• A Note From Susie

• Featured Article: Making A Fresh Start: Embracing New Beginnings - Chapter 2: The Power of Change, by Susie Briscoe

• The Susie Zone: Exploring Historic Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals, Churches, and Homes - Guildhall, London

• What Others Are Saying: Jerrilynn B. Thomas

• Quote of The Week: Elizabeth Gilbert

The blooms are coming!

Hello Susie,

What fun we all had here in the UK with the ‘Beast from the East’ - almost Siberian cold (well, I am given to a little hyperbole) - but we did have a lot of snow a couple of weeks on the trot down in the South, which has been unheard of in recent years.

My grandson, Bassy, couldn’t get to school as they had snow days, and he so very much enjoyed being at home. There was just one problem: they were given snow-work!

No, that did not mean sweeping the drives clean and making pavements safe; it meant continuing their schoolwork from home. He was not impressed!

Apart from the snow, all the spring bulbs are beginning to shoot now, and I have tulips, daffodils and hyacinths all peeping through which is a lovely sight. But, in amongst all this new growth, I had some sadness when I had news of my dear friend Katie’s death on Tuesday 20^th March.

It’s strange how life is. That day, I was at the regional meeting for one of my favourite charities, Action Medical Research, completely unaware that this would be the last day of my friend’s life. I’ll share with you Wiki’s summary of her life:

She was born in a royal palace in Florence, Tuscany, Italy - that had once belonged to the Italian royal family - the daughter of a half-Russian and half-Italian marquis (the Marchese Demetrio Imperiali di Francavilla), and his Yorkshire-born English wife, Dorothy Kate Ramsden. She came to Great Britain in 1946 and started a modelling career, which included work for such publications as Vogue."

But those few lines cannot tell you what a gloriously outrageous and fun person she was. I loved her dearly, and she and her husband Peter were wonderful to Albert and me for many years, until he sadly died and, latterly, she was unable to get out and about so much. 

Christopher Stevens, a journalist for the UK’s Daily Mail, said:

 “For sheer glamour and breeding, there has never been a TV personality like her. Katie Boyle combined the poise of a society debutante with the elegance of the Vogue model she once was.

Added to that was an exotic aristocratic lineage that would make her the perfect hostess for the Eurovision Song Contest. Yet, the three-times married star, who died yesterday aged 91, was also known for more workaday roles — as an agony aunt and a regular guest on hit TV panel shows such as What's My Line? and Juke Box Jury.”

We met because we were both Trustees of Battersea Dogs’ & Cats’ Home and meetings were never quite the same when she retired. We used to get together for lunch either in her home or in London, and, on one occasion, long after her heydays as a personality, we were walking through Selfridges store on Oxford Street together, and the whole department came to a standstill as she was suddenly recognised and all the public – who clearly still adored her – were clamouring about her wanting a little piece of her magical stardust.

Rest in peace, my darling friend.

This month, my featured article is continuing the series Making A Fresh Start: Embracing New Beginnings with Chapter 2, The Power of Change and The SusieZone will be featuring another London building, Guildhall, which has an important connection for me. 

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Loving hugs,

Making a Fresh Start: Embracing New Beginnings - Chapter 2, The Power of Change

by Susie Briscoe

Changing your life for the better takes guts and determination.

The way you think about change will determine how you approach it and how successful you’ll be in the outcome.

Change is a powerful tool to realize your life’s goals and to make you a better and healthier person. Old, bad habits can keep you from success. If there’s a goal you want to reach that involves changing how you live, a plan is the first step to realizing it.

Motivation to create change is a power unto itself. Once you’re determined and create a plan to reach a goal, motivation will come naturally. You’ll be excited and filled with positive thoughts about the future which will spur you on to other changes.

Change and Personal Growth

Without the power of change in your life, your personal growth will be stagnant and non-responsive. Bad habits will remain part of your life and as a result... (Click here to access and read the full article.)

In this issue's The Susie Zone, I am positively delighted to continue my series - Exploring Historic Palaces, Castles, Cathedrals, Churches, and Homes.

This is #3 in my series, in which we explore places where I have personal experience. Once again, we remain in the city of London, at a familiar landmark: Guildhall, a Grade 1-listed building which can be dated back to 1396.

Guildhall hosts many events throughout the year, the most notable one being the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, which is held in honour of the immediate-past Lord Mayor and is the first to be hosted by the new Lord Mayor of the City of London. In keeping with tradition, it is at this Banquet that the Prime Minister makes a major World Affairs speech.

On a personal note, this is where I had the honour of being created a Freeman of the City of London, being sponsored by two Lord Mayors of London: one past – Sir Greville Spratt 1987; and one in post – Sir Christopher Collett, 1988.

We had a special private... (Click here to access and read the full article.)

If your goal is to build a sustainable business that is profitable, Susie Briscoe is the coach for you. Susie is a warm and caring business coach who will put you at ease while she pushes you to achieve excellence.

Her unique coaching approach and international emphasis will inspire you get out of your comfort zone. She makes being coached a fun and creative experience.

"You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control."

~ Elizabeth M. Gilbert

Elizabeth M. Gilbert (Born July 18, 1969) is an American  author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist, and memoirist.

She is best known for her 2006 memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, which as of December 2010 had spent 199 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and which was also made into a film by the same name in 2010.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Hello! I'm Susie Briscoe of Acer Coaching Associates, and I work with business professionals around the world to get clarity on their life purpose, to include a legacy mindset, and start thinking outside their usual parameters. Learn more here.

Legacy & Entrepreneurship Coach, Executive Coach, Money and Finance Coach

UKCLC; C&M International Accredited by Birmingham University, UK: Coach, Mentor, Supervisor
MBM Certified

Member: International Association of Business Coaching

Moving people from a life of
success to one of significance.

Susie Briscoe has devoted over a decade of her professional life to achieving excellence in entrepreneurship. She now brings her years of hands-on experience to help struggling business owners break through their own blocks and overcome their personal gremlins to become the success that they know they are meant to be.

Susie has identified 'Leading Legacy' work as a major part of her passion. This is about filling the gap; working with people who still have an empty feeling inside themselves for whatever reason, and finding a way to give back to the world whilst recognising the importance of not wasting time as the clock continues to tick...

With her signature spirited style, 'can do' energy, and exceptional skills as a catalyst and educator, Susie is, without question, the go-to-girl for guidance on overcoming disadvantages and finding 'silver lining rainbow solutions' within any grey clouds. Since 2004, Susie regularly meets and speaks with clients from around the world to educate and inspire them to bring money and meaning into their business and personal life, showing how to overcome any individual hurdles along the way.

She has successful experience of working with all ages, from teenagers in their senior year at school or technical colleges approaching University and other life choices to those either retired or approaching retirement who recognise there is still music yet to be played within them.

"You want to explore your legacy, life purpose and make a difference. I help you, a busy professional, to gain clarity, think outside your usual parameters, and build a business with a real sense of meaning." ~ Susie Briscoe

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