Welcome to the first full working week of the new year and I for one am truly excited at what lies in store for us all. Yes, there will be challenges, we know this - how can there not be after all that the world has been through in the last twelve months? But I think we are all looking forward to better times ahead, to making things happen, to making a difference. I don’t know what New Year’s resolutions you have made, but mine is to make every day count. I have come to appreciate perhaps more than ever that every single day we are given is a precious gift and one that we have an obligation to make the most of. So I intend to do just that, starting each day by taking a moment to pause and be grateful, and to make a difference through my words and my actions. How will you make the most of the gift of time this year?

Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! — Melanie

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