MAKE '08 GREAT! Sponsored by DeKalb Medical Center and Wordsmiths Books

Russ Marshalek of Wordsmiths Books brainstormed a great kick-off to the new year and invited three Atlanta authors & speakers to hold forth at the Women's Pavilion of DeKalb Medical Center at Make '08 Great! Pictured are Russ, Patrice Dickey, Darlene Wofford, author of Edgewise: An Assignment to Remember, and dietician Carolyn O'Neil, whose slogan is "the more you know, the more you can eat." For example, did you know that chickpeas are oh-so-great for you and low in calories? High energy without the guilt.


My talk, "How to Get the Life You Love--And Afford It!" had eight points (imagine that) on empowering yourself--including The Power of the Peaceful Heart (and how to get it) and the Power of the Picture (and putting yourself in it). Here I'm holding up a Treasure map or Vision Board that I created a few years ago and last October manifested a free trip to ATLANTIS, Paradise Island Bahamas, where I received the royal treatment at Mandara Spa as a complimentary invited guest! This is what I've been teaching at Evening at Emory since 1999,
and recently decided that everybody wants to get the life they love--and in order to do that they need to afford it! So that's what I'm developing in my home study course to roll out soon.

The Power of Persuasion
I also discussed that mortifying job interview (back in the day) when the high powered executive held up his Mont Blanc and said, "Sell me this pen," and I sat there absolutely speechless, wishing the floor would open for me to drop through it. Sometimes it's those painful moments that teach us the most powerful lessons--and it was then that I decided I needed to learn the fine arts of persuasion--which morphed into 15 years as an instructor of Dale Carnegie Sales Training!

At this very moment the talk is being edited into a DVD that will be available separately, and I'll also include in my home study course on How to Get the Life You Love--And Afford It!

CONTEST AT POLKA DOT BANNER (We Can All Win!)
The lovely and talented Jamie Saloff, who formatted my multi- award winning book BACK TO THE GARDEN: Getting from Shadow to Joy, has also created her own author promotion website, which anyone can join--authors, readers, tire-kickers...

Jamie says, "The Polka Dot Banner continues to grow and change. We expect to have 100,000 hits in January 08. If you haven't stopped by recently, please do.

"It is very simple to list your book with the PDB. Just register, then login and fill out the different fields with your book's information. If you need help, or want us to do it for you, we have upgraded listings that offer those features. Those who are listed are telling me they are seeing a tremendous increase in traffic on their personal web sites, so if you want to increase your book's exposure, list it on the PDB." Check it out! http://www.polkadotbanner.com

When you check out MY profile (which will help me become Featured Author next month) remember to register as Book Friends so you are eligible for PDB's monthly giveaways. This month PDB is giving away a $25 Amazon.com gift card.

And if you want to hear more about Jamie's services as a book formatter, please email me and we'll discuss!