Happy New Year! Hope your 2010 and the new decade has started with a bang.

My early January brought with it some startling yet wonderful shifts, all around the experience of "receiving."

Thanks to a powerful conversation I had in late December with my friend and colleague -- holistic financial consultant Denise Hughes -- I've opened myself to the idea of letting go of focusing so intently on earning more, and instead am focusing on true receiving -- being open to the universe's bounties that are there waiting to be received and gratefully embraced.

The Power of Receiving
From that empowering conversation in December, I decided to stop working so hard at creating abundance, and allow myself to receive more fully. I can't tell you what a shift that new focus has generated for me, and I'm thinking it might be helpful for you as well. As I made this revision in behavior and thinking, I discovered that I'm not so hot at receiving! (Does this resonate with you?)

Over these past 10 years of reinvention, I've become so habitually ensconced in the "giving" mode -- as a mom, spouse, friend, daughter, and as a coach and professional, that I've forgotten how to soulfully receive -- down to my toes and throughout every cell of my body.

As I practice full, open-hearted and grateful receiving, I've been given (or shall I say, I finally opened my eyes to) so many gifts around me -- of spiritually-conscious and beautiful new friends, new aligned business partners who are happy to support and be supported, exciting new projects, and most of all, JOY! I discovered too that receiving is not selfish or narcissistic (as I feared it would be). On the other hand, as you become filled up to the brim through your receiving, your cup runs over and there is ever so much more to give others.

So my theme for 2010 is receiving! What's your theme?

Let this be the year and decade in which we all fully receive the amazing bounties of the universe and of our lives. As we do, our life and work experience will most assuredly change for the better.

Jump Into Your Social Media Aha Moment!
To support your experience of receiving this week, I'm thrilled to present a brief article on Getting into Your Social Media "Aha" Moment!, by my wonderful friend and colleague Nettie Hartsock.

Nettie is a powerful digital strategist and consultant who works with individuals and companies all over the world, helping them create and convey their unique messages through the online world. Nettie prides herself on her diverse base of clients (including fascinating authors, musicians, composers, writers, speakers, small businesses, etc.) and her customized and unique approach to each client's needs. Nettie provides hands-on training to kick-start e-outreach for companies and individuals, along with fine tuning of social media initiatives and online presence.

Nettie has helped me immensely in communicating and connecting in a much larger way through social media, and I'm very grateful.

Read on for more! Also please check out below the new Ellia offerings planed for early 2010. I hope you'll partake in each of them, and find them beneficial.

Wishing you a year of receiving the many blessings that you richly deserve!

All best wishes,

Kathy

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New! Breakthrough Women's Circle Launches in February!

I'm thrilled to announce the February launch of my new online Breakthrough Women's Circle membership program!

This circle is online membership forum designed to provide women in transition a proven roadmap and supportive structure to help you create the life and career breakthroughs you long for most. It also connects you with a special and powerful community of generous, smart and successful women who know the value of giving and receiving, and who wish to support each other all along the way.

For just $29.99 per month (with the first two months for only $1!), the Ellia Breakthrough Women's Circle offers monthly membership benefits such as open Special Topic teleseminars, Q&A sessions dedicated to addressing your specific challenges, direct coaching time with me, an online forum to interact with other empowered women, and a special newsletter and video blog content all aimed to provide just the support and resources you need to navigate successfully through your work and life transitions.

The formation of this breakthrough circle is founded on the concept of "Breakthrough Synergy." In short, we move faster, more joyfully, and more successfully when we're in supportive and enlivening partnership and company. One plus one equals far more than two!

The Breakthrough Women's Circle offers just that - breakthrough synergy that will move you forward, and expand and enrich your life experience.

More details on the program and benefits will be forthcoming in the next two weeks. I hope you'll consider joining as an Inaugural Member! Please add your great energy to the circle. Looking forward to "seeing" you then!

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New! Breakdown, Breakthrough Audio CD Companion
Audio Meditations and Exercises by Kathy Caprino and Deb Hiett. Music by Arthur Lipner

I'm also excited to announce that Ellia's new 2-disc Audio CD companion to Breakthrough, Breakthrough is being released next this month!

This audio companion to the Breakdown, Breakthrough presents powerful meditative exercises, visualizations and new material that follow the book chapter-by-chapter, and support and supplement its breakthrough process. The beautiful original world music was composed by my husband, jazz and world music percussionist and composer Arthur Lipner.

Click here to download a sample track that presents exercises and visualizations supplementing Chapter 4 - Resolving Chronic Health Problems.

Use this program to help facilitate self-awareness, relaxation, spiritual connection, and self-growth.

The 2-set cd will be available as a download from the Ellia Communications website and from ITunes, as well as in cd form in the next several weeks. Please write to for more info.

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National Research Study on Women Succeeding Abundantly

As you may know, I've embarked on a national qualitative research study on Women Succeeding Abundantly with working women, ages 25 to 75, who are experiencing abundant success on their terms, and are thriving and living joyfully.

The study focuses on women who consider themselves highly successful in life and work, and have advice and lessons to share with other women about achieving success, fulfillment, and well-being and living with a sense of passion, power, and purpose.

The target audience will resonate with the statement: "I know what I want in life and work, and I am achieving it on my terms and with great success."

The results of the study will be dedicated to expanding our understanding of the specific choices, actions, behaviors and thinking that help women across all generations achieve abundant success. A trade book and a variety of education and coaching programs will be among the offerings.

If you believe that you fit the criteria, and are interested in participating in the study -- anonymously, if you wish -- please email me at . Also, feel free to suggest any friends or colleagues who might be interested.

Getting Into Your Social Media Aha! Moment

by Nettie Hartsock

If you're feeling like you've arrived too late to a cocktail party with all the Web 2.0 advances, then this article should serve to inspire you to move forward one Web step at a time and claim your place on the Web.

The key in social media is making sure the tools you are using are the best ones for you. Each person, company, community, non-profit is different in what works best for them on Web 2.0. You don't have to start with all tools at once. Just put one Web-foot in front of the other and start slowly. It's a marathon not a sprint and you can grow whatever you start virtually click by click.

The great thing about the Web no matter what the number (2.0, 3.0, 80.0) is that the Web gives us so much free and valuable information to help you utilize all these tools. With sites like DailyBlogTips.com, Mashable.com and Twittip.com, you can learn as you go!

You are never too old to learn something new. You are never too old to be a genius at social media, life, the arts, social media, music or even happiness. You do, however, have to start somewhere. Sometime. Soon. How bout now?

One caveat, the key to all these tools is to embrace authenticity, transparency and true community spirit. Use them to empower your ideas and your fellow peers' ideas! Share and share and share so everyone benefits!

Here are five things you can do immediately to start working toward that Web 2.0 "aha moment."

1. Go to LinkedIn.com and claim your name and build your profile to 100% on that platform. Update your picture, claim your VANITY URL on Linkedin.com, update your status at least two times a week, and ask your trusted colleagues for great recommendations.

2. Go to Twitter.com - and just claim your name. You can build your followers by using Twitter's search tool "Find People" and search for people in your same vertical. Once you find them, start following them! And look at who else is following them to see if there is some good synergy with those folks too. Build your base slowly.

3. Go to Google and build your own Google Profile - http://www.google.com/profiles/me. This will help you empower your name searchability on Google itself!

4. Create a Facebook Fan page - http://www.Facebook.com/Pages

5. Put a Google Alert on your name and your company so you can start tracking who is taking notice of you on the Web - http://www.google.com/alerts .

If you're just starting out in social media:

Here are a few great resources to check out:
- mashable.com
- twittips.com
- dailyblogtips.com

And here are a few terrific folks I'd recommend following on Twitter:
- @stevekayser - amazing writer
- @alltop - guy kawasaki 's twitter
- @nettiehartsock

Be emboldened, emblazoned, enlivened to create the online and offline career you want. It's never too late!

About Nettie Hartsock
Nettie Hartsock is a powerful digital strategist and consultant with works with wonderful individuals and companies all over the world, helping them create and convey their unique messages through the online world. Nettie prides herself on her diverse base of clients (including authors, musicians, composers, small businesses, etc.) and her customized and unique approach to each client's needs. Nettie provides training to kick-start e-outreach for companies and individuals and fine tuning of social media initiatives and presence. Write to for more information about expanding your digital experience and presence.

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Please forward this article and newsletter along to anyone you know who may be interested in expanding their digital presence.
Thank you!

Kathy Caprino