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Following Your Passions Down A Different Path
Debra Poneman is the President of "Yes to Success," a company she founded because it was always her dream to make a difference in people's lives. "Yes to Success" helps people create true success and prosperity, enjoy deep and lasting happiness, and realize their biggest dreams. Almost overnight, her seminars went from having 10 participants to thousands of participants.
Debra could often be found on radio and television talks shows, and at one point she had started negotiations for her own talk show. She had it all, or so it seemed. She very quickly realized that success and fulfillment were not at all the same things.
With the birth of her first child came the birth of a new passion for Debra: being a stay at home mom. With phone call after phone call of people asking her to come back to work, she knew her hectic life needed to be put on hold. She didn't feel as if she was throwing her dreams out the window. She was simply taking a detour to reach them.
Debra joined many other stay at home moms by joining a company called Melaleuca. It's a business tailored to fit the needs of busy moms by allowing them to work on their own schedule. This way, Debra was able to exchange lonely nights in a hotel for cuddly nights with her children.
It was one of her children who helped her transition back into the success she once knew. Debra always had a passion for helping people. Specifically, she always wanted to write an inspirational book. One night, her son asked her to sit and watch a talent show with him on television. That was her turning point.
Debra wasn't particularly interested in watching a talent show, but she loved spending quality time with her kids, so of course she said yes. What she saw wasn't just any old talent show. It was the first season of the highly successful reality TV phenomenon, American Idol. In no time, she was hooked.
Marci Shimoff loved with the show as well. Marci, a successful writer of inspirational books including a couple of "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books, was one of Debra Poneman's dearest friends. One night while discussing the outcome of an episode, like they had done so many times before, they suddenly realized the perfect title for a new book: "Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul."
American Idol contestants know all about living the dream, picking yourself up when you fall, and never giving up. That's exactly what Debra had always done, and it was exactly what she wanted to express to others. She didn't give up on her dreams just because she became a mother.
Debra used the American Idol book to show people how ordinary people were able to achieve above-average results with their hard work and dedication. She has inspired countless people to be their best whether they're a singer or a surgeon. Live life without the Simon Cowell's of the world getting in your way!
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