Coaches , SOHOs and Small Business Owners! Coach and Speaker, Michelle Schubnel is being interviewed tomorrow evening on KtC Radio

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As the start to the ‘ICF Coaching Month’ line up,  Michelle Schubnel, a dynamic speaker, thought leader and coach will be talking to us on various aspects of creating a strong platform of business building for small business owners, particularly coaches.

She owns the business Coach and Grow RICH which many of you will have heard of. An excellent school and online program for coaches setting up and growing their businesses.

The tips and gems that Michelle has for us, will blow you away. I know! she blew me away when she came and spoke at the NJPCA (ICF NJ chapter) about enrolling clients in the introductory consultation! She shared very specific language and steps to accomplish the intended out come!

Come and join us, and get ready with your questions, and comments!  Pop it in your calendar right now! ;)     26th Jan 7pm EST
Get all the juicy details about it by clicking on the following link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/KeystoClarity-Coach

Don’t forget to register on www.blogtalkradio.com with a username and password if you would like to participate in the chatroom!  (its simple and a lot of fun!)  And if you make KeystoClarity -coach  a favorite, then you’ll get announcements of upcoming segments!

Warmly,
Louise Crooks

PS And a heads up that Marcia Wieder, America’s Dream Coach will be on the show on the 2nd Feb!  Join the fun!

An amazing line up for KtC Radio! Marcia Wieder, CJ Hayden, Garry Schleifer and more!

Join Me!

Join Me!

A show line-up like never before! All for ICF Coaching Month of February and Beyond!

I have been invited to contribute to ICF Coaching Month of February 2009.   Well, it became a bigger project than I anticipated but I am going with the flow! I am so thrilled and excited about the wonderful line up of guests appearing on the show!

The program over this period is going to be dedicated to life and business coaches, who are new or growing their business.  Most coaches are in this phase as it is still such a new industry.  I am so grateful to be part of it!   All the guests will have amazing knowledge, tips and skills to share, and you won’t want to miss the opportunity to interact with them.

We will have Michelle Schubnel, next week 26th Jan,on Monday at 7pm EST, owner and well known of Coach and Grow R.I.C.H.  talking to us!

Then as we launch into February we will have the famous Marcia Wieder, America’s Dream Coach! She has even been on Oprah.  We are very excited to have her talk with us about coaching, and personal development.     She has generously offered a gift for my listeners of 10 free E-Books to build the life of your dreams.  Just click on the link www.dreamcoach.com/gift (copy and paste in browser)   so go ahead and let us know what awareness’s came to you after reading them.

We will also have Garry Schleifer, publisher of Choice, and on the board of the ICF (International Coaching Federation)  sharing his thoughts on where coaching is going, and how to support coaches!

We also have Trish Lambert, who has her own show on BTR who is a Book Yourself Solid Coach and she will talk about her ideas about the coaching industry and how to keep your practice full of clients!

We’re very excited to have well known coach, author and speaker CJ. Hayden coming onto the show.  She will have wonderful gems of info about getting clients, and other aspects of growing a coaching business.   She wrote ‘Get Clients Now’.

And during the whole month, we will have coaches being interviewed before or after the main guest for the evening, who will interact with me, and the audience and continue the conversation with their learnings, observations, and awarenesses.

Every Monday at 7pm (except Marcia who will start at 6.30pm) EST.

Come and visit my blog!  http://KeystoClaritycoach.wordpress.com
I will place links to all the guests coming on the show under the links heading on my profile page, where you will be able to discover more about them.

Warmly,
Coach Louise

PS Keep a look out for more guests and info being added to the upcoming shows!

My friend Marcia Wieder, has a gift for you!

Marcia Wieder, America's Dream Coach

Marcia Wieder, America's Dream Coach

Dear Friends

Marcial Wieder, America’s Dream Coach  has generously given me the opportunity to offer a wonderful gift to all my blog readers!

The gift is 10 free easy to read E-Books, that are content rich and designed to help make your dreams come true!

Just click on the link to get your gift!    Marcia’s Gift

I must add, that a number of my clients received a gift from me which was Marcia Wieider’s  ‘Dreams are Whispers from the Soul’ and they loved it!  Especially as it is New Year and a time to reflect on what you want to create and bring into your life!   These 10 e-books will certainly do the same.   Enjoy and let me know what you thought!

Warmly,

Coach Louise

WISDOM WIDE OPEN invites Coach Louise onto ‘Conscious Coaching Circle’ panel on their radio show!

WISDOM WIDE OPEN

WISDOM WIDE OPEN

Dear Friends,

My friends Susie and Craig have invited me to be part of a panel of coaches discussing wonderful topics tomorrow evening on the Conscious Coach Circle, on their radio show Wisdom Wide Open!

You can find their show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wisdomwideopen and if you want to go to their website …www.wisdomwideopen.com you can find out more about them!   I have had the opportunity to have wonderful conversations with them on their inaugural show and on another show I was a guest on (in the chat room) and we are on the same wavelength!  LOA!

So I invite you to come and listen, or even join in the banter in the chatroom, or call in and ask your questions or comment on the topic being discussed – your thoughts and opinions matter!

WISDOM WIDE OPEN says…..

‘Opening wide, the doors to YOUR Wisdom, and providing ‘Keys to Clarity’ in making ‘Conscious Choices’ in YOUR life!

Join Susie Bonham-Craig, Craig Hannas, Louise Crooks and Jeff Cadwell for an enticing journey into discovering your innate ability to ‘deliberately’ create, co-create and find your true path right from where you stand.

We will be taking calls from you on ANY subject that is important to YOU. Whether you’re struggling with something, seeking understanding, looking for new ways to evoke passion from yourself, or just plain curious…Join in and you just might hear something that stirs you… Its not about where you are, its about where you’re going! Receive a User ID and password and join the circle (its free!) Find out what Louise and Jeff have in store!’

The show starts at 6pm EST  (-5hrs GMT) and goes until 8pm EST.  When you go to the show link you will find a number on the screen to call, or just turn up your volume and listen!   Looking forward to catching you on the waves!

Warmly,

Coach Louise

PS  Don’t forget you will be able to listen to the archived podcast on their site, after the show.

I appreciate your comments on the show!  Let us know what you thought here!

Create a symbol to represent who you are in 2009!

strength, leadership, knowing, intuition, groundedness, balance

strength, leadership, knowing, intuition, groundedness, balance

I had such fun last week with my group coaching program that I’m running and with an exercise I facilitated with my Holistic Healing Networking Group!   It was an opportunity to take a step back and look at how you wanted to be in 2009!     What do I mean by that?  Well, what qualities do you want to exude?  How do you want to be with your clients?   How do you want show up every day, to feel connected with yourself and others around you?    What kind of characteristics do you want to have for you business to grow,  for your relationships to flourish?    I think you are getting the ‘picture’  now!

Take a moment to think about what this means to you!  What image generally one from nature -animal, insect, fish, water, tree, flower etc, comes to mind and really inspires you when you think of it.

Once you thinkof the image, make a short list of words and actions that come to mind that this picture or image represents for yourself.    Sit for a couple of minutes and reflect on the image and the words, and what it means to you….  (see very easy)

Don’t force an image to come to mind, if it doesn’t come straight away, take the pressure off,  go and do something else, and then it will to you, just like it did for my client  – his image was a Phoenix!  how powerful that is!   Another client had the image of a dolphin!  Just think of the qualities and meaning this images can evoke in someone, maybe even you!

Now that you have your image or symbol, in the next week see if you can find a picture or memento that will be a constant reminder for you through out the year.  To keep you inspired and excited about 2009.

It will give you a chance to reflect continually coming back to a central point of focusing on what you want to achieve and how you want to be, a theme by which you will run your life, and beautiful way to ground yourself when things become stressful or overwhelming or your path has been a little foggy.

I would love to hear how this little exercise helps you!  Please post your sharing of your experience.

Warmly,

Coach Louise

For any enquiries to creating more focus and joy in your life as you grow personally or in your business, and would like to discover if coaching with Louise is the right step for you call her on 732-2992347 or email on louise@keystoclarity.com Don’t forget the first consultation is exploratory, and its free and without obligation.

A New Year’s Prayer of Gratitude for our Families and Friends in the here and now…

My friend Melanie, and owner of Yogaphoria, in New Hope PA, shared in their latest newsletter some beautiful thoughts that were heartfelt and reflected  my own feelings about life right now as we go throught the challenges that are presented to us all sides, accepting what really matters as we go into 2009!    I would love to share it with you….

She wrote:

January 2009

New Year’s Prayer

 
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As I opened my eyes this New Year’s morning, warm in my bed, peaceful and quiet, the first thing my eyes focused on was a beautiful painting given to me by our beloved Abigail Boehm. It is one she had painted for my birthday. It’s a soft dreamy picture of a star-like figure in subtle tones of blues and golds. In the center of the painting are the words “Absolute attention is prayer.” The words are not bold, no, quite the opposite. They come at your eyes as a whisper would come to your ears. They draw your focus to them in remembrance of the gentle qualities prayer can hold. The painting is kind, soft, and loving, just as Abigail is and it holds the perfect mantra for the year to come.
 
Later that day, I went to Abigail and Kevin’s house for their traditional New Year’s day pot luck.  A group of people had followed her other tradition of jumping into the river earlier that day and everyone came back to her house to get warm and be fed. Of course, I thought about joining in on that polar bear tradition for a moment but wisely changed my mind.  As we all sat at Abigail and Kevin’s chatting about the freezing cold river, the delicious food, and the up coming plans for the year ahead, the thought “absolute attention is prayer” kept coming to my mind. There we were, all cozy and warm just being with each other like a modern day Norman Rockwell painting. Paying attention to each other’s thoughts and words and laughter. It’s in those moments you realize, THAT’S IT. That’s all there is…no matter what. Even when the world is going crazy around us…that’s it. Where we choose to place our absolute attention determines our lives. To give absolute attention to the present turns our whole life into a prayer. To bask in the love and friendship of each other is as great a prayer or meditation as any other. Perhaps even better.
 
What a metaphor that day was. Going from the freezing cold rapid waters of the river to the absolute warmth and attention of each other says it all. If we really stopped to think about it, is there anything more we need? Aren’t all our greatest moments about experiencing the love of each other in the fullest?
 
The evening came to a close and everyone gathered up their coats and plates and headed back out into the cold…and it was cold! Abigail and I stopped at the door and hugged. She looked at me with those pure blue angel-like eyes and with full attention said “I love you…happy new year.” I said the same in return. As I walked out the door, the wind and cold hit me hard, but I wasn’t sure what made my eyes fill with tears. Was it the cold on my face or the warmth in my heart? Did it matter? I just put all my attention on how wonderful I felt and sent out a prayer that each and everyone of us has a whole year of feeling that blessed.
Much love and many blessings,
Melanie  

 

You hope you found it as profound as I did.  You can find their website at www.yogaphoria.com     They have a beautiful space, where they do yoga, they have a tea lounge and a sanctuary for all who visit!

Warmly,

Coach Louise

Dr Gabrielle Francis is a Holistic Guru and a Change Catalyst!

Dr Gabrielle Francis - multiple modality healer

Dr Gabrielle Francis - multiple modality healer

Yes, I know I am using the word ‘guru’ – which means teacher.  I have never met any person nevermind  a holistic practitioner who has that number of degrees and qualifications and has travelled so extensively studying in different countries all around the world!  I look forward to the workshops and seminars she will start giving later this year!  It would be an honor to hear her speak and divulge her extensive knowledge.

The interview on KtC Radio with Gabrielle was very interesting, she had some wonderful coaching gems to share with entrepeneurs gorwing their businesses, and spoke about her successes – thngs that workded for her along the way, and the challenges – tidbits of advice of haow she would do things differently and pitfalls to watch out for. We also covered the ‘poverty’ mentality that a lot of the holistic profession have and she talked about how she brought abundance into a her life!. Gabrielle has had an amazing journey – with a businesscalled Backstage Productions providing holistic care for rock stars and the band for y years – bands like the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Bruce Springteen and Red Hot Chillie Peppers to name a few!

I call her a change catalyst and a spiritual entrepeneur, definitely a role model for the industy of alternative and integrated medicine.

To listen to the podcast go to www.blogtalkradio.com/KeystoClarity-coach

I am blessed to have Gabrielle as a coaching client – Thank You Gabrielle, for being a guest on my show.

with gratitude and inspiration,

Coach Louise

PS  She has special skills in the areas of Cancer, Gastro-intestinal issues, and women with fertility issues!!

KtC Radio: Join Louise in conversation with Dr Gabrielle Francis tomorrow Jan 5th at 7pm EST!

 

New beginnings with Gabrielle...

New beginnings with Gabrielle...

Dear Friends

Join our conversation on my radio show tomorrow!

The lovely and interesting Dr Gabrielle Francis, practitioner as chiropractor,acupuncturist and naturopath will share precious time with us, telling us about her life experiences, and her perspectives on life, as we delve into her entrepeneural expertise – her successes and challenges. She is a change catalyst and a sucessful spiritual entrepeneur with a tenacious, considered and wonderful attitude. She’ll humor me with a little coaching too! How exciting. Join our conversation, you’ll never know the gems you might hear. Your comments and questions are welcome! Please rate the show. Namaste!

To join the conversation in the chatroom, where you can post comments or questions.  To do this simply register with www.blogtalkradio.com      You will also then get a heads up on upcoming shows!

Warmly,
Coach Louise

Click on the link below to access Louise’s online radio show!    Starts at 7pm EST (-5hrs GMT) on Monday, January 5th 2009! 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/KeystoClarity-Coach

PS Please rate the show afterwards!  Thanks so much!

New Beginnings! The Journey’s 8 Day Cleanse – Physically and Emotionally.

I just completed the first call with The Journey on what will be 8 daily calls to support 1800 of us around the world to follow their physical and emotional cleanse!  I am a big fan of The Journey as they are doing amazing work world-wide, and am thrilled to have the opportunity to glean their knowledge  and support every day for the next 8 days.  And its FREE!

Tonight (the first call) was given by Skip Lackey who leads the organisation in North America.  We were given a wonderful physical cleanse to follow and he did a lovely inspirational meditation with us.   Each night is led by different members of the organisation who bring uniques skills and love to the calls, I am really looking forward to each one of them.  

As the calls are recorded, it is not too late to join, and catch up.   As I mentioned it is free, so the value is tremendous considering. 

To find out more go to www.thejourney.com  and look for New Beginnings – Cleanse.   

This is a great way to start the New Year and both my husband and I are participating.  Join us!

Warmly,

Coach Louise

Michael Losier, Author of ‘The Law of Attraction’ is being interviewed on Louise’s radio show on Monday 12/08

create abundance!

create abundance!

Michael Losier who wrote ‘The Law of Attraction’ – a wonderful book that really explains this universal concept beautifully and helps us to put it into action!  So his book takes it one step further than The Secret, which doesn’t quite take it that far.  Michael lays out simple exercises that really allow us to get to grips with creating what we desire.  What a great topic just as we are all focusing on pulling our belts in the current economy – lets learn how to create abundance!  Come and join me as I interview Michael Losier on my online radio show www.blogtalkradio.com/KeystoClarity-coach at 7pm on Monday the 8th of December.  Click on the link and listen live! Be ready with your comments and questions.  You can register with www.blogtalkradio.com and participate in the chat room or call in on the number provided ( when you click the link)  Please don’t forget to rate the show! 

PS If you don’t get the opportunity to listen LIVE, you can access the archived podcast at the same link after the show when its convenient!  How cool is technology!

creating abundance,

Coach Louise