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October 11, 2012

Life Happens, invest in…

I’ve been sick the last few weeks, and totally missing my friends!

However, being sick is not really my excuse. I’ve been busy, been overwhelmed with the daunting task of running a business and working on another from home and attempting each month to make more than enough money to live on. It’s a fulltime job and a half, It’s a 23 hour a day baby you have to care for. It’s crazy but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have dreams to accomplish man!

Regardless, I miss my friends so much and there is NOTHING like a little catch up time with one of my girl friends. I am so excited that today I will hopefully be seeing one of my friends and I know in time and this month I will see more of them. Does this sound like you? I know I’m not the only one. As time goes by and we all get older its so crazy how much time we don’t spend with our girlfriends. I mean we used to spend every waking moment together way back in grade school and college. What happened? Life happened. But what we need to do is “make our romantic relationships more brotherly and our friendships more romantic.”

Sound strange? Let me explain: Gabrielle Bernstein said it best with this quote above. It means infusing our passions back into our friends and doing things that light you up. If chatting over coffee and getting all the scoop lights you up, then do that. If its about calling or skyping each other if you can’t meet in person do that. Write a note saying how much you love them, do something special for that person. Pick up a little gift or think of them on an extra special day in their lives. Those are the things that add some spice back into your friendships and your girlfriends are completely something to be cherished. Life happens, but your true friends are there along the way through thick and through thin, loving you, telling you have lipstick on your teeth or sharing their deepest darkest secrets. To all my besties, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! You know who you are!!! (in alphabetical order because I love you all in different ways)

The girls who have been there for me for many years:

Ashley, Christina, Jeanine, Jess, Kerry, Kim, Lory, Mei-Li, Meital, Milene, Michelle, Mona, Stephanie, Yammi, and my Mom and sister Rachel.

The girls who have been there for me for many years:

Ashley, Christina, Jeanine, Jess, Kerry, Kim, Lory, Mei-Li, Meital, Milene, Michelle, Mona, Stephanie, Yammi, and my Mom and sister Rachel.

And the new ladies who I have met in recent years: Arielle, Christina, Emily, Gabrielle, Jessica, Julie, Katie, Kim, Maggie, McKenzie and Tash.

Hopefully I didn’t leave any one out – My 3 weeks of bronchitis has def been giving me some brain fogs.

I could not have gotten through the tough times with out you! I LOVE YOU all! xoxox

Hope that inspires you

xoxo

Emily

October 4, 2012

Falling for Fall

I just find it so interesting as to all the impacts that autumn has on us each year and the seeds we are planting now to grow for the future. It is a time of new beginning, when the leaves fall and the trees start a new. It’s a time to cuddle up with those you love, and prepare for the holidays ahead. To make trips to the orchards and pumpkin fields, to create memories and breathe in the crisp air. It’s time to center back into family and start to plant your seeds again for harvest in the spring. It is to enjoy the fruits of your labor from summer, to store and create new forms of food to last the winter and to celebrate the abundance of our crop on Thanksgiving.

We look back on the seasons past and take stock to see how we lived our year and how we could learn from it and do it better. In what ways can we fill in the gaps we may have missed when we were basking in the glow of the summer sun. What relationships and business maintenance have we overlooked and now is time to tend to?

It is also the Jewish New Year so “L’Shana Tova” to you. This means “To a good year.” I think that whether you celebrate the holiday or not, and no matter what religion you are this holiday is a really special and interesting one to perhaps add into your practice.

It basically entails that each person take stock of how they are living their lives, to acknowledge that our deeds are measured by our intentions and to have faith that no good deed goes unnoticed. It is re-evaluating how you have spent this year and for you to take into account, what you have contributed to this world and to your community, perhaps as a business person, but more importantly as a human being. What have you done out of the goodness of your heart, what lies have you told – to yourself or to others, white or malicious? The best part is, we all have the chance to fix it, to undo it with positive and good intentions and to learn from our in-authenticities. To be a better person.

To plant your seeds NOW, watch them grow and sprout to enjoy for next summer, with the deep practice of care, nurturing and the realization that some of your crop may fail. To analyze what the conditions were this past year and to course correct to increase your abundance of fruit is what is necessary now. How can we plant more, and more efficiently now to receive more abundance later? That is what we all must ask ourselves at this time in order to live a fuller life and to leave our legacy for the world.

Hope that inspires you!
xoxo

Emily

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September 27, 2012

The gap between taste and ambition

In illustration above: Computer screen has my “Emily Brickel Exclusively for Pink Pizza Events” Flamingo Kiss Background!

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I recently opened my inbox to find Marie Forleo’s latest email titled

How to Overcome your fear of Success, and with it – a vlog:

This had my name written A.L.L. over it. For those of you who know me, you probably don’t think I have a fear of success. Well in all actuality I do, and it is probably my greatest fear – along with my fear of failure. Double edged sword much? Damned if you do Damned if you don’t? Yeah – that’s a stressful sandwich to be in. Walking the path of my spiritual journey this is a predicament I have been itching to put to rest.

Through Marie’s vlog I was introduced to her interviewee; Dr. Cathy Collautt, and it seems she or this, is what I have been searching for!

A way to finally reprogram your subconscious and get it to play on your team, no matter what your fear.

She also writes a really compelling blog, as she is a proclaimed Metaphysician and Manifesting coach – Manifesting coach – where have you been all my life!

In her blog she made a really interesting point, on Dissatisfaction, and the gap between taste and ambition. She says that Dissatisfaction is the recognition of this gap, the space between what we desire and the current “fruits of our labor”. Maybe you are working so hard, yet you are not where you would like to be. She says “You are disappointed because of your taste, and your taste gives away your potential, i.e. the possibility that presently exists of what you might in time become. . . You weren’t an idiot for thinking you could, you were simply aware of your potential. . . Your recognition of the gap between what you want to produce and what you actually produced itself means there is more to you than that.”

I think sometimes it’s really good to hear that you or I am not crazy, when other people perhaps think it’s good enough.
The only way to truly be satisfied is when your taste matches your ambition, and the work you put out. It’s a process – a process of doing and doing and in time eventually getting there.

There is nothing wrong with keeping your sites on the stars when you, in other people’s opinions have already been to the moon. It’s about self-discipline and commitment, something that should not be taken lightly.

This intertwines very well with the idea of training your subconscious mind to over come your fears, and to never let them block you again. You can see the steps in Marie’s video but to sum it up:

You must listen to your subconscious mind, and understand that what it is telling you about (in this circumstance) why you are afraid to succeed, and these are your non-negotiables.

I never thought about it that way.

So if you are afraid of being super successful because you fear you will loose your freedom and have no time for yourself or no time to be truly creative – Or you think you will loose time with family and friends and therefore lead to them resenting you, or maybe being jealous of your success if they are not moving at the same pace that you are – Then your non-negotiables are keeping your freedom, and keeping tight relationships with family and friends.

This is part of why I am afraid of real, uber success, I never want to loose those things. For you, your reasons may be different.

I felt really good about knowing that instead of me being afraid to loose these things, these are things that I held really dear and sacred. Dr. Collautt goes on to say, figure out exactly what this means to you and make a commitment to yourself to continue to hold those things sacred, and to not go in the direction of loosing these things along the way, under any circumstances.

Success can be what feels good to you, and on your terms. My definition of success, and I think even our generations’ vision of it has changed drastically in the past 10 years. Growing up we thought it was sitting at a big desk in a shoulder padded suit, choosing between a career and family, not coming home for dinner and being so lonely in your expensive clothes and briefcase. Today for us it has changed, we have seen so many entrepreneurs do it their way, on their terms and fit in the most important things in their life. I think its really cool knowing, and I mean REALLY KNOWING that we have the power to create our reality and create the life we want to live. Now, even more than ever.

Hope that inspires you to life the life you want to live!

xoxo

Emily

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September 13, 2012

Something Bigger…

(This article was sent out in last Thursday’s newsletter. To get my blogs the momement they happen, subscribe to my newsletter on the top right of this page!)

I just read a really interesting article by Mastin Kipp of The Daily Love titled “Time for a 2012 check in – How are you doing with those dreams?” It’s so true for me right now and maybe for you too.

He reminds me that, and I quote “THIS AIN’T NO DRESS REHEARSAL!”, and he’s right.

September always feels like a new school year to me, no matter how many years it’s been since I graduated college. New York is getting back to business from the summer, so It’s the perfect time to get back to you. Get back into your goals and nurturing your dreams.

Mastin says “Your dreams, your goals – the things your heart desires – all these things are PRESENT MOMENT DESIRES! If you aren’t taking action towards them DAILY – then you aren’t going to make them happen.”

I guess that’s kind of a wakeup call, taking daily right actions towards our deepest most ingrained dreams in order to make progress. We forget that there are seven days in the week – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Someday is not one of them.

And these days are packed full of stuff to do! But we must not let them get away. It all begins with daily right actions.

A big theme for me this month is Fashion Week and Fashion’s Night Out. All of the work we do as designers culminates into that one show, the one night of the year when everyone comes out of the woodwork to make something big happen. In this case, to help the global economy and donate to charities, good causes and independent designers.

It is one of the most exhilarating things I’ve ever felt, standing stage Left peering through the curtains at my runway show about to come alive. That was years ago, and I am consumed every day to make that happen again. I love this quote “Never give up on something you can’t go a day without thinking about.” Now, not that I ever gave up, or ever would – but sometimes the bigger picture gets away from you. It’s in remembering that one daily right action adds up to 365 steps a year that you are taking to feed your soul’s purpose.

Just start somewhere. Test it. No task is too big when approached from a mindset like this, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one single step.” Lau Tzu

Be easy on yourself and acknowledge the steps you have taken. Recognize the effort and the mindshare you have put forth to get to the part right before you even take the first step. Also acknowledge WHY you have NOT taken any steps yet, what fears or emotions are you holding on to about starting this? Work on that then. The marathon runner first had to be emotionally committed to going for that morning run, time and time again – before they even put their sneakers on.

If you feel that there is something bigger that you are meant to do with your life, break it out into manageable steps and do it.

Jump right in.

The biggest victories I’ve ever had in my life were things I knew I had to do in my gut, and I didn’t even think too much about them because I knew if I analyzed it and waited – I probably would never have done it.

These are things for me like deciding to go to college at FIT, deciding to study abroad, deciding to go to London by myself, running for Miss New York, twice, and starting my first business – my fashion line. Sometimes the time is just right for you to jump in, and if you listen – your gut will always tell you what to do. That’s why you have it.

Hope that inspires you!
xoxo

Emily

August 30, 2012

Dress not for the job you have…

…but for the job you want – and act not for the life you have, but for the life you want.

“The only person you are DESTINED to become, is the person you DECIDE to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ever go into the office, or walk on your way to work and see some gorgeous woman dressed to the nines – and compare yourself to them? You see some other person with the dream job, the dream life and you think to yourself – “How am I ever going to get there.” I know I do, we all compare and judge others and ourselves – but what about dressing for YOU and where you want to go in life. Maybe you have to step out of the expected and the politically correct and be the real you.

So many times we have this instinctive, authentic desire to dress a certain way that really speaks to us but we may not do it for fear of being judged.

Sometimes there is a strong, instinctive way of “being” that we desire – like not eating meat for dinner a few times a week or deciding to stay in on a Saturday night and paint instead of go out and drink. Maybe we don’t do it because the people we surround ourselves with habitually do it differently. Maybe its time to listen to your gut. Work out, take that class, say no, go it alone, do what makes you feel good.

Listening to your gut with small things like this are what dreams are made of. This may sound uber vague – but its true. Here’s what I mean:

You are completely different from any one you’ve ever met. You have different dreams, a different purpose and different way of expressing yourself. How far do you think the late Phillis Diller would have gotten if she never gave in to her true desire to be a comedienne at 40 years old, or if Cher decided her Vegas costumes were a bit too loud? What if Mastin Kipp from TheDailyLove.com decided there are enough self-love writers out there, what if I decided to stay at my corporate job at Gucci Groupe and climb the corporate ladder?

“All people really want is your truth, your truth is sexy” my mentor Gabrielle Bernstein always says. Be your truth. Dress for where you want to go in life. That can mean dressing in yoga clothes every day if your dream is to be a master Yoga instructor, or dress like Ivanka Trump if you want that VP position. Or better yet, DRESS LIKE YOU. Express yourself. The world has many “thems” but only ONE you.

What do you want to say, and what can you do to live that life; to dress that part, talk that talk, learn that skill, take that action, daily and every chance you have.

It takes a path of aligned tiny “right” choices every moment to get to where you want to get.

And with that, I’ll repeat this quote, a quote by my grandfather’s favorite author:

“The only person you are DESTINED to become, is the person you DECIDE to be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Hope that inspires you!
xoxo
Emily

August 23, 2012

Push Through!

So you remember when you first learned how to ride a bike,

I do because it was last weekend… Yeah, no joke!

Don’t make fun, I’ll tell you how it happened:
When I was a little girl I was being taught how to ride a bike, by my –
lets just say “evil ex-step father”. It was a rather traumatizing
experience that taught me severe lack of trust in another human being
and major fear. He was a scary person, and mentally abusive – at least
in my opinion. That day, I decided, err REFUSED to try to ride a bike
again. Ever, again. I came up with a really clever defense mechanism:
A fashionista neverrrrrr rides a bike. Oh how passé!! I’m not a sporty
girl any way!

Now, as an adult I realize that this taught me to be afraid of pushing
through.

Pushing through when things get tough, and giving into my defense
mechanism again of creating a stubborn excuse as to why I did not want
to be “seen” doing such an un cool thing.

So fast forward to this summer, my boyfriend wanted to go bike riding.
He knew I “didn’t know how to ride a bike.” But he thought by this I
meant – “am a little rusty”, but could for sure ride a bike because
after all – who over the age of 12 can’t? Um, yeah – I couldn’t.

We rented bikes last weekend, I was so excited because I knew I was
finally ready to push through.

I completely trusted my (amazing) boyfriend and I let him guide me.
This is a hard fete for me since I am a super control freak. Probably
because for most of my life I felt like I had no control what so ever.
I would fight to have control, and I even tried to control my own
disappointment by shutting down shop before I get disappointed. Major
road block. This keeps me playing small and I am so over that.

He was super supportive and super calm. He knew I could do it, and I
knew I could do it. And, I DID – and I have the bruises to prove it!
(I still need to practice to get a whole city block though!!!)

The bruises I got from the pedals hitting my calves are all over the
back of my legs, but I’m wearing them with pride because I know I
pushed through it. I pushed through the sweat, the fear, the unbalanced
feeling and self talked my way in to finding my balance. I over came
my fear of someone watching me and judging me struggling to ride a
bike, and I pushed through it.

This applies in life as in business. Push through it. With my first
company RockHardAtelier.com there were some places I did not yet push
through. In past relationships and other opportunities I did not push
through. I was
protecting myself from the hurt of disappointment. Disappointment by
someone else, and disappointment by myself.

The big things in life come from pushing through this boundary of pain
and fear. As my spiritual guru Gabrielle Bernstein said in this week’s
lesson – “You have to stick around for the miracle”.

I did just that.

Pushing through this, and believing I could actually control a bicycle,
instead of fighting against it was a big deal for me. I feel like a
huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders, spiritually, physically
and mentally. I now have the deep confidence to push through, and
really take some bigger risks. Life is an adventure after all right,
and damn those Olympic mountain bike riders really kick some A$$.

Something to aspire to!
So, now what do you need to push through today?

Hope that inspires you!
Xoxo
Emily

August 9, 2012

Love Life!

Simply love life.

This illustration is dedicated to my friend, who goes by Mona Love.
There is always alot going on in your day to day but in the over all big
picture, life is an adventure.

Treat it as such!!! We so often forget that this life is here for us to
live, to learn, to grow and to make human connections. Love is really
the blood that pumps through us all and the main reason we do anything.
Either for love or for fear. Love motivates us all to be better,
stronger, happier and more understanding people. We often get tunnel
vision and obsess over the topic at hand, the daily drama or the
unreachable goals in our life. But really love is an adventure. It is
the JOURNEY. Not the destination.
Your homework this week: How can you love more and treat life as the
adventure that it is instead of the next fire that needs to be put out?
Thanks Mona for inspiring me, I know she lives every day by this
mantra.

follow her here @monalovelife

xoxo
Hope that inspires you!
Emily

August 2, 2012

Gratitude and Abundance!

They say the vibration of words carry some serious energy.

If that’s the case, words can affect your mindset.
And I have been in great need of some positive words of affirmation lately. I
think we all could use an extra player on our team.
So I have for you some amazing words from Louise Hay, Best Selling author and
creator of Hay House publishing. She is responsible for the sharing and
publicising of many inspirational guru’s messages! A true miracle worker!
With my spiritual guru, she recommends choosing an affirmation and saying it
each day for 30 days. It is supposed to change your mood and help your mind
create your suroundings. (Which I believe it does anyway).
So with out further adieu, Louise Hay’s Prosperity Affirmation:

In the infinity of life where I am, all is perfect, whole, and complete.
I am one with the Power that created me. I am totally open and receptive to the
abundant flow of prosperity that the Universe offers. All my needs and
desires are met before I ask. I am Divinely guided and protected, and I make choices that are beneficial for me. I rejoice in others’ successes, knowing there is
plenty for us all. I am constantly increasing my conscious awareness of abundance,
and this reflects in a constantly increasing income. My good comes from everywhere and everyone. All is well in my world.

The illustration in this newsletter was inspired by one of my friends
Yamilet on her honeymoon today in Capri, Italy and the islands of
Greece. It is also inspired by my friend Stephanie, to the future, to
remember that there is that dream in all of us, to appreciate what we
have, to be grateful for it and also to KNOW that you are worth
whatever your dreams desire. To be UNAPOLOGETIC about what you want and
desire, and to believe – or KEEP believing that ANYTHING is possible.
Hope that inspires you!
xoxo Emily

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Ciao Belles!

December 6, 2011

EFF it, Lets GO!

Gabrielle Bernstein – my mentor and an amazing spiritual Guru, author and motivational speaker (You know – the one I rave about all the time) has composed this amazing vlog on the power of Eff it, Lets go! or “Screw it, Lets Do It” as Sir Richard Branson would say!! Gabby says that this mentality has pushed her to create her first business and has been the catalyst for some of her amazing career moves! By understanding FEAR as False Evidence Appearing Real (as Gabby and A Course In Miracles Says) you can JUST DO IT – Nike, or Be “Not Afraid, I was born to do this” Joan of Arc.

Whomever said it, Gabby says it in most relatable terms and mentions ME in her vlog!!!!!!

Art of fellow artist Naia Maro (NaiaMaro.com) and myself are shown off here in a beautiful story of how you need to ACT on your desires, if you have fears (as everyone does) identify them – my fear of NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH – there I said it, had me “in a headlock” and made me feel like giving my illustration as a gift to Gabrielle for inspiring me to draw again and making me feel alive through re-activating my passion, a mere drawing on paper was not good enough. I felt like I needed to frame it, or give it with a bow or add a card to thank her for how much she has changed my life. I just had the illustration printed out on photo paper, and the original with me. She restated in her lecture that night to identify your fear and DO IT ANY WAY! I did. The AMAZING thing is, that if I had waited to give it to her, to frame it or wrap it till the next time I saw her when THEN it might be “Good Enough”, I would have missed the opportunity that I didn’t even know existed yet.

It was an amazing feeling, I think we both cried – She was so happy and I was so happy to give it to her! She looked at me and said that she loved it, and that she NEEDED ART FOR HER NEW CD COVER AND TOTEBAGS! (Which are now MADE with links below)! So watch this vlog to see the inspiration and the art!! I hope Gabby inspires you as she has me to EFF it, JUST DO IT!!!

Check out Naia Maro’s art here.

Gabrielle Bernstein’s MediDating Album, get it here on Amazon.com or iTunes

Get the tote bag here!!

Hope that inspires you – to do WHAT YOU LOVE!

xoxo Emily

December 2, 2011

Marry The Night!

I am LOVING Lady Gaga’s new Marry The Night Music video that just premiered last night on E!News.

Gaga again shows us what being a creative genius is all about. The PASSION that she dances with towards the end in the dance studio is infectious. You can see it in her eyes and every move that she makes that performing and the energy of expression is in her veins.

Another part of this music video that moved me – aside from the gorgeous stills, insane fashion, sick dance moves and contagious beat – is the story. The story she is telling is about conviction, dedication, ambition and that KNOWING that this is her calling (reading between the lines of some of the crazy crap she is mixing in with her script). I eat this stuff up, as I myself have that feeling for my career in fashion.

Gaga goes on to sing “I’m gonna marry the night. I won’t give up on my life. I’m a warrior queen, Live passionately tonight.” The emotion in her voice treads thicker than the lyrics of the song. In her internal dialogue (majority of the 13 minute stretch) and in each verse, her conviction to following her dreams and never giving up is evident.