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HAPPY NEW YEAR!  2007 is here. Are you ready? January is GOAL SETTING month, the time to set your foundation for the next 347 days!!  I'd love to support you in your process this year.  I want to challenge you to get clearer than you've ever been about your vision and goals for 2007.  CLARITY IS POWER. The clearer you are, the easier it is to create and attract your desires.  Of course, that is only HALF of the equation.  While it's nice to have goals, ACHIEVING them is fulfilling and rewarding.  I want to see you REALIZE your goals!!  The keys to GOAL REALIZATION are below.  Enjoy this issue is packed with resources to set you up and ACHIEVER your best year yet. 

Conversations with the Masters

NEXT WEEK!!!  The first thing you can do to kick off your new year with soul shaking inspiration is listen to me as I interview Jim Rohn on January 23rd!!  For 39 years, Jim has empowered 6,000 audiences and 4 million people worldwide. He is the author of 17 different books, audio and video programs The Art of Exceptional Living and How to Build an Unshakable Character (two of my personal favorites.)  Jim Rohn was also Tony Robbins first mentor. Go to www.lifecoachmary.com/jimrohn.htm to register for this free call.  I JUST re-listened to to The Art of Exceptional Living, and am honored beyond belief to let you be affected by this legend.  This audio series gave me a focus 11 years ago, and its influence is still shining in my life!!!  

SPREAD THE WORD

I'd LOVE to blow Jim Rohn away with the BIGGEST listening audience EVER!!  So, if you've enjoyed any of the Conversations with the Masters in the past, I'd love to encourage you to spread the word about the upcoming call with Jim Rohn on January 23rd.  (I know many of you have already done this! Thank you, thank you!) Please forward any of the promotional emails to friends who want to "do, be and have" more in 2007.  You'll be thanked triple-fold by those who take you up on this offer.  Jim is one of THE BEST!!

365 Day Goals Report

Last year I talked about setting a 365 day goal.  Something you commit to "doing" or "not doing" for an entire year.  Did you create a 365 day goal?  What will be your 365 Day Goal be this year??  My goal in 2006 was "No French Fries."    I'm happy to report, I did it!!  I turned down A LOT of French Fries in 2006, but it felt good to flex the discipline muscle.  I even gave away some beautiful TGIFriday fries at the airport when they came automatically with my burger.  Interestingly enough, in 2007, I've only had fries twice now -- and for some reason, they don't taste nearly as good as I remember.  I don't think I'll be eating many fries this year.  Another one of my friends took on daily flossing, and didn't miss a day!!!  After a glowing dentist visit (see www.lifecoachmary.com/issue79.htm ), he's continuing this practice, and looking for a new 365 day goal for 2007.  If you missed last year's article about 365 Day Goals, visit www.lifecoachmary.com/issue72.htm.  

This week's features...

Soulfully Being:  GOAL REALIZATION: No Shit, No Kidding.  It's one thing to set a goal.  It's another to actually ACHIEVE it.  What is the magical difference between someone who enjoys sweet success, and those who fall short of their aspirations?

Soulful Spotlight - New Year Creation - There are numerous ways to prepare yourself for 2007. Goal-setting, visioning, planning and strategizing are popular this time of year. Are you ready to make 2007 your most extraordinary year ever? This week's issue offers FOUR methods to help you crystallize your 2007 vision, depending on your personal style. Are you more visual, auditory or kinesthetic? Use the processes below to engage your senses in your 2007 visions.

Success and Life Coaching: - Success and Inner Peace Bootcamp and One-on-one Coaching are two precious resources that can wildly make a difference in your 2007.  There are currently four bootcamps going, and the next one begins in MARCH!  If you want to up your FOCUS and SUCCESS ratios and deepen your INNER PEACE, this intense program may be for you.  You may also want to consider one-on-one coaching.  I have an amazing team of coaches to refer you to.  See below for details.

Wishing you all the love, joy, peace and prosperity you desire in 2007!

Life Coach Mary, CPCC, MCC

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NEW YEAR CREATION - Below are four related processes for a clarifying your 2007 vision.  Since each of us is wired differently, it's useful to find the most effective visioning strategy for you.  Some people LOVE to write goals, others avoid the process. Some love details, while others are bottom-line. Some people LOVE visualizations, and yet others do best in verbalizing their dreams to others.  Which style or styles resonate with you?   

The most important element in crystallizing your vision is finding a medium that allows you to connect "emotionally" to your vision.  We often identify goals intellectually, yet find ourselves disassociated and not compelled to achieve them.  The juice, inspiration and magic unfolds when we are "emotionally engaged" with our visions.  If you've set goals in the past with disappointing results, this may be the missing link. Being able to see, hear, feel and fully associate with what you DESIRE most, is the KEY to magnetizing it to you.

If you desire an amazing relationship, how would you FEEL if that partner was already in your life?  How would you treat them?  What activities would you enjoy together?   If you desire a thriving business, what activities would fill up your day?  Who would you spend time with?  How confident and decisive would you be?  If you desire a fit and trim body, can you imagine yourself eating healthy foods and looking forward to visiting the gym?  What would it feel like to be 15 pounds lighter?  

ENGAGING the SENSES in your VISION

1.  Treasure Mapping - Creating a collage is an excellent way to engage the senses.  This process involves finding pictures and words that capture your vision or visions.  Magazines are great resources since advertising is designed to engage us emotionally.  A picture says a thousand words...and at least a dozen emotions.  A picture of a man and woman holding hands at the beach may embody feelings of romance, magic, love, connection and fulfillment.  What body-type are you striving for?  Where would you like to travel?  What kind of home would you like to live in?  Find the pictures that resonate with you.  Look for words to embody that will support you in achieving your goals - in business or personal - such as "integrity", "confidence", "creativity", "value" or one of my favorites "joy".  Create your own visuals when necessary with personal photos or Photoshop.  

In 2004, I created an awesome treasure map, and nearly EVERYTHING on the poster came true.  I "made-up" the concept of "Conversations with the Masters" that year...and interviewed three of the authors I had cut out pictures of - Byron Katie, Dr. David Hawkins and Wayne Dyer.  I also had a picture of me and a wedding dress (I met my now husband in 2004).  I also created a mock book cover, and something shifted in me when I saw "by Mary Allen" on the cover.  It was August 2004 when all the pieces came together to get The Power of Inner Choice published!!   I also cut out an Oprah Magazine cover and created a headline and put my picture on it.  In August, I was noting all that I was manifesting and thought, "I wonder how this is going to happen (meaning Oprah)."  About three days later, I received a call from The Oprah Winfrey Show.  

Use "treasure mapping" as a fun, creative way to expand your vision of what's possible.  Doing this with a group is also inspiring.  The visual creates an emotional connection that creates magic. 

2.  The Written Word - From listing out 10 to 100 Goals in bullet format, to describing your vision in a paragraph with lots of juicy details...the written word is highly effective at engaging the senses.  Write it down.  Don't underestimate the power of taking a passing thought and giving it life on paper.  The more you describe your vision in detail the more REAL and associated it becomes in our nervous systems.  The secret here is finding the language to elicit the emotions in YOU.  I like to challenge my clients to write a "vision paragraph" articulating their most important goals.  You may include descriptors of the end result, including how you and others feel.  It's also helpful to describe the process in which you achieved the goal.  What resources did you access?  What steps did you take? Was it easy or difficult?  Again, what feelings & emotions are present?

Examples from various clients...

WRITING VISION
To organize and express my thoughts, feelings and experiences in a way that touches, inspires and empowers others to make new shifts, gain a better understanding of themselves & others, so they ultimately experience more abundance, love, energy, peace, joy and freedom inside themselves. To awaken lives to a higher possibility of themselves through books, articles and courses. To creatively pursue new avenues of expression, such as media, to get the message out to more individuals in an enjoyable, and effective format that touches their hearts.

RELATIONSHIP VISION
To deepen my soul connection with my life partner by enjoying, respecting, empowering and loving one another unconditionally. To share in open and honest communication, "seeing" and "being seen", listening intently, while expressing and receiving love. To experience the joys, adventures and challenges in life with ease and resonance. To inspire other couples of what’s possible in an intimate partnership. To experience a passionate, sensual, spiritual intimate relationship that exudes ecstasy, love and nourishment at the soul level. To learn, grow and evolve together in a safe, nurturing, forgiving and loving environment, ultimately bringing out the best of each individual. To create a family together that exemplifies our love and provides a nurturing home to our amazing children.

HEALTH VISION
To create and live a lifestyle which consistently causes me to be at my physical and emotional best, exemplifying and inspiring high standards of vitality, energy and physical beauty. To create a lean body with beautiful definition. No longer doing things with willpower, doing them with energy and power to burn. Every day in every way fulfilling the ideal of health.

3.  VISUALIZATIONS - Using the power of your mind to cultivate and embody your vision is another powerful resource.  Again, the more detail and emotion you can FEEL and bring to life in your body, the more effective it is in eliciting the inspiration, creativity and action necessary to fulfill your goal or dream.  Clarifying and identifying the end result and associated feelings and emotions through any of these exercises is useful preparation, and well worth the initial time investment.  Spending even a few minutes each day to expand and FEEL your vision being realized is potent.

4.  FINDING A THEME -  What is your theme for the New Year 2007?  This is not about your resolutions or specific goals with "do by" dates. This is your vision or dream for the upcoming year. What do you feel energy and excitement around?  What engages your imagination and feels compelling?  The beauty in adopting a theme is it naturally engages the senses unlike traditional "in the head" goal-setting.   This does not have to be a linear process.  You may use one or more of the ideas that become stimulated from the questions below.  Select a theme for 2007. 

You may want to create an inspiring atmosphere to do this exercise in – i.e. candles, music, nature, by a fire, etc. Have FUN with this process!

• If your vision were a piece of music, what piece would it be?
• If your vision was from nature what would it be? (Tree, ocean, brook….)
• What does it taste like?
• What does it smell like?
• What other senses can you use to develop your vision?
• What if your vision was a thousand times bigger? Describe what it would be.
• Use a metaphor to describe your vision.
• Are you forcing anything? Where can you ease off?
• What can you take less seriously?
• Are there any old rules you are holding on to? What can you eliminate?
• How would a six-year-old describe your vision?
• Ask yourself some "what if" questions. What if I ______?
• Add one outrageous or wacky element to your vision.

Which of processes above resonates with you?  You may gravitate toward one them, or try them all.  Each process engages the senses in a unique way.  The first step is taking the time to CLARIFY and REFINE your vision - and FULLY ASSOCIATING EMOTIONALLY with that vision.  That alone can be effective at creating unbelievable momentum throughout the year.  

Secondly, super-charge your visions by revisiting your treasure maps, written goals and visions, themes or spend time visualizing - CONSISTENTLY.  While you may utilize one of more of these processes in creating your vision, I recommend selecting ONE process to revisit on a regular basis.  Monthly, weekly or daily.  The more often you connect to your vision emotionally, engaging your senses, the more quickly you are likely to experience it reality. Try it.  Make 2007 spectacular!

Year Long Support - Bootcamp

The Success and Inner Peace Bootcamp is back!  I'm looking for highly committed individuals who want to participate actively in a dynamic group setting over the next 12 months.  This is a fast-paced, yet deep and spiritual program that will challenge you to REALIZE your goals, and more importantly DEEPEN your awareness and sense of inner peace.  If you value your "inner peace" as much as your success, this program may be for you.  You'll want to bring your own depth of commitment to the program, and if you do you'll be rewarded in ways you'd never expect.

To learn more about the program visit www.lifecoachmary.com/bootcamp.htm. 

This is a year long interactive coaching and life mastery program.  Weekly exercises & tools, thought-provoking discussions, concentrated FOCUS on your top goals and interaction with your fellow bootcampers will challenge out the best of you in 2007.  Make the inner and outer shifts necessary to realize BOTH SUCCESS and INNER PEACE.  Group size is limited.  The next program begins March 6, 2007. This is an affordable option for a year of accountability, coaching support and concentrated growth for those who want to make 2007 spectacular.  NOTE:  The bootcamp doesn't take the place of one-on-one coaching.  Depending upon your goals, you may want to supplement the bootcamp with 1-2 one-on-one coaching sessions, or simply opt for one-on-one coaching.

Is your curiosity peaked?  If so, review the Bootcamp Invitation above.  If the program resonates for you, email me and request the Bootcamp Questionnaire and Application.  After I receive your completed paperwork, we'll schedule a time to speak over the phone to determine if the Success and Inner Peace Bootcamp is a great fit for you, and for the group! 

 One-on-One Coaching

Have you ever worked with a professional life coach?  Maybe this is your year to take your life to the next level, or receive the focused support of a coach.  I would love to assist you in finding the perfect coach for you.  Right now, my practice is full.  However, I have an amazing team of coaches that I can refer to you, that can support most budgets.  Email me, and tell me what your top one to three focuses are for 2007, and I promise to help you find the perfect coach.  My email is mary@lifecoachmary.com.

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