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Dawn Z. Montefusco

Writer. Life Coach. Actor. Poet.

Interests: dancing, good wine, truth, cheap beer, writing, technology, sex, kindness, magic, insanity, geeks, playing musical instruments poorly, licking food off my plate, spiritual quests, big piles of clean towels, city life, country life, hiking and getting dirty and smelly, burning man, hot strong women, hot strong men, eye contact, ninjas.

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Why 30 Is Not The New 20

"We have trivialized what is actually the defining decade of adulthood." - Meg Jay In the Ted talk above clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade.... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Ms. ZigZag

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The Good Hard Spanking of 2013.

On New Year's eve I was relieved to move into 2013. I mean, didn't you feel it? Didn't you reach up to lick the moon and say bye bye 2012? Did you howl, dance and raise your glass high and... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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Ms.ZigzagTV: Start Procrastinating!

Start Procrastinating You read it right. I said, “Start” procrastinating. Why? Because I’ve noticed that some of my most productive friends and colleagues are true procrastinators. They fall into a type of procrastinators that I call The Do-ers. They simply... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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5 Steps to Making More Money

"You can manipulate the law of attraction, by manipulating the law of action." - Harlan Wheeler First, get rid of the words "manifest," "quantum," and "abundance" and start saying, "make more money." Since when did we get so afraid of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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6 Sneaky Little Signs You're in Resistance.

Personally I think our brains are totally fucked up little machines sometimes. Luckily we have the ability to become the observer of our lives and spy on our own brain. Then we can blast it with the right mojo to... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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How to Re-Brand Yourself for a New Industry

I asked my facebook friends what to write about. Among the list were silly hats, puppies, fetishes for fun and profit, and three stories of bad pick-up lines. I decided to take the more serious route and answer a question... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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Bouncing Brain Farts and Strange Dogs

All day I’ve been frazzled trying to write an updated resume. Prospective clients still say, "send me your resume." I’m like, I have an entire website for god sakes and I have a Linked-In account. Can't people just fucking Google... Continue reading

Posted Feb 6, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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February Challenge: No Over-Thinking.

There is so much attachment to the word thinking that just by using it I'm screwed. Yet, I'm determined to take the "less thinking, just doing" challenge. Or should I say, "more efficiently thinking?" Ah crap there I go again.... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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Secret to Happiness: Lower the Bar

“Happiness equals reality minus expectations.” – Anonymous. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing, but as it turns out studies show that lowering expectations makes us happier. Er. Wait. I'm a life coach. Take no... Continue reading

Posted Jan 31, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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Apocalypse Fail = New Boundaries for the New World.

No one of any real spiritual intelligence believed the world was actually going to end in some blazing mayan zombie disaster on12/21/12, but I think we all agree that it made us squirm just a little. What we know now... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2013 at Ms. ZigZag

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Bikes, Buses, and the Romantic Life of Totaling My Car

I totalled my car on October 17th. It was a rainy wet night and I was pulling into the right lane. I checked my rear view mirror, my side view mirror, and then looked over my shoulder to do the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Here Are the Answer to All Your Questions

Have you ever been inspired to do something, but didn’t know if it made sense to do? Maybe people tried to talk you in or out of it, but you already knew what your first feeling was and that first... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Dead heroes, boots, and sunshine

The summer has been a beautiful mess of learning more than I had planned. (Isn't that how life always is.) I think some people call it “an opportunity for growth.” I call it dancing with the devil. The cool air... Continue reading

Posted Sep 11, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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My Mouth Duct Taped Shut!

"The Technique," a flamboyant acting coach blurs the line between genius and insanity! I helped build a team to be in the 48hour Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. It premieres tonight at the Hollywood Theater in Portland, Oregon. My role... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Want to Slow Down Time? Here's How.

A picture of the sunset I took in Portland, Oregon in 2010 totally awe inspiring. In a press release from the Association of Psychological Science it was revealed that being in awe can enhance and possibly slow down time and... Continue reading

Posted Jul 24, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Why You Will Fail to Have a Great Career.

One day my heart will stop beating, my lungs will collapse, my eyes will remain open without motion, and my hands will lay stiff. One day there will be no attachment. This, is fact. Which makes today another celebration for... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Island Fever, Gay Marriage, and the Thug-Karaoke-Rumble!

Me and Brad arm-wresting near Pololu Valley I was on the Big Island in Hawaii for 10 days doing all the things you would expect a person to do in Hawaii. Until the last night when Brad took us to... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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If I really told the truth...

If I really told the truth I would tell you that I know the secret of how to shoot through bulletproof glass. If I really told the truth I would tell you the best way to greatness is not to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Nailguns and Rob Lowe.

Yep. Rob Lowe. Here is a great quote I read from him in Success Magazine. It was in reference to how he adjusted to failure and having his career tank a few times. He said: "The first thing I do... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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12 Things I've Learned in 2012

Are you still out there? I took two months off my blog because I was recovering from a bad break up. It went like this: Boy meets girl. Boy and girl really dig each other. Boy and girl realize it’s... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Sleazy Monogamy? Transparency in Love?

Below is an episode I appear in on Reveal What's Real. I was asked to be a guest on Erin Donley's show. "Erin Donley gathers four leaders in the personal growth field to speak about the challenges of monogamy. The... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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A Good, Dirty Tease. Just for You.

Here's are teaser clips from Erin Donley's show, Reveal What's Real: The Monogamy Episode! It will air next week, so get ready. In this show we discuss monogamy in the 21st century and what it means from a modern woman's... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Grace Through Suffering

(walking through an imaginary doorway that took me to a new dimension) It's mid-January and my attempt at changing my life (habits, patterns) has become a flip-flp of wins and losses. They say in life coaching that when you embark... Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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From Drill Sergeant to Mashed Potatoes.

Alvord 2010 Week two of the new year: This is the week I wonder why the heck I decided to have so many new goals in the first place. After a week of vigilant living I crashed and burned. But... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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Starting the New Year with The Three P's.

Always, always ask yourself what you want more of, instead of what you don’t want. - Ms.ZigZag Happy Freakin-Oh-My-God it's Really 2012! I feel like I woke up in the future, but it's the present and what an amazing present... Continue reading

Posted Jan 4, 2012 at Ms. ZigZag

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