said. “I’m sorry?” Long said.“So, you’re asking about you will take whatever we decide and go forward,” Bivins said. “I thought you might be asking for a different kind of situation.”“No, in fact Mr. Chairman, I think we would like to ask for a deferral at this point so that we can take the comments that we’ve received and see if we can do our best to address those so that we could come back to with you an application that could gain your support and recommendations,” Long said. After a few minutes of parliamentary procedure, the motion to defer was adopted unanimously. Commissioners had some parting comments. “I do think that this development can be fixed in terms of the things that we have recommended,” Firehock said. “I just think that we need a much more quality development with more green space, more attention to fitting in with the character of the neighborhood, public transportation.” “You’ve heard the thoughts and the cares of the Planning Commission, and I think I can say that each of us wants this to be a successful project but many of us felt that we were not provided with enough information for us to fall directly in the most positive way of supporting the project,” Bivins said. UPDATEShortly after publication, I received this response from Emily Kilroy, the county’s director of communications and public engagement:The Board of Supervisors has as part of their adopted procedures the following regarding visual/audio presentations: “The speaker may include a visual or audio presentation, provided that the presentation is received by the Clerk at least 48 hours before the Matters from the Public session at which the speaker plans to speak.” You can find this online here: https://www.albemarle.org/government/board-of-supervisors/public-meeting-participation-guide (FAQ for What are the speaking rules for Matters not Listed for Public Hearing?) Prior to the Planning Commission Public Hearing for this application, the Forest Lakes HOA contacted the Planning Division to request to provide a Powerpoint and this was submitted in advance.The County Attorney’s Office did review the request to provide a list of speakers and a presentation that each speaker would speak to a part of and found it was consistent with practice. For in-person meetings, a speaker could upload a Powerpoint or other visual up at the podium and use that during their 3-minutes. Understanding that every speaker could do that individually, and knowing the transition time that takes when that action is taken individually, a combined presentation was deemed permissible.Allowing an individual to speak multiple times was a procedural error and has been addressed. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe
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Today's guest Donna Cameron shares her wisdom and lived experiences on kindness in our lives and workplaces. Donna is the author of the book called A Year of Living Kindly. The book won the 2019 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in Self Help and is one of the top rated books in Goodreads. She guides management and boards in the nonprofit sector and is an advocate of building kind organisations. She is also a columnist on topics related to kindness in journals. Today's discussion with Donna, we talk about : - Her northstar for writing the book - The blurry lines between kindness and niceness - Kindness in the cacophony of our current era - Shifting Business Narratives from Ruthless Leadership in 80s to compassion - Personal Story of Kindness - Kindness for a better tomorrow If you have any feedback or want to be a part of the show, do drop a note at thegentleproject.kindness@gmail.com or visit our website for more information. Do tune in every week on a Wednesday for the latest release. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegentleproject/message
Our guest today on the Success InSight Podcast is Donna CameronDonna is the author of A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You.Donna Cameron has spent her career working with nonprofit organizations and causes―as an executive, consultant, trainer, and volunteer. She has seen kindness in action and been awed by its power to transform. When she committed to a year of living kindly she considered herself a reasonably nice person (with occasional lapses into bitchiness), but she knew that true kindness was a step above―and over the course of that year, she learned that it takes practice, patience, and understanding . . . not to mention a sense of humor.In A Year of Living Kindly― using stories, observation, humor, and summaries of expert research―Donna Cameron shares her experience committing to 365 days of practicing kindness. She presents compelling research into the myriad benefits of kindness, including health, wealth, longevity, improved relationships, and personal and business success. She explores what a kind life entails, and what gets in the way of it. And she provides practical and experiential suggestions for how each of us can strengthen our kindness muscle so choosing a life of kindness becomes ever easier and more natural.Published in 2018, A Year of Living Kindly has received numerous awards and recognition, including:The 14th Annual National Indie Excellence Award-Winner in Self-Help Motivational in 2020The Independent Publishers' IPPY Gold Medal Winner: Self Help in 2019The Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner in Personal Growth & Self-Help in 2019To learn more about Donna and her pursuit of living kindly, including the numerous other awards & recognitions received by Donna, for A Year of Living Kindly, please visit her website at https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/You can also connect with Donna on the following social sites:FacebookTwitterThe SuccessInSight Podcast is a production of Fox Coaching, Inc. and First Story Strategies.
Coming from the business and nonprofit world, Donna Cameron found herself awed by kindness and its power to transform. In her book award-winning memoir, A Year of Living Kindly, she chronicles her experience of that transformation and shares the discoveries she made—lessons in patience, understanding, and humor.
Donna Cameron spent her career as a business owner working with nonprofit organizations and causes. It was there where she saw kindness in action and was awed by its power to transform. While she considered herself a reasonably nice person (with occasional lapses into crankiness), she knew that true kindness was a step above. In 2015, she committed to a year-long deep-dive into kindness. Her 2018 book, “A Year of Living Kindly”, has earned more than a dozen awards. Find out more about this important project at AYearofLivingKindly.com. Buy her book at: Bookshop.org. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at ZestfulAging.com.
CTW004 Living Kindly with Donna Cameron Donna Cameron is an author, speaker, and philanthropist with an incredibly big heart. She has spent her professional career working with nonprofit organizations and noble causes as an executive, trainer, consultant, and volunteer and has witnessed first-hand the transformative power that kindness can offer. After spending a year committed to living kindly, she published A Year of Living Kindly, an award-winning book that provides insight into the power of kindness and what living a kind life entails. Donna joins me today to share her journey into living kindly. She explains the difference between being nice and being kind and how she measures kindness. She explains the health benefits associated with living kindly and why kindness is a journey, not a destination. She also explains how to start your journey toward living kindly, why she believes society is in the midst of instability, and how a collective grassroots effort of being more kind to each other can be a catalyst to resolve this epidemic. “‘Kind’ asks me to make a connection with people. It asks me to suspend judgment about them and go beyond mere tolerance to really caring.” - Donna Cameron This week on Coffee Table Wisdom: The difference between being nice and being kind How she measures kindness How kindness impacts your health and well-being Why she views kindness as an ongoing journey How to assess your thoughts and feelings when experiencing unkind moments Balancing kindness with activism in the face of injustice How kindness begets kindness The impact that micro-kindness actions can have on yourself and others as well as society How she starts and ends her day with kindness as a priority Connect with Donna Cameron: A Year of Living Kindly Facebook Twitter Join the Revolution! Thanks for tuning into the Coffee Table Wisdom podcast - the show that enlightens your body, mind, and spirit through ideas and musings from the worlds of health, psychology, spirituality, and art. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review. Join the Revolution in Positive Aging by sharing your favorite episodes on social media. Don’t forget to visit my website and follow my Facebook Page for even more inspiring ideas and musings on positive aging. Coffee Table Wisdom is produced by Auxbus. You can create your own great podcast - faster and easier - at Auxbus.com
Episode 64: Donna Cameron; Five-Time Award-Winning Author from She Writes Press In This Episode, You’ll Hear: (Podcast run time 50:17 min.) 1:10 - Introduction to Donna & her background 3:11- Donna & Vikki talk about her blog that started the book 7:27- Donna talks about the personal benefits of living kindly 10:36 - Donna shares about being an author 11:59 - Donna talks about the genre of her book and self-help books 13:12 - Donna discusses why she calls her book a self-help memoir 15:40 - Donna shares about her publishing journey with She Writes Press 19:15 - Donna talks about working with a publicist 22:40 - Vikki and Donna discuss her cover art & working with a cover designer 28:39 - Donna shares the awards her book has received 30:07 - Donna and Vikki talk about her speaking engagement 33:34 - Donna shares advice to authors 38:24 - Donna reads from her book A Year of Living Kindly Connect with Donna Cameron: Donna’s website: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com Podcast Music Credits: Title: Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Thanks For Listening You can sign up to win free signed copies of books featured on this podcast here! If you have something you’d like to share with me, please connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or our website. Write a review on iTunes.
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Donna Cameron has spent her career working with non-profit organizations and causes as an executive, consultant, a trainer and a volunteer. She’s the recipient of multiple awards an has published numerous articles. In 2011 she co-authored a book with Kristen Leathers called One Hill, Many Voices: Stories of Hope and Healing. In this interview, Donna and Eric discuss her book, A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around You. You’ll hear insights into what it means, feels like and looks like to live kindly and your perspective on kindness will be broadened and enriched – possibly even changed – as a result. **Spiritual Habits Workshop – Enrollment ends 4/21/19! There’s still time to discover how spiritual habits connect you back to your deepest, truest self. Learn how to put personalized Spiritual Habits to work in your life in a special, one-time program with Eric and a small group of listeners. Click here for more information: thespiritualhabit.comNeed help with completing your goals in 2019? The One You Feed Transformation Program can help you accomplish your goals this year.But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Donna Cameron and I Discuss…Her book, A Year of Living Kindly: Choices That Will Change Your Life and the World Around YouThat incivility is contagiousThat kindness is contagiousListening for the missed note instead of the musicPlaying “Gotcha” in the way you look at lifeThe negativity biasThe power of kindnessThe difference between nice and kindHer year of living kindly and blogging about itQuantifying the benefits of kindnessBeing indifferent and still being niceHow you can’t be indifferent and still be kindThat it takes courage to be kind, it doesn’t take courage to be niceExtending yourself beyond what is comfortableCaring, making an effort without worrying about getting anything in returnThe chasm between kindness and unkindnessNot being unkind doesn’t mean that you are being kindKeeping score and being kindThat when we say yes to one thing means we’re saying no to something elseThe health business of kindnessHow kindness alleviates social anxietyEmploying curiosity instead of judging people – “I wonder what’s going on in their lives?”Various kindness practicesPracticing a pauseAsking yourself “What is the kind response here?”Receiving graciously as an act of kindnessDonna Cameron Links:ayearoflivingkindly.comFacebookTwitterRobinhood is an investing app that allows you to buy and sell stocks, EFTs, Options, and Cryptos all commission free at any level. All it takes to do so is 4 taps in the app on your smartphone so it makes investing easy for beginners and experienced people alike. For The One You Feed listeners, you can get a free stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help you build your portfolio by going to youfeed.robinhood.comQuip has guiding features that are a built-in support system for better brushing and it’s an affordable $25 www.getquip.com/wolf get your first refill pack for freeThe Great Courses Plus offers thousands of courses in virtually any topic and you can listen on demand anywhere. Get a FREE trial and lock into their lowest price of $10 per month (50% off the regular price!) when you sign up for a 3-month plan thegreatcoursesplus.com/wolfIf you liked this episode, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Johann BerlinBarbara Bonner
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An excerpt from the book A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron Episode 1084: An Excerpt from A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron After many deeply-satisfying years of non-profit management, Donna Cameron is spending time exploring the good life that Rachel Remen describes as "pursuing unanswerable questions in good company." Donna believes kindness is an undervalued quality that has the potential to change lives and perhaps change the world. Learn more about Donna and the book here: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An excerpt from the book A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron Episode 1084: An Excerpt from A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron After many deeply-satisfying years of non-profit management, Donna Cameron is spending time exploring the good life that Rachel Remen describes as "pursuing unanswerable questions in good company." Donna believes kindness is an undervalued quality that has the potential to change lives and perhaps change the world. Learn more about Donna and the book here: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An excerpt from the book A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron Episode 1084: An Excerpt from A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron After many deeply-satisfying years of non-profit management, Donna Cameron is spending time exploring the good life that Rachel Remen describes as "pursuing unanswerable questions in good company." Donna believes kindness is an undervalued quality that has the potential to change lives and perhaps change the world. Learn more about Donna and the book here: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/ Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! BetterHelp offers online counseling and therapy with licensed therapists, from wherever you are and around your schedule. Go to betterhelp.com/optimal --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/optimal-living-daily/support
Kelley, Gordon and John talk with Donna Cameron, author of the book "A Year of Living Kindly." A Year of Living Kindly: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/
Kelley, Gordon and John talk with Donna Cameron, author of the book "A Year of Living Kindly." A Year of Living Kindly: https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/
Samantha Parker and Kathy Rasmussen co-founded Badassery Magazine and co-host the Badassery Podcast. Both Parker and Rasmussen are ridiculously passionate about living a life of true Badassery, by definition, rendering all onlookers as awestruck. The two women started Badassery Magazine as more than just a magazine, creating a global community of female entrepreneurs who live boldly, with passion-filled lives. Badassery has been featured on NowThis, The Daily Vee, Bold TV, and numerous interviews and podcasts. Parker and Rasmussen believe that we all rise together and puts community over competition. You can find her winning at wine (it’s a sport) and blazing the trail for other female entrepreneurs. On the podcast, the two talk about the genesis of Badassery Magazine, why we need a place for women to celebrate each other in business, and how they are changing the face of women in business with their magazine and events! Find Badassery Magazine: Website: http://www.badasserymag.com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/badasserymag Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/badasserymag Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/badasserymag October Patreon Giveaway: Signed Copy of A Year of Living Kindly by Donna Cameron One on One Coaching: Do you want to weave together your inner passions and have them reflected in your outer world? Are you feeling stuck in life and need a boast? Do you just need someone to help you take the next step? Sign up for your free Life Alignment and Confidence Coaching Session Http://dirtinyourskirt.com/coaching Show Supported by: Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Groove Life – www.groovelife.com Use Code: DIYS10 to save 10% on your order Find all the Dirt in Your Skirt Partners Here. Full Shownotes: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support
Donna Cameron has spent her career working with nonprofit organizations and causes—as an executive, consultant, trainer, and volunteer. She has seen kindness in action and been awed by its power to transform. When she committed to a year of living kindly she considered herself a reasonably nice person (with occasional lapses into bitchiness), but she knew that true kindness was a step above—and over the course of that year, she learned that it takes practice, patience, and understanding . . . not to mention a sense of humor. Out of her experience was born the book A Year of Living Kindly. We chat about the book, kindness and why it's needed more than ever these days. The recipient of multiple writing awards, Cameron has published numerous articles and, in 2011, coauthored (with Kristen Leathers) One Hill, Many Voices: Stories of Hope and Healing. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Donna now lives in a suburb of Seattle with her husband. Episode Extra: For Patreon supporters, Donna has offered a free one-page “manifesto” describing 10 key elements of kindness just for supporters of the podcast. You can get access to this bonus and others by becoming a Patron today for as little as $1.00 a month. Get access to episodes early, giveaways, and bonuses like this one. Get the Kindness Manifesto Here One on One Coaching: Do you want to weave together your inner passions and have them reflected in your outer world? Are you feeling stuck in life and need a boast? Do you just need someone to help you take the next step? Sign up for your free Life Alignment and Confidence Coaching Session Http://dirtinyourskirt.com/coaching Show Supported by: Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Groove Life – www.groovelife.com Use Code: DIYS10 to save 10% on your order Find all the Dirt in Your Skirt Partners Here. Full Shownotes: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support
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At the beginning of 2015, Donna Cameron embarked on a year of conscious kindness. She tried to make a mindful and concerted effort to choose kindness: to be kind, think kind thoughts, and respond to unkindness with compassion. She has documented the lessons learned in her blog, A Year of Living Kindly: adventures in trying to live a life of kindness. After many years of non-profit management, Donna continues to work with organizations to help them determine their missions and visions, and aid them in creating and executing future plans. She consults with boards and leaders to help them identify their values and increase their own individual efficacy, as well as the effectiveness of their organizations. Donna Cameron's kindness also comes in the form of a book she co-authored in which she allows people to tell the transformative stories of their cancer journeys. It's called One Hill, Many Voices: Stories of Hope and Healing. You can follow the lessons of kindness yet to come through Donna's blog at ayearoflivingkindly.com.
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