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Jeanette Avery, President Denver Chapter EWI

As we begin another decade I began to ponder: what does the month of January mean? So with a little bit of research, I found that the name is derived from the Roman God, Janus and it became the first month of the year circa 700BC. Janus was the god of gates and doorways, beginnings and endings. I also discovered a picture of Janus that showed a head with two faces, one facing forward and the other facing backward. I realized that this image has so much relevancy to the month of January, as it is the gateway to another year, more experiences, more challenges. A time to look forward, with a constant view on the knowledge gained from the past. Another year to grow older, and a bit wiser. Of course, there will be more aches and, certainly, more pains along the way. But let us not forget the gratitude that one must certainly feel for seeing and being a part of a new year!

As I look back over the past month, I see that we as members of EWI are starting 2010 on a very motivated and positive note. With the continued growth of membership I am encouraged that the secret which we have kept unintentionally is starting to come out. I recently received an email from a marketing company who was putting together a proposal for a new firm, stating that EWI was a great organization for the company they represent to become a part of. What a compliment! I will keep you posted on the outcome of this exchange.

January's meeting - The Dancing Horses, what a show!!! I truly sat in total amazement at how beautiful the horses were. Watching those magnificent, large creatures prance around the arena while the orchestra kept time for them was truly an awesome experience. I will admit I was kind of thinking they might do a little break dancing... fortunately that was not the case. Thank you, National Western Stock Show and Cyndi Murren, for providing the venue and fabulous food. Great job to Terri and her committee!!!

Turning my direction for the forward view, there are more gateways to cross during the month of February. I am very excited about our upcoming meeting. Once again the committee has done an awesome job, with the selection of Corey Ciocchetti as our speaker. I look forward to his message on "Authentic Success. From what I gathered from his web site (www.coreyspeaks.com), the evening should be one filled with words to encourage one to achieve true happiness, as it is the force for anything we seek to accomplish in life. I encourage you to bring friends, co-workers and guests, as I feel this will be an evening to remember. I have been informed that in the coming months we have a couple of new firms to introduce to our organization.

It has been a busy month and as we continue throughout the year I anticipate more doorways will open for our chapter. The two faces on the statue of the Roman God Janus send the message to me that to look back is only done as a reference, a guide to proceed and go further in the future. The past is not a template of what not to do but how to do it better. Let us keep the forward focus as that will open the doorway to so many opportunities for our chapter.

See you on the 18th of February

Jeanette Avery
EWI Denver President