Issue #12 | July 2010    

In July, we celebrate the birth of our great Nation, and the opportunities living in the US of A has afforded us.  What better time to look at what we have accomplished, who we have become and where we have come from.  This is a time to realize you are alive!  A time to recognize that you have a purpose to fulfill.  And, it is a time to be grateful.   

   

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It is so easy to look at our lives and ask,   

“What have I done lately?” or
“Why didn’t I do that differently?”    

It is easy to focus on our shortcomings or failures.   

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However, since July is a month of celebration, Let’s Celebrate!  Let’s turn our thoughts around and focus on what we DO have and what we HAVE accomplished.   

I have decided to make the month of July my time to look at what I do have and what I can be appreciative and grateful for. I want to celebrate myself and others. Think of the positive energy we could generate if we did this together!   

Will you join me?   

  

What I am proposing is that each of us sends out an email
to our friends and family, designating July the
“Month of CELEBRATION!!”     

Write what you have to celebrate about life and yourself. Here are some helpful ideas to get you started.   

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We live in a world that allows many opportunities to grow and express our unique individual selves

 There is beauty all around to admire that fills my soul.

 The world is my oyster.

 I’ve arrived.

 I have made the best decisions I could possible have made, given my understanding, knowledge and ability at that time.    

 

I’ve learned to forgive myself and others.

I have learned amazing things from my mistakes.

I have truly loved.

I know who I am.

I have a loving husband or wife.

 

My children are happy and healthy.

 I have good health.

 I have a job, home and food to eat.

 What amazing gifts I have in my friends and strangers who are shining their gift of love.

 I can never really be alone with so many caring people in this world.     

  

I have the ability and desire to give to others.

I am blessed to have lived the life I have had.

 With God, my higher power, spirit, soul all things are possible.

 I’m alive!

   

Pass this opportunity to everyone you know, including me,
so I can share in the Celebration of YOU!   

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Go out now and celebrate YOU, your LIFE and OTHERS.
Pass this on and share what you celebrate here on my blog!  

  

With appreciation and love,  
Terry Sidford, ACC 

Issue #11 | May 2010

Is happiness a destination or a state of mind?

Is there a process you are supposed to go through to get there or
can you change your mind in a moment and choose to be happy?

Let’s start with what Happiness is.

The dictionary defines it as:

1. A state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy.
2. A state of mind or a feeling characterized by contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure.

So my questions for you are

• Do you know when you are happy?
• What does happiness mean for you?

If your idea of happiness changes day to day or you don’t have a very good idea of what happiness looks like for you, how will you know when you get there?

During my life, my definition of happiness has changed. As a child, happiness was getting up in the morning with great excitement for what the day would bring. It was the simple pleasure of seeing my parent’s faces with love, learning something new, meeting new friends.  Everything was new and full of surprises.

A s I grew up, that excitement was varnished with disappointments. Happiness started to look like a life without drama and stress or a day to just do nothing. Finding an authentic person who loved life and lived it to the fullest – that reminded me, for a moment, what happiness used to be.

What I have come to realize, is that you can change your mind in a moment and decide to be happy.

I know what happiness is for me and I know that the outside world cannot take it away!

It is me being my true self.  A spiritual being, unique and full of amazing qualities that let me be, do and create great things in this world.

I also know this place called happiness is full of love and not fear.

When a person is not happy, I think it is because they chose to believe something that was not true and they became fearful. This fear led them away from their core values; the ones that make their heart sing.

Here are some quotes on happiness from some well-known authors throughout the years:

Most people are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Abraham Lincoln

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Helen Keller

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise man grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Buddha

Take some time to think about the times you were truly happy.

• What were you doing?
• How old were you?
• What thoughts did you have about yourself and life?

Ask yourself what is true and what is false about your happiness.

Is it a place to get to or can you get there now by changing your thought and perspective on what you see and feel?

Please send an email or comment on my blog the answers or thoughts you have on this newsletter and take advantage of my offer for a complimentary one-on-one session to see how Life Coaching can change your life.

With appreciation and love,

Terry Sidford, CPC
terrysidford@createyourlifecoaching.net
801.971.5039

Issue #10 | April 2010

There is a tremendous difference between talking and communicating. Everyone talks, but not all communicate with effectiveness. Communicating with power and influence is a skill that can be learned by anyone. Those who have learned this skill have used it to their advantage to:

• Further their careers
• Deepen their relationships with family and friends
• Successfully market their businesses

We’ve all met people who we felt were effective communicators. Think about some people in your life who were able to connect with others, succinctly and powerfully communicate a message, or move people to action: community leaders, a colleague, boss, or perhaps a friend or family member.

If you don’t feel you are a very good communicator right now, don’t worry. It is a skill that can be easily learned; and like any skill, the more you practice, the better at it you will become!

If you’d like to learn more about Effective Communication, click here for access to my full Special Report. It is full of skills you can learn and practice to help you become an Effective Communicator, such as:

Effective Communication Means Understanding
It Means Having a Connection

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Why is effective communication so powerful? The answer to that question can be found in a quote by Kim Krizan from the movie “Waking Life:”

“Language comes from our desire to move beyond our isolation and have some sort of connection with one another. Words by themselves are lifeless, they’re inert. They’re nothing more than symbols. So much of our experience is intangible; so much of what we perceive cannot be adequately expressed. And because of that, when we communicate with one another, and we feel we’ve connected, that we’re understood—it’s almost like having a spiritual communion with that person.” 

What we all want from one another is to connect. When we connect, we feel a special affinity with the person who we believe really understands us.

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P.S. If you are gifted with effective communication skills, there will be valuable tips for you too!

 Stay Tuned for my upcoming Teleseminar on Communication!

 

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What is the power of intention?
The definition I am writing about is: to purpose an intended outcome.

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If you picture the fulfillment of your desire and feel its reality you will experience the joy of the answers to your intentions or prayers. This is the power of intention! You can call it a universal force, spirit, soul or God. But this immeasurable life force is always available to us. When we are connected to this force, it allows us the ability to create and manifest thoughts, beliefs and intentions.

My experience with intention and manifesting has been profound and, at the same time, easily forgotten. As I go out into the world we live in, it is evident that the majority of the time the world does not support our magnificence and power of intention.

Unfortunately, the power of intention does not differentiate positive or negative thoughts or intentions. How often do you let negative chatter, gossip, feelings, blaming others for your condition or listening to the news affect your ability to connect to your source and create positive results in your life?

We all have the choice to connect to this force fully and continually, faintly and sparingly or not at all. It is up to every being to decide to connect to the truth of who they are. When you let negative thoughts, beliefs, or actions become your intention, it will be manifested as a reality. If you use positive thoughts and actions and intention to create your reality, you will see the magic of creating positive results in your life.

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What you decree and feel as true will come to pass,
decree harmony, health, peace and abundance.
~ Joseph Murphy 

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Here are a few tips in creating or manifesting your power of intention:

1. Bring your awareness to your thoughts and words. Are they positive or negative in nature?
2. Be very specific and think in present time.
3. Be aware of thoughts that pop up that disagree with your intention. Continue thinking the positive thoughts until there are no more counter-intention thoughts popping up.
4. Keep repeating them until you believe what you are thinking is true. This is when you will manifest your intention. It could take a moment, a day or even years.
5. Repeat your intentions daily, as often as you can, to get this result. And most importantly: never, never give up.

You are part of an amazingly powerful living force that creates your reality and future. This is our gift of life and it is here to be used. This is the place that miracles are created and the unexplainable is seen.

• This is when a dying person returns to full health without any medical explanation.
• This is when you receive a phone call from a long lost friend you had been thinking about.
• This is when you are offered a dream job you have always wanted without the education you thought you needed and never told anyone about it.
• This is an artist who is able to create beauty and magic without any training.

These are just a few of so many examples of manifesting your reality.

Please share your examples on my blog of times when you have connected to your life force, had the power of intention and manifested what you put your attention on.

Take a moment to re-commit to your power of intention and create the life you know you were meant to live.

With love and miracles,
Terry Sidford, CPC

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Love is above all, the gift of oneself.
~Jean Anouilh

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The human heart weighs between 7 and 15 ounces and is a little larger than the size of your fist. But there is another type of heart that can not be weighed or measured. In fact, its power is limitless. The human heart that keeps our bodies alive is very small in comparison to the human heart that keeps our souls and spirits alive; it is the vital center and source of one’s being. The emotional human heart is where one’s deepest and most sincere feelings and beliefs are kept.

We all have the ability to create miraculous things in our lives, and in the lives of others, because we have the ability to love and live our lives with heart.  Regardless of your personal spiritual beliefs of either a higher power, a spirit, an essence, or God, there is something that we all have in common:  that is love and the ability to show love and compassion.

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I can do no great things, only small things with great love.
~ Mother Teresa

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I believe that love and compassion are necessary in order for us to obtain true happiness and fulfillment; and that can only begin once we have love and compassion for who we are and what we are capable. Only then can we go out into the world and see it in others.

Love is a universal solvent to many difficult questions and situations in our life. The truest form of love and compassion can only be found in the human heart not the material world. Lead with your heart and life will present miracles beyond your wildest dreams.

As a life coach I have had the extraordinary opportunity to witness the courage, strength, greatness and power of the human heart.

This is a gift we have been given, not to hold just within ourselves, but, to be share between us. Remember, this is what we all have in common. Go out and look for the amazing brilliance of the human heart that is love and compassion and you will be transformed.

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The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove then the hunger for bread.
~ Mother Teresa

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 I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people in my life who have demonstrated the ability to show and share their hearts with love and compassion. This includes my family, children, friends, strangers and most of all, my courageous clients who want to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others. You have touched me deeply and given me the greatest gift of experiencing what the human heart is truly capable of.

Peace, Joy, Compassion and most of all – Love,

Terry Sidford

Issue #7 | January 2010
Visioning and Goal Setting: Projecting Your Tomorrow and Heading Toward it Today!!

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Have you ever wondered how the most successful people:

Achieve everything they set their minds to?

Are always doing what they love and enjoy?

Fulfill their dreams, passions and vision?

Look so calm and confident?

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The majority of people who have achieved a high level of success in life have all developed their success by utilizing the same basic, powerful, principles. And you have access to those very same principles!

Most people feel they are capable of a life far more enriching then the one they are currently living, but they don’t know how to attain it. The truth is the amount of success we achieve in life is in direct proportion to our clarity of purpose, our level of passion, our belief, and our action.

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Time and time again studies have revealed that
high performers all have a clear vision and goal of what they want.

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Sign up for my FREE, 6 part audio series to discover for yourself these simple, yet powerful principles that are at work in the lives of great leaders, athletes, celebrities and heroes. Knowing and using these time-tested strategies will make all the difference in your life!  [See the link on this page.]

By the end of the audio series, you will be able to:

• Discover the values and strengths that make you “One of a Kind”
• Clarify what it is you really want for your life
• Consistently achieve the goals and objectives you set forth to achieve
• Chart out a course for your life that will ensure your success
• Stay strong and focused with a newfound resolve

Take some time and map out a vision for 2010 that includes the things you value the most. Create a list of your goals starting with the ones that will make the biggest impact in your life. Remember to take one step at a time, and hold your vision in front of you.

Know that their will be bumps in the road – this is just a part life. Also know that you can get through or over any obstacle and continue heading toward your ideal vision for 2010.

Winston Churchill said: Never, never, never give up!!

As a life coach, I work with clients to help them determine goals for their life, set a plan for success, and create a list of actions for carrying out that plan. Then, I provide accountability and support along the way. With something as important as your own life’s vision, you want to do everything you can to ensure your success. And I will help you do that.

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Contact me today for a complimentary session!

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And if you have any further questions, feel free to email me anytime at: terrysidford@createyourlifecoaching.net

Make this your best year ever.

Peace and Joy,

Terry Sidford, CPC
terrysidford@createyourlifecoaching.net
801.971.5039
www.createyourlifecoaching.net
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Issue #6 | December 2009

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“Find Purpose the means will follow.”

-Gandhi

“In a time of crisis we all have the potential to morph up to a new level and do things we never thought possible.”

-Stuart Wilde

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Most of us have been impacted in one way or another with the changing economic conditions. For many of us, that can be a challenging reality, leaving us with feelings of uncertainty and insecurity.

However, during such times, there also exists the opportunity to explore other serendipitous and magical experiences that can occur in our quest for inner peace and serenity in these difficult times of economic recovery.

The magic comes when we are willing to let go of our need to know the outcome in every situation. This allows us to focus our attention on the things we have power over, such as: creating meaningful memories; living fully in the moment; taking time to enjoy the simple pleasures of time spent with family and with ourselves. In the past, we may have neglected to value these simple treasures. We have come to realize that there is no certainty in what the future may hold!

To change how we view the present and look at the future with a sense of calmness and confidence is the key to discovering inner peace, regardless of the ever changing external world conditions.

We can pause to notice the little things that fill our hearts and create a sense of tranquility inside. There is a wonderful metaphor which talks about the center of the cyclone in which there exist a state of stillness and calm. While simultaneously the swirling exterior of the cyclone is destroying everything in its path. We need to be able to retreat to that calm center within ourselves when it appears as though everything is being turned upside down around us. In my experience, that is the only place where true peace can be found.

Here are some of the things I have discovered which give me a sense of fulfillment and appreciation for the ever changing conditions around me:

A child’s laugh Looking in my children’s eyes with love and admiration Reaching out to friends and family for no reason to ask if they need anything or just to tell them how much they are loved My home My husband Fixing a great meal for my family The unconditional love from my dog, Tux Nature The smell of fresh air Great wine Helping others Knowing my true self

Teaching Pilates Yoga Writing Reading inspirational books Laughing with friends Reconnecting with old friends Meeting a new friend Looking at a stranger with love and admiration Dancing Admiring Art Coming together with my husband and family to create solutions to our current challenges and creating a closer bond A quiet still moment to just BE!!

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EXERCISE

Take time to write your list and know that you can refer to it any time you forget what brings real peace, joy and fulfillment to your life.

Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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If you found this information useful please forward to your friends and family or suggest they subscribe via my website at www.createyourlifecoaching.net.

Contact me today for a complimentary session!
Virtual coaching available from any geographical location via phone or skype.

With Peace, Love and Excitement for the Future

Terry Sidford, CPC
terrysidford@createyourlifecoaching.net
801.971.5039
www.createyourlifecoaching.net

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