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Inspiring and empowering people to maximize their quality of life in spite of a chronic health condition or a disability |
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STEPS TO CHANGE |
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Issue # 19 |
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IN THIS ISSUE |
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A chronic health condition can be a catalyst for personal growth and self-discovery. Are
you ready to break free of the bindings that are holding you back from
discovering your
own personal level of optimal health? We all have one – no matter what the condition is that ails us. We
challenge you to want to discover yours! We take people from an overwhelmed existence to a comfortably paced lifestyle. Are you ready for that journey?
Contact us today for a fr~ee sample coaching session and get started on living your maximum life.
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***** IMPORTANT NOTICE! ***** |
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In an effort to bring you more resources and services we are upgrading our Newsletter email service. This will be the last Newsletter produced in the old program. By now you have received an email regarding this. In order to keep receiving our newsletter, Steps to Change, you MUST respond to by clicking on the link provided in that email. We are excited about many wonderful new things that we will be sharing with you in the coming year and do not want you to miss out. If you have any questions or would like to be resent that confirmation email, please do not hesitate to contact us at Newsletter@changingpaces.com TRAVELS WITH TRISH I'm soooo excited to tell you the news! It's working out better than I'd ever hoped for... I've taken on an Executive Assistant! What a blessing she's been to my life and my coaching practice. WOW!!!! LauraLee Sparks is phenomenal! Boy, I thought I was organized, but she's actually taking me up a notch. I just can't say enough about the power of having someone take over all the stuff in your business that you're not completely passionate about. The best part of it all is that I'll have WAY more time for writing and product & program development in the New Year. Cool! What a wonderful Christmas present for Changing Paces! Whoo Hoo! If you feel that your business is in need of some administrative inspiration, organizational energy or collaborative synergy, then LauraLee is the Virtual Assistant for you! She literally is The Simple Solution VA. Visit her on the web at www.TheSimpleSolutionVA.com right now and check out what she can do for you! With the holidays just around the corner, we can all use a helping hand. In light of the season ahead, my feature article for this issue will help you keep things as simple as possible. Take heed and take care of yourself. To those of you who subscribed to our newsletter just recently: Welcome to our readership! We truly appreciate your interest. Feel free to forward our newsletters to anyone who you think may benefit from them. Happy Holidays to you and yours and best wishes for an optimally healthy, happy and prosperous New Year! Till next
time, take care and God bless.
~~ Trish :-) and
The
Changing Paces Team trish@changingpaces.com
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905-967-3014 ~~ www.ChangingPaces.com Uncertain what coaching is all about? Check out our "Audio Library" and listen. |
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GROUP COACHING |
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SOLOPRENEURS UNITE!Starting January 2007 Group Coaching for New Home-Based Business Owners (and those aspiring to be one) IT'S
A FOUR-MONTH
GROUP COACHING PROGRAM Do any of the following statements "speak to" you? You're living with a chronic illness... Feeling pushed aside as a result of your health... Yearning to get back to making a living and contributing... Know that you have much to give to people who are just beginning the journey that you've already made... Passionate about helping others to see their own potential... Clear that a home-based business is where it's at for you... Just not sure where to start... Uncertain about how to put the pieces together... If
you have
a great idea for a home-based business, the will to make it happen and
the dedication to follow a 12-step business development program, then
this is for you!
Break
free from the day-to-day routine that is not inspiring you to do more and
be more. Just because you're living with chronic
illness
doesn't mean that you can't make a living!
GROUP
WILL HAVE LIMITED MEMBERSHIP, SO RESERVE YOUR SPACE TODAY! Cost:
If
you're ready to begin the most exciting adventure that you've experienced
in years, you HAVE to sign-up - EMAIL
US NOW and together, we'll plot a
course to your success! |
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FEATURE ARTICLE |
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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS? BAH HUMBUG! DETERMINE A FOCUS INSTEAD Well, the New Year is creeping up on us day by day and minute by minute. It’ll be here before we know it. Did you keep your resolutions from last New Year’s Eve? I gave up making New Year’s resolutions years ago. I personally don't believe that our lives can change at the stroke of midnight on December 31st. Instead, during the last few months each year I think about what I want to focus my energy on in the coming year. I believe that it's just plain unrealistic to expect to manifest profound change in our lives overnight. I feel that the most effective and lasting change comes about through transition, transformation and/or evolution. Being human, and living with a chronic health condition, I know for sure that there will be days when I'll veer off course, and that's ok. I can forgive myself for that and refocus when my energy and situation allows. As long as I continue to keep refocusing throughout the year, eventually, I know that I'll reach my goals - one small realistic step at a time. How do I keep my focus throughout the year? First: Vision ~ I have to get really clear about my focus and actually develop a vision of where I want to be or accomplish by the end of the following year. I need to write about it, talk about it and meditate about it in order to pull that vision together. One the visions that I’ve come up with for 2007 is to have 2 coaching products for sale on my website by the end of the year. I firmly believe that coaching should be accessible to anyone who wants to maximize their quality of life, not just to those who can afford one-on-one services. Therefore, my vision involves a group coaching program, a set of coaching CD’s and perhaps an eBook. Second: Accountability ~ It‘s vital that I surround myself with people and things that will not only support my vision but will push me towards it. In order to make this happen, I’ve enlisted the help of my new assistant, LauraLee, to hold me accountable to the fruition of my goals. She’ll not only keep me on track but she’ll add the synergy to the development process that only the collaboration with another like-minded individual can bring. Third: Inspiration ~ I submerse myself in the possibilities by attending any TeleClasses that come my way, picking up books, or subscribing to email newsletters on the topics that speak to my goals. I believe in learning and achieving inspiration by "osmosis". Sure there will be days when I don’t feel like reading the books that I surround myself with. Absolutely there will be days when I delete all the newsletters sitting in my Inbox because I just won’t be up to taking in any new information that day. But I will forgive myself and refocus when my energy returns or my schedule lightens up. The most important thing is that I continue to refocus my efforts whenever I get sidetracked. Fourth: Process ~ In order to move toward my goals, I have to establish benchmarks along the way that chart my progress and motivate me to completion. For example, I find it helpful to look at a project in its entirety and break it down into small, manageable pieces; then I set-up a spreadsheet that tracks the development, review and completion of each piece along the way. This document makes a great place to come back to when I’ve been blown off track with my goals. Even
though life is constantly handing us distractions from our goals (and it
ALWAYS will), as long as we firmly BELIEVE that we're capable of
reaching those goals, we'll have the innate ability to refocus when the
time is right. If we can
only develop the vision to see our goals as future realities, then this
vision can provide us the desire and determination to be continually
refocusing our efforts to get there. As long as I continue to maintain my self-awareness, repeatedly refocus on my vision and keep reconnecting with the strategies I've put in place, progress will prevail and I will inevitably move forward, one small, realistic step at a time. I truly BELIEVE with all my heart that if I keep recommitting to this 4-part formula, I will be marketing my coaching products by the end of the year. Can’t wait to see them? Me either! |
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FEEDBACK FORUM |
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have come a long way since we started these sessions and I owe a lot to
you for helping me through some pretty horrible times. You have
definitely provided me with skills to better handle tough situations.
I'm doing great now thanks to you leading me, giving me the courage to
continue and see that things are not hopeless and can always be better.
Thanks for helping me find the direction to the open door. I've come so far since the beginning of our coaching sessions. You must remember the turmoil I was in back then. I know that if I run into problems you are only a phone call away." JA is currently exploring the rewarding world of volunteering while she learns to live successfully with multiple sclerosis. |
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CHUCKLES TO LIGHTEN YOUR DAY |
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A LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHEER
When four of Santa's elves
got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as fast as the
regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure.
Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her mother was coming to visit which
stressed Santa even more.
When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, Heaven knows where. Then when he started to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered. So, frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drank all the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to the broom and found the mice had eaten all of the straw off the end of the broom. Just then the doorbell rang, and irritated Santa marched to the door, yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa! Isn't this a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to put it?" And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree. |
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FR~EE RESOURCES |
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WORDS TO CONSIDER |
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“Laughter
is the shortest distance between two people.” “It
is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” “Take
the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the top of the
staircase to take the first step.” |
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ABOUT TRISH |
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Trish Robichaud is a Maximum Life Coach who lives with major depression and multiple sclerosis. Her passion is helping people to maximize their quality of life in spite of a chronic health condition or a disability. Through the process of coaching, she takes her clients from an overwhelmed existence to a comfortably-paced lifestyle. Trish facilitates TeleClasses and a monthly TeleSupport Group at no charge to participants as well as publishes a free monthly electronic newsletter. Her services also include motivational speaking and Disability Awareness Coaching for organizations through interactive experiential workshops. Her background is in business with training and extensive experience in support counseling and life skills facilitation. Together with her vast experience advocating for people with disabilities, her success with her own personal journey makes her ideally suited to coaching others through their life, health and vocational transitions. She can be found on the web at www.ChangingPaces.com. |
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