Thursday, November 25, 2010


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Jocelyn Anna Lernout

Education and pageantry training

• Jocelyn attended Wilfrid Laurier University and graduated with a degree in psychology while also obtaining minors in English and Religion Cultural Studies
• She has also attended Vancouver Community College, British Columbia Institute of Technology and Langara College of Vancouver while being enrolled in various courses in Music and film studies, Introduction to Broadcast media, and Speech Techniques for public speaking
• Jocelyn currently trains for pageantry. Training includes skill development in runway walk, interview and speaking skills
• In 2009 Jocelyn competed in Miss Vancouver. She was Miss October in the calendar project for 2010 and she also edited the video for the launch party
• Jocelyn was asked to speak on panel at the November 2010 Career Zone event titled ‘Entertainment Industry Panel’ where she shared and discussed her story of what it takes to pursue a dream. Jocelyn has also visited highschool classroms where she shared pieces of her film work and discussed her journey and passion as a filmmaker

Personal and Professional Experiences

Book Project
• Jocelyn is writing a book called ‘World, Universe and a Dream’. A creative book of research, journals and memoirs that connects a story of humanities shared journey of evolving into a world that is now connected through travel and communication technologies. It develops a sense of appreciation for this journey while fostering our own ability as creative people to be inspired and accomplish what we put our mind to.
• The book is accompanied with colorful photos that are part of the research and experience from the writer, Jocelyn Lernout, who has been writing the book while on her own personal journey as a filmmaker and pursuer of representing Miss Universe.
Film Projects
• As a filmmaker Jocelyn has been capturing her life travels on camera since 2007. She has a variety of creative videos that share her journey and the stories she has discovered that have been an inspiration to her own development on both a personal and professional level.
• She is continuing her filmmaking ambitions by working on her song and video performance called ‘The World, Universe and a Dream as a Whitefeather lights the air’. It is her love and ambition to inspire and share appreciation of our multicultural world..

Saturday, September 5, 2009

being open to opportunity and working towards your dreams

















So as you may know,
I moved out west January 2009.  Making this move has brought me a world of opportunity.  It really is amazing how life decisions bring us experiences that change our life and can bring us great things when we are open to it.

Before moving out, I was loving life in my hometown in Chatham, Ontario.  I valued new friendships I had made through moving home after university...and it was the right place for me to be at the time.  It allowed me to build the foundations of what I was creating: ideas and visions for JL REALity, United Awareness and United Culture.

It was among these visions that I created the idea of 'journey across a multicultural nation on the way to the common culture of the olympics'.  
Christmas 2008, a few days before throwing my first intro documentary party called, 'Into Understanding', I decided to take a ride out to the west coast.  
I followed the events in my life that ushered me in that direction, and suddenly there I was....on a journey across Canada....driving through Michigan, breaking down and snowmobiling for a few days, reading 'Awaken the Entrepreneur from Within'.  Then we were off to Calgary where I spent a few days enjoying good meals and the view of the cityscape with mountains in the background.

For the final leg of the trip, I bussed it to Vancouver.
January 2009, I had arrived to the ocean of the west coast.  I began exploring a new city, filming an array of events and festivals, meeting new friends, spending time in majestic nature...making connections that will be with me for a life time.

A few months into living in Vancouver, I was reading the paper (as I do to look for things that may catch an eye), and I saw an ad for 'Miss Vancouver Beauty Pageant'.  I ripped it out and set it in my pile of 'interest articles'.  It wasn't till a few weeks later that I came across it again, pondered whether to pay the $135 admin fee, and take a chance on this interesting opportunity.

In fact, I remember it quite vividly...the decision of whether to do it or not.  During the same weekend that it would occur, my good concert friend in Toronto had invited me to a few concerts.  Tragically Hip and Bruce WStein. to be exact.  I thought about how maybe I could wait till next year to do the pageant.  Maybe this wasn't the year.  Ah ha~!!!

Trust me,
if an opportunity arises that has potential for you to do something with your life, if it sparks an interest in you, Seize the opportunity.  It is your soul's desire to bring you on a path, a journey, a learning experience, and friendships.... connections in your life.

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Such as I seized the opportunity to move out west, in the span of 6 days, 
I seized the opportunity to be in the Miss Vancouver Pageant. and my goodness, Love.....look where it has carried me to.

xo
to all who have walked in and out of my life,
to all who have been a part of this journey with me,
thank you.
i value your presence dearly
and i am always there for you, any time.

to friends of my earlier years, much love for helping me explore who I was, as JL, as Jocelyn Lernout, as the social butterfly I love to be :)
and to the friends i have met since moving out west, thank you for being there for me during a truly beautiful point in my life, when i have been on a journey beyond my wildest, treasured dreams.  when i explored a new city, a new province, and was given the opportunities to fall in love.  your presence in my life is truly experiences of 'meant to be'....as each connection has brought me ever closer to who i am becoming.
my best self, fulfilling, creating and inspiring dreams of 'supernatural realities'

to all those i am about to meet....all who i will encounter.... and all who desire to say hello
I am here, allways.

much love, 

JL
and evermore becoming 

Jocelyn Anna

As the name states


As the name states, 
this is the time in my life, in which I am embracing a powerful journey and point in my life.

I am ever more edging towards the competition of Miss Universe Canada, with opportunity to continue on to Miss Universe.

Today I have written a sponsorship package, of which I am actually quite happy with.  I used a template and added photos to a uniquely presented presentation of Who I Am, and why it is beneficial to sponsor me.  It looks great! So now I have to present it to the right people, with the right approach, to secure the money that will allow me to develop, strengthen and live as my best self.  Oh how great it will be/is to be supported by people who see my passion and choose to support me as I follow my dreams!

Cheers to this opportunity,
I value it very much.  And love the whole of experiences I have had in pageantry.  Truly wouldn't have known before, that it is about self development opportunities, and opportunities to meet friends and make connections!  To feel inspired in life and develop your best self.  This is a life worth living and creating.

I have now begun my focus of intent to tone myself, eat healthy, drink very rarely, work on my 'princess presence', conscious intent, heart based living,... focused, centered, balanced.  All of which is who I am now becoming, ever more fully.

I love ya!
thanks for listening....
I am here for you anytime you'd like to chat....get ahold of me! Be inspired... dream and be energized to pursue opportunity and make your dreams reality!

xo
JL