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Create Your Life!, LLC Newsletter
What is Your Primary Aim?
January 2007
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The following excerpt is from a book called "The E- Myth Revisited" by Michael E. Gerber. It begins with the premise that giving some thought to how we'd want the story of our life to go if we were to pre-record our life testament to play for friends, family, and colleagues at our own funeral, is a powerful reflective tool in creating our life with intention, now:
"How would you like that story to go? That's your Primary Aim. What would you like to be able to say about your life after it's too late to do anything about it? That's your Primary Aim. If you were to write a script for the tape to be played for the mourners at your funeral, how would you like it to read? That's your Primary Aim. And once you've created the script, all you need to do is make it come true. All you need to do is begin living your life as if it were important. All you need to do is take your life seriously. To create it intentionally. To actively make your life into the life you wish it to be."
What is your Primary Aim?
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I can hear it now: That's all?!?! Well that sounds difficult!
Maybe it is. Or, maybe it proves the simplest thing you've every done. Either way, I'd bet you've successfully endured things much more difficult...so if, in fact, it proves difficult, we both know you've got what it takes.
We are constantly creating and re-creating our lives with the choices we make.
THE TOUGH QUESTIONS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE:
Are you actively creating the life you want in this very moment?
What is the cost of trying? How does that compare with the cost of never knowing?
Five years from now, what will have been the best decision?
When is NOW going to be the "right" time?
visit http://www.createyourlifeinc.com to find out how coaching can help...
January 29, 2007
May 23, 2006
Anonymous Journal Entries: May 19, 2011
BELOW ARE THE MOVING, FUN, AND DOWNRIGHT PROFOUND JOURNAL ENTRIES THAT WERE WRITTEN IN THE TIME MACHINE AT THE "2011 PARTY IN 2006" IN RESPONSE TO: What will YOU be doing/thinking/feeling on May 19, 2011? Write as if you're already there...a powerful step in its creation!
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May 19, 2011: It has been two years since my first novel was published. I am amazed at how much it has changed my life! Some for the better, some for the worse, and all totally worth it. What I like best about my life right now is the sense of peace. I've finally stopped scrambling after this goal and that. We're totally settled into our "new" apartment, and people treat us pretty much the same - maybe there's a little more friendliness, a little more "best behavior". There's a little bit more jealously, but hey, any time there's a parade, there's someone nearby to fart on it. No reason not to have a parade! Life is better now that I've met two of the biggest goals I've ever set for myself. What next? How about a vacation?!? :) Best wishes to everyone and their "future" selves. Why wait????
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May 19, 2011: Fatter, balder, and with a kid who's 5 years old!
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May 19, 2011: What an exciting day! My first book, "Squeezing Juice From a Berry" has just been published. I'll be heading out for a 2-week book tour next week - reading excepts from my book. Along the way, I'll be working on the poems in praise of the human body. My experience having a baby has contributed enormously to that book. My husband and daughter are my greatest blessings!
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May 19, 2011: Wow, I can't beleive everywhere I've been! There is so much to see that is so different than what I've experienced in my first 33 years. Who knew I'd feel so happy and complete as I do now!
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May 19, 2011: What a great day! Finished up the annual retreat in St. John's and am ready to get back to New England. Over 50 women at this year's event - a fabulous success! I'm so excited to be doing this kind of empowerment work with so many talented people. My next adventure begins in three weeks when my husband and I head to Australia for a month. We love getting back to the rhythm of that place. And are so glad that the kids can join us this year. Now that we've managed to settle at the retreat center and feel comfortable traveling, the sky's the limit!
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May 19, 2011: First, thanks for the fortune cookie... There. Started writing - now try to stop me. Wow, thank god for that party in 2006! How quickly the years pass... I remember creating those buttons for each of my dreams, and as I accomplished each one, I "stuck it" in my bulletin board - the travel, fabulous adventures and fun - all balanced with down time - to do my nails, to play a game, to learn to sail and the day I put the key to my BMW325 convertible, I thought of Tara and smiled. What a life! Here's to the next five...
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May 19, 2011: I LOVE my life! I also feel empowered in my ability to communicate powerfully to my partner, my family and my co-workers. It's so nice that I am able to spend 50% of my time creating and 50% of my time leading and empowering future leaders! I am designing my own home to be a spiritual haven and I travel internationally four times a year. I love, trust and empower myself.
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May 19, 2011: Things are going well. I have a great family, my business is taking off, and my wife might even leave her job to help run the business. Our son Max is just a laugh riot. He's almost 4! Time flies!
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May 19, 2011: Well, I've done what I thought was impossible. I am happy. I've found sustainable love. I am ready for the rest of my life. I WILL survive. Anything is possible. I can be happy for the rest of my life. I never thought it.
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May 19, 2011: I am finally where I want to be. I love my career, my home and my life style. My little girl just graduated high school. I can finally feel happiness in my life.
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May 19, 2011: I have multiple beauties all over the country where I can really make an impact on the industry and help people change their lives. I keep growing and learn more about myself every second of every day. I really start helping people find themselves.
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May 19, 2011: It's so nice spending time with my family. The kids are at an age where we can have fun and be together. I know that the teenage years will come, but right now, it's perfect. Work is good. My family's doing great and we're where we should be...a happy family. Maybe not everything in this world or my life or the "way" is perfect, but I'm happy with the little piece of this life that I've carved out. Thank you.
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May 19, 2011: Wow. I didn't give up; now look at us.
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May 19, 2011: Trying to decide where to spend the summer painting...Greece, Amsterdam, India. Looking forward to our daughter/son's birth in January! Feeling happy, motivated, inspired, and healthy. And so in love ~
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May 19, 2011: Change is what I needed and I can say it's kept me alive for another 5 years. Discovery, adventure, connections, and lasting memories. I feel free and open to the next 5 years of peace, happiness, and love!
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May 19, 2011: Change, embrace, celebrate, evolve, flow.
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May 19, 2011: Thank you Tara for being a wonderful friend and inspiration. I love you. It has been an amazing 5 years and I can't wait til your next awards ceremony!
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May 19, 2011: I am in a much better place than I was 5 years ago. I found a new love, which I never thought possible. I learned to love myself and take care of myself. I am happy I went to that party and got to write this!
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May 19, 2011: Although I don't like all the things my body is doing, I'm happy to say I'm in the best shape of my life. That's nothing but a minor point. My main joy is in my work and the face of my newly pregnant wife. Every day is a blessing. I don't know how to say it better.
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May 19, 2011: Aahhhh.... Peace at last! Getting ready for my move to Portugal!
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May 19, 2011: Dual residences: RI & Spain. Happy, complete. Still in love...
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May 19, 2011: I am in the dream machine. I wish someone was with me.
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May 19, 2011: Hello. Wow! I can't believe I am still doing whatever I want! I am so glad my creativity has been able to support my utopian visions and leisurely lifestyle. So many people bike now!
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May 19, 2011: Doing something creative for cash. I can't wait.
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May 19, 2011: I can hardly believe I did it! Thanks to God!
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May 19, 2011: I am teaching children to feel success through their art!!
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May 19, 2011: I'm feeling proud of my life. Peaceful and happy to have been here and grateful for all the people who have entered my life and touched me in so many ways. Hopefully I have many more years beyond this time to fulfill my dreams and hopes for the future!
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May 19, 2011: I think that life is good because it is now balanced with work that I love and the replenishment that I get from time with family and time to work my body outdoors. I feel blessed to be among people that are gentle souls. I now rarely hurry.
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May 19, 2011: Life is about oxygen. Oxygen is the water of life. You need it for clarity, purity, humanity, and completion. It is about human destiny and compassion. My life will mean absolutely nothing if I do not have a positive control over the factors that determine it's quality. That quality is you!!
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May 19, 2011: I'm breathing, learning, growing, experiencing. Creating life with every breath in. Creating space for new life with every breath out. I'll be feeling everything with fluidity, openness, acceptance, and love. I will Be.
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May 19, 2011: Traveling, finding new adventures in Asia, Europe, Australia. It's a whirlwind tour. I am living truthfully, openly, honestly, in good health - physical, financial, and abundant friends in my life. Namaste.
January 17, 2006
Don't Try, Do.
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Don't Try, Do.
January 2006
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in this issue
-- "Try" This
-- Don't Should On Me
-- Retreat! Retreat!
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda
"Try" This
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As far as I'm concerned, "try" expired in high school algebra.
One of the simplest, most powerful ways to streamline goals and set a clearer standard for your life, is to consciously raise your awareness around what you say. Regardless of what it is you are working towards, raising your awareness around language can result in a tremendous, and immediate, increase in clarity and focus.
What level of commitment do you bring to an activity when you "try" to do it? How will you recognize and celebrate a "try"?
It's subtle, but with the use of one tiny little word, we manage to limit our beliefs, insult our abilities, communicate doubt, and cloud our thinking with ambiguity. There's no "try", only "do", regardless of the outcome of 'the doing'.
We don't try to start a business, we start a business. We don't try to exercise, we exercise. We don't try to learn something new, we learn it. We don't try to go to an appointment, we either go or we don't. (You get the idea.)
Deleting words like 'try' from your vocabulary takes time. To start, I OFFER A CHALLENGE: Make the commitment to simply raise your AWARENESS around the language that you use. When you catch yourself using 'try', 'should', 'kind of', 'sort of' etc. simply stop, notice it, and then rephrase your prior statement. Observe how it feels to hear your rephrased version out loud. Do this over and over again, as needed, until the words are no longer part of your vocabulary.
Incremental steps towards clearer language results in incremental steps towards clearer living!
Yoda said it best. "Do or do not, there is no 'try'."
Don't Should On Me
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If you "should" be doing something, then why aren't you?
"Should" is a loaded word. How much of your precious energy are you currently spending on what you "should" be doing? If it's truly something you need to do, then get to it! If not, then consider asking yourself, "Who says I should?" More often than not, a "should" is someone else's agenda, someone else's dream, someone else's guilty conscious, that we're engaging in an exhausting internal dialog with. If it's someone else's agenda, not yours, identifying and releasing yourself from the burden of this "should", can provide you with lightness of heart and more available energy for what's really important to you!
A 3-part exercise that can easily be done with a friend:
Part 1: Voice the "should".
You: I should ___________. / Friend: Why? / You: Because ___________. / Friend: So why haven't you? / You: Because ___________. (Listen closely to your own responses.)
Part 2: Make the "should" a "could."
You: I could _________. / Friend: So why haven't you? / You: Because ________. / (Listen closely to your own responses.)
Part 3: Make the "could" a "will", or "will not."
You: I will _________.
Retreat! Retreat!
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Everyone’s heard or been told at one point or another: “Complaining won’t help!” Well, WHAT IF COMPLAINING CAN HELP? What if, within each of our complaints, lies the secret to our greatest happiness?!?!?!
What would happen if you took the time to listen carefully to your complaints and, with some help, were able to turn each of them into clear requirements for your life? Imagine how empowering it would be to turn your complaints into requirements and, thereby, raise your personal standards!
Transforming complaints into requirements is just one of the life-enhancing tools that will be included in our upcoming Women’s Retreat Weekend. We hope you’ll join us for a weekend focused on strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built upon...YOU!
To Link to More Information & How to Register, visit: http://transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
Contact Information
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email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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Don't Try, Do.
January 2006
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in this issue
-- "Try" This
-- Don't Should On Me
-- Retreat! Retreat!
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda
"Try" This
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As far as I'm concerned, "try" expired in high school algebra.
One of the simplest, most powerful ways to streamline goals and set a clearer standard for your life, is to consciously raise your awareness around what you say. Regardless of what it is you are working towards, raising your awareness around language can result in a tremendous, and immediate, increase in clarity and focus.
What level of commitment do you bring to an activity when you "try" to do it? How will you recognize and celebrate a "try"?
It's subtle, but with the use of one tiny little word, we manage to limit our beliefs, insult our abilities, communicate doubt, and cloud our thinking with ambiguity. There's no "try", only "do", regardless of the outcome of 'the doing'.
We don't try to start a business, we start a business. We don't try to exercise, we exercise. We don't try to learn something new, we learn it. We don't try to go to an appointment, we either go or we don't. (You get the idea.)
Deleting words like 'try' from your vocabulary takes time. To start, I OFFER A CHALLENGE: Make the commitment to simply raise your AWARENESS around the language that you use. When you catch yourself using 'try', 'should', 'kind of', 'sort of' etc. simply stop, notice it, and then rephrase your prior statement. Observe how it feels to hear your rephrased version out loud. Do this over and over again, as needed, until the words are no longer part of your vocabulary.
Incremental steps towards clearer language results in incremental steps towards clearer living!
Yoda said it best. "Do or do not, there is no 'try'."
Don't Should On Me
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you "should" be doing something, then why aren't you?
"Should" is a loaded word. How much of your precious energy are you currently spending on what you "should" be doing? If it's truly something you need to do, then get to it! If not, then consider asking yourself, "Who says I should?" More often than not, a "should" is someone else's agenda, someone else's dream, someone else's guilty conscious, that we're engaging in an exhausting internal dialog with. If it's someone else's agenda, not yours, identifying and releasing yourself from the burden of this "should", can provide you with lightness of heart and more available energy for what's really important to you!
A 3-part exercise that can easily be done with a friend:
Part 1: Voice the "should".
You: I should ___________. / Friend: Why? / You: Because ___________. / Friend: So why haven't you? / You: Because ___________. (Listen closely to your own responses.)
Part 2: Make the "should" a "could."
You: I could _________. / Friend: So why haven't you? / You: Because ________. / (Listen closely to your own responses.)
Part 3: Make the "could" a "will", or "will not."
You: I will _________.
Retreat! Retreat!
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Everyone’s heard or been told at one point or another: “Complaining won’t help!” Well, WHAT IF COMPLAINING CAN HELP? What if, within each of our complaints, lies the secret to our greatest happiness?!?!?!
What would happen if you took the time to listen carefully to your complaints and, with some help, were able to turn each of them into clear requirements for your life? Imagine how empowering it would be to turn your complaints into requirements and, thereby, raise your personal standards!
Transforming complaints into requirements is just one of the life-enhancing tools that will be included in our upcoming Women’s Retreat Weekend. We hope you’ll join us for a weekend focused on strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built upon...YOU!
To Link to More Information & How to Register, visit: http://transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
Contact Information
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email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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December 06, 2005
The New Year's Resolution Dilemma II
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
The New Year's Resolution Dilemma II
December 2005
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in this issue
-- Article: the New Year's Resolution Dilemma (Reprise)
-- Happy Anniversary!
-- Strengthening Your Personal Foundation: Women's Retreat Weekend
-- Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
Seasons Greetings!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?...Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you...As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
~ from Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love", used in Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech (1994).
Article: the New Year's Resolution Dilemma (Reprise)
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While it's an admittedly arbitrary tradition, making a New Year's resolution is as good a way as any to do some self evaluation and decide on ways to create more joy, authenticity, balance, and fulfillment in your life.
Having said that, have you ever felt the early-January, adrenalin pumping, I-can-do-it, this-is-MY-year determination, only to have your resolution deflate into little more than an adrenaline hangover and faint memory by mid-February?
When the next year rolls around, what do you do? Do you set a similar, yet slightly less audacious, resolution and deem it "more realistic"?
"This way," you say to yourself, "I'm not setting myself up for failure." Or, maybe you become a disgruntled New Year's humbug and decide to stop making resolutions all together!
Sometimes we actually convince ourselves that lowering our standards is an act of self-kindness! What tricksters we are!
This year, why not raise the bar on what's realistic? Why not set a goal for your powerful-beyond-measure-greater-than- you've-ever-imagined Self, and make the commitment? And why not start right now?
Dare to be nothing short of fabulous in 2006!
1. What's your New Year's resolution?
2. How does this resolution reflect the standards you've set for yourself?
3. In what ways would fulfilling your resolution impact your life?
4. Would sharing your resolution with someone who agrees to hold you accountable be helpful? If so, be specific in your request: for a month, a year, a lifetime?
Here's how hiring a coach can help....
As your Coach I will: * Challenge you to live your best life! * Help you clarify your goals! * Help bring awareness to your unique gifts and strengths! * Help you prioritize based on your Truths, not just your deadlines! * Encourage you! * Tell the truth about what I'm observing! * Celebrate your successes!
I wish you all a happy, healthy, loving, abundant Holiday Season & New Year!
Happy Anniversary!
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC celebrates its 1-year anniversary on December 15th! A warm THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your support, guidance, well wishes, challenges, feedback, referrals, encouragement, and time. With tremendous gratitude and excitement about the year to come, Tara
Strengthening Your Personal Foundation: Women's Retreat Weekend
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Join us for a weekend focused on strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built upon...YOU!
February 17-19, 2006 @ Canonicus Camp & Conference Center, Exeter, RI
Strengthening your personal foundation is the first step in living a more authentic and fulfilling life. This retreat provides participants with the time, space and tools to clarify personal values, reconnect with heartfelt passions, and discover inborn gifts.
The beautiful outdoor setting at the Canoncius Camp & Conference Center offers the opportunity for a deeper connection with Spirit through nature. Canonicus provides comfortable accommodations, set on over 300 acres of forest and meadows, including a beautiful 20-acre lake. Group workshops, playful activities, and quiet time combine to make this experience the perfect opportunity for personal growth and revelation.
The principles and practices of life coaching guide the weekend activities, with influences from the work of several mind-body-spirit wisdom leaders, such as Louise Hay and Joan Borysenko. Spiritual connection from world religions also provides another avenue for inspiration during this retreat.
This all-inclusive retreat weekend offers: • Practical steps to recognize your values, gifts, and passions, and discover how to authentically share them with the world • Tools for making changes gracefully • Discerning how to live a more fulfilled life • Sharing stories and finding support in a community of women • Comfortable accommodations within a natural setting • Quiet time for introspection • And, of course, fun!
Interested in Registration? Simply send an email expressing interest, and I'll send you a registration form.
Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
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Are you new to coaching and would like to find out more? Learn how having your own personal coach could benefit you, your work, your life! To arrange for a FREE session, see contact info below.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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The New Year's Resolution Dilemma II
December 2005
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in this issue
-- Article: the New Year's Resolution Dilemma (Reprise)
-- Happy Anniversary!
-- Strengthening Your Personal Foundation: Women's Retreat Weekend
-- Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
Seasons Greetings!
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?...Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you...As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
~ from Marianne Williamson's "A Return to Love", used in Nelson Mandela's inaugural speech (1994).
Article: the New Year's Resolution Dilemma (Reprise)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While it's an admittedly arbitrary tradition, making a New Year's resolution is as good a way as any to do some self evaluation and decide on ways to create more joy, authenticity, balance, and fulfillment in your life.
Having said that, have you ever felt the early-January, adrenalin pumping, I-can-do-it, this-is-MY-year determination, only to have your resolution deflate into little more than an adrenaline hangover and faint memory by mid-February?
When the next year rolls around, what do you do? Do you set a similar, yet slightly less audacious, resolution and deem it "more realistic"?
"This way," you say to yourself, "I'm not setting myself up for failure." Or, maybe you become a disgruntled New Year's humbug and decide to stop making resolutions all together!
Sometimes we actually convince ourselves that lowering our standards is an act of self-kindness! What tricksters we are!
This year, why not raise the bar on what's realistic? Why not set a goal for your powerful-beyond-measure-greater-than- you've-ever-imagined Self, and make the commitment? And why not start right now?
Dare to be nothing short of fabulous in 2006!
1. What's your New Year's resolution?
2. How does this resolution reflect the standards you've set for yourself?
3. In what ways would fulfilling your resolution impact your life?
4. Would sharing your resolution with someone who agrees to hold you accountable be helpful? If so, be specific in your request: for a month, a year, a lifetime?
Here's how hiring a coach can help....
As your Coach I will: * Challenge you to live your best life! * Help you clarify your goals! * Help bring awareness to your unique gifts and strengths! * Help you prioritize based on your Truths, not just your deadlines! * Encourage you! * Tell the truth about what I'm observing! * Celebrate your successes!
I wish you all a happy, healthy, loving, abundant Holiday Season & New Year!
Happy Anniversary!
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC celebrates its 1-year anniversary on December 15th! A warm THANK YOU to each and every one of you for your support, guidance, well wishes, challenges, feedback, referrals, encouragement, and time. With tremendous gratitude and excitement about the year to come, Tara
Strengthening Your Personal Foundation: Women's Retreat Weekend
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Join us for a weekend focused on strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built upon...YOU!
February 17-19, 2006 @ Canonicus Camp & Conference Center, Exeter, RI
Strengthening your personal foundation is the first step in living a more authentic and fulfilling life. This retreat provides participants with the time, space and tools to clarify personal values, reconnect with heartfelt passions, and discover inborn gifts.
The beautiful outdoor setting at the Canoncius Camp & Conference Center offers the opportunity for a deeper connection with Spirit through nature. Canonicus provides comfortable accommodations, set on over 300 acres of forest and meadows, including a beautiful 20-acre lake. Group workshops, playful activities, and quiet time combine to make this experience the perfect opportunity for personal growth and revelation.
The principles and practices of life coaching guide the weekend activities, with influences from the work of several mind-body-spirit wisdom leaders, such as Louise Hay and Joan Borysenko. Spiritual connection from world religions also provides another avenue for inspiration during this retreat.
This all-inclusive retreat weekend offers: • Practical steps to recognize your values, gifts, and passions, and discover how to authentically share them with the world • Tools for making changes gracefully • Discerning how to live a more fulfilled life • Sharing stories and finding support in a community of women • Comfortable accommodations within a natural setting • Quiet time for introspection • And, of course, fun!
Interested in Registration? Simply send an email expressing interest, and I'll send you a registration form.
Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Are you new to coaching and would like to find out more? Learn how having your own personal coach could benefit you, your work, your life! To arrange for a FREE session, see contact info below.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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November 13, 2005
Where do you look for what you want?
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Where do you look for what you want?
November 2005
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in this issue
-- Article: Where Are You Willing to Look?
-- Register for my 'Learning Connection' course!
-- February Retreat: "Strengthening Your Personal Foundation"
-- Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
There is a story of a man under a street lamp searching for something on all fours. A policeman passing by asked what he was doing. "Looking for my car keys," replied the man, who appeared slightly drunk. "Did you drop them here?" inquired the officer. "No," answered the man, "I dropped them in the alley." Seeing the policeman's baffled expression, the man hastened to explain, "But the light is much better here."
~ from "Nonviolent Communication" by, Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Article: Where Are You Willing to Look?
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When coaching a client who is really struggling with something, I might ask, "HOW WILLING ARE YOU TO DO WHAT'S EASY?"
Even the most challenging circumstances, more often than not, have simple solutions. So, why do we have such a strong tendency to let our EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY TO COMPLICATE THINGS light our path instead of the simple solution?
I believe, it's because that's where the light of our perspective is shining. When we're struggling, it seems only logical that the solution must be at least, if not more, complicated than the challenge at hand. But this is micro-logic.
Finding the simple solution while we're "in it," can be very difficult. A coach can help by providing the objective perspective we often can't provide for ourselves...A coach will hold the vision of your big picture goals, and the vision of you at your best, while simultaneously helping you to sort through the challenging details...A coach will hold up a mirror so you can see your own solution.
An Excercise:
1. Bring to mind something that you are currently "looking for"...something you want for your life...something that currently feels out of reach.
2. Then, ask yourself, "Could the solution be as simple as looking, not necessarily where the light is good, but where I'm likely to find what I'm looking for???"
Register for my 'Learning Connection' course!
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Light Your Entrepreneurial Fire! [Course #510101]
What are the traits of a successful entrepreneur? Are YOU an entrepreneur and looking to flourish? Assess your personal qualities and discover strategies to cultivate your entrepreneurial spirit! Gain an increased sense of personal clarity and determine your approach to aid in the success of your business.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM; January 18, 2006 Cost $39, Member Cost $35, Materials Fee $5 Location: Providence - Learning Connection
Register online @ www.learnconnect.com
February Retreat: "Strengthening Your Personal Foundation"
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We are pleased to announce the dates of our next Women's Retreat: February 17-19, 2006.
What is your personal foundation made up of? How can you strengthen it to support the life you want? What are your unique talents, passions, and core motivations? How do you apply these to make graceful changes and live a more fulfilled life? Come spend a weekend strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built on...You!
*** THIS RETREAT IS GOING TO FILL UP FAST! If you'd like to be placed on our EARLY NOTIFICATION LIST, please send a blank email with "RETREAT PRIORITY REGISTRATION" in the subject header. This will entitle you to receive registration details and notification prior to the general public.
Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
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Are you new to coaching and want to experience what it's like? Contact me to arrange for a coaching session "on the house."
Contact Information
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email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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Where do you look for what you want?
November 2005
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in this issue
-- Article: Where Are You Willing to Look?
-- Register for my 'Learning Connection' course!
-- February Retreat: "Strengthening Your Personal Foundation"
-- Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
There is a story of a man under a street lamp searching for something on all fours. A policeman passing by asked what he was doing. "Looking for my car keys," replied the man, who appeared slightly drunk. "Did you drop them here?" inquired the officer. "No," answered the man, "I dropped them in the alley." Seeing the policeman's baffled expression, the man hastened to explain, "But the light is much better here."
~ from "Nonviolent Communication" by, Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Article: Where Are You Willing to Look?
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When coaching a client who is really struggling with something, I might ask, "HOW WILLING ARE YOU TO DO WHAT'S EASY?"
Even the most challenging circumstances, more often than not, have simple solutions. So, why do we have such a strong tendency to let our EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY TO COMPLICATE THINGS light our path instead of the simple solution?
I believe, it's because that's where the light of our perspective is shining. When we're struggling, it seems only logical that the solution must be at least, if not more, complicated than the challenge at hand. But this is micro-logic.
Finding the simple solution while we're "in it," can be very difficult. A coach can help by providing the objective perspective we often can't provide for ourselves...A coach will hold the vision of your big picture goals, and the vision of you at your best, while simultaneously helping you to sort through the challenging details...A coach will hold up a mirror so you can see your own solution.
An Excercise:
1. Bring to mind something that you are currently "looking for"...something you want for your life...something that currently feels out of reach.
2. Then, ask yourself, "Could the solution be as simple as looking, not necessarily where the light is good, but where I'm likely to find what I'm looking for???"
Register for my 'Learning Connection' course!
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Light Your Entrepreneurial Fire! [Course #510101]
What are the traits of a successful entrepreneur? Are YOU an entrepreneur and looking to flourish? Assess your personal qualities and discover strategies to cultivate your entrepreneurial spirit! Gain an increased sense of personal clarity and determine your approach to aid in the success of your business.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM; January 18, 2006 Cost $39, Member Cost $35, Materials Fee $5 Location: Providence - Learning Connection
Register online @ www.learnconnect.com
February Retreat: "Strengthening Your Personal Foundation"
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We are pleased to announce the dates of our next Women's Retreat: February 17-19, 2006.
What is your personal foundation made up of? How can you strengthen it to support the life you want? What are your unique talents, passions, and core motivations? How do you apply these to make graceful changes and live a more fulfilled life? Come spend a weekend strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built on...You!
*** THIS RETREAT IS GOING TO FILL UP FAST! If you'd like to be placed on our EARLY NOTIFICATION LIST, please send a blank email with "RETREAT PRIORITY REGISTRATION" in the subject header. This will entitle you to receive registration details and notification prior to the general public.
Receive a Complimentary Coaching Session
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Are you new to coaching and want to experience what it's like? Contact me to arrange for a coaching session "on the house."
Contact Information
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email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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October 19, 2005
Can You See In The Dark?
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Can You See In The Dark?
October 2005
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in this issue
-- Can You See In The Dark?
-- Retreat Testimonials
-- Mark Your Calendar Now: February 17-19, 2006!
Can You See In The Dark?
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As most of you know, I, along with my two phenomenal colleagues, facilitated a women’s retreat over the Columbus Day weekend. One of the many activities we enjoyed was gathering around a campfire and sharing the story of what brought each of us to the retreat.
When we left the campfire, we walked back to our rooms in the dark. No lights shone the way, and the cloudy sky did not shed any starlight to help us home. It was dark. But, only moments later, we were walking with ease on the wooded path. I remarked at how well our eyes had adjusted to the dark. After another moment of contemplating the phenomenon, I corrected myself, saying, "actually, I guess our eyes adjusted to the light, not the dark" to which another summed it up with "Yeah, we can't see dark."
We can't see dark. Our eyes adjust to the light. Hmmm...
What if our attitude on life did this????
Retreat Testimonials
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The Women’s Discovery Weekend was a full-fledged success! The goal of helping women discover what is next in their lives and providing the tools to meet and support that challenge was achieved. Everyone, including the facilitators, walked away with a greater sense of self, a lightness in her step, and an empowered vision for the future.
See what our attendees had to say:
"Thanks to this experience, I am ready and equipped to take on the challenges I have set for myself. I have received the support and tools I need to succeed. And I will succeed. Thank you!"
"This was a rewarding, fulfilling and focused retreat run by great facilitators whose skills and areas of expertise compliment each other beautifully. I discovered things about myself that I was not aware of. I am leaving with a "Road Map" of where I want to go with my life and how I am going to get there."
"I have been thoroughly enriched by this experience."
"It was a wonderful sharing experience - touching and exhilarating. I feel calm, restored, and exhilarated at the same time."
Mark Your Calendar Now: February 17-19, 2006!
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We are pleased to announced the dates of our next Women's Retreat: February 17-19, 2006.
The topic is “Strengthening Your Personal Foundation.” What is your personal foundation? How can you strengthen it to support the life you want? What are your unique talents, passions, and core motivations? How do you apply these to make graceful changes and live a more fulfilled life? Come spend a weekend strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built on...You!
This retreat is going to fill up fast! If you'd like to be placed on our early notification list, please send a blank email with "Retreat Priority Registration" in the subject header. This will entitle you to receive registration details and notification prior to the general public.
PS - For those of you who are either ineligible or uninterested in attending retreats, fear not! Future newsletters will cover a variety of topics that no doubt, will hold your interest. Stay tuned...
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Can You See In The Dark?
October 2005
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in this issue
-- Can You See In The Dark?
-- Retreat Testimonials
-- Mark Your Calendar Now: February 17-19, 2006!
Can You See In The Dark?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As most of you know, I, along with my two phenomenal colleagues, facilitated a women’s retreat over the Columbus Day weekend. One of the many activities we enjoyed was gathering around a campfire and sharing the story of what brought each of us to the retreat.
When we left the campfire, we walked back to our rooms in the dark. No lights shone the way, and the cloudy sky did not shed any starlight to help us home. It was dark. But, only moments later, we were walking with ease on the wooded path. I remarked at how well our eyes had adjusted to the dark. After another moment of contemplating the phenomenon, I corrected myself, saying, "actually, I guess our eyes adjusted to the light, not the dark" to which another summed it up with "Yeah, we can't see dark."
We can't see dark. Our eyes adjust to the light. Hmmm...
What if our attitude on life did this????
Retreat Testimonials
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Women’s Discovery Weekend was a full-fledged success! The goal of helping women discover what is next in their lives and providing the tools to meet and support that challenge was achieved. Everyone, including the facilitators, walked away with a greater sense of self, a lightness in her step, and an empowered vision for the future.
See what our attendees had to say:
"Thanks to this experience, I am ready and equipped to take on the challenges I have set for myself. I have received the support and tools I need to succeed. And I will succeed. Thank you!"
"This was a rewarding, fulfilling and focused retreat run by great facilitators whose skills and areas of expertise compliment each other beautifully. I discovered things about myself that I was not aware of. I am leaving with a "Road Map" of where I want to go with my life and how I am going to get there."
"I have been thoroughly enriched by this experience."
"It was a wonderful sharing experience - touching and exhilarating. I feel calm, restored, and exhilarated at the same time."
Mark Your Calendar Now: February 17-19, 2006!
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We are pleased to announced the dates of our next Women's Retreat: February 17-19, 2006.
The topic is “Strengthening Your Personal Foundation.” What is your personal foundation? How can you strengthen it to support the life you want? What are your unique talents, passions, and core motivations? How do you apply these to make graceful changes and live a more fulfilled life? Come spend a weekend strengthening the foundation that your goals and dreams are built on...You!
This retreat is going to fill up fast! If you'd like to be placed on our early notification list, please send a blank email with "Retreat Priority Registration" in the subject header. This will entitle you to receive registration details and notification prior to the general public.
PS - For those of you who are either ineligible or uninterested in attending retreats, fear not! Future newsletters will cover a variety of topics that no doubt, will hold your interest. Stay tuned...
September 14, 2005
Need it. Love it.
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Re-creation as Recreation
September 2005
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I just returned from an amazing-beyond-description vacation in the barren desert of Nevada, at an art festival called Burning Man. It was a profoundly creative, expansive experience...one that has broadened my perspective of self, others, and the world.
Since my return home to a world of clocks, money exchange, and plumbing, I'd like to share the two primary concepts that have permeated my being as a result of the experience, and that I have vowed to integrate fully into my day to day life. I offer them in hopes that they bring you a quality of grounded joy and inspiration similar to what I've experienced.
#1. I have an overwhelming desire to get rid of "stuff."
This desire has taken hold of me so much so that no task feels more important than ridding myself of excess. I recognize like never before the influence of too much "stuff" acting as a literal weight and killjoy. Having an excess of things bogs down the energy field and limits the ability to experience just how expansive we are. It's important to note that prior to my vacation, I desired more, not less. Nothing but my perception and awareness has changed.
So, I've begun cleaning out, one room, or drawer at a time...and have set a new standard for what I keep. For me to rationalize keeping something, I must either love it or need it, or both. Otherwise, it goes. How lovely it will be to only own what I need and love!
#2. Re-creation as recreation...
This theme so thoroughly permeated my experiences, that it was as if someone was saying "Tara, pay attention!" Since we create and re-create ourselves in every moment, 'identity' is fluid and in a constant state of flux. Whatever mold we perceive ourselves to fit, is just that - our perception.
Based on this, it's clearer than ever to me that if an old model of Self no longer serves, we can create and re-create ourselves. This creative power to change lies within each and every one of us. How freeing, and fun...
Questions to Consider:
* What standards do you have for purchasing and keeping "stuff"? Is the standard serving you and the world?
*Is there a "new you" still working within an "old you" construct?
*How willing are you to embrace your power to re-create yourself?
Re-creation as Recreation
September 2005
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I just returned from an amazing-beyond-description vacation in the barren desert of Nevada, at an art festival called Burning Man. It was a profoundly creative, expansive experience...one that has broadened my perspective of self, others, and the world.
Since my return home to a world of clocks, money exchange, and plumbing, I'd like to share the two primary concepts that have permeated my being as a result of the experience, and that I have vowed to integrate fully into my day to day life. I offer them in hopes that they bring you a quality of grounded joy and inspiration similar to what I've experienced.
#1. I have an overwhelming desire to get rid of "stuff."
This desire has taken hold of me so much so that no task feels more important than ridding myself of excess. I recognize like never before the influence of too much "stuff" acting as a literal weight and killjoy. Having an excess of things bogs down the energy field and limits the ability to experience just how expansive we are. It's important to note that prior to my vacation, I desired more, not less. Nothing but my perception and awareness has changed.
So, I've begun cleaning out, one room, or drawer at a time...and have set a new standard for what I keep. For me to rationalize keeping something, I must either love it or need it, or both. Otherwise, it goes. How lovely it will be to only own what I need and love!
#2. Re-creation as recreation...
This theme so thoroughly permeated my experiences, that it was as if someone was saying "Tara, pay attention!" Since we create and re-create ourselves in every moment, 'identity' is fluid and in a constant state of flux. Whatever mold we perceive ourselves to fit, is just that - our perception.
Based on this, it's clearer than ever to me that if an old model of Self no longer serves, we can create and re-create ourselves. This creative power to change lies within each and every one of us. How freeing, and fun...
Questions to Consider:
* What standards do you have for purchasing and keeping "stuff"? Is the standard serving you and the world?
*Is there a "new you" still working within an "old you" construct?
*How willing are you to embrace your power to re-create yourself?
August 06, 2005
Announcing: Women's Retreat Weekend!
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Announcing: Women's Discovery Workshop, Columbus Day Weekend
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in this issue
-- Announcing: Women's Discovery Workshop!
-- When, Where & How Much?
-- Facilitator Bios
Announcing: Women's Discovery Workshop!
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A weekend of Insight, Growth, and Play in a natural setting
The Women's Discovery Workshop is a weekend retreat designed especially for women who are ready for a change. The retreat is a "time out of time," where each participant will discover the power within to effectively make changes & move ahead into a more positive experience of life.
The retreat consists of group workshops as well as time for individual reflection. Growth processes are based upon the work of Louise Hay; the principles of life coaching; and the value of spiritual expression. Relaxation & play include gathering 'round the campfire and a movie night.
We hope you'll join us for a weekend of fun and positive transformation!
To Download the Retreat Registration Form, go to http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
When, Where & How Much?
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October 7 - 9, 2005 (with optional Oct 10th extended stay)
The Women's Discovery Workshop is being held at the Canonicus Camp & Conference Center in Exeter, RI. Canonicus provides comfortable accommodations, set on over 300 acres of forest and meadows, including a beautiful 20-acre lake.
Retreat participants may choose from 2-to-a-room or 3-to-a-room accommodations. Weekend fee for 3-to-a-room is $300/person. Weekend fee for 2-to-a-room is $345/person. And, for an additional $55, participants have the option of extending their stay through Monday, October 10th.
For those who register to stay through Monday, you may use the time as you wish. Some options include: use of the grounds and main facility for quiet time and hiking, one-to-one sessions with facilitators, and participation in the Canonicus "Fall Festival" events happening that Monday (a great opportunity to re-join your family and share time together after the retreat weekend).
To Download the Retreat Registration Form, go to http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
Facilitator Bios
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Kathy Black...is a Transformational Workshop Leader and Life Coach who uses insight and enthusiasm to guide and encourage others in their personal growth. She is a Holistic Social Worker with certification as a Louise Hay "Heal Your Life, Achieve Your Dreams" Workshop Facilitator. The mother of two college-age kids, Kathy enjoys sharing her spiritual journey with her new husband and their cat.
Tara Gross...is a creative, dynamic, heart-filled Personal & Professional Development Coach, Entrepreneur, and Landlordess (yes, she made that word up). To each of these, she brings her personality, love of collaboration, and fusion of Psychology, Business, and holistic health training. She is passionate about assisting others to set their ambitions high and live a life full of integrity, demonstrated through the alignment of authentic work and play.
Joanna Meriwether...is a graduate of the New Seminary, a professional writer, and a listener extraordinaire. As an ordained interfaith minister, she specializes in counseling and education in the field of holistic spirituality and health. Her business, Tru Living Services, offers these resources and more. Joanna is also the spouse and mom of a fabulous family of three (five if you count the dogs). She believes that love, honesty, and humor are the keys for true living.
To Download Retreat Registration Form go to http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
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email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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Announcing: Women's Discovery Workshop, Columbus Day Weekend
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in this issue
-- Announcing: Women's Discovery Workshop!
-- When, Where & How Much?
-- Facilitator Bios
Announcing: Women's Discovery Workshop!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A weekend of Insight, Growth, and Play in a natural setting
The Women's Discovery Workshop is a weekend retreat designed especially for women who are ready for a change. The retreat is a "time out of time," where each participant will discover the power within to effectively make changes & move ahead into a more positive experience of life.
The retreat consists of group workshops as well as time for individual reflection. Growth processes are based upon the work of Louise Hay; the principles of life coaching; and the value of spiritual expression. Relaxation & play include gathering 'round the campfire and a movie night.
We hope you'll join us for a weekend of fun and positive transformation!
To Download the Retreat Registration Form, go to http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
When, Where & How Much?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
October 7 - 9, 2005 (with optional Oct 10th extended stay)
The Women's Discovery Workshop is being held at the Canonicus Camp & Conference Center in Exeter, RI. Canonicus provides comfortable accommodations, set on over 300 acres of forest and meadows, including a beautiful 20-acre lake.
Retreat participants may choose from 2-to-a-room or 3-to-a-room accommodations. Weekend fee for 3-to-a-room is $300/person. Weekend fee for 2-to-a-room is $345/person. And, for an additional $55, participants have the option of extending their stay through Monday, October 10th.
For those who register to stay through Monday, you may use the time as you wish. Some options include: use of the grounds and main facility for quiet time and hiking, one-to-one sessions with facilitators, and participation in the Canonicus "Fall Festival" events happening that Monday (a great opportunity to re-join your family and share time together after the retreat weekend).
To Download the Retreat Registration Form, go to http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
Facilitator Bios
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Kathy Black...is a Transformational Workshop Leader and Life Coach who uses insight and enthusiasm to guide and encourage others in their personal growth. She is a Holistic Social Worker with certification as a Louise Hay "Heal Your Life, Achieve Your Dreams" Workshop Facilitator. The mother of two college-age kids, Kathy enjoys sharing her spiritual journey with her new husband and their cat.
Tara Gross...is a creative, dynamic, heart-filled Personal & Professional Development Coach, Entrepreneur, and Landlordess (yes, she made that word up). To each of these, she brings her personality, love of collaboration, and fusion of Psychology, Business, and holistic health training. She is passionate about assisting others to set their ambitions high and live a life full of integrity, demonstrated through the alignment of authentic work and play.
Joanna Meriwether...is a graduate of the New Seminary, a professional writer, and a listener extraordinaire. As an ordained interfaith minister, she specializes in counseling and education in the field of holistic spirituality and health. Her business, Tru Living Services, offers these resources and more. Joanna is also the spouse and mom of a fabulous family of three (five if you count the dogs). She believes that love, honesty, and humor are the keys for true living.To Download Retreat Registration Form go to http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com/workshops_retreats.htm
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
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email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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July 18, 2005
An Exercise Exorcism
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
An Exercise Exorcism
mid-July 2005
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in this issue
-- I'm Starting a No Exercise Revolution
-- Are you ready for a new approach?
"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states."
~ Carol Welch
I'm Starting a No Exercise Revolution
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I can't think of a better time of year than July to start a No Exercise Revolution. Can you?
Ever notice how closely 'exercise' sounds like 'exorcise'? Coincidence? Now, with a name like that, is it any wonder the masses aren't doing it?!?
Maybe you're asking how I, a strong advocate for health and wellness, could be promoting an Exercise Exorcism. Well, it's because I'm offering a replacement that can make Exercise an Ex. :)
My suspicion is that the remedy for the lack of physical activity that has reached epidemic proportions here in U.S. of A, may be as simple as finding a new way to market the behavior. Hey, if marketing can make Coca-Cola seem like a good idea, imagine what it could do for exercise! As "proof of concept" I offer my first hand experience for your review...
It was almost a year ago that I decided I would never exercise again. And, not surprisingly, I've had no trouble whatsoever following through on my commitment. Contrary to the fact that I haven't exercised in almost a year, I feel more content in my body than ever. I've even decided to do a mini-triathlon next summer! How is this possible?
Exercise, for me, carried all kinds of external expectations, wishes, hopes, desires, outcomes, rewards. No matter how emphatic I was when I began an exercise program, eventually it began to lose its appeal, and then slowly (or sometimes abruptly) disappeared from my routine altogether. Only the remnants of guilt and discouragement remained as evidence of its passing existence.
With each repetition of this cycle of resolutions and motivation, turned disillusionment and self-pity, the feelings of guilt and discouragement would multiply, making it that much more difficult to motivate for the NEXT resolution for change. Relate?
But exercise wasn't ALL bad! I loved the feeling of exertion, of release, of feeling stronger, of walking taller, of pushing myself, of moving my body, of being IN my body. It's fun to move, and it feels good.
So, I renamed it - and for the sake of anyone who may also benefit, I'm sharing it. I "Move in the World," regularly.
I look forward to 'Moving in the World'. I feel good while I'm 'Moving in the World'. I feel good after I 'Move in the World'. I feel strong, powerful, alive, beautiful, capable, and connected. It's not a chore to feel these things. I'm eager. I look forward to it. I miss it if I don't do it. I don't need to talk myself into doing it. It's a pleasure to Move in the World!
So, I'm inviting you to also Move in the World with the knowledge that you're part of a revolution! (Or, for those who fear a revolution, you can call it joining a focus group.)
If what Carol Welch (quoted above) says it true, then creating change in the physical, emotional, and mental state of the world can begin with a simple walk around the neighborhood.
As with anything, things become easier with a little support. So, why not begin renouncing exercise by proclaiming it to others? Post a comment stating your very own Declaration of Independence from Exercise. Invite your friends to join you!
Post your Declaration of Independence from Exercise!
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Are you ready for a new approach?
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Want some help to truly and permanently integrate powerful lifestyle changes? Want help staying on track? Want someone to encourage you, hold you accountable and celebrate the benefits with you? Want someone to help you overcome challenges that threaten your success along the way? Want to explore how hiring your own Personal Coach can impact these changes?
Want to experience the powerful rippling effect that making one positive change can have on other areas of your life as well?
I want you to live your best life. To arrange for a complimentary coaching session, please call (401) 569-7017 or email Tara@transitioncoachinginc.com. I look forward very much to hearing from you!
An Exercise Exorcism
mid-July 2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in this issue
-- I'm Starting a No Exercise Revolution
-- Are you ready for a new approach?
"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states."
~ Carol Welch
I'm Starting a No Exercise Revolution
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I can't think of a better time of year than July to start a No Exercise Revolution. Can you?
Ever notice how closely 'exercise' sounds like 'exorcise'? Coincidence? Now, with a name like that, is it any wonder the masses aren't doing it?!?
Maybe you're asking how I, a strong advocate for health and wellness, could be promoting an Exercise Exorcism. Well, it's because I'm offering a replacement that can make Exercise an Ex. :)
My suspicion is that the remedy for the lack of physical activity that has reached epidemic proportions here in U.S. of A, may be as simple as finding a new way to market the behavior. Hey, if marketing can make Coca-Cola seem like a good idea, imagine what it could do for exercise! As "proof of concept" I offer my first hand experience for your review...
It was almost a year ago that I decided I would never exercise again. And, not surprisingly, I've had no trouble whatsoever following through on my commitment. Contrary to the fact that I haven't exercised in almost a year, I feel more content in my body than ever. I've even decided to do a mini-triathlon next summer! How is this possible?
Exercise, for me, carried all kinds of external expectations, wishes, hopes, desires, outcomes, rewards. No matter how emphatic I was when I began an exercise program, eventually it began to lose its appeal, and then slowly (or sometimes abruptly) disappeared from my routine altogether. Only the remnants of guilt and discouragement remained as evidence of its passing existence.
With each repetition of this cycle of resolutions and motivation, turned disillusionment and self-pity, the feelings of guilt and discouragement would multiply, making it that much more difficult to motivate for the NEXT resolution for change. Relate?
But exercise wasn't ALL bad! I loved the feeling of exertion, of release, of feeling stronger, of walking taller, of pushing myself, of moving my body, of being IN my body. It's fun to move, and it feels good.
So, I renamed it - and for the sake of anyone who may also benefit, I'm sharing it. I "Move in the World," regularly.
I look forward to 'Moving in the World'. I feel good while I'm 'Moving in the World'. I feel good after I 'Move in the World'. I feel strong, powerful, alive, beautiful, capable, and connected. It's not a chore to feel these things. I'm eager. I look forward to it. I miss it if I don't do it. I don't need to talk myself into doing it. It's a pleasure to Move in the World!
So, I'm inviting you to also Move in the World with the knowledge that you're part of a revolution! (Or, for those who fear a revolution, you can call it joining a focus group.)
If what Carol Welch (quoted above) says it true, then creating change in the physical, emotional, and mental state of the world can begin with a simple walk around the neighborhood.
As with anything, things become easier with a little support. So, why not begin renouncing exercise by proclaiming it to others? Post a comment stating your very own Declaration of Independence from Exercise. Invite your friends to join you!
Post your Declaration of Independence from Exercise!
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Are you ready for a new approach?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Want some help to truly and permanently integrate powerful lifestyle changes? Want help staying on track? Want someone to encourage you, hold you accountable and celebrate the benefits with you? Want someone to help you overcome challenges that threaten your success along the way? Want to explore how hiring your own Personal Coach can impact these changes?
Want to experience the powerful rippling effect that making one positive change can have on other areas of your life as well?
I want you to live your best life. To arrange for a complimentary coaching session, please call (401) 569-7017 or email Tara@transitioncoachinginc.com. I look forward very much to hearing from you!
June 20, 2005
The Liberty of Freedom
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
the Liberty of Freedom
mid-June 2005
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in this issue
-- Article: The Liberty of Freedom
-- Women's Discovery Workshop & Retreat
-- Learning Connection Course: Register Now!
"Liberty can be bestowed upon us, as when a parent tells a child to go out and play. It means that we can lead our lives unhindered by restrictions. Freedom, on the other hand, must be achieved. It means we have no choice except to make a choice, that by so doing we create our lives." ~ Larry Harvey
Article: The Liberty of Freedom
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(An aside: When I let them, these newsletters all but write themselves. The article by Larry Harvey from which I borrowed his quote "magically" found it's way into my hands just as I was contemplating coming up with a topic that would honor the upcoming 4th of July holiday. I love and embrace how consistently newsletter inspiration strikes when I don't force it into being...)
While our liberties are certainly in a constant state of political negotiation, freedom may be entirely within our control. 'Freedom' may have less to do with politics than it does with one's state of mind. Deciding to embrace, nurture, and express freedom is a powerful choice...critically important to one's personal and interpersonal development.
How would taking personal responsibility for your own freedom (or lack thereof) impact YOUR life? Let's not only celebrate our liberties, but also create our freedom.
All the liberty in the world won't elicit the experience of being free without the consent (choice) of the individual to engage and revel in it. A prisoner, for example, may possess a greater sense of personal freedom than an average citizen, and an average citizen may feel they live behind bars. Where are you on this spectrum?
To what degree does your liberty align with your experience of freedom?
A Challenge: Take the liberty to experience and embrace freedom in a new way.
How will you choose to manifest your freedom? Will you draw? Will you dance? Will you call your Senator? Will you listen to others more closely? Will you give something away?
As always, the choice is yours. And there are so many choices...
Women's Discovery Workshop & Retreat
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A Weekend of Insight, Growth, & Play in a natural setting
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, LADIES! October 7 -10, 2005 (Columbus Day Weekend)
Location: Canonicus Camp & Conference Center, Exeter, RI...set on over 300 acres of forest, meadows, and a 20 acre lake
I am thrilled and honored beyond description to be collaborating on the planning and facilitation of this retreat weekend with two phenomenally gifted friends & colleagues. Allow me to introduce...
Kathy Black...is a transformational workshop leader and life coach who uses insight and enthusiasm to guide and encourage others in their personal growth. She is a holistic social worker with certification as a Louise Hay "Heal Your Life, Achieve Your Dreams" workshop facilitator. The mother of two college-age kids, Kathy enjoys sharing her spiritual journey with her new husband and their cat.
Joanna Meriwether...is a skilled writer, a graduate of The New Seminary (interfaith), and a holistic health counselor. She is also the spouse and Mom to a Fabulous Family of three (five if you count the dogs!). Her open and collaborative approach to spirituality and health are built on the values of love, honesty, and humor.
Canonicus Camp & Conference Center is an affiliate of the American Baptist Church. PLEASE NOTE that our workshop, while containing spiritual tones, is a non-denominational retreat and is thereby religiously unaffiliated. All are welcome.
More Info & How to Register Coming Soon...
Learning Connection Course: Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Making Successful Life Transitions (course #730057)
Life transitions come in many forms, new job, marriage, divorce, starting a business, or more. Making the transition successful can be one of life's challenges. Learn to look at your transition as an opportunity. This workshop provides you with the tools to find clarity and purpose.
Wednesday, August 3, 2005, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Non-members: $45, Members: $35, Materials Fee: $5
Register at www.learnconnect.com or (401) 274-9330.
Space is Limited!
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
the Liberty of Freedom
mid-June 2005
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in this issue
-- Article: The Liberty of Freedom
-- Women's Discovery Workshop & Retreat
-- Learning Connection Course: Register Now!
"Liberty can be bestowed upon us, as when a parent tells a child to go out and play. It means that we can lead our lives unhindered by restrictions. Freedom, on the other hand, must be achieved. It means we have no choice except to make a choice, that by so doing we create our lives." ~ Larry Harvey
Article: The Liberty of Freedom
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(An aside: When I let them, these newsletters all but write themselves. The article by Larry Harvey from which I borrowed his quote "magically" found it's way into my hands just as I was contemplating coming up with a topic that would honor the upcoming 4th of July holiday. I love and embrace how consistently newsletter inspiration strikes when I don't force it into being...)
While our liberties are certainly in a constant state of political negotiation, freedom may be entirely within our control. 'Freedom' may have less to do with politics than it does with one's state of mind. Deciding to embrace, nurture, and express freedom is a powerful choice...critically important to one's personal and interpersonal development.
How would taking personal responsibility for your own freedom (or lack thereof) impact YOUR life? Let's not only celebrate our liberties, but also create our freedom.
All the liberty in the world won't elicit the experience of being free without the consent (choice) of the individual to engage and revel in it. A prisoner, for example, may possess a greater sense of personal freedom than an average citizen, and an average citizen may feel they live behind bars. Where are you on this spectrum?
To what degree does your liberty align with your experience of freedom?
A Challenge: Take the liberty to experience and embrace freedom in a new way.
How will you choose to manifest your freedom? Will you draw? Will you dance? Will you call your Senator? Will you listen to others more closely? Will you give something away?
As always, the choice is yours. And there are so many choices...
Women's Discovery Workshop & Retreat
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A Weekend of Insight, Growth, & Play in a natural setting
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, LADIES! October 7 -10, 2005 (Columbus Day Weekend)
Location: Canonicus Camp & Conference Center, Exeter, RI...set on over 300 acres of forest, meadows, and a 20 acre lake
I am thrilled and honored beyond description to be collaborating on the planning and facilitation of this retreat weekend with two phenomenally gifted friends & colleagues. Allow me to introduce...
Kathy Black...is a transformational workshop leader and life coach who uses insight and enthusiasm to guide and encourage others in their personal growth. She is a holistic social worker with certification as a Louise Hay "Heal Your Life, Achieve Your Dreams" workshop facilitator. The mother of two college-age kids, Kathy enjoys sharing her spiritual journey with her new husband and their cat.
Joanna Meriwether...is a skilled writer, a graduate of The New Seminary (interfaith), and a holistic health counselor. She is also the spouse and Mom to a Fabulous Family of three (five if you count the dogs!). Her open and collaborative approach to spirituality and health are built on the values of love, honesty, and humor.
Canonicus Camp & Conference Center is an affiliate of the American Baptist Church. PLEASE NOTE that our workshop, while containing spiritual tones, is a non-denominational retreat and is thereby religiously unaffiliated. All are welcome.
More Info & How to Register Coming Soon...
Learning Connection Course: Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Making Successful Life Transitions (course #730057)
Life transitions come in many forms, new job, marriage, divorce, starting a business, or more. Making the transition successful can be one of life's challenges. Learn to look at your transition as an opportunity. This workshop provides you with the tools to find clarity and purpose.
Wednesday, August 3, 2005, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Non-members: $45, Members: $35, Materials Fee: $5
Register at www.learnconnect.com or (401) 274-9330.
Space is Limited!
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 16, 2005
The Plight of Chickenhood
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
The Plight of Being a Chicken
mid-May 2005
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in this issue
-- The Plight of Chickenhood
-- I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection: Register Now!
-- Spreading the Word
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." ~ Tom Watson
The Plight of Chickenhood
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Of the entire animal kingdom, the animal I would least like to be is a chicken. From my perspective, there is no sadder, crueler existence than having tiny little legs, and wings that don't enable flying. While other birds, like the duck, turkey, and emu, are in a similar predicament, emu (I've learned) flap their wings as a mating call, turkeys have legs that at least lift them a little further off the ground, and ducks can swim. Chickens certainly have been dealt the lesser hand.
As you can see, I've given more thought to this topic than most would care to admit to hundreds of readers. But bear with me please, because these poor, underprivileged chickens have a story to tell...May their misfortune not be completely in vain. No doubt, there's a lesson here!
Questions to consider:
* Do you have "wings" that you don't use? (Metaphorically speaking, of course.)
* What tremendous potential lies dormant within you?
* What's preventing you from learning to "fly"?
* How many of these reasons are due to your fear? How many are due to circumstance?
* If you weren't afraid, what would you change?
Momma birds push their babies out of the nest to teach them how to fly. Rest assured, there is not one among us who is without neglected wings. Know any chickens who need a push? If so, why not take me up on a complimentary coaching session this month? This is a wonderful opportunity to get a taste of the coaching experience and gain a clearer sense of how one-on-one coaching will help propel you forward towards the life you want. Since most of my coaching is done by telephone, you don't have to live locally for us to work together.
Call or write to schedule a time that works for you.
The fine print: Do NOT attempt to fly. Said 'Life Coach' is not liable for any injuries that may result from attempts at flying. This includes any and all behavior related to the enactment of dormant superhero fantasies that may resurface as a result of this newsletter. :)
I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection: Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Making Successful Life Transitions [course #730057]
Life transitions come in many forms, new job, marriage, divorce, starting a business, or more. Making the transition successful can be one of life's challenges. Learn to look at your transition as an opportunity. This workshop provides you with tools to find clarity and purpose.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM; August 03, 2005, Space is limited!
Non-members $45, Members $35, Materials Fee $5
Instructor: Tara Gross, Location: Providence
Register @ www.learnconnect.com
Spreading the Word
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please take a moment to think of one person in your life who you know would benefit from receiving our bi-monthly newsletter, and forward this issue with an invite to subscribe.
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
The Plight of Being a Chicken
mid-May 2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in this issue
-- The Plight of Chickenhood
-- I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection: Register Now!
-- Spreading the Word
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." ~ Tom Watson
The Plight of Chickenhood
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Of the entire animal kingdom, the animal I would least like to be is a chicken. From my perspective, there is no sadder, crueler existence than having tiny little legs, and wings that don't enable flying. While other birds, like the duck, turkey, and emu, are in a similar predicament, emu (I've learned) flap their wings as a mating call, turkeys have legs that at least lift them a little further off the ground, and ducks can swim. Chickens certainly have been dealt the lesser hand.
As you can see, I've given more thought to this topic than most would care to admit to hundreds of readers. But bear with me please, because these poor, underprivileged chickens have a story to tell...May their misfortune not be completely in vain. No doubt, there's a lesson here!
Questions to consider:
* Do you have "wings" that you don't use? (Metaphorically speaking, of course.)
* What tremendous potential lies dormant within you?
* What's preventing you from learning to "fly"?
* How many of these reasons are due to your fear? How many are due to circumstance?
* If you weren't afraid, what would you change?
Momma birds push their babies out of the nest to teach them how to fly. Rest assured, there is not one among us who is without neglected wings. Know any chickens who need a push? If so, why not take me up on a complimentary coaching session this month? This is a wonderful opportunity to get a taste of the coaching experience and gain a clearer sense of how one-on-one coaching will help propel you forward towards the life you want. Since most of my coaching is done by telephone, you don't have to live locally for us to work together.
Call or write to schedule a time that works for you.
The fine print: Do NOT attempt to fly. Said 'Life Coach' is not liable for any injuries that may result from attempts at flying. This includes any and all behavior related to the enactment of dormant superhero fantasies that may resurface as a result of this newsletter. :)
I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection: Register Now!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Making Successful Life Transitions [course #730057]
Life transitions come in many forms, new job, marriage, divorce, starting a business, or more. Making the transition successful can be one of life's challenges. Learn to look at your transition as an opportunity. This workshop provides you with tools to find clarity and purpose.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM; August 03, 2005, Space is limited!
Non-members $45, Members $35, Materials Fee $5
Instructor: Tara Gross, Location: Providence
Register @ www.learnconnect.com
Spreading the Word
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please take a moment to think of one person in your life who you know would benefit from receiving our bi-monthly newsletter, and forward this issue with an invite to subscribe.
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 01, 2005
Is your life "made" or "grown"?
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Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Is your life "made" or "grown"?
May 2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in this issue
-- Is your life "made" or "grown"?
-- Register Now! I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection in August
-- First Session Reminder
A warm welcome to our new subscribers!
The following excerpt is from "Let Your Life Speak" a book by Parker J. Palmer:
'Seasons' is a wise metaphor for the movements of life, I think. It suggests that life is neither a battlefield nor a game of chance but something infinitely richer, more promising, more real. The notion that our lives are like the eternal cycle of the seasons does not deny the struggle or the joy, the loss or the gain, the darkness or the light, but encourages us to embrace it all - and to find in all of it opportunities for growth.
If we lived close to nature in an agricultural society, the seasons as metaphor and fact would continually frame our lives. But the master metaphor of our era does not come from agriculture - it comes from manufacturing. We do not believe that we "grow" our lives - we believe that we "make" them. Just listen to how we use the word in everyday speech: We make time, make friends, make meaning, make money, make a living, make love.
I once heard Alan Watts observe that a Chinese child will ask "How does a baby grow?" but an American child will ask, "How do you make a baby?"
Is your life "made" or "grown"?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Whether you identify yourself as a "creationist" an "evolutionist," both, or neither, you are undeniably in the midst of a unique process, in constant flux, known as Your Life.
Parker J. Palmer is an extraordinarily intelligent and insightful educator, author, and activist. As I read his metaphor of the seasons and his observations about a culture steeped in a manufacturing model, a question rolled around in my head and heart, "Am I 'making' my life or am I 'growing' my life, and what's the difference?"
After some reflection, I see the distinction to be as follows. "Growing" is inherently gradual...it is the process en route to an outcome. "Making" is results oriented, and therefore, by definition, dependent on an outcome.
Allowing something or someone to develop by way of a natural process vs. choosing to maintain the focus on the achievement of the desired outcome alone, "makes" a BIG difference in ones experience. The process of growing something supports individual moments of joy and sorrow, and leaves room for an organic, evolving, and flexible experience. In contrast, 'making' something can be rigid and stagnant because it doesn't always honor being in the midst of a process...life itself.
Have you ever worked really hard on something you wanted, only to finally achieve it and realize you no longer want it? Such a situation can be prevented by staying connected to the process and your role in it.
It is to the detriment of our wellness and sense of purpose to be focused only on the outcome. When focused only on results, there is a tendency to view the process of getting there, as "in the way" of the goal, rather than embracing the fact that "getting there" is the crux of our lives.
The moment when something is 'made' is just that, a moment. And then, that moment's gone. But the many many moments that occur while leading up to making something...this is "the meat of life".
The focus of our perception is a choice. The outcome may be the same, but the joy of being engaged in the creation process increases exponentially when we honor the "getting there" process as rich all by itself.
Questions to Consider:
* What if you were to GROW time, GROW friends, GROW meaning, GROW money, GROW a living, GROW love...?
* Is your life "made" or "grown"?
* Are you "making" your life or are you "growing" your life?
* Does it matter? You decide.
Register Now! I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection in August
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Making Successful Life Transitions [course #730057]
Life transitions come in many forms, new job, marriage, divorce, starting a business, or more. Making the transition successful can be one of life's challenges. Learn to look at your transition as an opportunity. This workshop provides you with tools to find clarity and purpose.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM; August 03, 2005
Non-members $45, Members $35, Materials Fee $5
Instructor: Tara Gross, Location: Providence
Space is limited. Register @ www.learnconnect.com
First Session Reminder
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There is no charge for the first coaching session! This is a great opportunity to get a taste of the coaching experience. Since most of my coaching is done by telephone, you don't have to live locally for us to work together. Call or write to schedule a time that works for you.
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC Newsletter
Is your life "made" or "grown"?
May 2005
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
in this issue
-- Is your life "made" or "grown"?
-- Register Now! I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection in August
-- First Session Reminder
A warm welcome to our new subscribers!
The following excerpt is from "Let Your Life Speak" a book by Parker J. Palmer:
'Seasons' is a wise metaphor for the movements of life, I think. It suggests that life is neither a battlefield nor a game of chance but something infinitely richer, more promising, more real. The notion that our lives are like the eternal cycle of the seasons does not deny the struggle or the joy, the loss or the gain, the darkness or the light, but encourages us to embrace it all - and to find in all of it opportunities for growth.
If we lived close to nature in an agricultural society, the seasons as metaphor and fact would continually frame our lives. But the master metaphor of our era does not come from agriculture - it comes from manufacturing. We do not believe that we "grow" our lives - we believe that we "make" them. Just listen to how we use the word in everyday speech: We make time, make friends, make meaning, make money, make a living, make love.
I once heard Alan Watts observe that a Chinese child will ask "How does a baby grow?" but an American child will ask, "How do you make a baby?"
Is your life "made" or "grown"?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Whether you identify yourself as a "creationist" an "evolutionist," both, or neither, you are undeniably in the midst of a unique process, in constant flux, known as Your Life.
Parker J. Palmer is an extraordinarily intelligent and insightful educator, author, and activist. As I read his metaphor of the seasons and his observations about a culture steeped in a manufacturing model, a question rolled around in my head and heart, "Am I 'making' my life or am I 'growing' my life, and what's the difference?"
After some reflection, I see the distinction to be as follows. "Growing" is inherently gradual...it is the process en route to an outcome. "Making" is results oriented, and therefore, by definition, dependent on an outcome.
Allowing something or someone to develop by way of a natural process vs. choosing to maintain the focus on the achievement of the desired outcome alone, "makes" a BIG difference in ones experience. The process of growing something supports individual moments of joy and sorrow, and leaves room for an organic, evolving, and flexible experience. In contrast, 'making' something can be rigid and stagnant because it doesn't always honor being in the midst of a process...life itself.
Have you ever worked really hard on something you wanted, only to finally achieve it and realize you no longer want it? Such a situation can be prevented by staying connected to the process and your role in it.
It is to the detriment of our wellness and sense of purpose to be focused only on the outcome. When focused only on results, there is a tendency to view the process of getting there, as "in the way" of the goal, rather than embracing the fact that "getting there" is the crux of our lives.
The moment when something is 'made' is just that, a moment. And then, that moment's gone. But the many many moments that occur while leading up to making something...this is "the meat of life".
The focus of our perception is a choice. The outcome may be the same, but the joy of being engaged in the creation process increases exponentially when we honor the "getting there" process as rich all by itself.
Questions to Consider:
* What if you were to GROW time, GROW friends, GROW meaning, GROW money, GROW a living, GROW love...?
* Is your life "made" or "grown"?
* Are you "making" your life or are you "growing" your life?
* Does it matter? You decide.
Register Now! I'm Teaching at the Learning Connection in August
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Making Successful Life Transitions [course #730057]
Life transitions come in many forms, new job, marriage, divorce, starting a business, or more. Making the transition successful can be one of life's challenges. Learn to look at your transition as an opportunity. This workshop provides you with tools to find clarity and purpose.
Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM; August 03, 2005
Non-members $45, Members $35, Materials Fee $5
Instructor: Tara Gross, Location: Providence
Space is limited. Register @ www.learnconnect.com
First Session Reminder
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There is no charge for the first coaching session! This is a great opportunity to get a taste of the coaching experience. Since most of my coaching is done by telephone, you don't have to live locally for us to work together. Call or write to schedule a time that works for you.
Copyright © Transition Coaching & Event Planning, LLC, 2005.
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: tara@transitioncoachinginc.com
phone: 401.569.7017
web: http://www.transitioncoachinginc.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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