Author Archives: Elise Ballard

About Elise Ballard

Elise Ballard is the author of Epiphany! a book of inspirational stories, aha moments and exclusive interviews from Random House Publishing

Happy (or not) Holidays…
Dec.26.09

Happy Holidays, Everyone! An excerpt from a book called Love Without End was sent to me and I have been thinking about it so I wanted to share it here.  The holidays can be wonderful times or they can be … Continue reading →

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vanity fair + brad pitt + invictus = epiphany. go figure.
Dec.16.09

I attended the premiere of the fantastic film Invictus last week and it made me think about my interview with Linda Biehl.  She talked a lot about Nelson Mandela and her experience with him and the example he has been … Continue reading →

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What happens in Vegas…
Nov.12.09

The other day I had a conversation with a gentleman in a hotel bar in Vegas. (That sounds sort of seedy, doesn’t it?  It wasn’t like that – we were all just waiting on our dinner reservations so we struck … Continue reading →

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Epiphany and The City…
Nov.10.09

In October, I went to New York and met with publishers about Epiphany.  I am thrilled and excited to announce that Random House, Harmony Books will be publishing my book, Epiphany: True Stories of Sudden Insight!  It’s par for the … Continue reading →

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"Chance Favors the Prepared Mind" (or How to Get Lucky)
Oct.21.09

‘Chance favors the prepared mind.’ – Louis Pasteur I love this article How to Get Lucky that I ran across on O Magazine online.  We keep hearing about ‘intention’ and the ‘law of attraction’ and other terms and philosophies like … Continue reading →

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