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In this life whatever happens is never good or bad, it is all simply richly interesting. Have you ever had something happen in your life that felt like a bad thing only later to realize in the long run it turned out to be a good thing? I would like to share a story from my recent travels. I was in Orlando to launch my new “From Success to Significance” coaching program. It was a quick ove ight trip as I didn’t want to miss an excellent GKIC Marketing Group Chapter meeting the next morning.

The other day I instant messaged with a young man who said he struggled with sadness and depression. When I asked why, he told me he had just attended a school reunion. Prior to the get together he’d been feeling great. Post-reunion was another story. After hearing the tales his mates told about what was happening in their lives, he began to attack himself. “Why is everyone farther along tha I am? Something must be wrong with me. I’m behind in life!” He felt tremendous anxiety—he thought he had to push himself to stay in “the race” with his peers.

In our last issue of “Core Connections” we talked about the importance of building a strong and dependable support system consisting of carefully chosen friends with whom you can depend. That was part one of creating a Power House support system. Part two requires creating an inner team of support. When we set out to create a life and business that we love, are passionate about and fulfills us, we often feel like we are doing it on our own. At times it can be very lonely and isolating.

Empowerment: To give yourself the authority to choose and create your destiny at will. Creating your destiny, changing your life for the better and receiving the things you want start with you becoming self-empowered to reach your goal and obtain all of your desires. Anyone who's ever ...

Even the job that you have long wanted can turn into a nightmare if you find yourself having more tasks and responsibilities than you expected. And when you start missing deadlines and getting assigned additional projects, things can get so much worse. These could even result in you having a negative score in the employee performance evaluation or even getting fired from your job. It is the common instinct of employees to keep their struggles to themselves because they don’t want to look or sound like a big failure if they speak about their difficulty keeping up with all their work.

There is a story our Rabbi shares every year during the High Holy days.

"Whole Life Coaching" is an unfamiliar term to many people. It's true that athletes commonly work with coaches to become proficient in particular sport. And recently, working with the coach to achieve one's business goals has also become a common practice. However, life coaching is a bit different. It seeks to address all aspects of your life, instead of simply focusing on one area. And just as with other forms of coaching, an exceptional coach can produce exceptional result

I have a good friend that recently decided to move her family back to her home state. To save money, she and her husband decided to live with her mom and dad temporarily. They both found jobs, and everything was looking good for them. She then began putting a lot of unnecessary pressure on ...

The great Bill Walsh once said ... “Nothing is more effective as a sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is lamer than a cookie-cutter compliment.” As a means of mentoring training for the personal worth and personal good of a person, one must invest in building skills through mentoring training.” And Albert Schweitzer who, in my humble opinion, probably never played football, once said ... “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another pers

If you have a mission in life, I bet you have days where you’re thrilled to be serving the greater good and days when you’re not sure you’re going to accomplish what you’ve set out to do. We’re bound to encounter obstacles that slow us down or make us feel like we can’t get where we want to go. Every new challenge is a chance to learn something new about why we’re here and how we can serve the world. Growing through challenges Hard work, negativity from others, and waves of doubt are things we will encounter on our journey.

At the beginning of this year I committed to investing in my business in a new and bigger way. No more playing small. I joined a year long Master Mind facilitated by my Coach and Mentor Cari Vollmer. In this mastermind group are other like minded women who share very similar goals as me. We are all in this group to grow our businesses and fully thrive in our lives. We hold each other accountable, help one another set and reach goals.

How do your relationships look like? Are they harmonious? Do you have many friends you can count on? How trusting and supportive is your relationship with your partner? How do you get on with your colleagues? Do you feel understood? Do you feel challenged?

Do you find yourself needing a vacation after Christmas vacation? Are you exhausted from all the shopping, running around, buying, wrapping, buying, wrapping, buying, wrapping? Let’s take a look at some simple ways to make this time of year one filled with joy and meaning. At this time of year we all feel the tug (perhaps bombardment is a better word) from our culture to spend as much as possible. It’s as if we’re not OK if we aren’t practically killing ourselves, running up the national debt, giving to everyone we know.

People are out of work and struggling to survive. Businesses are failing or being purchased for less than their true value. People who once had a lot of wealth in the stock market are now desperate to just hold on to what they have left. Those who are employed or that have profitable businesses ...

I recently made a commitment to a 21-day community phone-based meditation. I was a little conce ed about making this commitment as the call was at 7am - a bit early for me. But I was excited about the meditatio I'd experienced and was looking forward to joining the meditation community that was being created.

Melting in Chocolate By Stacy Kamala Waltma A group of us were bathed in chocolate aroma last week as we toured the Scharffen-Berger Chocolate Factory in San Francisco. Our tour guide was an interesting man who had been with the Scharffen-Berger company for many years and had a lot of ...

Feeling a little sluggish these days? Having trouble focusing onnwhat needs to get done? Fed up with dragging around tenntons of useless baggage?nnClutter happens! Not only in tucked away closets or out-of-nthe-way basements, but in your heart. When the heart is stagnantnyour energy is on empty.nnIn the heart, cobwebs go undetected! Dark corners of your heart are secretnplaces where fearful thoughts, painful memories, and regretsnbuild up. Bit by bit your vital life force dra

I saw a show on TV today about women who've experienced traumatic events getting "beauty treatments" or "med-spa" treatments done on their bodies. Some even flew to Tijuana, Mexico to get discounted versions of things like lipo -- only to end up with huge craters or holes in their stomachs. They ...

What if you were given the chance to hold a higher position in your company but you have to choose between two of them? This is indeed a rare scenario and you should feel really fortunate if it happens to you. Having multiple good options is a great boost to your confidence, but of course, you will still feel the pressure of having to make a decision as to which of those choices you should grab and which one you ought to let go.

Branding is a process started by large corporations like Nike as part of a marketing strategy in the 1980's. It is a concept which had them selling their customers an image and an idea. Soon, along with the pair of running shoes you were buying, you were also buying into the concept, and "just ...

Have you ever seen a book, a TV show, or an article about something that really, really caught your interest? Maybe you thought, "Gee, I'd love to be a barrel rider in the rodeo", or "I could be a world famous cupcake baker, too!".

Some years ago, a friend of mine said “you sure ndo clear your throat a lot.” His comment stuck nwith me. Over the next few weeks I noticed that I was a chronic throat-clearer, especially during nmy conversations with people. Then I had an awareness that changed my life. As my ...

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You’ve heard that while you’re trying something new, you can “fake it ‘till you make it”. That may be true for a short while and in certain situations, but I’m here to tell you if you are living by that rule in your day-to-day life, then you are in for a rude awakening! Eventually it will catch up with you and all hell will break loose. And you will be looking at the pieces of your broken life wondering what on Earth happened.

As I sit here and work on projects, today, it dawned on me that I should share with all of you entrepreneurs what today is for me: It’s a “Work on the Business” day. And, although some people may have OTHER suggestions on how to work when you have your own business, here are my suggestions for how to make the most out of your business so it thrives AND you have a life. Day Type One: Work ON the Business Dayr

Have you ever had a gut feeling about something you should do or some action you should take? I'm going to assume that you have, because what I'm referring to is often called "intuition" and I believe everyone has "it." Let me give you a personal example. I was recently sitting in my office doing some admin stuff when a good friend came to mind, quickly followed by an intuitive message that I should call her. So, I decided to "follow-up" and gave her a call.

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Ahhh, February! The time of year when shiny, red hearts appear in store windows, and cupid smiles down at you while you eat an egg and cheese sandwich at your local coffee shop. Every where you look, there’s chocolate and flowers, champagne and strawberries, diamonds and lingerie, even ...

“Comfortable” is a deceptive word. On one hand, who doesn’t want to be comfortable? Being comfortable with who you are usually means that a person is satisfied with the way they look or act behind closed doors. Everyone wants shoes that are comfortable, a bed that is comfortable or clothes that are comfortable. So, how can the word “comfortable” be deceiving?

Here are some tips to keep yourself on target without beating yourself up while still finding time to enjoy, sleep, eat . . . In my blog (www.theawarenessinitiative.com/blog) on 7/30/09 I discuss the expression: “Don’t push the river.” Below is a recap of that blog with some time management suggestions to help you to “swim” more effectively. Are you a good boss to you? Would you quit if you were an employee who treats you as you do? I am often my worst taskmaster.

In the past, when someone said something to me that I found insulting or disrespectful, I tried to avoid reacting angrily. I told myself I was probably just being thin-skinned, and that the other person probably didn’t intend to hurt me. Besides, I said to myself in “spiritual” jargon, the anger I feel comes from my ego — my identification with my body, my accomplishments, my possessions, and so on. In reality, I am all that is, I am consciousness itself, I am Atman. How could pure spirit take offense at anything? By letting myself get upset, I dishonor my true nature.

We've all heard of "simple living," and we see the magazines and the news articles and the web sites. I often advocate what I call "voluntary simplicity," by which I mean determining what's important to you and designing a life in support of your values and beliefs. Many people, when they think ...

Do you ever worry about not being able to get clients? Well -- how do the successful coaches with thriving businesses do it? The fastest way to accelerate is to model what works for successful people! A while ago I worked on an e-book of interviews with ten hugely successful coaches with ...

Change is a wonderful thing. I consider myself a Change Agent. As a Life Coach it is my duty to assist and teach clients to embrace change. Change reminds me of a song called, Wake Up Everybody. Remember? It is that old school Harold Melvin & Blue Notes classic. You know the lyrics sing along ...

Follow this scenario…. You are now becoming a pretty good goal setter and achiever. You are consistently working at it and making progress, one step at a time. You are learning that the ‘rules’ for goal setting and achieving are set in ‘Universal’ stone and you can’t take short cuts. This, ...

5 Simple Steps to stopping Negative Emotions before they get out of control. Obviously the question is not a question, but an obvious – “Of course I would and now tell me HOW!!” To the right is a simple 5 Step Strategy for how to take an emotion that is starting to rear its ugly head, and put a lid on it before it gets out of control. The reason why we want to stop this, apart from the obvious, is that when our negative emotions take over, they hijack our brain and ability to use it most effectively. They sort of make us a little dumber! Not where we want to be.

Let’s face it: our lives are a mess, or rather we have made it that. To compete with the mad, mad world outside, we work day and night to succeed, and burden ourselves with more and more challenges. In all the hustle and bustle, we lose ourselves, and then it is difficult to go back and retrieve our true self. After reading this, your lives will be a whole lot simpler. Life coaching programs are not like those mentoring or therapy sessions, which you often see or hear about

We live in a world where quitting is now a widely acceptable option. Everyday, people quit the goals they spent years dreaming about when the accomplishment may just be around the corner. People quit schools without graduating, quit their jobs without another job offer in hand, and quit their weight-loss program without attaining the healthier body weight that they set out to achieve. Even sadder, and more rampant than ever, people quit their marriage without seeking the counselling and coaching that is required to make it work.

Create the results you dream about by utilizing the power within you… "In To Wish On" Intuition is a wish from our core, directing us to the power to make the dreams of our heart into reality. By simply learning to listennto the small voice with in us, living a fulfilled and creatively enriching ...

Today I am going to share a personal story with you as I feel it is an experience many of us can connect with. I would ask that you find a quiet few moments to read this article and reflect on its meaning to you and its application to your life. As the days fly by and winter turns to spring, ...

There is the old proverb that a rich man doesn't have everything he wants, he wants everything he has. We've all been told at some point in our lives by someone that we "should count our blessings." As with most ancient wisdoms, modern thought and science are discovering every day how true ...

A few days ago, I was sitting with my good friend and Smart Woman, Suzanne, in her backyard and I was complementing her on how well the yard was laid out from the play area, pool area, and lounge area. Everything flows so well in accessing the home and the backyard. Suzanne shared with me that the backyard was not designed this way when they first moved into the home. When they bought the house initially, the backyard looked a lot different.

“Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in its unaltering spot.”

Women Empowerment does not only come from working in large companies, wearing fancy clothes, managing a team, having your name plate on a desk with your position carved on it. Right now, it is also manifested by women who wish to get more out of life, the work life balance and who work from the comfort of their homes. As Technology evolves it brings along more and more opportunities particularly in home business for women.

Stress. We hear about it everyday. We know it happens to the best of us. We may not be able to define it but we know it when we see it. Usually, when we think about it, thoughts of hectic schedules, frantic days, unpaid bills, and unretu ed phone calls come flooding our minds and start ...

It is widely recognized that creating a coaching culture in education, health, business and other organisations is beneficial and will help grow happy, healthy, fulfilled human beings who perform well. Most coaching literature focuses on how to change organisational culture, indeed a Google search, with that term, yields around 273,000,000 results (Harvard Business Review Dec 2012). In the National Health Service(UK), coaching is now used to develop leaders, staff and used wi

How can you forget that unique prospect of yours?rnYes, I’m talking about that extremely elusive, slippery and self-informed sales lead  who promised to purchase from you if and only if they are ready and all. Well, nothing’s wrong with that, but for sales people, they’ve been there and done that. If this scenario sounds familiar, then brace yourself and don’t be surprised; the trend is growing—missed business appointments  are rapidly evolving, plus, cancelled

PLAYING WITH FEAR Have you ever noticed a toddler in a sandbox when a parent moves away or out of her sight? Most of the time, the toddler will hold up her hands in a gesture to be taken out of the box or they will just sit there and cry. And for the more adventurous personalities, she may ...

As I’m sure you’ve learned firsthand, when we let people see our creative work, we risk getting criticized. But criticism by itself, I think, isn’t a problem. It only becomes problematic when we take responsibility for the critic’s suffering and anger. My Criticism Fantasy I’ll give you an example from my own life. While I was writing my book, I had a nagging tendency to imagine ways people might attack it. A very specific “worst-case scenario” kept coming to mind.

When you have the perfect career, work can become more fun than even having fun. This morning my entire world has turned into a winter wonderland. It is a complete miracle of nature. The foot of snow and the brisk winds have created an artistic swirling re-design of the physical world around me. Smooth white curves and peaks and valleys replace the usual stiff lines of roads, homes, and sidewalks. It looks like a still picture of waves on the ocean. It is truly breathtakingly beautiful.