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Angella Nazarian

Angella Nazarian

Angella Nazarian is the best-selling author of Life As A Visitor (Assouline 2009), and motivational speaker covering topics such as personal growth, identity, and fulfillment. She is also a regular contributor to Huffington Post, More Magazine, Intent.com, and has had her award-winning poetry published in New Millennium Writings, as well as several other works in MO+TH publications. Look for Pioneers of the Possible: Celebrating Visionary Women of the World (Assouline 2012) available February 21, 2012

Blog Posts

  • May 10, 2012

    How Vegas Changed the Way I Think About My Mom

    “Well, I am sure I won’t lose you in the airport with the color pants that you are wearing today!” That was my mom’s way of greeting me - and my fuchsia pants - the day I met her at the airport to catch our flight to celebrate her 80th birthday in Las Vegas.

    Don’t get me wrong. I took no offense. Us feisty women in the family have no qualms about teasing each other and poking fun of ourselves for a few moments of giddy lightness and laughter.

    I kissed my mom on both cheeks, and pursed my lips to stop that defiant smile that was about to come across my face. “Oh. Just you wait until later today when I will wear my electric blue pants I have packed for our trip,” I thought to myself.

    You would think most moms her age opt for some calm, relaxing get-away, maybe a trip to a nearby spa. But not my mom! “How about we go to Las Vegas again,” she suggested the week before. Yes, again…for the 7th year in a row that is.

  • March 21, 2012

    Lead Your Life Like an Everyday Mystic

    When we read about the lives of the most successful women, we feel inspired, but we may ultimately think that their level of growth and success is beyond our reach.

    But by demystifying the essence of leadership, we can begin to see that we too can be exceptional leaders. Having researched the lives of an international group of visionary women for my book, Pioneers of the Possible, I now see that these women were indeed extraordinary because of a set of traits they all had in common.

    Pioneering women, or women who are able to rise and lift themselves to greater heights, are what I call “everyday mystics”. Many of their unique qualities fall in the realm of spiritual and personal attunement, which allows them to be both great visualizers and actualizers.

  • February 9, 2012

    Pioneers of the Possible: How to Become a Visionary In Your Own Life

    “Every single one of us has something special to do in this world. Our greatest challenge is become who we are at our very core and honor it.” — Angella Nazarian

    All writers write because, through writing, they are coming up with their own answers to questions. What set me off writing Pioneers of the Possible was a train ride from Washington, DC to NY in the dead of winter at the end of my book tour 2 years ago.

    I had just read this research that cited “personal example” as being one of the most important mediums of social transformation. What this means is that other people’s lives are a vehicle for inspiration and change in others. If we look back at our growth, there have been people, family members, or mentors that lead and encouraged us in our growth; and truthfully, I think we need a wider spectrum of women that hold the mirror before us and urge us to find our own personal source of genius and dedicate ourselves to it.

Maria Shriver © 2012. All rights reserved.

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