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Award winning writer, producer, former model and fashion show director Harriet began her career as an eight-year-old actress in Houston, Texas. A graduate of the University of Texas, with a degree in Radio-Television and Film, she worked in advertising in both Houston and Dallas winning awards for her corporate branding and mini documentary productions. After a lengthy vacation from the stage, Harriet decided to perform again and listed with a talent agency in Dallas. Luck and work ethic would have that she became one of Neiman Marcus’ top runway models. Eventually the charm of turning circles on a runway diminished and moving up the ladder: she began writing and producing fashion shows for Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and others.

In 1999 Harriet embarked on a mission trip to Haiti. Through this trip her heart and mind were opened and broken in ways she didn’t know were possible. She left emotionally devastated. With the support of three other journey-women she founded a nonprofit committed to supporting school age children and women with micro enterprise loans.

Her family and career continued to grow as this millennium trudged on and the media reported darker economic times. Harriet decided to take a break from the traditional doom and gloom of the popular media. She could just not take any more of this bad news all the time. So, she decided to take matters into her own hands. She started with her closest friends and family: talking up good news and spreading the belief that good news means good health and a transformed world. Now, with the website up and running, she can say …”and the good news is,” THERE IS GOOD NEWS EVERYWHERE!

Stories from Harriet Kelly

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My Week with Marilyn
Harriet Kelly
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
My Week With Marilyn is an adaptation of Colin Clark's memoir The Prince, the Showgirl and Me. Clark was a production assistant working for Laurence Olivier's production company on the set of the 1957 film, The Prince and the Showgirl.
The GNG Last Minute Holiday Shopping Guide
Harriet Kelly
Friday, December 16th, 2011
Looking for the perfect gift? For Christmas 2011, we present our most inspired Christmas shopping guide ever with several unique products thrown in for GNG measure.

The list is comprised of companies, nonprofits, and fun products that can make your world a better place. It's a story of mission, passion and purpose with a clear heart and an eye toward fun.

Hugo
Harriet Kelly
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
For movie lovers, Martin Scorsese's Hugo is a goldmine of glories from films past. Some of Hugo's best moments are those that aren't actually Hugo. The film is full of clips from old silent movies, by Méliès and others, and it's a pleasure to see them lovingly restored and projected on to a cinema screen. The enduring weirdness of Méliès's A Trip to the Moon still provokes chills.
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Black Friday
Harriet Kelly
Friday, November 25th, 2011
Black Friday . . . are you preparing to battle the holiday shopping crowds? With the "new economy" still in clear view, it's a good time for healthy reflection on why we shop.
Brilliantly You
Harriet Kelly
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
Women That Soar and Saks Fifth Ave. present the "Brilliantly You" luncheon November 17th from 11:00am-1:00pm at the Dallas Galleria. Panelists include Dallas's own Yvonne Crum, Founder Fresh Faces of Dallas, Susan Posnick, CEO of Susan Posnick Cosmetics, Janelle Friedman, Managing Partner of Friedman Feiger Law Firm and Gina Grant, Moderator and Founder/ CEO of Women that Soar.
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What's Old is New Again
Harriet Kelly
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
The luckiest women this season are those who kept their clothes from the seventies. From high-waisted flared jeans to boho tops and platform shoes, we have reruns from that era showing up everywhere.
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Lite On Your Feet
Harriet Kelly
Karla Barber
Tamara Mattison
Judy Dedmon Coyle
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Traveling light can be tough if you love shoes. Some outfits, good in themselves, become spectacular with the right footwear. How can one pack for style, comfort, and dazzle without hiring a personal stevedore?

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Pumps for Tradition, Stilettos for Fun and Boots Fur All!
Harriet Kelly
Tamara Mattison
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

The pump is probably the most versatile shoe ever made, the classic of all classics. Almost every list of the essential items every woman needs to keep in her closet includes a basic black pump.

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Shoes: A Foundation of Fit, Form and Function
Harriet Kelly
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
As a result of being in the fashion business for twenty years, I've fallen into a habit of creating metaphors for clothes that relate to life. I've given quite a lot of thought to shoes.

Shoes are the foundation of life, the things that connect you to the earth. If you invest too much in how they look and don't pay close attention to the fit and feel, you could cripple yourself in the future.

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Dallas Greets Christian Louboutin - Paris Greets Harriet
Harriet Kelly
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Christian Louboutin was in Dallas working with me to fit models and put the finishing touches on a Stanley Korshak fashion show for the Leukemia Society. It was 1998 and to the best of our knowledge, no one had ever produced a shoe fashion show in America before. We were making shoe history together.
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Switch by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Harriet Kelly
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Yesterday I wanted to change the world. Today I just want to lose weight. Why are some changes so hard to realize? Am I lazy, unfocused, undisciplined? According to brothers, Chip and Dan Heath, some significant changes are hard because the process to make such changes is exhausting. We are just too tired to follow through.
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I Wake Up Happy
Harriet Kelly
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
I used to wake up with a nagging sense of guilt and shame that I forgotten to do something or had left some stone unturned that needed my immediate attention. Did I forget to pick up my son at school, floss my teeth, write that overdue thank you note?
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Women on Top
Harriet Kelly
Friday, July 9th, 2010
Good days are coming! Women will be a powerful force in the global economic recovery.
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DRIVE by Daniel H. Pink
Harriet Kelly
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
"It's in our nature to seek purpose. But that nature is now being revealed and expressed on a scale that is demographically unprecedented and, until recently, scarcely imaginable. The consequences could rejuvenate our businesses and remake our world."

In Daniel H. Pink's second best seller, DRIVE, the purpose driven life comes front and center.
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Classic and Trendy
Harriet Kelly
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Fashion is a classic art form that has the power to transform us. Like our human bodies, it is always changing, slightly elusive, and extremely seductive. It has the potential to express our deeper selves and for me, like many, it has become a religion.
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Packing Lite
Harriet Kelly
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
What’s the true measure of a happy traveler? Speed and grace. A girl just can’t have fun if she’s weighted down by heavy suitcases bulging with wayward fabrics and uncooperative shoes. The first rule of packing for a trip this season is layering. The second rule is fabric content.
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Chiconomic Plan for Recovery (CPR)
Harriet Kelly
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Women in the United States control and spend $4 trillion annually, which makes up two-thirds of our gross national product. Of that, $200 billion is spent in the fashion industry. Much of that spending is done in hopes of lifting ones' spirits and stemming the tide of emotional sadness and fear that creeps into everyone's life in challenging times. Unfortunately, spending sprees to lift one's spirits more often result in even greater anxiety, guilt and fear.
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Tips for Staying Fashionably and Financially Fit This Year
Harriet Kelly
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
A healthy wardrobe helps inspire you to live the life of your dreams, or for those more practically minded, to do what you want to do in life. Managing your wardrobe isn't always easy and unexpected occasions arise that cause style strain if you're not prepared.
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Investment Dressing Tips
Harriet Kelly
Tamara Mattison
Judy Dedmon Coyle
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
1. Know what you have:

Clean out your closet before you go shopping. Give away, throw away or contribute anything that doesn't fit, flatter or feel right.

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Flaunt Your Fashion Savvy
Harriet Kelly
Judy Dedmon Coyle
Tamara Mattison
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Fashion and Finance have more in common than first meets the eye. There are people who naturally balance their checkbooks and think nothing of living within budget. Some have the instinctive ability to be in style no matter how fashion trends buffet them. Others of us take classes, read books, seek out gurus, and sweat the details.
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