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Have you ever asked for a raise or a promotion? Do you know the strategies? Learn how to get paid more and other financial moves. Social media can take over your life. If you are mindlessly spending too much time on social media or apps, awareness of how to curb the habit is helpful. Learn tips on scaling back so you’ll have time for you. One of the most beloved flowers, lavender is a staple of perfumes, aromatherapy, and cuisine. Lavender comes from the Latin word, lavare, which means to wash. ...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Emotional intelligence is when a person has awareness and understanding of their own internal state (thoughts, emotions, physical sensations), the ability to regulate themselves when upset or escalated, and an understanding of how others might be feeling and thinking. Ar...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Everything is coming up roses with showers of flowers in every garden. The weeds are still being pulled, but the blooms are on steroids in Cynthia Brian’s garden. Cynthia’s optimism for a great summer is at an all-time high because the hills are still green, beauty is bo...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Before the weather gets too warm and the soil hardens, we must eradicate weeds from our landscapes. A weed is just a plant growing somewhere it is not wanted. Depending on where we live and how we cultivate, determines the perspective we may have about what is a weed and...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! ] Scammers are on the rise and one of the newest scams involves saying “yes” on a phone call. Find out more about voice deep fakes and other fraudulent efforts criminals are using on all of us. The tech market for pets is projected to reach $107 million by 2026. Pets are...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Criminals are bombarding citizens with phone calls, emails, texts, and letters in an attempt to drain bank accounts. The scams and fraud are increasingly sophisticated. Artificial intelligence has upped the fraud game. How can you protect yourself? After working with hun...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Are you planning a vacation? Do you know what to pack? Your medications are critical items that must be planned. TSA will allow certain meds, but find out how to pack so you aren't left in the lurch. April powers on as gardens burst into life with abundant floral reveals...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Criminals are bombarding citizens with phone calls, emails, texts, and letters in an attempt to drain bank accounts. The scams and fraud are increasingly sophisticated. Artificial intelligence has upped the fraud game. How can you protect yourself? After working with hun...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Be the Star You Are! was founded by Cynthia Brian in 1999 and has been serving the community, country, and world with an all-volunteer staff since that time. In 2024, BTSYA was the winner of the Nonprofit of the Year Award. Listen to the backstory and the successes. Cong...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Are you planning a vacation? Do you know what to pack? Your medications are critical items that must be planned. TSA will allow certain meds, but find out how to pack so you aren’t left in the lurch. April powers on as gardens burst into life with abundant floral reveals...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Have you ever been audited? The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provided $45 billion for tax enforcement to remedy a decade-long decrease in audit rates. Taxpayers who historically have been flagged for examination—business owners, the self-employed, and the wealthy—may ...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! We have much work to do now that spring has sprung. It is time to get our hands in the dirt. Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian, outlines what we need to do in our landscapes now. We also have to beware of ticks and other bothersome pests. It’s time for horticultural action...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! To live, we must eat and we must drink. But what we eat and what we drink can make the difference between health or illness. Consumer Reports published a small book titled, Should I Eat This? with bite-size tidbits of tasty info that informs what is good for us. How many...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs Olive oil may be the healthiest choice for drizzling, dipping, and cooking. Find out the difference between Extra-Virgin and regular olive oil as well as other tips to keep you cooking! Should our gardens be planted with only native specimens? What is the difference betwe...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs What will you tolerate at work? Do you know how to set boundaries or are you seeking to please? Setting boundaries can be challenging but with practice you will feel empowered to be who you want to be. How do you rate your love relationship? Cynthia Brian interviews bests...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Within just a couple of weeks, Cynthia Brian’s garden as awoken from its deep sleep blanketing the hillside with lush green grasses and fantastic flowers. Find out what to expect in the landscape soon. In Why Am I Eating This?registered nurse and former corporate and hos...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! In 2023, twenty thousand media jobs were eliminated in the United States. This was a 500% increase from the 2022 loss. Will democracy falter because of the decay of revered media and newspapers? Do you journal? Journaling can be your best friend, helping you to reflect, ...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Happy Valentine’s Day! Share the love! What are lichens and moss why are they important to the environment? They grow on trees and rocks and are witnessed in forests and cities. Lichens are keystone species, providing food and shelter. There are about 15,000 species of l...

It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week. Identity theft is a crime that happens when a family member, trusted friend, or complete stranger takes your personal information and uses it without your permission, usually for the purposes of financial benefit Find out how to protect yourself. The Authors Guild collaborate with 36 other organizations, including some publishers, to conduct the most comprehensive author income study in the United States. The results may surprise you. You may only be 25, but y...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Do you fear speaking in public? It’s the number one fear, even more that dying. You can conquer your fright and speak with confidence with a few tips from professional lecturer, Cynthia Brian What do you do with all the sentimental items of a lifetime? Have you inherited...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! The 2024 Garden Media Garden Trends Report shares information to enhance garden customer experiences and shape winning new products. The theme for 2024 is Eco-Optimism. The growing awareness of our global climate’s volatility has increased the number of people planting f...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Although everyone feels alone from time to time, chronic loneliness is an epidemic in America. What contributes to isolation and what are the steps to connection. Humans are continuously adapting to their environments and that includes swapping animal products for a plan...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Did you know that 67% of Americans 18-23 years of age experience eco-anxiety which is a chronic fear of environmental cataclysm? With 2023 ranking as the hottest year on record with record-high temperatures since record-keeping began 150 years ago, it is no wonder that e...

Tune in LIVE weekly to the upbeat, positive lifestyle broadcast where producer and host Cynthia Brian showcases strategies for success on StarStyle®-Be the Star You Are!®. Available wherever you listen to your favorite programs! Did you know that 67% of Americans 18-23 years of age experience eco-anxiety which is a chronic fear of environmental cataclysm? With 2023 ranking as the hottest year on record with record-high temperatures since record-keeping began 150 years ago, it is no wonder that e...