Wednesdays with Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce

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1 Wednesdays with Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce January 3, 2018 UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS Wednesday, January 3rd 11:00 am Board of Directors Meeting R-III Conference Room Tuesday, January 9th 11:45-1:00 pm Economic Development Luncheon - Country Lake Golf Course "Just remember - when you think all is lost, the future remains. ~Robert Goddard FRIENDS OF THE CHAMBER All About Signs and Shirts CertainTeed Westbound Real Estate Ameren Missouri Edward Jones, Glenda Buxton Dr. James Brent, DDS Innsbrook Institute x218 Mense Law Firm, LLC WARRENTON AREA CHAMBER MISSION STATEMENT To enhance the business climate and quality of life for the Warrenton area through programs that facilitate and stimulate economic and professional growth. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH INNSBROOK INSTITUTE E. Veterans Memorial Pkwy Warrenton, MO The Innsbrook Institute is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Today, the Institute is host to the region s largest Summer Music Festival and Academy and will celebrate their 18th season, Friday, June 8, 2018 through Saturday, June 16, The festival concerts, held every evening and open to the public, will give the audience the rare opportunity to hear the musicians and academy students come together to perform at the Aspen Banquet Center inside the resort. Although many of the concerts emphasize classical pieces, the 2018 season will also feature concerts that showcase fiddle tunes, 4-hand piano duets with jazz and Roaring 20s inspired music, as well as soloists, ensembles, and operatic vocalists. P.O. Box 333 Warrenton, MO (636) Cell (636) warrentoncoc@socket.net

2 I WAS NO LONGER AS MOTIVATED! For a number of years, I felt extremely motivated when it came to writing articles, and I had a strong need to become a successful author. There was no middle ground; it was a case of hitting the big time or nothing at all. When I was able to take a step back and to look into why I was behaving in this way, I found it hard to understand what was going on. This wasn t something that I did very often, though, as I was so caught up in my need to be a success. My Definition And as I have said above, being successful meant rising to the top and being a well-known author. Consequently, just about everything else in my life faded into the background; I did other things, but these things were not anywhere near as important. I believed that if I wrote enough articles and books, it would only be a matter of time before I was able to reach my goal. Said another way, I was going to use will power to achieve what I wanted. Confusion The reason I had moments when I found it hard to understand what was going on was because, for most of my life, I wasn t really that motivated when it came to this area of my life. It was then as though all this drive had come out of nowhere. At the same time, perhaps it came down to the fact that I hadn t come across anything before that really interested me. I was like a machine that primarily existed to write; also, I often wondered if I was keeping the writing going or if the writing was keeping me going. It Gradually Became Clear Through my own reflection, research, and the conversations I had with a friend, I was able to see what was going on. One of the main things that were driving my behavior was what I believed about myself at a deeper level. Deep down, I believed that I was worthless, and this set me up to believe that my value was defined by what I did. So, as I felt so low on the inside, it meant that I had to rise to an extremely high level on the outside. The Next Step I then had to let go of the beliefs that I had formed, as well as the emotional pain that was within me. This was something that I was able to do during the beginning of last year. After this had taken place, I didn t lose the desire to write far from it. However, instead of needing something to happen, I was able to settle down and to go back to fully enjoying the process of writing. The Unexpected That is in addition to realizing that my value was based on who I was and not on what I did. As a result of this, my need to express myself was able to take over, and this made it easier for me to connect to what really mattered. What also surprised me during this time was that I wasn t as motivated and I no longer had an overarching need to become a successful author. I was in a better place mentally and emotionally than I had been before, but I knew that there would be people out there who would have a different outlook. A Common View For example, when it comes to the self-development world, it is often said that being highly motivated is part of having high self-esteem. According to this, my change in behavior would be a sign that my selfesteem was no longer as high. Yet, when this is seen as the absolute truth, it doesn t go into how someone s need to achieve something can just be way for them to avoid how we feel. With this in mind, when someone has a strong desire to achieve something or is highly motivated in general, it doesn t always mean that they value themselves it could show the complete opposite. ~ Oliver JR Cooper

3 January 5th January 8th January 9th January 11th January 12th January 13th January 16th January 19th January 19th January 20th January 23rd January 27th January 27th January 30th February 9th February 16th February 24th March 2nd March 4th EVENT DATES (see flyers) Open Mic Night Cedar Lake Cellars Health Matters Luncheon Warren County Health Department Nutrition Workshop Scenic Regional Library Mammogram Van Warren County Health Department Movie Showing Cedar Lake Cellars Wine and Yoga Cedar Lake Cellars Jane Austen Tea Party Scenic Regional Library Ancestry Seminar Warren County Historical Society Open Mic Night - Cedar Lake Cellars Pasta Dinner Tribute to Veterans Memorial Laundry Care Scenic Regional Library Gala Holy Rosary School Wine and Yoga Cedar Lake Cellars Hatha Yoga Scenic Regional Library Trivia Night The Child Center Open Mic Night Cedar Lake Cellars Texas Hold Em Wright City Area Chamber of Commerce Open Mic Night Cedar Lake Cellars Innsbrook Bridal Showcase Innsbrook Resort

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8 Cedar Lake Cellars to Host December Music Series Cedar Lake Cellars, a winery and event center, will host a variety of free musical acts both in its wine garden and in The Barrel Room for those 21 years of age and older. Sat., Dec. 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. DJ Taj Hawkins Cedar Lake Cellars, which is situated on 370+ acres of picturesque land that includes a three-acre lake, is located at Schreckengast Rd. in Wright City, Mo. For more information, call Cedar Lake Cellars at (636) or visit

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