I want to wish everyone a blessed and proserous New Year. As I refect on 2007, I have to stop and give thanks for my many blessing. The most important was the birth of my daughter. I now know what people meant when they said you really don't know love unitl you have a child. It is by far my greatest acheivement in life. As for my part-time REI, I made $30,000 in 87 days on my rehab. I picked up the check 2 days after my daughter was born.

As we approach 2008, remember that we choose how we wake up everyday. Either with a smile or a frown. Since we can not control everything that happens during our daily grind, I would challenge you to develop a mantra that you can say when things get hectic. For me, I wrote out...SMILE and remember what I am GRATEFUL for. I put this on my computer monitor, my wallet and in both my cars. You would be surprised how those 8 simple words can make any situation seem a little less stressful.

Have a Blessed and Prosperous new year,

Chad