I’m grateful for the journey of this past 100 Days, and grateful for those who have shared the journey. I’m grateful to Glenda for our conversation in Orange which kicked off this discipline, which has been good for me, and has impacted others. I’m grateful that I can develop in my skills (adding photos and links to blogs) and in my discipline of committing to this every single day for 100 Days. Making a difference to others has been a bonus I didn’t fully anticipate. I’ve had many emails from people who have shifted their own focus to being more positive, and they’ve shared the idea with others who have taken it further. I have seen a ripple effect which is beautiful, and a privilege.
Rather than list of 100 things, which might be a great way to complete, I’ll list 10 people who’ve been a great encouragement to me as I’ve blogged a thought or 2 each day.
1. Darren Ramsey
2. Sue Owen
3. Lyndon Phipps
4. Teonie Hoyes
5. Shelley Taylor-Smith
6. Charyn Youngson
7. Sherry Davies-Selak
8. Annette Ferguson
9. Courtney Powell
10. Allan Sentance
And how did I celebrate my Day 100? Friends came for afternoon tea, which led into a lovely dinner and conversations until after 10pm, as they do with fabulous people. Allan and Carolyn Powell came over with their youngest 5 (of 10 gorgeous kids) and we celebrated the blog, the book, (which is being typeset for printing) and the book I’m now writing for.
People have been asking me what’s next after these 100 Days, and the answer is that I have a couple of things in mind – as usual! For a few weeks at least, I will return to a less frequent blogging habit – but more frequent than prior to this 100 Days commitment. As always, I hope to bring inspired, and inspiring thoughts and encouragement.
Please share your thoughts in the comments below, I appreciate the feedback, and learn from it.
Cheering you on,
Love Kerrie
I’m grateful that I spent Day 99 in my hometown, celebrating the Cooee Festival, which commemorates the World War One recruitment march from Gilgandra to Sydney in 1915. In 1987 my dad was one of a group of men who re-enacted the march, from Gilgandra to Sydney, marching for 3 weeks.
In the Cooee Museum there are displays relating to the town’s history, and one of the models is dressed in my grandmothers (Dad’s mum) uniform from WW2. (She’s is nearly 95 now) The photo’s not good due to the reflection on the display case, but you get the idea.
I’m grateful for the people who have shared their stories with me for the book – they are so inspiring and their words move me even as I proofread and skim over when looking at the chapters from a layout perspective. I can’t wait to share it with people, and I’m looking forward to reading it over the Christmas break when I can just read to enjoy. There are a few other books on my Christmas holidays list too!
Tonight I’m grateful for the energy to stay focused on the final edits and layout of my book, Lifting the Lid on Quiet Achievers, and grateful that Lyndon and Ethan decided that tonight would be a good night to go out for dinner and celebrate the completion of the book. We’re so close we thought we may have finished this afternoon, but after a few technical glitches slowing things down, we realised that tomorrow is more realistic. So Lyndon and I were discussing leaving the celebrating until tomorrow night, but when Ethan came into the office looking gorgeous in his Sunday best we decided we’d go. We celebrated that we’ve come this far, and I acknowledged Ethan for his patience throughout the book journey, and Lyndon for his ongoing support and all the work he’s done in layout and managing files, such as photos, quotes and images for the book.
The next person I’m grateful for is my accountability coach Jo Harrison, who is supporting us in our business as we develop the speaking and website side of things, which all ties in with the book of course… which was inspired by my years of coaching inspiring regional entrepreneurs. I love having such an enthusiastic cheerleader and I’m so grateful for Jo’s support, beautiful attitude and technical know-how. This photo was taken at the Gold Coast earlier this year. Jo’s on the left, holding my right hand, and we’re surrounded by other beautiful women I’m privileged to call friends too. Since connecting in March, we’ve met up at Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast – and plenty of times on skype!