Amp It Up!

Who Cares How You Feel Today?

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:02:07 -0800

Yes, your mother cares, perhaps your siblings and friends. Your co-workers might want you to be happy.

But ultimately, you are the only one who cares about how you feel today and can do anything about it.

SO...How will you choose to feel today?

Life is short...Amp It Up!

Kim Marcille
Possibilities Amplified, Inc.
WEB: www.possibilitiesamplified.com
BLOG: AmpItUp.vox.com
PHONE: (305) 439-9326

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Jumped Off the Highest Building in New Zealand!

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:29:54 -0700

Thanks to your vote of confidence (Patty), I did it! I jumped 630 feet from Auckland's SkyTower. Talk about widening your comfort zone! WOOHOO!

Stay tuned to this blog, photos and videos will be posted when we get to Raglan, where you can find some of the most awesome left-breaking waves in the world.

Good on ya!

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La Racha: A Streak of Luck

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:42:53 -0700

Raquel Chavez, the owner of a small store called La Racha ("A Streak of Luck") in Mexico City, took on Coca-Cola, and won.

When she began to carry a less expensive soft drink called Big Cola, her distributor told her she had to get rid of it, or he would stop selling Coca-Cola to her. She refused.

The threats went on, and the distributor stopped bringing Coke, so she filed a complaint with the Federal Competition Commission. They sat on it. (Coke does, after all, own about 70% of the market.) Raquel persisted, badgering them, until they investigated the complaint. In the meantime, she bought cases of Coke at another store and dragged them in and out of the store herself.

The results? Coca-Cola and 15 of its distributors were fined $68 million dollars for their illegal attempts to block Big Cola from entering the market.

Raquel's store may be called La Racha, but it is Raquel's unwillingness to settle that causes her be on a continuous streak of luck.

I have decided that, like Raquel, I am on a streak of luck, too. Everything is going my way, even when sometimes it appears that it isn't. I'll hold my dreams firmly in mind, and I won't let anyone stop me from amplifying them into reality.

Would you care join me?

What would today be like if you were on your own streak of luck?

Wishing you every possibility!

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So, I'm sitting on the 7th green...

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:58:28 -0700

At a lovely golf course in Augusta, Georgia, on the patio of what will probably be the next home of my boyfriend, Michael. Earlier today, we reveled in the view of a beautiful lake through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a designer's home, and an hour ago dragged ourselves away from a breathtaking view of the Savannah River rapids.

Coming from Miami, I never could have imagined that househunting in Augusta, GA could be this exciting, and that so many unusual opportunities exist. And we wouldn't have seen many of them if we hadn't been willing to look at homes that didn't quite fit our parameters, as far as size, price or location.

If you are looking for some new possibilities, an answer to a problem, or trying to set a new direction, you can try this, too.

List the parameters that you've placed on your current situation. These could be timing, who gets to or needs to be involved, the money it takes, how other people might feel about it, etc. Take one parameter at a time and ask yourself, "if this was NOT a limitation, what possibilities would open up?"

You will begin to see some new options that just might work. And it's fun!

Wishing you every possibility!

Kim Marcille
www.kimmarcille.com
(305) 439-9326

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