In the past month I have really been reminded of how powerful the mind is! Throughout this year I have caught various colds and have felt a bit run down on and off, then suddenly realised I was just focusing on if I was feeling ill or how tired I was rather than how great I feel! So I set myself a challenge to run 10k in an hour, this seemed impossible at the time as I normally get bored after 30 minutes.

I started telling myself how healthy and full of energy I am and within a couple of weeks I was running 3 times a week, an hour at a time. I can now run 10k in an hour and the benefit of all this exercise means I am totally full of beans all of the time! Another plus side is I am eating lots (I love food!) but not gaining weight and I am feeling confident about my body. I can not recommend challenging yourself physically and regular cardiovascular exercise enough!

The power of affirmation is an incredible thing and if you would like to learn more about it I recommend the book Louise Hay - Your Can Heal Your Life.

In November I am going to speak to a class of school girls about my business as part of the Girls! Make Your Mark! campaign which I am an ambassador for. The aim is to inspire and encourage young girls to be entrepreneurial and follow their dreams. I plan to do more events like this throughout the year as my target for being an ambassador is to speak to 100 girls in the year.

I am also planning to put on a Mind Body and Spirit Expo in 2008 so if you are, or you know anyone, working in this industry who might be interested in having a stand please let me know.

I have been busy with personal shopping trips this Autumn. Selfridges have some great clothes in there at the moment and they finally have a Reiss, I always wondered why they hadn't before! They have changed it all round in there now and it is looking really good. Our new gift vouchers are going to be ready in time for Christmas which is exciting, I always find image consultations are popular gifts and the knowledge you learn is something that lasts forever.

I'll be in touch again before Christmas!