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Does anyone watch The Biggest Loser? I will confess, up until last night I did not watch the show. I was home flipping through the channels and landed on the season finale. Needless to say, I am now sucked in and will definitely be watching next season.
For those of you who missed it, the winner was Danny Cahill who lost 239 pounds and took home the $250,000 grand prize. Danny went from 430 pounds to a fit 191 pounds (55.58% of his original weight...wowzers!).
What I find most impressive is not how much weight these contestants lost (although still quite impressive) but how much of their lives they take back and how inspirational they are to others. They have been paralyzed for years battling their issues and this show is the first step in taking control of their lives again. In addition, how inspiring and motivating these stories are for everyone watching. The contestants may not know it at the time but laying it all out there is motivating THOUSANDS of people to battle their own issues.
So I begun to think to myself.....am I being all that I can be? What have I done lately to inspire/motivate someone?
Often at work we go on with our day to day tasks but rarely take the time to recognize those around us. Whether it be for a birthday, anniversary or to thank someone on a job well done....everyone appreciates being recognized. A small gesture of 'you did an amazing job on that project' or 'thanks for helping me out' can go a long way and motivate others around you to be the best they can be.
Brookhollow offers a HUGE selection of business greeting cards designed to recognize, inspire and motivate. We offer business birthday cards, anniversary cards, thank you cards and achievement cards. We also have greetings cards for more difficult occasions - get well cards and sympathy cards.
A large variety of greeting card assortment packs are also available to make recognizing life's events convenient and affordable.
So I challenge you to take the time to recognize/inspire someone....it may be just the motivation someone needs to get them on the road to being the best they can be.
Angie
With the season's first official snow storm about to arrive at my doorstep any moment, it is definitely starting to feel and look more like Christmas (and winter). Before we start celebrating this year, let's take a look back and reflect on some interesting holiday facts from 2008.
20 Billion
Pieces of mail the U.S. Postal Service expected to deliver between Thanksgiving and Christmas last year. The busiest mailing day was expected to be Dec. 17, as more than three times the average daily volume of christmas cards and letters were to have been mailed.
$30.5 billion
Retail sales by the
nation’s department stores in December
2007.
$23 billion
Value of retail sales
by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in December 2007 — the
highest total for any month last year.
$39 billion
The value of total retail e-commerce sales for the fourth quarter of
2007. This amount represented 3.6 percent of total retail sales during
the period and exceeded e-commerce sales for all other quarters of the
year. E-commerce sales were up 19 percent from the fourth quarter of
2006.
16,230
The number of electronic shopping and mail-order houses in business in
2006. These businesses, which employed 263,979 workers, are a popular
source of holiday gifts. Their sales: $191 billion, of which 39.4
percent were attributable to e-commerce. California led the nation in
the number of these establishments and their employees, with 2,381 and
32,728, respectively.
Source: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/012876.html
With it now officially December and the shopping days dwindling before our eyes, the pressure is on to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Remember as a child the toy you just HAD TO HAVE for Christmas?? MSN has compiled a list of the hottest 'must have' toys over the years....oh how it brought back the memories. There are plenty from this list that I remember being on my list to Santa....my poor parents probably had to search to the end of the earth to try and find some of these hot items.
So take a trip back in time and enjoy:) 
