Dear Reader,

“Appreciation is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive” (per Wikipedia).

Did you know that Appreciation is also close friends with Thankfulness and Gratitude? They’re almost inseparable, so when you keep one as a close companion, the other two automatically become your companion too. When they’re all huddling close, they form the roots of your happiness, and cause you to sprout happy and positive emotion and attitude, that end up lighting up the other person or people around you. The rest of the story is no mystery…and if you happen to need some inspiration, check out the AGM articles in this issue.

Echoing my invitation at the AGM, I’d like to encourage your participation by submitting your stories. This newsletter has the potential to help members create a stronger “community-feel”. Would you agree or do you see it differently?

Did you know that in the book publishing industry, apparently one should not write the whole book before finding a publisher? It’s better to approach a publisher with a general outline or framework of your story, gain acceptance for the overall story, then the publisher works together with you to orientate the actual content details to align with particular marketing or other objective / direction. This would certainly save effort and avoid potential disappointment, wouldn’t it?!

So if you have an idea buzzing around in your mind, could you let me know what your central idea and/or key message(s) are? I’ll work with you to tune the storyline for better fit into the monthly themes and timing, etc.

Looking forward to receiving your ideas…

Denise Wong
Newsletter Editor, HKICC
editor@coachinghk.org