Dear Reader,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I want to get you started on your own list of COMMITMENTS for 2009, and thought that sharing just a few of mine might inspire you. I'd love to have you share your ultimate COMMITMENTS with me by email, melissa@melissagalt.com or just reply to this ezine.

TOGETHER WE'LL ALL GO FARTHER!

On HEALTH & WELLBEING: (Energy begets energy, and I want more!)

On ROMANCE & RELATIONSHIPS: (Okay, I know you all like my tales from the dating trenches!)

On HOME & INTERIORS: (I have too much style for one residence!)

On TRAVEL & ADVENTURE: (Life is an adventure to be lived, not a problem to be solved.)

On CAREER & PROFITABLE PASSION: (What I love is to show you how to profit from your passion!)

This is just a sampling of my COMMITMENTS! I'd love to learn about yours. I am currently forming a DESIGNER MASTERMIND to take your business to the next level. You can participate in this with or without one-on-one mentoring. We all need the support, encouragement, advice and experience of those expert colleagues around us. EMAIL ME TODAY for details and to see if this is a fit for you.

Here's to skyrocketing your success in 2009 and beyond!

Prosper by Design, ALWAYS!

Melissa Galt
The Six Figure Design Professional
Your Interior Design Business Systems Specialist
Devoted to Your Design Business Success

"There comes a time in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore,
Who never will,
Don't worry about people from your past,
There is a reason they didn't make it to your future. "

~ This was a gift from friend and publisher Susan Crawford

Ditch the Resolutions, Make Commitments that Count!

Every year at the New Year we find ourselves once again making resolutions. And every year within 30-60 days most if not all of those resolutions have gone by the wayside. Resolution comes from the word to resolve and Webster's dictionary defines that as "the act or process of reducing to simpler form; the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones. It is about analysis and simplifying not about a pledge, promise, vow, binder, or dedication to completion.

Most importantly you can make a commitment at any time of the year, the week, the month, or the day. You don't need to wait for January 1! And when (skip the if) you make those commitments you will (dump the try) put into action desired experiences (replace the goals).

Start each day with the commitment to yourself to conquer the day, to embrace life, and to reap rewards, not merely results!

Make a commitment to action, not a resolution to merely analyze!

3 Shortcuts to Success in 2009

1. Review all email lists you are on and all groups, networks, organizations and associations you belong to (professional and personal). Are they providing real value to your life and/or business? If not cut them out. Remember time is your #1 non-renewable resource. Cut out time wasters.

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Dumb and Dumber!

Every now and then we just need a reminder of how idiotic folks can be, it makes us all feel smarter, LOL. Here are just a couple that will make you grin if not guffaw in wonderment.

#1 of 2008 You Gave Your Daughter WHAT to Eat?

I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center. Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants.

#2 of 2008 Even Criminals Need an Education!

A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the Branch and wrote this, 'Put all your muny in this bag.' While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to the Wells Fargo Bank. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America.

Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, 'OK' and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America.

Melissa Galt, The Six Figure Interior Design Professional, specializes in interior design business systems for success. As a successful independent interior designer for over 15 years, Melissa knows the design business inside out. Now, she presents unique workshops providing design professionals, at every level of their career growth, with simple, proven systems for achievement.

Melissa shows designers, decorators, and home fashion experts how they can boost their business, put more profit in their pocket, and enjoy the life they design. Find total freedom in your business to embrace the lifestyle you want most. Get the tools and techniques, not just the strategies, for winning lead generation, masterful marketing, priceless PR, sales secrets to optimize every project, and fruitful follow up for a lifetime of raving fans.

Join the thousands of design pros who have taken advantage of Melissa's experience and expertise. If you are ready for a real business transformation, get your F.R.E.E. business evaluation at www.mystrategysession.com.