Mar 25, 2011 | posted in on the agenda, Personal, workshops | 1 comment

Check it out! Richie and I will be speaking at the LDS Business Conference (April 7-8, 2011) in Park City, UT!

We are completely honored (and somewhat dumbfounded) to be speaking along with business greats, Stephen R. Covey, Stephen M.R. Covey, Sheri Dew, Kevin Rollins, Bob Gay, Mark Willes and more.  Richie and I speak back to back on Friday the 8th and would love to see you there! In fact. . .

Exclusive Discount!

As an exclusive discount for Natalie Norton Blog readers, the LDSBC is offering a special day rate for those who would like to attend the conference on APRIL THE 8TH ONLY. Speakers that day include: Stephen R. Covey, Stephen M.R. Covey, Kevin Rollins, Richie Norton, Natalie Norton, and more.

Couple Day Pass (attendee + spouse): $650
Single Day Pass (attendee only): $400
Student Day Pass (with valid student ID): $100

Day passes are valid for the entire event on Friday, April 8th, including lunch. Please note: day passes do not include the closing dinner.

Don’t miss this unparalleled opportunity to learn and network with a peer group of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders!

To take advantage of this exclusive (and REMARKABLY GENEROUS) discount, contact Trisha at trishazemp{at}ldsbusinessconference{dot}com or call 801-576-2636 (ask to be connected to Trisha).

We would LOVE to see you there!!! And no, you do not have to be a member of the LDS church to attend (because I know at least 4 million of you are wondering that;)).

Happy weekending!

xx!

N

Mar 23, 2011 | posted in Family Portraits | 7 comments

Remember this cute booty from yesterday? Well, here’s the beautiful family it belongs to. We had such a wonderful afternoon together! After spending time in their wonderfully eclectic living space, I’m pretty near certain that Ashley and I have identical taste in art and home decor. Wish I could move in. . . Thank you for the fun Lukens family!

Enjoy!

Be sure to check out Ashley’s wonderful store/website, Baby Awearness. One of the only drawbacks to living in Hawaii is that occasionally there is a lack of the types of resources you’d find in other communities. What Ashley has done with Baby Awearness here on Oahu is really quite remarkable. The business focuses on providing echo friendly and organic options for families who want to learn to live greener, healthier, happier lives. The shop is the largest retailer of cloth diapers on the island, they offer a library of parenting books that you can literally borrow and return, and host all kinds of parenting classes/workshops: organic gardening, cooking, baby sign language, mommy/baby yoga, and more. Told you she’s cool.

Mar 21, 2011 | posted in Family Portraits | no comments

I can’t wait to show you the rest of her!

I’ve committed to at least 7 hours of sleep a night for the next 11 days. Seems like no big deal, but it surprising how quickly the night can get away from you if you’re not careful! Off to bed. More of this lovely lady coming soon!

Mar 17, 2011 | posted in Inspire, Making Things Happen, Personal | 4 comments

I want to direct your attention to the Making Things Happen Tumblr page. I blog there regularly, but don’t regularly direct traffic to those posts.

Here are some links to recent posts I’ve written. They don’t have official titles, so I’ve given a quick description of each.

Thoughts on screwing up.

Be the kind of person you want to be around.

Putting first things first.

Finding peace despite it all.

Focus: the game-changing art of doing what you’re doing, while you’re doing it.

The right tools for the job.

Obstacles or opportunities.

You are capable. (And so am I).

The Olympics of your life.

Breaking through.

Tomorrow will always be tomorrow.

Shhhhhhhhh. . .

Limiting beliefs.

Subscribe to the MTH Tumblr ramblings, here.

xx!

Me

PS. Spring Break is my FAVORITE.

Mar 15, 2011 | posted in Inspire, Personal | 23 comments

One of my favorite feelings in the world is the warmth of the sun, beating on my back. I felt that today.

I love nothing more than spending time outside, being active, with my children.  We did that all day long.

Nothing makes my tummy happier than sushi wrapped in brown rice. That’s what we had for dinner.

The sunset brings peace to my soul and tears to my eyes. Today, I watched the sunset.

And, I love whales. Let me say that again, I LOVE whales. And this evening, as we sat, eating sushi wrapped in brown rice, muscles aching from a long day of hiking, biking, beaching with the kids, watching the sun dip behind the horizon, I said to Richie sadly, “It’s the end of the season, and I haven’t seen any whales this year.” Less than two seconds passed (scouts honor) before a whale came out of the water, in full breach, right before my very eyes. From there it was one after the next after the next. It was like they knew I was there and wanted to say goodbye before they headed out for the Summer. They put on quite a show as the sun slipped behind the water’s edge.

What a beautiful, beautiful day.

Try to tell ME there’s not a God and that he doesn’t intimately know and love his children. I won’t buy it.

Like I said, it was a BEAUTIFUL day. May have been one of the very best so far.

xx,

N