My latest blog is about why I’m optimistic about 2009, in spite of the awful shape the world is in at the moment. So maybe I’m crazy–but I have noticed that when I chose to start seeing the world as an abundant place, and started looking for the good in people, my own life got better.

Monday, I bought three buttons for admission to the big First Night celebration they have in the next town over, with dozens of concerts and other performances. Today, it’s snowing hard and they’re talking about it going down to 8 degrees F (minus 13 C), minus a significant wind chill. So I might not even be able to make the seven miles of rural driving into town and if we get there, I might be very cold. But I’m choosing to be optimistic. whether those end up being tickets to the performance or just a charity donation to the local arts organization, I’m OK. I know something good will come of it.

But I do want to celebrate, somehow. Reaching across the miles and continents to all of you, spread out all over the world. consider this a virtual hug.

And to quantify the hug, here’s something concrete I can offer (and this was not premeditated; I just came up with this–fortunately, the cart was already set up): Through Sunday, January 3, I’ll personally autograph and waive the shipping on any order of my award-winning marketing books, Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First, Grassroots Marketing: Getting Noticed in a Noisy World, and/or Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers. Principled Profit, in particular, contains a life-changing message about abundance, Green/ethical principles, and business success. The other two are straight-up how-to books. All three have won awards and great reviews. If you visit the order page and put “FREESHIP” (no quotes) in the promotion field, you don’t pay the shipping, even if you live on another continent. I think the cart is set up to reject international orders on this promo, but I actually process the orders manually. If it rejects it in the promo code, just put it in the comments/special instructions. If I see FREESHIP anywhere, I won’t charge for shipping.

A happy, healthy, and prosperous new year to you!

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