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Do you need to clean up or manipulate images quickly and easily? Unless you are a whiz in Photoshop or Picasa, reworking images may be something that you don’t even try to tackle on your own.
Picnik is an online image editing tool that provides a variety of textual and visual embellishments such as themed graphics to personalize photographs and even provide scrapbook-like polishes.
You can crop and resize images, sharpen or soften lines, adjust layers for optimal contrast and saturation and implement other everyday polishes.
Users can also learn tips, tricks and discuss finished photos in the forums, find information about tools and features in the topically-organized in-depth FAQ section and even give feedback to the site developers using the contact sub-portal in the Help menu.
While this is a free resource, I do recommend that you go with Picnik Premium. For as little as $2 a month you get more features and content:
Be sure to come back here and share some of your new images!
Weekly Recommended Resources
A mission statement is only a paragraph long, but it has specific, measurable outcomes and a deadline for accomplishing that outcome. Your personal mission statement should guide your actions, spell out your overall goals, provide a sense of direction, and guide decision-making for your daily life.
Nightingale Conat’s free Mission Statement Builder helps you clarify what you want out of life in as little as 5 minutes.
Another great resource is Franklin Covey’s Mission Statement Builder. After you create your personal mission statement, you will want to refer to it often. When you are finished, they can send a copy to your email address.
My friend and colleague Dr. Jack Singer has been invited to conduct a training class at Global Teleclass which is an international speaking platform for renowned speakers, trainers and authors.
By attending as many free classes as you like, you will be trained, motivated and inspired by these speakers and authors, many of whom command top dollar for a single keynote speech. The only caveat is that the calls are not recorded or transcribed so be sure to be on the call or calls that you sign up for. I registered today for several myself and will be learning from Bob Proctor, Joe Vitale, Jay Conrad Levinson, T. Harv Eker, and of course, Dr. Jack! Oh, and did I mention Libby Gill who will be appearing on my “Your Partner In Success Radio Show” this month?
Dr. Jack Singer is a licensed Clinical, Sports and Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, author, trainer and consultant. His expertise includes a Doctorate in Industrial / Organizational Psychology and a Post-Doctorate in Clinical / Sports Psychology.
Jack has been recognized with Diplomates from the American Academy of Behavioral Medicine, the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, and he has been awarded with a special Diplomate in Sports Psychology from the National Institute of Sports Professionals. He has a special Certification in Clinical Hypnosis from the American Academy of Clinical Hypnosis and Jack has taught in the Psychology departments of seven universities, including four years as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Dr. Jack has been in private practice and consulting for 33 years and the rich variety of Dr. Jack’s experience ranges from training serious athletes and teams to consistently reach peak performance levels…to working with couples and families to resolve relationship issues, to designing team building re-TREATS for Fortune 1000 corporations, and large legal and medical practices.
Teleclass Description:
So many people are overwhelmed these days with the stressors of job insecurity, economic disasters, the housing market collapse, the threat of world terrorism knocking on our doorsteps, and even the potential impact of global warming. Yet, despite these terrific challenges, some people continue to thrive, relaxed, optimistic and healthy. Are these people just blessed genetically or have they learned how to be resilient, despite the inevitable challenges they face daily? The answer is that they have learned the skills necessary to cover themselves with psychological Teflon and buffer themselves from these stressors.
In this class you will learn how to recognize the exact causes of your stress, how to empower yourself to overcome those stresses and build resiliency skills that can last you a lifetime. The end result is that you will bring life to your years and add years to your life.
Tuition: No Cost
Grab your seat here!
My radio interview yesterday with OneMYnd founder Michael Bloxton garnered a lot of information about just what oneMYnd is and why you as an online entrepreneur, coach, virtual service provider or Virtual Assistant should be very, very interested in learning more about this revolutionary new online tool.
Michael is giving my audience time-sensitive access to the pre-release version of onMYnd. As oneMYnd is scheduled to come out of BETA very soon, this access will be disabled on Monday, January 18, 2010. Please use the login information below.
Visit oneMynd.com
Website: http://oneMYnd.com/index.aspx
Login: deniseoneMYnd@gmail.com
Password: onlinesuccess
Listen to Interview
You can hear and download the interview here.
I would love to hear your feedback after you explore this wonderful system!
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Denise Griffitts, Founder and CEO of Your Office On The Web and Your Virtual Assistant, along with her team of highly sought after web developers and virtual assistants share insightful tips and tools that you can use immediately to build and grow your online presence.
Denise is a nationally recognized Virtual Assistance Industry Expert, Thought Leader, Coach and Mentor. She also trains and coaches virtual assistants at Virtual Assistance University, a leading provider of training and coaching for the virtual assistance industry. Whether you're just looking to get started as a VA, or you've already got a strong client base, VAU will help you skyrocket your success as a Virtual Assistant.
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