"Clear Directions" Newsletter
The monthly online publication dedicated to educating and encouraging the Family Woman in Business to successfully choose and achieve career and personal goals

August 2007 | Volume 2 | Issue 10

"When I help you make sense of the things in your life, the things in my life makes sense"

I'm Late, But With Good Reason!

Yes, this newsletter was supposed to hit your mailbox on the first Tuesday of the month and I have obviously missed it. Sigh!

Well seems things are a wee bit upside down in our house of late. Allow me to s'plain. Sheesh, where do I start!

D.B. (dearly beloved) and I are taking the show on the road. We have sold our house, sold our vehicles, sold Enhance Studio (my 'other' business), purchased a Smart Car (see last issue), a 40 ft RV, an RV lot, a trailer to put the 'Smartie" and the Gold Wing Motor Cycle into which will be towed behind the RV and are heading out to see the world (well, North America anyway).

Essentially we will become 'Snowbirds' and fly away to warmer weather for the winter. But like all migratory wingers we shall return to the RV lot at home (www.swanlakerecresort.com) [be sure to peek at the photos] for spring and summer. I think of us as 're-tired' not 'retired'. In other words we have just put on new rubber and tread and are ready for many more miles in a different direction.

This is my 'office' in the RV, and one of the reasons I am late with this letter. Imagine, for a moment, downsizing a two level, three bedroom, 2 bath, detached garage/workshop, home-based-business house in which we have lived for 19 years into a 40' RV. Gasp!

Talk about a cathartic cleansing! Sorting into recycle, garbage, donations, shredding, for sale, storage and lastly "keeping". We have had to be ruthless. The big move comes on Aug. 31st and I think it will be a very short month!

THE COACHING BUSINESS CONTINUES. No doubt there will be a blip or two while the transition takes place (like a late newsletter or two!), but as the vast majority of my coaching business in done by phone and Internet it's easy to take on the road. My email address remains the same, the phone number will change to a cell number and for coaching calls I will use Skype. All details will be forthcoming in future newsletters.

This issue's Feature Article will have you wondering how D.B. and I ever came to the decision to make this move in our lives, but as you continue to read it will become more clear how a One-Toot Bugle and a Full-On Orchestra can live and work in tandem.

And while I am on the subject of goals, as I have suggested in past missives, daily writing of your goals is one powerful process. I began writing mine last February- a list of 30 in total. Here are just some that came into reality that I didn't even realize until after the fact:

Goal #1: "The sun shines on me through the skylight in my new bathroom". We had plans to remodel our bathroom this coming winter. Plans changed radically and here is the bathroom in the RV. And what is that over the top of the shower..???? A skylight!! I hadn't specified just 'which' bathroom!

Goal #2: "I'm driving a brand new environmentally friendly luxury car". It is brand new, it is environmentally friendly ($17 to fill the diesel tank, over 300k per tank in the city), and it IS a Mercedes Benz!

Goal #3: "I'm revelling in three vacations every year". Looks like I will now have 3 vacations lasting 4 months every year!

Goal #4: "Our investment portfolios are bursting with $******". This one was a real reach, but I trusted the Universe and the Law of Attraction and now, what with the sale of our house, it has been achieved!

All that being said, all I did was do the writing. The 'Law' did the rest. It provided the inspiration, it put opportunity in my path which I could ignore or use. After that the action was up to me. And it was only while making and carrying out our plans that I realized the goals were being achieved.

Stay with your goals. The process works!!

In this Issue:

       Welcoming words

       Fill 'er Up at "The Gym"

       Feature Article - "Are You A One-Toot Bugle or a Full-on Orchestra?"

       Your Coach

       Recommended - movies, business guide, science of success

       Closing Comment
Enjoy this month's read!

Here's to your Clear Sailing!

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FILL 'ER UP AT "THE GYM"

Here's what we've been discovering at the 'The Gym":

The majority of members and non-members who have joined in my free tele-classes are women aged 50 to 65 who are experiencing a 'goal vacuum' as it pertains to the remainder of their lives. Their children are adults with families, they are winding down on their careers, they are wondering what's next and realizing they have many more years behind them than ahead. What to do, how to feel, what's their value and purpose now?

We are finding the answers!

"I knew I needed to get some clarity with my goals and as fate would have it, I met Lynn. Even with just three introductory sessions with Lynn I am amazed at how great I feel! I am optimistic, I have focus, I'm revitalized and this whole experience has been a huge catalyst for me to move into a future I have wanted for some time. I'm sure I will be back for more!" – D. Foster 2007

A New Offer

Can't quite decide if you want to join 'The Gym'? Want to figure out if it will be of value to you? Let's have a get-acquainted f*r*e*e 30 minute phone chat. There is absolutely no expectancy for you to join the gym after our call, but if you decide to do so, there will be a special offer. Email me lynn@cleargoalscoaching.com and let me know you want to talk about it. Then we will set up the details. Good decisions can only be made when you have good information!

If you really want to reach your goals, there is no better way than with the support, guidance and wisdom of your own personal coach.

And there is no easier, less costly way than with a membership in my "Business Woman's Coaching Gym". To clarify: "Family" does not necessarily mean 'children at home'. Whether you are 25 or 75 you still have 'family'.

Join me and other Family Women in Business at the

"Business Woman's Coaching Gym"

Keep "Career Fit" and "Family Fit" with the ability to communicate with your very own personal coach by phone and email up to 12 times every month

Monthly "Gifts" sent by email to assist you in attracting your goals

Touch-of-a-button assistance to keep you steady and focused on the "Balance Beam" between work and home life

"Appreciation Discounts" on coaching packages and products

All this for less than the price of a gallon of gas per visit!

To learn more about the Business Woman's Coaching Gym Click here:

http://www.cleargoalscoaching.com/Business_Womans_Coaching_Gym.php

YOUR COACH

Lynn Moore helps family women in business strive for clarity, harmony and confidence through the setting and achieving of home and career goals.

Imagine…having time, being organized, enjoying family, a passion for work, a loving relationship, a growing business, glorious self time…you can have it all!

Visit www.ClearGoalsCoaching.com to learn more

FEATURE ARTICLE

Are You a One-Toot Bugle or a Full-on Orchestra?

My husband is one and I'm the other. Are we compatible? Well, after more than 38 years together we are either compatible or insane. Allow me to explain.

A one-toot bugle person has a one speed transmission, is methodical, hates to be interrupted, is a slow starter and does excellent work. Just don't expect it quickly.

On the other hand, a full-on orchestra person has a brain that is working at warp
speed before they are out of bed, is feeding the pet, eating breakfast, doing last night's dishes, applying make-up (if female…..usually), answering emails and talking on the phone all at the same time.

She's got her day planned and is asking her one-toot husband questions and trying to engage him in conversation to which the response is always a barely audible "I'm not awake yet" even thought he has been out of bed for two hours and is clutching his third cup of coffee as if its oxygen.

Now comes evening and the switch is flipped. She has become an unresponsive zombie in front of the TV and stumbles off to bed with the cat before 10 pm while he becomes Chatty Charlie and is likely doing something methodical in the garage at midnight.

So what does all this have to do with your life and your goals? Well, it really helps if you know which one, one-toot or orchestra, you are before you make major life decisions such as career, who you can live with or where to live or what goals you want to set and achieve.

It took my husband and me a few years of puzzlement not understanding why she couldn't be more like he and vice versa. Over time we began to see that each temperament was not one dimensional, but in fact many layered. For instance, that one toot could be played long, slow and soft with a fading in and out quality or it could be played loud, short and with reverberation. It could lull, it could stimulate, it could massage the ears.

Then we have the orchestra which could make a screeching cacophony of sound as it tunes up in the pit or, with precise cooperation make music to produce laughter, tears, sleep, play or wonderment.

If you are the one-toot bugle person, you may find that in choosing your highest goal from your list of goals or vision board, writing a detailed description of what that goal looks like "now that it is achieved" (you have to pretend here), this works best for you in the goal achievement process. But you won't do this until you are "awake"! That could be evening.

You would read your description daily and allow your feelings and imagination to get really involved. See yourself in this space. Hear sounds, smell things, touch textures, even enjoy the taste. You'll spend at least 10-15 minutes every day reading or writing your description and never doubting its outcome. You'll remember that if even one person has achieved what you want to achieve, then you know it is do-able. You have the ability to just keep putting one foot in front of the other and knowing that you are doing a good job, there is no rush and you will enjoy the process.

The magic here is that your concentration on your highest goal not only finds this goal coming to fruition via the Law of Attraction, but your other goals seem to just fall into place as well. Picture the parade of Mother Duck and her Darling Ducklings. If you spend your time and energy on Mother Duck, she will look after the rest of the brood. You've heard of getting all your ducks in a row?

So, what if you are the full-on orchestra type? Well you just love the variety of having lots of goals. You'd really like to be the orchestra Conductor. You want to know when and what notes every instrument is playing. Your main challenge will be to acknowledge that you really aren't the Conductor, you'll have to step aside and allow the Universe that role. But this doesn't mean that you can't play all the instruments!

Writing all your goals every day and choosing different ones to 'imagine' from day to day or even moment to moment appeals to you, otherwise you risk boredom and it becomes a chore rather than fun or a challenge you can't resist. You like to write your goals, play with your vision board and spend time in the shower in the morning visualizing your goals. After all, you are a multi-tasker, right?

Your goals will pop up and surprise you. You will find yourself saying "Holy cow, I just realized that I now have (one of your goals) and I didn't even realize it was happening!" You love this.

My whole point here is that there are different ways our personalities function and all of them work when it comes to achieving our goals. There are a few common rules such as those that align us with the Law of Attraction and if you are a regular reader of my "Clear Directions" Ezine, you are already familiar with many of them.

Goal setting and achieving should be a very enjoyable experience for everyone. Learn and explore from many different experts and adapt those which appeal to you and will work with your own innate personality.

Working with a Coach who is an expert in the goal achieving process, personality recognition and adaptation and supportive guidance can be one answer if you are feeling stuck.

So play life with your one expert note or your full symphony, remembering that both are many layered and enjoy your life as a goal setter and achiever to the fullest!

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Lynn Moore is a Life Clarity Coach whose specialized niche is helping the Family Woman in Business to set and achieve her goals successfully. Lynn has a unique ability to see the bottom line and see it quickly helping you find your hidden solutions. She is an encouraging, straight talking coach, full of heart and humour with only the best outcome in mind for her clients. Lynn can be reached at lynn@cleargoalscoaching.com and you can visit her website at www.ClearGoalsCoaching.com

CGC RECOMMENDS

We get on that gerbil wheel of life and run like crazy most days, but an hour or so spent with a Spiritual Circle Cinema DVD brings you back to the real values in life and leaves you with a confident peacefulness. If you want your kids to watch something of real value and great life teachings, the Spiritual Cinema Circle is for you.

One of the featured films for August is "Snow Walker". Adapted from a story by famous Canadian writer Farley Mowatt, it is a true 'feel good' movie!

http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com

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The Complete 12-Step Guide To Starting A Home-Based Business

I have operated a Home Based Business for 30 years, long before it became the 'in' thing to do. Laurie Hayes is a Home Based Business Coach and her brand new Guide to starting or revamping a HBB is an absolute must! Learn everything you need to know about this Guide at the link below.

http://www.startahomebusinessguide.com

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James Arthur Ray, one of the teachers on the DVD "The Secret" has written an exceptional workbook that I devoured in short order just as soon as I downloaded it off his website into my computer and printed it. Success really is a science! There really is a formula, a success formula that James makes clear (and you know how much I love CLARITY!). Click the image to find out more.

IN CLOSING

"There is a secret psychology to money. Most people don't know about it. That's why most people never become financially successful. A lack of money is not the problem; it is merely a symptom of what's going on inside you. – T. Harv Eker, Multimillionaire and president of Peak Potentials Training