Launch parties are fun! Okay, any kind of party I’m involved in usually is, if I may say so myself…

Friends, clients and local members of Create the Life Club gathered at Stephens Patisserie last night for 90 minutes of networking, eating and drinking (of course) and hearing from a few people who are passionate about learning, growing and sharing the adventure.

Award winning business owner, Mark Crutcher shared his inspiring story, of going from huge financial pressure to owning 3 successful IGA supermarkets today, weaving in his life lessons in beautifully.

Some of his tips were - Attitude is everything! The impact of no longer blaming others but taking responsibility is enormous – and don’t take on a negative mindset of people around you!

Big thanks to Karen Saunders from Clarity 4 Business (along with a big high-five), Shelley Stephens from Stephen’s Patisserie, IT West, and Western Student Connections and Mark of course, for all their support in making it a great night.

Special thanks to each member who attended - we loved having you there!
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Nathan Shooter, Clifford Stephens, Sallyanne McGhee, Lyndon & Kerrie Phipps

G’day,

Today I am very excited to announce that we have reached the BIG 500. That is to say that we now have over 500 content rich items on this site. Including 2 more of John C. Maxwell (you have probably guessed by now that I am a fan.)

But that’s not all. Malcolm Gladwell discuses his book Blink. The summary for this book is also on the website.

To view more of the Latest Uploads Click here.

So that’s the BIG 500 and there is still more to come.

Enjoy your discoveries,
Lyndon

Steve Jobs was a collage drop out and is now the CEO and Co-founder of Apple Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios. In this audio he shares 3 stories from his life.

Steve Jobs

I first listened to Steve Jobs in July and have listened again several times and thought it was worth sharing with you. It is inspiring, moving and helps us understand that even bad days can be good days with hindsight.

Click here to listen to Steve Jobs.

Remember you can review this item and help other members know how good it is.

Enjoy Steve Jobs.

Blue Skies
Lyndon

John C. Maxwell is back… as promised about 3 hours ago our first new John Maxwell was uploaded. YAY!!!

This is a very practical audio that gives you lots of ideas that can be put into practice straight away or implemented one at a time.

Here it is: Encouragement Changes Everything

In this audio interview you will discover:

* A powerful criteria for giving encouragement
* Using tangible expressions that will make people feel better about themselves
* 25 ways to make a person feel like a million dollars
* The 30 second rule about encouragement
* How to give other people a reputation to uphold
* Encouraging the dreams of others
* How to do for others what they can’t do themselves

Click Here to listen to Encouragement Changes Everything.

Enjoy and remember to review it and let other members know what you think. When we get enough reviews we will be able to search by star rating. Thanks for your help.

Keep your eyes peeled for more John C. Maxwell to come.

Blue Skies
Lyndon

Members Profiles are available now for you to set up – the great news is that it only takes a couple of minutes, and you’ll appreciate the benefits as the community grows!

I love connecting people, and this is another opportunity to do so. We have new members joining Create the Life Club everyday, and I’d love you to meet each other!

In the Members Profile sections you can have your own page within the Create the Life Club website where you can let people know what you do why you joined and much more. Complete a quick checklist, or add more detail if you’d like.

You can even put your own website on the page so other members can visit it and you can email other members directly from the Members page, share what you’re learning or cheer them on.

Thanks to Felicity and Margaret for joining us there first!

Look forward to seeing you there soon!

Click here to go to Members Profiles now!

Cheering you on,

Kerrie

John C. Maxwell as you may know has been temporarily removed from the Create the Life Club website while we review and upload the new audio’s we have of his (see blog post Important information RE: John C. Maxwell). But if you are like me and love what he has to say you may not want to wait that long.

So, I’ve been searching the internet for you and have come across this video that gives you a taste of John C. Maxwell in action.

This video goes for 5-minutes and you’ll find it contains some great value.

Simply click on the PLAY button below now to start watching.

Hope to be letting you know there is more available soon, this is Lyndon Phipps from Create the Life Club sharing with you a John C. Maxwell Video.

Welcome to new members this week! I’m wondering what great content you’ve been finding on the site.

There is so much to discover, and we’ll use the blog to highlight some of our favourites. Check out Andrew May’s “How To Be On When You Have To” as he knocks the Multitasking Myth on it’s head and shows you how to create more time for yourself…

Andrew says “Most of us have developed bad “e-mail etiquette” because of the sheer convenience of the medium and the fact that we haven’t taken time out to think about how we can control, rather than be controlled by this tool. Ingrained habits are difficult to change but the first thing in acquiring more productive habits is awareness.”

He also discusses the value of going slow… we need the go-slow times to re-energise for the fast pace. This has been a challenge for me to learn over the past few years, but I must be learning well. I’ve just been through my calendar for the next few months and marked days or half days off on either side of business trips. That felt really good! Even when you love what you do, it’s essential to switch off at times… Create the time for yourself… if you don’t plan it, it will get taken up with something else!

This weekend I’m switching off and enjoying the Olympics… what inspirational people our athletes are… will I switch off or find myself inspired to write articles?

To read more of Andrew May’s e-book click the link below:

Click Here - Andrew May – How to Be On When You Have To

Cheering you on,

Kerrie

Today I have an announcement to make regarding some of the Audio content on the Create the Life Club website - namely material by John C. Maxwell.

After being given permission to add specific Audio’s to our websites, a decision was made by Mr Maxwell’s head office in the United States to supply us with NEW content.

As the material they original gave us is from 2005, they asked us to remove the content we had up and replace it with more recent material.

Now they have just sent us SIX NEW Audios, so we are aiming to review all of them by this Friday and then put them up onto the website shortly thereafter.

While it is a shame to lose what is some excellent material the upside is that they have committed to supplying us with one NEW Audio every month, which is a big positive.

I am really looking forward to getting this new material to you as John C. Maxwell is one of my favorites and as soon as it is available I will let you know.

Blue Skies
Lyndon Phipps

G’day,

It’s so exciting!!!

It has only been 4 days since we launched Create the Life Club and we have had a fantastic response and some great feedback so we have decided to release our Newsletter sooner rather than later.

Our first Newsletter will arrive at your inbox on Tuesday next week. In it there will be a personal update from Kerrie and I, a success tip, members only area and the latest uploads to Create the Life Club as well as updates on what’s happening and what’s new.

So keep an eye on your inbox every 2 weeks when we will send our Newsletter.

Remember the First Newsletter will happen on Tuesday 5 November 2008.

Cheering you on.

Lyndon