THE ART OF RESILIENCE: MAKING PEACE WITH CHALLENGING TIMES

Starting a new business at this time - is anything but simple. We're finding that resilience and persistence is key to our current endeavor: Festival of the Wise (www.festivalofthewise.com)

We've garnered amazing support from a host of speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and partners and we're finding that resilience for us has a lot to do with community and like-minded people banding together to create something spectacular.

You can see all of our amazing program on our website, but I really felt like drawing attention today to Carol Orsborne and her talk: The Art of Resilience.

Here's a bit about it:

Resilience is the art of accepting and transcending pain.  The deeper the channels pain carves into your soul, the greater the capacity for joy your soul can contain.

Relying on stores, anecdotes and practice advice drawn from her book “The Art of Resilience” (Three Rivers Press), Dr. Carol Orsborn teaches the 10 stages of resilience.  The first stage is “The Point of Impact,” when the tendency is to avoid suffering at all costs.  Orsborn then guides us all the way to Stage 10, “Beyond Resilience,” at which point participants are summoned to be profoundly changed for the good by the very situations they have resisted.

Dr. Orsborn is a prominent public relations executive who jumped off the fast track to pursue a more fulfilling life.  She now serves as Senior Strategist with VibrantNation.com, a peer-to-peer information-sharing website for successful women 50+.  She draws upon her own life experiences as well as the experiences of the women in Vibrant Nation to show us how to move through and beyond disappointments. Her motivating compendium of anecdotes, Eastern and Western wisdom, and practical advice will make it easier to get through these tough times.

Topics covered include:

• What surprising new sources of strength and wisdom allow us to utilize untapped problem-solving capabilities to address specific issues?

• What is a breakthrough model for optimizing opportunities that can provide guidance and inspiration for both good times and bad?

• What tools and techniques can help you gain on-the-spot clarity and perspective even when under fire?

• What does the latest research teach us about the most important qualities and characteristics of resilient people?

Change in Ticket Prices

We don’t want you to miss this event. We know it will help you get more out of life. And now, you can do it for less – we have a promotional code that will get you Festival of the Wise weekend passes for just $20!

 

Get access to a fun-filled weekend festival and conference that will help you live richer, live healthier, live longer, live smarter and live greener.

 

Starting Monday, November 17^th - FOR THIS WEEK ONLY – Festival of the Wise has reduced weekend passes to $25 - down from $35!

 

AND

 

You can get a further $5 off using our promo code: FOW

 

That brings the price of the weekend pass down to $20!

 

That’s just $10 a day - less than a movie ticket! And, it gives you easy access to the festival’s stimulating and uplifting content.

 

TICKET PRICES WILL GO UP NEXT WEEK. So, don’t miss your chance to save money on this action-packed event! It’s an experience you can’t afford to miss.

You can get your tickets here: http://www.FestivalOfTheWise.tix.com

 

Don’t forget to insert our promotional code: FOW

 

The $20.00 weekend pass includes ALL activities at the Festival of the Wise on December 6^th & 7th at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Some of the highlights include:

 

*A comprehensive Conference with more than 40 dynamic speakers who will be helping attendees to transform their lives in the areas of money, health, lifestyle, going green and travel.

* Saturday evening Beatles Tribute Concert along with live music all weekend with bands covering the phenomenal music of the 60s & 70s.

* More than 50 exhibitors who will be showing attendees everything from better health choices, to sound financial planning to caregiving their parents.

* A Veteran’s tribute to honor those who have served our country.

* Low impact fitness classes that individuals can either use to learn more about pilates and yoga, or they can fully engage in the class.

* Muscle Car Rally with more than 30 of those amazing cars from the 60s.

* Boomer women’s fashion show with Miami designer activewear.

More information on the event is available here:

www.festivalofthewise.com

While you’re at the festival, be sure to visit us. We will be offering special discounts and giveaways for festival attendees  

It is going to be an exciting weekend of fun and music and we’re looking forward to seeing you there! 

One Month To Go until Festival of the Wise!

And as you may have noticed I've been a bit inundated getting all the final details taken care of. We've just come out with a press release that highlights some of our amazing speakers. There are more than 40 now who are set to share their insights and tools for living a better, richer and more fulfilling life.

The list of conference speakers includes:

• #1 Amazon.com Spiritual Bestselling author, Joyce Schwarz, who will be presenting on her recent book: The Vision Board, Unlock the Secret to an Extraordinary Life.

• National Geographic Author, Don Mankin, who wrote Riding the Hula Hula to the Arctic Ocean and will be speaking on The Transformative Power of Adventure Travel.

• Vice President of Wealth Management for APIC, Gregg R. Paulson who will be addressing the Power Years and how to be financially powerful even with the recent stock market collapse.

• The founder of Brainsavers, Dr. Paul E. Bendheim, will speak on the Healthy Habits of a Total Lifestyle, which includes both mental and physical stimulation and nutrition.

• David Mitchell, AARP State Director - Arizona, will address the 50+ worker in the business environment and the best way for both employers and employees to maximize the benefits of experience and age.

• Over 35 other speakers ranging on subjects from intimacy and international volunteering to raw food and alternative energy to retiring overseas and understanding the spiritual laws of money.