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For many of us, this journey into a new decade raises a lot of questions about where we are and what's next. Many of my friends and I are also dancing towards or into that scary number: 60, which makes this New Year's Eve even more profound. We're spending the night going with some friends to a local comedy show to take the heat off. But the angst still hovers in the air. My husband and I always pull a Rune (from the Viking Rune set of stones with spiritual messages) for the year on New Year's Day and share our mutual goals.
Therefore, I think it's a good time to ponder some questions. If possible, take a day off and muse on yourself and your life. My day is today (I wrote this newsletter on Monday) and I'm going to get a spa treatment and lounge and journal. I have some tough decisions to make about my business, as it is growing in new directions, and I have to integrate all this social media and U-Tube, etc. Personally, I am trying to de-clutter my house and my mind, walk everyday, try out a new highly recommended watercolor teacher, write a new book proposal, spend more time with family, and so on. I do need to make a short list though, not an overwhelming one.

My current Creativity Courage Catalyst teleclass group is such a great reminder of the power of a support group in helping us to take major leaps in our lives and stay focused. You might want to gather one or more like-minded souls to keep you on track and offer alternative ideas.

So, here are some inquiries to try to answer or explore:

1) What do you feel most ashamed about and how can you heal it?

2) If you were much braver, what challenges would you tackle this year?

3) What kinds of filters do you need in your life to screen out negative thoughts, people who are "downers,", the media, the Internet, stress overload, and anything else that you need to protect yourself from?

4) What have you been putting off in your life that you want to do/be/have now? How will you make that happen?

5) Have you thought about your legacy lately? I know I continue to feel more committed to supporting PBS and the little ones in my family. How do you want to make a difference?

6) Lastly, what self-imposed limitation do you need to dynamite through and free yourself from?

I will be writing about these questions today and most likely for several weeks. I hope you take some time to tune into yourself this week. If you'd like to share, simply hit Reply.

May your 2010 be a year of great courage and an abundance of good times.

In keeping with the monthly theme of "Know Thyself, " I am offering my Career Testing Package at a special rate until February 1st. I am transitioning from paper tests to an online service, so I am offering my paper testing at a big discount. If you are in a job or a business that does not suit you or you need to change careers or start a business, my Career Testing Package will give you the answers you need. I use 3 of the best career/personality instruments in existence and they give us some great data.

But too many people get test results and no one helps you to analyze them and customize the results to you.

I pull the themes and the contradictions out for you and then we talk about what options inspire you and which ones require too much school, or too much sitting or travel, or don't fit your self-view. Then we come up with 1-3 solid, realistic possibilities for you to pursue. Wouldn't it be nice to not feel lost anymore? And if you are a "scanner," to quote Barbara Sher, we will figure out where you are in your career cycles and plan the next few steps.

How does this work? You click on the link below and we talk on the phone for 30 minutes. Then I send you the tests and you take them at home in about 3 hours. You send them in (I give you all the envelopes and stamps), and they send the results to me. Then we do a 2 hour phone or in-person analysis and brainstorming session and write down an action plan of specific steps for the best career or business match for you. And we can do it all in 2 weeks. Imagine having the answers you need in just 2 weeks.

I normally charge $750. for this service, but until February 1, you can get this Package for only $550, a $200 savings. This investment in yourself, which is also usually tax deductible, can get you unstuck and into a work situation that suits your personal style and personality and is a field that has growth potential. I only have 10 sets of paper tests left, so don't wait to sign up. It's time to get the answers you need so that you can build a career/business on self and market awareness.
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Creative Success Circles for Women and a New Creativity Courage Catalyst Teleclass Group with Gail are beginning soon:
Using time strategies, visualization, collages, journaling, and non-judgmental peer coaching, you can maximize your creative productivity. Simultaneously, you will confront your personal roadblocks and saboteurs enabling you to develop a strategic plan for success and implement your action steps. Join us for the opportunity to follow your creative intentions and fascinations and achieve the meaningful results you have been longing for.

"Caution: following Gail's advice will lead to quick and dramatic results. Get ready."Carrie Allen, fiction writer and fine artist

To explore participation, and read about these three groups, go to Special Programs

Beyond The Law of Attraction Group, Topsfield, MA

My colleague, Gail Jones, a transition guru and an excellent teacher, is offering a new evening seminar called "Living in the Vortex" which will meet twice monthly and teaches the principles of integrating The Law of Attraction into your life based on the teachings of Esther and Jerry Hicks. Join with like-minded others committed to expanding and learn how to sustain feelings of well-being, inner peace, contentment, joy, and love from which new goals and dreams are manifested. The seminar will meet every other Tuesday evening January through March, from 7-9 PM, in Topsfield. To register or to learn more about the seminar, contact Gail Jones at 978-887-1911 or email her at gail.kjones@verizon.net

We are extending our big sale as we get ready to introduce some new products in 2010. Don't miss these great values as we sell out a series of products and slash prices for the next couple of weeks so that you can buy yourself a present and give the gift of transformation and hope to your friends and family.

Creatively yours,
Gail McMeekin
http://www.creativesuccess.com

Gail has over 25 years of experience helping people discover fulfilling work, activate their creativity, restore inner balance, and grow their businesses. She works one-on-one or in groups with people from all over the world helping them to vision and achieve their goals. She is the author of The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative women, The Power of Positive Choices, The Path to Creative Success, Boost Your Creativity, Productivity and Profits in 21 Steps, and the Creativity Courage Cards. She has written over 100 Creative Success newsletters and numerous articles.

Her work has been featured in the Sunday New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Magazine, Investor's Business Daily, Self, Shape, Redbook, Woman's World, Boston Business Journal, and a host of other publications and websites. She works with people by phone or in her Boston office. Contact her at: