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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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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SHARE!

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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Issue #4 | October 2009

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Recently, I participated in a make-over program in Salt Lake City, Utah. Women from around the state sent in biographies and letters explaining why they believed they should be chosen for a make over. We were looking for a candidate that was excited and willing to make real changes in her life – starting from the inside and working out! Included in the make over was Life Coaching, a health and exercise program, tips for healthier skin and hair, makeup and many other services.

Out of all the services provided, Life Coaching proved to have the most impact. After just three sessions, I was able to help her regain her inner beauty and happiness. She discovered who she is and discovered what a gift that provides others in her life.

I found through coaching that I could never feel and be beautiful on the outside until I could feel and be beautiful on the inside”, she said.

Read these thoughts on creating beauty from the inside out and think about how you can apply them to your life:

• A beautiful person is one who values themselves mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Beauty is the total impact of all these aspects.
• Mind and body are inter-related; the state of one reflects the state of the other.
• Inner beauty is more a part of us than mere body and mind; it is indestructible.
• To be a complete person, you have to work not only on your outer beauty but first develop your inner beauty.

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Here are a few things that are considered inner beauty:

Loving Compassionate Honest

Intelligent Graceful Forgiving

Non-judgmental Peaceful Sensitive

Kind Confident Creative

Take a moment and list your inner beauty qualities and share them in the comments section.

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I put my trust into Terry’s expertise and was able – with her coaching, and my openness – to find the root of one of my behaviors that has disabled me from being my true self…and being true to myself. She has a gift that makes me continuously think about me and my actions, what I want out of my life, and tools on how to achieve my goals and true happiness. Terry has reminded me there is no external beauty without internal happiness and peace with who you are. I am very grateful to the tools and gift of a new life she has given me…

- Diane Mark

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Inner beauty has, is and always will be there. You just have to decide to let it shine through.

With compassion and confidence,

Terry Sidford, CPC
terrysidford@createyourlifecoaching.net
801.971.5039

Issue #3 | September 2009
A Purposeful Life

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When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain
place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.

-Wayne Dyer

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What is a purposeful life?                   
How do you find and live your true, authentic purpose or calling in life?

There are many different ways to answer this question. But I would like you to consider living a life that you design – one that includes your own unique values, goals, passions and desires!

Design and live this life and you will be living
according to your deepest calling.
You will be living “A Life of Purpose”.

You may think you have this all figured out and I hope you do! But to be sure, take a moment and reflect on your true values, calling or purpose. Make sure you were the one who made those choices. Make sure it wasn’t someone else like a family member, colleague or even someone that inspired you. If it wasn’t you, you could be living the appearance of a life purpose or what I call an inherited purpose. You grew up thinking that this was what will bring you happiness!

When you are living true to who you are as a being, which is what you were born with, it is very different than living according to an inherited purpose. When you notice the difference you will have complete confidence in your true authentic purpose.

You will learn to recognize when your heart is not singing.

When you will feel yourself moving away from ease, passion, and joy
you will know you are moving away from your true purpose.

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Tips to Uncovering Your True Purpose or Calling:  

1. Recognize that this being existed when you were born. It is your essence.
2. Think of moments in your life when your heart was fully alive, when you felt unstoppable, content in the moment, full of energy. You had not a worry in the world, you were relaxed and at peace. These are glimpses of your true self, write down a list of these moments, beginning with your childhood.
3. Notice all the values you were honoring in those moments. These are your core values, your essence, what you came into this world with. They are not what others have told you YOU are! You may have been planting a garden and singing or spending time out doors being connected to the earth. Listen for the essence involved with these values. Your true values will make you feel alive and bring you excitement and it will feel familiar.
4. List your top 10 values in order of importance. Some examples are: listening to music, helping others, doing art, being with family, cooking, gardening, honesty, integrity, adventure, authenticity, laughter, work, play.
5. Look at your life as if you were at the end looking backwards and you lived your life with purpose. You had no regrets, just contentment for how you lived your life fully.
6. Write down how it looked, what values you honored, what your essence was.
7. Visualize your true purpose. What would the vision be if you had unlimited time and money to create it?

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Create a Life Purpose Statement

Fill in the blanks below and remember this is a work in progress!  You will always be adding or deleting areas of your vision of your Life Purpose.

I am the ___________ that impacts other by____________.

Examples:      

• I am the river that flows to others with admiration that allows them to be powerful.
• I am the light house that shines a path for everyone to see where they want to go.
• I am the soft lyrics that sooth the soul and awaken peoples’ spirit.
• I am the wind beneath your wings that give you the ability to fly and be your true authentic self. (This was my original life purpose statement.)

Read your Life Purpose Statement daily and change it if the words are not engaging you and complete the correct description. Make it a fun project that can take a day to months to create.

1. Create a collage that represents your Life Purpose Statement.
2. Find a place to that will remind you of your statement. Especially if your Inherited Purpose starts to show up instead.
3. Tell others what your life purpose is and connect with people that will support you in living the purpose.
4. Help others to start looking at what their true purpose is and support them.

As your Life Coach, it is my desire to help you create a vision for your life. That is an integral part of creating your true authentic self and living your life with purpose.

Authentically Yours!

Terry Sidford, CPC
terrysidford@createyourlifecoaching.net
801.971.5039

Issue #2 |  August 2009

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At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

-Albert Schweitzer 

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One of the easiest yet most powerful tools we all possess is the ability to acknowledge others. Why, then, do most of us forget to do it or not do it very well?

Maybe the fact is we don’t realize what an amazing impact it can make on both the giver and the receiver. 

It all starts with the ability to acknowledge our own accomplishments, instead of focusing on what we haven’t accomplished or still need to accomplish.

Here’s a challenge for you right now…

Take a moment and write down ten amazing things you have accomplished. Then write down what you notice about the impact you make on the lives of others. 

After receiving that amazing boost in energy for acknowledging yourself, start to look at people around you and consider what you would like to acknowledge about them. 

Start with family, then extend to friends and associates, and finally to strangers and feel the magic begin! 

The key is to be 100% authentic in your acknowledgements. Start with simple things like “you have a beautiful smile” and then onto  “you have an amazing essence about you and I light up being around you”. Those are just a few hints to get you started. 

Here are some other key elements to authentic acknowledgements:

1. Be in present time without distractions.
2. Have full eye contact.
3. Continue eye contact after the acknowledgment to make sure they really got it.
4. Don’t add anything but the acknowledgment.
5. Make it simple and to the point.
6. Make sure it comes from a place of genuine caring and admiration for the other person.
7. Be empathetic and compassionate.

Relationships

When any relationship is strained, the first step to get back into communication is to acknowledge the person. Here is a wonderful process that you can use with your partner or children. 

• Start out by obtaining permission to do this process with the other person.
• Take 10-15 minutes each to tell one another what is not working for you in the relationship. The receiver of this communication simply acknowledges they got the communication.
• Take 10-15 minutes each to tell the other person what you want to acknowledge them for, i.e. “I want to acknowledge you for….”  Again, the receiver of this communication simply acknowledges they got the communication. 

You will be amazed how powerful this is and how it brings back the love and communication between two people who were not in good communication. 

Acknowledge Others

Find 10 people this week to acknowledge with genuine compassion and look for the miracles that will be created in them and within you. 

Please share your thoughts.

With love and admiration,
Terry