In the spirit of acknowledging stellar Passioneers, we are now accepting nominations for the Passioneer of the Month award, for bold, talented individuals who have met the following criteria:

(1) Have leaped fully into making the world a better place,

(2) Are living vibrantly and in balance,

(3) Are committed to supporting others in reaching their highest potential,

(4) Are not related to or working for anyone affiliated with The Passions and Possibilities Project.

Nominations for each month close by the 21st of the prior month.  Our judges then select our Passioneer of the Month, based upon a variety of passioneering qualities.   The Passioneer of the Month will be featured on the home page of our blog for the following month.  We will also make a special donation to the Soles4Souls Foundation on his/her behalf.

Please use the form on our Nomination page to submit your Passioneer nomination (click on this link).  We’re currently accepting nominations for our April 2010 Passioneer through March 21st.    Thanks for sharing your story with us!

Elizabeth Lombardo, PhD, MS, PT helps people around the world have less stress and more happiness, regardless what is going on in their lives. A clinical psychologist, physical therapist and author of the bestselling book “A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness,” Elizabeth has been interviewed and featured by some of today’s top media outlets including CNN, Newsweek, MSNBC, NPR, Glamour, Self, Elle, Redbook and Woman’s Day. 

This Wednesday, March 3rd, we will be interviewing Dr. Lombardo  live on our Blog Talk Radio Show, The Passions and Possibilities Project®, at 9am PST.  Our focus will be on her passioneering journey, ups and downs, how she has stayed happy throughout, and her tips for others.  We welcome your comments and questions, so please join us live: 347-205-9038 or via streaming or archived audio at www.blogtalkradio.com/passionsandpossibilities. 

Special Drawing!  We will be holding a drawing at 9:30 am during the radio show to give away three signed copies of Dr. Lombardo’s new book, A Happy You.   To be eligible for the drawing, please join our Facebook fan page, The Passions and Possibilities Project  and also send us an email with your name and email address to passioneers@yahoo.com.     Happy Passioneering! 

We’re currently seeking two guest blogging Passioneers™ to share candidly your ups and downs along their journey to make a big difference in the world and thrive – to do what you love and have the rest follow.   “Reality blog” weekly for two months and include photos, video, or other snippets of your world.  One of you will receive the complimentary 2-month support of a success coach to reveal the importance of an accountability partner in your journey.

Send us a brief bio, media picture, and a short You Tube video (or audio recording) about why you think you would be a great guest blogger. 

Deadline for submission:  February 26, 2010

Happy Passioneering!

Candi Wingate, expert on all-things-nanny, shares her wisdom and passioneering journey with us today, live, Wednesday, 2/17, 3pm PST, !  Dial in at 347-205-9038 or steaming audio:

More on Candi: 

Candi’s been a nanny, owned a nanny agency, started Nannies4hire.com, Babysitters4hire.com and Care4hire.com, authored “100 Tips for Nannies & Families,” plus is a wife and mother of 2. Her nanny experience actually goes way back. She was a nanny for a family with 5 children, which included newborn twins. After becoming a nanny and working in a nanny agency for several years, I purchased the successful Nation-Wide Nanny Placement Agency. After finding that she needed to expand, Nannies4hire.com, Babysitter4hire.com and Care4hire.com was born. Call in with questions about becoming a nanny or following another passion!  You can reach her at www.nannies4hire.com.

Jordan Mallah of Steadfast Freedom Yoga is a native New Yorker who has studied and taught yoga since 1996 both in the US and internationally. As a Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, his uplifting and inspiring teaching style inspires students of all ages and levels of experience to live fully from their heart and celebrate life each day. Jordan specializes in helping people heal their minds and bodies by freeing themselves from the limitations of pain, drawing upon precise postural alignment and therapeutic biomechanics. Jordan’s myriad life experiences range from working as a corporate consultant with the global management consulting firm Accenture, to volunteering with the Peace Corps in Peru, where his primary focus was on helping indigenous Andean villagers curb their rate of malnutrition by creating sustainable, community.

Below is our recent interview with him on Blog Talk Radio, The Passions and Possibilities Project:

Thank you Jordan and Happy Passioneering!