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K Ci & Jo Jo in Gary, IN!

03 Jul 2013 Leave a comment

by Elle in Awesome, Enjoy Life, Exclusive, Fun, Good Place, Good Times, Joy, Life Is Good, Music, PRbyELLE77, R&B Tags: Concert, Gary IN, Jo Jo, K Ci

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K Ci & Jo Jo Tickets HERE!

Ten Things That Love Should NOT Feel Like…

07 Jun 2013 2 Comments

by Elle in "On The Inside", Alone, Avoidable Injuries, Be True To You, Better Decision Making, Blogger, Blogging, Business Owner, Candy, CHOICES, Communicate, Compromise, Couples, Emotions, Enjoy Life, LauranSmith.com, Love, Men Vs Women, Peace, Poll, PRbyELLE77, Relationships, Self-Reflection, Straight Talk, Value YOU, Words, Writer, Writing, You, Your Opinion Matters Tags: Commit, Love, Relationships, Sincere

Being in love has got to be one of the most amazing feelings ever…next to seeing your newborn son or daughter for the first time after labor (so I hear). That “in love” feeling is also amazing when you are loved back.

Well…now knowing what love is, I also know what love is not. I’m not an authority on the subject, but the heart will never lie to you.

Let’s go:

Love should never make you feel fear.
Love should not feel like a “chore”.
Love should not be extremely hard or feel tough.
Love should never make you feel as though you are alone.
If someone loves you, you should never feel as though they just “don’t care”.
Love should never place you in a state of confusion.
Love never fails; if it’s hurting you, then it isn’t love.
Love should never feel as though it isn’t supportive; love IS an anchor and something that grounds you, holding you steady in the midst of ANYTHING.
Love should never make you question your decision TO love (deep)…AND FINALLY…
LOVE NEVER LIES…

I won’t part my lips to say I Love You and not mean it…that’s the problem though; people say it, knowing full well that it’s empty and FAR from sincere.

Your best bet? Pray before you commit yourself to someone. Let God order your steps in a new or even a more seasoned relationship! You can even get better footing w someone if you have fallen off track, yet you all are on the same page, and willing to work at the relationship. Do the work BEFORE things go sour (if they ever do). Just make sure that you know that “flowers, bells, whistles, and candy” ALL of the time is not real. There will be disagreements, heated discussions, anger, etc., but love has the extreme and undeniable power to conquer any of those things. Just have enough sense to keep an open mind.

Take my poll and let me know if you agree w this post!

Open That Door

30 Apr 2013 Leave a comment

by Elle in "On The Inside", Accountability, Altitude, Assignment, Attitude, Be True To You, Better Decision Making, Blogger, Blogging, Business Owner, Challenge, Character, Desires, Faith, Feelings, FOCUS, Good Place, Happy, Have Faith, Joy, LauranSmith.com, Life, Life Is Good, Love, PRbyELLE77, Smiling, Social Media, Straight Talk, Thought Processes, Thoughts, Time, TIME TO GO, Value YOU, Writer, Writing, You

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged, and in all honesty, it’s been by design! I needed to take a mini break to get settled in my newest role…

FULL TIME ENTREPRENEUR.

Yes…as of April 1, 2013 (April Fool’s Day lol) I quit my job in “corporate America”. It came out of nowhere. Nope…I didn’t give two weeks notice; nope, I have not a single regret. I politely told my mgmt person this simple phrase: “I think I am going to have to make my last day here TODAY”. Imagine the look of shock on his face when I said that! I was confident in my decision, had already taken a peak at my financial situation, and decided that I had to act NOW. And I did!

I’ve been happy ever since.

Thing is, in order for me to truly get the weight off of my shoulder, I had to open the door of LEAVING that job. I was MISERABLE (I’m sure some of you have viewed past posts which made reference to my disdain for that place…), and I could not “find joy” in having to be there for seven hours and forty five minutes of my life, day in and day out, anymore. I thought about how much money I had been making there, and let out a sigh…the money was great, but not enough to keep me from being unhappy. I just know that I could no longer take the misery!

I left…and not 10 minutes after I was gone, I received two referrals to manage social media for their brands. For a while I had been working full time on BOTH–the corporate job and my career–and I was completely worn out. One had to go…and it was NOT going to be my PR Firm…

In order for me to receive the vision TOTALLY, I had to open that door of “the money is good at this job though”, walk ALL THE WAY out of it, and activate my faith. My spirit is free now. I may not be making the same amount of money that I was bringing home from the corporate job, but my clientele is picking up tremendously, and I have yet to be worried about making ends meet. I refuse to worry about what God has already done!

I challenge you to Open That Door. The door to working out, establishing your place in society, being open to love, mending a friendship, saving more money…whatever the “door” is for you, go ahead and open it. A huge part of your life’s work is to strengthen what already exists inside of you.

Be free to be who you are; my testimony is simply that I chose to Open That Door. Here’s a look at my door: http://www.prbyelle77.com

Instagram Photo Challenge!

01 Mar 2013 Leave a comment

by Elle in Blogger, Blogging, Fun, Instagram, Life, Life Is Good, PASSION, Passion for writing, Positivity, PRbyELLE77, Tribute, Writer, Writing Tags: Celebrating ONE YEAR, PRbyELLE77

PRbyELLE77 is celebrating its ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY for the entire month of March!

Celebrate w us!! Do this photo challenge via your Instagram pages! Don’t forget to use hashtag #elle77pics!

Thanks so much for supporting us!
Happy Friday!

BizTipsbyELLE!

16 Feb 2013 Leave a comment

by Elle in Assignment, Be Professional, Be True To You, Best Part, BizTipsbyELLE, Blogger, Blogging, Business Owner, Enjoy Life, Exclusive, Good Place, Happy, Keeping Track, Lauran Smith Dot Com, LauranSmith.com, Life Is Good, New Business Owner, PASSION, Passion for writing, Positivity, PRbyELLE77, Social Media, Stay Tuned, Tips, Weekend, Words, Writer, Writing, You Are What You Attract Tags: Biz Tips, Elle, PRbyELLE77, Social Media Marketing and PR

Today is Saturday! Which means that #BizTipsbyELLE will be posted throughout the day at the PRbyELLE77 FB Site! Make sure that you “like” the page!

Also, PRbyELLE77 will turn one on March 1st! We will host an anniversary photo challenge via Instagram, and we are also celebrating a phenomenal man in the month of March! Information regarding the competition will ONLY be posted via the PRbyELLE77 FB Site!

I certainly appreciate your endless support of the blogs and my business!!

Sincerely,

ELLE

7BLOGGERDAYS: JAN11 Favorite Moment

11 Jan 2013 Leave a comment

by Elle in "Jobs" Are WHACK, "On The Inside", 7BloggerDays, Assignment, Awesome, Be True To You, Blogger, Blogging, Business Owner, Challenge, Enjoy Life, Faith, FOCUS, Fun, Joy, Lauran, Lauran Smith Dot Com, LauranSmith.com, Life, Life Is Good, PASSION, Passion for writing, Patience, Peace, Positivity, PRbyELLE77, Thought Processes, Time, Triumphs, Writing

One of my most favorite moments is when I decided to start my own business!

I was hesitant to do so in such a trying economic time…but one day, while on a brief medical leave from my job, I formulated my plan! I also recall being selected for jury duty, and thinking to myself “there is a chance that I will NOT get called; let me take my notebook and write out some ideas”…and that’s exactly what I did! I did not get called that day for duty, so I spent a FULL 6 or so hours writing out my vision for my company.

Well, I’m coming up on a ONE YEAR of being an entrepreneur, and it feels great! I woke up this morning to an email from someone soliciting me for their brands, plus emails from clients updating me on things that they need…that instantly made me smile. I LOVE what I do, and I am grateful that I did not let the financial hardships of the world cut into my dreams! Once I got over my initially hesitancy, I discovered that everything needed to “Just Do It” was on the inside!!

I am a better woman for staying focused on my goals! I challenge you to do the same!