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Let’s Kick it Up a Notch!


Rise above complacency!

 Life hijacks     >>>     We react. 

Sometimes we have a plan that prepares us for the unexpected.

Sometimes, we don't.

Over time we become numb to the changes life brings. We find a routine that works for us. We are lulled into complacency and we stop expecting miracles in our life. 

Is this you? 

What does your routine look like?
o A few extra bites of food for comfort?
o An occasional shopping spree with money you don't have?
o Surrounding yourself with clutter camouflage?
o Shuffling papers at work; doing enough to just get by?
o Fill in your numbing routine of choice here: _______________________.
   

 

  There is a way out! There's an open door that leads to a better life… a life of purpose.

You Matter!  Let's do something about it!You matter!  

God said so!  

Are you willing to do something about it?


I invite you to consider a first step… Read the rest of this entry »

Priorities ~Your Health, where does it rank?

 
Is there anything else in your life as important as optimal health?
 
The more clients I coach the more I realize that there are some priorities that are non-negotiable.  Unfortunately many of us learn about these only after a personal crisis. 
 
Yes!  For me and for many others I've asked, there is something more important than optimal health… a personal relationship with God and the confidence that we'll be spending eternity with Him.
 
Optimal Health is next on my personal priority list.  After caring for my Move Your Health UP Your Priority List!senior parents for over 6 years, I've learned that second only to my faith, my personal health and wellness is next on my priority list.  Juggling many responsibilities, I ignored my own health in deference to my parents' quality of life.   But no more! I've stopped the downward spiral and am taking steps to permanent weight control and optimal health. 
 
Coach Maggie is Called to Health 
and is encouraging her clients to join her! Read the rest of this entry »

Breaking free from “Reactive” patterns!

Embrace a “strategic” approach to Break Free!

Overwhelmed by life’s rapid-fire challenges I found myself reading my own blog posts in search of an old friend. You see, I typically am inspired to write based on my own personal experience. Ah-ha moments are much like old friends – non-judgmental, they gently nudge me to make better choices.

Embrace Breakthrough : from Reactive to Strategic Choices!Last Friday I resurrected one of my blog posts “Out of Order”  published July 2010. I was disappointed to find that I had not continued to blog on how to make more strategic vs. reactive choices. Instead, I walked them out. Over the next few days, I'll share the steps that worked for me. In fact, I’ll be walking it out again.

 

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. ~ Johann Gottfried Von Herder

Let’s start with this…

What will motivate us to break free? In July of 2010 I blogged about that very question: Ignite the fire that fuels your future.

So, let’s do that! Let’s light the fire!

Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, is to think of a time when you were so focused on your destination, there was nothing that could hold you back.

Notice….

  • How did you spend your thoughts, your time or your resources?
  • Who was influencing you at the time?
  • How clear was your destination?
  • How did you measure success?
  • What habits contributed to your success?
  • What challenges did you face?

Let’s meet back in a couple of days. Feel free to comment on the experience here on the blog or you can track with me on our Called To Action fan page. Let’s make this happen!

From Reactive to Strategic… We coach leaders to greater levels of influence!

Celebrating… Grateful…

Trusting God's economy…

Celebrating our First Year in our downtown Lakeland Office Location!
 

Talk about stepping out of my comfort zone!!! 

One of the advantages of being a Leadership Coach is that I can work from anywhere. Most of my work is done over the phone or at my client's office. I've been known to coach many leaders at Panera Bread… nothing like an oatmeal cookie and Hazelnut coffee to bring out extraordinarily powerful coaching questions! Comfortable in this free-spirit arrangement, imagine my surprise when I began to feel a tug to set down roots and move out of my home office and into a more formal setting!

Celebrating our 2nd year at the historic Yarnall Building in downtown Lakeland, FL

 

Called To Action, a division of Mainspring Consultants, Inc., was birthed in 2005. In business now for 6 years, we moved to the Yarnall Building, a 1920's historic building located in downtown Lakeland on May 1st 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Who’s Your Designer?

Who's your designer?

 

I asked my 3 year old (soon to be 15) grandson, “Adam, what do you want to be when you grow up?” He replied, “Mima, I’m going to be a superhero!” I: “What will you do as a superhero?” Proudly he responded, “I’ll be dressed in white!”

Dressed for success was Adam’s approach to reaching his vision. Apparently he watched a program where the hero was dressed in white. Wouldn’t it be great if life were that easy, that all we had to do was discover the outfit that would guarantee our success?

What about you? Are you looking to other people to define yourself?

Are you still playing dress-up?

 

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