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            Join me at some of the following events:
             
        
            
            Wednesday, March 9 9:00 -10:30 a.m. 
 
BIG STRATEGIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS  
Presented by The BottomLine at the Greater 
Chamber's Small Business Resource Center - FREE 
  
RSVP to 210-392-3309 
             
        
            
            March 9, 18, 22, 29, 30 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 
 
MEET THE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES  
Presented by the Area Business Councils of 
the Greater Chamber, various locations.  To RSVP, click here.
             
        
            
            Wednesday, March 23 9:00 -10:30 a.m. 
 
E-MARKETING 101  
Presented by The BottomLine at the Greater 
Chamber's Small Business Resource Center - FREE 
  
RSVP to 210-392-3309 
             
        
            
            Wednesday, April 6 7:00 -9:00 a.m. 
 SMALL BUSINESS 
ROUNDTABLE Presented by The Greater San 
Antonio Chamber of Commerce    Click here to RSVP
             
        
            
            NORTHSIDE I.S.D.CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES:
  
GETTING PEOPLE TO YOUR WEBSITE  
Wednesday, March 9, 2005   6:00 - 9:00 
p.m.  
 CRAFTING YOUR WEBSITE TEXT
 
Wednesday, March 23, 2005   6:00 - 9:00 
p.m.  
 CONDUCTING BUSINESS BY EMAIL
 
Wednesday, April 6, 2005   6:00 - 9:00 
p.m. 
  
Each class: $21.00  John Marshall High 
School  
8000 Lobo
 To register, call 210-522-8100 or click 
here.
             
        
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        Greetings!
        
             
            Was February a good month for you?  My son turned 
25 (does that make me old?) and this month, I hit 
53!  I think it's going to be a wonderful year!
             
        
         
        
        
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            Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of 
creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-
conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You 
simply must do things. 
 - Ray Bradbury 
             
        
            
            Ray Bradbury should know.  So much of creativity is 
allowing yourself some calmness - a little island of 
peace to allow the ideas some room to grow.  Here 
are some exercises to help your ideas flourish.
             
        
            
            Breathe deeply.  You'll be surprised how 
much better 
you'll feel and how many more creative ideas will flow 
into your head if you will breathe from your abdomen 
rather than your chest.  Imagine that you can pull air 
into your belly button.  Breathe in through your nose 
and push your stomach out.  Then breathe out 
through your mouth and pull your stoamch in.  Do 
this three times to a slow count of ten (five in, five 
out).
             
        
            
            Spend 20 minutes each day in silence.  Use 
this time just for you - either in 
prayer, meditation, or light exercise.  Chatting with 
someone on the next treadmill doesn't count.  This 
needs to be quiet time.
             
        
            
            If you think it, ink it.  I heard this at a 
recent 
workshop and I just adore it.  Keep a notebook with 
you all the time and jot down any idea that occurs to 
you.  You'll be surprised how many more ideas will 
come to you once you've let your muse know that 
you care enough to capture them.
             
        
            
            Do puzzles.  Word puzzles, number puzzles, 
logic 
puzzles - all of these help to exercise your mind and 
boost your creativity.
             
        
            
            And here's one for this month.  What is a two word 
anagram for the word ASTRONOMERS that means 
roughly the same thing?
             
        
            
            Email your answer to me.  I'll draw one winner from 
the correct responses for a gift certificate at one of 
my favorite restaurants.
             
        
        
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(and if you like this one, you'll like hers, too.)   Learn 
how to get more cash in your 
pocket, more sales in the door, and reduce the 
amount of cash leaving your business.  To visit her 
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            I've been living my dream for the last year, doing 
what I enjoy and aligning my activities with the 
values that are most important to me. Now I want to 
share this journey with you. Let me help you discover 
the joy of living a purpose-filled life.  Come to my 
workshop and learn to Live Your Dream!
             
        
            
            Choose from the following dates:
 
- Monday, March 28
 
- Friday, April 29
 
 
All events are held from 8:30 A. M. - 12 noon at the 
Greater San Antonio Chamber's Small Business 
Resource Center, 1100 NW Loop 410 at Blanco.  Also 
available for private groups.  Call or email for details.
            
        
            
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