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October 11 , 2006
Vol. 1, Issue 2
"Don't
be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
The more experiments you make the better."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Intuitive Success Tips eNewsletter
In
this issue:
A NOTE FROM THE CATALYST
When I
was younger, I didn't know that I was a big experiment, and so, I worried
about, well, everything.
I worried about how I looked, if people liked me, if I was fitting in, if I
said something wrong, about what would happen if I didn't follow the rules.
As a result, I was simultaneously the class president, prom queen and
graduating class valedictorian - the ultimate uber-achiever! I wanted to
make sure I was hitting all the marks set for me.
Moving on, I landed decent jobs in management and moved up the ranks.
Despite my leadership capabilities, I was also an intrapreneur; that is, I
wanted to shake up the status quo and make it better. Not understanding
that I am wired for this, I kept a lid on it until my innovation would
explode in the workplace. And then I'd move on... a major theme in my life,
professional and personal, for anyone who knows me.
At long last, I participated in a training call where I was assigned a
buddy. When I shared with her that I just didn't know what I should be
doing with my life because I could do anything, and told her my moving on
stories, her simple suggestion was 'teach people how to do that'. I didn't
understand, so she clarified...'show people how to create change the way
you live it'. That was an a-ha moment.
An even greater a-ha moment was when I learned that I don't have to try so
hard to make me/mine/it perfect, because it already was - if you look at it
as an experiment to get the most life out of my life, I was totally
successful in doing it!
My life 'experiments' have all kinds of lessons, nuances and victories, but
I regret only the ones I haven't had time to do. Yet.
I hope
you are inspired to live a grand experiment too.
Wishing
you ALL the best,
Lynn
Scheurell, Intuitive Coach to Entrepreneurs
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INTUITIVE COACHING CORNER
Put
on Your Virtual "Lab Coat"
When you stop to think about it, everything in life is experimental. We
learn by trying things. Sometimes we learn from other people trying things,
but that doesn't mean it will work the same for us.
Looking at your life thus far, it's likely that you can see where you
experimented and where you didn't - and chances are, where you didn't was
where you felt restricted, inhibited or constricted by something outside of
yourself. If you have a feeling of not having a choice, it's hard to
imagine doing anything other than what you feel compelled to do. And yet,
that is EXACTLY when you must!
In order to remember that you are creating your life as you go, especially
in those seemingly choice-less moments, it's important to let yourself get
a little crazy with something new. An experiment means that you don't know
exactly how it will turn out - that's why you do it!
When you can release your attachment to a particular outcome, or more, a
perfect outcome by what you already know and expect when there's probably a
bigger/better outcome waiting for you, you will find that your world
becomes a bigger place because you are showing up in a bigger way. There
are some masters who teach that when it feels uncomfortable, you're to the
point of true transformation. True transformation doesn't happen passively
nor by staying small.
We are not our experiment - we are the creators exploring the edges of what
could happen when trying something different. And we can do something
different whenever we want - even in the middle! If you want to make the
perfect dessert, you can put the ingredients in a different order, with
varying quantities, adding new ingredients as you go, making it pretty - or
not. You probably can't reproduce the exact same thing again, and, however
it turns out, it's all good. What you have is a successful (and delicious)
experiment!
Some educated types call experiments 'calculated risks'. A calculated risk
means that you are taking informed action so that it turns out
approximately close to what you think you want. It's a fancy way of saying
it's an experiment. If you assess where you are starting from, quantify
what you want to have happen, consider all the possibilities you know
about, act on one (or more), see what happens, evaluate it and make changes
- you have the framework for an experiment!
Admittedly, it's a lot easier to play when there's supposedly nothing 'at
stake'. However, if we aren't experimenting on a regular basis, and if we
stay in our comfort zone, we are constricting ourselves (think root-bound
plant). We effectively limit our own life force energy. Our life here is
all about taking chances, figuring out what we need to know, and living all
the way.
Your life IS a grand experiment - grab your virtual labcoat and get ready
to create some change!
Three
things you can do today to start experimenting...
1.
Imagine yourself putting on and wearing a virtual lab
coat. If you were actually wearing your life lab coat, what would you do
differently in your life right now?
2.
Consider a current situation from 'beginner's
creative mind'. That is, if you didn't know you, and you were peeking on
someone else's experiment, what would you understand / learn from your observations?
What would you think would be the probable outcomes? And what would you
change?
3.
Look at a past situation seemingly 'gone wrong' and
reframe it as a necessary experiment to get you where you are now. There
were important lessons that helped you get where you are - what were they?
How was that situation really a successful experiment?
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INTUITIVE RESOURCE
Your
environment is the context for your life 'experiments'. Most people do
not understand how to understand nor tap into the power of their physical
environments. When you work with your environment in understanding what
stands between you and what you want, you have practical tools to
understand what is occurring for you. Even more, you can proactively design
your environments to create the optimal conditions to support your success.
By drawing your floor plan and completing a simple assessment, we explore
your relationship with your environment - your 'life lab' as it were - to
discover what actions you can take in creating more of what you want in
your life. Spend 90 minutes on the phone to learn how your environment
has impacted your life experiments so far, and what to change to get
different results.
"Lynn
Scheurell feng shui'ed my professional office, my husband's office and both
of my children's bedrooms. As for the offices, I can't articulate how
wonderful the energy is in both of them, and how transformed they became
based on her work. Almost 100% of my clients comment on how good the space
feels. As for my kids' rooms. My daughter had moved her bed against and
blocking a door, and in the same time, her teenage life had fallen apart!
Lynn had her shift several things, and what was broken became whole again.
My son says many nights of the week when he's doing homework, 'Don't you
love the way my room feels?' This work is for real! Thank you to Lynn!"
~ C.B., Psychotherapist, San Diego
Fee: $195, 5 available at this deeply discounted price. Email Lynn@mycreativecatalyst
to schedule your "life lab" feng shui distance consultation
today!
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ABOUT LYNN SCHEURELL
Lynn
Scheurell facilitates positive transformation for her clients using both
linear and intuitive thinking. Her company, Creative Catalyst, is a leader
in initiating dramatic change for independent professionals and
decision-makers. Download your own free report right now to learn Your 6
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