Joyful Soaring Tips

By Coach Barbara Luther Of Wind Beneath Your Wings

Email: Barbara@coach2soar.com
Web Site: www.coach2soar.com
Phone: (314) 878-4044

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In This Issue:

1) Joy Juice
2) Taking Action
3) Let's Ponder
4) Soaring Free
5) Play Time
6) Joy Supplies
7) Class Offerings

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Good Morning! I hope you enjoy this issue of Joyful Soaring Tips and find something that helps you have a Joy-Filled week!

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~~ 1) Joy Juice ~~
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"Enthusiasm means 'of the gods.' When you have an enthusiastic heart, all the heavens can flow through it." -- Sonia Choquette

"Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein

Celebrate something you did because it was fun this week.

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This past week, I attended Coach University and Thomas Leonard's Millenium Tour when it stopped in Houston (for information about the tour, go to www.coachingtour.com). Thomas has not been physically available in the coaching community since 1996. As I talked to friends, volunteers, and attendees, I was struck again with the value we all placed on connecting with Thomas and with one another. We all enjoy being part of something larger than ourselves and of something we love and believe in. Yet just belonging doesn't satisfy us all the time. We need to connect physically with one another. To touch and be touched. What an impact we make when we truly connect!

So, your action challenge this week is to make a personal connection with someone important to your life or your career, perhaps someone new who might bring a different perspective or approach for you. Maybe there's someone you've admired but haven't approached. Call them up, invite them to breakfast or for tea, and just get to know them a bit. Incredible things can happen when we reach out to others!

I hope you'll share with me how this works for you this week. When you write, let me know if I can share your story in a future edition of Joyful Soaring.

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Here's a thought exercise we each might need to do: Go back through your checkbook and day planner for the past year and note what you spend money and time on. Make a list of What I Spent My Time On and What I Spent My Money On. Review those two lists to learn what you gave value to this past year. Are those the most important things in your life? Think about that then talk to your coach to help you make any adjustments you identified.

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"Establish your stake in what you want. In other words, you have to know where it's going to lead you, what you're going to get out of it, and how it relates to your world view. It doesn't do any good to imagine that you want to be a doctor. You have to see yourself achieving rewards of being a doctor that are specifically important to you in terms of your reason for being in this lifetime." - Peter Kline

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~~ 5) Play Time ~~
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Laser pointers have become fairly inexpensive these days, and I've found they make great workout toys for my cats. Well, actually, just for one of my cats. The other won't have anything to do with it - he only plays games that HE comes up with. But Pumpkin chirrups when he sees me open the laser pointer case, and then he starts watching the floor for that little red dot. He'll chase it everywhere!

This is a great toy because it gives me time with my cats, which is precious by itself, and it exercises my indoor cat. We both have a grand time together, and it doesn't take much actual time or energy. Do you and your pet(s) have regular play times together? I don't mean just walking the dog - that's a necessity! Do you play? Take time now. It's been proven to lower blood pressure and stress levels when we play with our pets, so what are you waiting for?

Don't or can't have a pet? Then treat yourself to a good plush toy or a sand-filled critter you can touch and pet. The tactile sensation and pleasure is very soothing. Or, if possible, get with a friend who has pets or visit a pet shelter. Again, what's important is making a connection and having fun!

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Today, I want to recommend two of the best resources I've found about getting organized. The first book is titled Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern, and it's full of great tips and logical supports for organizing each area of you life and keeping it that way.

The second book is titled Conquering Chronic Disorganization by Judith Kolberg. This little book is a quick and powerful read. You'll understand yourself and have clear strategies for getting and keeping yourself organized after reading Judith's book. If you're an ADDer, this is the book for you! Judith came up with the Body Double concept, one that is extremely effective for many people when it comes to organizing. Get these excellent books if you're looking for real help with your specific organizing challenges.

NOTE: Barbara offers links to many of the resources referenced here from her web site, www.coach2soar.com. If you cannot find some resource mentioned, contact Barbara for help at Barbara@coach2soar.com.

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YOU'RE INVITED! Come join me on Thursday, February 24th at 5pm EST for a free Happy Hour Telebration for anyone who wants to come celebrate the miracles, shifts, wins, and overall happy things they've experienced during the past month. It's an open, drop-in time to visit and share life's good news with new and old friends. Put it on your calendar now! It's the last Thursday of every month at 5pm EST. The bridge number is 702-257-2699.

Beginning in February, Barbara will be offering some one-time and ongoing teleclasses and groups. Go to her web site for a complete listing. You'll find a monthly Clutter Buster group, a coaches' practice building intensive, and classes on identifying personal unique talents, developing your own motivation inventory, learning to recognize ADD traits, understanding Restless Leg Syndrome, and learning to get the most from attending a conference.

If any of the above sounds intriguing, check it out and join the fun! And if you're looking for some other topic, drop Barbara a note. You just might find your topic in her next listing of classes.

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Call Barbara to discuss a coaching partnership today. Barbara Luther is a Master Certified Coach and a Certified Mentor Coach who specializes in working with successful professionals, tenure-track faculty, coaches, business owners, career types, creatives, and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. She coaches via telephone and the internet, and in person for corporate teams.

Barbara is a graduate of Coach University, a virtual training organization, and the Optimal Functioning Institute, a virtual training organization for ADD coaches. She is also a member of the International Coach Federation and an ICF chapter host. She leads teleclasses for CoachU and Corporate CoachU, as well as teleclasses of her own. Prior to coaching, Barbara ran her own consulting business for 8 years, designing and developing online help and performance support systems for companies such as American Express, AAA of California, Bank One, Los Angeles County Employee Retirement Association, Wendy's, Pioneer, Utilicorp, Gap, and Bank of America. With a Master's in English, she has also taught college-level writing and worked in the corporate world as a technical writer, trainer, and project manager.

Along with Dr. Francena T. Hancock, Barbara is co-founder of the ADD Coach Group, an organization created to provide knowledge about the business-oriented positive qualities of adults with ADD, ways to identify employees who have ADD traits that impact their performance, and strategies and techniques to support to their specific needs. (Web site www.addcoachgroup.com coming soon.)

Barbara also hosts a coaching special interest group -- the GLBTQ SIG (Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Questioning), and she writes articles for their newsletter, Reaching for the Rainbow (To subscribe: send an email to: ReachingfortheRainbow-On@lists.webvalence.com)

Barbara says: My passion is assisting people in recognizing and embracing their power. My vision is a world where every person embraces their special talents and enjoys a life built around their passions. My mission is to assist people in identifying their special gifts and designing their lives to enjoy and share them. My life purpose is to provide a loving, safe space for self discovery.

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