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This Is Your Life Newsletter

A monthly reminder, This Is Your Life.....Make It What You Want!

September, 2007
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In This Issue

What's New!

Article: Who's In Charge?

Thanks to all of you who responded to my Being Successful article last month. I'm happy so many of you appreciated taking a different look at your day to day activities. I hope you continue to give yourself credit for moving in the direction of your goals. Being successful and acknowledging yourself for it has much more meaning than simply getting there.

Also, I had several requests to show off my "handsome" son from the weddings we attended. With my family's permission, I've included a family photo from the California wedding. Look at that-a suit and tie!

reception M&A

( Note:My daughter's tiara was a gift from my mother.

We couldn't get her to take it off!)

And now, after all our summer adventures, traveling and being on the go, I find it's time to once again focus inward. School has started, days are getting shorter and as I look around me I can't help but notice.....MY HOUSE IS A MESS!!!! Where did all this paper come from? Piles! Piles! Piles! Where did my desk go?? It's around here somewhere.

So, I guess first things first....it was time to DE-CLUTTER!! I spent the last couple days giving my house, well at least the main floor, a good clean and purge session. Good thing Madison recycles paper! There's nothing like a good fall cleaning. I can breathe again!! And I found my desk!

So what's my summer housecleaning habits have to do with coaching? Clearing your house from clutter feels good, but cleaning your life of unwanted clutter can have even better results!! For more on de-cluttering your life, read on.....

Happy Cleaning!

Mary Kay

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Announcement!! I'm proud to report that I'm now a full graduate of the Institute of Life Coach Training-125 hours of coursework, coaching practicums, observed coaching sessions, case study, written and oral exams. By January 2008, I anticipate having 750 client coaching hours qualifying me to be a Professional Certified Coach(PCC), the second level of certificiation by the International Coach Federation. ICF is the governing body of professional coaching and there are only four other PCC's in the state of Wisconsin. Thank you all for your support, your business and your referrals! Keep them coming!

Presentation: "What Is Coaching and It's Connection to Training Professionals." I have joined Julie Graziano, coach and state employee, to introduce coaching to state agencies. As President of ICF-Madison, my goal is to help educate others about coaching and begin the conversation of how coaching and coaching skills can be useful for trainers, managers, EAP's and human resource professionals. If your agency has any curiosity about how coaching can be used, give me a call.

Training: Teambuilding/Leadership Seminars-Does your organization or workgroup want to work together more effectively? I'm offering one hour, two hour or half-day teambuilding/leadership training seminars designed specifically to help organizations learn how different personality styles add value to an organization, how individual weaknesses can be turned into strengths, and how different styles can work together more effectively. I use a simple assessment tool which very quickly and accurately identifies individual personality profiles and helps individuals learn how to work more cooperatively and creatively as a team. Contact me at marykay@lifecoachmkay.com or 608-239-1066 for more information.

Article: Who's In Charge?

by Mary Kay Aide

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"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge

and rule our lives from within."
-Earl Nightingale

Who's in charge of your life? Your first thought might easily be, "I am, of course!" But are you really? Are you living the way you want? Are you proud of your relationships, your work, your health and well-being? If not, you might not be as "in charge" as you thought.

For many of us, there are people or situations that can easily distract us or bring us down. Some are easy to recognize, others not. If you want to be living a more productive, healthy or purposeful life, perhaps there is a little "housecleaning" that needs to be done.

One of the first steps to help you move in that direction is "de-cluttering." What are the things in your life that drains you of energy and prevents you from doing what you really want to do? What are some things you simply put up with or take on. Are you are dragged down by people and situations that do not serve you well?

Here's a really simple exercise that will help you begin the de-cluttering process.

Draw a line down the middle of a page.

On one side put "Energy Drainers At Work."

On the other put "Energy Drainers At Home."

Here's an opportunity to identify and label the things, people or situations that are dragging you down. Hang on to the list, you can add more as they come up.

You may or may not choose to do anything about them right now, but just becoming aware of and articulating them will bring them to the forefront where you'll naturally start eliminating, fixing or resolving them.

We don't know how much power we have until we take a look at the power we're giving away. Now is an excellent time to clear out the clutter and take charge of your life.

Happy Cleaning!

Mary Kay

This Is Your Life.....Make It What You Want!!

Quick Links...

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For more information, go to: www.lifecoachmkay.com

Mary Kay provides individual, group and couples coaching in person or by phone.

Specialties include:

helping busy professionals create more balance and satisfaction in their work and personal life
assisting individuals navigate through life transitions
helping couples stay connected and grow through life stages
teambuilding and leadership coaching

Contact Information

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Contact me TODAY for a FREE Introductory Session.

Phone: 608-239-1066 or Email: marykay@lifecoachmkay.com

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