I’ve heard dozens of self-help gurus say it: Writing down your dreams and intentions is an important first step to making them happen. It’s like flipping the switch on a neon sign that says, “Now open for business!” Heck, I’ve even written about it in some of the articles I write for our personalized newsletters.

Recently, I had a startling (and really fun!) example of this in action in my own life. I wonder how intention plays out in your life?

My son just graduated from 8th grade, and in the Waldorf school he attends, that’s a really big deal. The parents threw a party for the class, and a few of us moms decided to really embarrass our sons. We dressed up as punk-rockers, wrote new lyrics to a Green Day song and then surprised everyone (including ourselves) by actually performing it. Electric guitars, mikes, head-banging. The works.

It wasn’t until after we were done and the color was back in the faces of our shocked children that I remembered my list.

Just a month earlier, I had written a list of things I want to do before I die. It’s long. I really went for it…put all kinds of things that seemed way out of the realm of possibility at the time. And, yep, one of those dreams was to sing in a rock-and-roll band in front of an audience. Go figure!

That’s the way these things seem to go: we put our intentions out there, let go of them and then watch with glee to see how creative the universe is in making them happen!

Emboldened by this, I want to put out another intention here, witnessed by you: By the end of 2007, Claire Communications will be providing personalized newsletters for 2,007 clients. Can you help us achieve this goal—and in the process, let our newsletters help you achieve yours?

What are your intentions?

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A Fantastic Offer for Therapists Who Want to Grow Their Practices
This month, we’re featuring a wonderful special connected to Thriving—A Journal of Well-Being, our quarterly newsletter that helps mental health professionals market their practices with ease, professionalism and affordability. Here it is:

Subscribe by June 30, 2006 to the Thriving newsletter service for at least four consecutive quarters, and get:

• Your 4th consecutive issue F*R*E*E! (minimum $125 value)
• F*R*E*E! audio course: "Newsletter Secrets of the Pros." We’ll teach you the very best ways to use your newsletter to bring in new business ($79 value)
• F*R*E*E! 20-minute consultation with a Claire Communications newsletter expert. Get feedback and ideas on your specific situation—your practice, your target market, your community—and how you can use the newsletter to your best benefit. ($60 value)

Go to www.NewslettersForTherapists.com/0605 to learn more about the newsletters and sign up today!

Tired of Writing Articles…or Not Writing Them But Knowing You Should?
Articles are a tremendously useful way to market your professional services, both online and offline. For example, articles can help:

• Establish your expertise, whether it’s in the local newspaper, an online journal, on your website or in your own newsletter.
• Attract prospects and new business, as well as increase traffic to your website.
• Create a buzz about your business by providing useful information to those who would benefit from your services.

Yet, many have neither the time nor inclination to write them.

• Does the idea of writing articles fill you with dread, even though you know their value?
• Does writing take forever for you (and who’s got time for that)?
• Can you think of better things to do with your hard-earned money than hire a writer?

If so, join the club. Writing is not always fun, quick or pretty.

That’s where Claire Communications can lend a hand. We’ve been writing articles for our coaching and therapy newsletters for years, and have quite a stock of articles appropriate for both business and life coaches, as well as therapists.

These articles are now for sale individually at www.ArticlesForSale.net. There, the articles are organized into topical categories, as well as Top 10s and Quizzes, and you can read a small excerpt of each article before purchasing.

Buy them and use them however you like; your only prohibition is you can’t sell them. We have some recommendations on the site for how to tweak the articles to “dress them up in your own skin.”

More will be posted later this month or early July. We ultimately expect to have about 250 articles on the site. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, contact us, and we’ll forward you the log of all our articles.

Operation Comfort: Calling All Therapists

Operation Comfort is a non-profit organization that has been providing free psychotherapy to military families and returning soldiers since March 2003. Its growing nationwide network consists of over 450 licensed therapists, donating their services to returning soldiers and their loved ones at home.

According to the organization's website, approximately 25% of returning soldiers will experience significant psychological distress due to the inherent stressors of deployment, prolonged separation, persistent fear, chronic uncertainty, unstable finances and the grim consequences of engagement. Common psychological problems include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse and drug addiction. In addition, divorce rates and relationship breakups will increase, as will the risk factors underlying domestic violence and family dysfunction.

Click here to learn more about Operation Comfort or to sign up to provide services.

Money Talks…What’s It Saying to You?

I recently attended a three-day training examining beliefs, habits and practices around MONEY. It was without a doubt the best training I’ve ever been to.

• If you’ve ever struggled with money or wondered why you just can’t seem to go above a certain income threshold…
• If you’ve ever felt embarrassed about how much money you make (or don’t)…
• If you and your spouse are worlds apart when it comes to how you handle money…

…then I highly recommend this seminar! Chock full of great information, introspective exploring, experiential learning and genuine connection with others, this seminar helped me understand my relationship with money in a completely new light. There are plenty of tools offered to help shift old beliefs and patterns that no longer serve.

And the best thing about it is that the seminar costs nothing. I know. It’s crazy! All you have to do is buy the book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, by T. Harv Eker, and you’ll get two f*r*e*e tickets to the three-day Millionaire Mind Intensive of your choice—as long as you register by July 7, 2006. Just imagine how different our lives—and the world—would be if we all had healthier relationships with the green stuff.

Go here to order the book:
http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/set_yourself_free

Or here to attend a f*r*e*e Millionaire Mind Teleclass: http://www.millionairemind.com/a/set_yourself_free?page=/preview/tele

Or here to attend a f*r*e*e Millionaire Mind Evening:
http://www.millionairemind.com/a/set_yourself_free?page=/preview/mme

All the best to you,

Linda Puig,
founder and owner of Claire Communications

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