Meet JOY! / Biography

       JOY is a life transformation specialist from New Zealand who teaches by example how to turn tragedy into triumph, how to deal with fear, grief, stress and pain and how to embrace change to create happiness and success regardless of circumstances.

       The first time she died was at 15 years of age, after flying off a cliff on a motorbike. She was declared dead on the operating table and when revived, was told she would never walk again.

       Within seven years she had overcome massive odds, including a pain killer addiction, to become a medal
winning ballroom dancer and a highly successful business executive.

       At 24 she was hit by a drunk driver and brain injured in a car accident. Doctors said she would likely be dead or vegetative before age 30. Her frontal lobes scans appeared like those of an autistic child. For the following 18 months, she walked with death as a constant companion.

       By age 30, she had learned how to access different parts of her brain and had co-created Australia's leading computer support organization. She was the first individual ever to be nominated for an IT&T Award for Excellence in Industry Development, and the first woman to sit on the board of the Queensland branch of the Australian Information Industries Association. She became advisor to both State and Federal governments after single-handedly co-opting the unanimous support of every major computer organization in the country. She developed and ‘established an end-user support traineeship that introduced an entirely new, much-needed path within the IT Industry which created thousands of jobs at the level where they were most needed’ - quote from Connecting Queensland Magazine.

       JOY! started that company with a $30 government cheque that bounced. Her formal education ended with the bike accident at 15. She has only set foot in a university to lecture, and knows nothing about computers to this day.

       At 34, personal tragedy saw her lose everything for a third time. She went from a leader in Australia's Computer Support Industry, to a single mother on welfare within a year. Attempts were made on her life, making her a victim of the biggest domestic violence siege ever staged on the Gold Coast of Australia.

       Five years later, she was a Member of the Australian Association of accredited Alternative & Natural Therapists - AAANT, certified in a variety of different holistic health modalities. She had again healed herself and now was teaching others how to do the same. She developed a passion for psychoneuroimmunology (how the way we think affects our physical health and well being) and began a healing and metaphysical practice.

       In the new millennium, JOY! made a personal commitment to travel the world, teaching the many things that she has learned about how to thrive under any circumstance.

       In July 2000, she arrived at LAX with two suitcases, a briefcase and a nine-year-old daughter. She knew no one on this continent, had no idea of what to do next and was not yet aware that everything she had placed in storage had been stolen and that she was now holding all she owned.

       In May 2004 she left her home in Austin Texas to go to Mexico for the day. She expected to return in time to kiss her now 13-year-old daughter good night. Instead her New Zealand visitor’s visa was canceled and she found herself locked out of the United States for a year.

       She knew no one in Mexico, did not speak Spanish and had nothing with her but the clothes she wore across the border.

       Within 12 months, she went from alone and desperate in the terrifying border town of Nuevo Laredo, to renowned and prospering in the paradise of Puerto Vallarta. That story; ‘The Miracle Updates’ is now looking for a publisher.

       Her latest book 'No Worries, Mate!’ details the 'De-worrying Process' she uses to stay sane in the midst of the continuing grand adventure that is her life.

       JOY!’s passion for the last 20 years has been collecting ‘emPOWERment tools’: Skills and techniques to succeed more quickly, easily and powerfully, in any area of life. She is currently creating videos of these tools so that more people can learn how to move as quickly and easily as possible through whatever stress or challenges life throws at them.

       Everything she teaches is simple enough for a child to do and produces immediate positive results. Each emPOWERment tool takes three minutes or less!

       "JOY! can help you discover exactly what you want, and show you how to get it more easily and quickly, while having much more fun along the way!" Quote fromHeather Ribbs

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		JOY is a life transformation specialist from New Zealand who teaches by example how to turn tragedy into triumph, how to deal with fear, grief, stress and pain and how to embrace change to create happiness and success regardless of circumstances. The first time she died was at 15 years of age, after flying off a cliff on a motorbike. She was declared dead on the operating table and when revived, was told she would never walk again. Within seven years she had overcome massive odds, including a pain killer addiction, to become a medal winning ballroom dancer and a highly successful business executive. At 24 she was hit by a drunk driver and brain injured in a car accident. Doctors said she would likely be dead or vegetative before age 30. Her frontal lobes scans appeared like those of an autistic child. For the following 18 months, she walked with death as a constant companion. By age 30, she had learned how to access different parts of her brain and had co-created Australia's leading computer support organization. She was the first individual ever to be nominated for an IT&T Award for Excellence in Industry Development, and the first woman to sit on the board of the Queensland branch of the Australian Information Industries Association. She became advisor to both State and Federal governments after single-handedly co-opting the unanimous support of every major computer organization in the country. She developed and ‘established an end-user support traineeship that introduced an entirely new, much-needed path within the IT Industry which created thousands of jobs at the level where they were most needed’ - quote from Connecting Queensland Magazine. JOY! started that company with a $30 government cheque that bounced. Her formal education ended with the bike accident at 15. She has only set foot in a university to lecture, and knows nothing about computers to this day. At 34, personal tragedy saw her lose everything for a third time. She went from a leader in Australia's Computer Support Industry, to a single mother on welfare within a year. Attempts were made on her life, making her a victim of the biggest domestic violence siege ever staged on the Gold Coast of Australia. Five years later, she was a Member of the Australian Association of accredited Alternative & Natural Therapists - AAANT, certified in a variety of different holistic health modalities. She had again healed herself and now was teaching others how to do the same. She developed a passion for psychoneuroimmunology (how the way we think affects our physical health and well being) and began a healing and metaphysical practice. In the new millennium, JOY! made a personal commitment to travel the world, teaching the many things that she has learned about how to thrive under any circumstance. In July 2000, she arrived at LAX with two suitcases, a briefcase and a nine-year-old daughter. She knew no one on this continent, had no idea of what to do next and was not yet aware that everything she had placed in storage had been stolen and that she was now holding all she owned. In May 2004 she left her home in Austin Texas to go to Mexico for the day. She expected to return in time to kiss her now 13-year-old daughter good night. Instead her New Zealand visitor’s visa was canceled and she found herself locked out of the United States for a year. She knew no one in Mexico, did not speak Spanish and had nothing with her but the clothes she wore across the border. Within 12 months, she went from alone and desperate in the terrifying border town of Nuevo Laredo, to renowned and prospering in the paradise of Puerto Vallarta. That story; ‘The Miracle Updates’ is now looking for a publisher. Her latest book 'No Worries, Mate!’ details the 'De-worrying Process' she uses to stay sane in the midst of the continuing grand adventure that is her life. JOY!’s passion for the last 20 years has been collecting ‘emPOWERment tools’: Skills and techniques to succeed more quickly, easily and powerfully, in any area of life. She is currently creating videos of these tools so that more people can learn how to move as quickly and easily as possible through whatever stress or challenges life throws at them. Everything she teaches is simple enough for a child to do and produces immediate positive results. Each emPOWERment tool takes three minutes or less! "JOY! can help you discover exactly what you want, and show you how to get it more easily and quickly, while having much more fun along the way!" Quote fromHeather Ribbs
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