I'm Following Mia Hamm's Advice

In my previous post, the Mia Hamm quote is about celebrating your success and setting the bar higher. That's my goal. I just finished a motivational speech contest in Toastmasters and on February 17th, I will compete at the next level. Mia and others say we should enjoy our victories and [then] keep going. I will do that. Starting now. WAHOO! YIPPEE! HALLELUJAH!

And I'll keep writing. [You can click on the title of today's post or click here to read one or two of my recent articles.] Writing has helped me think about a lot of diverse areas which has helped me in creating my speech. I was told that The judges really noticed my creativity and noticed much of my speech was "from scratch." My goal was to be unique, memorable and motivational. In addition, I wanted to give the listeners tools to help them motivate themselves.

At different points in my speech I drew upon experience in personal and professional development work, years in Toastmasters, Bible reading, telling stories, watching movies, watching TV, listening to music, reading books, public and Catholic education, and more. I thank God for this chance and for the competition that brought out the ability to "take it up a notch" as one of my opponents and friends, Dori Klass put it. Today I'll go to Dori's house for our quarterly Toastmasters party and live it up a notch!

Celebrate Success - Mia Hamm

I receive motivational and inspirational quotes every day through email and I share them with you. Check out what Mia Hamm says about celebrating success by clicking on the title of today's post.

If you're in sales or even if you think you're not, visit my Business Owner Investment blog through the link below to receive access to a valuable tool.

http://businessownerinvestment.blogspot.com/2007/01/we-are-all-in-sales.html

Good Things Happen When You Do Good

Have you heard about the guy who saved a man in a New York subway by covering him with his body while the subway ran over the top of them? His name is Wesley Autrey and I saw him on Letterman the other night. He's a hero and the title of today's post is a quote from him. Click on the title of today's post to see a little bit more on my Myspace blog.

Always Dream And Shoot Higher - William Faulkner

Click the title of today's post for more inspiration from William Faulkner and others at my Myspace site or use the link below to visit my blog on stocks and small business.

http://BusinessOwnerInvestment.blogspot.com

Unparalleled Success - Andrew Carnegie

Those of you familiar with my blogs know that I enjoy sharing motivational quotes. I am transitioning into a new way of doing that. You can click on the title of today's link to go to the exact quote by Andrew Carnegie or you can click the link below to go to my Myspace blog where that post is one among many.

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=102972234

Start your year wonderfully!

Happy New Year!

Charlie