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Here is your Novembr issue of Take
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Volume 5, Number 7 November 20005
Publisher: GoalMinds, Inc.
E-mail: condrill@goalminds.com http://www.goalminds.com
Copyright 2005 Jo Condrill All rights reserved

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"The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a
dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the
egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel
stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities."

--James Allen, As A Man thinketh

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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Creative Ways to Say Thank You

2. A Thanksgiving Prayer by Samuel F. Pugh

3. Can You Really Make Your Dreams Come True?

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1. Creative Ways to Say 'Thank You'
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Thanksgiving Day comes once a year in the U.S., but every
day there are people in our lives who deserve our thanks.
Sometimes a simple, “Thank you,” is appropriate, and other
times, it is more thoughtful to be creative in expressing
appreciation. Here are some suggestions you may find helpful
as you think of people at home, at work, and in the
community.

1. When you say 'Thank you' tell the person specifically
what it is you appreciate and why you appreciate it. “Thank
you for going to the Post Office for me. It saved me a lot
of time.”

2. Send an e-mail note or an online greeting.

3. Send a hand-written thank you note. These are appreciated
because so few of us take time to write and mail them.

4. Place an unexpected phone call just to say 'Thank you.'
Connecting verbally adds warmth to your appreciation even if
you reach voice mail.

5. Present a small certificate. Half-page certificates take
up less space if displayed and are as meaningful as full
sized certificates. They tend to draw attention because they
are different.

6. Give a single flower from your garden, flowerpot, or
florist, with a verbal “Thank you” or a note.

7. Put a candy bar or piece of fruit on the desk of the
person to be thanked, with or without a note. (Be sure the
person is not on vacation!)

8. Bake some cookies. This is especially effective when men
bake and present a few cookies in thanksgiving.

9. Say something nice about the recipient of your thanks
when he or she can overhear you. This is especially powerful
in a business setting.

10. For special occasions, present a US flag that has flown
over the US Capitol. It is a unique, reasonably priced item
which few people own. A certificate of authenticity is
provided in honor of any special occasion you designate.
Call your Congressman or Congresswoman's office and ask for
it. If you don't have a local contact, call 202 224-3121 and
ask for your Repredsentative by name. When you reach that
person's office, ask to purchase a flag. They'll know what
to do!

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2. A Thanksgiving Prayer, by SamuelF. Pugh
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God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When
I have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a
home, help me to remember those who have no home at all;
When I am without pain, help me to remember those who
suffer, And remembering, help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion, and be concerned enough to help; By
word and deed, those who cry out for what we take for
granted.

Amen.

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3. Can You Really Make Your Dreams Come True?
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The approaching holiday season usually causes us to pause, review the year
that's passing into history, recount our victories, and
think about some of our nagging near misses. What went
right? Where did we fall short? Then we move on, looking
into the future and formulating our New Year's Resolutions .
. . Or maybe not. Many of us have given up after failing
achieve what we stated as resolutions year after year. Can
we hope to have a different outcome in the coming year? Yes,
we can! Here's how.

Think! Daydream! Go a little bit crazy! Give yourself
permission to let go of reality for a time. Let down the
boundaries you've been living within and look over the
horizon with a wide-angle lens. You have the power within
you right now to achieve anything you want to achieve, to
become anything you want to become! How can you be satisfied
with the status quo, the current state of things, when the
world is filled with abundance and you have talents to be
used? Dreams can be fleeting, fanciful ideas of optimum
satisfaction or pleasure, or they can become raw material
for the vision of life as you want it to be.

Most of us stop dreaming because we're locked into habits
and thought patterns that we assumed as we were growing up,
patterns like always looking for the one right answer.
Admonitions such as “Be logical,” “Be practical,” and “Don't
rock the boat” have stifled our imaginations. Those
admonitions may have been well intended, but they do not
lead to creative thinking. Many people still believe that
you have to be a little bit crazy to be creative!

Forget the restrictions. You are looking for possibilities.
Look at audacious and outrageous, seemingly impossible
ideas. Stretch your imagination. There will be time for
evaluating the ideas later on. For now focus on the majesty
and excitement of what might be. Do not be afraid to be
outrageous. Dare to dream impossible dreams. Who's to say
what is possible anyway?

Asking questions helps guide your imagination along specific
paths. Lift your sights and look at those around you who are
succeeding at what you would like to become. Look within
your heart and ask yourself, why can't I?

Dreaming has the capacity to become a powerful force in your
life. It can:

- - Generate positive expectations

- - Make change more acceptable

- - Boost self-confidence

- - Provide direction

- - Unlock energy

If you truly would like to stretch the possibilities of your
life and establish more ambitious goals, then you must be
bold enough to dream great dreams. There will never be a
better time to begin than right now.

Excerpt from 'Take Charge of Your Life: Dare to Pursue Your
Dreams' by Jo Condrill http://www.goalminds.com/primer.html

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