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| Publishing Frequency - Twice Monthly | October 15 , 2008 | Vol.#5 Issue#20 |
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Worry is a misuse of imagination. Dan Zadra
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Stakeholders The members of a writing group I belong to, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pens, have decided to work through the life-changing book, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. One of the things that she believes is vitally important to recovering your creative self is getting the right kinds of support and protecting yourself from non-support. I am a strong proponent of choosing the members of your support system. And of defining the types of support they'll give you. My book, An Inner Journey, has two (2) chapters devoted to identifying the types of support you want and the people who will give it to you. Why is this so important? Imagine that you're about to embark on a trip to an exotic locale... one you've been dreaming about for years. You've watched programs about it on TV, have a thick file of brochures and articles, and subscribe to a travel magazine devoted to the place. Finally, you're going. You have your ticket and passport. You've been packing, unpacking, and repacking your bags for weeks. Excitedly, you call a dear friend and tell them about your plan, expecting them to jump up and down in joy for you. Instead you get a list of all the disasters and bad experiences that ever happened where you're going on your dream vacation and a dire warning to change your plans for some place nearer home and safer. After listening to your friend's frightening and depressing stories, the joy and excitement you were feeling for your trip has dwindled. Now you're feeling fear and dread starting to creep in around the edges. The truth is your friend is a stakeholder in your trip. She's fearful for your safety and is concerned that is something dire might happen to you she could lose you... her friend. The trip is a metaphor for any new journey you wish to take in your life. It could be...
It's not just advisable that you know who you can depend on to support you and who are the non-supporters. It's mandatory. The truth about who your supporters are may surprise you. Years ago I witnessed a very sad incident in which a friend told her dream of being a seminar leader to her sister, with whom she had a loving relationship. The sister destroyed her dream within a few minutes by informing her of her responsibilities. How dare she do anything so frivolous as create the life of her dreams when she had a husband to support? In this case, the sister was a stakeholder because she was fearful that she might end up having to support both my friend and her husband in the event that the seminar-leading career tanked. Don't let that happen to you. If you have a dream and are ready to begin making it a reality, first get clear about your stakeholders. Family, friends, coworkers, bosses, and others may all have a stake in the life choices you make. If you want to succeed, you must first determine who they are and then get clarity on the type of support or even non-support they'll give you. Begin by creating a list of everyone who may have a vested interest in your plan. Leave space after each name to answer these questions:
Once you have this list, you'll know exactly who you can go to for the type of support you want... and you'll most likely receive it. Love, ps. The non-supportive people have a very valuable talent. When you're ready for troubleshooting, they're the ones you want. They'll be delighted to tell you every thing that could possibly go wrong with your dream or project. There are even professionals who do this. They're called "lawyers" and "accountants". pps. Read an excerpt from the chapter on support in An Inner Journey.
My friend, Becky Waters, is a fabulous musician, composer, life coach, and spiritual teacher. She has combined all her talents to create songs for the soul. She calls them Soul Music. Here's what she says about these magic songs: "Through deep listening and playing your personal song as I hear it from your spirit, I help you to integrate your conscious mind with your innermost soul. I regard both the process and the product as sacred, orchestrated by the Divine on your behalf. And it is the fulfillment of my soul’s purpose to help you hear your own soul’s song." Some of the sounds she uses are from the sacred Solfeggio music scale, which deepen your connection to Spirit. Each note in the scale is of a specific vibrational rate, having the effect of opening and energizing the chakra of corresponding vibration. Listen
to a sample of Soul Music here: Then go to her website, www.spiritualcoachingcenter.com and click on the link to "Soul Music" to find out how you can have her create your very own soul song. Essential Oil of the Month This delightful blend of essential oils increases the attraction of abundance and success. It enhances the frequency of the energy field that surrounds us and creates the "law of attraction". When focusing on issues of abundance while inhaling the fragrence of this oil, a memory link to the RNA template is created. This is where memory is blueprinted and permanenently transcribed on the DNA. Suggestions of how to use it:
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Dear Women, Are you feeling like your life is on hold indefinitely? Are you ready for a lifestyle change? You're not alone. Untold thousands of other women are feeling like you. They, too, are feeling the nudges that something's gotta change in their life. The dissatisfaction they feel of being stuck in an ill-fitting career, a dead-end job, or a relationship that no longer suits them is telling them it's time to make a change... one of their choosing. "When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy." That old comic saying holds a lot of truth. Women are the caretakers and nurturers of others. You can't help it. It's programmed into your DNA and you're programmed by your environment. From the time you're old enough to have toys as a little girl, you're given dolls to practice taking care of, preparing you for when you're an adult. At some point in your adulthood, suddenly you realize that no one is taking care of you. Including yourself. That's when the dissatisfaction starts to creep in around the edges of your life. Here's some good news: As long as you're still breathing (which you are or you wouldn't be reading this now) you can make changes in your life that support you to live your best life, the life that fills you with joy and excitement. The Life Betterment Club for Women is a group of women who meet once a week for an hour on the phone. Each meeting is facilitated by me, Kathy Wilson, Life Purpose Coach, and focuses on a concept or technique for the betterment of each member's life. Finally... Classes!! After pretty much taking the summer off to do other things, like work on my upcoming books, The Magical Mystical Book and The Studs and I, I was nudged to start offering my classes again. Here's the menu of what's scheduled so far:
More to come, so stay tuned. If there's a class that you'd like to take, please let me know. More information about all of them is right here. |
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