Life Design 2010I highly recommend doing the Life Design 2010 coaching program run by the brilliant coach Jackie Woodside. Creating a life that is unrecognizable to you, filled with everything you love is the stated goal of the year-long group coaching program. I was a part of the group that did the 2009 program, and I have to say that that has happened to me over the course of this year. My BreakthroughsOver the course of 2009, I did two big things:
I had one key realization near the beginning of the course: *I* am standing between me and the flowering of my potential. That is the ultimate self-empowering thought. I realized that I had created my own reality and I was free to change the parts of it that I was not happy about! A big part of how I create my own reality is through mental habits. When I took a hard look at my mental habits I started seeing how my mental habits led to the results in my life. As Heraclitus said 2500 years ago: Character is destiny. Life Design 2009 helped me change my character. Create a Compelling FutureLife Design is all about creating "a compelling future grounded in your values, aligned with your purpose and driven by your mission." Over the course of the year, each participant goes through clarifying their core values and crafting their personal Mission Statement. My core values, for example, are self-expression, transcendence and community, and my Mission Statement is built upon them. Another tool we used was the Vision Board. The Vision Board I created continues to help me visualize my ideal life, which is a necessary first step towards designing my life. Keeping Your Word!That is what it all comes down to: Say what you will do and do what you say. Therein lies the key to a great life. I saw how I was not really good at keeping my word. I'd say something and not follow through. Jackie kept emphasizing that we need to take responsibility for our lives, and that starts with keeping our word. Through the course of 2009 I have worked on keeping my word. That is truly transforming my life. Strong FoundationIf you asked me my top reason for doing Life Design, it will have to be the Strong Foundation program. The premise of this program is that there are many Incompletes in our lives that drain our precious life energy. What's an Incomplete? It is unfinished business, something that needs to be taken care of. It's the pebble in your shoe! It distracts you and keeps you from focusing on the important things in life. It's the car that needs to be serviced. It's the taxes that need to be filed. It's the driving license that needs to be renewed. On a smaller level it is running out of milk. We create emergencies in our lives out of inattention, and these emergencies drain our life energy. The Strong Foundation program is designed to take care of these issues. The stronger the foundation is of your life, the easier it gets to deal with all the nasty surprises life throws at you. I spent a lot of energy on building a strong foundation in 2009, and that is paying off in spades. Weekly Accountability CallsI am a big believer in external accountability. My personal experience is that I have achieved most where I have had consistent external accountability. At the beginning of the Life Design 2009 course, we were divided into groups of 4. This group was our Personal Accountability Team, and we were to do a conference call once a week with our PAT (known to the insiders as PAT-calls). While not all PAT-calls worked and not everybody called in every single week (which is a coaching opportunity in itself), I believe they worked. They kept us honest - or at least more honest than we would been otherwise! Life Design 2010All in all, Life Design 2009 was a big hit. Jackie Woodside is launching the Life Design 2010 program. I highly recommend that you sign up for it. I promise you it has the potential to radically change your life.
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