I wanted to share a great tip by a local author, and speaker Marsha Petrie Sue she has a fabulous group on Facebook called Personal Responsibility for Success Club....
Business Success and Recognition

To members of Personal Responsibility for Success Club


Marsha Petrie Sue
Today at 7:42am

Take time today to send a special letter of gratefulness, gratitude and thanks to someone special that has helped your career and business. Don't send an email, I mean a real, on paper, letter. Tell them how they have helped and encouraged your success. This should take no more than 10 minutes so stop what you are doing right now, and get started. Business success starts with taking personal responsibility for your actions.

Here's an idea. Find someone that you had issues with and didn't agree; what you learned from that interaction. How did that tenuous situation help you grow your communication, relationship building skills and emotional intelligence.

Have you thought of throwing a party to honor your friends, clients, or loved ones?

Last year I had the privilege of throwing an event to honor the important people
in my life. Celebrating the business colleagues who have become friends and amazing supporters of my business.

It can be something as easy as a spa day at your favorite spa or salon to hosting a formal tea party.
To hosting a day long event at your home, and bringing in special touches!
The possibilities are endless! And I have a ton of ideas, if you are wanting to celebrate the special people in
your life give me a calll, I would love to be creative with you!

What an amazing way to spend time with and enjoy the people you love while celebrating all that they mean to you!

Taking time for you!

While planning your next event make sure you set aside some time for you!
I say schedule that time like you would a meeting block it off in your blackberry or planner.
It is ME TIME!!! Maybe you can call it, Appointment with ME! :-)

Do something you love! You could: Journal, take a nice long walk, or meditate.
When was the last time you read a great book? Maybe spend the morning hanging out at your favorite coffee shop,
spend time with loved ones! Have a girlfriends day out! Schedule a pedicure or a massage!

Just make sure it is something that you love! Not only will this help you to relax it will help you to be more productive!

WIshing you an AMAZING and Peaceful day!
Elizabeth

Great site...

Are you are looking for a way to Inspire yourself throughout the day? A friend and business colleague of mine Dorothy Wolden of Creative Intuition has created a fantastic twitter site to share inspirational and motivational quotes!

I highly recommend it! http://twitter.com/PositiveVibe

Wishing you an amazing weekend!
Elizabeth

Commit to Volunteer and Give Back to your community!

Starbucks has a great offer! Celebrating that each one of us can and do make a difference!

If you sign up to volunteer to do 5 hours of volunteer work in your community, Starbucks will
in return give you a FREE cup of coffee. Dates of the offer are Jan. 21-25!

Count me in!!! :-)

See The link at Starbuck's site: http://pledge5.starbucks.com/

Launch of the Gratitude Girls

I am so very excited to share the news of a Networking Circle I have started with a dear friend Joan Lebigot. It is called Gratitude Girls. Our Vision is to create a Positive environment for women to come together, enjoy an evening out with like minded women, and focus on the Possibilities while creating an Intentional Life!
The Mission is to Live in Gratitude to be Grateful and Thankful for all things and to Inspire one another to live the lives of our dreams!

We launch January 15, 2009. And will meet on a monthly basis to Inspire and focus on Gratitude! For more information please see our site at.

http://gratitude-girls.com/

To a positive 2009

2009 is going to be an Amazing year! Full of Growth, Self Discovery, & Gratitude!

Over the past week I have taken some time to journal, read, and focus on all of my goals! I wanted to share with you a few powerful tools that I came across along the way.

1. A Self discovery journal called, Building the Best You; Found at Barnes & Noble. It is a daily journal that takes you through a series of questions, and then more in depth questions, monthly. Just a fun way to take time out daily, focus on positive points to your day, and acknowledge daily what you are grateful for.

2. My Life List; A goal setting journal, found at Barnes & Noble, is Totally fun! You document up to 36 goals, and then break them down into smaller steps. You can document your progress as you move toward your goal! There is a place to document your celebration as you have reached your goal! This is such an important part, that so many of us skip right over. When you reach your accomplishments, take the time to celebrate them!

3. Another great book called, Live the Life You Love, by Margaret Merrill, can be found at Amazon. com. This easy to read book, delves into Discovering your Purpose and Living with Intention! It is a great read, and a great way to start off the new year!

Here's to an amazing year!
May you be blessed with your every dream and vision!
Elizabeth