DO IT! 04/15/2010
 
Choose something that you enjoy doing that you have not done in a while and do it in the next 48 hours.  This gives you until Saturday afternoon to do something fun, interesting, or entertaining that you've been putting off for "someday."  I've learned that "someday" rarely ever comes.  Just like work or deadlines, "fun time" can be written into your schedule.  And, I've found that when you take that break to walk on the beach, hike in hills, go to the park, paint the picture, go to the movie, listen to that music, sing that song, call that friend, or watch the children play, somehow it makes your whole day and sometimes your whole week better.  Try it!  

If you are stuck for ideas or need some inspiration for how to play more effectively in your life in order to regain some of the passion and purpose you haven't felt in a while, you can find a lot of helpful ideas in my book, "WHO ARE YOU CHOOSING TO BE?"  For real hands on experience, join us for the seminar FINDING YOUR PASSION in Olympia, Washington on May 15th.  Call 360-705-1116 to reserve your space.  Now, go out and play!!!

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Three Questions 04/12/2010
 
How Are You Feeling Right Now?
Where Is Your Attention?
What Is The Blessing?

These three questions are chapter titles from my book and they are questions that I ask myself often on a daily basis.  The answers are always different each time I ask because I am changing from moment to moment.  By asking these questions and identifying my answer, I become more aware of my state of being and I even get the opportunity to affect my perspective and to consci0usly change my answer.  If I don't like what I am focusing my attention upon, I can focus it somewhere else, giving my mind and my emotions a break from the thoughts that had previously held my attention.  By finding the blessing in all that comes up for me and being grateful for it, I can experience a new perspective in my emotional state of being.  

Don't take my word for it.  Try it for yourself.  Ask yourself these questions and see what comes up for you.
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Last night, I had a dinner with two dear friends.  One was my current business partner, Mike Amado, with whom I am creating the speaking/consulting/coaching series, "Integrity Resurrected!"  The other is my old time friend who is a Corporate Coach for Bloomingdale's, Craig Villarrubia.  As we sat down to a delicious meal, we continued our conversation about integrity in the workplace and the current need to prioritize the human element as the influencing force of any organization.  The wealth of experience and information that these two individuals have in the corporate consulting/coaching world is invaluable.  Their evolved perspective on where we need to head in our personal and business practices in order to maintain alignment with integrity and humanity is refreshing, inspiring, and candid.  

In yesterday's blog, I announced my intention to be a student holding an empty cup, patiently waiting for it to be filled with new things, new knowledge, new ideas.  Last night, that cup started filling with so much information and insight and possibility.  Though I teach it to others, I am still amazed at how life brings to you what you most desire.  I am grateful for the lessons I am learning, eager for more, and reminding myself to be patient.
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For the past two weeks, a man named, Refugio, has been laying new tiles in my bathroom.  Two weeks for laying tiles seems a bit long to me, but as I visit the work that this man does daily, I see how measured and precise he is.  The other day I called him "Michaelangelo" for much like that artist, the work is tedious and filled with miniscule details.  Like Michaelangelo, he keeps at it until it is perfect in every respect.  I admire someone with this type of work ethic.  Personally, I get frustrated with the minutia of such things in my own life.  My level of patience in my own daily activities does not carry the same calm as I observe in Refugio.  So, as I watch the slow moving procession that is the laying of the tiles, I am reminded to be gentle with myself as I create my own works of art in my life --- with clients, friends, family, home, projects, etc.  Life is a work of art that is never quite finished, but it does pause in interesting places.  Intending gentleness, patience, and appreciation today.
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