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Issue 16             Linda K. Liebold          www.CoachToSuccess.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Making the Right Choices: Creating a Life You Really Want Each day we make choices:  the choice to work, the choice to play, the choice to be alone, the choice to be with a friend, the choice to exercise, the choice to watch TV.  Each choice has an impact on our lives.   Sometimes we make the right choices --  choices that are clearly in our best interest.  Other times we make the wrong choices -- choices that have a negative impact on our lives.    I recently read a book, The Right Questions, by Debbie Ford, that has helped me make the right choices, choices that have had a very positive impact on my life. According to Ms. Ford,  “Ten simple questions…will give you the power and inspiration to consciously create a life you feel good about, one choice at a time.  They will help you to become aware of the important choices and their consequences. They will guide you and support you in making the right choices.  And there you will find the most direct route to your dreams.” The Right Questions  The questions below can be used in any situation – in your personal or professional life.  They will help you clarify your thinking and support you in making choices that are in your best interest.  Will this choice propel me toward an inspiring future or will it keep me stuck in the past?    Will this choice bring me long-term fulfillment or will it bring me short-term gratification?    Am I standing in my power or am I trying to please another?   Am I looking for what’s right or am I looking for what’s wrong?   Will this choice add to my life force or will it rob me of my energy?   Will I use this situation as a catalyst to grow and evolve or will I use it to beat myself up?   Does this choice empower me or does it disempower me?   Is this an act of self-love or is it an act of self-sabotage?   Is this an act of faith or is it an act of fear?   Am I choosing from my Divinity or am I choosing form my Humanity? Asking the Right Questions  The other day I received a call from a former client wondering if I would be interested in a marketing project similar to one I did several years ago for them.  At first I thought I should take the job.  Why not?  It was something I knew how to do and something that would generate revenue. But, I hesitated to return their call. Why was I hesitating?  I decided to ask myself the "Right Questions" to find out.    As I responded to each question, I realized that choosing to take on the project would "keep me stuck in the past," "bring short-term gratification," and  "rob me of my energy."  I wanted to build my coaching practice, not my marketing consulting business.  By not choosing to do the project, I freed up space, energy and time to be able to do something I really wanted to do.   Two days after turning down the project, a wonderful long-term coaching opportunity came to me that is fun, exciting, enriching and generates even more income.  "It is propelling me toward an inspiring future," not keeping me "stuck in the past."  What Choices Are You Facing?  Either-or questions increase our awareness and clarify the results that will occur from our actions. What choices are you facing right now? Are they about a job, a relationship, your health or something else?  Try applying The Right Questions.  See if they guide you to the choices that are right for you.  Announcing a New Outdoor Group Coaching Program for people who live in the Annapolis, Baltimore, DC, Northern Virginia areas… Does Your Life Need Some Important Change?  More Fulfilling Work?    Deeper Relationships?   Improved Health?       More Fun & Adventure?     Time and Energy for the Things that Really Matter? Move Your Life in 90 Days is a powerful 3-month group coaching experience devoted to helping you find, sustain and share happiness. Using universal physical and spiritual principles and Move Your Life Team support, the program will move your whole life -- body, mind and spirit. Move Your Life Teams bring together people who are dedicated to positive change personally and professionally.  The process will move you physically with gentle, mindful exercise, such as walking, hiking, and Yoga in an inspiring, peaceful surrounding. It will also move you to take meaningful actions using the power and support of your Move Your Life Team.  To learn more about how Move Your Life in 90 Days can transform your life, visit:  http://www.coachtosuccess.com/whatsnew.html or contact Linda@CoachToSuccess.com.   Free Coaching Session If you would like a complimentary, 20-minute, no obligation coaching telephone session, send an email to Linda@CoachToSuccess.com. Share Your Tips If you would like to share your own tips and recommended resources, please send them to: Linda@CoachToSuccess.com and they will be included in an upcoming issue of Leadership & Life Tips. Recommended Resources   The Right Questions by Debbie Ford, Riverhead Books, New York, NY.  The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer, Hay House Inc., Carlsbad CA. Choosing Happiness by Alexandra Stoddard, HarperCollins Publishes, New York, NY.     About the Author Linda Liebold, M.A., is the founder of Coach To Success, an executive, career and life coaching company.  She is celebrating her twentieth year in business, providing coaching, consulting and training services to hundreds of individuals and over 60 organizations nationwide. Linda’s mission is to motivate, challenge and support her clients as they envision what it is they want and design the goals and strategies to achieve it. Linda received her coach training from Coach U and is affiliated with Coachville and the International Coach Federation.  She is certified in administering management, team and personality assessments including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strong Interest Inventory, MAPP, and Spectrum CPI 260.  ------------------------------------------------------------- © 2008 Linda Liebold All rights reserved. Please forward this e-zine to others. Reproduction for publication is approved, provided the copyright information is included along with the following attribution: From CoachToSuccess.com, an e-zine by Linda K. 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