June 6, 2010

I have been feeling impatient lately. I am in a time of perturbation (love that work for agitation!) in my work…. I am in the process of making changes and growing – like us all and, to be honest, I am now finding the waiting and patience bit required to allow the process of transformation really hard!

Yesterday I started thinking about snow. Partly as a grateful Queenslander that our sunny winter days rarely fall below the mid 20’s but also as an ex-Canuk remembering many types of snow. For example there is the crazy blizzard that you can’t go out in without a danger of dying, there is the slushy yucky stuff that just drags you down and there is the beautiful soft silent flakes that drift down.

Seems to me that being in a time of ideas is a little like being in a snowfall. And right now I am in the big soft quiet fall of snow, one that drifts down quietly. Beautiful to watch and even to be in but frustrating if you are trying to make a snowman! Get in too early in a fall of snow like that and you end up with a yucky muddy snowman. Wait and you can create one that lasts long into the spring melt.

So I need to just sit and allow those flakes to fall until they are deep enough to make my snowman. Holding that picture helps me to feel less frustrated and controlling and more quiet and open to change as it presents itself.

Enjoy your snowfalls!

Gay

March 22nd, 2010

I went to a brilliant esoteric astrologer the other day – William Meader – and he commented that my chart indicated a characteristic of solid persistence that was very significant and well aspected (a good thing). I responded that my partner considers that both my greatest strength and my biggest weakness.

That comment had me pondering about the fact that we all have at least one talent or attribute that is also our Achilles heel…. The kryptonite to our Superpower unless we really know ourself and our strengths and weaknesses and direct them positively in our life.

My persistence is generally useful, occasionally I can be a bit obsessive but I do my best to direct it in useful ways. On the whole, I enjoy it. I might prefer to be faster than a speeding train (at least on those mornings I wake a little late) but you get that!

So my question is what is your superpower; and how well do you manage it?

March 15th, 2010

New moon tomorrow – make your wish!

I just randomly put in ‘change’ into a keyword search and came up with “change your brain, change your body”…. and you know isn’t that statement so true? Whether it is health or fitness or appearance, a good outcome all depend upon a good mental perspective!

So, if you aren’t sure what to wish for maybe that little statement will inspire you?

Hope so!

That’s all for now,

Gay

March 6, 2009

The last month or so I was fairly stressed by technology challenges – emails going astray (without notification), internet connection difficulties, phone line inexplicably being diverted to my new assistant Korryn (at least she had a chance to meet more of my clients!) and lots of hanging on the end of the line with help desks.

I confess I was quite irritated. When it came time to write my monthly ezine I wondered about what to write about. As I thought about the concept of how our mind leads us to joy or misery I realised how negative my thoughts were towards technology – and how much grief that was causing me! So I am practicing my new belief about technology (which has a very reduced expectation at the end of it!).

Writing each month is great – it challenges me to live my truth! Love it.

Thats my thought for now.

Cheers, Gay

February 6th, 2010

I have a confession to make, I haven’t been following what I know. It is so irritating when you get that – ‘yup, i shoulda…’ feeling!

The dreaded black hole of time sucked me in. You know the one, way to much to do, technology issues to deal with and just STUFF!

In the end with my unexpected but wonderful move to my own premises last year and all that entailed I have not been following my own marketing advice. Outcome? An unreliable number of people for my next Marketing with Heart workshop =(

Oh well, just another example to me of how powerful – and essential – the program is!

Last session I discussed this with my current group and committed to take myself through the program again. I do it most years and often double whatever area I focus on ….. so I am excited to start! Without it I could not do the work I love with my clients!

Don’t dja love those reminders from the Team?

See yah,

Gay

January 21, 2010

I was reminded today that over 90% of people never write down their goals. 90%! I was shocked… then I remembered that only too recently I was one of those people.

Why not? I guess partly because I wasn’t sure what I wanted, partly because I doubted I could get it even if I was sure and partly because I thought it a waste of time…

….and now several years into regularly writing, reviewing and achieving my goals (or something better) I think of all that energy I wasted!

Now it is true that sometimes I haven’t gotten what I wanted. Sometimes I did but didn’t quite get the results I expected and instead went down a major learning path filled with challenges. Whichever way it has gone looking back it has been soooo worth it!

and each time I write my goals down I get better at it, more clear about what I want and more in tune with my highest expression.

then I thought of a young friend of mine who is having a bit of a tough life at present. He wrote down a few big wishes, just roughly, and stuck them on the wall. You know he made all of them. And some of them seemed absolutely impossible. Just imagine if he dared himself to dream really big about his whole life, perhaps his tough time would pass just a little more quickly.

I think this months ezine will be on goals and goal setting. It will be out end of the month.

Have a great January!

Gay

December 16th, 2009

Great party last night for clients and friends of Create. It has been such a fantastic month or so – finding new premises, developing the Create concept and then finally the celebration of this new space!

I am looking forward now to a little time off over Christmas to solidify my goals for next year for Create and for myself. Create was born from a BHAG – big hairy audacious goal put in place last year during my 2009 planning. I really did not expect to see it actualise so soon.

Be careful what you wish for! It can happen.

Enjoy!

Gay

BTW – This is me with Kelly, my new receptionist and solve-all person. Getting Kelly on board has been great. Thanks Kelly, for everything!

December 5th, 2009

I am so excited, just spent the day sorting out my new space and musing on how easily (all in all) it has come about.

It was only in January, when I was making my years intentions including setting my bhag (big hairy audacious goal), that I really made my own space an intention. I have thought about it for a few years but I loved working at Nurture and was pretty well in my comfort zone….

I got very excited, as is best with a bhag, but it did feel beyond my grasp. Quite overwhelming when I considered all the pieces…. however I let it stand and thought it may come about in a couple of years.

11 months later I am signing an offer on premises after realising that, with the direction my work is going, Nurture is just not the right space any more.

Create has been born!

Moral to this story – spend some time in January thinking about what you REALLY want!

That’s it for now!

Gay

September 24th, 2009

I am currently doing some amazing training with Carol Ann Erickson – a Brain Gym Instructor from the US who has developed a program to take integration, and so the foundation of learning, to a whole new level. I have a secret desire (not so secret now…) to become a runner. I have never really been able to run, even when I was a kid. So we will see how it goes.

Certainly so far it is amazing, so many new skills and concepts already (day 1!) to take back to the clinic. I can’t post a link as I can’t find a website for her… I think she is too busy working doing volunteer work in countries like El Salvador with kids in dire circumstances to do such mundane things as a website.

Great woman, wonderful opportunity. And I shall return so wonderfully integrated and with such an extension of my skills on Monday… maybe as a runner.

Cheers for now!

Gay

August 12th, 2009

Ever thought about how paralysing it can be if we set expectations too high?

A client recently mentioned that her simple intention of learning to play an instrument had been turned into a potential international career by her well meaning parents.

This expectation stopped her in tracks. Instead of having a bit of fun, her inner perfectionism was being called out to play – and I, for one, know what that feels like! Yuck!

Dreams are great – but once they transform into an expectation watch out! In the end it is the journey that counts.

Cheers, Gay