Friday night we celebrated being women at the glamjulz studio!
The studio was filled with kind, generous community minded women. They came with boxes and boxes of clothing to give back to our friends at Dress for Success Toronto!
We kicked the evening off with an amazing talk from Success Coach, Tahira Bharmal who shared with us how to define success for ourselves. When she started rhyming off what great leaders like Maya Angelou, Richard Branson and Abraham Lincoln defined as success, she delivered a very powerful message. Her point was that these leaders and other great leaders have their own definition of success. None of them live by someone else’s definition of success. I loved this message. It really drove home that no matter what our friends are doing, what our parents have taught us or even what our partner says, success IS personal. It comes from within and once we know what it means to us we can begin to live our happiest life.
To me, success is when I meet someone and within 10 minutes they feel a sense of comfort and trust. I LOVE to bring out the little kid inside the people I meet. I think THAT kid has all the answers and helps us get to where we need to be in life! Letting go and having FUN is what makes me feel free, adventurous and ready to take on new challenges. When I have a crazy good time surrounded by supportive people I can’t help but believe in myself and my goals, I keep setting new challenges for myself, I question my inner limitations, I want to grow, I pay attention to my thoughts, I protect myself from burnout and I’m not afraid of failure! All of the things, verbatim, that Tahira helped us to incorporate into our lives on Friday night.
Thank you to all of the wonderful women who joined us on Friday. Together we raised $240, collected 20 boxes of clothing and donated 50 pieces of glamjulz to Dress for Success Toronto.
We also networked, made new friends and sipped a little bubbly. The highlight for me was when ALL of our guests released their 12 year old selves at the party! Women of all ages dressed up, danced, posed like Rock Stars and laughed uncontrollably.
My definition of SUCCESS was accomplished! Wooo Hoooo!!!
We MUST do this again sometime! Who’s IN?
Monica XO
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It was such a wonderful event! Great speakers and great fun with women I know well and women I just met! Thanks for creating such an awesome community and event!
You are soooo welcome Jenn!!! We sure did have a lot of fun! XOXO
Could not have had a better time for a better cause! I just LOVE Monica’s work and her commitment to helping others!!
Thank you Monica and GalmJulz SO much!!
Heather!! You are so welcome! What a special night, so happy you were a part of it! PS Rock ON! XO
What an incredible night of giving and networking! The energy was amazing, and everyone was so energized to do more and be more!
Your passion for giving is contagious, and I am already looking forward to the next event ♥️
Audrey!!! I just love you!! XOXO
I am definitely in. Wish list growing!
Yeah baby!! You have some good sparkles on that list! XOXO
Such a great time. Loved Tahira’s talk. A beautiful soul and an inspiration. You all ROCK!! A pleasure to meet you all. Thank you Monica for all you do. Lets do that again! So much fun.
Ingrid!!! You betcha we will do it again! Welcome to a world of infinite possibilities my friend <3
Monica, you really do SPARKLE from the inside out!! What a fabulous evening! I loved connecting with such fabulous women, Tahira’s talk was completely on point and glamjulz is always a place I don’t ever want to leave!! Thank you, as always, for sharing your playful inner child and your big and generous heart! xo
Lucy!!! You are making me cry! You NEVER have to leave!! Love you XOXO
Had so much fun Monica! It is always incredibly inspiring to be round strong, like minded women. Thanks for providing the opportunity!
You got it Dania! So happy to be working with you on Halton Food For Thought fundraising! Can’t wait to make this our best year yet! XO
What a fun inspiring night for an amazing cause with superstar women! Keep moving forward ladies…
So true Crystal! Keep moving forward XO
Such a fun and inspiring evening. I didn’t know any of the other guests when I arrived but left feeling like I spent the evening with old friends. Women empowering women – that, to me, is the epitome of “wealth”…and success. Thank you for sharing your gifts, your energy and your gorgeous heart, Monica!
Linda!!! This comment makes me over the moon happy! You are amazing XOXO
Thank you for bringing so many amazing women together. I loved speaking to all of them and connecting with them. It was such a nice evening. Monica you have magic and a spirit that is so pure and lovely. Let’s live out our successes everyday!! Xoxo
Tahira! Oooh I can’t wait! Time to start the Rock Star tour!
Such an inspiring evening on so many levels! Awesome to meet new and existing friends, listen to a very thought provoking speaker, laugh, sip some bubbly, support a great cause and go home with some amazing Glamjulz! Monica, you are a rockstar and I can’t wait until the next one!!
Sandi! I’m so happy you were there! I can’t wait either