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Doc Talk-Article in CIFDS
Chronicle Winter 2004 
Holiday Wishes-December
2004
We wish for
you a holiday of limited stress. Most stress reducing
techniques you already know. The best stress reducing
technique is to slow down and take the time to appreciate all
you have and those you value in your life. Sometimes a phone call
or a visit is more important than the present you buy.
"We think, sometimes, there’s not a dragon left.
Not one brave knight, not a single princess gliding through
secret forests ... What a pleasure to be wrong. Princesses,
knights, enchantments and dragons, mystery and adventure ...
not only are they here-and-now, they’re all that ever lived on
earth! Masters of reality still meet us in dreams to tell us
that we’ve never lost the shield we need against dragons, that
blue-fire voltage arcs through us now to change our world as
we wish. Intuition whispers true: We’re not dust, we’re
magic!"
n
Richard Bach
We wish for
you magic at this time of year and always. In our daily living we
forget there is magic all around us just waiting to be
noticed. Holidays
are for adults too. It is
from adults that children learn how to live and
prosper. If you find the magic that inspires your life they
will find it too. Be an observer of your life or find a guide
that helps you observe and facilitates action from your
findings.
We wish for you new
adventures in the New Year. Many of us wait until
something happens to us before we begin new adventures. Now is
the time to start setting up our lives to allow new adventures
into our lives. First we de-clutter and rearrange our self
environment to be able to attract what we want in
both our personal and professional
lives. Now notice what new people, things and adventures
come into your life. Email me jo@lifequestcoach.com and keep me posted on your
progress.
Wishing you a
great holiday and a fantastic New Year,
Jo and
Nancy
PS. Check out new Core
Dynamic Coaching at http://www.lifequestcoach.com/CoreDynamicsCoaching.html
Email us: Jo at
jo@lifequestcoach.com or Nancy at crossroadsmentor@aol.com
© Jo Caywood and Nancy Clum-2004
January 2005
10 tips for remodeling, refreshing or
updating your life
Do you want to completely
reinvent your life this year or does it just need some
remodeling, refreshing and updating? Check the following
tips for ideas :
1. Make an inventory
list. What
works? What needs
modification and what needs major work?
2. Write down your
strengths. It is
important as with any foundation to start with your
strengths. By
building on your strengths you lay a solid foundation for all
areas of your life.
3. What holds you
back? Do you have
negative beliefs, ideas or scripts you’ve learned from others
going around in your head? Are there any barriers you need to
overcome before you start?
4. Draw up plans. Having a blueprint or
map of where you want to go gives you direction and keeps you
focused. You can
always change them along the way if they need
modification.
5. Are your environments
are comfortable and supportive enough to accept the changes?
If not, find a way to change them so they are.
6. Pick a starting place
to begin the remodeling.
If it seems like a daunting task make this step
small. Even small
actions can have big impacts.
7. Get used to confusion
and chaos for a while.
Things at this point won’t look like they did before
but they won’t look like the finished product either. This is
a necessary step in the remodeling process. This part may get
tiring and you may want to stop. Get through this phase by
talking to others, reviewing your plans and keeping focused on
your vision.
8. Others may try to make
revisions and give advice. Listen to suggestions but remember
you approve the final plans and construction.
9. Take care of your self
during the process.
Exercise, rest and have fun.
10. You’ve finally
arrived!
Celebrate and show off your finished project (it’s
You!)
You may want to print
this newsletter and write down your answers. Email me jo@lifequestcoach.com
and keep me
posted on your progress.
You are off to a
great year!!
Jo
& Nancy
PS. Don’t forget to visit http://www.lifequestcoach.com/OnlineAssessments.html
and check out the
assessments that may help you jumpstart your life.
Email us: Jo at jo@lifequestcoach.com or Nancy at crossroadsmentor@aol.com
© Jo Caywood and
Nancy Clum-2004
Please feel free to
forward this to those who may find it useful, please give full
credit to the authors.
February 2005
5 questions to ask
about your relationships
to help create an incredible
life.
1.
In which relationships do you feel
fully alive?
This is the number one
question to ask.What makes these relationships and what about
them make you feel fully alive or what keeps you from feeling
fully alive when you are in these relationships? We attract
people who reflect ourselves.Maybe we are limiting ourselves
or maybe we need to make a shift in ourselves to feel fully
alive with ourselves and others.If we are limiting ourselves
to be able to be around others maybe we need to limit the time
we spend in the limiting relationship and seek out other
relationships that are fully expressed.
2. How does your "memetic" environment
affect your relationships?
Our memetic
environment is established when we integrate what we've
learned, both positive and negative, from our families,
friends, and society into beliefs, thoughts, ideas, concepts,
etc.This process can also be referred to as a type of social
conditioning. As we were growing up many of us heard "misery
loves company".? How
many of us now play the "ain't it awful" game with those at
work, our families and our friends?? How many people in your
relationship environment play "isn't it wonderful".Which game
would make you feel fully alive? Changing your thoughts,
beliefs, ideas, etc. to benefit yourself and others can lead
to living an incredible life.
3. How is your relationship with
yourself?
This question is hard
for many people to answer.A lot of people (going back to the
memetic environment) were taught not to put much emphasis on
themselves.The first relationship we need to develop is the
relationship with ourselves.?
Do you like yourself?You reflect your feelings toward
yourself by how you take care of yourself, how you dress, what
books you read, what movies you watch, what and how much you
eat, etc.You must first like yourself in order for others to
like or love you.
4. How does your physical
environment affect your relationships?
Clutter in our
environment can take away energy from our
relationships.Also?pay attention to?how your furniture is
arranged.I recently noticed when people walked into my living
room, they had obstacles to go around to be seated.There is
plenty of seating it was just not easy to get to.The area now
has been rearranged to make it more accessible and welcoming
to others.Take a look around at your physical space, if you
were a visitor would you feel comfortable?Arrange your
physical environment so that people will feel comfortable and
welcome.
5. In what ways does your financial
environment affect your relationships?
Do you operate
from a scarcity point of view or do you embrace one of
abundance?
Successful
people, having an incredible life, associate with others who
are able to have a dialogue with them about good money
managing techniques, investment strategies as well as how they
give back to their community and give to special
projects.? Generally
those who respect themselves also respect the value and
possibilities money brings to them.
These questions help us
look at our relationships and begin to learn what is working
and what needs change.When we strengthen our environments we
use less effort to create and keep an incredible life.Contact
me: Jo@lifequestcoach.com?for a free
collaborative session to?create the incredible life you
want!
Listening is a key part
of relationships.Go to http://www.lifequestcoach.com/OnlineAssessments.html?to
learn more about your Personal Listening Profile.
PS.Happy Valentine's
Day!
© Jo Caywood
2005
Please feel free to
forward this to those who may find it useful, please give full
credit to the author.
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