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Preston Bailey is one of the world’s premier event planners. A native of Panama, Preston Bailey arrived in Manhattan in the early 1970s. His eye for elegantly dramatic statement in total event décor has made Bailey a favorite among celebrities and arbiters of taste.

Preston’s Bailey blog

His books:
Preston Bailey Celebrations

Inspirations

Preston Bailey’s Fantasy Weddings

Preston Bailey’s Design for Entertaining

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Great Portfolio www.alba-longa.com

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I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.   ~Albert Einstein

If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you. ~ T. Alan Armstrong

Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~ Oprah Winfrey

Passion and purpose go hand in hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it’s something you’re tremendously passionate about. ~ Steve Pavlina

Follow your passion, and success will follow you. ~ Arthur Buddhold

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo

Passion requires focused direction, and that direction must come from three other areas: your purpose, your talents, and your needs. ~ Steve Pavlina

The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. ~ Yves Saint Laurent

Follow your passion, and success will follow you. ~

Arthur Buddhold

A brand is the personality that identifies a product, service or company and how it relates to key constituencies. Some people distinguish the psychological aspect, brand associations like thoughts, feelings, perceptions, images, experiences, beliefs, attitudes, and so on that become linked to the brand. A brand evokes passion, perseverance, power and the desire to succeed.

Take a moment and ask yourself this question “Why does my competitor’s business get more attention than mine?” The answer just may have to do with the elements that go into how memorable the business is, and this is where Branding comes into picture.

But exactly what is a brand, anyway?

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Francoise Lama-Solet is a sole designer seamstress behind Francoise Studio.

She offers you the most unique, fun, and high quality clothes for your little ones!

Francoise’s designs are ‘French / European’ in style.

Francoise Studio designs can be ordered in standard sizes or can be custom made according to your Princess’ measurements. The designs are offered up to size 12.

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“The most beautiful thing in the world is, precisely, the conjunction of learning and inspiration. Oh, the passion for research and the joy of discovery!” ~Wanda Landowska

” The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt

” When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” ~Buckminster Fuller

” To dream anything that you want to dream, that is the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do, that is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself, to test your limits, that is the courage to succeed.” ~Bernard Edmonds

” The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” ~Albert Einstein

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” ~Rumi

“We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.” ~Maria Montessori

“People tend not to use this word beauty because it’s not intellectual – but there has to be an overlap between beauty and intellect.” ~Tadao Ando

“There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty.” ~Joseph Addison

“People say I’m extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?” ~Imelda Marcos

Amy Dresser is an extraordinary photo retoucher and photo-illustrator. You can see her work  in ads from Alberto V05, Honda, Kodak, Sony, X Games and  in magazines such as Glamour, Hot Rod, Low Rider, Maxim, and Stuff Magazine. You can rent her tutorials RetouchPro channel on the YouTube Rentals

www.amydresser.com

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Carrie Beene is a beauty, fashion and products retoucher. You can find great free photoshop video tutorials on her web site:

www.carrienyc.com

Carrie Beene retoucher

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“Mark my words, if you want to stay competitive in the coming years – I don’t care if you’re in sales, tech, finance, publishing, journalism, event planning, business development, retail, real estate, you name it – you will still need to develop and grow your personal brand . Everyone-EVERYONE-needs to start thinking of themselves as a brand. It is no longer an option; it is a necessity. “   Gary Vaynerchuk, Crush It

Lana Kravsova, Daring Clarity

If Facebook was a country it would be the 4th largest country in the world. Youtube is the second largest search engine after Google. Twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, Flickr… What are those social networks all about?

Personal brands.

We live in the era of personal brands.

Your personal brand is what sells your services, gets you hired, helps you develop relationships. Your personal brand is what makes your business recognizable and sets it apart from others.

Here is where a lot of people get stuck. Everyone tells you that you have to create a unique and compelling brand. And you probably have been thinking long and hard what your brand is all about and how you can make it unique and different.

Let me tell you the truth that you already know.

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