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* Self Improvement and Personal Growth Weekly Newsletter
* Issue # 433, Week of December 27-28, 2006
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In this issue:
-- Quotes of the Week
-- Personal Growth Products and Services
-- Article: Awaken the Genie Within – By Linda Salazar
-- Article: Your Career in 2007 – Get a Fresh Start – By Cecile Peterkin
-- Book Review: The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self – By Oriah
Mountain Dreamer
-- Brief News of the World
-- How to Subscrïbe and Unsubscrïbe from this Newsletter
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*** Quotes of the Week ***
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Presence is more than just being there. – Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American
Publisher
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Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas, 1895-1983, Hall of
Fame American Football Player/Coach/Owner
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*** Article: Awaken the Genie Within – By Linda Salazar ***
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Ancient lore tells us that there's a magical Genie who lives in a lamp and that
the person who possesses that lamp has the power to invoke wishes and desires
beyond our wildest dreams. If I told you that Genie lives in you, would you
believe me? Maybe not.
But if I told you that there was another character who lives in you and
complains, whines, and was negative about your day-to-day life as well as your
dreams, would you believe me then? I'll bet you would because we are all far too
familiar with this character, whom I call the Gremlin.
The Gremlin is that part of you who keeps your fears, anxieties, and doubts
alive and well. His entire purpose is to maintain control over you, keeping
things status quo, even if you're not happy with the status quo. He believes his
purpose is to keep you safe by not allowing you to take risks, to speak up for
yourself, or to create changes in your life that you know in your heart need
changing. And he definitely wants to make sure the Genie doesn't make an
appearance because once the Genie shows up, the Gremlin knows he's no longer in
charge.
For way too many years I lived with the Gremlin as the one in charge, until I
learned how to quiet him enough to awaken my Genie within, making him my
full-time partner and only allowing my Gremlin to visit occasionally.
Now you may ask, "Why allow the Gremlin to visit even occasionally?"
Because it's important to realize your Gremlin will always be there.
You're human, and it's only natural to have both negative and positive thoughts
show up throughout your life. But the trick is to be aware of your Gremlin when
he's around so you can consciously quiet him enough to allow yourself to feel a
little bit better about a situation. As you do this, you give the Genie within
the chance to come to the surface and help you find better solutions, ask
different questions, and attract into your life more of what you do want,
instead of what you don't want, which, by the way, is what the Gremlin does--he
attracts what you don't want.
To get you started in shifting from your Gremlin thinking to your Genie
thinking, I'd like to share with you Five Tips to Quiet Your Gremlin and Five
Questions to Awaken Your Genie.
Five Tips to Quiet Your Gremlin:
1. Let your Gremlin be when he starts up with you. Focus more on your body, and
see where he's showing up in your body. Does your head hurt?
Is your neck stiff? Is your stomach in a knot? Breathe into those areas until
you feel some relief.
2. Give your Gremlin permission to rant and rave for a bit. Don't judge him;
don't panic over what's being said or resist anything. Just let him be. Allow
all the Gremlin's ranting to pour out. Sit back and enjoy it for a change. Put a
smile on your face as you listen calmly. Separate yourself from that Gremlin
who's doing all the whining and complaining.
3. Ask him questions. Get as intimate as you can with him. Find out what sets
him off. Then give him answers as if you were talking to a four-year-old, trying
to calm him of the dark before falling asleep.
4. Pick a name for your Gremlin and talk to him out loud. Using his name, tell
him that everything is going to be fine and that he can take a rest for now.
Keep talking to him until he's less noisy. Talking out loud will create a shift
inside you that won't happen when you just think about the conversation. By the
way, my Gremlin's name is Gertrude.
5. Be gentle with your Gremlin. Visualize your arm around him, soothing him,
comforting him, allowing him to rest his head on your shoulder.
Remember, he's scared--he doesn't want you to fall down, and he believes he's
doing what's best for you.
Once your Gremlin is under your control, this is when you want to connect with
the Genie within. Your Genie is that part of you that creates comments, ideas,
and questions that allow you to feel like you're moving forward instead of being
stuck. He'll have you feeling better about yourself overall.
Five Questions to Awaken Your Genie:
1. What's working in my life for me?
2. What's my intention in this moment?
3. What wants to be born from this?
4. What would be my best choice at this time?
5. What can I do for myself right now to feel a little bit better?
Learning to move from your Gremlin thinking into your Genie thinking takes time
and patience. The Gremlin's been in charge a whole lot longer than the Genie, so
be loving and gentle with yourself as you develop this skill. As you are, it'll
occur to you one day that your Genie's been showing up more than your Gremlin!
About the Author
This article was written by Linda Salazar, contributing author to "101 Great
Ways to Improve Your Life: Volume 2." Featured on radio, on TV, and in the LA
Times, Linda is the founder of Awaken the Genie Within® Coaching. Clients
ranging from CEOs to actors say that her unique coaching method harmonizes their
work and souls. She received her coaching certification from Coach U and is a
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*** Article: Your Career in 2007 – Get a Fresh Start – By Cecile Peterkin ***
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As the New Year approaches, have you thought about your career goals?
What worked years ago in planning and managing your career will not work for
your career development in the 21st century. Managing your career in the 21st
century requires preparation, career goal planning and career guidance, and
ensuring that your time is directed meaningfully.
Here is how to find enjoyment and continue to progress in your career.
1. Determine if your present job is in line with who you are, what you value,
and what you are good at. Are you really doing what you want to do? Being
self-aware means you become clear about what you stand for and what you have to
offer. When you know what you have to offer, you become more powerful and
intentional in your work. Doing a good job is no longer good enough to guarantee
your career will go well. You are your most important asset. Self-branding
provides direction and clarity of purpose for how you work, not just what you do
for a living.
2. Identify your job satisfiers and dissatisfiers. Find a way to do more of the
tasks/projects that you enjoy.
3. Identify your accomplishments.
4. Take the time to build and maintain relationships with individuals who might
impact your work. You will benefit personally and professionally from the time
you invest in such relationships.
5. Determine and write down your vision for your professional life. What actions
do you need to take that will get you there? Celebrate the steps you take daily
to achieve your vision. You can create the life you want!
Here are some ways you can do that:
* Keep work in perspective -- remember how you left work on time in the summer?
* Manage your stress -- identify what causes you stress and how it affects you.
* Take time out - close your door (if you have one), call forward your phone,
turn off your e-mail, take a walk. Use this time "during your work day" to
prepare for a big meeting, a presentation, or work on a project.
* Delegate -- are you spending too much time on the administrative process of
your job and not utilizing your skills to benefit your long-term goals and your
company's goals?
* Work/Play Balance -- what did you enjoy doing during the summer that you want
to continue (going to the movies, playing tennis, volunteering, spending time
with your kids, seeing friends, etc.)? Put it on your schedule.
6. Be Bold! Don't be afraid to take on some responsibilities in positions above
you. Aim to always exceed expectations.
7. Manage your own time. Set boundaries. Learn to say "no" to non-essential use
of your time.
8. Look for ways to do things better and more efficiently. Change a routine task
-- develop a new process. Instead of handling your e-mails as you get them, set
aside specific times during the day to respond.
9. Be great at what you do. The knowledge and skill that create success in your
current job will position you for your next move.
10. Be aware of roadblocks that can limit your potential to move upward.
11. Take on projects that will most likely benefit you.
12. Have passion for what you are doing and working toward. You will
automatically put more effort into it. If you are not feeling passionate about
your work, ask yourself: Is what you "should" be doing interfering with what you
want to be doing?
Remember, your career must contribute to your life, not the other way around!
Copyright 2006, Cecile Peterkin. All rights reserved.
About the Author:
Cecile Peterkin is a Certified Career and Life Coach. She publishes "Recipes for
Success," a FREE monthly e-zine on how to achieve success and live your best
life, personally and professionally. Cecile is also author of "The Career
Athlete," an e-book on managing your career. Visit Cecile's website for more
information:
http://www.CosmicCoachingCentre.com
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*** Book Review: The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Self – By Oriah
Mountain Dreamer ***
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"What if the question is not why am I so infrequently the person I really want
to be, but why do I so infrequently want to be the person I really am?" This is
the opening question to "The Dance." And like a thematic melody, this is the
thread that holds Oriah Mountain Dreamer's book together, as she encourages
readers to stop trying to change who you are and simply remember that "who you
are is really enough."
There are many reasons Mountain Dreamer is such a popular author (her debut
book, "The Invitation," was a soaring success), the main one being she doesn't
pretend to have all the answers. Instead her warm, conversational writing shows
us how to "live the questions," as the poet Rainer Maria Rilke once beckoned us
to do. When Mountain Dreamer yells at her 19-year-old son, even after vowing to
be patient, she asks herself, "Why [do] I repeatedly fail to live the intentions
that matter to me? I want to know how to narrow the gap between the sincerest
desires of my soul and my daily actions."
Living these questions isn't easy, but it is the only way Mountain Dreamer wants
to dance. Her chapters explore topics such as greed and money, creating love
relationships, overscheduling, and solitude. At the end of each chapter she
suggests a fitting mediation or exercise. --Gail Hudson
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