From Stacey
“Spotlighting the Optimists, One attribute at a Time”
Artist, writer and creator are words which one would use to describe, Stacey Louiso. Perpetually the optimist, she seeks the truth and beauty in everything around her. Thus inspiring her to lay the foundation for attribute magazine (www.attributemagazine.com), an online publication she created in late 2007 but could not pull off without the lovely and talented staff who volunteer their time to help make it possible. Ms. Louiso is also a performing artist who has appeared in both film and on stage, an entrepreneur and life-long learner. Born and raised outside of Cincinnati, OH, she currently resides in the state of Florida (U.S.A).
A lover of life and an adventurer in spirit, she aspires to make the world a better, more positive place for anyone open to listening. She attributes her personal successes to her strength, intelligence and unending supply of inspiration found in her family, friends and the world around her. She is not one to throw around quotes but her favorites include: “If you build it, they will come.” — T. Roosevelt — and “When Heaven wants to perfect a great [wo] man it tries [her] in every possible way until [s]he comes out triumphantly from all [her] painful experiences.” —Mencius … Abridged of course for the now.
New in the Stacey Louiso Column
Staying on Track and Interested
Anyone who runs a business knows about burn out: It’s mearly an inevitable part of being at the helm.
No matter how big or small the venture, if you are running things, it’s difficult at times balancing life and what is can throw at you, expected or not.
When I first started pulling the magazine together, I [...]
Herding Cats
Two of the bigger challenges of running a magazine are taking on interns and guiding the talent.
Interns:
Just about every publication takes on college interns; it’s a cheap or free way to keep things running while at the same time, training those interested in the industry or some aspect of it.
I have had quite a few [...]
Sowing the seeds of opportunity…
It never ceases to amaze me when someone says “yes” to being interviewed or featured in attribute. I have only been turned down personally once or twice. My first interview with someone I was timid to approach, was Celine Rattray, a film producer out of New York City. I thought for certain she would turn [...]
Read more…Progress!
In the first couple of months of 2009, attribute magazine went through a stage where we were growing as a publication and into our new vision, yet stagnant in our progression as a website. Then low and behold the person I had been searching (and praying) for to help that progress along, entered stage left [...]
Read more…Broadening Our Horizons
It came to light that attribute was reaching an audience we hadn’t intended: We couldn’t ignore this was happening, we had to embrace it. At the same time, I managed to receive some unexpected recognition by being submitted to and placed on the Ode Magazine, 2008 (and first) Intelligent Optimists list. There were some pretty [...]
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