Now don’t get me wrong. I love my casino and entertainment background. On a PR stand point celebrities are the easiest of easy sells. When Denise Richards threw that laptop getting media to pay attention wasn’t my problem. Promoting Johnny Chan during a major poker tournament was one of the most rewarding and exciting projects of my gaming career but he made it really easy for me to grab the media’s attention. So where’s the challenge for me? More importantly, where’s the personal reward in selling these personalities? I’m sorry to say but many celebrities, gaming or mainstream, are needy and insecure people. They need constant hand holding and can drain the life out of you, if you let them. In fact, ironically enough the more famous the star the larger their insecure personalities were, but I digress.

I had an a-ha moment today. It was inspired shortly after a call from my friend, Mary. Caught up with her first about our boys, hers was born on the 29th like my son Jaxon but a month later. Then it hit me, as I was helping her brainstorm PR ideas for her client, the energy in me shifted. I was filled with a rush of warmth and excitement. We were finishing each other’s sentences and giggling at our own brilliant ideas (well we think they are brilliant anyways). At one point I got shivers and goosebumps. Now that’s a brainstorming session! Thank you Mary. I so needed that call today.

Now my a-ha moment came when I hung up the phone, still smiling. Just because my life has been filled with celebrities and casinos doesn’t mean I can’t afford to be more selective. I love my casino PR experience now. Selling this province and it’s beautiful properties is rewarding for me. But when there’s time for more, and being Type A there is always time for more, I have been careful about who I share my skills with and who I decide to help out. I guess I just need today’s call to replug myself back onto my own path. The one I work so hard to pave. I have found myself straying as of late. Today I’m back on track and it all seemed to come together. I had a moment of clarity. I can translate all of my skills into a whole new industry. I opened a new chapter in that moment. Sorry, the pun was too irresistible.

Mary is working her marketing magic with Namaste Publishing (Eckhart Tolle is one of their authors!). Part of our conversation took me to my laptop to punch in Constance Kellough’s Blog. When I hung up with Mary and after my a-ha moment I read Constance’s post on her home page today. Her words resonated so strongly with me in that moment and I knew it was a sign that I was on the right track. Especially her last paragraph. Thank you for your words today Constance.

I’m looking forward to helping out Namaste. What a nice way to stumble into the publishing world. I can’t remember the last time I was inspired like this.

Now if only my close friend Nathan Sellyn would hurry up and release his next book…..