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| Welcome to issue six of Inner Synchronicity! Produced by: Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introduction As part of me ‘giving back', I will donate £1 to the ChildLine charity for every newsletter member I have by December (up to £1,000)! I aim to reach 1000 people by the end of the year (sooner if possible!) and will make that donation either in December or before if we reach 1000 earlier. So fill in the box below to join now!
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The Real Article: Confident Motivation However, with some work I've been doing recently it's been brought home to me that also exploring a person's life purpose is essential for motivation. More and more people seem to be coming my way who just don't have any drive in life. They feel this as a big gap in their life, a lack of meaning, feeling in limbo land or simply being lazy. On the other hand they know that they haven't always been this way. There have been times when they were absolute dynamos, even if only for an afternoon! So what is life purpose? Maybe a better way of explaining it is having a sense of purpose. It's what drives you to take action. It's what gives you a sense of meaning and then real achievement as you make progress. It's being ‘in the flow' or ‘the zone' when you are working on purpose. It's utilising your talents. It's being unstoppable! The jobs I did in communications and change management utilised my talents but it was only when I first started coaching that I really had that sense of purpose. This experience was like I suddenly had a fire lit under me! I had to find a way to get out of the job I was doing and do coaching full time – I did. I wanted to set up my own business – I did. There was no way my business was going to fail and despite being drastically underfunded at times – it's been a success. I'm sharing this with you not to impress you but as Tony Robbins would say, to impress upon you, the difference that was achieved from me having that sense of purpose. My life purpose meant that I didn't give up when the going got hard. Coaching is what I would do even if I didn't get paid for it. The fulfilment I get from coaching is a big part of why I'm so happy these days… I currently define my life purpose as “I inspire and empower others to make positive changes in their lives”. I happen to do that through coaching. I could do it by being a teacher. Or a manager. Or a careers counsellor. Or a parent. So an important part of understanding your life purpose is also to consider how you could bring that sense of purpose to everything that you do? Many of you might be reading this saying “It's all very well for you, you know what your life purpose is! How do I find mine?” Well, I believe the first port of call is to explore your values, what is important to you in life, what needs to be present in order for you to be happy. Then look at uncovering your talents. Bring others into that search to discover what they appreciate about you that you might not be aware of or simply take for granted. Consider your happiest times. What were you doing? Were you on your own or as part of a team? What did you contribute? What did you get out of it? What are your favourite elements of your work or life? What have you always wanted but held yourself back from? What did you think was ‘unrealistic'. What beliefs or rules about life caused you to feel that way? What if it was realistic? What could you do about it? What have been your greatest lessons in life? What lessons do you still need to learn? How do these fit in? How could you help others with these lessons? Give yourself space. Think. Reflect. Feel. Write daily in a journal over a few weeks to see what comes to mind. Sometimes a realisation might hit you like a bolt of lightening or it might be a slow dawning over time. Seeds that were planted years ago finally sprouting into fully fledged thoughts and ideas. Remember that this is a journey… If you feel a guide to help you through this process would be helpful, contact me for a complimentary Introduction to Coaching session on 0845 6442301 or una@synchronicity4u.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coaching Custom: Coaching Gym I had all this stuff going round my head about all the different things that I could do. I could do standalone breakthrough EFT sessions. I could treat phobias. Do workshops. I have the Building a Wealth of Confidence CD and plan other products too. But I was missing a symmetry somehow… Now, it's wonderful! I've realised that what I've been offering is in fact what I want to offer – confidence coaching through the CoachingGym4U programme and one-to-one coaching. The key is how it's promoted. What I do is help people to build a quality of confidence and that hasn't changed. Doing it in large groups in companies simply means that I put some of the material into teleclasses or workshops to make it more cost-effective in addition to the CoachingGym4U and the one-to-one work… Let's face it, research is proving that executive coaching is giving a return on investment of between five to eight times of money spent. Companies can only win, can't they? In business, employees' confidence is essential for overcoming all sorts of problems that are usually addressed separately with what I would call ‘external' approaches. What I know for sure is that if you don't help your employees to be truly confident on the inside, then they make poor decisions. They are stressed. They mismanage their teams. They resist change. They don't perform to their potential. They simply increase companies' expenses and reduce their profits. How can I help? Well the first stage is to raise decision-makers' awareness, to educate them about another approach, a different perspective to increasing their profits. To this end I'm now offering a training presentation called “Five Reasons Why Your Employees Are Costing You Money – and what to do about it”. It only takes 30 minutes and is fr*e of charge. To book your presentation, contact me on 0845 6442301 or una@synchronicity4u.com . (If you're not a decision-maker, not in a position of influence yet believe your organisation could really benefit then let me know and I'll approach them directly. Hopefully, we'll all benefit!) So what else have I been up to? Well I've been doing some Continuing Professional Development (CPD) by doing a course on EFT. I learned EFT as part of a different seminar over a year ago and have supplemented that with courses by Gary Craig, the founder of EFT. Though I've been using this in my own life and with clients for some time I recently came across a certification from the Association of Meridian Therapies, which I thought would be useful. So I now have a few weeks to do the exam and then I'll be able to put letters after my name! (Funny, I could do that already with my business degree and my coaching qualification but never bother somehow?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mind Reading: In The Meantime In The Meantime, by Iyanla Vanzant, really helps to drive home that message in a gentle yet persuasive way. The messages in this book apply not just to romantic relationships as going through the process outlined will undoubtedly improve all your relationships whether personal or business. It highlights how we bring ourselves with us into every relationship and can learn lessons from every encounter, whether a fling or a 20-year marriage. So what do you do in the meantime while waiting for the love of your life? While waiting for your partner to become that prince or princess that you dream of? In the meantime helps you to explore just that, using the analogy of spring cleaning your ‘mental' house from the basement up to the attic. The one criticism I have is that this book doesn't always explain how to do what it recommends and I think it would benefit from some specific exercises for readers to do. (By the way, don't let the occasional mentions of God put you off if you're a non-believer – just replace that with ‘love' and you'll get great value from this book.) Get your own copy here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resource Heaven: Combat Stress The 20-minute meditation section of the CD is perfect to help you get the day off to a good start, end the day in a relaxed state or to stop stress in it's tracks with a quick lunchtime meditation! Buy your own copy here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What’s on: Find Freedom From Your Fear of Public Speaking Find Freedom From Your Fear of Public Speaking
Many people I've met have told me that even though they can and do speak in public that they really don't enjoy the experience. They know that people buy people and if they could only be themselves in front of an audience that they would communicate much more effectively on both subconscious and conscious levels and get better results. This workshop will allow the true you to emerge so that you can present with personality!
This workshop will take place on the morning of Thursday, 14 October in Leeds. To find out more or book your, place contact me on 0845 6442301 or una@synchronicity4u.com . The workshop is only £150 per person, with an early bird booking offer of only £125 per person if you book and pay by 30 September. (A bargain when you consider what it could do for a) how you feel and b) your business). BNI and Junior Chamber members will be eligible for a 10% discount. Single Or Not - Discover How To Get The Relationship You really want! Wednesday 15 September, 102 Wellington Street, Leeds . 6.00 for a 6.30pm start. Leeds Junior Chamber. To reserve a place please contact Fiona Harding of Schofield Sweeney Solicitors on 0113 209 5524 or e-mail fionah@schoeys.com . Free to Junior Chamber members, non-members also welcome @ £5. Wednesday, 6 October, Bradford . Hosted by Bradford Junior Chamber. Please contact Tony Moss on moss.tony@virgin.net for details. How to Build a Wealth of Confidence Wednesday, 22 September at 6.30pm for 7.00pm Doncaster Junior Chamber Monday, 5 November - Wakefield Fr*e to Junior Chamber members. Non-members also welcome. Contact Wendy-Jay Jerome on Wendy@welldon.com for details. Building Confidence with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) This seminar will give a brief introduction to EFT so that attendees can try it out for themselves and feel its effectiveness. Contact Catherine Patel of Yes Group North to attend (only £5 to cover room hire costs) on niri@bni.com or call 01484 684041. Non-members welcome. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Remember:
True confidence helps you to live in the present with an eye to the future. Have a delightful day!
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Author She does this through one-to-one telephone coaching, email coaching and e-courses, group coaching through teleclasses, seminars and her Coaching Gym 4 U programme. Coaching Gym 4 U provides a combination of teleclasses, e-courses and a members only discussion forum. Una believes that a lack of confidence is the underlying cause for most people being unfulfilled. She helps people to: Though always outwardly confident, through being coached Una discovered that a lack of inner confidence was preventing her achieving her dreams. Coaching has transformed her life and one of Una's great passions in life is to help others do the same! Una is an energetic, enthusiastic and informative speaker and was awarded British Junior Chamber “Most Outstanding New Trainer 2003”. She is a Certified Coach with the UK College of Life Coaching and expands her skills and knowledge, and regularly travels to the USA (from the UK) for seminars. |