Deborah Kevin, Author at Aspire Magazine

A two-time international bestseller co-author, Deborah Kevin loves helping visionary entrepreneurs attract their ideal clients by tapping into and sharing their stories of healing and truth. Ms. Kevin is an associate editor with Inspired Living Publishing and a former online editor of Little Patuxent Review. Her passions include travel, cooking, hiking, and kayaking. She lives in Maryland with her family and their cat Princess Leia and puppy Fergus—that is when they're not off discovering the world. Visit www.DeborahKevin.com to learn more.

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The Power of Gratitude

You’ve heard the platitudes about being grateful and expressing gratitude, but you’re still not convinced that gratitude matters all that much. I’m here to prove to you how gratitude changes everything. Hitting the trail This

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Ditch the Labels You’ve Been Living

Brainy. Black sheep. Outcast. Needy. Questioner. Troublemaker. New girl. Shy. These were all labels assigned to me by others at some point in my life. Most of them weren’t flattering or were outright false and, if truth be told, weren’t ones that served me by accepting them. Which got me to thinking about labels: those

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves

When I was twelve, my mother kidnapped me. She tried to take my younger brother, but he turned her away. A year earlier, we’d come home to an empty house to discover that

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The Art of Running Away

Recently, I wrote about the 4 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way keeping commitments to myself and what I learned by not doing so. One of the elements I touched upon was keeping a weekly

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4 Lessons I Relearned the Hard Way

These past few weeks, I’ve been burning the candle at both ends, working long hours on really cool projects. Last Tuesday, I had four major coinciding deadlines, after which I had to refocus on existing

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Are You Stopping Short?

The 90s show Seinfeld is known for how it changed conversations, and one can immediately connect with someone of like mindset by using phrases such as “sponge-worthy,” “master of your domain,” “no soup for you,” “shrinkage,” and

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Learning to Trust Myself

I sat back in the oversized conference room chair and swallowed hard, wiping tears from my cheeks, as my mentor issued my assignments. The day had been emotionally grueling. Each question he’d asked required me to

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10 Strategies to Un-Suckify Your Bio

Have you ever been asked to provide a bio, only to think, “Bio? Why do I need a bio?” You may also be wondering how a bio is different from a résumé or

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Your Blog and Bumper Guards

A couple of weeks ago, I took my teenaged sons bowling, which we hadn’t done since they were in single digits. We laced up those sexy rental bowling shoes, selected the best ball for

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Attract More Clients by Listening to Ed Sheeran

Successfully nabbing a ticket to an Ed Sheeran concert is like Harry Potter snagging the golden snitch in a Quidditch match against the Slytherins. Lately, it seems Ed’s everywhere. He’s been on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. He was a musical guest on Saturday

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Six Ways to Generate Compelling Client-Centric Blog Posts

As a heart-centered, service-minded entrepreneur, you want to authentically connect with your ideal clients. In many circles, this is known as “marketing.” Before you shudder and turn away, know you can market in

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Lessons Learned on The Way to Santiago

I was ten hours and 20 miles into the first day on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela with four and a half miles farther to go until reaching the B&B. I’d waited