"Clear Directions" Newsletter

The monthly online publication dedicated to educating, encouraging and entertaining the Family Woman in Business

March 2007  |  Volume 2  |  Issue 3

Ola from Cabo!

As you read this, I am not here. Yes, I’m here while I’m writing, but I’m not here now. You see ‘now’ is actually 10 days away. Capich? (My Italian spelling is strictly phonetic). Ya’ think I need a vacation?? With today’s wondrous technology, I write this surrounded by snow, albeit finally melting, but have programmed it to arrive in your mailbox while I am strolling along the ocean’s shore on a gorgeous white-sand beach wrapped in the sunny warmth of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

Over a dozen years ago I was blissfully cruising along the Mexican Riviera and our ship passed very close to shore near Cabo San Lucas where those incredible rock formations stand so majestically.  I made a promise to myself right then and there that I would return to this place for a vacation at some point in the future.

That picture has stayed with me all these years and I just knew that one day I would take that vacation in Cabo.  It’s an example of “What you get is what you see” which is the title of this issue’s Feature Article.  Have a peek and see how visualizing equals materializing.

I will be back in the office on Tuesday, March 20^th

In this Issue:

       Welcoming words

       Coffee with a Coach

       Feature Article

       Your Coach

       Closing Comment

It’s margarita time, gotta go!

Enjoy this month’s read and keep ‘seeing’!

Here’s to your Clear Sailing!

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COFFEE WITH A COACH

 Are you are a working cyclone, caught up in the overwhelm of trying to balance work life and home life. There is just never enough time! Is it costing you your relationships in both home and work? Your partner/spouse and you are more distant, no time for each other, you worry about the kids, and your job/business, there seems to be no solution.

The birthdays are coming faster and faster, time is racing along. And you think, “Here I am getting older faster and I’m wondering is this all there is? Before I know it, I’ll be in my late years and thinking all I did was race from one place to another, one project to another.  I want more with my life, but I don’t know how to get it.”

What if you were able to find that solution? Just sit with that for a moment and feel what that would be like. What will happen if you don’t find a solution? Sit with the feelings of that for a moment too. Which would you choose?

Imagine no longer feeling alone, that you have a Coach and a team of compatriots to support, educate and encourage you on a consistent basis? Suddenly things are so clear and you finally feel in control. And it’s much more simple and easy than you thought? How does that feel? How will it feel if you don’t do it? How much would that be worth to you?  Worth the price of a cup of coffee?

Your environment is disorganized, seems chaotic and it is being reflected in your business and family life. What if you had help on a regular, consistent basis to guide you to fixing this challenge one step at a time until you have lasting results? Picture your surroundings at home and at work neat, tidy, clean and everything you need is right where it is supposed to be! How does that feel? How will it feel if you don’t do it? What is it worth to you?  

Join me and other Family Women in Business for “Coffee at the “Gym”

FEATURE ARTICLE

What you Get is What You See

Yes, there is a Santa Claus!

Just take a moment to get very comfortable in your seat and let your mind go back in time to you as a wee child.  You are composing your annual letter to Santa (maybe with the help of an adult) and making a list, checking it twice, for all those things you are dreaming will make an appearance on Christmas morning.  If you are not of the Christian faith just hang with me here and perhaps liken this example to something more appropriate to yours.

There is no doubt in your mind that Santa is the Jolly Old Elf hard at work in his workshop at the North Pole making all your desires come true.  And miraculously, they do!

A few years later, some spoil sport on the playground smashes your dream with the announcement that there is no Santa Claus and, in fact, he is really your parent(s).

As a parent of three, I always dreaded the day that my child would come to me and ask if this were true. Of course, I had to confirm this and would add the hopefully but usually not comforting words about Santa being the imaginary representative of the “spirit of giving”.

Stick with me, I know it is March and not December, but there is a point here.

Today, I would have an entirely different approach to my response to my child. I would say this:

“Santa” is a picture in your mind of a miraculous energy (like the sun rising and setting every day, without fail) that is all around every one of us, just like you being wrapped in a comfy blanket that is invisible. This energy can look like Santa or you can use your imagination and have it look like whatever you want it to.

Adults call it “Law of Attraction”, and it makes it possible for you and me and all the people on the earth to write their “Letter to Santa” every single day of the year, not just once a year.  You must continue to believe the very same way you have believed in the Jolly Old Elf at the North Pole because I promise you that energy (comfy blanket) is very, very real and you have it right in your hand.

Now, your “Letter to Santa” is going to look a bit different. It’s going to be a Vision Board.  We are going to put a large board (white board, cork board, poster board) on the wall in your room and you can do whatever you want with it to show the Energy what it is that you want.

You can draw, write, cut out pictures and words from magazines, find pictures on the Internet, etc. Just use your imagination and have fun.

There are a few rules to follow.  In order for the Energy to bring your dreams to you, you must first be grateful for what you already have.  Be thankful and grateful every day.

You also must be very clear about what it is that you want.  The Energy isn’t able to guess about the details so if you want a new bike you must tell the Energy exactly what kind of bike, its colour, the kind of tires, brakes, handlebars and everything else you can think of.

You must also continue to believe in this Energy just as much as you believed in the Jolly Old Elf. Remember, Santa is just one picture we imagine that it looks like.

And lastly, you must use your imagination everyday by seeing yourself as having received what you want and letting yourself feel your happiness.  The best way to do this is to sit in front of your Vision Board for a few minutes everyday and just imagine!

Now, what do you think would have been different for you in your life if this had been how “there is no Santa” was explained to you?

Here’s the really good news.  You can start now.  The Universe (Energy) does not know time. Set up your Vision Board, a stack of magazines, the Internet, marker pens, whatever you need and dreammmm about what you want for your business and your family.  It’s really fun!

Here is my Vision Board to the right.

Follow the rules as stated above. And before you can turn around three times and make a wish, you will begin to GET WHAT YOU SEE.

You can get a tremendous amount of motivation and help by watching the DVD “The Secret” which is now also available in a book form and a CD form. Check your local books stores and video stores or go to www.thesecret.tv

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Lynn Moore is a Life Clarity Coach whose specialized niche is Family Women in Business. 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

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IN CLOSING