10/09/06

NOTE FROM THE COACH:

As I have a deep interest in all things spiritual – mind and emotions – as well as physical, I derive much fulfillment from serving people as a Life Purpose Coach with an emphasis on self-management, self-responsibility, and self-empowerment. 

 I coach using tools based on kinesiology, acupressure and chakras, as well as techniques for accessing the wisdom and intuition of the heart. 

 I am interested in coaching folks who want to overcome recurring issues in their life to actualize their highest potential.^*

 Coaching is done nationwide by telephone in 30- or 60-minute sessions at a pace that is comfortable for you, decided upon at the time of the free initial consultation.   Please call me at 317-865-8179 for further information. 

Heartfully,

Colleen  

EMPOWERMENT

 The Concise Oxford Dictionary¹ defines “empower” as (2) “give power to; make able.”

 Doc Lew Childre says that “self-empowerment is the management and balance of the mental, emotional and physical energies within your system.”²

 Brian Tracy³ say that it means “putting power into,” and it can also mean “bringing energy and enthusiasm out of.” 

 As a Life Purpose Coach, I am concerned with my own self-empowerment, as well as empowering others.  In both cases, the power that is given or brought out is emotional in nature.  How you “feel” is really Energy in motion = E-motion.  Lack of the vital energy for empowerment at its lower ebb can mean depression; the lowest is death.  Lots of vital energy (l.o.v.e.) can be expressed in enthusiasm, passion, joy, verve, excitement, etc.

 EMPOWERING SELF &  OTHERS

Whether you are serving a lot of people or serving one; whether you live alone or live with many, being able to bring energy and enthusiasm out of another is a real art to master.  An excellent frame of reference to this art is to give others what you would like to receive for yourself, validation.  In my experience, empowering others is a very self-empowering thing as well.  Everybody wins.

 To validate means to confirm, to establish more firmly¹.

 There are three relatively easy and certainly free ways to do this:

 APPRECIATION.  Everything that is done for you by another deserves a “thank you.” We all like being appreciated and, in fact, will do just about anything for someone who genuinely appreciates us.  Appreciation makes us feel valuable and worthwhile.  Did you know that if you are an appreciative person you are hard to beat?  That is, you are stoking the fires of your own energies and establishing heart connection with the world.

 Approval.  Sincerely and honestly look for and express words of kindness to others at every opportunity.  Truly this takes present moment awareness and sometimes keen and creative expression – but that empowers you to be in that space.  In fact, when you take the time to express the goodness that is in other people, you will be astonished at all the wonderful things that begin to happen all around you.

 Attention.  Perhaps the greatest validation we can give to another is to pay attention.  This can be done when someone else is speaking – close listening with your ears and your eyes.  Yes.  Listen to what is being said and how it is being said with your ears and let your eyes take in every aspect of the other’s eyes, facial expression, gestures.  Absorb yourself in them.  What’s the rush to speak or answer, anyway?  Let it all sink in and allow your intuition to tell you if you need to say anything at all.

 When you are paying attention in any way to another, notice how he/she responds with an almost perceptible lifting of the shoulders and shifting of posture of increased self-confidence, true validation.  I cannot stress this enough.  Attention is a small price to pay and is priceless to the one who needs it.  Notice after an interaction of this nature how you feel on the inside, that certain glow of warmth for upholding the value of another.

 VALUABLE

^* Coaching:  Issues such as stress recovery & stress management, creativity & confidence, cooperation & balance, stability & process, freedom & discipline, vision & acceptance, trust & openness, abundance & power, integrity & wisdom, and inner gifts.

¹ CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY, NINTH EDITION;

²Doc Lew Childre, founder of the Institute of HeartMath & CEO of the training and consulting firm HeartMath LLC^, Self-Empowerment the Heart Approach to Stress Management: Common Sense Strategies, ©1992 Planetary Publications;

 ³ Brian Tracy, management, leadership, and sales specialist, www.briantracy.com  this article was adapted from Fingertips For The Client,  p. 168, Massage & Bodywork,  October/November 2005, publication by Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals .