Be the magnet for what you want to appear in your life. You are the solution.Every day we have a choice on how to navigate our journey. Life is full of change and it’s a personal decision as to whether we adapt, ignore, or resist transition. Each one of us encounters challenges, but it is how we move through them that determines who we become. Wake Up! Change Up! Rise Up! is an inspirational story interwoven with self-help techniques to live a more joyful, meaningful life.Lynn Lok-Payne experienced the unimaginable with the unexpected loss of her husband and a house fire just weeks later. In the midst of these life-changing events, one right after another, she began looking for a better way to not only heal, but also find fulfillment once again.Personal transformation is possible when we allow ourselves to flow through change instead of resist it.We have the inner tools to navigate life’s unexpected turns. Wake Up! Change Up! Rise Up! inspires us to:Accept change and revise outdated beliefs and internal dialogueLet go of the Blame Shame GameFind healing through gratitudeCultivate well-being using practical exercises such as affirmations, meditation, and writingUncover a more purposeful, happy, and authentic lifeWhen we connect to our personal truth, we can truly thrive.If you are wanting something different in your life—peace, purpose, possibilities—or to receive a deeper connection to your inner Self, this book is for you. Lynn’s journey illustrates, that with time, we can create a more empowering story line and become the next chapter of who we are meant to be. The language we use has the power to change our perspective.Once we Wake Up our inner self and Change Up the beliefs that no longer benefit us, then we can Rise Up to live the life of our dreams. Come with me and awaken your own personal journey. Seek a life of well-being!

Enlighten Up Now! is an inspirational self-help blog that reminds us that we are connected to everything. We are so busy in our lives that we have forgotten how to be loving, present and grateful. Using music as inspiration, this blog offers readers practical steps to help them find their way back to their true selves. It is written for seekers who are searching for their own spirituality and life’s answers.

Develop, organize and manage events for non-profit organizations. Duties include responsibility for establishing and maintaining budgets for fundraising and marketing events, solicitations and managing all aspects of volunteer efforts.

Established, manufactured and marketed a gourmet food company into a premier national food company within 3 years.Governed a range of functions; sales and marketing, pricing, budgeting, sales forecasting, inventory and sales analysis, product development and operations management.Launched new companies and products in a challenging retail environment.Created unique packaging on product categories that were first to the market.Negotiated and closed sales on private label contracts with wineries, grocery store chains, national specialty and department stores.Motivated and provided primary sales support for multiple brokers’ networks throughout the United States.Yearly double digit sales growth every year for the first 9 years.

Managed, inspired and trained employees and independent brokers to maintain peak performance that was essential to building a strong marketing and consumer packaged goods company. Involved in all aspects of trade shows; including budgeting, product placement, sales and set-up.

Established new accounts through cold calling and trade shows.Serviced existing key gift accounts by adding new products, taking inventory and implementing displays.Met sales goals and was frequently salesperson of the month.Trained new salespeople.