The words 'Christmas' and 'New Year' evoke a festive season usually spent at home with our close family and relatives. However, these words also bring for many of us the images of Christmas preparations, shopping for presents, food, cleaning and a lot of stress that somehow doesn't go with the 'peaceful wishes' on the Christmas cards...
I make some serious marketing mistakes. And a big one is not implementing what I already know. I read a lot, buy online programs, attend seminars and yet I implement a fraction of what I've learned.
That's the bad news.
The good news is that you don't have to implement a lot to be outrageously successful. You just have to implement a few things consistently. And I've seen many Independent Professionals focus on one area of marketing and grow their businesses brilliantly.
If you are going to talk about jewellery that really, really holds significance you need to include the ring. Rings are an ultimate symbol of loyalty. They have been used for centuries to bind agreements with friends, families, lovers, and religion. Their circular shape accentuates their relation to the idea of eternity. There are so many kinds of rings from which to choose, but each has a special story behind it. That is, essentially, why rings make fantastic gifts.
There is almost only flat land between my house and the North sea. Only a few trees and the occasional farmhouse or small village between us and the sea, until you come right to the sea front with its taller hotels. This lack of obstructions makes for strong winds bringing with them freezing weather. Yet my weather cock, seen clearly from the kitchen window , is pointing clearly to indicate softer westerlies. One of these days, but not today, I must climb up and see what is jamming it, although at least it promises better weather to come. It is gloomy as well. There is a sundial in the garden, a very accurate one, but it isn’t not much use today when there is complete cloud cover. Britain is a place of ever changing weather so it is a frequent subject of conversation. As I walk to the next village I am just as likely to greet someone with ‘Lovely day ‘ or ‘Isn’t it cold’ as ‘Hello’ or ‘Good morning’. It is an ice breaker, a start to a conversation, or just something to say as we pass each other on the road.
Father: "I want you to marry a girl of my choice" Son: "I will choose my own bride!" Father: "But this is Bill Gates's daughter." Son: "Well, in that case - OK!" Next - Father approaches Bill Gates. Father: "I have a husband for your daughter." Bill Gates: "My daughter will choose her own husband." […]
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People seem to be surprised when I tell them about spa towns in the UK, but Britain has a long history of "taking the waters".
The Romans discovered the healing benefits of natural spa waters thousands of years ago. And we're lucky enough to have so many mineral-rich springs in Britain which we continue to enjoy. Why not go with the flow and experience the therapeutic waters of one of Britain's best spa towns?