Care.ly for those you serve!

All of us have to deal with the political climate that affects the economy and thus the job market.  Now more than ever it is important to have several steams of income.  If you have a job keep it and try to save money.  With all your spare time and with total commitment develop a business plan.  That plan will include your business mission, goals and measurable outcomes that will help you keep track on your progress.  Marketing is the most important means of promoting your business so you need to get linked with people who can mentor you. 

I recommend that you start a Face-book fan page which allows you to promote your business but doesn't restrict the number of contacts you can recruit to join your page.  Your professional image is what will attract people to you.  You will gain trust through consistent professional presentations via video and blog articles.  When people join your group be sure to send them a note to welcome them to the group and let them know that you welcome their comments and suggestions.  Keep a conversation topic going.  Write a blog article each day and post it to your site(s.)  Follow up with people and ask them to give you feedback.  If you are starting a new service you may offer basic services for free.  For instance I am a Professional Life Coach and can provide an initial complimentary consultation.  That would be enough to help a person get focused on what it is that they want to do and identify goals and set dates to achieve those goals.  The role of a Life Coach doesn't end there because in my role I am totally behind the person who uses my service.  I link with them through prayer and constantly uphold them in my thoughts.  I do research for clients and help develop daily plans that bring about positive results.  I also coach people to learn and practice meditation daily; journal and do the self- enquiry that is necessary for spiritual development.

Prepare for your destiny by clearing emotional baggage.  According to the law of attraction we attract people and things to us according to our own vibrational frequency.  Have you heard the saying "I can feel his vibes?"  That is because you are tuned into that frequency yourself.  If you are at a higher vibrational level you will attract money and other measures of success that you may wish to attain.  Believe it and achieve it through inner work.  Suze Orman says that we have to be in complete harmony with all aspects of our being.  That means all realms of your life.  Your relationships, finances etc.  A coach can help you focus on the areas that are holding you back and bring you up to speed in a short period of time.  Isn't it time to get what you deserve?

Write a list of priorities to achieve the success that you need and deserve.  Put yourself first.  My Teacher said that we can have all the zeros in the world but unless there is a one first, they don't mean a thing!  Remember to take good care of yourself.  Your second priority most likely will be time.  It takes time to build a business and keep the customers coming.  Marketing is the key.  The key to marketing is relationships.  You will have to spend time reaching out to people on social networking sites and networking groups.  Contact thirty people each day and develop relationships and trust through openness and consistency.  Your you set for yourself intention will be the vital force to drive you to success.  Make an intention daily to greet each person with love and respect.  Welcoming is a high spiritual act that will warm your own heart and be felt by those whom you communicate with.  Center after meditation and check your own energy.  Are you able to develop a relationship based on caring?  If you give you will receive back.  That is a natural law.  It actually behooves you to be kind and generous toward others.

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The Three T's to plan around.

My background is in mental health and I write for women mainly because I am not sure that what I have to say will necessarily what men will relate to.  High school and college that I attended have been for women mainly because of my field of discipline has attracted more women than men.  I hope that you will find the following framework useful as you organize your thoughts around your goals and set your course to take some empowering and positive steps toward your future career.
The three "T's" that I am going to frame this blog around are Trust, Talent and Togetherness.  Trust is first because it is not only our first developmental stage in life that sets the foundation for future relationships, it is also measure of how secure we feel in our ability to master certain tasks and challenges thus enabling us to demonstrate self-confidence.  Talent is important because we have to be prepared to compete in the programs that prepare us for our career and then continue to grow and develop professionally.  We have to learn to become adaptable; learn when to hold on and when to let go; when to bend and when to stand firm.  When we are in a space inside ourselves that resonates with our authentic self and we are not living lives that have been ascribed to us or taking on roles that we do not have the natural talent or intelligence for, we then bring forth a quality of work that is both creative and useful to others.  When we are able to produce our work from this deep and authentic part of ourselves that is totally not a facade, we enjoy what we do and it creates joy within us that wants to find an outlet to share this knowledge.  Togetherness is another aspect of what we are about - we are part of a pack and the opposite of isolated individuals.  We belong in community and that is where we grow and become strong.  It is important to seek people who are like minded and like spirited because you will find people who will try to diminish your work through jealousy and other behaviors that we shed through inner spiritual work.  Don't let anyone put your flame out or try to dull your light!
This is how it comes together when you want to identify what it is that you want to develop or achieve in your life.  Identify that objective first and be sure that it is indeed what you want with all your heart and soul.  Set a clear intention and see yourself achieving your goal.  Act in a way that tells your inner psyche that you already are what you have in mind. 
1.  Trust your self that you will achieve your aim.  Trust first began in infancy when our mother figure met our needs for warmth, food and love etc.  We always knew that we would get the responses from that person based on our expressed need.  Now you have to know that you can bring together the resources, supportive people, research or whatever it is that you need to proceed and maintain the process toward achieving your goal.  Tell yourself that you already achieved many things before this goal and you have reached your goals.  This too will be a learning process and you will achieve or manifest your hearts desire.  Trust in your ability to care for yourself.  If you have so many obstacles standing in your way that feels overwhelming, my teacher used to say to make the problem the same size as yourself.  Write down the problems as you begin and find out how you can work through them.  Is it coming from your own lack of confidence or fears or an actual deficit in your life such as funds for a business?  Be clear and do the work inside and outside to resolve the barriers.  You can do it and you will move forward at a steady pace.  Keep a journal and record all the things that have been issues for you and how you have managed to problem solve.
2.  Talent.  You know what you are good at or what you are drawn to do because of your experience.  I for instance chose nursing because my father died from cancer of the colon when I was little and the nurses who cared for him and were kind to me left an impression on me that led me to finding a way to become a nurse myself and return what I had been given.  Through journal writing and self enquiry find out what motivates you.  My motivation comes from a desire to help others and ease their pain - physical, emotional and mental.  Your motivation may be to earn money through business.  It could be the performing arts.  You may want to be an engineer.  Whatever you are good at and can build upon is what you should pursue.  I was disappointed when I taught nursing students who did not look upon nursing as a calling but rather looked on it as a way of earning fairly decent money and some planned to invest and then switch to doing something else.  Think about the moral and ethical obligations of your career choice and the love and energy you bring to others who will come to you for your services.  You may benefit from career counseling and going through aptitude testing.
3. Togetherness.  When you find the career that is right for you, build a network of people who are either in the field already or like you are in the process of reaching your goal through a course of study.  In any group find the one's who are positive and uplifting.  Join clubs and societies and go for excellence in your work.  Find out through journal writing and self enquiry if you hold back in any areas of study.  Work through the barriers and identify why you are holding back and not going for it!  Like all things that cause us to not be our best, once identified and openly acknowledged they loose their power and hold on us.  This approach is mature and you will find it liberating.  The more baggage you try to stuff down inside or hide from people, the less you are to produce your talents from a clear and creative space.  You will enjoy your work and want to help others who may need coaching because once you are in a space of creativity you will automatically want to help.  It brings joy and that is a motivating feeling. 
What I want to emphasise is that it is by being authentic within yourself that you then are able to produce an abundance of creative work.  Your talents will manifest with ease and you will enjoy studying, recognizing that you have an ethical duty to do your very best to achieve excellence.  You set the bar because that is the level of understanding that you want to achieve for yourself and show in your work with confidence. 

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