QUOTE OF THE MOMENT
"Humor is that which most efficiently recognizes that we are living in an imperfect world, with imperfect arguments and things that are insane, illogical, and irrational. And the only way we can live with that fact is to laugh".--J. Barsoux

FAN MAIL OF THE MOMENT

"Got your newsletter today. It is amazing, the book you co-wrote looks awesome. The newsletter was so interesting and helpful. What a cool thing!!!!!!!!!!!" Sandy H. Corso, CT. Founder, www.PeacefulCompany.com 

"Hello KC: I’m also a Laughter Leader. I just listened to the radio interview on your site. (Entrenpeneur Radio..Laughing All the Way to the Bank). Phew! You are very articulate about the subject. You are on top of your game KC. I’m delighted for you.” Linda MacNeal

"Hello! Thank you for sending me your newsletter. Got it in the mail yesterday. Looks great. You have a lot going on!” Crystal Sada, Reiki Instructor

"Hi KC, You are amazing and such a wonderful motivator. I felt so at ease during my PR session and just had to let you know again how inspiring our conversation was. It really got the creative juices flowing.  Thank you again for the "tough love;" it was dispensed with genuine concern. The ideas are right on target and I see how implementing them will lead to great success for me and my audience. Thanks for offering this amazing service and God bless you."  Sandra L. Garth, Wellness Expert, CNN New You Revolution Participant

SNEAKY PENGUINS OF THE MOMENT
Courtesy of Sean Clancy

HOLIDAY PUN OF THE MOMENT

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of his office and asked them to disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."

HUG YOUR MAILMAN FOR A MOMENT

Cuz sometimes there IS something valuable in your mailbox! That would be our FREE “Powerful Tools For Positive Living” newsletter mailed directly to your home or office every other month. It’s packed full of thought-provoking articles, coaching tips and the latest news. Shall we send it? Just give us your mailing address HERE!

HOLIDAY CHATTER OF THE MOMENT

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WISDOM OF THE MOMENT

"Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but gets you nowhere."

NAUGHTY REINDEER OF THE MOMENT

HOLIDAY CAROLS OF THE MOMENT
….for the Psychologically Challenged

1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?

2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are

3. Amnesia --- I Don't Know if I'll be Home for Christmas

4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and ...

6. Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Get Me

7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire

8 . Full Personality Disorder-- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why

9. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ---Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells ..

10. Agoraphobia --- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But Wouldn't Leave My House

11. Senile Dementia --- Walking in a Winter Wonderland Miles From My House in My Slippers and Robe

12. Oppositional Defiant Disorder --- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House

13. Social Anxiety Disorder --- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas while I Sit Here and Hyperventilate.

14. Attention Deficit Disorder-- We wish you a . . . hey look it's snowing!

Ho, ho, ho…

HOLIDAY GIFT OF THE MOMENT

The 'Today' show financial editor Jean Chatzky went shopping for the hottest, most wanted gifts of the season and discussed them this week on the “Today Show.” Guess what made the list....that's right! LIFE COACHING!!!

Whether you want a unique present for that hard-to-buy-for special someone, (yes, we do gift certificates!) or it's time to finally achieve those new year's resolutions...we have the solution! Want to kick off 2007 in a positive way? Looking to grow your business? Attract new clients? Focus on having more balance? Better quality of life? Want to work smarter not harder?

Make the new year YOUR YEAR with Life or Business Coaching! It's powerful, fun and all about action! My agenda is YOUR happiness and YOUR success. I have coached clients worldwide over the phone. There are a variety of coaching options to fit your budget. Contact me for a confidential, customized program that will move you or that friend, relative or colleague forward!

WHY PARENTS HAVE GRAY HAIR FOR THE MOMENT

A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see the bed nicely made up and everything neat and tidy.

Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, "Dad". With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter with trembling hands:

Dear Dad,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with you and Mom.

I've been finding real passion with Joan and she is so nice. I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercings, tattoos, her tight motorcycle clothes and because she is so much older than I am but it's not only the passion, Dad, she's pregnant.

Joan says that we are going to be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood, enough for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children.

Joan has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it and trading it with the other people in the commune for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want.

In the meantime, we'll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Joan can get better; she sure deserves it!

Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of myself. Someday, I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know your grandchildren.

Your son, Chad

P.S. Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that's in my desk drawer.

I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home!

HOLIDAY HOME OF THE MOMENT

DANGEROUS SITUATION OF THE MOMENT
Courtesy of Rebecca Trott

Scenario:

You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left side is a valley and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level. Both the giant pig and the helicopter are also traveling at the same speed as you.

Question: What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?

Answer: Get off the children's Merry-Go-Round, you’ve had too much spiked eggnog!

SIGN OF THE MOMENT

Plumber's truck:
"We repair what your husband fixed."

HOLIDAY Q AND A OF THE MOMENT

Q: Why is Christmas just like a day at the office?
A: You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit.

Q: How does Al Gore's household keep Christmas politically correct?
A: On Christmas morning, they give the presents TO the tree.

Q: Why does Santa's sled get such good mileage?
A: Because it has long-distance runners on each side.

Q: Why did the elf push his bed into the fireplace?
A: He wanted to sleep like a log.

Q: Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
A: Because it " soots " him!

Q: What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
A: Claustrophobic.

Q: How come you never hear anything about the 10th reindeer "Olive" ?
A: Yeah, you know, "Olive the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names"

HOLIDAY DIET OF THE MOMENT
Courtesy of Mary McCord

I was in Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina for my dog Lola and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog........ Duh!

I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse, I told her no, I was starting The Purina Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms. Her eyes about bugged out of her head.

I went on and on with the bogus diet story and she was totally buying it. I told her that it was an easy, inexpensive diet and that the way it works is to load your pockets or purse with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The package said the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.

I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story.

Horrified, she asked if something in the dog food had poisoned me and was that why I ended up in the hospital.

I said no.....I was sitting in the street licking my butt when a car hit me.

STORY OF THE MOMENT

A venture capitalist was vacationing at the pier of a small coastal village. A couple hours before lunch time, he noticed a small boat with just one fisherman docked nearby. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The VC complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

"Only a little while," the fisherman replied. The VC then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish? The fisherman said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. So the VC asked what he did with the rest of his day.

The fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. Some nights, I stroll into the village and play guitar with my amigos. We entertain the children with stories and songs."

The VC offered, "I have an MBA from Harvard and could help. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a larger boat. With the proceeds from a larger boat you could buy several more boats. Eventually, you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman, you could sell directly to the processor and open your own cannery. With my advice on marketing, you would ultimately control the supply of product, processing, and distribution."

"How long will all this take?" the stunned fisherman asked.

"Perhaps 10 to 15 years," the VC said.

"What then?", the fisherman asked.

"Then you could retire," the VC replied, "move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, and stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play guitar with your amigos."

SPEECHES OF THE MOMENT

It was a delight to speak at the recent Moms of Multiples convention…they reserved me a year in advance and I was glad to finally meet them…what a great group of women! If you are looking for a keynote speaker, workshop leader, fun for a break-out session for a conference, or something unique for staff meeting, please contact our office and reserve your spot for 2007.

SUCCESS BOOK OF THE MOMENT

Great News! I am honored to be co-authoring a new book, “Speaking of Success” with the famed bestselling authors and brilliant personal development gurus, Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager) and Stephen Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) to be released before January. Copies will be offered at only $14.95 for our subscribers, clients and friends until the end of December. To reserve your autographed copy at this special price, click on the book on the left. Once the book hits Amazon.com, the publisher price is $19.95. Volume discounts are also available.

AWESOME GROUP OF THE MOMENT

NEW! Group Coaching! Get all the benefits of Coaching, at a fraction of the cost! Groups are forming NOW. Based on our clients' overwhelming requests, my good friend and fellow coach Mike Jaffe and I are putting together a new GROUP Coaching Program. We joined forces to combine our skills and years of experience and developed a comprehensive program designed to hone in on your individual needs while also capturing the excitement and synergy of a group setting.

We will be covering the following topics to kick off our newest Coaching Group:

• Work/Life Balance - A new definition of 'Success' - how to have it all...on your terms!
   
• New Beginnings - Making Career and Life Transitions with more ease and more success!
   
• Succeeding on the job with style and no stress - how to work smarter not harder
   
• Open Discussion - To allow time for positive group coaching and focus on any issues you'd like to be coached around .
  Group coaching is a great way to get powerful performance coaching and continuous insights from two trained professional coaches with two unique styles and perspectives as well as support and encouragement from the other group members - all in a safe and confidential setting.

HOW IT WORKS:

• Powerful coaching sessions are held over the phone on a private conference telephone number.
• One 60 minute coaching session per month per group (based on group size)
• Confidential Email coaching support throughout the month from two professional coaches
• Connection to other talented, smart people from around the world who have similar goals
• Each person will develop his own customized Life Action Plan with private input from both coaches

We are limiting each group to ONLY 10 people to preserve the intimacy of the group and ensure everyone gets very personal support.

Subscribers pay only $100 per month, with a minimum 3 month membership. This is significantly below our current individual coaching fees of $500 per month for 1:1 coaching, plus you get TWO coaches! Space is very limited so if you are interested, please don't wait. Program begins in January 2007. Early Registration Now Open! Call (207) 361-2084 or email at happinessis@toolsforpositiveliving.com

SILLY FUN OF THE MOMENT
Courtesy of Kim Peck

Need a break for a moment? Love that little popping noise? Can’t resist those plastic bubbles? Then you’ll be in heaven! Click HERE and move that mouse!

FREEBIE OF THE MOMENT
Courtesy of Author Suzanne Falter Barnes

More freebies for YOU this holiday? YUP! Want a free book about joy and creativity? How Much Joy Can You Stand has moved more than 100,000 people to embrace their dreams and fill their lives with more joy these past 10 years. Want to read it? Here’s the beautiful, viral version available for free for the time being. Download your free copy now.
 

CHARITY OF THE MOMENT

Looking for a unique gift idea for a good cause?  I am on the board of advisors for Hey U.G.L.Y. which builds self esteem in teens nation wide and their goal is to give free self esteem curriculum to every school in the US. 

There are three cool gift ideas that are sure to please everyone on your gift list that can be found at http://heyugly.org/products.php.

Please help us aid teens in countering challenges such as eating disorders, bullying, violence, substance abuse and suicide. If you know any friends that are passionate about helping teens, please pass this email onto them.


BE RICH FOR THE MOMENT

"It's good to have money and the things money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things money can't buy."
-George Horace Lorimer, American editor of The Saturday Evening Post

TOUGH TEACHER OF THE MOMENT

A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all.

On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school.

Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work.

When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he took the desk stapler and stapled the tie to his chest.

He had no discipline problems with any of his students that term.

DUHHHH OF THE MOMENT

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.

GROWING UP IN THE MOMENT

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."  -Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Humorist, Writer

BANKING THOUGHTS OF THE MOMENT
Courtesy of Bobbe White, CLL

Responses to the new building addition from banking:

The tellers said, "It makes no sense (cents.)"
The loan officer thought he might borrow the idea himself.
The investment department felt it would be a trade off.
The auditor said, "Something about this doesn't add up."
The bookkeeping department wanted to check it out.
The ATM department was on needles and P.I.N.s!
The marketing department wanted to survey some opinions first.
The Trust department wanted to will the idea to another company.
The Safe Deposit Administrator thought the plan was too boxy.
The Risk Committee felt threatened.
The Security Officer wanted to investigate further.

BAD HOLIDAY CONDUCT OF THE MOMENT

• Running aluminum foil through a paper shredder at Kinko's to make tinsel is discouraged.
   
• Playing Jingle Bells on a neighbor's push-button phone during a party is forbidden.
  (It runs up an incredible long distance bill.)
   
• Rental cars are not to be used to go "over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house."
   
• Keeping fruitcake around the house until July 25, 2007 if a no-no.

POOR MANAGER OF THE MOMENT

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost.
He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below.
He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me?  I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help so far."

The woman below responded, "You must be in management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems.  The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault!"

GRIN AND SHARE IT FOR THE MOMENT

I've always thought a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying "Ain't that the truth."--Quincy Jones

We hope you share the truth…..and the laughs and pass this Joy Note on to a friend!

HAVE A JOYOUS HOLIDAY!



      
KC Christensen-Lang, Success Coach/Joyologist
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Multiple Streams of Income / Make Money While You Sleep Licensee
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