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Vol. 2, Issue 46 January 23, 2002 www.BrightSideCoaching.com ISSN: 1530-4334
~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome! Do You KNOW What To Do? Soul Restoration Tip Contact Info ~~~~~~~~~~ Good Morning! Thanks to all of you who wrote after the last issue of The Bright Side with your themes for 2002. What an interesting bunch! If you haven't sent in your theme yet, please feel free to send me your intentions for 2002. Welcome to all you new folks! We now have 3232 subscribers in our company! That is great! Please help us continue to grow by sharing this message with others. It's free, so why not!? :-) The other free message we send out is a daily inspirational quote. It's just a thought for the day. If you are interested in receiving it, just send an email to Beth@BrightSideCoaching.com with "Subscribe Growth" in the subject line. I hope you'll be blessed by starting your day in a positive way! With Love, Beth
~~~~~~~~~~~ Do You KNOW What To Do? One's deep intuition is an infallible guide to purpose and accomplishment. ~ Willis Harman OK, so I was chatting with my coach (Yes, coaches have coaches too!) and we were having one of those "aha" coaching conversations. I was lamenting over how busy my life was and how many obligations I had. You know, stuff to do! There's always stuff to do, is there not? I am sure you can just hear me now, "I have to do this ... and I have to do this, and this and this ..............." Clearly, I was in "stress mode." Not attractive. So, Marsha, the wise, wonderful, womanly coach, says to me in her quiet, demure voice, "Beth, instead of all the things that you HAVE to do, what is it that you KNOW to do?" Ahhhhhhhh. A lightbulb moment for Beth as I am reminded of why we have coaches in the first place! :-) What is it that you KNOW to do? That's an interesting question. When we say we KNOW to do something, aren't we really just empowering ourselves to be authentic? Aren't we, in fact, letting "our conscience be our guide?" Consider the following: I "have" to work late vs. I "know" to go home and be with my family. I "have" to respond to win vs. I "know" to respond with compassion. I "have" to have a new outfit vs. I "know" the clothes I have are fine. I "have" to do it all myself vs. I "know" I need to delegate. I "have" to have a perfect house vs. I "know" I should play with my kids. I "have" to make an impression vs. I "know" I am enough already. When we operate from the place of all the things we "have" to do, we are dishonoring that part of ourselves that whispers softly in our ear, "Listen to me -- I know what is best for you." When we focus on the "have to's," we are focused on image and those things that are outside of us. Doing the things we "know" to do allows us to fully express ourselves. It allows our intuition to be our guide and teacher. What you "know" to do contributes most to your life and to your future. Give this a try -- the next time you are stressing out over more things than you care to juggle, simply get quiet and ask yourself, "What is it that I KNOW to do here?" Whatever comes up for you will say a lot about who you are and will guide you to your priorities. Follow your heart!
~~~~~~~~~~ Soul Restoration Tip It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than dominate them, more "manhood" to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in the muscles and immature mind. ~ Alex Karras ~~~~~ Within us there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or triple our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. ~ Thomas J. Watson ~~~~~~~~~~ I have a couple of recommendations for you from two of my friends. If you are so inclined, please respond! The first is for my friend, Josh Hinds. Many of you may already receive his terrific daily newsletter, but if you don't, do yourself a favor and check out his stuff. Tell him Beth sent you! This guy is the KING of motivation articles! His website is even subtitled Motivational Mecca! Check out his website at www.JoshHinds.com. Secondly, my colleague and friend, Barry Zweibel (see www.gottagettacoach.com) is writing a book and needs your submissions. The name of the book is Friend-to-Friend Rituals, which will be a compilation about some of the special, fun, clever, heartwarming, caring and sometimes silly ways that people know that they are someone else's special, dear, friend. So if this all sounds like something that you'd like to be a part of, please email your Friend-to-Friend Rituals to: Rituals@GottaGettaCoach.com. Thanks for sharing your time with me! See you for the next issue of The Bright Side on February 6, 2002! Warmest Wishes, Beth Coach /Writer / Human Being
~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Burns is a Professional Life Coach -- partnering with motivated people on their personal and professional goals. Her mission is to teach people to love themselves and to love the life they create. She offers two free email newsletters and can be visited on the web at www.BrightSideCoaching.com. She can also be reached by calling 678-938-0419 or by email at Beth@BrightSideCoaching.com ~~~~~~~~~~ Contact Information Copyright 2001 Beth Burns Attribution required for distribution/duplication. We appreciate you passing this message on with our full contact information provided. We encourage you to ask others to subscribe to The Bright Side or Growth, at www.BrightSideCoaching.com/subscribe.htm Your email address is secure and will not be sold or used unethically.
