Don't Look Back

I recently discovered a sign that read, “Don’t Look Back, You’re Not Going that Way!” Cool advice for starting out a new year.

I've always loved this cliché, “You don’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” Just be cautious and don’t get lost in the past. The past is history and your dream is not coming true there, unless you believe that your dream has been and is history.

However, if your dream is your future, grab the keys and get going. Persevere and never give up.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http/YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http/www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/


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"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
. . . Thomas Alva Edison


 YOU are the Key!

The Next Journey Around the Sun

Do you think of space, planet Earth or our solar system when every year comes to an end?

I recently heard a news anchor say that "we’re approaching the beginning of our next journey around the sun." 

Instead of the ball dropping in Times Square, fireworks and champagne, it’s intriguing to prepare for the start of a new year and new beginnings with this perspective.

What have we accomplished on this last loop? Has 2016 been a successful journey or a rocky orbit?

Just within this past month, ScienceDaily.com published a story about how the sun will be a hundred times bigger in a few million years. They pose the question, “Will Earth still exist five billion years from now?”

Some may say that it makes no difference to them, but the stamp we make upon our planet now will be part of its development. What legacy do we leave and give back to this ball of rock and water which has provided us life?

How do you plan to begin your next journey around the sun? What do you want? What is your dream?

The YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course begins on January 4^th of 2017! I’ll be instructing this 6-week course at the Career & Technology Education Centers of Licking County, 150 Price Rd. in Newark, Ohio, beginning Wednesday, January 4^th at 7pm. 

There’s still time to register. Each class is 1.5 hours, a total of 9 hours for the course. Contact Kathy Roderick at C-Tec to register now for winter quarter classes at 740.364.2261.

FREE eBook!

Here’s a wonderful addition to the course: copies of my eBook YOU are the Key are provided for our students for FREE thanks to our awesome sponsors!

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.”

. . . Leonardo da Vinci

YOU are the Key!

A Season to Give, A Season to Receive

Have you taken a moment to pause and count your blessings? I have found myself pausing many times to count mine. Reflecting over this past year and how YOU are the Key has become a dream come true in countless ways, I am truly blessed.

The year began with the decision to publish my story about the dream of the three keys which came into my life more than twenty years ago. This led to writing the eBook YOU are the Key, followed by the development of the Self-Discovery Course, The Self-Discovery Lecture Series and designing more key plans for the future.

And here we are! The YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course begins on January 4^th of 2017! I’ll be instructing this 6-week course at the Career & Technology Education Centers of Licking County, 150 Price Rd. in Newark, Ohio, beginning Wednesday, January 4^th at 7pm.

The YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course is highly recommended for high school and college students, military veterans, people with disabilities, entrepreneurs and senior citizens.

I have been blessed over the years with such opportunities as proudly being a mentor to students like John Lortie and Matt Omahan, part of the Mentorship for Leadership program of Knox County. For these experiences, I will always be grateful to Dr. Lori Beach.

I have been blessed by the following local and national sponsors and supporters:
Celestial Voices, Newark Catholic Alumni
Flying Solo Publishing
Career & Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Minuteman Press of Newark, Tim and Katie
KnoxPages.com, Mount Vernon, OH, Marty Trese, owner-publisher
The Newark Advocate, Jenn Gartner
Michelle Cotterman, Myrtle Beach, SC, Sheridan High Alumni
Tom Gravelle, Portland, OR, USAF veteran, Newark Catholic High Alumni
Luke Larimore, Savannah, GA, Gahanna-Lincoln Alumni
Gary Wimer, Heath High Alumni and Heath-Moundbuilders Kiwanis
Lauren Massie, Director of Adult Education, C-Tec
Martin’s Music Center of Newark
DKG Website Development, Heath High Alumni
Carole Easterling, Senior Director Performing Rights, BMI, Nashville
Roberta McDonald, Newark Catholic Alumni
Beth Hathaway, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Self-Discovery students are required to provide their own journal to track their progress. Each class is 1.5 hours, a total of 9 hours for the course. Contact Kathy Roderick at C-Tec to register now for winter quarter classes at 740.364.2261, between the hours of 10am and 4pm.

Another Blessing- FREE eBook!

Here’s a wonderful addition to the course: copies of my eBook YOU are the Key are provided for our students for FREE thanks to our awesome sponsors!

If you’d like to be a part of the YOU are the Key Network, subscribe to YOUaretheKey1.com and receive a free tip sheet, The 3 Keys to Success.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/

Also available in Nook Books! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-the-key-celeste-reichert-friedman/1123890618?ean=2940158220609

“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."  . . . Christopher Robin

Here’s to Faith, Courage and Tenacity in the New Year, 2017!

YOU are the Key!

Blessings,
Celeste

On YOUR Horizon

What is on your horizon for 2017? Can you see it? Do you believe it? Are you ready?

The YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course on January 4^th.

I’ll be instructing this 6-week course at the Career & Technology Education Centers of Licking County, 150 Price Rd. in Newark, Ohio, beginning Wednesday, January 4^th at 7pm.

The YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course is highly recommended for high school and college students, military veterans, people with disabilities, entrepreneurs and senior citizens.

Sponsored by these area businesses, local and national individual sponsors:
Celestial Voices
Flying Solo Publishing
DKG Website Development
Minuteman Press of Newark
Tom Gravelle, USAF veteran, Newark Catholic High Alumni
Luke Larimore, Gahanna-Lincoln Alumni
Gary Wimer, Heath High Alumni

Students are required to provide their own journal to track their progress. Each class is 1.5 hours, a total of 9 hours for the course. Contact Kathy Roderick at C-Tec to register now for winter quarter classes at 740.364.2261, between the hours of 10am and 4pm.

FREE eBook!
Here’s a wonderful addition to the course: copies of my eBook YOU are the Key are provided for FREE thanks to our awesome sponsors!

All systems are GO and we’re ready to launch in January. Are you coming aboard? There’s no time like the present! YOU are the Key to making your dreams come true!

Thanks once again for being a part of the YOU are the Key Network. Subscribe to YOUaretheKey1.com and receive a free tip sheet, The 3 Keys to Success.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/

Also available in Nook Books! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-the-key-celeste-reichert-friedman/1123890618?ean=2940158220609

“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”   . . . e.e. cummings

See you in on the horizon. YOU are the Key!

My Dream has the Key!

“If your dream awakens, grabs the keys and heads out the door, are you ready to accompany it? If not, will your dream find another dreamer?”

Well, my dream now plans for new beginnings and new frontiers for 2017. We’ll be heading out of the studio and into the classroom with the YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course in January.

It’s time to get inspired and launch the New Year with self-confidence. We’ll build fearlessness, courage and tenacity. This 6-week course will be presented at the Career & Technology Education Centers of Licking County, 150 Price Rd. in Newark, Ohio, beginning Wednesday, January 4^th at 7pm.

The YOU are the Key Self-Discovery Course is highly recommended for high school and college students, military veterans, people with disabilities, entrepreneurs and senior citizens.

Sponsored by these area businesses and individuals:
DKG Website Development
Tom Gravelle, USAF veteran, Newark Catholic High Alumni
Luke Larimore, Gahanna-Lincoln Alumni
Gary Wimer, Heath High Alumni

Students are required to purchase the eBook YOU are the Key and provide their own journal to track their progress. Each class is 1.5 hours, a total of 9 hours for the course. Contact Kathy Roderick at C-Tec to register now for winter quarter classes at 740.364.2261.

Thanks once again for being a part of the YOU are the Key Network. Subscribe to YOUaretheKey1.com and receive a free tip sheet, The 3 Keys to Success.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/

Also available in Nook Books! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-the-key-celeste-reichert-friedman/1123890618?ean=2940158220609

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”   . . . Pablo Picasso

New Music Releases

I am so excited to share 2 new music releases in celebration of my birthday this month!

Big Red Silverado Pickup Truck
Just released this week is a country honk-tonk single Big Red Silverado Pickup, written and arranged in 2012. It’s seductive and fun for country chicks that the boys are also gonna love. Grab the keys, climb aboard and hear where your imagination takes you!

“Written, produced and performed by Celeste, Big Red Silverado Pickup Truck captures the hearts of romantics who daydream about what could be possible.”

Hitting the airwaves in Europe on October 3, 2016, Big Red Silverado Pickup Truck has immediately been named “Song of the Week” by the Starliner’s Radio Network, who broadcast to 40 countries across the world. Check out all of their awesome air talent at http://Starliners.nl

You’ll find Big Red Silverado Pickup on CDBaby, iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and more. Check it out at http://CDBaby.com/cd/Celeste1.

Mess ‘a Blues
On October 28^th, Songs for Charlie Music will launch the debut of my new blues album Mess ‘a Blues.

With this latest collection of all originals, written over the past twenty years, my hope is to inspire in a world of despair and heartbreak. The title track, Mess ‘a Blues, was initially intended to be released several years ago, but every word still rings true in this current environment of political unrest.

Mess ‘a Blues is filled with jazzy blues arrangements, R&B, a dash of Gospel and a touch of Second Line, sure to carry you from Memphis to New Orleans.

“I’ve been told, that it’s body and soul.”
. . . Celeste Reichert Friedman

Songs for Charlie Music FAQ: All 14 tracks on the Mess ‘a Blues album are written, produced and performed by Celeste. A frequently showcased songwriter at Nashville’s Bluebird Café, she debuted several cuts off the album for Bluebird audiences. Celeste’s singles and albums have reached Number One in France, Italy, the Netherlands and Australia since 2007.

“Celeste is indeed a true Renaissance woman!”
                                . . . Carole Easterling, Senior Director, Performing Rights, BMI, Inc.

Mess ‘a Blues will be available exclusively on CDBaby. Please visit her official website: http://CelestialVoices1.com to learn more about Celeste’s music.

“These projects have been on hold for too long and waiting on me”, says Celeste. And as she always asks . . .

“If your dream awakens, grabs the keys and heads out the door, are you ready to accompany it? If not, will your dream find another dreamer? “

Thanks for listening and for your support!
Celeste

Dream or Fantasy?

Maya Angelou once said, “A solitary fantasy can transform a million realities.”

Each individual has their own talent, skill and desire. Thus, each one of us will have our own unique path and design for getting from point A to point B. It would be great if we could move our game board piece to GO, collect our two-hundred dollars and simply head out and see where we land. That is fantasy.

We have the ability to transform our vision or lofty dreams into reality.

Several years ago, I composed a song titled, Where the Eagles Fly! In writing the lyrics, a very powerful statement poured into my heart, as if it were delivered directly from my
soul . . .

   “I believe that I can sing the song and I can dance the dance.”

As a songwriter and author, I have learned and believe that I alone do not write the words and create the melodies. We must always remember that just like the gift of life and the measurement of time, these gifts are on loan. It’s our mission to find a way to share them with the world while we have the chance and the proverbial clock keeps ticking.

It’s time to cease being the keeper of the keys, storing your dreams in notebooks and shoe boxes or holding them up in a medieval-like tower as a prisoner, but how do you know when they’re ready to be unleashed and set free?

Before you take that leap of faith, have you established that your dream is real, not a pipe-dream or a flight of your imagination? Like a fairytale, is it simply a whim destined to exist only as a memory? Once upon a time, there was a dream.

So, is your dream ready? Has it begun to dictate to you, make demands, or reveal what it wants to become? You may have heard me say it before, but I’ll repeat . . .

“If your dream awakens, grabs the keys and heads out the door, are you ready to accompany it? If not, will your dream find another dreamer? “

Thanks once again for being a part of the YOU are the Key Network. Subscribe to YOUaretheKey1.com and receive a free tip sheet, The 3 Keys to Success.

To learn more about my eBook, YOU are the Key, Self-Discovery Course and Self-Discovery Lecture Series, discover it all at http://YOUaretheKey1.com

Share YOU are the Key with those you love, admire and mentor. Link to Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/YOU-are-Celeste-Reichert-Friedman-ebook/dp/B01CPUHDQQ/

Also available in Nook Books! http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-the-key-celeste-reichert-friedman/1123890618?ean=2940158220609

Aristotle said that, “Hope is a waking dream.”  YOU are the Key!