Val on February 2nd, 2010

As a reality creator, you have the responsibility, and the right, to create a life you love.

Living on purpose by answering and fulfilling the call of your Soul is the key to magical living.
Your passions guide the way.

But what happens when you’re continually distracted from doing what you love?
What do you do when you try [...]

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Val on January 22nd, 2010

I thought this video might be helpful… And if you’re looking for more on how to say no effectively (and mean it), check out the post titled How To Say No–22 Ways (Read it here…)
Let us know how you say no… leave your comments below. We’re curious…
Blessings!!!
VAL

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Val on July 1st, 2009

Part 1 of this three-part series covered the first 3 of 11 Ego Tricks to be aware of. (Click here to read Part 1 in the series.)

Here are the next 4 ego tricks:
4. Resistance to what is. The ego resists. It fights. It kicks and screams and rails against reality.

Symptoms: thinking or feeling that this [...]

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Val on May 12th, 2009

Ever since I first heard the concept, I’ve been fascinated with Kaizen.
What It Means
Kaizen is a Japanese principle for creating change. Kai in Japanese means “change” or “to correct” and Zen means “good”. So Kaizen is a way of creating continuous good change, in personal life and in organizations.
How Kaizen Has Been Applied
It’s been used for decades at Toyota [...]

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Val on November 13th, 2008

Part 2
Yesterday I spoke of the first 5 Faces of Fear in the post titled The 9 Faces of Fear: Part 1, and how I was able to overcome my fear of public speaking to do what I do now, which is being an inspirational speaker.
Today, we’ll talk about the next 4 Faces of Fear [...]

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Val on November 12th, 2008

Part 1

If you’re anything like me and every other human on the planet, you’ve had your fair share of encounters with fear.
I used to be deathly afraid of speaking, even to individuals, much less to an audience full of people. It’s a huge fear I had to overcome to do what I do as an [...]

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Val on October 28th, 2008

It seems almost everyone wants to be successful, but so few actually are, somewhere between 5-20%. The other 80-95% will never reach the levels of success they say they want. I’m intrigued by humans and what we do, so I’ve been exploring this question for years from different angles.
What creates success?
I’ve talked to hundreds of [...]

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I know this sounds a little strange, but the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan, is one of my favorite life coaches.
People call him when they have dog problems they can’t handle. His mantra?

“I rehabilitate dogs and I train people.”

I don’t have a dog, yet I have to admit, when I watch the show and there’s [...]

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Back to coaching. I haven’t talked about it in a week or so, and I promised to post more information about coaching, the differences between Spiritual Life Coaching (which is what I do) and traditional life coaching, and how to find a great coach that suits your unique goals, dreams, aspirations and personal circumstance.
To get [...]

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Val on August 27th, 2008

I’ve been talking about coaching lately, so I thought this might be a good week to highlight some of my coaches. I’ve got several, each for different areas of my life. In this post, I’ll focus on my blogging coach, Yaro Starak, and why I believe he’s outstanding at what he does.
If you read my [...]

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