﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><ttl>60</ttl><title>Secrets of the Savvy Woman</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com</link><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:08 GMT</pubDate><language>en</language><copyright /><itunes:subtitle> </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author /><itunes:summary /><description /><itunes:owner><itunes:name /><itunes:email>suzy@suzygraven.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts" /><item><title>THE UNIVERSAL THREE LETTER WORD</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2010/03/02/the-three-letter-word.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>You may utter it unexpectedly. It slips into your consciousness and slide through your lips from the center of your being.&amp;nbsp; Or, you take note of it quietly as the thought enters only your mind.&amp;nbsp; At some level, it is a stunning experience, which may leave you breathless in either a good way or a bad way.&amp;nbsp; When it happens, you are taken aback by what you saw, felt or heard… perhaps all three. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;The universal three letter word… &lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;W-O-W!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When it emerges, it’s a sign for you to stop to take-in whatever caused the emotion.&amp;nbsp; It may come from a deep respect, disbelief, an understanding and appreciation; or, you may experience it in scorn, spurn, disparage, contempt or derision. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;You heard the word (WOW) during the recent Winter Olympics during the commentary covering an athlete’s spectacular performance or stunning defeat.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Actually, you don't have to be an superior athlete.&amp;nbsp; You personally encounter that thought in your own experience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Wow, what a spectacular experience!&lt;br&gt;“Wow, did I really see that!”&lt;br&gt;“Wow, I cannot believe it! “ &lt;br&gt;“Wow, do you know what you are saying?”&lt;br&gt;“Wow, what do you think this means? “&lt;br&gt;“Wow, I did not know that.”&lt;br&gt;“Wow!”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However you come into contact with the word… when WOW shows up, pay attention.&amp;nbsp; It is a red-light moment. Stop! Take note of the experience whether it is an “aha” moment, an awesome experience or a lesson learned. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 116px; height: 141px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg?a=26" width="116" align="left" border="12" height="141"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy
Graven is a Professional Speaker, Transformational Life and Business
Coach. Her unique experiences provided a doorway to work and learn from
amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage and wisdom of
those who work closest to nature. This perspective serves as a catalyst
for women wanting to grow their professional and personal lives. It
leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) that generates
vision and translates into effective action. You will gain power in
dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a major league life.
Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;br&gt;</description><category>inspiration</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2010/03/02/the-three-letter-word.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">a686b077-1482-4d2e-9c32-6a931203b943</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TWO DAYS ON THE WALL:  Happy New Year!</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/28/three-days-on-the-wall--goals-for-2010.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 198px; height: 142px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Silouette.jpg?a=12" width="198" align="left" border="8" height="142"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;table&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;table&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;You are everything that is,&lt;br&gt;    Your thoughts, your life, your dreams come true.&lt;br&gt;    You are everything you choose to be.&lt;br&gt;    You are as unlimited as the endless universe.&lt;br&gt;    And, something wonderful is coming.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;                                                 -Shad Helmstetter, Ph.D  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(58, 125, 158);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Are you created to succeed and programmed to fail?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 153);"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="3"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(58, 125, 158);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="3"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(58, 125, 158);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Congratulations!&amp;nbsp; This ends our Second Annual 100-Day-Challenge.&amp;nbsp; We examined key components to building life and work models that support a life and style we create.&amp;nbsp; No matter how many motivational and inspirational events we attend or resolutions we make, if we do not develop a structure to support and sustain our intentions, we will fail.   &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Studies reveal that as much as 77% of the programs we carry in our heads are negative, counter-productive, or work against us. Researchers tell us that what we say about ourselves (whether true or not) program our thoughts.  Programming influences our actions and how we see ourselves.  It also affects how we think the world sees us.  Programming determines our self-esteem, self-confidence, our attitudes and beliefs. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The good news is that you can change your programming.  During this 100-Day-Challenge, you learned little-by-little the keys to move you out of the negative programming and develop habits to get you on the road to living a significant life. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In his book, &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;WHO ARE YOU REALLY AND WHAT DO YOU WANT?&lt;/span&gt;, Dr. Shad Helmstetter (PhD) gives us ten key areas and eight important steps to goal setting.  I add one element to the formula -- &lt;strong&gt;INTENTION&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; (vs. New Year’s resolution).  Over the next couple of days, you will bless 2009, kiss it goodbye and turn to the future; working the goals you’ve defined for 2010. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Don’t know where to start on your goals for 2010? Pull out your new 2010 Journal and start by rating the ten key areas from 1-10 (one being the worst/ten being the best).&amp;nbsp; Once you rate each key life area, ask yourself... &lt;em&gt;"&lt;strong&gt;What would it take to be a 10?"&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; Then follow the eight steps of goal setting and add your intention for the year.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TEN KEY LIFE AREAS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;table width="617" height="123"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;Life Style&amp;nbsp;                       &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;Self- Esteem&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Health &amp;amp; Fitness&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Personal Organization &amp;amp; Control&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Job/Career	      &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Personal Relationships&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Money/Finances	      &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Personal Growth&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Quality of Life &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="2"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Other _____________&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br&gt;	      &amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EIGHT STEPS TO WRITING GOALS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Identify the goal:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;         a.    Goal of Enrichment – Internal desire to improve your life or expand your horizons.&lt;br&gt;         b.    Goal of Necessity – Usually brought on by something happening in your life that needs attention.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Write it down:&lt;/strong&gt;  Your goal statement should always start with “To….”  Put it in words, write it down and keep it simple.  Under the goal attach… “I will see significant progress by (date).”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3.     Write down date to reaching the goal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4.    List the obstacles to reaching the goal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5.    After each obstacle, write and date the action steps you are going to take&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;6.    Prioritize your focus goals:&lt;/strong&gt;  Even if you have two to three goals for each of your key areas, you can only focus on two or three of them at a time… each week examine which two or three goals you need to keep in front of you.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7.    Review and track your goals on a weekly schedule&lt;/strong&gt;:  Update and change when necessary&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8.    Reward yourself when you reach each goal&lt;/strong&gt; (and reward yourself along the way)&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ANNUAL INTENTION:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Your intention for the year becomes the blanket or mantle wrapped around each of your ten key areas. It filters throughout all elements of your life and naturally integrates into your goals. Begin by choosing an intention and asking yourself… &lt;strong&gt;“What does that mean to me?” &lt;/strong&gt;Then write it out in your journal.&amp;nbsp; By this time next year, you will find that having defined your intention and lived it throughout the year, you BECOME it. The intention is wholly integrated into your programming.   &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is my year for… &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Purging /Letting Go&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Healthy Living/Thinking&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Forgiveness&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Unconditional Love&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Repair&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Receiving&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Giving&lt;/font&gt;/Sharing&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Generosity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Courage&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Living Fully&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Bold Moves&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;                &amp;#8226;    Healing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;________________________________________________________________________________&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="4"&gt;&lt;font face="Times New Roman"&gt;MAY YOUR EVERY STEP BE BLESSED AND FRUITFUL!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Hppynewyear.gif?a=59" width="531" height="251"&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/SuzySignature.png?a=50" width="593" height="99"&gt;&lt;img style="border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 116px; height: 141px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg?a=26" width="116" align="left" border="12" height="141"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy Graven is a Professional Speaker,  Transformational Life and Business Coach.  Her unique experiences provided a doorway to work and learn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage and wisdom of those who work closest to nature.  This perspective serves as a catalyst for women wanting to grow their professional and personal lives.   It leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) that generates vision and translates into effective action.  You will gain power in dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a major league life.  Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com"&gt;g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;br&gt;</description><category>Self Improvement</category><category>Motivation</category><category>Goal Setting</category><category>Inspiration</category><category>Coaching</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/28/three-days-on-the-wall--goals-for-2010.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">00e38afe-47cc-4855-a9a1-1d18fec8b170</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>10 DAYS ON THE WALL : Seeking Peace, Joy, Love and Hope</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/21/10-days-on-the-wall--seeking-peace-joy-love-and-hope.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 242px; height: 149px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Silouette.jpg?a=91" width="242" align="left" height="149"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Below is reprint from The Bloomin' Blog, written by my friend, Mimi Meredith, on 12/21/2009. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.thegoodnessgrows.com"&gt;The Goodness Grows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;h1 &gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;Seeking Peace, Joy, Love and Hope&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;br&gt;My friend Denise Williams gave me some great advice on finding peace during the holidays. She said we have to remember to use all our senses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;When you're in a noisy crowd, rather than being overwhelmed by all the clamor, separate the scene with your senses...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you hear what I hear?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A child's laugh?&lt;br&gt;A holiday greeting?&lt;br&gt;A favorite carol playing in the background?&lt;br&gt;A "no worries!" offered to an, "oh! excuse me!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They're all little blessing exchanges.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you see what I see?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Someone hugging a friend?&lt;br&gt;A clerk with a sincere smile?&lt;br&gt;A tree decorated with child-made ornaments?&lt;br&gt;The clouds scraping across the sky as a testament to winter's silver beauty?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you know what I know?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That Christ came as a child...a reminder to find Power, Grace and Love where you least expect it.&lt;br&gt;People need a touch, a smile and a bit of conversation more than ever in the bleak midwinter.&lt;br&gt;Everyone celebrates light returning to the world, whether they're celebrating the light from the manger or not. God is big. Are we?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That I love you. I absolutely do. I hope I know you someday, and get to like you, too. But right now, if you're feeling alone, know these two things. God loves you all the time unconditionally. And I love everyone I know...truly.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Who do you love? I hope it's everyone. And I hope in these last days of this beautiful year (because it was a beautiful year...no matter what), you are comforted and comforting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Love to you all and each.&lt;br&gt;Mimi&lt;br&gt;_________________________________________________________________________________________&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/springsurprise.jpg?a=88" width="494" height="276"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;Winter Scene near my family home in the Nebraska Sandhills (submitted by Brent Beebout)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Wishing you peace, joy, hope, love and blessings throughout the Christmas Season -&amp;nbsp; Suzy Graven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;10 days left to pick the keys to unlock the doors to make 2010 your best year ever.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp; * Do you have your LIFE MANIFESTO?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Do you have an ACTION PLAN yet? &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER? &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * What CORE VALUES and PRINCIPLES do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * How will you LIVE it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * WHO DO YOU NEED to bring into your network to help you achieve it?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Do you have a GRATITUDE LIST? &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Do you know YOUR TOP 20?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Do you RECEIVE AS BIG AS YOU GIVE?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * Are you seeking PEACE, JOY, LOVE and HOPE?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style="width: 102px; height: 124px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg?a=75" align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy Graven is a Professional Speaker,&amp;nbsp; Transformational Life and Business Coach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique experiences provided a doorway to work and learn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage and wisdom of those who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; This perspective serves as a catalyst for women wanting to grow their professional and personal lives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) that generates vision and translates into effective action.&amp;nbsp; You will gain power in dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a major league life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com"&gt;http://g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(169, 2, 48);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" size="3"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><category>Insipirational</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/21/10-days-on-the-wall--seeking-peace-joy-love-and-hope.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">b14ec092-12b0-4365-b8f0-7d7ab104876d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>23 DAYS ON THE WALL -  SEASON OF PEACE, COMFORT &amp; JOY</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/08/23-days-on-the-wall---season-of-peace-comfort--joy.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>&lt;img style="width: 257px; height: 159px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Silouette.jpg?a=21" width="257" align="left" height="159"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt; &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"For every creature of God is good and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving."&amp;nbsp; 1 Tim 4:4&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I love Christmas.&amp;nbsp; I love its purpose, our Savior’s birth, and the spirit of the season.&amp;nbsp; My mother made it a wonderful experience.&amp;nbsp; Baking, decorating, stories and games; she had a way of creating memories by making each year special; even during a blizzard with no electricity. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My father, however, was not as exuberant and occasionally remarked that mom should not go to so much trouble.&amp;nbsp; Dad was not a &lt;em&gt;“Baugh Humbug”&lt;/em&gt; kind of guy; he just didn’t quite grasp the excitement of the season held by my mother.&amp;nbsp; After years with his lack of enthusiasm, mother gave dad what he wanted.&amp;nbsp; We had his kind of Christmas… no muss; no fuss.&amp;nbsp; No tree.&amp;nbsp; No lights.&amp;nbsp; No baking.&amp;nbsp; No decorating.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dad thought it was what he wanted; but faced with the reality... was it really?&amp;nbsp; Was there actually peace?&amp;nbsp; Where was the comfort and joy? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;That year, dad learned the gift of receiving.&amp;nbsp; His internal compass (relating to Christmas) reset itself.&amp;nbsp; He became comfortable with all the activities mother conjured around the Christmas season.&amp;nbsp; He received her joy and surrendered his underlying resistance.&amp;nbsp; We all benefited.&amp;nbsp; And there was peace. (Yes, we did have a tree and we didn't miss our Christmas that year.)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;h3&gt;The Gift of Receiving&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;Receiving is personal and often uncomfortable.&amp;nbsp; It adds dimension to your life.&amp;nbsp; Receiving is harder than giving, because it triggers insecurities and requires a deeper level of connection.&amp;nbsp; It breaks down barriers you set up to protect yourself.&amp;nbsp; Receiving exposes vulnerability and tugs at your heart.&amp;nbsp; Ultimately, how you receive validates the gift.&amp;nbsp; Accept with grace, no matter the spirit of which a gift is given.&amp;nbsp; In return you provide PEACE – COMFORT and JOY!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Is it time to reset your internal compass?&amp;nbsp; How comfortable are you at receiving… a compliment, an act of kindness, a higher power, an apology, defeat, a friendship, feedback, joy, love, another’s opinion (right or wrong), silence? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;T’is the Season of Peace, Comfort and Joy… Grow and Pass it on!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;23 days left to pick the keys you will use to unlock the doors to make 2010 your best year ever.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you have an Action Plan yet?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What core values and principles do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How will you LIVE it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;WHO DO YOU NEED to bring into your network to help you achieve it? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you have a GRATITUDE LIST?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you know your top 20?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you RECEIVE as big as your give?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 114px; height: 139px;" src="http://www.g3coaching.com/images/suzy_nrcc_6ry2_ilv6.jpg" alt="Suzy Graven" title="Suzy Graven" width="114" align="left" height="139"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;SuzyGraven is a Professional Speaker,&amp;nbsp; Transformational Life and BusinessCoach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique experiences provided a doorway to work and learnfrom amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage andwisdom ofthose who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; This perspective serves as acatalyst for women wanting to grow their professional and personallives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) thatgenerates vision and translates into effective action.&amp;nbsp; You will gainpower in dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a majorleague life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;http://g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;table&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/08/23-days-on-the-wall---season-of-peace-comfort--joy.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">e8fefa9f-1125-44a5-ba56-aad8f40d80ee</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>29 DAYS ON THE WALL - FIND YOUR TOP TWENTY</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/02/29-days-on-the-wall--find-your-top-twenty.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>&lt;img style="width: 264px; height: 198px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/SuzyGravens29dayof100daychallenge.jpg?a=52" vspace="10" width="264" align="right" height="198" hspace="10"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;prin&amp;#8226;ci&amp;#8226;ple &lt;br&gt;Function: noun &lt;br&gt;Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French principe, principle, from Old French, from Latin principium beginning, from &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;princip-, princeps initiator — &lt;br&gt;Date: 14th century&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1 a : a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption b (1) : a rule or code of conduct (2) : habitual devotion to right principles &amp;lt;a man of principle&amp;gt; c : the laws or facts of nature underlying the working of an artificial device&lt;/em&gt; – Merriam-Webster Dictionary &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Paredo Principle&lt;/h2&gt;In 1906, economist Vilfredo Paredo, first noted that 80 percent of the Italian farmland was owned by 20 percent of the population.&amp;nbsp; Subsequently, he observed that 20 percent of the peapods in his garden produced 80 percent of his harvest.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; His intensive studies around this theory revealed consistent outcomes that lead to the principle that 80 percent of our results will come from 20 percent of our actions.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also known as the 80:20 Rule, this universal truth changed my whole perspective on growth. Some call it a best kept secret, but it is no secret to the highly effective people.&amp;nbsp; In his ground breaking book, &lt;em&gt;The 80:20 Principle&lt;/em&gt;, Richard Koch describes it as, “The principle of greatest outcome for time and effort expended.” He discloses that time and effort alone may give you results, but that time and effort spent on the 20 percent delivers 80 percent of the results.&amp;nbsp; &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/8020Rule1.jpg?a=68" width="625" height="300"&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;font size="3"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHAT'S YOUR TOP 20?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;Once you embrace the principle and identify that 20 percent, you see it emerging in every circle of your life.&amp;nbsp; When you focus on the significant 20 percent, your life begins to transform.&amp;nbsp; Whether you are tapping into a target market, developing revenue streams, growing relationships, working on time management or finances -- it redirects how you think and work.&amp;nbsp; Furthermore, when you apply the principle, you will find that the bottom 80 percent tends to naturally find its place or fall away.&amp;nbsp; Ultimately, you gain leverage (confidence) over your life… physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Twenty-nine days left to pick the keys you will use to unlock the doors to make 2010 your best year ever.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you have an Action Plan yet?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;What core values and principles do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How will you LIVE it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;WHO DO YOU NEED to bring into your network to help you achieve it? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you have a GRATITUDE LIST?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do you know your top 20?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 114px; height: 139px;" src="http://www.g3coaching.com/images/suzy_nrcc_6ry2_ilv6.jpg" alt="Suzy Graven" title="Suzy Graven" width="114" align="left" height="139"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy Graven is a Professional Speaker,&amp;nbsp; Transformational Life and Business Coach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique experiences provided a doorway to work and learn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage andwisdom of those who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; This perspective serves as a catalyst for women wanting to grow their professional and personal lives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) that generates vision and translates into effective action.&amp;nbsp; You will gain power in dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a major league life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com"&gt;http://g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.</description><category>Self Improvement</category><category>Motivation</category><category>Goal Setting</category><category>Inspiration</category><category>Coaching</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/12/02/29-days-on-the-wall--find-your-top-twenty.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">4f3c259e-2682-45b5-9ab5-f816285f4329</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>41 DAYS ON THE WALL</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/20/41-days-on-the-wall.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>&lt;img usemap="#rade_img_map__ctl0_ContentPlaceHolder1_BcEditEntry1__ctl14_RichTextEditor_0" alt="GRATITUDE" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Silouette.jpg?a=43" width="333" align="left" border="0" height="205" hspace="13"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="5"&gt;GRATITUDE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Remember God's bounty in the year.&amp;nbsp; String the pearls of His favor.&amp;nbsp; Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light!&amp;nbsp; Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!&amp;nbsp; ~Henry Ward Beecher&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gratitude is an adopted attitude.&amp;nbsp; It’s not an innate ability, but rather a skill… a way of thinking.&amp;nbsp; It’s a most important shift of thought one can do to get from survival to stability.&amp;nbsp; When you make the shift, gratitude becomes a habit and you achieve success.&amp;nbsp; It’s when you live in gratitude that you reach significance.&amp;nbsp; Living in gratitude sweeps away the elements of victimhood.&amp;nbsp; The attitude of gratitude empowers you to appreciate your past (good and bad), to live a powerful present and see an abundant future.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This week, let go of that which you cannot control and focus on the good that came out of it.&amp;nbsp; In the spirit of&amp;nbsp; Henry Ward Beecher:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I’m grateful for being third born -&lt;/strong&gt; My older sisters led the way and helped me understand the good and imperfect world of adulthood.&amp;nbsp; They taught me the words “fickle finger of fate”… That some things come with thorns.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I’m grateful for a younger brother -&lt;/strong&gt; I could boss him around until we turned five and six.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Growing up with him, the days were always sunny.&amp;nbsp; We played from morning to dark and explored every corner of the ranch (to our parent’s grief).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm grateful for growing up in the Nebraska Sandhills -&lt;/strong&gt; Where I learned that living with nature is much easier than living in spite of it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I’m grateful for all those moves I didn’t want to make - &lt;/strong&gt;Without them I wouldn’t have met the great people living in in big cities, other countries and rural communities tucked away among the world.&amp;nbsp; I’ve strung together an amazing network of people from many walks of life, who saw something in me that I didn't know I had.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I’m thankful for not always having a choice in the matter - &lt;/strong&gt;That God sends me places, tasks me responsibilities and affords me opportunities far beyond anything I would have thought I could manage.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;From these experiences, I’ve learned that no matter where I am in life &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;I am always were I’m supposed to be for His purpose:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;I am capable of coping, achieving and living a life far greater than I ever imagined,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;I live a life in abundance rather than scarcity,&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;I have everything I need to support me (Physically, Emotionally, Mentally, and Spiritually),&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;I know that victims have no power, and&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I AM AN EMPOWERED WOMAN!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;img style="width: 212px; height: 201px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/ThanksgivingAbundance.jpg?a=68" width="212" align="left" height="201" hspace="11"&gt;&lt;h2&gt;HAPPY THANKSGIVING!&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;41 days on the wall.&amp;nbsp; Do you have an Action Plan yet?&amp;nbsp; What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 YOUR BEST YEAR EVER?&amp;nbsp; What core values and principles do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; How will you LIVE it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it? WHO DO YOU NEED to bring into your network to help you achieve it? Do you have a GRATITUDE LIST?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 122px; height: 149px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg?a=45" width="122" align="left" height="149" hspace="11"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Suzy Graven is a Professional Speaker,&amp;nbsp; Transformational Life andBusiness Coach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique experiences provided a door way to work andlearn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage andwisdom of those who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; This perspective serves asa catalyst for women wanting to grow their professional and personallives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) thatgenerates vision and translates into effective action.&amp;nbsp; You will gainpower in dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a majorleague life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;http://g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;map name="rade_img_map__ctl0_ContentPlaceHolder1_BcEditEntry1__ctl14_RichTextEditor_0" id="rade_img_map__ctl0_ContentPlaceHolder1_BcEditEntry1__ctl14_RichTextEditor_0"&gt;&lt;area shape="RECT" coords="155,16,286,75" href="http://"&gt;&lt;/map&gt;</description><category>Savvy Woman</category><category>Motivation</category><category>Goal Setting</category><category>Inspiration</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/20/41-days-on-the-wall.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">c5d01e8f-1fd3-4a73-8b84-65b127aa0ff3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Erma Bombeck</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/10/some-moms-are-more-special.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>&lt;strong&gt;My dear friend, Janet Baranowski, gifted me a laminated copy of this Erma Bombeck column.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It's hung on my refrigerator for 29 years.&amp;nbsp; Whether you are a mom or know one, I hope it inspires you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style="width: 648px; height: 972px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/ErmaBombeck001.jpg?a=41" width="648" align="absmiddle" height="972"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Insipirational</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/10/some-moms-are-more-special.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">9c6d18a9-d979-40c8-8046-751ef7506599</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>52 DAYS ON THE WALL - How You Think Matters</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/09/52-days-on-the-wall--how-you-think-matters.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>Do you have an Action Plan yet?&amp;nbsp; What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 your best year ever?&amp;nbsp; What core values and principles do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; How will you LIVE it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it? WHO DO YOU NEED to bring into your network to help you achieve it?&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As you discover your BIG WHY and define your POWER GOALS &amp;amp; MODELS, how do you create a system to sustain movement &lt;br&gt;through the &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/03/19/the-savvy-womans-guide-for-growth.aspx"&gt;“Four Stages of Growth”&lt;/a&gt;:&amp;nbsp; 1) Survival, 2) Stability, 3) Success, and 4) Significance.&amp;nbsp; In his book, “THE MILLIONAIRE Real Estate Agent”, Gary Keller writes that how you think matters.&amp;nbsp; He suggests seven supportive concepts to achieve your goals.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I’ve taken his concepts and tweaked them, because they are a great example of how your thinking affects achievement.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOW YOU THINK MATTERS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THINK POSSIBILITY&lt;/strong&gt; – Living in possibility grants you freedom from your past.&amp;nbsp; Possibilities do not exist without belief.&amp;nbsp; If you think you cannot, the odds are that you won’t.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Believe in your future.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THINK ACTION&lt;/strong&gt; – Armed with your belief and a willingness to achieve, you start to see possibility turn into probability.&amp;nbsp; Take action to reach your goals.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;THINK WITHOUT FEAR:&amp;nbsp; Thinking past your fear removes the most common obstacle to achievement.&amp;nbsp; You become pro-active rather than re-active.&amp;nbsp; Be Courageous.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THINK PROGRESS&lt;/strong&gt; – Every effort is a step forward no matter the odds.&amp;nbsp; Each movement diminishes the barrier until you breakthrough to a result.&amp;nbsp; Celebrate your progress.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THINK Competitively AND STRATEGICALLY &lt;/strong&gt;– approach your life and career like you would a board game.&amp;nbsp; Get in the game and create winning strategy.&amp;nbsp; Love what you do and have fun with it. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THINK STANDARDS &lt;/strong&gt;– Adopting standards sets your boundaries and establishes accountability. Find, implement and articulate your value statements.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THINK SERVICE&lt;/strong&gt; – A servant’s heart establishes purpose and value by putting others before you.&amp;nbsp; Stay grounded.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style="width: 125px; height: 152px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg" width="125" align="left" height="152"&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy Graven is a Professional Speaker,&amp;nbsp; Transformational Life and Business Coach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique experiences provided a door way to work and learn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, to the sage and wisdom of those who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; This perspective serves as a catalyst for women wanting to grow their professional and personal lives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking (anchored in real possibility) that generates vision and translates into effective action.&amp;nbsp; You will gain power in dealing with every-day issues, and be free to live a major league life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;http://g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.</description><category>Self Improvement</category><category>Motivation</category><category>Goal Setting</category><category>Inspiration</category><category>Coaching</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/09/52-days-on-the-wall--how-you-think-matters.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">a27b1531-ff1f-42d5-a508-65593c1c6603</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>59 Days on the Wall: Finding Your Big Why</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/02/59-days-on-the-wall.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>Do you have an Action Plan yet?&amp;nbsp; What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 your best year ever?&amp;nbsp; What core values and principles do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp; How will you live it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it? Who do you need to know to help you achieve it?&amp;nbsp; Do you know Why?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Power Components&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Over the course of the past few weeks we have identified two &lt;strong&gt;power &lt;/strong&gt;components to achieving your goals:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/09/28/94-days-on-the-wall.aspx"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Define&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/10/05/actions-speak-louder-than-words.aspx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Model&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; The third component is finding the &lt;strong&gt;Big Why.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Your “Big Why” ignites the passion and purpose that feeds your energy.&amp;nbsp; It brings focus and motivation to your efforts as you define your goals and build your models to achieve whatever you choose.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;An example of how the Big Why can drive you is the story of a young Texas mother who was not happy with the academics her school district offered her son.&amp;nbsp; Cerebral Palsy forced her son into a wheelchair and affected his ability to speak.&amp;nbsp; He required a full time attendant to eat and function within the school; even for the simple task of turning pages in his books.&amp;nbsp; Despite his physical limitations, this youngster had a great mind, wonderful wit and an ability to get his points across despite his limited verbal communication.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mom took a stand.&amp;nbsp; She shifted from a full-time to part time work so she had the flexibility to advocate her son’s academics.&amp;nbsp; Despite strong resistance and thinly veiled threats of being sued as a bad mother, she built a network of educators, specialists, supporters and advocacy groups to fortify her arguments and sustain her quest to effect change from an attitude of baby-sitting special-needs students to providing the academics and mainstreaming pathways required by the state.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After three years of hard work, focus and following a strategic model, she achieved her goal.&amp;nbsp; Walls crumbled down, resistance subsided and the required academics, with appropriate mainstreaming (both social and academic), was available for all special-needs students within the school system.&amp;nbsp; When asked what kept her going, she responded:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"I did not want to be the reason my son could not go to college."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Big Why is usually as simple as that.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes it is hidden behind a pile of other stuff, just keep asking yourself (or better yet… someone in your network ask you) &lt;strong&gt;WHY&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; You will know when you find it because it comes from your core, driven by your purpose and meaning.&amp;nbsp; You cannot stop yourself until you achieve your goal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLN2k0b3g70&amp;amp;feature=player_embedded"&gt;Check this out and see what you can do today that will make 2010 your best year ever.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.pursuant4.com/kappadelta/2009/fallcultivation/default.asp?tpgid=45647429&amp;amp;sn=1r"&gt;Join the Confidence Coalition &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg?a=7" width="103" align="left" height="140"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy G&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;raven is a Professional Speaker,Transformational Life and Business Coach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique exp&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;eriences provided a door way to work and learn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;to the sage and wisdom of those who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; Her perspective serves as a catalyst for women wanting to grow &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;their professional and personal lives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking(anchored in real possibility) that generates vision and translates into effective action.&amp;nbsp; You will gain power in dealing with every-day &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;issues,and be free to live a major league life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><category>Self Improvement</category><category>Motivation</category><category>Goal Setting</category><category>Inspiration</category><category>Coaching</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/11/02/59-days-on-the-wall.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">d5fcfe2e-7af0-49d8-8028-de3b6be41f97</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Living the Life You Love</title><link>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/10/21/living-the-life-you-love.aspx?ref=rss</link><author>suzy@suzygraven.com (Suzy Graven)</author><description>71 Days on the wall.&amp;nbsp; We're 30 days into the 100-Day Challenge to the end of the year.&amp;nbsp; Do you have an Action Plan yet!&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What can you do today to get you one step closer to making 2010 your best year ever?&amp;nbsp; What core values and principles do you need to adopt to make it happen?&amp;nbsp; How will you live it?&amp;nbsp; How will you BE it? Who will you enroll to help you achieve it?&amp;nbsp; Perhaps, Regina Brett can inspire you with her list of lessons life taught her.&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:"&lt;/em&gt; --Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Life isn't fair, but it's still good.&lt;br&gt;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; When in doubt, just take the next small step.&lt;br&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.&lt;br&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.&lt;br&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Pay off your credit cards every month.&lt;br&gt;6.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.&lt;br&gt;7.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.&lt;br&gt;8.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.&lt;br&gt;9.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.&lt;br&gt;10. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.&lt;br&gt;11.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.&lt;br&gt;12.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It's OK to let your children see you cry.&lt;br&gt;13.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.&lt;br&gt;14.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.&lt;br&gt;15.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.&lt;br&gt;16.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.&lt;br&gt;17.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.&lt;br&gt;18.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.&lt;br&gt;19.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.&lt;br&gt;20.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take "no" for an answer.&lt;br&gt;21.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.&lt;br&gt;22.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Over prepare, then go with the flow.&lt;br&gt;23.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.&lt;br&gt;24.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;No one is in charge of your happiness but you.&lt;br&gt;25.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ''In five years, will this matter?"&lt;br&gt;26.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Always choose life.&lt;br&gt;27.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Forgive everyone everything.&lt;br&gt;28.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;What other people think of you is none of your business.&lt;br&gt;29.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.&lt;br&gt;30.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;However good or bad a situation is, it will change.&lt;br&gt;31.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.&lt;br&gt;32.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Believe in miracles.&lt;br&gt;33.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.&lt;br&gt;34.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.&lt;br&gt;35.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.&lt;br&gt;36.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Your children get only one childhood.&lt;br&gt;37.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.&lt;br&gt;38.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.&lt;br&gt;39.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd take ours back.&lt;br&gt;40.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.&lt;br&gt;41.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The best is yet to come.&lt;br&gt;42.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.&lt;br&gt;43.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Yield.&lt;br&gt;44.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.&lt;br&gt;45.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suzy G&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 103px; height: 125px;" src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/84899-74240/Suzy_NRCC.jpg?a=7" width="103" align="left" height="125"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;raven is a Professional Speaker,Transformational Life and Business Coach.&amp;nbsp; Her unique exp&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;eriences provided a door way to work and learn from amazing leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs, &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;to the sage and wisdom of those who work closest to nature.&amp;nbsp; Her perspective serves as a catalyst for women wanting to grow &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;theirprofessional and personal lives.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It leads to a thinking(anchored inreal possibility) that generates vision and translates into effectiveaction.&amp;nbsp; You will gain power in dealing with every-day &lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;issues,and be free to live a major league life.&amp;nbsp; Go to &lt;a href="http://g3coaching.com/"&gt;g3coaching.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><category>Savvy Woman</category><category>Motivation</category><category>Personal Development</category><category>Coaching</category><category>Inspiration</category><comments>http://articles.secretsofthesavvywoman.com/2009/10/21/living-the-life-you-love.aspx#Comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">578cb286-17e4-4640-9792-f5be1c649489</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>