The following comparison table was developed by one of our associates. Examine how efficient and ecomomical it is to send cards with you computer mouse vs. your car!

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November 4, 2008–Election Day!  Glued to CNN, I watched the results come in as many of you did. As the evening went on, I became more confident of my decision 18 months ago to support Barak Obama as my new President!

He Won! I cried!  I fought back tears as he gave his Victory speech (although it was more a speech of Gratitude and an invitation for us all to unite as Americans to bring about change). I wanted to see the genuine hope in people’s eyes as Obama talked of the future. He talked of working together to bring America back to being a strong and caring Nation, giving its citizens the power and the responsibility to help make that happen.

Where am I going with this, you might be thinking. I guess I want to talk about visulization. My visualizing that Obama would become our next President is similar to my visualization of my own life. If you are readers of this blog, you know that both Jan and I have Cerebral Palsy. Yet we have strived to overcome!

As a child, I visualized myself as attending high school, college, being employed and being married. I’m happy to say that I’ve accomplished each goal!  Was it easy, no! However, my desire and determination outweighed  the negative feedback from those who only saw my wheelchair and heard my distorted speech.

After reaching my goals, I began searching for future chapters in my life.  I was still relatively young and wanted to do more. Then I found this neat tool on the internet. It allowed me to send beautiful cards via my computer! I had reached a new level of independence. Learning more about the effects of sending heartfelt greeting in minutes, prompted by a thought, I found a way to give back and help others reach their dreams.  http://www.greetingcardschangelives.com has given me a future!

It is our inner self that makes us who we are. Obama found his inner self. He now wants to help each one of us to find that strength and belief that we can accomplish our goals and desires.

With the Election over, a real hope for the future ahead, we can now focus on a way to make a difference. Can I help you? The holidays are here!  Send a card ~ Change a life!

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Our card  sending program was chosen from 19 companies to be featured in the September’s issue of the Success From Home’s monthly magazine! It’s quite an honor for us all!

Stories of how people are benefiting from sending and receiving cards touch the soul!  Read how people who had their lives turned around with a simple card from people who cared.  Learn, too, how you can improve your life, your business and the lives of others by becoming a sender of cards!

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Katie Parret is a fellow sender of cards, giving us permission to share a success story with you.

“My husband and I own a small Daylight Donuts Shop in Oklahoma. We have utilized many methods of advertising from billboards, local cable, newspapers, to signs at the ball fields.

After a few years of growing our business, we felt that we needed to advertise in a more personal and appreciative fashion so we set up a Birthday Club for our customers with a campaign from our Send - A-Card system.

We send Birthday postcards that are good for a free donut as well as other promotions throughout the year. I set the system up to automatically send the birthday campaign every month to our customers, and the response has been phenomenal! Especially for the children. They are asked to bring in their card and are given a free donut. You should see how excited they are in front of that glass case filled with beautiful goodies.

Our success with the Birthday Club inspired us to share our method with the Corporate Marketing Dept. which happens to be 45 minutes south of us. The heads of marketing said that they regularly received calls from shop owners asking about how they can get their shops noticed and where to go for marketing help. They were so excited about the system and how successful it has been for us that we are now the Send-A-Card contact for all the Daylight Donut Shops around the world that call in asking for help with marketing.”

Isn’t it exciting how one idea of using Send-A-Card as a simple marketing tool to reward customers with a coupon in a birthday card? Not only did it increase Katie’s sales and build a lasting relationship with her donut eaters, but she now consults with all other Daylight Donut Shops!  Just think how many additional senders of cards are in Katie’s Card business today.

Thanks, Katie, for sharing your story!

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It’s simple.

Everyone has a need to mail out greeting cards each year… everyone! Yet, who has the time or inclination to run to the store and pick out a card for each birthday, holiday, or special occasion that comes up?

That’s where we come in. Our web site offers a massive collection of high quality cards, that you can order instantly on line, customize to your exact likeness, and have mailed to your recipient. You can even plan card campaigns, and have hundreds of cards sent out by mail with just few quick clicks of the mouse.

In today’s busy world, a customizable card mailing service is a much needed AND appreciated thing. That’s why our company has grown by 300% per year (and seems to grow faster each year!)

By becoming involved with our company, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Here’s how it works.

Visit our web site, log in. Select your card design and various customizations. We then print your card for you. We print your photos inside the card. We print your custom message in your handwriting, with your signature. We stuff the envelope. We even lick the stamp and put it in the mail for you. No more yucky envelopes to lick!

We do all this for LESS THAN THE COST OF A STORE-BOUGHT GREETING CARD.

AND when you become a distributor we pay you generous commissions, up to 38%! We also give you coaching bonuses and overrides.

That sounds good! Right?

Lots of people send cards every year! Families send them. Churches send them. Businesses send them. In fact, they send 7.5 billion dollars worth of cards every year. Aren’t you affiliated with a church, a business or a non-profit?

Want to know more? Sign up for a Gift Account at http://www.sandysendfreecard.com.

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I, Sandy, purchased Dan Robey’s book, “The Power of Positive Habits”. Along with the book I receive daily positive habits to improve my life. The following habits fits so well with this blog, I felt compelled to share it with you.

Give Your Loved One Greeting Cards on a Regular Basis

Benefits

Here is another good habit for men to acquire. Most men hate the idea of giving cards, but author Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., an expert on relationships says “Think of cards as foreplay.” She also says, “Every survey response I received contained a reference to cards.”

It is apparent that women love cards, so make it a habit to give them regularly. Get creative: you can give her romantic cards, funny cards, you can even make up a card. Your benefits from this habit will be quite obvious. Try it and see.

Triggers

Buy an assortment of greeting cards and keep them in the glove compartment of your car or a desk drawer at work.

Great habit, right? I have a few additions to make this habit universal for all people!

1. Receiving a card is like receiving an unexpected call/visit from a long lost friend
2. Sending an impromptu card makes you feel good as well as the recipient of that card. Without knowing it, some of my cards have helped the recipient make a decision, heal or feel less alone
3. In business, greeting cards build those relationships that you want with your clients, create referrals, allowing you business to grow!

If you’ve been reading this blog regularly, you are aware that you don’t need a glove compartment full of cards to easily form this habit. You can sign up at http://www.sandysendfreecard.com and get an account to send cards in 60 seconds from your computer!

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This post was made by Sylvia Hill to a Yahoo Group we are both in. She was discussing the great power in showing appreciation to those around you. A simple smile to a passer-by can change the mood, even the life of that person!

I responded with: I love your post, Sylvia! Being in appreciation and Gratitude throughout each day creates a greater awareness of all that’s going on around you.

I am in a business that fosters the showing of gratitude and appreciation, sending impromptu cards. By doing this, you lift the Spirit of your recipients plus your Spirit is lifted because you are sending Appreciation/Gratitude into the Universe.

Sylvia’s responded with: Sandy ~
how wonderful to hear from You! Thanks for your reply. I so agree that being thankful and expressing it is a tremendous gift to ourselves and others and that the key is being aware of all there is to be thankful for.
Truly I get overwhelmed sometimes at the beauty all around me and taking it all in….. the people…. nature….. architecture….. the sun,….. the moon…. the stars. It is an abundance of wealth.
Expressing thanks in writing elevates the vibration of that thought. I love your cards and am touched when I receive one. How special, the thought that someone takes their precious time to bless me with a card!
Thanks for what you do, Sandy! It is a true blessing!

Sylvia Hill
http://www.sylviaslasvegassecrets.com

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Dan Robey’s book, “The Power of Positive Habits”, is a tremendous book to help anyone change their daily habits to create a more positive life for themselves and their families. The following article come his “The Best of Positive Habits.”

Everyone needs Sincere Appreciation

There is one thing that everyone in the world needs from time to time.

To be appreciated.

Here is a simple little habit that will show someone you love that you sincerely appreciate who they are, and what they mean to you.

Buy some Post-It notes and leave simple messages of appreciation in places where the notes will easily be seen by people you care about.

Here is an example:

Husbands can place Post-It notes on bathroom mirrors, in cars, or other places where their wives will likely see them. Write simple notes like; “I Love You,” “You looked beautiful at dinner last night,” “Thanks for taking such good care of our children,” Etc.

It is amazing how much better we all feel when we know that we are sincerely appreciated.

Leave positive message notes for your children, co-workers, friends, family, waiters, waitresses, the possibilities are endless. Just carry a package of Post-it notes with you for one day and use your imagination.

Make someone feel better about themself today!

Wishing you Continued Success!!

Dan Robey

http://www.thepowerofpositivehabits.com

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I love this article! It says it all! Connect with people. Show friends, family, associates and customers how you feel. Be excited and grateful for those in your life! Tell others how much you appreciate their existence in your life. Leave a Post It Note! Send a Card!
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Paying people a compliment appears to activate the same reward center in the brain as paying them cash, Japanese researchers said on Wednesday. They said the study offers scientific (Read more by going to above url)
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Many are debating whether the giving of money versus a compliment is more meaningful to people. Studies, like the one above, and recent polls seem to indicate that sincere compliments excite the reward area of the brain more than money!

I heard one person taking a poll comment that while the study may be true, it’s harder to give compliments?

#1 Solution: Send more greeting cards!

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I wish to share a card I received, demonstrating the power of sending heartfelt cards.

I wanted to let  you know how deeply touched I was by the card you sent  me. It was amazing to see all the cards that came to my Dad and my Grandpa and  such kind words helped us greatly through a difficult time. I just wanted you to know  that  I received was from you  and  it  meant more to me than anything in the world. I will cherish it forever, and I want to thank you for acting on your prompting because the result of that brought a smile to my face and helped me to remember to  hold onto the great memories I have of my Grandma.

Thank you for reaching out and embracing me at a time when I needed it most. I appreciate the great friend you are to me and for the  connection we share.

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This card will remain with me forever, to read whenever I need an uplift.  Priceless, don’t you think?

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