Happiness Is Waiting For You! A+ Plan Nov. '09 Newsletter

Hello hello!
As a Nutrition and Style Consultant, I am here to help you achieve all of your personalized goals to look and feel your best.

This month's newsletter has two parts:
- The first part should help you to appreciate the small things in life that give you pleasure, the people who make you smile, and the few moments each day that you're able to spend doing something you love.
- I've also included a holiday recipe for you to enjoy during your Thanksgiving meal. After eating Halloween candy for the past month, you're probably feeling the need to eat clean, rich food. If you'd like to have your own recipes modified to be healthier, or for more nutritious recipes sent directly to you, feel free to contact me for a complimentary consultation.

Since I can't make this note a couple pages long, email me for the recipe and A+ Plan news.

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This month, I would like to share a few ideas from a wonderful book I read called, "How Starbucks Saved My Life," by Michael Gates Gill.

The narrative explains how Michael went from an advertising executive to a Starbucks store employee, from selling clients major ideas to cleaning toilets and serving people coffee. It is a truly inspiring book, and I urge you to read it.

We all know that we should appreciate the small things in life, but do we actually do it? Do we focus on people for what they show us inside, or do we end up judging a book by it's cover? Michael was a privileged, successful, wealthy man with a family and many opportunities, until he lost his job. He had to let go of his pride and take a job that would give him enough support to eat and have a home. But he didn't think he would end up happier than ever before.

Here are a few things that Michael learned that we can take advantage of as well:
* He learned to look at working at Starbucks as an OPPORTUNITY instead of a job he HAD to go to every day.
* He gave his all to his job and looked at the positive aspects, something many people don't choose to do.
* He apologized to those he had wronged, with sincerity and humility, and he did so more than once.
* He stopped pretending to be someone he wasn't anymore. He learned to view people and neighborhoods differently than he had before. Maybe "bad neighborhoods" weren't all bad! Maybe there were interesting people and sites in those neighborhoods! He stopped looking at men in fancy suits as people he aspired to be like, but instead started to see their vulnerabilities and insecurities. He stopped judging people by their educational background, race, and gender and learned to show RESPECT to everyone.
* He learned to trust his instincts and follow his heart.

If you're searching for your true passion in life or are constantly trying to figure out how to smile every day, or if you need fashion styling or nutrition guidance, contact me today at a_plusplan@yahoo.com, or by www.aplusplan.com.