Happy New Year everyone!

All of us at YSN and youngandsuccessful.com hope your holidays were a blast.

We were a jetsetting crew here, traveling all over the place.  Collectively our team hit the snow in Kansas, the slopes in Whistler, Vancouver BC, the mountains in Northern California, the streets of New York, the cities of Bangkok and Berlin, and the beaches of Cancun and Cuba.  And just a week or so before the holidays hit full swing, Scott and I were in London, Romania, Greece and Brazil! Wow, that’s a lot of frequent flier miles, ehh?

This week it’s like a little family reunion.  Everyone back to the office, all fresh and rested, happy to see one another, trade stories and eager to take on 2010 by storm.

But wait!  Before we all dive back into the groove, and into our regular routines, I thought it might be wise to take pause and settle up any unfinished business from the 2009/2010 transition.  You know, all the things you planned to take care of, attack or reconcile over the holidays, but that slipped onto the backburner when more exciting or relaxing options started cropping up?  (Don’t worry, you’re not alone!)

If you’re like me, you still have some end of the year projects still lingering—from cleaning up the house to updating computer files to organizing your office (mine looks like a bomb went off in it!).  Take a few minutes to take a quick accounting of what’s left on that hope-to-do-list and hold yourself accountable to checking a few more things off it in the first few weeks of January.  Odds are, if it bugged you in November and December, it will even more in February and March.

Why start off the year feeling guilty about stuff you had the best of intentions of tackling, but just didn’t get to.

Once you get back into the groove of normal work and life mode, all these seemingly little things start to slip out of focus and right off the priority list.  So, I just wanted to give you one more chance to clean the slate.  Let’s give ourselves the best possible chance to get a running start on the year and make some significant strides here in the first few weeks.  Can’t do that with old baggage hanging around!  So clear it out once and for all!

Before your best-of-the-new-year intentions get lost in the shuffle, I’ve put together a simple little check list that you can peruse, ponder or fill in with your own notes to ensure you take care of old business before jumping into new.  As I write this, I’m compiling my own notes and list and making arrangements and plans to get them done this week.

FINAL 2009/2010 TRANSITION TACKLE LIST

Home
Anything left to put away? Unpack? Reorganize?  Fix?  Get your living space in order.  Make it somewhere you’re excited to be at the end of the day.  Be sure it is a reflection of you and what’s important to you.  Consider adopting an animal to brighten up your life and warm up your home.

Relationships
Anyone you missed catching up with?  Reconnecting with?  Are there any special people you should have let know how important they are to you?  Make it a point to connect with people more this year – especially live on the phone and in person.  Social and online media is amazing, but it will never fully replace human contact….nor should it. Commit to taking your relationships to the next level, to being a better friend, son/daughter/niece/nephew/cousin, boss, employee, neighbor, etc.  Spend more time with the people who matter most to you.

Family
Any presents you forgot to send?  Cards?  Notes?  Pictures?  If you promised to “get together again soon” make those plans now!  Take the time to plan visits to family you didn’t get to see this past month, even if the dates are months out.  Think about staying in closer contacts with older family members too moving forward.  Take advantage of still having them in your life.

Business Contacts
Make it a point not to take anyone for granted.  Staying connected and close to your customers, patrons, mentors, advisors, staff, investors, and vendors can take a lot of time, but make the effort as often as you can.  Even in bad economies, people take care of those who are kind and generous and take care of them.  Even a simple email or shout out online to say you’re thinking of someone can go a long way.

Career Planning
Even if you’re not in a clear state of transition (changing jobs, starting a new business, moving, etc.), it’s still a great idea to think about where you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going.  Give some serious consideration to what you can do on the professional development front to make yourself an even greater asset to your current workplace or any others that you might attempt to join in the future.

If you’re at a cross roads and are not sure what to do next, or are looking to jump to the next level, consider taking our free assessment on YSN.com and get “Your Path to Success” career planner.  OR, check out our exciting new online learning program called Fast Track to Success: 30 Days to Transform Your Life and Career.

Regardless of where you are with your career, just don’t forget that maximizing your success is our specialty!  So there’s almost always something we can do to help.

Time Management/Balance
If you’re time management got pretty sketchy towards the end of the year (again, like mine), you may want to consider coming up with some new rules, processes, or systems to keep you on track.  I certainly am!  Balance is another one of those concepts that you either live by religiously, actively strive for, or merely laugh at when suggested.  Think about which group you fall into and what, if anything, you might want to do to change things up.

Health
You’re already thinking about this one.  Make your resolutions, and try to stick to them of course.  Maybe there were some doctor visits you’re over due on?  Perhaps you were going to clean the junk food out of your house or give up caffeine?  Think prevention.  At any age, it’s a heck of a lot smarter (and cheaper) than waiting for something bad to happen.

Happiness/”YOU” time
Are there any new hobbies, traditions or activities that you want to incorporate into your life?  Any big changes you’ve been putting off making?  Any purging you need to do?  A new attitude or perspective you’d like to adopt?  Despite however hard you might have to work at this stage in your career, take the time to enjoy the journey as much as you can and take care of you.  You’ll be so much happier and more successful ultimately, as a result.

Money
Take control of your financial situation.  Know where you stand and figure out where you’d like to be at very least.  What do you need to clean up, control or reallocate?  How can you make smarter decisions in 2010?  Try to plan ahead for your bigger investments or indulgences too – whether this is the year you finally want to buy a place of your own, get a new car, or take a big trip somewhere fabulous.  Thinking ahead will ensure you make more calculating decisions along the way.

A week ago I was at home in LA writing an article on Expanding Your Comfort Zone, and today, I’m writing you on my way back from a last minute trip to Brazil.

Yes, it was for my mileage run (the final 12k miles to re-qualify for my Executive Platinum status on American Airlines) – well worth the effort I must say!  Traveling 100,000 miles a year for conferences, meetings, and speaking engagements can certainly be exhausting, but as I’m being reminded, it is up to us to enjoy the journey.  I could have easily crossed the US twice to rack up my final miles, but my wanderlust got the best of me again and I realized I was wasting a big opportunity if I didn’t take the chance to experience something new.  Brazil it was!

Over the past four days, I stole away for a long weekend in South America, a continent I’d never seen, but had always yearned to see.  I know four days sounds crazy for a trip like this, but as my aunt Joan used to tell me “at least you’ve seen it and if you like it, you can always go back.”  Not only did I see it, but I fell in love with it.

Let me paint a picture for you.  The first two days in Sao Paulo were interesting for sure.  A city of 20 million people, the population density is staggering, but not claustrophobic, as you might think.  The famed business capital of Brazil, and high-rise buildings are everywhere.  The best way I can describe it is from the most spectacular view of the city from the ultra chic Skye Bar stop of the aptly named Unique Hotel.  I’d never seen anything like it.  Once your eyes finished feasting on the striking decor of this rooftop restaurant and patio (like the sprawling lap pool lined with ruby colored venetian tiles that glowed fiery red under the lights), your eyes were drawn to the glass walls.  Looking out through this completely unobstructed view of the city, you quickly understood what made Sao Paulo so special.  Trees and greenery surrounded us in every direction, coving the most beautifully architected buildings to the scrappiest looking “favellas” (slums) in a blanket of foliage.  What really took me by surprise was the skyline – because it never ended.  In even the biggest of cosmopolitan cities, those with awe inspiring skylines – New York, Hong Kong, Sydney – the towering buildings are always clustered.  But here, they just went on and on and on.  A huge wall of densely packed structures completely circled us.  So, that’s where the 20 million people live!  Now it made sense…and felt so tangible.

With the weekend over and one day left before I had to head home and back to reality, I heard the words of friends and family ringing in my ear “you have to see Rio.”  I had no idea how I’d get there, where I’d go, or what I’d do, but at midnight the night before my last day I made up my mind.  I had to go, even if only for a few hours.  Getting the plane ticket from one of the local airlines (most of who’s staff, at best spoke broken English, and kind-of-sort-of understood my broken Spanish…thankfully close enough to Portuguese to be vaguely useful), were far more complicated than I’d ever imagined.  After hours frustrated and fumbling through the foreign airport, I managed to find a flight plan that would give me 8 hours in Rio.  A lot of hassle for a tiny window of time, but something wouldn’t let me pass up the opportunity.  Thank god I didn’t give up, because I ended up discovering my favorite place on earth.

I must first though thank my amazing tour guide Joao and my old friend Fabrizio (who happened to be in Sao Paulo) for recommending him to make the most of my precious few hours.  Also, another great friend from college, my long lost Italian buddy who checked out of the high paced NY life and disappeared to South American many years ago, for racing me around the city, and filling me in on all the salacious details to get the sweetest possible first taste of this mecca.

Rio de Janeiro is breathtaking.  It’s like a cross between Tahiti, Miami, Honolulu, Hong Kong, the south of Spain, and what I’d imagine Kauala Lampur to be like, all in one, and dripping with that relaxed yet spicy Latin culture.  Flying in, around the iconic mountain top statue of Christo (Christ) hovering high above the Brazilian people was nothing compared to seeing it up close.  I’m not sure if it’s one of the 7 wonders of the world, but it should be.

Copacabana, Ipanema and LeBland beaches were everything the stories, songs and movies always said they’d be, and more.  But the pinnacle of the trip, and the most breathtaking view I’ve ever seen in my life was from the top of Sugarloaf mountain.  After two cable cars way way up, my Italian friend and I spent hours staring mesmerized at the city, the numerous beaches carved out of the land into little nooks, and all the cafes and restaurants and hotels that lined the ocean.  The topography was like nothing you’ve ever seen, dotting the ocean with plush green islands whose towering jagged hills, crashed into the gentle waves.  Every few minutes, a powerful brightly lit jet plane would appear out in the distance through the mountain range and curve around the bend gliding into it’s final approach, then skillfully nestle into the tiny airstrip which is the Santos airport in downtown Rio.  It was like watching a strapping professional dancer gracefully make an approach from off stage to his partner, and in one swift move, snatch her up into his arms as if there was no where else she belonged.

As the sun set and the clock was ticking before I had to race to the airport for my long trip home, you couldn’t have torn me away from the view for anything in the world.  I just kept thinking, this is the last thing I want to see before I die.  I didn’t want to leave.  I couldn’t imagine leaving.  It was like having to wake up to reality from the most wonderful of dreams.  I don’t know if anything will ever compete with sunset in Rio de Janeiro.

So, here I am, back on my computer, tucked into my plane seat in the most familiar of places in the world for me yet again, and I just have to pinch myself.  Another 100,000 miles flown, another year almost gone, another mileage run adventure logged in my passport and emblazoned in my head with the precious of memories, and I’m still amazed I flew all the way to Brazil for the weekend!  But I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything.  My comfort zone was definitely stretched a bit on this one, but as in so many cases, it reminded me just how much what lies beyond our own world can be so staggeringly wonderful and life changing…if we give it a chance.

Today was one of those days I’ll remember the rest of my life.  Sad, profound and reinforcing of what’s really truly important all at once.  This morning, we said goodbye to someone very special.

When you get married, your family instantly expands and brings all sorts of new people into your life.  When I did, I inherited some wonderful characters who have taught me a lot about, well, character.  Over the past 12 years, they’ve shown me a whole new perspective on what it means to be strong, resilient, dedicated to your family, and filled with love.

One of the biggest “perks” to this expansion of my family tree was finally having grandparents.  By the time I was five, I’d lost three of my four.  I really only ever knew my mom’s mom, Nana, who died just a few years ago after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. So when Shirley and Israel (known affectionately as Izzy) took me into their arms and hearts and called me family from the very first time I met them, I got to experience what a blessing it truly is to have a set of grandparents.

They were married for an unbelievable 64 years… until this weekend, when Izzy, 87, was whisked away to a new life, from which I’m quite certain he’ll be looking out and over us for the rest of ours.

“May you live to be 120” is a blessing Jews often wish upon one another.  Legend has it that some of the most significant leaders, including Moses, lived to 120.  According to the Old Testament, he was the ripe old age of 80 when God gave him the assignment of his life – to take the Children of Israel out of Egypt, away from persecution – a voyage that resulted in 40 years of wandering the desert to find a new home.  As a result, the belief is that:

“One should never tire of life.  Instead, one must look forward to each additional year with anticipation, excitement, and determination to make the most of every opportunity at every stage of life.”

Sage advice for any of us, at any age.  This specific quote came from Chabad.org, but the wonderfully wise and compassionate Rabbi Greenberg who presided over Izzy’s funeral explained the concept so richly that I was compelled to research it after the memorial on my own.  Looking around at the love in the room his words became so profound.  “Every second of life, from the moment of conception until the completion of one’s years in this world is a gift from God.”

It really makes you think about how you are living your life and what you are doing of real significance.  It doesn’t matter where you focus your energy, just as long as your soul shines brightly and impacts the lives of others.

The Rabbi then talked about the soul of a human being and compared Izzy to ancient sacred scrolls (a torah) adorned with gold both inside and out of its precious casing.  Without the gold that radiated from the inside, he explained, the outside would never shine as brightly as Izzy did.  Like Israel and Shirley had talked about many times before, the Rabbi urged us think about the importance of building character and soul, and how that’s the secret to ensuring we live rich lives surrounded by love.

To see a family come together with such love and strength is a beautiful thing to behold.  Today, I had the privilege of witnessing a tribe huddled protectively around their grieving matriarch.  Her grown children were strong and brave as I’d ever seen them.  Her grandkids huddled together just inches behind.  Friends and family filled every square foot of space around them.  Despite the pain and the tears, all I kept thinking is, this is how I want to live my life.  Surrounded like this with family, friends and love.  What could possibly be more important?

After a poignant military sendoff where an officer on a bugle played Tapps while other officers ceremoniously folded and presented an American flag to his wife, we said our final goodbyes to this World War II military veteran, so fittingly, on Veteran’s Day.

As dictated by our faith, one by one, we took hold of a shovel and covered his casket with earth.  For the first time today, I understood why.  We, his family, were laying him to rest.  It was painful, but beautiful all at once.  Just before, some beloved personal items were reunited with Izzy in a lighthearted few moments that left everyone smiling and laughing.  First, his old television remote control, the one he’d spent countless hours clutching as he kept close watch over his stocks on CNBC.  Next, a copy of Barons, his favorite newspaper joined him.  A deck of cards, for, as one of his daughters mused “you can go find a game of gin, and someone as bad at it as you to play with.”  Next, his favorite watch, then family photos.  In a strange way, it reminded me of sitting around a campfire, curled up with loved ones, staring mesmerized at the wondrous site of flames dancing from a pit.

It’s interesting that fire comes to mind, but not just because this man’s heart burned bright and brilliantly, filling every life around him with love and warmth. (In fact, all day long, I’ve felt a tingling throughout my right leg and arm that were always, within seconds, firmly wedged up against Izzy’s every time I caught him sitting on a couch quietly taking in all the action around him).  I loved being an appendage of his, for those brief and precious moments.  I always felt so safe and loved curled up next to him, with Shirley always close by.

Fire also came to mind because that was how Izzy lost both of his parents, in a house fire, when he was just 7 years old.  While he lost so much so early, it was clear at the funeral that despite how we might suffer as children, or throughout our lives, that we all have the opportunity to build rich and rewarding lives around what matters most to us.

We all should be so lucky to die in our sleep, at an old age, surrounded by adoring family and friends, and leaving behind a legacy of love, hard work, and dedication that is sure to be remembered for generations.

The experience ended as poignantly as it started, with a little family reunion of my own.  Can you imagine my surprise when pulling into the cemetery, in our long processional of cars following Izzy resting in blonde oak and carried by a black steel carriage, my mother announced that this was where my own grandparents were!

There’s always been a suspicion in my family that my grandfather Ben is my own guardian angel, watching over me.  I’m apparently the spitting image of him personality-wise, with all my business, travel, adventures and constant relationship building and nurturing.  My mother has always spoken adoringly of him and my father and uncle have always told me how proud of me he’d be if he could see me today.  After saying goodbye to my husband’s grandfather, my surrogate all these years, I finally got to be reunited with mine.  Ben Kushell, who didn’t even know his own birthday because they didn’t keep good records where was born, had taken my fathers birthday for his tombstone which read, simply, but rightly so, “He was a great guy”.  Two plots over, I even got to visit my great grandmother Anna for the first time.

Rabbi Greenberg, in his profound wisdom shared a quote I will never forget.  “You are not really gone until you are no longer remembered.”  Anna, Ben, and now Israel, I promise that as long as I am alive, you will always be remembered with love and gratitude for all that you gave those of us who have the lives we do today because of you.  And grandpa Ben, please take good care of Izzy for us.

2 weeks
+ 3 cities
+ 3 conferences
+ 12 info sessions and seminars
+ 7 dinners
+ 5 cocktail mixers and dance parties
+ 100 or so new people met
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= conference hangover!

Yes, I’m finally home.  Bleary-eyed, weary, and a little achy.  The mere thought of the work piling up at the office, let alone all the conference notes, brochures and business cards stuffed into all the suitcases, bags and purses I shuffled through is finally guilting me out of my procrastination.

Conference hangovers, got to love them!  They seriously do feel like the real thing, you just have a lot more work to do to after.

Instead of complaining, or lamenting over how I pushed myself too hard (again), I’ve decided to take a counter intuitive approach to this update and actually encourage anyone serious about building their career to aim to achieve conference hangovers of your own.   Yes, I’m serious.  Allow me to explain.

Going to a conference is a big deal for most people because there’s a lot involved: time, money, contacts, events, maybe a little awkwardness or fear of the unknown, factoring in what you’re missing while you’re away, etc.  The payoff, though, can be significant: visibility, new connections, business development, best practices, continuing education, validation, renewed excitement, etc.  Frankly, I’m dumbfounded that more people don’t go to conferences that could so clearly impact their lives and work.  But that’s another issue.

Personally, I’m pretty hard core. When I manage to show up, I dig in…deep.  I try to experience everything these business bonanzas have to offer.  And frankly, I really do believe that a conference hangover (the right kind that is) is the best way to ensure that you’ve maximized your ROI from an event.

While I could write volumes on how to attack a conference, allow me to instead break down how to achieve a conference hangover of your own and why you might want to strive for one at your next big event.  I’m not suggesting I want you to get sick from overdoing it, but odds are you could be experiencing all a conference has to offer at a whole new level.

1.  Pre-Plan. Spend time before you get there scouring the official conference site, brochure and even related online groups to identify all the things you’d be interested in seeing and attending. Highlight everything that sparks your interest and create your own a la carte schedule of options, starting from early morning to the wee hours of the night parties. Also read up on the speaker bios and determine who you want to meet.  Try to memorize what they look like if you can in case you bump into them.

2.  Arrive Early. Get into town and settled as early as possible so you can get a lay of the land.  Get to know your hotel, or whatever will serve as your home base. Make friends with the hotel staff – they’ll remember you and watch out for you during your stay. Figure out where you are, and how to get back and forth to everything you need to go to.

3.  Hit the ATM. Or front desk to make sure you have enough cash to get around and tip anyone you need to. I try to keep at least $100 on me in cash – a few $20s, few $5s and at least $10-20 in $1s. This is a simple step that ensures you don’t get slowed down, you can get help when you need it, and frankly, it just makes everything a bit smoother along the way. (Whatever you do, don’t forget your license/passport and credit card!)

4.  Hit the Ground Running. Spend the first day attending the opening sessions, parties, and mixers so you’ll know what to expect. You’ll get a sense of the tone, dress, demeanor, and level of intensity. Touch base with anyone you already know or have talked to on the phone or online. Then turn on your charm and network like crazy!!!! Be as proactive as you can in introducing yourself to strangers, asking about what not to miss, and getting tips from people who have been there before.  Meeting people early on is critical to building your confidence and ensuring you have friends to sit next to, hang out with and introduce you to others.  Just figure the more people who know you, the more fun you can have!

5.  Become a sponge. Attend the critical sessions you wanted to see and add in a few others to learn all that the speakers have to offer.  Don’t forget to introduce yourself to them after, too. These are also great places to connect with others who share your same interests or issues.  Some of the best contacts you’ll make are with others in the audience, if you end up chatting.

6.  Network. Don’t forget that as valuable as the educational programming is, the networking with industry leaders, professionals and peers is invaluable.  Make sure you stick around for the coffee breaks, social mixers, and any other times where people are gathered together.  And don’t let yourself run out of business cards (I see it all the time)!!!

7.  Stay Focused. If you do run back to your room, don’t get distracted by emails, calls, or work you have to do back home and lose track of why you’re at the conference in the first place.  Take quick naps if you can or need to, but this is not the time to slack off…until your business is accomplished.

8.  No Room Service. As much as you might be eager to crawl in bed and order room service or sneak out for a quiet bite, get yourself out to the evening events where the who’s who hangs out with their friends, fans and peers.  Have fun meeting new people, making introductions, talking shop, laughing and bonding with people.

9.  Say Yes! If you get an invite to a special dinner, event or group outing with some cool people, go!  Little group excursions often turn into the most interesting experiences.  You can always go for a half an hour and leave if it’s not worth it.  But this is how contacts turn into friendships and even partnerships or clients.

10.  Pack Heavy. Collect all the interesting magazines, books, trend reports, conference schedules, brochures and other literature you come across that can open your mind up to other possibilities and opportunities.  Save the business cards you get and make notes on the back so you remember who was who.  Then start following up as early as while you’re still there, but at latest in the next week.

11.  Knock Yourself Out. Don’t stop until you’ve seen it all, talked to everyone, or simply just ware out. If you’re able, book an extra night at the hotel so you can sleep and review your notes before you head back to real life. Otherwise, plan on dragging your weary conference hung over self onto the plane or train and collapse once you’re home.  You might feel achy for a few days, but you’ll still find yourself cracking a smile over who you met, how much you learned, all that you accomplished, and of course the fun you had!

I got the idea for this article the same way so many ideas come to me…in spin class.  This Saturday it was the morning of the 4th of July and the class’ music theme was America.  The minute we broke into a sweaty wild sprint, George Michael’s “Freedom” blasted from the speakers and the room exploded in a unified chorus of heavy breathed voices.

At that moment, it was like a hand appeared out of the air, smacked me on the side of the head and said “WAKE UP BABE…today is the day to celebrate our freedom!”  For the next few minutes, as my legs spun like mad in circles and my thighs started to ache, I contemplated what it meant to be patriotic.  To love your country.  Even more importantly, what it meant to really be free.  It’s certainly crazy that we need *a day* to remind us to acknowledge and appreciate our basic freedoms, since so many others in the world struggle daily for theirs.

What does freedom really mean to me?  I kept challenging myself, now mentally as well as physically.

Sure, we in America we can vote our conscience, or opt out of the decision making process. We can worship however we want, or be atheists.  We can work at what we love.  Or not.  We can go just about anywhere we’d like at any time.  We have the freedom to choose.   We also have the freedom to fight for and struggle for what we believe, to be vocal about our unique perspectives.  We are truly so lucky to have the opportunity to build our own businesses, launch our own organizations, pursue our own career paths, or change course completely midstream because we feel like it.  We can.

Even my own petty little problems are ultimately afforded to me as a result of choice. Instead of grumbling, I need to see the bigger picture and be grateful to have these opportunities in the first place.

If the business is particularly challenging…it’s because I choose to be an entrepreneur…I can.

If I gain a few pounds…it’s because I choose to live a more indulgent lifestyle…I can.

If I get into an argument with my spouse…it’s because I choose to speak my mind…I can.

As we even publish this blog and share our perspectives…it’s because we choose to have a voice and make it public…we can.

“We can” is why we should be so grateful.  Not just today, but every day.

Next song up…James Brown’s “Living in America”.  I don’t want to be an American idiot.  I don’t ever want to be naieve, complacent or too self absorbed to not recognize how many before us had to struggle to earn the rights we have today.  I don’t want to ever take for granted the simple freedoms we enjoy every day.  I want to make more of an effort to recognize that the things we struggle with in our daily lives – the pains, the hurts, the failures, the fights, the challenges – that we actually need to be grateful to even have the chance to experience all that we do in the first place.

Here on YSN, we’ve been lucky enough to be visited by people like you from over 190 countries, each with very different perspectives on what both success and freedom means to them.  This week, as we in the US celebrate our way of living, I want to recognize that we’re not perfect creatures by any means.  What you hear about us from our media, our politicians does not always represent who we are and what we believe.  Neither does yours. Ideally they should. That’s what democracy means to us, but it’s not a perfect system.  It’s just the best we’ve been able to come up with after centuries of fighting for freedom and independence.  As we celebrate the right to choose here at home, we hope you exercise any rights you have chose in yours.  Choose your own path.  Pursue what makes you happy.  And make a difference in the world, because you can.

This week, all of us at YSN would like to wish you – from whatever part of the world you’re from – not just success, but peace of mind and the opportunity that freedom and independent thinking permits – so you can follow your dreams and have the chance to realize your full potential.

And thank you Sherri Rosen at YAS for the Independence Day tribute…and subtle reminder of just how lucky we are to live in a great country.

Here’s to your success!
Jen

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