Empowering Elegance by Marlena

09/18/2026

09/16/2026

🫖 Aspiring Authors Afternoon Tea 🫖

Writing has brought unexpected people, opportunities, recognition, speaking engagements—and entirely new directions into my life. 🩷

09/15/2026

Bill and I are heading to Spain and Portugal for a little adventure!
I'm looking forward to returning refreshed and inspired. I'm also temporarily turning some of my attention from Empowering Elegance to something very close to my heart—Waves of Kindness™.

World Kindness Day is November 13, I'll be helping organize activities in schools, after-school programs & preparing to introduce Waves of Kindness to even more educators through upcoming conferences.

But Empowering Elegance isn't going anywhere!

In fact, while I'm away, I have a little challenge for you:

Take a fresh look at your closet.
Fall and winter are coming. What still makes you smile? What haven't you worn in a year? What could be styled differently? And what are you ready to release?

Think of it as your own little Fall Closet Edit.
I'll be back soon—with fresh eyes, new inspiration and, undoubtedly, a little European style influence!

Until then...

Look Good. Feel Good. Do Good.

With love,
Marlena

09/11/2026

Take a fresh look at your closet.
Fall and winter are coming.
What still makes you smile?
What haven't you worn in a year?
What could be styled differently?
And what are you ready to release?

Send a message to learn more

08/30/2026

A book can become much more than something sitting on a shelf.
It can build credibility. Lead to speaking opportunities. Strengthen your business.
Create new services.
Introduce you to people you never expected to meet. And sometimes...
change the direction of your life.
At the Aspiring Authors Afternoon Tea, we'll talk candidly about how authors have turned their books into new opportunities, visibility, recognition, and revenue streams.
Publisher Katrina Sawa will also walk us through the publishing journey and help demystify what happens between:
“I have an idea...”
and
“I'm a published author.”
Katrina has helped more than 150 entrepreneurs become published authors and teaches authors how to use books to build visibility, credibility, clients, and revenue.
September 12 | 2:00–5:00 PM | $45
http://allwayslearning.org/aaat/

08/24/2026

Is it...
"I don't know where to begin."
"I'm not really a writer."
"Who would want to read my story?"
"I started—but I'm stuck."
Or my favorite...
"Someday."
At our Aspiring Authors Afternoon Tea, we're going to identify those barriers—and begin moving through them.
You'll leave with exercises, practical guidance and, most importantly:
A clear next step.
September 12 | 2:00–5:00 PM | $45
Space is intentionally limited.