Following Your Passions When They Don’t Follow You
Debra Poneman always wanted to make a difference in the lives of people she met. She founded “Yes to Success” to help people create true success and prosperity, enjoy deep and lasting happiness, and realize their biggest dreams. She went from hosting seminars of 10 participants to hosting seminars with thousands of participants in a very short time.
Debra could often be found on radio and television talks shows, and at one point she had started negotiations for her own talk show. She had it all, or so it seemed. She very quickly realized that success and fulfillment weren’t at all the same things.
When her first child was born, Debra saw first-hand that passions can change in an instant. She decided to leave the rat race and join the world of stay at home mothers. Some people might say she threw her career out the window. Debra Poneman didn’t see it that way, though.
Debra left all the lonely hotel stays for bedtime kisses and tucking her children into bed. She also joined another company, Melaleuca, a business in which many moms have found success because it’s something that works around an unpredictable schedule.
It was one of her kids who helped her transition back into the success she once knew. Debra always had a passion for helping people. Specifically, she always wanted to write an inspirational book. One night, her son asked her to sit and watch a talent show with him on television. That was her turning point.
Debra wasn’t very keen on watching another boring televised talent show, but she loved each minute of being with her son, so of course she joined him. What she saw was the first season of the mega-hit reality show, American Idol, and like so many other fans, she was an “idol” worshipper in no time!
Marci Shimoff loved with the show as well. Marci, a successful writer of inspirational books including a couple of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books, was one of Debra Poneman’s dearest friends. One night while discussing the outcome of an episode, like they’d done so many times before, they suddenly realized the perfect title for a new book: “Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul.”
American Idol is all about living your dreams and never giving up. That’s exactly what Debra was doing her entire life. When contestants are booted off the show, they try again the following year. When Debra’s life was on hold for her kids, she kept the inspirational book idea in the back of her mind.
Debra tells the stories of several of the contestants in her book, “Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul.” It’s a testament to people’s belief in themselves, and it’s a way to show ordinary people doing breathtaking things. So what if you’re not a singer? Debra wants people to realize they have the ability to be the best at whatever it is they want to do. Just don’t give up when the Simon Cowell’s of the world knock you down.
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