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Happy New Year!

Welcome Back! What a wonderful year 2010 is going to be. No one can tell us how our year will turn out except for ourselves. We alone control our destiny, no matter what the media wants us to think. We can choose our own economic, political, and emotional climate. The external events are just that external, and we can choose to leave them out of our lives. So here’s to claiming 2010 as our own personal year to own, to drive our own success and leave the doom and gloom behind. Decide that you alone will determine your own possibilities.

I believe that one of the key elements to support us in our success is comfort. I love to have a sacred place for myself that I can have quiet time away from outside distractions to meditate, read or just enjoy a cup of tea. After taking down the holiday decorations I always feel like the house is a little dusty and drab, so I do a bit of sprucing up. I also love for my home to have a fresh clean smell, so fresh that when people walk through my front door they always say how good my home smells. For this I use Dreft products. Many of you may be familiar with Dreft Laundry Detergent, but did you know that Dreft now has cleaning products and fabric refresher as well? I find mine at Babies R Us and Toys R Us. I love the smell and the feeling of freshness so much that I am willing to make a special trip to those stores if I am out of those products.

My sacred room is my living room. It is decorated in my favorite colors with furnature I inherited from my Grandparents. I love rich mahogany and the contrast of white milk glass. The room is blue with one wall down in tolle wallpaper. The curtains are pulled back taupe silk panels with lace panels underneith. It is an elegant room yet very comfortable. I enjoy remembering my grandparents and nurturing my spirit there.

Do you have a sacred room? Everybody deserves one. I guess you are wondering what this has to do with success. Some of my best ideas come from my moments in my sacred room. They come from the times I go in there just to have some peace and quiet. Taking the time to slow down allows my creative side to flow. I contribute much of my success to spending time in my sacred room.

So this year I have decided to claim my success. I have decided to guide my own destiny. I have decided to focus on getting what I want out of life. I have designed my lifestyle to support me and know that I have everything I need to chart my course to success. Are you with me? Are you willing to take responsibility for the outcome of your 2010? Will this be the year of you?