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December 2006
1. Simplified Holidays
2. New Book Release
3. One Warm Coat
4. Good Intentions in the Mail
Simplified Holidays
The first 20 or so years of one’s life, we genuinely love
the holidays, approaching the season with childlike excitement.
We tend to live in the moment. Over the years, we begin to shoulder
more responsibility, and our childlike view gets lost in the holiday
hustle. While picking out the Christmas tree, we’re thinking
about what to wear to the party. While talking on the phone, we’re
thinking about what to take to the potluck, and so on. We tend
to live in the future, always planning ahead, seldom enjoying
the moment. We end up doing too much, enjoying too little.
An essential ingredient to being organized--at any time of the
year--is planning. But when it comes to the holidays, too much
planning and doing can turn you into Scrooge. A typical organized
person will manage the busyness of the holidays by spreading out
the work. One will start baking earlier, using the freezer to
distribute the heavy workload. Another may shop all year, setting
aside gifts. However wise and charitable this ambitious plan may
sound, it exacts a price. Doing too much may lead to over-exhaustion,
irritability, depression and illness; certainly not the joyful
spirit we aspire to.
If you haven’t already simplified your holidays, maybe this
is the year to start. The basic premise of a simplified holiday
is: Do less to enjoy more. Two books that I recommend on this
subject are No More Holiday Blues by Dr. Wayne Dyer and Simplify
Your Christmas by Elaine St. James.
Consider what it is you really enjoy doing, and do it! Rethink
all traditions. What you do is your choice. If you are going to
do it, be cheerful about it. Make it your best holiday season
ever.
New Book Release!
I am proud to be a co-author of Exploring Productivity: Ideas
from Industry Professionals on Getting More Done in the Workplace.
The book is a collection of simple ideas to improve productivity.
To learn more about the book or to order your copy, click
here.
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Got Coats?
One Warm Coat is a national program whose mission is to ensure
that anyone who needs a coat has one. Coats are given freely and
directly to men, women and children in need. Go to www.onewarmcoat.com
and click on Donate a Coat. Check the U.S. map to learn where
local coat drives are happening. Search further by area code or
city.
Good Intentions in the Mail
We say it every year, “I really should send holiday cards.”
But somehow, it just seems to be too much work. Sending cards
is easy now! Here’s how simple it can be:
1. Enter names in your database. (Or upload from ACT!, Outlook,
Excel)
2. Upload your unique photo on the front of the card. Add a cool
holiday border, thought/voice bubble or caption. (Or choose from
over 7,000 card fronts)
3. Type your personal message inside the card with your own handwriting
and signature.
4. Send to friends, family and business associates with the click
of the mouse. Stamped, sealed, mailed via the U.S. Postal Service
and delivered anywhere in the world.
Want to know how to do it? Just call, write or click here.
I’ll show you how you can send your holiday cards, including
postage, for $1.01 a card. Now, that’s putting your good
intentions in the mail!
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