When CJ Scarlet was told in 2002 that her long-term condition had become life-threatening, her world came to a screeching halt. She spent an entire year consumed by her illness, grief and fear, until a spiritual master told her to turn her attention away from her own troubles and focus on the needs of others.
The more CJ helped others, the happier she became; and the happier she became, the better she felt, until her illness began to reverse itself. Today, CJ can once again do cartwheels, and she is happier than she ever dreamed. By cherishing others more than herself, she has found the secret to both happiness and healing.
When her spiritual teacher told her to write books to help others learn those secrets,CJ sat down and wrote the basis of Neptune’s Gift in one 24-hour period. CJ has completed another book entitled, “The Paradox Principles”, which expands on the lessons CJ learned from her teacher and her illness, and will be published in late 2007. A third book about the healing prayer technique that transformed her illness into healing and happiness will be released in 2008.
To help teach others the secret she learned to happiness-”to get what you want, give it away”–CJ founded the One Million Kisses Project. OMK is CJ Scarlet’s ambitious attempt to make one million people happy in one year. KISS stands for Kindness is So Simple, and the point of the project is to teach others how very simple it is to spread kindness, gratitude and generosity to others. The main component of the campaign will be the 365 random acts of kindness CJ will perform, starting on Nov. 13, World Kindness Day. Our team, which went from zero to eight in the past two weeks, will utilize all the latest web 2.0 technologies to create a whole community of Kindness Bandits who will follow CJ’s lead and perfrom acts of kindness in their own communities. In late October CJ will attend the National Publicity Summit, where she will get to pitch the project, her story and her book to over 100 TV producers and magazine editors. The OMK team expects to have a HUGE media response to the project all the way through the year. We working on a website (www.onemillionkissesproject.org — not up just yet!) where folks can create thier own user profiles, follow CJ’s activities on my online and video blogs, tune in to het Internet radio station, sign up to become a Kindness Bandit, and much more. We hope you’ll stay tuned and join our little community once we get it online.
And now, the obligatory bio:
CJ Scarlet is the founder of the soon-to-be-hugely-popular One Million Kisses Project and President of The Healing Tree Foundation. CJ is a fully Certified Personal Coach and noted expert in victims’ issues and human violence. With seventeen years as an advocate for individuals facing tragedy and trauma, and a Humanities Master’s Degree with an emphasis on Human Violence, CJ has a solid understanding of the myriad physical and emotional challenges people face and how they habitually—and often ineffectually—respond to them. She also has a deep personal connection to others due to her own experience living with a debilitating medical condition. Using unique, paradoxical lessons outlined in her new and upcoming books, CJ has triumphed over her own life-altering obstacles, and is committed to helping others do the same.
As Director of Victim Issues for the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office, CJ initiated and co-chaired the nation’s first Statewide Automated Victim Notification System, which saves lives by ensuring victims are automatically notified when their perpetrators are released from custody. This program was selected as the national model by the U.S. Department of Justice and received numerous national awards.
CJ is an award-winning photojournalist and editor with 25 years of marketing, public relations and professional writing experience. She has given speeches and workshops at state, national and international events. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, and was a media spokesperson while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 2000 she was one of 20 women in the country selected to present at Springboard Enterprises Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Forum, which showcases women-led companies to venture capitalists from across the country.
CJ has served on a number of boards and commissions, including the National Victims Constitutional Amendment Network and the North Carolina Governor’s Advisory Commission on Military Affairs. She was chosen as Honor Graduate of her Marine Corps platoon in bootcamp and was named Outstanding Young Careerist by the Business & Professional Women’s Club in her region. The USMC Combat Correspondent’s Association and the Thomas Jefferson Awards Program have honored CJ for her writing and editorial skills.
CJ Scarlet is certified with the Coach Training Alliance and is a member of the International Coaching Federation. She is passionate about her role as a personal coach, author and motivational speaker, through which she helps others achieve the happiness they deserve—using the simple lessons found in her book and other products to help them shift their perspectives and find solutions to the challenges they face.
I really love the ideal of your new project. You can count on me to do the same each day. It’s just right up my alley. Love ya lots
Walt
I’ve been working on your project for a long time now, and didn’t even know it! My dentist’s office gives a rose to each patient as they leave after their appointment, and I pass mine on to someone in a fast-food drive-through, or a waitress, or someone else I encounter randomly. I also have written a poem about working in thankless jobs, and I give copies of it to random people, too, such as store shelf-stockers, custodians, etc. If anyone else would like to use it, please just let me know and I will send it to you!
Love you bunches, sis
Wendy