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•pg_54-67__BMT_pg3-58 1/8/14 9:36 PM Page 66 W hen you travel, do you consider it to be with a sense of purpose? Or, like many who hit the road, is your goal to just escape from the everyday challenges you face at home. If you could experience fun while on vacation and grow in your personal and professional development, would that type of vacation attract you? These are the types of questions Success By Choice, Inc. is asking as they embark on a mission of empowering individuals, families, and communities in maximizing their true potential – while on vacation. Since January 1992, Success By Choice, Inc. has facilitated leadership and relationship programs in 45 states and 14 countries. Success By Choice addresses such relevant issues as having accountability partners who are encouraging you to be your absolute best. They expand on that theme by not only helping travelers to enjoy life to the fullest, but in the process experiencing amazing resorts, unbelievable cruises and realizing life-transforming trips? term and long-term goals; The positive responses from audiences throughout the world motivated the Success Improving your self-esteem and self-awareBy Choice team to introduce what is being called "Vacationing With Purpose" Dream ness; Accepting personal accountability and respontrips. These trips offer individuals the option to experience amazing fun in beautiful sibility for your choices; Being more proactive in your perenvironments while growing in their personal and professional development. sonal and professional development; Identifying your strengths and In February 2013, the Success By Choice team launched the "Real Relationship improvement areas; and Creating your "Goals Affirmation Collage" to Cruise" where guests cruised from Miami to Jamaica and then onto the Grand maintain focus. Cayman Islands. While at sea, guests attended various personal growth seminars. Online webinars and private membership resources will allow indiFrom the point of view of Success By Choice, today's competitive and stressviduals to continue the dialogue, encouragement and support that were related society is causing people in all walks of life to seek answers and solutions experienced on the Dream trip. to many of life's most difficult challenges. For some, facing these challenges Marlon and Syreeta Smith, the principals of Success By Choice, have while on vacation is not only an opportunity to discover a new destination, partnered with Matthew Thomas of World Connect, Inc. and Daryle but to discover who they truly are. Whyte of First Fridays United to bring "Vacationing With Purpose" to the Tackling such sensitive questions as, "My retirement account has evapAfrican-American traveling public. First Fridays United has a database of orated. What do I do?"; "Is it really possible for me to experience healthy 350,000+ upwardly mobile professionals. relationships?'; "My family has a history of health issues and problems, so People want to have fun, experience amazing trips, with "movers and is it my fate too?", not much is off limits as Success By Choice invites indishakers" while learning strategies for producing greater results in life. viduals to expand their horizons both personally and geographically. Because of this, "Vacationing With Purpose" Dream trips are resonating with Specific answers and solutions to these questions and many more an increasing number of people, families and communities. are shared during these innovative "Vacationing With Purpose" To find out more about "Vacationing With Purpose" send an email to Dream trips. The goal is to learn and grow while experiencing firstPurpose@SuccessBy-Choice.com, or call (800) 321-2464. class vacations. The outcome can by life changing. Some seminar highlights shared during previous "Vacationing With Purpose" Dream trips have included: Photo Credit:Popmedia Group Developing your personal mission statement that empowers you to stay true to your values; Gaining clarity on your short- 66 B M & T ••• November/December 2013 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com