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ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA

Hi! I am just back from speaking to two groups from BUSINESS WOMEN CONNECT. One at the beautiful Wollongong Golf Club in Wollongong, and the second at Crowne Plaza Terrigal.

Thankyou so much for your kind feedback. I want to share a story with you, and invite you to comment. A couple of you have contacted me after speaking and have told me that you 'get it'. You have spent so much time on others, your business, your parents, but the 'me' time is just lost in the mix. As I said, I don't have any answers as to how to get it back. I don't believe it's by having a bath! Burning some incense. The other thing, if you PLAN it, it's not the same is it? Love your comments on this. If you have found 'me' time successfully, let me know your secrets!!! Share for all!!

Jan Hellyar from Property Penguins 'gets it'. We have since spoken about the notion of how we 'disappear'. We become corporate...lose the 'colour' in our lives. Where did the younger version of YOU go? I'm not talking about the non droopy maybe slightly slimmer less wrinkled version, but the version on the inside? Do you feel you've lost her? Do you feel you have 'slowed down' in more ways than one? Not just that your get and go, has got up and gone, but that the fire in your belly, your 'red hair' seems to have calmed down. Now, this is a good thing in some ways. All that emotional fury of youth can be a bit hit and miss...but what about the energy of passion?

Jan reckons the best bumper sticker she's seen is
ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA!

How fabulous is Simone Preston at Business Women Connect. She and Rhonda are dynamic women aren't they? I really enjoy presenting to you, their members. Love to know your thoughts on networking? Some success stories perhaps? How you make it work for you?

I love that!

I look forward to hearing your thoughts!

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The Ella James Show

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More Bang than buck?

It's not bang it's buck.. Really? The argument of people buying for service or experience over price is fought often. How do you handle it in your business, when your customers (potential customers) tell you they can get it for cheaper down the road?

I found this interesting blog BRANDAUTOPSY which talks about a company in the US that is providing a great experience.

I told them that there are great companies doing business like this in Australia, including Pierce Cody's MACROWHOLEFOODS

Is your business going for gold by aiming for price competitiveness, or are you driven by a happy experience? Would love your comments.

Happy New Year, Ella

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Business Women Connect in Sutherland

Thankyou so much for having me speak at your luncheon today. I really enjoyed it. Here are some links to the things I spoke of. If you roll your mouse over and click on the highlighted bit.

Dr Robert Cummins, Deakin University AUSTRALIAN UNITY WELLBEING INDEX You will need ADOBE ACROBAT FOR THIS ONE.

Authentic Happiness - Martin Seligman, try the quizzes!

BBC TV PROGRAM ON HAPPINESS

I wish you all great success, and a fabulous, less stressful 2007.

Warmest Regards,
Ella James

PS You can get more copies of the TIME BUDGET 26 HOUR DAY from my website.
www.ellajames.com

Those of you interested in blogging. Make a comment here, and I will post some blogging information after Christmas.

What is Success?

I found this quote 2 years ago, and it works for me
What is success
Ralph Waldo Emerson

To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children ,to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition ;to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived...this is to have succeeded

The Dearth of Female Bosses

I found this article in the NEW YORK TIMES about the dearth of women as bosses in the US. We seem to have this problem in Australia too. Why do you think this is? I would love to hear your comments on this? What is it going to take for women to rise in business? Sure, there are some women who have navigated the glass ceiling, but they are few and far between...what is holding women back?