TODAY'S TOPIC: Autumnal Fresh Starts In this issue:
* Welcome
* Topic
* Announcements
INTUITION WORKSHOP THIS WEEK!
* The Details
"January resolutions are about will. September resolutions are about authentic wants. What do you want more or less of in your life, so that you can love the life you're living?"
-Sarah Ban Breathnach
WELCOME
Welcome to my occasional e-newsletter "The Quest." My name is Siobhan (Sha-vaun) Murphy and my company provides coaching, training and speaking services to entrepreneurs, professionals and executives. I am delighted to share with you ideas and information that can help you on your quest for prosperous living and joyful abundance. My goal is to provide insights, ideas and resources to help you on your journey to be the person you were born to be.
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TOPIC: AUTUMNAL FRESH STARTS
Today is, of course, the first day of the rest of your life. We can begin each day to create a powerful future for ourselves. Certain times of the year have an inherent impetus to a fresh start than others. January is often a time of "New Year's Resolutions." In September, as children go "back to school" in the Northern Hemisphere, many adults also feel newness in their approach to their goals and plans.
In Sarah Ban Breathnach's, Simple Abundance, she suggests September fresh starts be about our authentic wants. Many times in my coaching practice, I find clients who are not in touch with what they really want. Yet, as creators of our own experience, we always know something about the things that tug at our hearts.
I suggest to my clients that they start simply with a list of what they know they DON'T want and what they know the DO want. While the specific form of the authentic want may not yet be in view, they usually know more than they thought did!
My own list a few years ago went like this:
I want less of:
Long commutes
Endless paperwork
Working just for the money
Dowdy looking clothes
Customers that don't appreciate me
Long hours
I want more of:
Free time
Time to take care of myself
Financial freedom
Control over my working life
To love what I do every day
At the time, I was commuting into NYC to work for a large corporation. While the specific FORM of my desire was yet unknown, this simple focusing allowed me to move toward what I really wanted. Eventually, a home based coaching practice was manifest.
The simple DON'T/DO or LESS/MORE listings focus our energy and attention in the right direction. Just as a plane is "off-course" during most of its journey from NY to California, it can "course correct" because the pilot is clear about the destination. The more clarity we have, the easier it is to get good feedback so we can correct our own course. We attract more information, people, guidance, etc.
In my case, I started attracting information about home-based businesses and started entertaining the idea of becoming self-employed. As I studied the opportunities further, information about the coaching profession came to me. I eventually recognized that as a good fit for my "DO wants."
Coach's challenge:
Take a sheet of paper and divide it in two sections. List your "Don't wants" on one side and your "Do wants" on the other. After you've made the list, pay attention to any ideas you get for that next "baby step" action you can take to move forward.
By the way, there are two new years coming up in case you missed the Back to School fresh start!
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins September 27th.
The Celtic New Year is celebrated on October 31st.
Happy New You!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
** THIS THURSDAY **
Mark your calendar! This week, Siobhan will be holding a workshop "Living the Intuitive Way". Each of us is born with a unique guidance system that can guide us on our life's journey. This guidance system is called your intuition. Often thought to be just a woman's gift, the truth is that most of us have not been trained to access this guidance system or to trust it! "Living the Intuitive Way" will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2003 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Author's Playhouse in Bay Shore, NY, and the investment is only $20 per person! To register for this workshop, or to find out more information, call Quest Coaching International at 631-277-8880 or Healthy Alternatives at 631-587-4629.
Online, visit http://www.questcoaching.com/Workshop.pdf for further information (in pdf format, Adobe reader required).
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Siobhan will be speaking at the Queens Dental Society on
"Order it now--- attract what you most want!"
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Today is Permission Slip Day! TELECLASS. You know how the library declares amnesty for the year and lets you return books without a fine? This is a day to handle unfinished business in your life in a fun, supported way. Call in times at 10am, 1pm, and 6pm Eastern Time. For more details, or to register, email
david@coachingcollective.com.
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
The US Women's Chamber on Commerce panel discussion will be held 8am-10pm at the Oheka Castle in NY. Siobhan will be a panelist. Email info@questcoaching.com for more information.
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Move from manager to coach to Leader in business.
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