tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89926042008-05-12T22:39:56.543-05:00Journey to PerfectionBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-18113103602635614522008-05-12T22:05:00.001-05:002008-05-12T22:39:56.651-05:00YouTube DebutMy word! It's been a long time since I've made a post! :(
I've been busy finishing up projects and removing things from my "plate" so that I can spend the majority of my time building my coaching business.... (which is another story!)
Studying suggestions for article marketing by Matt Bacak (I can't locate the article with his web address at this moment)....
On his list of "to-do's" was to Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-70035010244524229552007-11-20T09:50:00.000-06:002007-11-20T09:50:22.122-06:0010 Tips for Reducing Holiday StressI've just posted a new podcast at http://blog.spiritualcoachingcenter.com/ where I give 10 tips to help you keep a positive attitude and stay in a light, happy, uplifted state of mind during this holiday season. These tips come from my own experience and from the collected wisdom of the people who participated in my recent holiday stress survey.
A Reader's Digest version of the tips are:
Stress Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-52753617226241894642007-11-17T09:05:00.000-06:002007-11-17T17:21:58.662-06:00New Podcast at Spiritual Coaching CenterI've just started putting my ezine, Create a Happy 'Tude online as an mp3. Check it out at my new blogcast: www.blog.spiritualcoachingcenter.com and let me know what you think.
I'll be putting other podcasts up occassionally. Next one planned is Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress.... coming Tuesday, November 20.
Here's to continuing the Journey... and exploring new ways to communicate!
-BeckyBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-52577693755029790182007-10-29T19:06:00.000-05:002007-10-29T19:08:48.231-05:00Holiday Stress SurveyI’m gathering research for my first podcast: Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress. And I need your help. I’d really appreciate knowing what stresses you the most during the holidays and how you typically deal with it. The survey should only take you about 5 minutes or less. http://www.spiritualcoachingcenter.com/holiday-stress-survey.html Please pass this email along to anyone you think Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-60146179216855089622007-09-25T10:06:00.000-05:002007-09-25T10:06:59.637-05:00Do You Know the Truth? Or Are You a Victim of Zeitgeist?“And ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall set you free.”
- John 8:32 (King James Version)
“How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.”
“Make the lie big, make it simple,
keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.”
- Adolf Hitler
Zeitgeist is a German word for "time-spirit" (geist = spirit; zeit = time) It's generally translated as "the spirit of the times. It refers Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-31457364641736928882007-09-11T07:10:00.000-05:002007-09-11T07:11:56.656-05:00911 Remembered...Where were you then?How has it affected your life?What can you do now? Share your story and your thoughts....
I was in Atlanta, Georgia, in graduate school, working at a large church in downtown Atlanta. We were gathering for a weekly staff planning meeting when one of the staff members came in and told us he'd just heard that one of the Twin Towers had been hit by a passenger plane.
We all Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-37137551171240541672007-08-30T16:20:00.000-05:002007-08-30T16:23:39.248-05:00The De-Stress Process is finished!I started this project back in June when I created a Stress Relief Guided Meditation to take with me as a give-a-way to an engineering company's Health Fair here in Huntsville. It was a huge success!
So I created a 7-step self-coaching tool to go with it. The process is designed to help people uncover the reason or cause of their stress, explore possible solutions, and give them action steps to Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-30927800891250409312007-08-11T16:10:00.000-05:002007-08-11T16:11:20.447-05:00The Happiness Series - Guided MeditationsI have just finished uploading my first two guided meditation products and I am VERY excited about them!
Create Your Ideal Life - takes you through a typical day in your Ideal Life, which you create and visualize during the meditation. There's also a Special Report with more questions to ponder as you create your ideal life.
Affirmation Meditation - is a meditation using the statements from my Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-51905128994076116782007-08-07T18:05:00.000-05:002007-08-07T18:04:59.740-05:00Special Teleseminar Series: Meet the Authors of Success & HappinessA few posts back, I had a "want survey" going, asking people what they most wanted in life. I used the results to write my chapter in the new book, Success and Happiness: Leading experts reveal their secrets.
Well the "secret" is now out and in print! And you can meet three of the co-authors during a special teleseminar series my co-authors and I are hosting.
It's a buy 1 get 1 free "readers Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-85637827387891086792007-08-07T11:32:00.000-05:002007-08-07T11:31:47.042-05:00Stressed out? 5 tips to balancing career, family, well-beingThis article just came out today in the Decatur Daily Newspaper... I’m one of the two local experts that were interviewed. Enjoy!
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/livingtoday/070807/work.shtml
Here’s to continuing the Journey... and trying to stay balanced!
-BeckyBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-86900880431559621112007-08-07T09:26:00.000-05:002007-08-07T09:26:55.771-05:00Favorite Self-Help Books(Sorry I haven’t written in awhile. I’ll be back to regular posts soon.)
In the meantime, I just discovered this audio-book site and wanted to tell you about it.
Audio books are a great way to fill your mind with positive inspiration and motivation to live your best life and be your best self. And listening to an audio book while you commute to work each day gets you out of that “fighting Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-86949959522316676072007-03-28T10:35:00.000-05:002007-03-28T10:52:01.772-05:00Peace at Our Nation's Capital?I received this email this morning and wanted to share this story with you. Very interesting events happening at the Capital….. (this is a copy/paste of the email)
Email from James Twyman [jamestwyman@belovedcommunityemail.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 5:59 PM
Subject: US Capitol Miracle Continues
The Miracle of the peace sign appearing on the lawn of the US Capitol continues. If you Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-2484417815243110032006-11-20T09:06:00.000-06:002006-11-20T09:11:15.283-06:00What Do You Want?Have you asked yourself that lately? And given yourself time to
really answer it?
I mean, beyond the automatic “I wish I had a million dollars” type response?
To answer it honestly and deeply, you have to give yourself time to reflect and even do a little soul searching…..
What is it you that you really want in life?
This is the topic of my chapter in a book project I’m working on and I’ve Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1154522884699471442006-08-02T07:45:00.000-05:002006-08-02T07:52:37.500-05:00News!! Radio Appearance and Workshop Coming!I apologize for being away so long! (Thank you to the “Anonymous” person asking where I was!)
Life has been busy – but very good! First off…. I’m going to be a radio show guest this Saturday!!!!! ((I'm just a tad bit excited about this!))
The show is called The Responsibility Act – here’s the link: http://www.responsibilityact.com/show.htm
It’s on from 11:00-12:00 EST. They have a “listen liveBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1150458656160176412006-06-16T06:50:00.000-05:002006-06-16T06:50:56.213-05:00If You Have Kids... Beware!If you have kids, or know kids who ride a school bus.... Beware! A new form of targeted advertising is on its way to their unsuspecting minds.It’s called BusRadio and their business will be to pipe strategically segmented ads and other propaganda into school buses, and into our children’s ears, on their way to and from school…… Read the article here.Please pass the word along……Here’s to Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1148763517769046472006-05-27T15:58:00.000-05:002006-05-27T15:58:37.810-05:00I Am a Money MagnetSince The Secret came out, especially, I’ve really been focusing on the Law of Attraction – specifically attracting more prosperity into my life. If you have not seen The Secret, I encourage you to do it soon! You can download it as a pay-per-view or order the DVD. I’ve been studying the Law of Attraction for awhile. But after watching this documentary, it all seemed to make more sense. Their Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1147630833961128592006-05-14T13:14:00.000-05:002006-05-14T13:25:32.416-05:00How Liberal or Conservative Are You?Just found this quiz and thought my results were very interesting.... How did you come out?
My Political Profile: Overall: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Social Issues: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Ethics: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 50% Conservative, 50% Liberal
How Liberal Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1147630379646109922006-05-14T13:04:00.000-05:002006-05-14T13:14:12.310-05:00Long Time No SeeBoy! It's been a ridiculously long time since I've posted anything - sorry! Time sure flies when you're busier than heck!!
March and April, even more, were crazy busy months. As May progresses things are winding down slowly. After my student's recital on Tuesday and this weekend's Becky and Friends Benefit Concert, I'll have a few weeks off before I settle into a more laid-back summer schedule.
Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1143256969212813242006-03-24T21:22:00.000-06:002006-03-24T21:47:36.296-06:00The Secret is Out
If you have not seen The Secret – The Movie, stop everything and go check it out now. It will change your way of thinking…. It will change your life!
I’ve been studying their “secret” for many years now and didn’t realize it was a “secret”. But the way they explain the whole “secret” concept in the movie made it come alive to me, and suddenly it all made sense in a very powerful way. I Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1142047153120484402006-03-10T21:19:00.000-06:002006-03-10T21:19:13.176-06:00Why Do We Resist Going Home?Home?A place of comfort, with a sense of groundedness and acceptance…. a feeling of ‘Yes! This is where I belong’…If it feels so good and so ‘right’, why do we resist it?Same reason we don’t do other things that we know make us feel good?… Like exercise, drink more water, call our best friend, follow up on a promising lead, finish that report we’ve been putting off…..I’ve asked myself that Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1141712075548178102006-03-07T00:14:00.000-06:002006-03-07T00:14:35.616-06:00I’m Giving Up All My Self-Sabotage HabitsIn honor of the Lenten season, the first recorded ready-made Affirmation Song is now available – (I’m Giving Up All My) Self-Sabotage Habits!There have been major improvements to the www.AffirmationSongs.com site. Check it out and let me know what you think!You can purchase Self-Sabotage Habits – the mp3 – for only $1.00 (US)And if you subscribe to the mailing list, you get a FREE copy of 13 Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1140618434553302422006-02-22T08:27:00.000-06:002006-02-22T08:27:15.476-06:00Asking, Receiving, Confessing and ClearingSunday morning (during church…. sorry!...) I was brainstorming on Gratitude – the theme for the AGO Lenten Concert I’m giving on March 16 (at Trinity UMC).Several things from the morning’s service sparked me on…. Here are some of the phrases that caught my ear along with my interpretations or “musings” on them…..From the Gospel lesson – the story of people lifting the crippled man on his cot and Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1140447554743208722006-02-20T08:59:00.000-06:002006-02-20T08:59:14.796-06:00Compartmentalization“The ability to separate things into little boxes so they can be dealt with one at a time.” (a Bw definition)I’ve never really been good at that. But I know lots of men who do it automatically.So does that make it a “male trait” or just a left brain activity?Whatever it is, I need a big dose of it to get through the next few months! I’ve got projects, events and concerts out the ying-yang! (You Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1139921772181467192006-02-14T06:56:00.000-06:002006-02-14T11:11:27.603-06:00Are You Brave Enough to Love 100%?Many times in relationships we hold back a tiny piece of our heart, our inner self, because we’re afraid of being disappointed or betrayed or even abandoned.
So we don’t give 100% commitment or energy to our relationship.
What sort of beliefs might we have that cause us to be so afraid of loving wholeheartedly? What beliefs cause us to tolerate unloving situations or to settle for less than Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8992604.post-1138813766318799502006-02-01T11:09:00.000-06:002006-02-01T11:14:23.420-06:00Energy Drains and Unresolved ProjectsFollowing Debbie Ford’s lead in her book, The Best Year of Your Life, I determined that these two qualities are the ones I need to make this year the ‘best year of my life’:
Self-discipline
Razor-sharp focus
However, working from home comes with its own bundle of self-discipline and staying-focused challenges. Then you add to that my reoccurring tendency to:
put too much on my plate
get Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090313698905932324noreply@blogger.com