If you missed the meeting today, you missed some terrific stuff! Patty Powers, a certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist, talked with us about identity theft. It was very informative and she is very knowledgeable about the subject. Personally, I always thought of identity theft as being a credit issue. I never thought about the risks of people using my drivers license or my medical history. I realized how important it is to protect yourself from being a victim. Thank you Patty for doing an outstanding job!

I shared some thoughts about our 2008 and 2009 Success:

If your life in 2008 were to be made into a movie, what type of a movie would it be and what might it be titled?

What role did you play and who was in your supporting cast?

Would this movie be want you’d want anyone else to see?
When you think of the past year as if it were on the big screen, what lessons can be learned and how can it motivate you for 2009?
What would you like this next year to be like? Pick out a title for 2009 and set upon achieving an Oscar-worthy performance!
(mine is Rise and Shine in 2009! )

Kids are in schools across the country learning to do all sorts of things they believe they can’t succeed in. Kids don’t have much of a choice but to dive in whether it’s the next level of math, a new activity in gym class or writing papers that assert their opinions. "Everything you face cannot be changed. But everything that changes must be faced."

As adults, it’s easy to put off our more challenging goals and hold them as distant dreams.

This year, let’s allow ourselves to settle in, knuckle down and get to work. Whatever we’ve been yearning to learn or experience, let’s do it!

To help you prepare, remember what we did as children to gear up for the school year. A fresh notebook or journal is an easy way to start. In it, we can write out what we want to experience and a game plan to make it happen. We can journal about our fears and counter them with affirmations on how we’ll forge ahead. An adjustment to your schedule may be in order. Clearing your desk or other workspaces also helps to clear your mind to take in new information.

What have you been longing to do but have felt it impossible? How about making this the time for it to happen!

We collected lots of gifts for NOA for the Adopt a Family for Christmas project. For those of you who committed to bringing your gift, please don't forget to drop those off by December 12th to Christy Kahler at Edwards Jones (behind Ryans) or to Courtney Roberson at Regions (beside Burger King). On behalf of Nicole at NOA, thanks for everyone's support!

It was a great day, and I enjoyed seeing you all again. Remember, networking works if you work it! I look forward to seeing you again in December!

Watch for information about our December meeting which is not yet decided. You won't want to miss the last meeting of the year!

Sincerely and from my heart...

Kimberly