The past few days I’ve been sharing stories of my Random Good Fortune.

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The conversation I had with Janica was a testimonial to the truth of what a dear friend of mine, Steve Harper, is passionate about helping people understand and act on. He wrote The Ripple Effect book, and is about to release a new version of it. He wants us to take the time to get to know each other on a deeper level without first talking about the trappings of “What Do You Do For A Living?” We’re so much more than what we do for a living he tells all of us, and he’s right. I thought this new acquaintance and I would talk about what her and I were emailing over with the transcription, and what I knew about losing weight. I was so wrong, and I’m so glad we met.

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The beautiful irony of this is that I met Steve in a random way as well. I was in life coach certification training and went to see him speak. I loved it, and sent him a thank you card afterwards. He took the time to tell me how much that card meant to him and that mutual appreciation is the foundation of a friendship I treasure in my life. His passion for connecting others brought Marcie into my life. Marcie is one of my most precious friends. I’m sure I’ll write about her some other day, but suffice it to say I’m enjoying that friendship and a few others on a level I haven’t enjoyed friendships since high school.

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The other two friendships that have become so precious to me were also completely random. I was at an eWomen Conference a few years ago, and this woman was dancing on the stage during our Saturday night party. It was a dance of pure joy. She just loved the music and you couldn’t miss it. I had more fun that night just watching the music touch her soul than anything else. I didn’t say anything to her that night. I was hanging out with my friends, she was with hers. We all own businesses and have families. We come to that conference for inspiration, and to support each other. We learn, and we laugh. 2500 women. What are the chances the next day when we were all leaving that I’d see the woman who was dancing, hanging out in a meeting area with her friends all getting ready to leave. I took a chance, I told her how much I enjoyed how much fun she was having. The fleeting moment, the exchange of business cards. In a few weeks I’m giddy to report, we’ll be hanging around for nearly 6 days together. My heart skips a beat as I think about the inspiration she is. Here’s her new website. http://www.choosepeople.com

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A third friendship started when we met on SparkPeople, and then turned into big fun when we both figured out someone wasn’t who they were saying they were. No more info about our sleuthing is needed here, but she taught me, just by being who she is, how much fun it can be to have friends who are truly supportive friends. We both reached a 50 pound weight loss goal on the same day. We’re going to be running a Half Marathon together in November when she comes here from Boston.

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These friendships are changing my life (Game Changers . My friends have helped me with challenges, given me the energy to move forward on my own dreams, been an outlet for my love of music and my high energy level, and inspired me with their own energy and passion. I’m grateful for their openness, honesty, compassion and love. And the biggest fun is knowing I’m making a difference to them, too. It’s a front seat for me to brilliance, watching these women as success starts to show up for them after all their hard work.

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These random meetings are just luck in my eyes. But for me, because some of them have turned into Great Fortune, I’m inspired to remain open to other random meetings. And I bet if I continue this way, there’s a lot more Random Great Fortune in my future.

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