My work as a Life Coach revolves around 5 Key Concepts to assist and guide people to live life well.

#1 Understand What Gives Your Life Meaning This is the Foundation for Creating a Fulfilling Life

#2 Focus on What You Want - it’s positive and effective!
This is all about Building Your Thinking Skills

#3 Manage Your Energy: Know what energizes or drains you

Choose to Build New Habits that expand your Foundation of Health.
The results are:
• Reduced stress
• Balanced life
• Rejuvenate

#4 Build Effective Strategies and Contingency Plans This is Your Foundation of Power

#5 Put Effective Systems into Place to stay-on-track and
Cross the finish line=this is Success!

Everything from organizing your office to designing your daily life:
Systems are the Framework through Which Everything Flows

***Starting January 2010, I’ll be rolling out a series of workshops based on these 5 Key Concepts

***This December, check out my website for specific dates, times, and logistics

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(Part 1 in a series on Energy Medicine)
After years of meditation, I knew there was “more” but couldn’t quite “tap into” it fully. I walked around for about a year, asking myself, “What is the energy behind this or that?” Then one day, I was in the art museum looking at a painting, and I “saw” it; the “feeling” (energy) that the artist was conveying through the physical work.

Because the paradigm of our culture is primarily rational, scientific, and material in focus, people often “write off” conversations about anything that can’t easily be measured. The truth is - our broader cultural thinking hasn’t begun to catch up with current scientific thinking such as Quantum Physics’ String Theory - and that’s about as “woo-woo” as you can get. So I suggest that “woo-woo” is a “red herring”.

One of the most powerful tools I use in my Life Coaching Practice is Energy Medicine;
I make up formulas to:
• To reduce stress and give immediate emotional support
• To quickly and deeply integrate awareness gained during a coaching session
• To spark insight and expand awareness

And for people who think it’s too “woo-woo”, I just tell them “you don’t have to believe in energy medicine for it to work. Just suspend judgment, and experience it for yourself.

If you’d like to try Energy Medicine, give me a call.

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One of my clients was frustrated, “I’m never satisfied, even though my life is good. Why?”

First I asked, “What do you want more of?” After a brief conversation, the bottom line was, “Freedom and Fulfillment”.

Then she asked, “So what do I have “to do” to get there?” And here’s where the problem was, “to do”. Freedom and fulfillment are a state of mind - not something you “do” so you can get there.

Of course there are things she could do to facilitate improving your life, but her real answer is acceptance of who she is.

And that’s when she realized that she had “a preconceived concept” of what success meant - only it really wasn’t what success was for her!

That awareness opened the door for her to explore what success means for her.

If you’d like more support to get what you really want, call me and let’s talk.

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When Bill first walked in my door, he said, “My current counselor and I are “stuck” trying to figure out what’s wrong with me; I have so little confidence. I really want to move on. Can you help me?”

He felt “stuck” in his career and didn’t have the confidence to “move up” even though he had the expertise, ability, and desire.

After listening closely to what was going on, I suggested, “Maybe there’s nothing wrong with you at all. In what types of situations do you feel low self-esteem?”

He said, “I’m not confident at work. I’m “playing the game” but don’t really respect the management. I’ve gone along with some important things that I don’t feel good about…I ‘m not being true to myself.”
The key awareness for him was that when he was being true to himself, he had plenty of confidence. It was only when he wasn’t being honest that he lost confidence.

This was an opportunity for him to build his confidence by changing his behavior to be “true to himself”. And that’s what he did, and it worked!

Confidence is not just having the experience of doing something well, or praise from others, it’s about listening to your inner voice, being true to yourself, and KNOWING that you’re doing what you believe in.
If you’d like more support in building your confidence, call me and let’s talk.

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Competition is tough. Whether you’re looking for a job or clients, you want to make a good, memorable impression. So you need to know, “What makes you special?”

Recently, one of my clients was stuck trying to figure out how to write a description of her services that didn’t sound “too self-aggrandizing”. Another client was preparing for an interview and was stuck thinking she might come off sounding “too aggressive”.

People often get stumped because they don’t want to be “pushy, aggressive, or brag”.

So here’s the truth - it’s not about you! The real question is “what’s unique about the product or services you offer for the end user” - They really want to know, ”What will you do for me that stands out from the crowd?”

For example, you might say, “I go the extra mile by making house calls”. They only care that you’re a “go-getter” because it will make it easier for them to use your services, not because they admire your values as a person (not that they wouldn’t).

So think of it as all about them, even though you have to tell about yourself so they know it’s coming from you.

Got it?

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Someone asked me, “What do you mean by “edge”?

I was explaining that I love to take people to the edge of “what they know” and guide them to step off into “the unknown” to gain new understanding.

So I told her a story:
One of my client’s “perfectionism” was causing her stress. I asked her, “How does your perfectionism serve you?” She said, “It’s one reason why I do such a good job.”

Then I asked, “What is the right balance between doing a great job and saying “that’s good enough?” She said, “I need to find a different approach….it’s a process…if I aim for perfectionism and do my best…I’m not God…and over time I will continue to improve…that’s good enough! Then I can let go!

That awareness - at her “edge” - enabled her to continue to do a great job, yet reduced her stress because rather than always trying to BE perfect, she saw it as a process of moving towards perfection; and she found acceptance.

Between “what we know” and “what we don’t yet know” is that “edge”, where we can explore to gain awareness to improve our lives.

This is what I call Expanding Consciousness. If you or a friend would like guidance and support to go to your “edge” and listen for what you need, call me, that’s what I do!

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