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October 27th, 2010 by Gail Foley

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I have to tell you this is not for the faint of heart! Please ignore the ‘wind’ hairstyle – I do live in Dorothy land – next time I’ll look in the mirror first! Just another smile to share!

Are you ready? Go to lunch or dinner at one of your favorite restaurants. When you are getting ready to leave – try putting your coat on upside down! You’ll not only laugh at yourself – you’ll catch someone’s eye whose done the same thing and everyone smiles! I know – I’ve done it!

May you receive a smile in return for yours…it truly is contagious.

P.S. Would you like to share a tip? If you comment and share one you’ll go into a drawing for thank you gift.

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Are you consistent?

October 20th, 2010 by Gail Foley

I struggle with this all the time because I am so easily distracted by all the buzz going on around me. Get this, do this, try this, this is the magic bullet just sign up here! I’m so guilty of allowing myself to step off my path to my ultimate goal! And I don’t even have to wonder why my checks are not where I want them to be – I KNOW why! And I reflect back on my actions and I find I was all over the place with my actions!

So today, I am making a pledge to take my business to a whole new level by simply getting back on being consistent with my daily actions. Now with that said, I went looking for a quote I used to have posted on my wall until we moved and I de-cluttered and lost it! I found the quotes interesting, Tom Hopkins says our daily habits is a reflection of our success as does Anthony Robbins, but then I found other quotes arguing that people that are consistent are dead! Hello???

Wow, lots of opinions out there, but my challenge to you is to please share what works for you? Do you easily stay on track doing the same thing day in and day out? Do you find yourself bored to tears after a month of the same thing? Do you go off to try something different before you finished the previous project?

This is short and sweet because I am personally getting back to the activity that worked for me in the past and that I somehow got off track.

Sending you a smile,

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What’s Your Mission?

October 7th, 2010 by Gail Foley

You know I’ve always lived by a simple philosophy that is based on a Chinese Proverb…I’ll share it here:

“If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap.
If you want happiness for a day – go fishing.
If you want happiness for a month – get married.
If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime – help someone else. ”

Those words I actually had printed on an old business card of mine and now I share magnets with that phrase on it, because I truly believe that in the bigger picture of life that’s really what most of us find most satisfying…helping others

I have to tell you though that for a while I’ve been so focused on getting this blog up and doing stuff on line that I lost my way on what my true mission is. Oh, not to say that I am not totally in love with all the new friendships and budding relationships I have acquired – that part is way over the top and always has been. But for me I realized it’s not about being a great blogger or being an consistent commenter…it’s sharing what will help someone acquire his or her dream. It’s about making a difference in someone’s life!

Of course, I didn’t figure this out all by myself – no, I had to travel a ways away to our annual convention – our 5th and I’ve been at every one – to have that switch flipped back up to high gear! So I encourage you, attend your company events and get re-energized! Because for me, this time, my mission became more clear to me than at any other convention…not sure why, except I feel I’m letting a whole lot of people down by not sharing this with them.

I love ‘branding’ myself, but I realized I did that a long time ago. In fact, I was coming out of the airport in Dallas returning from the convention with many of our partners around and someone said, “Hey, You’re The Hey Card Lady.” True statement, but I thought she was part of our group – not so, she remembers meeting me locally and they were just coming back from Hawaii.

It’s funny, coming from someone that thrives on recognition, but my name being remembered is no longer as important as being remembered for my mission and how I help millions of people act on their promptings and share a fun, fabulous financial vehicle to freedom. I love the feeling of KNOWING how valuable our mission is and the empowerment that comes with that feeling.

We’re free to dream our dreams, we’re free to achieve them…my mission is clear…is yours?

Sending a big smile your way,

P.S. No bloopers this week, just a funky hair thing going on there. LOL

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Smile Tip #1 – Play Like A Kid!

September 22nd, 2010 by Gail Foley

You do know that life isn’t a dress rehearsal, right? You are aware that when you ‘blink’ half your life has gone by…I only mention this so you understand the value of what I am sharing with you on this post today.

We all do it, everyone that isn’t lazy, is out there, hustling at work and then at home, taking kids to events, being at events, volunteering, participating in all sorts of activities that leave us breathless and stressing over how our lives are so busy! And oh, they are, way too crazy busy! In fact, I sent a friend of mine a book called just that because that was her favorite tune, “I’m just crazy busy!”

Do you remember (some of you will) when they predicted our work week would be just 4 days and we’d have all this luxurious leisure time? Oops, no one predicted the onset of the computer in our lives, or the arrival of FaceBook and Twitter and cell phones, and IPads, and MP3 players, and Skype and on and on. We are so connected today to our devices that rarely do we unplug.

Thankfully, I follow Jack Canfield’s recommendation in his book “The Success Principles”. He suggests that you do not engage in your livelihood for 24 hours once a week. Even if you absolutely love what you do…stop and put it aside for 24 hours. So I do, I shut down from all computer stuff for 24 hours. I do not engage in my passion on Sundays, no conference calls, no meetings…just plain fun and relax time! And on Monday, I’m raring to go…if I work through my weekend, the new week totally limps along!

So my tip for you today, is not just to shut down, but when you do, add some play time in! Play a game today a game you played as a kid! If you played ‘jax’ inside, get down on the floor and see how many you can still grab! Or go outside and jump rope, play hopscotch or tag (of course you’ll need some playmates for some of these!) Shoot some baskets, ride a bike, kick a football, play catch! Just play.

When I sold time share in Virginia (sigh, I miss it so) I always used the old cliche “ Stop And Smell The Roses”. And my first family that joined the resort I was working at in Williamsburg gave me a priceless gift when they came to visit. A beautifully engraved glass mug with an etching of a rose and my name on it…thanking me for helping them do just that.

Seven years later after I moved to be with my kids in Kansas, my time share family from PA and now dear friends, invited me and my husband to spend a week at their condo with them in Williamsburg – it was awesome! And boy did we play and have fun together! So I will forever be reminding people…roses have an awesome fragrance, when was the last time you smelled one?

May you receive a smile in return for yours…it truly is contagious.

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