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A Message from Phyllis
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Feature Article: SINGING YOUR SONG
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Message from Phyllis
Dear Readers,
Happy Valentine's Day! As we approach the holiday for sweethearts, let’s look at your goals and plans with a new direction. How about “falling in love” with generating new business? Most of the clients I coach want more focus and more business. Marketing can be like a dating game. There is a courtship, building a relationship and then getting a commitment. Yes, it can even be fun, depending on your approach. Who is your ideal Valentine? In this game the goal is to have several. Just like in elementary school when everyone in the class got a Valentine card from you. This year, five or ten new Valentines might be your intention. Where are your ideal sweethearts? Let’s create a plan to attract them. I recently watched a movie called “The Secret”. I’ll share the secret with you. It’s the Law of Attraction. What you focus on is what you attract. The three steps in the movie are: 1. Ask, 2. Believe, and 3, Receive. Ask for what you want. Believe you can have it and then be open to receive it. It is amazing how our thoughts create our actions and our actions create our results. So, let’s make February a month where we focus on attracting ideal sweetheart clients. Believe they are out there and take action. Now you know the secret. Have a great month!
Warm regards,
Phyllis
Upcoming
Appearances
Office Depot Webcast 3/27/07
"How to get what you really want in record time"
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Live phone access or web.
Philadelphia Bar Association 3/29/07
Minorities in the Profession
"Choices- You Are What You Choose"
Young Women’s MET Institute 4/22/07
New York, NY
"Choices - You are what you choose"
Friends of Ronald McDonald House 6/4/07
Philadelphia Cricket Club
"Clear the Clutter in your Life"
Pennsylvania Institute of CPA’s 8/23/07
Hershey, PA
"How to get what you really want in record time"
Duane Morris Women's Initiative (Date to be confirmed)
Philadelphia, PA
"How to get what you really want in record time"
This
Month's article
SINGING YOUR SONG
While visiting with a friend of mine, I noticed a plaque on the wall in her guest bedroom that reads, “The secret of life is to discover your song and the meaning to life is to sing it”.
I found that to be a powerful message, but I also realize that many of us don’t know what our song is. Those of us who do know often don’t create the opportunity to sing it. It reminds me of the movie “City Slickers” with Jack Palance and Billy Crystal. It’s about a man in mid-life who goes to a ranch to discover his song. There’s a scene where Jack Palance says to Billy Crystal, “none of you get it. The secret of life is just one thing. One thing. You stick to that and everything else don’t mean nothing. “ Billy Crystal says, “that’s great, but what’s the one thing?” “That’s what you’ve got to figure out”, says Palance.
Do you know what the one thing is for you? Do you know your song? This is a good time to reflect on the song you need to sing. It’s time to think about your gifts, your passion and to discover your song-- your burning desire.
To find your passion start by engaging in activities that inspire you. Find out what really excites you. Are you involved in projects that take lots of time, but don’t allow you to use your unique abilities? Think about eliminating activities that drain your energy. This is a good time to review the past six months and to see where and how you really spent your time. Were you involved in projects that inspired and excited you? Did you spend time doing things that made you smile? Look at your lifestyle. Is it attracting new opportunities?
Take time to listen to your wise self. Unleash your hidden abilities. We all have talents and skills that may not be known to us. Now’s a good time to work on uncovering your gifts.
As author and coach Laura Berman Fortgang writes in Living Your Best Life, we need to excavate our life blueprint. Now that you’ve thought about what you want, you need to act on what you feel. Your thoughts determine the actions you’ll be willing to take. To experience wisdom you have to know what you are feeling. Laura suggests the clues to our best lives are in our subtle feelings, such as sensing the difference between passion and adrenaline or between inspiration and ego. To recognize subtle feelings we must be in a state of calm. Too often we are just too busy, or overwhelmed to find that quiet time.
Think about what you “want” to do vs. what you “should” do. Singing your song is about wants. Take a sheet of paper and make a list of “What I really want and enjoy” Make entries as you think of them. What did you do well years ago that you have stopped doing? What are some of the compliments you often get? What’s easy for you but difficult for others? How do you apply your talents to your work and your life? Ask yourself, If you got all of your joy from one thing, what would it be? Surround yourself with people who inspire and encourage you. The choices you make about the people you spend time with are among your most important choices. When you spend time with people with positive energy you are enriched with support and confidence. Who do you choose to spend time with?
As we look for the one thing that is the secret to our life we need to keep an open mind and be curious about everything.
“The secret of life is to discover your song, and the meaning to life is to sing it.”
Have a great month!
Phyllis Sisenwine
Master Certified Coach
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Phyllis Sisenwine, Master Certified Coach, Motivational Speaker and
writer. She works with clients to earn more money, improve time management and stay focused.
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at www.powerfulcoaching.com
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