A Moment For You™ Issue 12

A Moment For You™
Beth Terry's quasi-semi-monthly offering to keep you sane and give you perspective.
December 29, 2003

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A New Year - a New You

"Moments"
In This Issue:


•	Beth's "Brain Food"

•	Quote This!

•	Beth's Announcements

•	News You can Use

•	Today's chuckle

Other Links:


•	Need a speaker?

•	Send us your ideas!

•	Get your own copy of Beth's Newsletter

Beth's Brain Food:
A New Year - a New You
As you bundle up the holiday decorations, search around for the things you stuffed away 'til "after the holidays" and prepare your home for the new year… think about also preparing yourself for the new year.

I don't believe it is productive to make long lists of resolutions each year in order to break them all by Valentines Day. I do believe in taking stock and getting grounded before launching into the New Year.

Human beings thrive on ritual. We need to have moments that anchor us. We need to have traditions and ritual to gather us together and give our life meaning. While it is true that dates like New Year's Day are in reality, randomly chosen (why not celebrate March 2 instead?). The concept of a "new" year is hopeful and full of promise. It reminds us that we can...

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Quote This!

"We are not here to make a living. We are here to make a life."
W.E. Russell

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beth's Announcements:

Beth will be in Hawaii from January 12-17. Some dates still available. Email Beth for more information!

Phoenix: Three presentations in January are open to the public:

On January 7, Beth will be speaking at the Arizona Small Business Association Conference Room from 8-10AM on "Managing Change." Location: ASBA Offices, 4130 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix. (602) 265-4563.

On January 20, Beth will be speaking to the Health Services Professionals (HSP) at lunch (11:30-1:00.) Location: Springs of East Mesa -- 6220 E Broadway. Call (480) 816-9921.

On January 21, Beth will be speaking at the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce from 8-10 AM on "Handling Difficult Customer Situations." Location: call for details - (480) 947-4523

Invest in yourself. Beth's books are an excellent way to rejuvenate yourself! Check them out at Beth's store!

E-mail Beth for more information on the above

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News You can Use!

If you find goals daunting and you think you are just way too old to start something new, consider these gems from a wonderful little book I received for Christmas called "They Did What?" by Bob Fenster.

Jazz pianist and composer Eubie Blake performed until his death at one hundred. A heavy smoker and drinker all his life, Blake said when he reached the centennial mark, "If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."

Amos Aolonzo Stagg coached the football team at the College of the Pacific when he was eighty-four.

When in his seventies, the great Italian painter Titian remarked, "I think I am beginning to learn something about painting."

Painter Grandma Moses began her career in art when she was seventy-eight years old, completing more than one thousand oil paintings.

Fitness guru Jack LaLanne swam a mile in the ocean off the Florida coast when he was sixty-nine … pulling behind him seventy-seven people on ten boats.

Classical pianist Mieczyslaw Horszowski recorded an album at the age of ninety-nine.

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Today's Chuckle

A few fun quotes to ponder…

"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. Well, I think my mother is attractive, but I just keep pictures of her." -- Ellen DeGeneres

"I worry that the person who thought up Muzak is busy thinking up something else." -- Lily Tomlin

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." -- Woody Allen

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Need a Speaker?

Call Motivational Keynote Speaker, Beth Terry! Beth's inspirational, down-to earth style, practical message and sense of humor have earned her high marks with meeting planners and seminar attendees alike. As a motivational keynote speaker, she is well known for her dynamic style and for the uplifting, encouraging and inspirational stories she uses to make messages stick. Visit Beth's web site!

Thank You!

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Send us your ideas!

Every organization has issues they struggle to solve! Some issues are big, some are small. Have you had an experience in your organization that you would like Beth's advice on? We would love to hear your stories! Please send us an email here.

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