Full Circle

I want to keep everyone updated on what I am doing & the changes going on in my own life because they will be reflected here in my blog.

I have recently experienced a lot of changes in my life.

I had a breakthrough about a week ago.

I knew I was heading in a new direction.

Knew I was going down a new path & wanted to reach out to new people, but just didn't know who until I opened the paper on Saturday morning. I began reading an article about a local teenager and her family who basically went to hell and back. (http://www.kalynssecret.com/)

It just hit me like a ton of bricks!

I want to work with abuse victims.

I want to work with parents of teens.

I want to help them see the warning signs of cyber seduction.

I want to help prevent this.

I have always known this.

But when I was starting off as a life coach I was led down a different path because the people I was working with believed there wasn't any money in this type of work.

But here I am almost a year later & it's all come back to me.

I am embarking on a new journey and this time I will not be swayed.

I am also considering starting a training program for other people like myself to be trained to be life coaches who want to help heal.

Now back to that Saturday. I read that article, which I still have by the way. I may just keep it forever and then I felt the very powerful need to tell these people thank you! So I did just that!

They had a book signing at Barnes & Noble this past Saturday. I went & purchased the book, had them sign it. Told them what I do, what I plan on doing & how the article influenced me. Told them thank you & shook their hands.

Remember that when you show gratitude, the Universe gives you more to be grateful for. I saw just that.

So I want to continue to be motivational and inspirational with my blog, but I also want to be informative about this new area I am going into. I will be doing lots of research in the area of cyber seduction and online predators. I have attended many conferences on these areas already with the child advocacy center when I was there. I remember the horror stories. I want to be about prevention. I always hear so much about intervention.

Prevention can be taught.

You do not have to lock your children up.

You just have to keep your eyes open.

Do not be blind.

Do not not see what you do not want to see.

So again, I just wanted to keep everyone informed.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog.

I appreciate each and every one of you.

~amy

Appreciation is magic

It is always nice to feel appreciated.

Some people seek out the need to feel appreciated.

If you are one of these people, try doing the things in this list.

I wrote these tips while I was being certified as a Life Coach.

I still happen to think they are pretty great!

8 Tips/Keys on Appreciation:

1. Ask your children/loved ones to tell you 1 thing they appreciate about you each night before bed.

2. A few appreciative words can motivate you to work harder.

3. Lead by example- Never forget to say thanks or how appreciative you are.

4. Graciously accept the appreciation- always say thank you for noticing.

5. Take the time to celebrate the small things you do well every day.

6. Convert your compliments into acknowledgements.

Ex. Excellent lasagna- you are a great cook!

7. When you take the time to show appreciation for someone else, you may just make their day when it's only cost you a few moments of yours.

8. Appreciate yourself, say it out loud. Who cares what the person next to you thinks! You are fabulous!

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.