Have you ever not felt quite right on a certain day?
Has your Body ever given you signals or signs that something is ready to change?
Are your still trying to figure out how and when to move with your body?
 
Where to start?

I encourage you to start with gratitude. This will begin to create a closer
relationship between you and your body and in turn you will create a new agreement and
begin to strategize how a healthier harmony will begin to exist.
 
#2
Listen to the language your body is sharing with you.
 
#3
Know that she wants the best for you and how you respond will either give both of you
energy or it will not
 
 
So My message today is for you to partner with your body.
So that the intelligence of your head is communicating with the intelligence of your body. Your body is your ally
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What motivates you? That’s the question I’d like to ask in this
inaugural column on motivation. Are you motivated by fame, fortune or fear. Or is it something deeper that fans the flames inside of you.
Perhaps you are like Jeanne Louise Calment whose burning desire
enabled her to do something that no other human being has done before.

A feat so spectacular that it generated headlines around the globe,
got her a role in a motion picture, and landed her in the Guinness
Book of World Records. A record that has yet to be beaten.

Jeanne Louise, however, did not initially motivate herself. It was
someone else who drew the line in the sand. But, it became a line she was determined to cross.

In motivation we talk about getting outside of one’s comfort zone. It
is only when we are uncomfortable that we begin to get motivated.
Usually to get back into our comfort zone as quickly as possible.

Born into the family of a middle-class store owner, Calment was
firmly entrenched in her comfort zone. At age 21 she married a
wealthy store owner and lived a life of leisure. She pursued her
hobbies of tennis, the opera, and sampling France’s famous wines.
Over the years she met Impressionist painter Van Gogh; watched the erection of the Eiffel Tower; and attended the funeral of Hunchback
of Notre Dame, author, Victor Hugo.

Twenty years after her husband passed away, she had reached a stage in life where she had pretty much achieved everything that she was
going to achieve. Then along came a lawyer. The lawyer made Jeanne
Louise a proposition. She accepted it. He thought he was simply
making a smart business deal. Inadvertently he gave her a goal. It
took her 30 years to achieve it, but achieve it she did.

Are you willing to keep your goals alive for 30 years? At what point
do you give up? Thomas Edison never gave up, instead he said, “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Winston Churchill during the bleakest hours of World War II kept an entire country motivated with this die-hard conviction: “We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches… in the fields and in the streets… we shall never surrender.”

Many of us give up too soon because we set limits on our goals.
Achieving a goal begins with determination. Then it’s just a matter
of our giving them attention and energy.

When Jeanne Louise was 92 years old, attorney François Raffray, age 47, offered to pay her $500 per month (a fortune in 1967) for the
rest of her life, if she would leave her house to him in her will.
According to the actuarial tables it was a great deal. Here was an
heir-less woman who had survived her husband, children, and
grandchildren. A woman who was just biding her time with nothing to live for. That is until Raffray came along and offered up the “sucker-bet” that she would soon die. It was motivation enough for Jeanne, who was determined to beat the lawyer. Thirty years later, Raffray became the “sucker” when he passed away first at age 77.

When asked about this by the press, Calment simply said, “In life,
one sometimes make bad deals.” Having met her goal, Jeanne passed away five months later. But on her way to this end, she achieved
something else: at 122 years old, she became the oldest person to
have ever lived.

In future articles we’ll examine further the ways in which motivation works. How to motivate ourselves, our employees, customers,
volunteers, friends, loved ones and children. I would like to get
your feedback on which of these areas of motivation are of most
interest to you.  I’d also like to hear your stories of how you may
have overcome adversity and what pushed you to go the distance. 
Please email me with your suggestions and stories.

Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. is a motivational speaker and humorist. He
works with companies that want to be more competitive and with people who want to think like innovators. For more information on Robert’s programs please visit www.jumpstartyourmeeting.com.

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Events form the moments of our lives. We look forward to them with excitement and joy.
We cherish the times when we can gather with others, when we deepen the bonds with them. That’s because events are something that usually involves a hug! The warmth we feel when we share our lives with others illumines our experience and creates the fabric of our life story.
 
And events are anything that takes you out of your routine - they can be happy moments, or they can be transitions - all joyful, all full of movement.
Caution: Some events can take us out of our comfort Zone and this is when you are susceptible to slipping out of your relationship with your body.
 
***Here are 3 Body Knowledge ™Steps that will make all the world of difference
 
#1 Prepare
 
When you prepare for an event, you want to move with it. Ask your body how she feels about this event, and move with your body. Take her for a walk, do movement, clean out the garage, weed the garden, walk the dog. Whatever feels natural to you, do it. Stretch - or run. Go to the place where you can ask your body - in movement - to tell you how you want to negotiate this event.
 
#2 Create a Game Plan
Think of an upcoming event. Prepare (as much as you can)
Ahead of time
how  you can make your body feel as comfortable as possible.
 
#3 Get Practical
Expectations of others may challenge our relationship with our body.
 Some of these are spoken (perhaps in the invitation when the hours and attire of the event are announced), or perhaps by family members or loved ones who will attend with us. Very likely, the reason we’re going to the event is to experience it with these people. So, remember to bring your body with you to the event.
 
Footnote:
Enjoy yourself with your body so that both of you have an enjoyable time with everyone around you.
 –
Warmly,

Stephanie Wood, ICF Certified
Coach,PCC

Your Body Knowledge Expert/Coach
i.e.
Movement/Lifestyles/Mentor/
Business Coach
***

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breathes life into your soul!”(c)
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in Your own Way!
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Certified Teleclass Leader Coach
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Practitioner
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Licensed Personal Freedom Coach

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Much of my success with membership-based businesses is also because of my ability to continuously grow in the area of “mindsets”. Here are a number of tips to help you think and create in a big way.
Tip One-Honor Your Urges
One of the main reasons I left the corporate world and took the entrepreneurial plunge many years ago was so I could do more of what I enjoyed and less of what I hated. It makes sense doesn’t it? Yet, you would be surprised how many entrepreneurs don’t do more of what they love. Make sure you take advantage of the freedom you have by setting boundaries early on in your business. Successful entrepreneurs don’t create boundaries after they are wealthy. They create them so they can become wealthy. Not always being accessible actually creates scarcity and attracts more business. From now on when you want to take off and head to Starbucks or you want to take a week off and go on vacation, honor those urges, plan accordingly, and then do it.
Tip Two-You Can Work Hard and Still Have Fun
When you first start your company, you probably will wear all the hats and work harder than you ever have. But once the business is built and you start to gain new customers and sell products, it is a lot of fun. The best part of being a leader is being able to pick up the phone and have access to someone you have admired for years because you are a gatekeeper to a database of customers. You learn so much from those experts you now have access to, and your customers will love you for it when you graciously pass new information on to them.
Tip Three-Let Go To Grow
One of the main reasons I became an entrepreneur and left the corporate world back in 1999 was because I loved the freedom to just let go and have fun. I wanted to have a higher quality of life where I could be creative and earn more for that creativity. Unfortunately, what happens with many entrepreneurs in start up is they get too intense and end up chasing away the most beneficial business and personal relationships. Always remember “why” you are pursuing this dream in the first place and remember to let go and have fun with the people you meet and do business with. I love working with people who make me laugh, who have a wicked sense of humor, who get passionate about their causes, and who know how to let go, be themselves, and make “work” fun. The cool thing is these types of people attract others like them, and your fun “network” then multiplies exponentially. So do your revenues. Bottom line: Letting go and having fun in business is good for the soul and for the bank account.
Tip Six-Build Millionaire Relationships
NO ONE can reach seven figures without building crucial business and personal relationships along the way. The membership-based business model is a millionaire business model and by using it, you attract important relationships more easily. Millionaire relationships aren’t always measured by the financial return on investment (ROI) you receive either. One of the most exciting parts of building a company that you are passionate about is all of the dynamic and energetic people you can access. This type of ROI often shows up in the form of real people who serve as resources when you need them. All you have to do is decide to take action and work on getting to know people. Then you can communicate how your company can help them solve their problems.
Tip Seven-Understand Entrepreneurial Energy
Millionaires rarely sit down, and they are often in great shape. They also don’t watch TV much, and they give of themselves freely. Millionaires have lots of entrepreneurial energy. They are creative, passionate, risk takers, who are big thinkers and always evolving. If this description isn’t you yet, start aiming for these behaviors today. Know that what you eat and if you exercise directly affects your bottom line. People are attracted to people (and companies) who take care of themselves and are full of energy. What you feed your brain (literally) determines your ability to solve million-dollar problems and come up with million-dollar ideas. (Just some food for thought!)
Sheri McConnell is the President of the National Association of Women Writers and the Assn of Web Entrepreneurs. She helps women writers and entrepreneurs discover, create, and profit from their intellectual knowledge. Want to learn more about membership-based businesses? Visit www.createyourgroup.com. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband Seth and their four children.

Excerpt from Stephanie Wood’s Body Knowledge System ™-

A System for Living- Doing it your way ®

How does your body tell you something is out of sync? How does your body talk to you when you are not listening to her/him.

• My neck hurts
• I am letting my thoughts get too serious
• My body gets sick
• Feeling uncomfortable
• Lethargic/low energy

Our bodies tell us the truth. Our bodies have intelligence. Our bodies only want the best for us.

Your body is wanting to communicate with you so you can make better choices in all areas of our lives. So When You learn and practice the principles of  my Body Knowledge System™ you learn practical techniques/tools to enhance the communication between you and your body so that you make better choices in all areas of your life.

Learning to compromise as well as listen was revealed to my client Dee, as she realized she was rushing with angst through her business piles after coming home from a weeklong trip.

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Each of our bodies are unique which makes it even more important to decipher her/his language. .

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Listening to Your Body Is a Nourishing Experience

by Stephanie Wood 

If any of you reading this are like me, eating only when

you are truly hungry might be a new concept.

Before I understood true hunger, I ate when I thought I

was hungry, when I wasn’t hungry, and even when I had a

stomach full of food.

So how can you tell when you are dealing with true hunger?

Here are some signs of true hunger:

   1. You feel truly empty in your tummy vs. your mouth

   2. Anything you eat tastes absolutely wonderful

   (especially living foods!).

   3. It is impossible for anything to distract you;

   you can only think about food.

   4. A tall glass of water doesn’t satisfy you.

   5. Your food won’t require any extra seasoning

   like salt, pepper, ketchup, or tabasco. Hunger is

   the best seasoning!

   6. If you are truly hungry nothing will interest

   you more than sitting down and savoring your food.

   If you feel compelled to do anything other than

   eat, for example, you want to watch TV, read, or

   drive a car, you are not hungry!

   7. Discomfort is not hunger. If you are feeling

   gas, it is due to the combinations of foods you

   put into your stomach last time you ate. Eating

   more will not make you feel any better. It is best

   to wait and let your body digest the food.

   8. And, if you have any doubts about whether or

   not you are truly hungry, you’re not! True hunger

   is unmistakable.

Remember, what I most want for you to know is

Your body has a special intelligence and this is what I teach in my Body Knowledge System™

12 week series which is beginning in April 2008

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 And there is hope ( and practical techniques that I can teach you) when you create a closer relationship with your body and  acknowledge his/her intelligence, she will help you to nourish not only her inner intelligence but most importantly to also nourish your soul

I encourage you to graciously give your body what is colorful for you in the moment and this includes food.

Listening to your body is truly a nourishing experience. How luscious is that! Enjoy!

Many new business owners ask me, “Should I offer a guarantee? I know it will help sales, but the risk really scares me.” I offer guarantees on everything I sell, but that doesn’t mean you should too. Here are some factors to consider and some ideas to get you started.

The Pros:

A guarantee puts your prospect at ease, giving her no reason NOT to buy or NOT to work with you. After all, if you don’t stand behind your product or service 100%, what are you doing in business?

This is especially true if you’re selling products via the Internet. People at your website don’t have the chance to meet you in person and see that you’re legitimate, so it’s your job to give them complete confidence in buying from you.

The Cons:

With some service-based businesses such as consulting, it may be hard to guarantee your work or your results. (Especially if your clients’ cooperation is required to ensure their success.)

Also, a few turkeys may capitalize on your generosity. For example, my “Boost Business With Your Own E-zine” system was originally an e-book when I launched it a few years ago. It would not be unusual to see a person purchase it, download it, and request a refund 2 minutes later. Obviously they hadn’t even read it yet and they just wanted to get the information without paying for it.

But in my experience with Internet *info-products*, the amount of sales you GAIN from offering a guarantee dramatically outweighs the risk. (Once you get into coaching programs, it’s a whole different ballgame. That’s another article to come later.)

Types of Guarantees You Can Offer

“Money Back” or “Satisfaction”: You promise to refund your customer in full if the product does not work or if she’s not happy with your product.

“Price-Protection”: This can mean either locking in a price forever, such as with services or memberships that are billed on a recurring basis, or guaranteeing that you have the lowest price anywhere for that particular service or product.

“On-time”: If your clients are always concerned about getting your service or product on time, this is a good one for you.

And these are just a few ideas!

Should You Make it Easy, or Hard?

Some business owners make their customers jump through hoops to get their money back. While I understand not wanting to make it TOO easy to get an instant refund, there are risks. If you make it really hard, your customers may just skip dealing with you and go direct to their credit card company.

This process is called a “chargeback”, which can reflect negatively on your vendor merchant account standing as well as result in penalty fees for the vendor. So obviously, as a vendor, you want to avoid chargebacks by making the refund process easy for your customers.

(However there are definitely times you can fight back and win, when you are in the right.)

Should There Be a Time Limit?

Setting a time limit is up to you. Common ones are 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, a year, or a lifetime. Some studies show the longer the guarantee, the less returns you’ll get. Why? Customers are more likely to mark their calendar regarding a shorter guarantee. With a longer guarantee, they don’t feel pressured, so many of them forget about it.

How Should You Word It?

There are many ways to word guarantees, so to get started, I’d look at the standards in your industry. For information products, many people are modeling the guarantee I have on my “Boost Business With Your Own E-zine” system” sales page.

Feel free to do the same or modify it to your liking. I won’t mind at all!

© 2004-2008 Alexandria Brown International Inc.

WANT TO SEE MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS ONE?
See Alexandria’s Small Business Marketing Blog.

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Online entrepreneur Alexandria K. Brown, “The E-zine Queen,” publishes the award-winning ‘Straight Shooter Marketing’ weekly ezine with 24,000+ subscribers. If you’re ready to jump-start your marketing, make more money, and have more fun in your small business, get your FREE tips now at www.EzineQueen.com

Goodness, you can check your email, monitor your investment portfolio, read a book, or even talk on your cell phone.

C’mon folks, this is carrying multi-tasking too far. Spending time with your body is not doing two things at the same time!  

This is comparable to doing a crossword puzzle while making love.

Movement/exercise is the time to be with your body, not something you take for a walk or ignore while you are busy with “more important things.”

(As you can see, I am a little stubborn about this!)

Your body loves to move and wants your complete attention when you are moving with her.

In return, when you allow your body to enjoy herself through movement, the mind and the spirit will be refreshed and creative.

Let me reframe this for you with a simple mantra:

Your mind takes your body to a business meeting.

Let your body take your mind to the place where you move.

At the gym, in your living room, outside amongst the birds and bees, give your physical side its time to play. Movement/exercise is an escape from mental stress, not another way to encounter it.

Movement, in its purest sense is creation.

 Physical activity is best when your total being (mind/body) is focused on the act of doing, your mind is free from the worries you place upon it.

Remember the moment you have been involved in the activity you love to perform:dancing,skiing,,running,walking,hiking,horseback riding,canoeing,biking

–you were so concentrated that you lose all sense of time–enveloped in the moment of space.

The real joy of movement is listening to your body, feeling it thrive in response to exertion. Movement awakens your awareness of your body.

It is so wonderful. Your body wants to play! I encourage you to give yourself and your body this gift of living.

Answer your email after the time you spent with your body. You will look and feel better for making this choice

Quote: ‘Movement is the springboard to having a conversation with your body so that you make better choices in all areas of your life’-Stephanie Wood (now that is what I call ‘multi-tasking’)  —Creator or the Body Knowledge System ™ coachstephanie@att.net

 –
Warmly,

Stephanie Wood, ICF Certified
Coach,PCC

Your Body Knowledge Expert/Coach
i.e.
Movement/Lifestyles/Mentor/
Business Coach
***
“Movement creates energy and
energy breathes life into your soul!”(c)
Learn strategies to Move your Body in Your own Way!
Check out my Body Knowledge (TM) Group
classes starting every 12 weeks!
go to Http://www.dancefitnessplus.com
and click on teleclasses!Hope to
see you!
***
coachstephanie@att.net
http://www.dancefitnessplus.com
908-654-8459
***
Certified Coachville Mentor Coach
Certified Inspired Professional
Coach
Certified Intuitive Eating Coach
Certified Teleclass Leader Coach
Certified Law of Attraction
Practitioner
ILCT Certified Wellness Coach
Licensed Extreme Self Care Coach
Licensed Personal Freedom Coach