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While on a walk through the Galveston Strand this past weekend, we met Gregg Optekamp. Our first impression of Gregg was that he was a really friendly person which nowadays is sometimes a rare occurrence to come across. Gregg offered to take a picture of us as we walked past him and we both thought – wow, what a nice guy! Fast forward 5 minutes later, we run into Gregg again but this time he was standing in front of an Art Gallery…So naturally, we started asking him questions about the gallery and found out he was acting as host for the day. It just so happens that Houston City Beat has an artist section and we are looking for people to interview. Gregg was excited to be interviewed and it just flowed from there. There is zero editing on this video, so what you see is the raw footage of an impromptu interview that captures the journey of an artist and the mediums he uses to convey his innermost expressions. Gregg came from the corporate world and one day decided to make the big leap into what fills his heart with joy – his artwork.We loved his moving art called Golden Tree’s and both of his glass pieces are simply incredible. What I loved about the two glass art pieces he had on display was the richness in colors that combine to tell its own story. One of the pieces Gregg has on display at this particular gallery is of a tree that was created out of moveable gold. It’s a great conversation piece for your art collection or as a stand-alone statement in your home. Gregg is a very talented artist and we look forward to following him throughout his journey.  We hope you love the video as much as we loved interviewing and filming it!You can find Gregg on Instagram – OptEmized_Greggariousart and on the web at www.greggariousart.comHis art is displayed at Meek Gallery 1903 Spring St Houston, Texas, and From the HeART Gallery at 2111 Post Office Street, Galveston, Texas.With Love,Lisbet NewtonA Word about Houston City BeatHCB is a local directory with a focus on providing the maximum exposure to small businesses in the Greater Houston Area. Our main focus is creating and curating content for our Houston area readers that is relevant and entertaining to read and watch. If you have a place of business that you would like featured, reach out to us. We would love to write up a nice story about your business adventure!About the AuthorLisbet Newton, the founder of Houston City Beat and Marketing Director of Magvatar, has a drive and passion to work with business owners in finding solutions that will work within their budget and current infrastructure. Lisbet is a Houston girl at heart and loves everything about Houston – except for the traffic. Lis is based in Katy, Texas where she enjoys life with her kids and dog who likes to be called #TheBruce. Yes, he has his own hashtag. When she’s not working with business owners as an extension of their marketing department, she enjoys putting her creativity to the test in the kitchen. She’s a fitness fan, although not a fanatic, and when the weather permits, you can find Lisbet seeking her next outdoor adventure with those she loves.You can reach Lisbet Newton at www.houstoncitybeat.com or via www.magvatar.com 

I’m sharing Golden Nugget highlights from a video by Les Brown because it’s timely with what we are all going through with the Corona Virus and economic shutdown throughout the world. The video published by Les Brown on www.YouTube.com contains several messages for people who see the times we are living in right now as an opportunity to make a change within themselves. If that is you, whether you have already started to change or you are contemplating, read on. You’ll find the link to the YouTube video “Rethinking Your Life”, by Les Brown, at the bottom of this article under House Keeping Stuff. The nudge that Les gives us to rethink our lives reminds me of the work one of my friends, Carl Loop, is doing. He’s currently completing a book called Monday’s Reimagined. Stay tuned for more on that book release coming soon.Thanks for reading and I do hope this brings you inspiration. Questions to ask yourself Are you satisfied with your life as it is?Is your life giving you what you want?If you had to live your life over again, could you have done more than what you have done so far?Are you going to go back to the same job or are you going to do something different?Golden Nugget of Wisdom from Les’s YouTube videoOne of the things about now, we are ALL in a place we’ve never been to before.Now is the time for us to think and focus on what’s important.A lot of people are hunkering down and waiting on time to pass but some people are reexamining their lives and they will emerge stronger, capable, more educated, with a clear vision of what they want to do and how they will finish strong.You have something special, you have greatness within you. Take this as a time to focus on you, it’s a moment in time that God has given you to step out of the rat race of life and emerge a different kind of person. The type of personal growth and change that brings with it great strides in life doesn’t just happen. You need to seek and find answers to what will bring about the positive change you seek. This is a major defining moment for a lot of us, for those who survive through this, we don’t want the same. We want radical change and this is the moment to achieve it. We are living through a critical point, a time when you have to be mindful and make good choices. What’s your strategy to get through and excel?When this is all said and done, innovations, products, and new businesses will come out of this from some of us. Will you be one of these people? What are you going to create?The tragedy of life comes not from reaching your goal but not having a dream. It’s not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal. To not have an ideal to capture is the real disaster. Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss but because they aim to low and win.There is more in me than I have been expressing. How are you spending this time? Look at yourself, your goals, your dreams. When you decide to take your life in another direction, you will face obstacles from people who want you to continue living a small life. Even people who will benefit from your success might be the ones bringing you down. People who should be members of your encouragement club switch and become members of the discouragement club. Adversity introduces you to yourself. How are you being, how are you showing up? Are you being mean spirited, ugly, and nasty and taking it out on your children, spouse, family members? Rethink your life and ask yourself if this is really you? Is what you are doing going to take you closer to your dreams? Do these things you’re doing and saying represent the best you?Les Brown’s New BookLes Brown has a new book out called “You Got to Be Hungry”. You can get your copy at www.amazon.com. The introduction talks about buried treasures and how you owe it to yourself and the world to rob the cemetery of your greatness. Don’t take your talents, your dreams, your potential with you to the grave. While we are facing millions of lost jobs, and confused leadership, fear, and anger – the people that will emerge victoriously from this are “people that are hungry”.How will you position yourself to that change? Tough times don’t last but tough people do last. Many of us take comfort in knowing that this too shall pass. * Please share the article with others in your circle if the content helped you. A Word About This Write-UpMy name is Lisbet Newton. While I wasn’t born in Houston, I got here as fast as I could. I manage Magvatar, which is a digital media agency in Houston, Texas. We provide affordable digital marketing solutions that make sense for your business, give us a call. My cell is 832-778-6987. You can find Magvatar at www.magvatar.com (Magvatar)Les Brown’s website at https://lesbrown.comYouTube video link at Rethinking Your Life Video by Les BrownCarl Loop website at www.CarlLoop.comAdvertise with us at https://www.houstoncitybeat.com. We run promos so send me an email and I’ll be happy to share with you the latest promo info@houstoncitybeat.comAffordable Digital Media Marketing Solutions: https://www.magvatar.comYou can find me on social media at:  LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisnewton/  Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/lisbet.newton.1A Word about MagvatarMagvatar is a digital marketing agency located in Katy, Texas – just east of Houston. MAG has teams that specialize in specific areas of digital marketing including Website Design, Social Media Management, Reputation Management, Search Engine Optimization, Press Release Distribution Services, Pay per Click, Logo Design, and Branding.About the AuthorLisbet Newton, the founder of Houston City Beat and Marketing Director of Magvatar, has a drive and passion to work with business owners in finding solutions that will work within their budget and current infrastructure. Lisbet is based in Katy, Texas. She loves Katy and has watched the little town grow into a large city with all of the appeals of big city convenience snuggled in the suburban lifestyle. When she’s not working with business owners as an extension of their marketing, she enjoys putting her creativity to the test in the kitchen. She’s a fitness fan, although not a fanatic, and when the weather permits, you can find Lisbet seeking her next outdoor adventure with those she loves. 

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OVERworking for so-so results? Have high standards? Know you can do WAY better? It’s Time to “Reimagine.”A shocking 75% or more of people DREAD Mondays! And, that dread gets started on Sundays, and impacts performance the whole week. And now, with this pandemic, how are you feeling about your business results?A recent client came to me with these (and other) challenges: Messages that weren’t getting response, long sales cycles, low growth and losing ground, not to mention endless hours and constant frustration. It was a lifeless situation. He dreaded Mondays.In “reimagining” his personal and professional life, his first business profited by over $200,000, and he got back enough time to start a 2nd business which took off to a multiple six figures within 2 years!If you are OVERworking for so-so results, have high standards, or know you can do WAY better, It’s Time to “Reimagine!” Answer your calling with “Mondays Reimagined” because nobody should be dreadin’ Mondays!https://www.carlloop.com/mondays-reimagined/

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