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December 3, 2018 by Misty Keown

How to Achieve Your 2019 New Year’s Resolutions!

The most important investments require TIME. Setting and achieving a resolution requires focus, effort, and commitment. Changing old habits and developing new ones will not happen overnight. The following guidelines are meant to help you achieve all of your New Year’s Resolutions:

Focus on one resolution at a time. Make a list of your resolutions, prioritize them, and validate each of them. Do they make sense to focus on right now? It is wiser to focus on the right resolution than to start one you are not committed to.

Create a sense of accountability. Designate a friend, mentor, or companion for sharing successes, monitoring progress, and offering support. The benefit of involving others in your goals and plans is instant access to experience, knowledge, and wisdom— it also raises the bar of responsibility.

Research indicates that one of the qualities of those who are successful at making changes is that they have excellent support systems. Many of those who make resolutions never tell others about them. Consciously or subconsciously, that way if they fail no one will view them as a failure.

Communicating your resolution and intentions actually increases your accountability to the behavior. From the very beginning it is important to share your objectives and goals with those around you so that you can enlist their support. Knowing that you are accountable to someone other than yourself will help to keep you on track.

Persist until completed. A resolution achieved is a stunning example of consistency and hard work. If you fall behind schedule or are sidetracked for any reason, refocus! Just DO NOT give up! Do not surrender to temptation, difficulty or temporary failure. Persist until you achieve the goal.

Cultivate personal integrity. Integrity gives you the oxygen needed to cross the finish line of accomplishment. Your commitment determines your level of success. This commitment boils down to two essential tactics: DAILY ACTION AND REVIEW.

I wish you a New Year of health and happiness. Believe in yourself and you will achieve!

Good Luck and Happy 2019!

Also, see “Making life style changes that last” from the American Psychological Association.

July 19, 2018 by Misty Keown

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: Small Changes can mean Big Results!

Have you heard of the “butterfly effect?” Where one small change at one place has large effects elsewhere: such as the beating of a butterfly’s wings causing small changes that, when magnified, cause a shift in weather. Yet, how does this apply to our daily lives?

One way is to realize that our small actions add up to create big results. For example, try waking up 20 minutes earlier each day and using the extra time to be productive. Twenty minutes less sleep does not sound like much but multiply that over a year’s time and you have added 121.6 hours to your productive time!

At Premier Concierge, our purpose is to add value to your life by taking on tasks you cannot find the time to do yourself and help you apply the “butterfly effect” to your life. Think of how you could use that time for greater productivity!

Simple tasks like running errands, paying your bills, managing home repair projects, or planning an event can be overwhelming. Let us handle your to-do list so you can live your life to the fullest each day. Call Premier Concierge today and let us show you our “butterfly effect”!

May 19, 2018 by Misty Keown

AWARE 2018-2019 MEMBERSHIP FORM

AWARE 2018-2019 MEMBERSHIP FORM
Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease Since 1989

AWARE is dedicated to fighting Alzheimer’s disease by providing funding and support to programs, projects, and research provided by nonprofit organizations that actively help all individuals affected by Alzheimer’s disease in Dallas and the greater North Texas area.

Please print the membership form, fill out and mail in with your fee or go to the online form.

March 12, 2018 by Misty Keown

Cancer is scary. And, cancer is scary expensive.

For many people, insurance pays for some of the treatment expense but there are additional costs that are not covered. The patient and family end up being devastated not only by the disease but financially devastated too.

My friend Malcolm Upton is fighting cancer and I hope you will join me in helping him and his young family with the financial battle. Malcolm and I have been friends and worked together for more than 15 years. He is an excellent, dependable and trustworthy handyman in addition to being a good and decent man and father. Now he could use our help fighting cancer.

Malcolm’s sister, Charlotte Bietsch, has launched a fundraising campaign to honor Malcolm, selling t-shirts and opening a GoFundMe site. “My brother and his wife have had a lot of ups and downs during this roller coaster in their life. I want to thank everyone who has purchased a t-shirt or donated to help his family. We thank you in every way possible and God bless you.”

Please see the link below for the t-shirts. Orders must be received by 3/19/18. On the back is a quote from Malcolm: “I refuse to let cancer cause me to sink.” Way to go Malcolm!

Click here to order your shirt today.

If you’d prefer to give directly through the Gofundme page, please use this link.

https://www.gofundme.com/making-ends-meet-for-malcolm

January 5, 2018 by Misty Keown

5 Tips for Keeping your New Year’s Resolution

How you plan to reach your goals and keep your resolutions for 2018?

As 2018 gets started, many of us are turning our focus to achieving more of our resolutions or goals this year. Besides “willpower,” what else can we do to increase our chances of reaching our goals and resolutions? Check out the following 5 tips of practical ways to reach your resolutions in 2018.

1.Include a resolution to care for yourself. Too often our resolutions are oriented toward making changes to ourselves and while that is good, remember to care for yourself. Include time for healing, renewal and rest.

2.Keep resolutions simple. While it sounds good to plan for a totally new you, we are better off setting simple, short-term goals that when complete give us a sense of accomplishment. Most people overestimate what they can do in the short run and underestimate what they can do in the long run.

3.Make notes. The act of writing and claiming can be an effective form of motivation. Making notes allows us to see our progress and find ways to our resolutions.

4.Learn to “pivot.” Pivoting is a term used by business startups as a way to describe a change in direction. In other words, if one way does not work, stop going that way and find another way or a new direction.

5.Remember, you are in charge. When we set goals and resolutions, we are doing so based on the best information available at the time. Yet, life has a way of changing. Since you are in charge of your destiny, you can change your resolutions and goals as new information becomes available.

For a bonus tip, remember to ask for help from family, friends and service providers. Sometimes others can see ways of helping you achieve resolutions that you may not see. At the end of the year, you may be grateful that you sought assistance and achieved your resolutions.

Best of luck in 2018!

December 20, 2017 by Misty Keown

What to expect in 2018

We surveyed what experts and worthy sources are saying one might expect in 2018 and chose a few to share that might interest you.

What to expect from Apple in 2018 – from CNET, by Ben Fox Rubin and Alfred Ng

3 new versions of the Apple X iPhone and New iPhone SE
To be competitive with Samsung
Siri in a home voice assistance devise to compete with Alexa and Echo
Augmented Reality goggles to compete with Microsoft and Facebook’s offering
A touchscreen Mac, maybe?

You can listen to the entire interview at:

https://www.cnet.com/news/what-to-expect-from-apple-in-2018-the-359-ep-330/

What to expect in travel in 2018 – by Christopher Elliott

Higher airfare and hotel prices
Alternatives to the hurricane-damaged Caribbean such as the Spanish island of Tenerife
Going North to Alaska, Canada, Iceland and the Nordic countries
Avoiding troubled spots such as Turkey
Artificial Intelligent travel applications
Safe travel services and tools such as the government’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

You can see the entire article at: http://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-now/travelers-heres-what-to-expect-in-2018/465-413fd081-7e51-401a-8024-171ba1732338?scroll=0

What to expect from the US economy – from Bloomberg, by Tim Duy

Solid growth in financial markets
Anticipate 3 rate hikes by the fed
Low inflation

You can see the entire article at https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-11/expect-the-fed-to-stand-by-its-2018-outlook

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October 21, 2017 by Misty Keown

Healthy Living with Green Army Healthy Home & Pest Control

Not Your Average Pest Control Company

Green Army is a healthy home and pest solutions company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Green Army is uniquely positioned to handle many needs within a home, in a healthier, greener manner. Besides pest prevention and elimination, Green Army also offers related home services such as:

Debris Removal and Light Junk Haul
Insulation Services
Interior Detoxifying & Cleaning
Garage Cleanout & Plastic Container Organization System
Outdoor Grill Steam Cleaning & Polishing

Above and Beyond – Green Army goes above and beyond when it comes to customer service. The Green Army staff is available to answer your questions personally at 888.537.4555, Monday-Friday, 7AM-6PM. If this is an after-hours request, please just complete their contact form and they’ll get back to you the next business day. All services 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

Let Premier Concierge know if you would like us to help plan and organize a project with Green Army or one of our other great resources and mention our name when you call Green Army 888-537-4555.

October 7, 2017 by Misty Keown

Dana Drago, Volunteer of the Year for Mi Escuelita School

“A special message of love and hope.”

Many of you may know of my best friend, Dana Drago who passed away this year due to early-onset Alzheimer’s. What you may not know is how Dana gave of herself to others. She was recently honored as Volunteer of the Year for Mi Escuelita School where she taught yoga to preschool children. Mi Escuelita is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Dallas/Ft Worth with multiple locations. Since 1978, they have helped preschool-age children receive an affordable qualified and enriching education.

The award ceremony was held at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas and attended by Dana’s friends and former co-workers from Comerica Bank. When I received the award on Dana’s behalf, I offered a few brief comments about Dana.

“…After retiring from a rewarding career at Comerica, Dana searched for ways to make a positive impact in the community. She brought her love for yoga and her amazing positive attitude to the children and staff at Mi Escuelita. Even as she battled this unforgiving disease, she and I prepared weekly yoga classes for the children at Mi Escuelita each with a special message of love and hope. Although this gave Dana a source of comfort and purpose, she told me many times the children gave back more to her than she could ever have imagined…”

Enjoy the pictures and please consider supporting Alzheimer’s research.

September 6, 2017 by J.R. Atkins

Y’s Kitchen – Japanese Catering at its Best

Premier Concierge is proud to recognize a new catering company to our recommendation list.

Y’s Kitchen is a huge part of the success and exposure to the Japanese food scene in Dallas. The duo – former General Manager of Tei-An, Yosuke Fukuda and Chef Hiroshi Suzuki (Tei Tei and Japan Airlines First Class) have partnered to create more than just a catering company, but an opportunity to make customers ecstatic.

Y’s Kitchen is a full-service catering company for parties small or large and ranging from a friend’s get together to weddings or anything in-between. See a sample menu and images from their creations.

Premier Concierge recommends y's kitchen

Lunch with Premier concierge

August 25, 2017 by Misty Keown

The Mayfair Wowed with Wine and Cheese

On Thursday, August 17^th Premier Concierge hosted a wine and cheese reception at The Mayfair, luxury high-rise condominiums in the Turtle Creek area of Dallas. It was a great event as you can see in the pictures below. Let us know if we can host a similar event at your location!

Party Planning by Premier Concierge