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		<title>What It&#8217;s Really Like &#8211; The Story Behind WIRL Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Brennan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of being invited by T.v. Williams to be on his Famous Podcast a few weeks ago. I recently shared Part 1 of the show featuring a few stories about me and my personal life. Today I&#8217;m talking more about my professional life and how I was inspired to create the WIRL Project platform. In this particular portion of the show (Part 2) I am talking about: My son Mason (a quick blurb) My career as a teacher and how I always felt compelled to do something &#8220;more&#8221;.  How my Father pushed me to follow my heart, even in his last days How I ever got started blogging in the first place How T.v. called WIRL Project the next &#8220;Billion Dollar Company&#8221;! (Hint: He compared it to Instagram!)  Why I believe that people are all alike at our core How you can get involved and start sharing your stories on the WIRL Project platform &#160; As I said with Part 1, was very honest and real in this podcast and I&#8217;m looking forward to sharing the other parts with you in the future. I love the idea of podcasting because not everyone has time to sit down and read everyday, plus you get to actually see the show in action! I also love podcasts because they&#8217;re something you can play on your phone while you are driving or cleaning your kitchen or while you have a few minutes to sit on the couch and relax. The video link is below, let me know what you think! &#160; &#160; Thanks for watching and thank you T.v. for having me on the Famous Podcast! &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>WIRL Challenge Wednesday: What Is It REALLY Like to Be or Have a Twin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 05:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WIRL Project]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Is It REALLY Like to Be or Have a Twin? Prompt: We want to hear from Twins! Tell us what being or having a twin is REALLY like! We&#8217;re looking for insider views and perspectives. If you are a twin, know anyone who is, or are a parent of a twin, we NEED to hear from you!!! All stories are relevant&#8230;let us know what it&#8217;s really like! Due 6/01 5:00 EST Use the Category &#8220;WIRL Challenge&#8221; and Tag &#8220;WIRL Twin&#8221;. You may contribute as a member, guest, or anonymously. &#160; Thoughts to consider when writing your WIRL: Are you identical or fraternal twins? What is your relationship with your twin really like? Are you super close? Do argue a lot? Do you feel that you have a special bond that is unlike other siblings? Have you ever wished you were not a twin? When? Why? Identical twins: Do you secretly hate that someone looks just like you? Or have you ever pulled any pranks? Most twins seem like they&#8217;re best friends with each other and constantly together. Why is this? Did you enjoy being in the same class as your twin in school? What are some benefits or drawbacks of having a twin? Do you hope to have twins yourself someday? Is there a crazy &#8220;twin&#8221; story you could share? Has being a twin ever brought you any unique opportunities? Such as a Double Mint commercial? &#160; Contact Help@WIRLproject.com if you have any questions. ]]></description>
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		<title>WIRL Challenge Wednesday: What is Blogging Really Like?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 04:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WIRL Project]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Blogging REALLY Like? Prompt: We want to hear from Bloggers! Tell us what blogging is REALLY Like! We&#8217;re looking for the nitty gritty, behind the scenes action that everyone wants to know, but nobody talks about. Due 5/24 5:00 EST Use the Category &#8220;WIRL Challenge&#8221; and Tag &#8220;WIRL Blogging&#8221;. You may contribute as a member, guest, or anonymously. &#160; Thoughts to consider when writing your WIRL: 1) How many hours a day/week do you spend on your blog? 2) What is something you wish someone would have told you about blogging? 3) What is the most frustrating thing about blogging? 4) Why do you blog? 5) How did you choose what you were going to blog about? 6) Are you technology savvy? 7) Do you make any money from blogging? If so, how do you do it? If not, does your blog put you in the hole? 8) What do you love most about blogging? 9) What do you wish non-bloggers knew about blogging? 10) What advice would you give a new blogger who was just starting out? &#160; Contact Help@WIRLproject.com if you have any questions. ]]></description>
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		<title>And The Winner Is&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2015 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[WIRL Project]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, we challenged our WIRL Project members to share their skin insecurities for a good cause, to raise awareness and funding for Psoriasis. We had several entries and were thrilled to see our members confessing their stories. As promised, we are GIVING AWAY the Eben Stack of bracelets, from Cayisa, for contributing to our initiative. &#160; Want to know who the winner is? Well&#8230; &#160; We Entered All The Participants Into a Random Name Picker   &#160; And Clicked &#8220;Pick a Random Name&#8221; And The Winner Is&#8230;. &#160; &#160; Congratulations Kassidy (@kassidyeverard)!! You&#8217;ve won the Eben Stack from Caysia which is valued at over $100!!! &#160; Contact WIRL Project via Facebook to give us your information and claim your prize. You must contact us by May 8, 2015. Thank you to all who entered! Stay tuned for our next giveaway!!!]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day WIRL Challenge Giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We ALL Have One&#8230; An Embarrassing &#8220;Mom&#8221; Moment! Does the time your mom embarrassed you as a kid STILL haunt you? Or, on the flip side, are you a mom who did something that made you feel downright mortified? If so, WIRL Project wants to hear from you! Share these stories with us to qualify for our Mother&#8217;s Day WIRL Challenge Giveaway and to inspire empower educate &#8230; give us a good laugh! At WIRL Project, we don&#8217;t want to get all sappy and lovey dovey on Mother&#8217;s Day&#8230; WE WANT TO GET REAL! We want to talk about our Most Embarrassing Mom Moment Memories for a chance to win a $100 Telaflora gift card just in time for Mother&#8217;s Day! Entering Is SO EASY: Login or Request to Join WIRL Project  and Contribute a WIRL with the tag &#8220;Mom Moment&#8221; (5 Entires to Giveaway) You can also contribute your story by using the comment box below (1 Entry to Giveaway) &#8220;Share&#8221; your WIRL on Facebook and encourage other&#8217;s to contribute their embarrassing &#8220;Mom Moments&#8221; (10 Extra Entries!) &#160; &#160; This Mother&#8217;s Day WIRL Challenge ends on Sunday, May 3rd at 11:59 EST and the winner will be announced on Monday, May 4th at WIRL Project. We can&#8217;t wait to laugh about read your &#8220;Mom Moment&#8221; WIRLs. Good luck!! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eben Adrian]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; My Psoriasis is only skin deep. My skin won&#8217;t stop me because&#8230; It&#8217;s just skin and it&#8217;s only surface deep. I am beautiful, even with my pink/white spots. My daughter looks up to me and I need to be a strong role model for her and teach her that it&#8217;s inner beauty that counts. &#160; Here&#8217;s my story: Just prior to my first Psoriasis outbreak, I was at a peak in my life. I was a happy, healthy mom who was eating clean, fit, confident, and in love with the skin I was in. In fact, I even participated in my first bodybuilding competition and was getting a lot of attention for my success and accomplishments! Then, Psoriasis hit me hard and took away my confidence and drive to keep going. Unfortunately, bodybuilding is all based on how you look and Psoriasis didn&#8217;t seem to care. I  gave up; I let my skin stop me. I used the internet and social media to reach out to others, hoping that someone would be able to offer me some help or advice, because I felt so alone. To read the rest of my story, click here! Also, don&#8217;t forget to visit the link below to purchase the &#8220;Eben&#8221; bracelet using the promo code: EBEN for 10% off and free shipping!]]></description>
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		<title>My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me Movement at WIRL Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Brennan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I am so thrilled to announce our My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me Movement at WIRL Project!! We&#8217;ve collaborated with Caysia, an all natural jewelry company, and WIRL Project member, Eben, to come up with this awesome story-sharing initiative to support Psoriasis research! To be involved, click to visit our My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me page to learn all the details, but here is a rundown: The Challenge: It may not be Psoriasis, it may be Acne, wrinkles, Eczema, a scar, or even the color of your skin; the point is, we all have something.  We are challenging you to share your skin insecurities and tell us why your skin won&#8217;t stop you! 1. Agree to the challenge and &#8220;Contribute a WIRL&#8221; with the tag &#8220;My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me&#8221;. WIRL Project will donate $1 for every WIRL contributed towards this My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me movement! 2. Once published, share your WIRL on social media and encourage others to become a member of WIRL Project and get involved. 3. Support our cause by purchasing a bracelet, called &#8220;Eben&#8221;, to raise awareness and by doing so, Caysia will donate some of the proceeds to Psoriasis research! It&#8217;s so easy to do, so please take the time to join WIRL Project and share your story. Nobody&#8217;s story is too big or too small, too elaborate or too boring; as long as you&#8217;re being real, we want to hear what it&#8217;s really like for you. Thank you for supporting our cause and I can&#8217;t wait to read your WIRLs and empower, educate, and inspire through story sharing! &#160; *Oh, and don&#8217;t forget to use the promo code: EBEN when purchasing your &#8220;Eben&#8221; Psoriasis bracelet from Caysia; the link is listed below! &#160; I&#8217;ve also included a video (below) to explain and guide you through the My Skin Won&#8217;t Stop Me movement.]]></description>
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		<title>My Dad Died 8 Years Ago, But He&#8217;s Still Teaching Me Life Lessons Today</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/my-dad-died-8-years-ago-but-hes-still-teaching-me-life-lessons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Brennan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I was little, I wanted to build a business/brand/invention/something&#8230;but I never knew what that &#8220;thing&#8221; was. I&#8217;ve gone down a few paths before, and given some things a shot, but could never quite put my finger on what I was destined to do. Growing up, I always wanted to start a club or group in my neighborhood, but that &#8220;club&#8221; always ended up being me and my neighbor girl (lol) and never really amounted to much. I am from a pretty small town, called Corry, PA, where only about 6,600 people live. My dad was a Metallurgical Engineer and my mom worked in our school system as a Teacher&#8217;s Aide. I had a great childhood and was surrounded by very positive, friendly people (for the most part). But, when it came to choosing a career, I never considered anything too &#8220;outside the box&#8221; because those kinds of jobs didn&#8217;t really exist in Corry, PA. I didn&#8217;t know that you could get paid to re-arrange furniture and decorate someone&#8217;s home! My mom and I did this all the time and I loved it! I didn&#8217;t know that you could video yourself doing something, post it online, and make money from it. And I certainly had no idea how to design a website or build a platform for social sharing&#8230;I didn&#8217;t even know these were viable options! And, to be honest, being involved with computers meant you were quite &#8220;nerdy&#8221;, which was not what I was going for in my teenage years (ohhh, how the tables have turned now, lol). I ended up getting a degree in Biology (not nerdy at all, right?) and then followed that up with a Master&#8217;s in Education. Being a teacher was one of the few career paths I was very familiar with as a kid&#8230;that and being a banker, waiter, doctor, shop worker, and retail associate. After I got out of graduate school and discovered the power of the internet, I realized that I had not even come close to tapping into the big world of opportunity that was out there; I was surely bit by the &#8220;entrepreneurial bug&#8221;. Then it hit me&#8230; my own father had his own international business, run out of our basement, and was an entrepreneur all this time! But, to me (growing up), all that meant was that he traveled and was on his phone/computer a lot. He never called himself an &#8220;entrepreneur&#8221; and I had NO IDEA the sacrifices, challenges, and hardships him and my mom faced to support our family, especially in the early &#8220;risky&#8221; stages that are full of uncertainty. Occasionally he would talk about a successful &#8220;deal&#8221; he&#8217;d won, which usually meant he wanted to celebrate! He&#8217;d treat us to a nice dinner or give my mom and I some money to go shopping ( ), but I never knew the courage and strength he had, because I was simply too young. But now, I&#8217;m super curious and wish I could sit down and talk with him. My dad passed away almost 8 years ago&#8230;I was 22 when he died. I&#8217;m really pissed about the fact that ALS (Lou Gehrig&#8217;s Disease) took him away from me too early&#8230;I had so much to learn from him and didn&#8217;t even know it. My parents did a great job of &#8220;sheltering&#8221; my brother and I from the pressure that owning your own business can bring, especially with all of the international travel and stress that can cause on a family/marriage; we, for the most part, had no idea. But I don&#8217;t want to be &#8220;sheltered&#8221; anymore. I want to know the real hardships, struggles, challenges, and successes (that usually only your family well tell you, but), I have to learn about my father and his journey through a third-person, my mom. She has great stories and information to share with me, but it&#8217;s nothing quite like hearing it from someone who&#8217;s been through it first hand. She often recalls phrases or lessons she learned from him, regarding his business, and passes them down to me&#8230;one of them being &#8220;Don&#8217;t ever burn a bridge&#8221; and I really do take this advice to heart. When I think about it, I get really sad that my dad isn&#8217;t here on Earth with me to see what I&#8217;ve accomplished so far. When I escaped the &#8220;bubble&#8221; of my small town and migrated to the beautiful city of Charlotte, NC, I became even more motivated, driven, and passionate about making something of myself. For me, teaching just didn&#8217;t cut it, however I enjoyed my several years in the classroom&#8230;especially the people and student&#8217;s I worked with. But, as I&#8217;d think about my life, and what it looked like (I have visions&#8230; I know, it&#8217;s weird), but I never envisioned myself being a teacher forever; there had to be something more&#8230;but what was it? As I said before, I&#8217;ve dabbled in a few little &#8220;ventures&#8221; but nothing compares to what I feel for WIRL Project. I can share so much about my life on this platform and people actually care! I can connect people to empowering and inspirational stories that will help them, and I can be myself without using a filter, hashtag, or fake persona&#8230;I can be me. I can get advice and read stories from people who are like-minded and who also want to share their story&#8230;this has always been what I love doing anyway, it makes sense that I am so passionate about it. Recently, I met with a small group of entrepreneurs in Charlotte and one of the guys from our group gave me one of the nicest complements I&#8217;ve ever received&#8230; it solidified everything. He said, &#8220;Sara, you&#8217;re a visionary &#8211; you see things other people can&#8217;t see and have a passion to bring these visions to life. You are going to make something of yourself, and I think WIRL Project could really be &#8220;it&#8221; for you.&#8221; Now, I barely know this guy. He doesn&#8217;t know my story, or that I&#8217;ve been searching for years to figure out what I was meant to do, but when he said this to me, it all made sense. So now, I look back on my life and the lessons I&#8217;ve learned along the way in a different way. I don&#8217;t look back simply to remember, I look back to recall the experiences and lessons I learned from my dad, mom, hometown, school, colleagues, and from work and I&#8217;m still learning everyday. Who says you shouldn&#8217;t look back&#8230;for me, it&#8217;s teaching me invaluable lessons and launching me forward in ways I&#8217;d never thought possible. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>New &#8220;Anonymous WIRL&#8221; Feature</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/new-anonymous-wirl-feature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Ready for some big news? Recently, WIRL Project decided to create a new username called Anonymous WIRL. This will now allow individuals to share their honest thoughts, stories, and experiences in a way that also protects their identity. We did this to help people who want to be heard, but do not want to risk any repercussions of posting from their own username. We are excited to see the &#8220;juicy stories&#8221; about the stuff nobody can typically post about for fear of their boss/colleagues/spouse/friends/fans/family knowing it&#8217;s them. We are looking forward to allowing people to share what it&#8217;s really like in a whole new way! If you&#8217;d like to contribute to WIRL Project using the Anonymous WIRL username, use the Contact form on the website to submit your WIRL and indicate in the &#8220;Subject&#8221; box that this is an Anonymous WIRL. Also, in your submission, include the &#8220;category&#8221; and &#8220;tag(s)&#8221; you&#8217;d like us to include in your WIRL, so we can make the contribution as organized and detailed as possible. Unfortunately, at this time we cannot include any images in Anonymous WIRLs. Our first Anonymous WIRL will be coming your way this week! It&#8217;s actually a series of WIRLs that will share one person&#8217;s journey through something life-changing. Interested? Stay tuned for what it&#8217;s really like!]]></description>
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		<title>Real is the New Sexy</title>
		<link>http://www.wirlproject.com/real-is-the-new-sexy-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How often are people true to who they really are? Social media glamorizes life in a way that seeks perfection and doesn&#8217;t allow for those not-so-magical moments of life to shine through. At WIRL Project, we&#8217;re ready for a change and we agree with Jamie Catto, who wrote an incredible post called &#8220;Real Is the New Sexy&#8221; on his blog. We, at WIRL Project, think what he has to say speaks directly to the WIRL mentality&#8230;check out a summary of his original post below. Being authentic is so far from the &#8220;norm&#8221; that it&#8217;s sometimes perceived as weird or different&#8230;sharing your insecurities and vulnerabilities with others can make some people so uncomfortable that they accidentally reveal where they&#8217;re struggling, just by the way they react to such openness. Listen to them &#8211; take what they have to say and learn from it in a positive way. The way you react to such people will help you grow as a person and learn more about yourself. Being generous in the way you run your life and/or business is unique, but also progressive. Choosing to be inclusive and put others first, while offering a helping hand, creates relationships built on trust and not superficial, empty emotions. But as you do this, notice that others will question you &#8211; they will second guess your intentions and find your generosity hard to accept. Many will even warn you to be less giving and to only look out for yourself, take note of these people in your life. Showing your true feelings, being inappropriate, angry, happy, sad, goofy, serious or candid can take courage, especially as you try to build your own &#8220;personal brand&#8221; and teach other people who you are and what you stand for. Letting there be transparency between your professional, personal, and any other &#8220;self&#8221; can be powerful, in that people see that you have nothing to hide. So, why do we choose to wear masks, hats and capes or try to be someone we&#8217;re not? Author, Jamie Catto, recommends we take off the masks we wear and see who sticks around. Those who do are the ones who have genuinely loved you all along, they appreciate your personal brand, and have been and will always be &#8220;fans&#8221;. These people, who see beauty in your authentic, genuine, real self, are the people you should surround yourself with; not the people who see beauty in that mask you wear. &#8220;Real&#8221; people are sexy because they aren&#8217;t afraid to show who they really are. Others are attracted to this &#8220;x-factor&#8221; because it&#8217;s lacking in so many of us &#8230;confidence, authenticity, self-esteem and honesty. It&#8217;s comfortable to hide, cover up and stay quiet, but what&#8217;s the point in that? Don&#8217;t conform, don&#8217;t cover up and certainly don&#8217;t hide&#8230;be brave enough to be fascinating&#8230;to be real. So, are you ready to be more genuine, real, honest, and maybe even&#8230;.sexy? What have you been hiding? What mask can you take off? Since the very early stages of building WIRL Project, this post, Real is the New Sexy by Jamie Catto, has been so empowering and inspiring to us. Many of the things he states speak directly to why WIRL Project was created in the first place, so we just had to share this with our readers. We encourage you to view the original post in the link below and hope you find his words as inspiring as we do!]]></description>
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