This is the final post in a 3 part series, following an eye opening book, Our Daily Meds by Melody Petersen. One of the biggest challenges I have noticed is that for many people who are in pain, or suffering from symptoms related to degenerative diseases, is that treatment choice is often based on insurance coverage, rather than what is actually working for them and their symptoms.

Approx. 2/3 of Canadians have extended health care coverage, including prescription drugs. This makes it easier for someone who is suffering from arthritis pain to take Celebrex (covered by insurance) than to take a glucosamine type product that is not covered.  Even though there are many negative side effects to the drug and none with the supplement. Having been in this market for almost 5 years, this has been the reason for many people’s choice to stick with a drug – EVEN THOUGH they are fully aware of the negative side effects and possible long term health consequences on other body systems. Even more surprising, I have had clients who have had significant results with supplements, but chose to go back to the prescription meds because they were covered by insurance – even though the treatment with supplements was more effective.

In the U.S., $728 per capita is spent each year on drugs, while in Canada it is $509.^[84] At the same time, consumption is higher in Canada, with about 12 prescriptions being filled per person each year in Canada and 10.6 in the United States.^{[86] source}

In my opinion, the fact that our prescription costs are covered by insurance for 2/3 of the population creates a complacency about what products we are choosing to take and why.  Since the money is not directly coming out of our pockets, we may not be asking enough questions about whether a prescription is necessary or if there is an alternate solution (i.e. supplement) that may be even better for us. Often when people find out that we personally spend $120 – $400 a month on different supplements – there is a sense of shock and awe!  Yet if we “spent” that much on prescriptions (which is very possible) to treat symptoms of degenerative diseases, not many people would blink an eye.  One of the reasons we choose to take supplements now is to possibly avoid the prescriptions later on in life.

This will remain a challenge, especially in Canada, until one of two things happens:

1. More people are educated about the benefits of supplementation and the risks/hazards of prescription medications.

2. Insurance companies start to cover the cost of supplements OR more people have to pay out of their own pocket for prescription medications.

What is your opinion on this issue? Are you comfortable taking prescription medications? Or would you have find a solution using supplementation and lifestyle change? Is there a place in your life for both? Check in below in the comments.

As mentioned in my previous post about the true nature of the pharmaceutical industry, there are some very positive things that have come out of the research and advancements we have made in the 20th century.

One of the biggest advancements of course is the eradication of many infectious diseases. We have made a tremendous amount of progress here, especially when you look at small pox, polio, measles, mumps and rubella. These have virtually been eradicated through vaccinations. Being born in 1976, I didn’t even receive the vaccine for small pox (most of my friends who were born the year before did).  That threat, has for the most part been completely eliminated. On the flip side of this, is the current controversy about the danger of vaccinations.  As more and more vaccines are created (chicken pox, flu virus, HB) there are concerns about vaccine safety. Most recently, the study that had shown that vaccinations cause autism has been retracted, so there is still much confusion on this part. So even though this is one of the best ways the pharmaceutical industry has contributed to our health and longevity, there are still challenges and concerns when it comes to taking the products.

Another positive discovery was of course, antibiotics. This is another case of a truly amazing product being mis-handled and mis-used, and now we are in a situation where antibiotics that used to work are no longer effective. Superbugs are becoming resistant to all current antibiotics and we have run out of options in many cases. What happened was that patients were requesting (and probably still do) antibiotics for everything – even viral infections which cannot be treated with antibiotics. Combined with doses that are not completed and you get Superbugs that are resistant to current treatments.  The biggest challenge here is that there is little money in discovering a new antibiotic, so the research in this area has been virtually stagnant. “In 2002, for example, Bristol-Myers, Abbott Laboratories and Eli Lilly halted or substantially reduced their efforts to discover antibiotics”. source

It is a bit alarming that the most positive things about the pharmaceutical industry have begun to take a wrong turn. More research is needed, for viruses and bacterium that are not big money makers but could save lives. More education is needed about the value of discoveries that cure diseases and not just mitigate symptoms.  We as consumers need to educate ourselves as well, not only through advertising and the media, but through non-fiction reading and perhaps, taking a closer look at alternatives to pharmaceuticals.  Feel free to share your opinions below, I’m curious to hear about where other stand on this issue.

Next time, I will take a look at prescriptions vs. supplements, mostly in Canada.

I just finished reading a very interesting book called Our Daily Meds by Melody Peterson.  The subtitle is How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs.  I’ll preface this blog post with the following: I am not a medical doctor or doctor of any kind, I have no formal training in nutrition beyond a degree in Kinesiology, I am not a nutritionist, naturopath, or any other health profession. The opinions expressed in this blog post are based on what I have l personally read and learned over the past 5 years working with two internationally reknown nutritional companies.

Ever wonder if everything you read and hear about it true or not? Whether it’s just rumour or fact? Much of what is written in this book confirms much of what I have been sharing and criticizing about the pharmaceutical industry. Melody Petersen is an investigative journalist who wrote about the pharmaceutical industry for 4 years as a reporter for the New York Times.  I’ll share some of the highlights from the book – for some this might be information you’re well aware of and for others, perhaps an eye opening look at what’s really going on in the pharmaceutical industry.

Another new disease

Doesn’t it seem like every time you open a newspaper, magazine, turn on the tv or the internet there’s news about a new disease? It seems like we are all suffering from some kind of disease or disorder that needs pharmaceuticals to relieve us from our symptoms.   Going to the toilet too much? Must be overactive bladder syndrome. Moody, cranky, bloated before that time of the month? No longer just PMS, it must be premenstrual dysphoric disorder and there’s a drug for that too. The true irony behind all of these new diseases and disorders is that although the pharmaceutical companies can provide us with a pill that with help our symptoms – there is no money or research into finding a permanent cure.  To paraphrase, there are two outcomes of a clinic trial that would be disastrous, first that the drug does not have an effect – or even worse, that it provides a cure.  The industry is not only in the business of creating new diseases that need to be treated, but in creating customers for life by treating the symptoms. Finding a cure would be a financial disaster.

Speaking of symptoms

Now that we have so many different drugs to help us deal with the symptoms of many different diseases, we are running into the challenge of all of the side effects of these drugs.  For example, if you are taking a prescription for Celebrex (for arthritis), there is a good chance you will have to take a second drug to counter the effects on the stomach. Even worse, some of the side of effects of common drugs mimic the effects of disease like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, so there is a chance that the patient can be misdiagnosed with one of these very debilitating diseases – when the true “cure” lies in taking them off their current meds. And the cycle continues as they are put on more drugs to treat the symptoms of the “disease” that they now have.

Death by prescription

Most disturbing of all are the number of deaths attributed to prescription drugs every single day (taken as directed by a physician)- an estimated 270 Americans per day, more than Alzheimer’s and diabetes combined. It is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States (and we aren’t faring much better in Canada).

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the “darker side” of the pharmaceutical industry.  There is of course, a lighter side, and in my next post I’ll be taking a closer look at some of the positive points that have come from the industry, as well as a few suggestions on making things better.

A funny thing happened this week.  I got an automatic call from my domain hosting company, saying that one of my domain names was coming up for renewal.  It was a strange automatic recording and I did take a mental note – and promptly forgot about it. This week I have been teaching a full day French summer camp with a small group of girls and it has taken up most of my energy and focus. So I hadn’t even been on my website all week.  To my surprise, julieboyer.com was the site that needed to be renewed. Luckily, I was only a day late and things should be up and running soon, as you won’t be able to see this post until then anyhow!

This got me thinking about the cost of our distractions in our lives. Now, this camp that I am doing is certainly not a distraction, it’s a part of what I do for my livelihood, but just the sudden change in my routine and suddenly it’s very difficult to find time for anything else, let alone the energy. Perhaps I’m getting my first taste of being a mom and trying to juggle a family and a career? Being 7 months pregnant can definitely take a lot out of you, especially in 30°C plus heat. Running around and playing games with 6 and 7 year olds also takes a lot out of you! The biggest challenge during this time is keeping up with my passions – my Agel business, writing my blog, speaking engagements, networking and personal development.

Do you find that when the seasons change, or school ends (or starts) that it is difficult to make the adjustment in routine? How many of you out there are working on a full time job or as a full time parent and are also, like me, working on your passions in your “spare time”?  We’ve all heard it before, the only way you’re going to find time to make all of your dreams comes true, and then have time to enjoy your passions exclusively is to make time now. Why then is it so easy to get distracted? To make excuses? To not to the activities that we know are going to get us one step closer to that reality?  We KNOW that taking one step at a time, one day at a time will allow us to get there.  Yet, we continue to fall back into a loop of distraction, procrastination, lack of focus on what we really want.

Check in on the comments below – how do you deal with distractions? What is it that keeps you on track to living your passion and dream life?

What is it with the international obsession with celebrities and their pregnancies (or lack of pregnancies)? I am really glad that I’m not a multi-million dollar superstar celebrity like Jennifer Aniston.  I get to enjoy being pregnant without my belly being plastered all over the tabloids and other magazines. It’s become the newest way to sell magazines, I swear.  The cover story seems to be about someone having a baby, wanting a baby, being ready for a baby or adopting a baby. What kind of reproductive pressure must these celebrities be under?

Trying to get pregnant can be a challenging process for many couples or single women who choose to have a baby on their own. There is enough pressure without the added pressure of the media’s fascination with celebrity women and their attempts to have children.  Sure, it’s part of the deal when you become a celebrity to lose many aspects of your private life, but isn’t it about time we left these women and their reproductive struggles alone?

Think about it, as an average women, you start getting the “when are you having a baby?” question within minutes of getting married.  Depending on your family, you might get this question at every family event until you actually have a baby in your belly.  That alone is enough pressure for most women.  And isn’t true that if the women is under stress, then it’s much more difficult to conceive? Dan and I are really blessed, we thought that it might take us years to conceive, and we were able to after 4 months (thanks to TCOYF!).  We have many friends who are still struggling to conceive, and countless others who had to use medical interventions in order to conceive. Even my parents struggled, it took them over 6 years to conceive me!

So why is there so much pressure on reproduction? Why are stories of these women and their challenges selling more magazines? Perhaps for some women, there is an element of understanding and being able to relate to their situations.  In some way, many women are still waiting for the perfect partner, like Jennifer Aniston and their biological clock just keeps ticking.  So perhaps there is a feeling of safety in numbers.

What are your thoughts about the fascination with celebrity pregnancies? Should we leave them alone, or is it our right to know about their reproductive hope, dreams and challenges? Check in below in the comments.

Yesterday, June 23, 2010 was a first for most of us in Ontario. We experience our first earthquake!  A 5.0 magnitude quake with an epicentre just north of Ottawa was felt from Ottawa, west to Toronto, north to Waterloo, south to Detroit and even all the way into Alabama! A quake of this magnitude is not big enough to cause any real damage, but big enough to be felt. I’m not sure how this is possible but I didn’t actually feel it. We must have a very solid building. The reason the quake reached so many places is because it was “conducted” by the Canadian Shield.

As many of you may know, we don’t have a tv or cable and I rarely listen to the news.  So how did I find out about the quake? First, my husband called and the very next thing I did was to check the news on Twitter.  It’s pretty amazing how quickly news spreads on Twitter. I read tweets about people feeling the quake all over Ontario and south of us in the US. There were hundreds of tweets in just a few minutes.  Who needs the news when you can just log on to Twitter?

Interestingly, one of the first thoughts that popped into my head when I heard the news about it hitting Toronto was that maybe it was something more sinister – with all of the security and fear-mongering that has been going on with the G20 summit this weekend, I thought it might have been a bomb. Luckily Twitter cleared that up quickly.  This week has been a very interesting one in these parts, not only with the weather and natural disasters but with all of the different challenges people have had with the G20 preparations. Many of my friends are working from home this week, people are staying out of Toronto today and Friday. It took my sister over 2 hours to get home last night from Brampton to High Park (the outskirts of Toronto) because of highway closures. I can understand why people are choosing to stay home.

My question is – haven’t all of these news people heard about the Law of Attraction? The more we talk about the possibility of something happening, the more likely we are to attract it! It seems like it’s the only topic of conversation these days – and in a way it would almost be anti-climactic if nothing actually did happen. At this point, we are all just waiting for the other shoe to drop, metaphorically speaking.

It has been a challenge to stay away from the news this week – it seems to be everywhere and on every radio station as soon as there is a lull. Do you find it informative or simply annoying to hear all of the potential things that could happen with the G20? Do you feel safe going into Toronto or living in/near the downtown core?  Check in on the comments below.

Have a great day everyone and enjoy if you are working from home!

And if you did survive the earthquake and would like to buy the t-shirt – click here.

Last week’s post, What Street Do You Live On? generated some great comments and interesting conversation. I also had a chance to expand on the post and say it as my last speech for Toastmasters.  It was recorded and I’ll be sharing the video in the coming days – I was lucky enough to have a professional recording by my good friend Maude Leger of Sold Right Away.  I have now completed my first Toastmasters manual and achieved the level of Competent Communicator. This was one of my goals when I joined just over a year ago, to complete the manual this season.

After the many different reactions I received from the post and the speech, I wanted to do a follow up post. And I’d like to hear from you! My big question is:

What does Prosperity mean to you?

I have a feeling that although the dictionary definition might mean one thing, for many people, it means a number of different things.  The definition from dictionary.com is as follows: a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune.

I’m looking forward to hearing for you in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter about your personal meaning for Prosperity.  And I’ll likely be sharing a blog post from the sunny south this weekend!

Do you live on Mediocre Street or Prosperity Avenue? Are you striving to be average or are you striving for greatness? Do you just want to be comfortable or do you want to be rich? Are you happy with the status quo or would you like to live above and beyond?

These questions aren’t necessarily easy questions to answer and they don’t all have a simple response, do they?  Four years ago, these types of questions would not have even entered in my consciousness, as I didn’t even realize that there was MORE to life then becoming average. This is not to say that being average is a BAD thing – like many people – I had the dream to go to school, get my degree, get a good corporate job and work my way up to a solid 6 figure income and at the same time, meet the man of my dreams and start a family. We would live in a 3 bedroom home, most likely in Oakville or Burlington, take 2 weeks of vacation every year and live a COMFORTABLE life.  Sounds like the perfect North American dream, right?  What I started to realize though, is as I pulled back the curtain on this lifestyle, I realized that this dream wasn’t exactly what I had wanted. In fact, becoming average started to appeal less and less.

What I hadn’t realized is that all our lives we have been programmed to become average, to fit the status quo and to live in mediocrity. And living in mediocrity can be much easier than living a life of greatness.  It can be easier to go through life, working at a job or a business that pays the bills with enough left over to take a few weeks vacation every year, to live in a house that fits your needs, to drive a reasonable car and have just enough STUFF to fill that home and to keep up the status illusion. A life that becomes almost like Groundhog Day.  Anyone remember that movie with Bill Murray? He wakes up every day and repeats the same day over and over again? Sadly, this is the reality for most of us.  We go to work Monday to Friday, anticipate the weekend all week, spend the weekend doing errands, cleaning up around the house or maybe even relaxing, only to wake up again on Monday morning and do it all again. Forty years later, we retired on less money then we had when we were working, so in order to keep the house and travel, we have to go back to work.  Is this really what our lives were meant to be?

There are many amazing people worldwide who believe otherwise and I’d like to share with you how some of their philosophies have helped thousands of people just like you & I, to personally strive for a life a greatness, rather than mediocrity.

Randy Gage, The Millionaire Messiah of Prosperity, has a very empowering motto: “Prosperity is your birthright and your natural condition. It is all around you. There is no place on earth that Prosperity is not.”  He has spent years leading a tribe of people who want to live a life that is full of prosperity, in every way possible.  His preaches about success and prosperity on his blog and has written several books on the topic, including Why You’re Dumb, Sick and Broke and How to Get Smart Healthy and Rich. His message is simple, why live in mediocrity when you can live in prosperity? He helps us to understand how challenging it can be to overcome societal lack programming and the lack mentality that surrounds most of us. And he is a living example of someone who has overcome great challenges and poverty to become a multi-millionaire and one of the most powerful speakers on prosperity alive today.

Jim Rohn was an amazing man who also preached about greatness and prosperity.  From humble beginnings as a farm boy in Idaho, Jim Rohn went on to be become a world-reknown motivational and inspirational speaker, as well as building several multi-million dollar businesses. As he so aptly stated, “Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness – great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.” This is really the key that we often forget – the only way to achieve greatness is to provide great service to others.  To paraphrase Rohn, if you help a few dozen people to succeed, you’ll make a little bit of money. If you help a few hundred people to succeed, you’ll make even more money.  And if you help thousands of people to succeed, you’ll become a millionaire.  What a beautiful way to frame prosperity – help thousands of people to achieve their dreams and be successful, and you’ll become a millionaire in the process.

What both of these amazing mentors and teachers help us to really understand is that it’s ok to want to be rich and to be prosperous. In fact, it’s our right and privilege to be able to live a life of GREATNESS.  It’s up to us to rise above mediocrity and to be the best person we can be, not only for ourselves and for our families, but for the entire nation and the world.  As strange as it may sound, it will always be easier to remain on Mediocre Street, then to live on Prosperity Avenue. That is why less than 5% of people ever do make the move.

Four years ago, I started to pack up my things on Mediocre Street.  I haven’t found my home on Prosperity Avenue yet – but I am certainly on the journey every single day.  I experience set backs and challenges just like everyone else, but I also know that this journey is just as important as the destination. And as I travel along this path, I invite you to come with me. To take a little step in the direction of Prosperity Avenue every single day.  To start to think about how your life could be GREAT and how you could make a BIG difference in the world.  Together, we can be a part of the prosperity movement and lead others to join us. There is more than enough for everyone! Will you join me on the journey to GREATNESS?

What another beautiful weekend here in Southern Ontario! We have been blessed with unusually warm weather for this time of year, most days for the past week have been close to 30C! Sure, the air conditioning is helpful but the sunshine and extra natural vitamin D is wonderful.

Friday night was a treat – saw Sex and the City 2 with 50 women from my Ladies’ Meet-Up Group. It was so much fun! We went VIP style at the SilverCity in Oakville.  It’s worth the extra $5 a ticket, trust me! I highly recommend enjoying a ladies night out or a date night at the movies, VIP style.

Saturday we stayed in and watched another movie! Have you had the chance to see Julie & Julia yet? It is an excellent film, based on two true stories.  First, it’s the story of how Julia Child, famous chef, became Julia Child, during her time in Paris after the second world war.  And at the same time, we have the story of Julie Powell, a young woman living in New York City right after 9/11, who is looking for meaning in her life.  Julie decides to cook her way through Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and blog about her experience.  She gives herself a year to cook over 500 recipes! The heart of the film is about two women who are unsure about their true purpose in life and are searching for something … neither really knows what it is but they both find something amazing in the kitchen.  Julia Child begins taking lessons at the famous Cordon Bleu.  This is where it all began for this amazing chef and writer.  Did you know that her most famous book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking took over 8 years to be published? Julia Child develops a deep passion for French cooking and becomes a true master in the kitchen.

Julie Powell on the other hand, doesn’t have the luxury of learning from Cordon Bleu, so she uses the book as her textbook on how to become a master of French Cooking.  She has a full time government job, which she generally dislikes and is married to a wonderful man who is very supportive.  Somehow she finds not only the time but the commitment to follow through on this challenge.  And in the process, becomes a different person, a more confident and passionate women, who finds her talent not only in the kitchen, but also as a writer. It’s a bit of a fairy-tale story in fact.  Julie’s blog has been turned into a book and a movie!

What I loved about this movie was that it’s about two women in different eras who are looking for meaning in their lives, and through cooking, especially French cooking, each has a chance to create an amazing life and future for themselves.  Neither of their journeys were without bumps on the road, but in the end, they both triumph! And the stories are based on their real lives.  I really connected with this film and it made me think about my passions in life as well.

For me, another connection was with French cooking. Growing up with a French dad (my dad’s from Paris) and a French-Canadian mom, who is a dietitian by trade, there was a lot of great food cooked in our home. I have never realized that many of the dishes and cooking pans/pots etc. were distinctively French.  We have a beautiful copper frying pan, that shows up in the first few scenes of the movie and I know both my parents cooked using the orange Le Creuset dutch over. Even more interesting, there is a scene where Julie is using a food processor and I have the exact same one, a Cuisinart handed down from my parents. I realize now that I really don’t know how to cook, nor do I take the time to cook.  My parents taught me so many things in the kitchen, but I rarely use these skills.  Now that I’m having a child of my own, I have been thinking about learning more traditional French cuisine so that I may pass it on my children.

Question of the day is what is your passion? What are you passionate about? Are you spending time on your passion daily, weekly, monthly?

Finally, a quick personal note, we had the ultrasound on Friday.  And … it’s a girl! We are all very excited and I have a feeling she will be spoiled by both families.

Further to my post last week about blame or responsibility, I thought I’d take a closer look at commitment in today’s post.  How many of you find it hard to make a commitment? Or find it challenging to follow through to the end of commitment you’ve made? I’ve been observing my level commitment in different areas of my life, as well as other people’s level of commitment in those same areas.

The first thing about being committed to a person, job, activity or group is determining where it falls on your level of priorities.  I believe that the reason why so many people aren’t able to keep their commitments or follow them through is because of where their priorities truly lie.  For example, I made a decision to become more fluent in Spanish this year. From Sept – Dec, I attended my Spanish meet-up group every other week and took every possible opportunity to practice. After my trip to Mexico at Christmas, even though my desire to learn Spanish had not disappeared, the level of commitment to my Spanish group had changed because it was no longer a priority (i.e. no upcoming trip).  And now, I have pre-natal yoga on Thursday nights (same night as Spanish) so I have made the decision to commit to the yoga instead of Spanish. Even though I enjoyed meeting with the group and have learned quite a bit in the past few months, my priorities have changed and so has my commitment level.

In many other areas of my life, I have noticed that everyone seems to have a different level of commitment. And I often wonder why people choose to sign up and pay for different activities, yet rarely or never show up? One example is our Toastmasters group.  There is a fairly high level of commitment to be a part of this group as we meet every Monday night for 2 hours. Members are not required to attend every meeting and there is no penalty for missing too many meetings.  Yet there are members who only come once a month or perhaps only when their name is on the schedule. And there are other members who are there for every single meeting, or at the most have missed one or two since the beginning of this year. It’s interesting because both people may have similar challenges to overcome in order to attend the meetings, yet one of them is there and the other isn’t.  It comes back to a level of priority of course.  Where does Toastmasters fit into each person’s level of priorities, compared to the rest of their lives? Ironically, just like most things in life, you get the most out of the experience by showing up and being a part of it.  Which leads to a greater enjoyment and a deeper commitment. Of course, those who are never able to show up regularly will never have the opportunity to experience this.

Let’s say you’ve made a pretty serious commitment to a job, a business or relationship. And you’ve been delivering on that commitment since day one and holding up your end of the deal. What happens if you’re faced with a decision that would require you to break that commitment in order to move on to something or someone else? This is a situation that I’m sure many of you have faced before, as have I.   In my career so far in network marketing, I built a business with one company for 3 years, and had committed to building it to the highest level. Yet I quit the business before I got there.  There are moments in our lives where we will choose to break a commitment and move on, because that is the decision that is best for us at that time.  I had been completely committed to what I was building with the first company, and now, am committed to reach even higher levels of success with my current business.  This type of commitment is often the hardest to break and the most difficult to change – which is sometimes why we spend longer in relationships than we should or we stay at our job even though we haven’t enjoyed it for years or we stick with a flat-lining business because we’ve already put so much into it.

Bringing it back to my post last week about taking responsibility for our own actions, fulfilling a commitment is a big part of being responsible. Being in network marketing is an interesting business, it may seem very simple but it’s definitely not easy. One of the biggest challenges is that with such a low cost entry to open your own international business, often the level of commitment does not match what it will take to truly be successful. There are times when I do wish it cost $50 or $100 thousand dollars to open your own Agel business because I can guarantee you that the commitment level from most people (myself included) would change dramatically. Of course, the low start up fees is one of the reasons why our business is so appealing to so many people. The bottom line is that it takes at least one year to understand the business, at least 3-5 years part-time (honestly working 10-15 hours a week) to replace a full time income and anywhere from 3 to 10 years to be financially free and reach the top of the company. It takes hard work and commitment, just like anything else in life.

Take a look at all of the different areas in your life and ask yourself, how committed are you to each of them? Is it time to take a look at your priorities and re-assess? What are you committed to in the next 30, 60 or 90 days? How about in the next 1, 3 or 5 years? If you’d like some help to figure out your priorities and to focus your commitments for the next 10 years, I highly recommend Darren Hardy’s Program on Designing the Best 10 Years of Your Life. I committed to finishing it … I got to part 10 of 16.  Perhaps you’ll make it all the way!

Have a wonderful day today and with everything you do today, make a commitment to be your best!

One more thing – we still have open spots from Networking With Excellence and Integrity on Wed April 26th.  Email me to register.