3. ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS. The added stress of holidays can detract from enjoyment if you are constantly chasing a schedule, stretching your budget to max with gift giving and extra purchases, feeling exhausted, impatient or frustrated. Remember spirit of season and truly enjoy holidays. Ask yourself: Am I enjoying holidays? If not, what is one thing I can do to make sure that I do?

4. GIVE YOURSELF A GIFT. While holidays are a time to be generous, give gifts and do nice things for others, they are also a time to indulge yourself. What gift would be most meaningful for you? Perhaps taking time for a manicure or massage, a round of golf, pursuing an interest by enrolling in a class, making plans for a vacation that you've wanted to take – something to make you feel pampered and cared for. Ask yourself: What gift will I give myself?

HOLIDAY FUN

FUN HOLIDAY MOVIES... • Babes in Toyland • The Christmas Gift • Home Alone • Home for Holidays • Jingle All Way • The Night Before Christmas • Prancer • Santa Claus • Scrooged • A Christmas Carol • Holiday Affair • Home Alone 2 • It's a Wonderful Life • Miracle on 34th Street • The Nutcracker • The Preacher's Wife • Scrooge • White Christmas FUN HOLIDAY MUSIC... • Harry for Holidays by Harry Connick, Jr. • Christmas with Rat Pack • The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time • White Christmas by Elvis Presley. • Putumayo Presents: Christmas Around World • Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano "Imagine every day is a holiday. do one little thing that stimulates this holiday mood each day, then watch your worries fade away." ~ Paul Wilson

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6. Reincarnate an older product. Maybe you have a book that's out of print and is no longer being sold. You could change title, design a new front cover, and bring some of old content up to date.

7. Ask your current customers. You could contact some of your existing customers by phone or e-mail and ask them what kind of new products they would like to see on market.

8. Combine two or more products together to create a new one. For example, you could take a brief case and add a thermos compartment inside to keep a drink hot or cold.

9. Survey people who visit your web site. You could post a survey or questionnaire on your web site. Ask visitors what kind of products they would like to see on market.

10. You could create a new market for your existing product. For example, if you're selling plastic bottles to a pop company, you could turn around and sell those bottles to a fruit drink company.

Hopefully this article will get your mind thinking of ways to come up with new product ideas. There is profit to be made for business who wants to be different and create a new product.