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Hello Charles,
Greetings to you
all, and a warm welcome to all our new subscribers from around the
world.
I did an unusual thing last week. I decided to take a day off from my
work in my office and went to my favorite coffee shop for breakfast,
hung out all morning in one of the coolest neighborhoods where I live
in Toronto, just browsing, checking
out all the great stores, walking along the boardwalk near Lake Ontario. I had a massage for an
hour to relax all my muscles and to de-stress, then I had lunch at what
I consider to be the best sushi place in town ( that
I am keeping a secret! ). The day went fast, and do you know what? I
did not feel guilty. I actually felt invigorated. As “they” say, it was
just what the doctor ordered. I tend to be a bit of a workaholic (or so
my wife tells me) so this was a gift to myself. It charged me up for
the rest of the week, and I am going to make a promise to myself to do
it more often. This is one of my New Year resolutions, what are yours?
Here is one for you to think about. Give yourself a little treat this
week. If you can’t take off a whole day from work, go somewhere in your
lunch hour. If you are a single mum or dad, get a friend or family
member to take the kids for you and indulge yourself. What you do
doesn’t have to cost you a lot of money. Go for a walk, stroll in your
favorite park, get some fresh air, visit your favorite book store,
library, mall or art gallery, grab a coffee,
tea, smoothie or lunch somewhere. It is okay to pamper yourself. It
will make you feel better, it is healthy for you. Treat yourself. You
will be glad you did.
Finally, for 2007, we start with something I know I have been
anticipating for a long time as part of my continued commitment to
serve you better, my redesigned website. It is now up and operational,
and I would love your feedback. Take a tour, and let me know what you
think: www.cmarcus.com
Have a terrific few months and the best of new years.
Charles
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In
This Edition
1. 27 Words to
Live By
2. What Are You Grateful For
3. Inspirational Quotes
4. Recommended Reading
5. Services
6. Privacy Policy
As we start a New Year, I thought I would start with a couple of
articles that are about mental attitude and changing perspective.
Enjoy.
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TWENTY
SEVEN WORDS TO LIVE BY
Taken from page
154 of my best selling book Success Is Not A Spectator Sport.
Please
Risk
Observe
Courage
Appreciate
Choice
Care
Compassion
Opportunity
Thank you
Believe
Patience
Trust
Change
Integrity
Action
Principles
Love
Listen
Commitment
Relax
Passion
Respect
Faith
Understanding
Values
These are words I try to live by every day. Some may be yours, some
may not. Take a few minutes to put your own list together. Think
about the words you choose and what they truly mean to you. Revisit
then from time to time.
What words do you want to add or remove?
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WHAT
ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR?
New Year is a
time to reflect and reminisce about the last year and plan for the
upcoming year. As we enter 2007, what comes to mind for me is how
many people focus on the negative instead of the positive. Life is
all gloom and doom to them. They see the glass as half empty instead
of half full. If this is sounding a little familiar, at least
sometimes, let me share with you an exercise I do myself and with
some of my clients in my workshops. It is a powerful yet simple
exercise, and shows me that those sometimes negative attitudes that
we tend to have can be changed.
Ask yourself the question: What are you grateful for? What excites
you? What makes you happy? What makes you want to jump out of bed in
the morning and be appreciative for? Make a list and reflect upon it,
particularly when you feel those negative thoughts creeping in.
I do this exercise every morning when I wake up, and it has helped to
change my life and outlook. Let me share with you 5 personal things
that I remind myself I am grateful for each morning.
1. I am grateful for having in my life my wonderful and supportive
wife Mary and my two kids Daniel and Rachel. The most important people
in the world to me.
2. I am grateful for doing a job that I love to do, having the
privilege of being able to meet some of the most incredible people
you could imagine all over the world
3. I am grateful for living in Canada. My fantastic, adopted
country which has afforded me so much
4. I am grateful every day that I have learned to control my
stuttering disability instead of my disability controlling me and to
all the wonderful people especially Andrew Bell who helped me along
the way.
5. I am grateful to you, wherever you are in the world, for honoring
me by subscribing and reading this newsletter, for choosing me to
speak at your important event, for visiting my website, for investing
in one of my products, for sending me a message, or for personally
introducing yourself to me at an event. They all mean so much to me.
These are my points of gratitude. There are no limits or numbers you
can have on your list, and they can change. For me, the ones listed
above are important to me and fairly consistent. When I start feeling
a bit negative, like when I have had a bad day or have had a bad turn
of luck, these remind me that there is always more good out there
than bad, and that how you chose to perceive
things is what is going to turn the bad day into a good day.
Make a list, check it twice. In fact, check it regularly.
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Inspirational
Quotes
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone”
Neale Donald Walsch
“If you don’t take care of your customers, someone else will”
Author Unknown
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Recommended
Reading
Here is another
idea for that New Year resolution. Read a good book. The book can be
a good novel, or a book that will improve your outlook or your
knowledge. As always, I share below a couple of my most recent “good
reads”. You can purchase any of these books by clicking the link
below. It will take you directly to Amazon.com or another place to
order the book.
Living the Simple Life by Elaine St. James
This straight forward, inspiring guide explains the philosophy behind
simplifying, and the mind-set you need to achieve it in both your
outer and inner life. A nice easy read with a different perspective.
Buy
this book now
The 25 Most Common Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them by
Stephen Schiffman
This book will lay out for you a clear, concise, easy-to-follow guide
and shows you how to identify and correct costly sales errors. It is
a short read, good common sense advice that you can take to the back
to your sales effort if you are prepared to learn from your mistakes.
Buy
this book now
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 If you haven’t done so already, another book for your
collection would be my best selling book,
Success is Not a Spectator Sport. Feedback from others has been
phenomenal, and beyond anything I could have expected when I was
writing it. I am truly honored. To order your own copy,
or a copy for someone you know would benefit, please visit my newly
designed website or call toll-free in North America 1-800-837-0629, or
1-416-490-6744 outside North America or in the local Toronto area.
The book is also available through Amazon by
clicking here
Buy Success is Not a Spectator Sport directly from
Charles
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