DIVA Jennifer Naszradi is the Director of Marketing for Williamson Automotive and our own DIVA Car-Buying Expert runs down the  Top 10 Diva Features on the 2010 Cadillac Escalade:

#1- It’s Hot. It makes Divas look and feel diva-ish

#2- The OnStar system can get a Diva anywhere in no time

#3-  The automatic heated/cooled seats keep the Divas cool in the hot summer months and warm in the winters

#4- The remote control trunk is great for shopping excursions, the click of a button and bags are gently placed in the back seat

#5- Don’t feel like driving on a GNO?  Hire your best friend’s nephew to play Charles the driver for the night, Escalades fit up to 8 Divas.

#6- Navigation can get you anywhere in the US, in a timely fashion.

#7- The Bose System makes any music feel like you are at a front row concert

#8- Escalades are the hottest car right now, even President Obama drives a Cadillac limo, it’s his car of choice.

#9- Want eco-friendly?  Skip the Prius and take advantage of the 24 MPG Cadillac Escalade Hybrid.  Need I say more?

#10- Who wouldn’t want an Escalade?  For more info visit Williamson Automotive: www.williamsonautomotive.com

SPECIAL OFFER at Williamson Automotive: Take of 0% financing for 72 months on Cadillac products, including the Cadillac CTS, SRX and the Escalade. Go to http://www.williamsonautomotive.com for directions.

1. Thou Shall Not Chase Anything or Anyone

2. Thou Shall Ask, Imagine, Believe, Align and Receive

3. Thou Shall Run Your Own Race and Not Worry About What Other People Are Doing

4. Thou Shall Give and Receive Business to Other DIVAS

5. Thous Shall Own Your Own Name as an URL and Use It to Promote Who You Are and  Link It to Your Business Website

6. Thou Shall Ask For Help When You Need It

7. Thou Shall Figure Out Your Passions and Make Them Part of Your Work

8. Thou Shall Have Multiple Streams of Income

9. Thou Shall Make One Night A Week Date Night With Your Significant Other ( or someone who has the potential to be)

10. Thou Shall Ask for What You Want and Then Set Up The Conditions Needed in Your Life to Allow it To Happen.

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For more information about being a DIVA (A professional woman who is Daring, Innovative, Vivacious, Attractive)  please go to http://www.divaswhodine.com

The other day I was hanging out with DIVA Helaine Harris (http://www.helainezharris.com) at her home near Lake Balboa here in Los Angeles. In addition to being a DIVA, she happens to be an amazing psychotherapist and spiritual teacher. So as you can imagine, every time I have even the most casual conversation with her, I come away with a some helpful knowledge.

So that day we were talking about her upcoming appearance on my show and I asked her advice on a situation I was having that was bothering me. She said, “Zoe, I’m sure this will work itself out but you have to make sure that you don’t start to harbor resentment toward this person because resentment only negatively effects the person who harbors the resentment. The person being resented never feels the pain.”

Okay, so that made me gasp. I had to get on my blackberry and google “resentment”. Not that I didn’t believe her but I needed a third-party confirmation. (It’s the journalist in me!). Everything that came up, said the same basically the same thing:

“By contrast, resentment does not have any direct negative effects on the person being resented, save for the deterioration of the relationship involved.”

You can do your own Google and see what you come up with. However, I’m convinced that letting an irritation or wrong-doing go and taking the high road is hands-down the best solution to bothersome people and things. Afterall, if harboring resentment toward someone is ruining YOUR day and not theirs, what’s the point, right? I mean lets be real here. Why give yourself high blood-pressure over something that the other person is not even being effected by?

I heard something the other day that says it all in a nutshell: “Don’t be like a chicken or a crow and squabble amongst yourself and others. Be like an eagle. They are stronger, more powerful and can fly to higher altitudes than chickens and crows. So when one of those birds bothers an eagle, they don’t even bother to fight with them. They just soar up to heights that chickens and crows can’t reach.”  Wouldn’t you rather be an eagle? It’s just a thought.

Have a great day!

Do you avoid confrontation with people because you are afraid of getting hurt? Well, today we are going to discuss handling boundaries. DIVA Helaine Harris and I spoke about this recently and here are the nuggets I learned that I want to pass along to you.

It’s about us learning how to forgive our enemies, people who annoy us and treat us unfairly . It’s not really that you’re doing this for the other person. We do this so we don’t spend out lives being tormented and upset. It’s not for the other person, it’s for ourself.  You’re not spending your life being upset with someone whose off having a great time. There’s freedom in that. When your heart is full of anger and bitterness, you are not free.

When you begin to live like this, you learn to stay inside your border where you’re safe. When you step out of your boundary and try to get back at other people, then that’s when you get yourself into trouble.

We spend so much time talking about people who aggravate us but we won’t talk to the people who aggravate us and telling them what is or isn’t acceptable.

It’s a margin or a border we set in our life. We have to set boundaries in our life.

For example, when I was 18 and moved into my first apartment with a roomate, we had a boy in our building whose place was the party apartment. He had an open door policy. You could come over anytime you like, door was always open, you didn’t even have to knock. He and I started dating. Now  me, I’m the opposite I like to know when people are coming over. I lived downstairs from him and he used to just roll up on me at my place.  And so I finally had to tell him: “I’d really rather you not come over without calling first. At first he was offended, “Well, I’m your boyfriend and I live downstairs.” I had to explain that wasn’t trying to be rude but that was my boundary.

We need to not only set our own boundaries, but we need to respect other peoples boundaries and not get aggravated about it because everyone is entitled to having their boundaries respected.

If your neighbor’s dog poos on your lawn and you don’t have a fence, you can’t get mad at the neighbor. But if you have a fence then your neighbor is going to have to be a lunatic to pick his dog up and put him over and let him poo on your lawn, then you have a right to be mad.

So what we need to do is put up some fences in our life and stop letting everyone walk all over us and then get mad at them because they do it.  Can I get an amen?

Are you resentful because you feel someone is now or has taken advantage of you? Well, you know resentment is a really bad thing and sometimes a little hard to detect. Resentment is a deep root that gets deep within you and does something with your attitude. You start thinking things about people like: “I dont like your shoes, the way you look, your voice” it seeps into your attitude. I think it’s the reason why people have depression or chip on their shoulders.

Maybe you set boundaries and donn’t enforce those boundaries? If you say things like: “Do that one more time, and  (insert a consequence) then next time that person does it you have to do what you said you were going to do. If no, then our borders and boundaries become a joke. So we need to be strong with our boundaries.

It’s just a thought.

Have a wonderful day!

Wishing y’all the best and happiest Fourth of July ever! Goddess Granny is celebrating in rainy South Texas but wherever you are I hope you have a fun-filled day, even if you’re outside the USA because we really don’t need a reason to pop a few corks and polish off some snacks (healthy of course?) here at Meg’s because anytime is a great day to celebrate feeling good and looking great!

For us here in the US, the 4th usually means that the official Summer-party season is ON and that anything normally only worn, eaten, or done in mass-quantities of steamy indulgence is allowed for a few short weeks so break out the bikinis and enjoy like you did when you were a kid!

It can be a bit more challenging to keep one’s face and self cool and collected when the temps soar but we’ve already chatted about some ways to be your prettiest when you’re hot (and not in the good way…) by lightening up on your makeup and giving your hair a break from all the heat-styling and products and how to use self-tanners to fake your glow safely. I’ve also “noticed” that it can be a time to re-evaluate what you choose to smell like as well: the sexy-scents that might be memorable the rest of the year sometimes end up smelling like fruit salad left out in the sun when it’s warmer and anything that is considered “heavy” can really be overwhelming and unpleasant when you’re trying to be fresh and inviting on a truly humid day!

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Happy July 4 weekend! Enjoy the day off–and tons of savings with all ouf these huge Independence Day sales and deals:

1. Get 25% off Banana Republic sale purchases – and free shipping – including this Linen braided halter tank ($29.99, down from $49.50).

2. 20% off all jewelry at J.Crew. This Motley necklace ($56, down from $70) makes every outfit look cooler.

3. Get up to 60% off shoes at Endless, including these Seychelles Women’s She’s Got The Moves sandals ($67.46, down from $89.95).

4. Spanx is having a 40% off swimsuit sale. Try this V-neck one piece swimsuit ($109, down from $178).

5. Get up to 25% off, plus free shipping, off orders of $100 or more at Gap. Think of how far $100 will get you at the Gap. We would start with this Silky drawstring dress ($59.50).

6.  80% off at The Body Shop. We’re partial to this Wild Cherry body scrub ($5, down from $20). 

7. J.Crew: Get up to 70% off, like this Overdyed waterfloral tee ($9.99, down from $49.50) that can be layered or worn alone.

8. Radley London: Final reductions on handbags and wallets, plus free shipping on orders over $150. This Sherborne crossbody bag ($128, down from $168)  fits everything you need for summer.

9. Bliss World: Celebrate freedom by spending $75 and get a free summer gift bag with code JULY4.

10. Up to 45% off at Bloomingdales. Try this Theory “Atalla” ruched t-shirt ($50, down from $120)

11. Take 60% off on gems like this Diane von Furstenberg Arista tank ($44, down from $162) at Saks.

12. Try Footlocker for a pair of sneakers this summer, like these Saucony Velocity Distance shoes ($19.99, down from $49.99).

13. Save 80% at Alloy: Grab this Maya printed dress on the cheap ($19.99, down from $44.90).

14. Hanes: 20% off the entire site. Get a pack of 3 lace panties ($3.99, down from $10), and free shipping on orders of $55 and more.

15. Topshop: 70% off, like this draped floral dress ($50, down from $110)

See all of our sales and deals, plus this week’s online sample sales, our favorite summer dresses, flat sandals, blazers, cool sneakers, cheap underwear and skinny jeans.

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Must-Reads:

Feel free to flip out like a tween over the new Twilight Collection for Nordstrom. Life-size cut-outs included.

As if (!) we could be happier about Calvin Klein’s recreation of the iconic Clueless white mini.

Madewell has a new retail site; hurry, Jessica Alba is buying it all up.

We have some great advice when it comes to maxi dresses that hide all sins, sexy tankinis, and kitten heels that are kind to your feet.

Would You Rather:

Which do you prefer: A Tory Burch wallet or 4 summer staples?

Taste Tests:

Can you tell which white pocket tee is Alexander Wang, and which is J.Crew?

Which under-$60 purple wedge costs $60 more?

Celebrity Style:

Learn what not to wear while traveling, by checking out some of Lady Gaga’s most ridiculous airport looks

Get Vanessa Hudgen’s effortlessly-cool look, or at least this awesome maxi dress she wore.

Look (almost) as sexy as Salma Hayek in a slinky purple dress and nude pumps.

Beauty:

Beat summer frizz with this Brazilian hair treatment we swear by.

Dior’s Paris exhibit of couture dresses that match their lipsticks is our idea of a good time.

Fashion Math:

Are CJ by Cookie Johnson jeans worth $128?

Guides to Check Out:

Make sure you get the cutest stuff from summer trends by checking out our guides to the best rompers, the best clogs, the best nude shoes, and the best floral dresses – and our brand-new guide to kitten heels.

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