Today’s must-read – more charming fun in Shopaholic ties the knot

Shopaholic Ties the Knot

by Sophie Kinsella

Another entertaining entry in Kinsella's unabashedly fluffy Shopaholic series. Life could not get any better for Becky Bloomwood, the irresistibly daft heroine of Confessions of a Shopaholic (2001) and Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (2002). She has managed to parlay her personal and professional passions into a dream job as a personal shopper at Barney's, and she and her wildly successful boyfriend live a life of relative peace and prosperity in Manhattan's West Village. Well, at least they would if Becky could manage to curb her extravagant spending habits a bit. When Luke finally pops the question, a euphoric Becky manages to entangle herself in another rather sticky predicament. Becky's cozy mum back in England has planned a homespun wedding for her only daughter on the same day for which Luke's frosty society mother has booked the Plaza in New York. Two weddings on the same day, what's a committed consumer to do? Chock-full of the charming antics and asides that made the first two installments hilarious best-sellers.

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"To move freely you must be deeply rooted."

- Bella Lewitzsky
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You've seen people who seem to have all the confidence in the world. They behave comfortably in every social situation, respond to challenges with grace and poise, and express themselves with confidence and ease. Maybe you've wondered if you could ever possess that same confidence and self-assurance. Is it possible? Core Inner Strength

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The Success Cycle

More from Lora at The Coach Approach - this time on Tom Ferry

Tom's Success Cycle

Step Number One: FEEL GOOD. That's right. FEEL GOOD.

There are three components of FEEL GOOD.

They are

(1) self-talk- notice what you are saying to yourself;

(2) focus - focus is determined by the questions you are asking yourself in your self-talk; and

(3) physiology - use your body to get into an empowered state.

Step Number Two: What follows from Step #1 is an "Extraordinary Attitude." When you have a great attitude, you have a more positive impact on other people. Need help getting into an extraordinary attitude? Here are a few tips, use your physiology and/or ask yourself these three questions:

What do I absolutely love about my life?
What am I grateful for?
Who can I serve today?

Step Number Three: From attitude comes inspired action. Inspired action is different from just being in action. Notice if you have a pattern that is supporting you or stopping you. Create positive energy in your environment with your extraordinary attitude. Vision and values plus patterns and work ethic = success.

Step Number Four: Finally, all three steps lead to Extraordinary Results which put you right back to "FEEL GOOD."

So that's the success cycle and as a working mom, I just have to add that in our planning session on Friday morning I captured a great nugget and I want to pass it on because I know so many of you are working parents. I am planning on it making a difference in my own success going forward. And here it is, so simple and so brilliant:

"Create a morning routine that empowers you." Your morning sets the tone of your whole day. If you begin in a funk or chaos or in victim mode because of circumstances, it is hard to expect a lot of your day. Tom encourages us to establish a routine which for him includes exercise, journaling, setting intentions for the day, rewriting our goals and the things we are grateful for and putting our body into an empowered state.

Now that is simple and a tall order at that same time. I can't wait to try it.

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Book – Grizzly Trap (Extreme adventures)

THE GRIZZLY ROSE UP ON ITS HIND LEGS AND LET OUT A FEARSOME ROAR, HALFWAY BETWEEN THE BARK OF A DOG AND THE BELLOW OF A BULL. WE WERE DEAD MEAT…

Sam Fox is on a trip to North America with his scout cub pack when their bus crashes down a steep canyon. Some of the group are seriously injured, so Sam and two cubs set off to find help.

But Sam is thousands of miles from home, in the middle of the American wilderness. A wilderness full of howling wolves, voracious snapper turtles, rabid raccoons, and a massive, unpredictable grizzly bear that’s following them and just won’t give up…

Click here to read an excerpt from the book, to play the game, and catch up with Justin d'Ath, the author.

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Garcia Marquez never writing again?

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Colombia's Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez attends a closed ceremony of the 30th Havana Film Festival at the Karl Marx Theater in December

The venerable Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has set pages fluttering in publishing circles by furiously denying reports that he'll never write again.

"Not only is that not true, but what is true is that I do nothing else but write," Garcia Marquez said at the weekend. >>>

Books

Happily ever after

According to Motoko Rich, recession weary consumers may be cutting back on many luxuries, but one they’re willing to pay for is a happy ending.

At a time when booksellers are struggling to lure readers, sales of romance novels are outstripping most other categories of books and giving some buoyancy to an otherwise sluggish market. >>>>

desire, failure, Success

success and failure

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure."

Bill Cosby

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Read it on your iPhone

Houghton Rolls Out Curious George App for iPhone

Houghton Mifflin has released its first branded Curious George title, an application based on the August 2008 book Curious George's Dictionary. The release marks Houghton’s first foray into publishing children’s content for the Apple device and is, according to David Langevin, Houghton’s v-p and director of digital markets, a move into what the house feels could be a lucrative market.

Can friends make you fat?

A recent study gave us some important clues about the causes of obesity, which as we all know is a serious, and worsening, national health problem. It appears that obesity is "socially contagious."

http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/weilhealthyliving/2929/can-friends-make-you-fat

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