There is a connection between thought and reality, which is rather like two objects connected by an elastic band. There is  an invisible force that pulls your thoughts and your reality together. If you try to change one without changing the other, you stretch the elastic band and set up a kind of tension.

I have talked about appreciation, mostly from the giving side. I talked about how it can help in business and personal lives. Customer appreciation is especially important if you want to remain in business. It leads to regular repeat customers.

I see life as a series of opportunities. One thing leads to another, which in turn leads to another. You don't get to the next opportunity unless you take action on the current one. You must seize the moment, take advantage of an opportunity, and it will open doors to yet more opportunities.

When the student's ready, the teacher will appear. - Zen Proverb

 Everyone wants to be a winner. Everyone wants to succeed - in business and life. But many dare not take the first step. Worse, many give up while their goals are within reach. They do not persevere because they are afraid. They are afraid because they do not know how to reach their goals.

It is important to keep learning new things. In The Artists Way, the author says to continually re-stock the well of your mind with new ideas. In Darwin theory, the law of requisite variety says that the one with the most ways to adapt will survive and flourish. If you want to survive and flourish, you had better be adding to your repertoire of ideas.

A business spotlight is the opportunity to give a presentation about your business at a networking meeting. Most Chamber Of Commerce meetings or networking meetings offer spotlight opportunities to their members. They can be about 10-15 minutes in duration usually.