Be Your Own Valentine First

Valentine's Day is normally viewed as a day to focus on someone special or many people outside of yourself and how you value them in your life.

The late Kathleen Carie*, formerly president of?Context International, in the past shared an e-mail with some key points that love starts focused on you first.

You need self-love and inner balance to share your best and be more open to receiving from others. Her thoughts are below.

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Who's Your Valentine?

-- from?Kathleen Carie

On Valentine’s Day, I am?reminded of a cornerstone of the The Excellence Series. Randy Revell, founder of Context International, said:

?"ME WITH ME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP I HAVE.?IF ME WITH ME IS NOT WORKING, NONE OF MY OTHER RELATIONSHIPS WILL WORK.”?

So, if I want strong relationships, the person to be the most in love with is ME.

Some steps to wish?yourself?a Happy Valentine’s Day and re-fall in love with you are:

• Keep your word, especially to yourself?– one of the best self-strengtheners I know.
• ?Stay?conscious of your self-talk?– you are the most?influential person you will talk with all day. Keep it positive and focused on what you want (not what you?don’t want).
• ?Focus on getting your Driving Needs met CONSTRUCTIVELY.?As you feel more fulfilled, you will feel better about everyone and everything.
• Stay?accountable in all your relationships?– the?victim mentality will keep you stuck.?“I am the source of how I feel."
• ?Finally,?HUG, HUG, HUG YOUR NEIGHBORS, starting with a self-hug each morning as you get out of bed.

Sending Valentine’s Day hugs to each of you!

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*-Kathleen died April 3, 2022 after complications from heart surgery. She is missed.

About me

I have been a career sales professional in B2B sales with the emphasis on advertising, marketing and media. This has included managing my own territories, selling jointly with others and managing sales teams.

My career started in Seattle with the Puget Sound Business Journal, but a significant part of my career was in Los Angeles and Orange County before a return to Seattle.

You can reach me via InMail or [email protected].

Also

I am owner and community manager for the LinkedIn group?Seattle Sales, Marketing and Advertising Professionals, which has 4900+ members. I am also one of the first million members of LinkedIn (2004). (1) Seattle Sales, Marketing & Advertising Professionals | Groups | LinkedIn

I am a volunteer and former board member (2013-2019) for The Friends of the Seattle Public Library. I remain community manager of the LinkedIn company page.

When I lived in Orange County I was a volunteer for the Friends of the City of Orange Library.