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Happy New Year! You did it!
You survived (and even thrived!) in 2008 and are ready
to take on a brand new year! Congratulations!
Decide now that you will CHOOSE to make this a year that
will make an impact on your business and your
life! Get 2009 off to a great
start by joining us for the January 3-Day
Selling with Intention Intensive in SOCAL (26, 27 and
28) or in Phoenix at the end of February (25, 26, 27).
The January class only has 3 seats left, so claim yours
today! If you aren't able to attend class,
then definitely get signed up for Sales Coach
Now ( www.salescoachnow.com). We have
over 60 members already and growing every day! Not
only will you receive training on Selling with
Intention, you will also have the opportunity to earn
individual coaching and network within the Member's
Rolodex! PLUS, it is only $27.00 per month
to participate (two latte's per week?) until we
reach 100 members (Then it will be $37.00 for new
members only) and 10% of the proceeds every month will
be donated to the IEWBC. Give back AND stay on track! Be
one of the first 100 to participate in this AMAZING
program!
Don't miss my upcoming two part FREE
tele-seminar series: 7 Bold Steps to Take a Quantum
Leap in 2009! I will be covering 4 Steps on
the first call and then the other 3 Steps on the second
call. The calls are guaranteed to move you
in a new direction in 2009 and I will also be
revealing an EXCITING NEW PROGRAM that you can
participate in this year! Watch your inbox for
the special invitation!
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  Updates
from Ursula!
Is it 2009 already? Just
shake me! I can't even believe it! I had a
wonderful time with my family over the holidays! My
brother Mark and his family came out with my Mom and we
truly enjoyed taking in the sites of SOCAL! Here
is a photo of us at the Festival of Lights at the
Mission Inn and then at Laguna Beach in CA (I get SO
inspired there!).
But, I have to tell you,
I have never been more excited or more
prepared for an upcoming year!
In 2008 I streamlined my systems to ensure that
2009 would be my best year yet, and I know it
will.
Economists say that we will be in this
recession for awhile, so rather than try to change the
economy, I have decided to just continue to
change my thinking! And to help
you change yours. And, amazingly, opportunities
keep showing up! And showing up! And I am so
grateful!
Gratitude can also
transform your business and I am excited about
sharing my article with you this month.When you take a
view of our entire world, you quickly recognize that
things are not "bad" here in the United
States.Things are just evolving and
after they evolve we will be left with even more
exciting opportunities!
My hope for
you is that 2009 will be even better than you
could have imagined.
Ursula
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Special
Article
"Allow Gratitude to Transform
2009!
One of the main things
that I learned in 2008 was that when I am
grateful, my business seems to flow
effortlessly. And when I am not grateful,
opportunities seem to stop and my business slows down
dramatically.
I had many fruitful conversations with
my clients at the end of 2008 about the idea of
gratitude and how it can impact a business. There
was a time in 2008 when I was completely overwhelmed
with a personal issue in my life. I kept trying to
figure it out but I couldn't seem to find the
answers. So, rather than continue to force
an answer, I just threw up my hands and I said, "I
surrender". I didn't have the answer, I
didn't know what to do and then I just let it go.
Then I turned my attention back to all of the great
things in my life and I felt a renewed sense of
gratitude for everything that I have.
And
guess what happened?
Yes,
the situation resolved itself. The right
person showed up who could assist me with the situation
and turn it around. And I was then back "in the flow" of
my business and experiencing amazing financial
rewards. Choosing to feel grateful every day and
to focus on all of the great things in your life WILL
transform 2009. I wanted to share a few of the
lessons I have learned and how gratitude really makes a
difference for me.
Gratitude is Good for Business
The Law of Attraction teaches us that
whatever we focus on will grow. When you are
practicing gratitude you are focusing on those things
that you are grateful for in your life. And, guess
what? You will start to get MORE of those things.
Sounds simple, right? Many people, however,
think this is "too easy" or "too good to be true".
I was a skeptic at first as well, but I found that when
I practiced gratitude it had a profound effect not only
on my bottom line, but also on my own well being.
It was almost as if things "magically" happened without
me having to put out as much effort!
Gratitude is Even More
Important in a Recession
Gratitude is
especially important in a recession because we are
inundated with all of the "horrible" things that are
going on in the world. The media doesn't fill us
in on all of the good things that are going on, so you
have to be really selective about what you watch on
television or look at on the internet. In
addition, many people have been impacted in different
ways and may have experienced loss. If that is you, then
gratitude can get you back on track and refocused on
what you really want to achieve in your life.
Gratitude is also a gift you can give others when you
encourage them to pull away from the "doom and gloom"
and share those things they are grateful for with
you.
3 Ways I Love to
Practice
Gratitude
~ Take a "Gratitude Walk": I try
to take a walk every morning outside and when I do that
I think about all of the things I have to be grateful
for. It is an awesome way to begin the day and sets the
stage for phenomenal opportunities to just show
up!
~ Make a List: In 2008 I made a
list of all of the things I was grateful for when I felt
really "stuck". In 2009 I am committed to making a list
every day so I can stay in that place of "feeling
great"!
~ Tell others what you are grateful
for: I love to share with others what I am
grateful for. Sometimes I just bring it up casually in
conversation as an aside. For example, I might be
talking about my husband and I might just add, "I am so
grateful to have him in my life". Or, I will add
it to a card or an email I am sending to a client or a
friend, "I am so grateful that we met". Using the word
more frequently seems to foster an even greater sense of
gratitude in my life.
By practicing gratitude every day, you will begin
to see an incredible transformation in your business and
in your life! If you already practice gratitude,
then this is your opportunity to take it to another
level in 2009. Try it-you just might be surprised!
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complete statement: Ursula Mentjes, M.S., ACC is the
founder of Potential Quest, Inc., Sales Coach Now, and
the author of Selling with Intention. Ms. Mentjes
has helped clients double and triple their sales revenue
in as short as two months! If you want to do the
same, then visit her web-site at www.potentialquest.com
or www.salescoachnow.com and subscribe to her e-zine by
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What
Recession?
Welcome to this new section of our
newsletter! Every month we are going to feature
a short story about something great happening in the
world that is contrary to all of the "doom and gloom" we
are hearing about in the world today. Please
share your "good news" to be featured here by
emailing it to Ursula@potentialquest.com and we will try
to fit in as many as possible! Let's all do our part to
spread good
news!
Press Release
Family-Friendly 89.7
KSGN According
to Steve Gannon, Director of Business Development for
KSGN. It's like David and Goliath.
Contemporary Christian Music station, KSGN, is battling
stations with four and five times the budget and double
the employees. The best news is that KSGN is in
the top of every PPM ranking! In the just released
Arbitron people meter (PPM) data for Riverside-San
Bernardino (market #26) for November 2008, 89.7 FM KSGN
ranks 5th in Women 25-54 and 3rd in Women 35-54!
KSGN is also in the top ten (9th) in Adults 35-54.
If you narrow it down to only to
Riverside-San Bernardino metro stations, KSGN is #2 in
Women 35-54, #3 in Women 25-54, and 6th in Adults
25-54! Morning drive and midday's are
ranked 2nd in Women 35-54; afternoons and nights are
ranked fourth! Just a few years ago
these numbers would have seemed unimaginable!
Thanks and credit to Station Manager, Dawn Hibbard
for her vision and courage to point KSGN to a major
impact in the community! Congratulations to
Program Director Bryan O'Neal and his team of pros for
their devotion to relevant and compelling Christian
radio! Special congratulations to the entire
Family Friendly, 89.7 FM KSGN team.
Family Friendly 89.7 FM KSGN CONTACT:
Peggy Stapleton, 909-499-8932 email
pstapleton@ksgn.com |
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Giving
Back!
 Inspire Life
Skills Training, Inc. exists to mentor and train former
foster youth to become self sufficient, responsible, and
to make positive life choices.
To learn more about Inspire Life Skills
Training and how you can help, contact:
Kristi Camplin, Inspire
Founder/Director P. 951-316-0011 F.
951-277-4676 Also read this
article in the Press
Enterprise
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Sales
Success Story!
Meet Amy
Boyd
 When my partners and I decided to
drop out of corporate life and go out on our own, the
first and best decision we made for our business was to
do it together. The four of us met working for one
of the "Big 4" Accounting Firms where we each
specialized in employee benefit tax
consulting.
We've been able to carve out a niche in the tax
consulting profession that helps companies comply with
the constantly changing complex rules related to
retirement and health and welfare benefit plans. I
like to think of us as interpreters. We translate
tax law into layman's terms and provide practical
solutions for our clients.
I consider myself very fortunate; I have three
of the best partners anyone could ask for. Although, we
are each located in different parts of the country, we
stay connected via instant messaging. We are only
a mouse click away from each other. When we come across
a particularly complex problem, we talk it through with
one of the other partners. If we learn something new, we
share it with everyone else. If you want to
succeed, build a system of resources. Get connected, ask
for help, and learn from others. Ursula's Sales
Coach Now is a great way to get connected to
others.
Amy Boyd,
Partner
5500Tax Group,
Inc.
www.5500tax.com
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Upcoming
Events
Dinner Meeting
January 15, 2009
5:30pm
Doubletree Airport Hotel
Ontario,
CA
Speaker: Michelle Skiljan,
Director of the Inland Empire Women's Business
Center
Topic: Power of Positive Choices
Selling
With Intention - 3-Day Intensive
January 25, 26, 27, 2009
9:00am to 4:00pm
Hosted by the Inland Empire
Women's Business Center
202 E. Airport Drive, Ste. 155
San Bernardino, CA 92408
February 25, 26, 27, 2009
9:00am to 4:00pm
Executive Training Solutions
4926 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008
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URSULA MENTJES is a Motivational
Speaker, Author and Certified Business Coach who
specializes in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to
help her clients reach their highest potential in their
careers and businesses. Specifically, she has
helped businesses double and triple their sales revenue
in as short as two months. The CEO of Integrated
Digital Technologies, one of her clients, said the
following, "Potential Quest, Inc. I increased our sales
by 100% in just two months which quickly impacted our
bottom line."
Ursula honed her skills at an
International Technical Training company, starting her
career in sales in 1996 and advancing to the position of
President in 2001 when the company's annual run rate was
approximately $20,000,000.00. She was responsible
for increasing sales by 90% in one year. Ursula
attributes her success to setting aggressive goals and
empowering her employees to be the best that they could
be. Ursula is passionate about helping individuals
and businesses reach their full potential, so in May of
2004 she founded Potential Quest, Inc., a Professional
Coaching and Consulting firm that specializes in working
with business owners, sales team, managers and Account
Executives. She is also the author of Selling with
Intention and recently founded Sales Coach Now, a
division of Potential Quest,
Inc.
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Ursula
Mentjes
Potential Quest, Inc.
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