Release The Question “How?”

One thing that we all get caught up in is in the “how.” How are we going to accomplish that goal? How can we possibly change our situation, which feels so hopeless?

I would like to challenge you to release the “how.” When you are worried
about the “how,” changing your life will be difficult and overwhelming. Keep your focus on the “why.” Why do you want what you want?

By keeping your focus on the “why,” you tap into the positive energies and you will feel uplifted and excited. You don’t have to know how it will all play out. Just focus on why you want your goal and how you will feel when you achieve it. Then, be open and allow the Universe to bring to you what you need to transform your life.

It will happen when you let the “how” go and consciously be aware of new insights, “coincidences” and opportunities that present themselves to you. As you do that, you will know intuitively how to proceed and you won’t be crippled with fear. That is how you stay in the flow so that you can transform your life with ease and joy, and it will be so fun to see how the journey unfolds.
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The Law of Attraction Isn’t Enough

There is so much buzz nowadays about the law of attraction, but I know that most people still struggle to use this law to create positive results in their lives.The reason for this is because the law of attraction isn’t enough. What most people don’t know about is the law of resonance, and that is where the real power is.

The law of resonance is all about how you feel. You cannot think positive thoughts, and then still feel like you have lack if you want to manifest. You must feel like you have what you want now! What you feel is what you will manifest more of. If you want to manifest more money but you feel like you are broke, it’ll be very difficult, if not impossible, to manifest more money.

And that is what most of us do. We have a longing for things to be different in our lives, and while that is good because it pushes us to strive for more, it also hinders us. The longing is the problem. The key is to remove the longing by focusing on the present moment and feel in the now as though you have what you want.

Begin to vision the outcome you want to achieve, but it can’t be an empty vision where you just see yourself getting it. It must be rich with feeling. Make it as vivid as possible. Get your 5 senses fully involved. What do you see in your vision? Enhance what you see by adding vivid colors and textures. What do you hear in your vision? What can you smell or taste. And what do you feel emotionally. What do you feel in your body?

Create the vision as if you are experiencing it now and really FEEL it in every possible way. Then replay that vision as often as possible and keep that feeling first and foremost in your mind.

Stop focusing on how happy you will be WHEN you achieve it. Feel that happiness now! That is how you bring it into being.

Keep checking in with my website because I will be adding many tools and products that will assist you with this. This alone is the most powerful thing out there for living a happy life and getting what you want, and I want to help you with it! I will be offering many free resources to help you in your journey through my newsletter so go to my website and sign up today to make sure you don’t miss any of it (www.lifecoachfaith.com/free-stuff) .

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There Is Nothing But Now!

Right now, what is going through your mind? Are you thinking about things you need to get done? Maybe you are thinking about things that happened in the past. When you think about achieving your dreams, is it only the outcome you think about?

I just watched a life-changing movie called “Peaceful Warrior.” It has left me with such a strong and inspirational message to live my life in the now. What is there at this moment besides now? Who are you except this moment? There is nothing really except the present.

Life is about the journey! Don’t be so stuck in the outcome because when you do, you miss out on true happiness. The anticipation of the outcome – that is where real life is. When you do achieve your dream, then what? Most of us assume that once we cross that mile-marker, we will finally be happy. But trust me, if you aren’t happy on the way to your dream, you won’t be happy when you get there either. True happiness comes from within. It comes from being conscious of the moment.
Of course we should have dreams. Our dreams express our authenticity and our purpose, and they give us something really exciting to live for. But remember to enjoy the journey of life. Don’t be so hung up on getting to the finish line that you miss the journey of getting there. Remember to be here fully in the now. Then, you will find true happiness.

Faith Zimmerman, CCC, PCT
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Discover & Live Your Essence

Do you really know who you are? Until you get clear on who you really are at a core level, you will not be able to even recognize your purpose. It will be an illusion to you. You will wonder, why am I here? Is this life and this job all there is? But when you spend some time getting to know yourself, you will be opened up to a whole new world. You will see the world in a whole new light because you will be looking at it through the eyes of your soul, not just through your personality. Our personalities are so limiting because they know nothing outside of our five senses and the reality that we see around us. When we tune into our soul, we see so much more than what we can see, hear, touch, smell and taste. We are opened up to the universal truths. They are within us – we just need to slow the mind chatter and chaos of life enough so that we can experience them. And once we open ourselves up, we will be able to find our true essence.

Your essence is your life purpose; the inner calling that keeps prodding you to listen. It is what you want to feel in your life. It is the overall experience you want to have when you look back on your life. It is the destiny of your soul, the reason you are here on this earth in this lifetime.

Your essence cannot be ignored. It will continue to make itself known to you if you are not expressing it. When you do or say something that just doesn’t feel right, that is your soul telling you that you have stepped away from your essence. If you have a feeling of unhappiness or if you feel like something just isn’t quite right, it is because you are not aligned with your essence.

If you continue to neglect your essence, you will forever be searching for happiness. It will always feel like it is out of reach. You won’t feel fulfilled by your job, your relationships, your home and your life in general. You will feel like there is something more out there. You will have a longing sensation for things to change.

I know that it is hard to find the time to sit quietly and get to know yourself, but believe me when I tell you that you will never feel fulfilled until you do. My suggestion is to do whatever you need to do. Rearrange your life in whatever ways you can and find the time. Make it a priority so that you can experience happiness. Your soul will thank you for it and it will bless you in so many ways.
Faith Zimmerman, CCC, PCT

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Will You Let Fear Define You?

Do you have an inner calling to do something out of your comfort zone? Do you tell yourself not to bother because its too scary to make the changes? Is fear getting in your way? Most of us will answer yes to that question because we all have fears that are holding us back from being who we really want to be.

But let me ask you, how does it feel to let that fear define who you are? In order to be fulfilled, we all have fears that we need to push through. Think about all of the great inspirational stories you hear about people transforming their lives. It always involves working through their fears, and that is what makes the story so great and so inspirational. Without the fear, it would be a dull and boring story.

Do you want your life to be a dull and boring story? Do you want to sit by watching your dreams pass you by because you don’t want to face your fears? I doubt it! You can transform your life simply by deciding that your fears don’t define you; they only hold you back from being you. Decide that your dreams will define you instead! Be willing to step out of your comfort zone and face your fears. That is when you will feel alive and that is when your life will be an exciting, inspirational journey.

Do you need a partner to help you work through your fears? You never have to do it on your own – call or email me today for a risk free life coaching session, so that you can start living the life you crave.

Faith Zimmerman, CCC

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Finally Change Your Life This Year!

With the New Year approaching, you might be thinking about what you would like to change about your life this year. Maybe you have decided to set some New Year’s resolutions or maybe you decided to scratch that idea this year because you are just too sick of making those resolutions and never seeing them happen. Well in either case, here is an outline you can use to help you make these changes stick so that you can have the best year ever!

1) Reflect on the year 2007 and make some notes about what you did well and what you would like to change. By noting what you did well, you will be able to use that as fuel to help you achieve what you want to change. Think about how you accomplished those things so well. What special skills do you have that made it possible? What pushed you to make it happen? Use all of that power to create the same results with the new changes you want to make.

2) Now that you have made a list of the things you would like to change, reflect upon what you wrote and ask yourself whether you REALLY want it or not. Ask yourself what you hope to feel or experience in your life. What is the essence you would like your life to encapsulate? Then, look back at the possible changes you wrote down and ask yourself if those changes really fit in with your essence. Is that goal in line with the REAL things you want in life? If it is, are you willing to do the work to make that change happen? If you aren’t, then the chances of you achieving it are slim.

3) If you answered yes and you feel passionate about making that change, then you need to commit to envisioning it everyday. When you think about the essence of what that goal will give you, how do you feel? Create a vision in your mind of you accomplishing your goal. How does it feel, look, sound, taste, smell? Get your senses involved so that it becomes more and more real to you. The more you play that vision in your head, the more real it will feel to you and the easier it will be to achieve.

To learn more about these steps and to discover the additional 5 steps in this process, you can download my free report titled “7 Strategies to Change Your Life This Year” at www.changeyourlifethisyear.com. It is my gift to you for the New Year. I hope you will use it to realize your dreams and finally change your life for the better in 2008!

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Stand In Your Power

It’s amazing how easily we give up our power. What do I mean by that? So many components are combined into the term power in my opinion. Power encompasses our belief in ourselves, our willingness to overcome our fears, our ability to live our lives from our purpose, and to make decisions based on our life purpose and what feels true to our heart. These things are not easy to accomplish and that is what makes them powerful.

Too often, we settle for a life that doesn’t suit our real needs. We may have all of the luxuries of what society tells us make up a good life – like a nice house and car, a “good” job, etc – but if it doesn’t fulfill us, we aren’t living from our power. When we embrace our power, we are able to stand up and say “Wait a minute! This in’t what I want and I am willing to do what it takes to feel fulfilled.”

Take a minute and ask yourself if you are acting from your power. Can you feel that spark inside of you, ignited and passionate? Do you feel an overall sense of fulfillment? Or does it feel like there is something missing? Do you sense an inner plea for something to be different?

Once you have identified what is not working in your life, you have entered a state of awareness that you may or may not have had before. If that awareness wasn’t there before, now you can begin to tap into your power to create a life that allows you to fulfill your life purpose.

If that awareness was there before you did this exercise, then what is holding you back? Is it fear? Overwhelm? Do you not believe it is possible for you? Does it feel easier to just chug along as you are? Begin to visualize what your life could be like if you were fulfilling your purpose. Really get into the feelings of what that would be like for you and allow yourself to get lost in that vision.

Now, make a commitment to take small steps toward the destination of that vision. Commit to yourself that you will give yourself the gift of discovering all you can be. Why else are we here really?

Propelling Yourself Into Action

If you are like me, I am sure there are days when you just can’t get yourself motivated. This often happens to me when I am feeling overwhelmed, fatigued, or just “not in the mood” to do what I need to do. Here are some tips I use to get myself motivated. Maybe they will help you as well.

1) If a feeling of overwhelm is what is causing the paralysis, the best thing you can do it have a dumping session. Sit down and write a list of everything you need to get done, everything that is currently floating around in your head causing you to not act on any of it. Make your list in sections: personal tasks could be one category, like sending your mother a birthday card. You might have a marketing section if you are a business owner, and so on. Put as much on the list as you can think of. The idea is to remove it from your head so that the paper can remember it all for you. It also helps to see it all on paper in one place. What you can do after your list is complete is highlight what you plan on accomplishing today, this week, next week, etc. You can use a different color highlighter for each time frame. What you have now accomplished is you have dumped all of this from your mind – you should feel lighter. You have also come up with an organized plan of when you will accomplish each task, so you should feel less overwhelmed and able to move forward.

2) If you are feeling fatigued and/or not in the mood to do what you need to do, try this: commit to doing the task for 10 minutes. Anyone can live through 10 minutes of something they don’t want to do. What happens when I do this is I often end up continuing with the task for much longer than 10 minutes. I get involved and realize that it’s not so bad. I have noticed that if I push through the fatigue, I often get that second wind, whereas if I sit around lethargically, I usually feel even more tired.

What can you do if none of this works? Well, it might be that you just need a break and that you should allow yourself some self care time. Give yourself a time limit dependent on how overworked you are and how much of a break you deserve. If you decide that an hour is adequate, then take an hour, and do something you enjoy without regret. Doing so without regret is the key here. If you assess the situation and decide you need the time to recharge, then decide to give yourself that time joyfully. Then, once the hour is up, commit to getting back to work. By then, you will most likely feel recharged and ready to move forward.

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Make Transformations, Not Changes

Most of us fear change, so we stick with our current situations even when we wish things could be different. We want things to change, but we don’t want to have to go through what is necessary to make the change.

Perhaps a better way to think about this is to commit to making transformations in your life, instead of changes.

Websters II New College Dictionary defines change as “to make different; to lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.” Transformation is defined as “to change the nature, function or condition of.” Transformation entails so much more than just making a change. It creates a positive twist on a normally negative action. To transform is to convert the state of the situation into one of new possibility. It creates a new, vibrant energy where our energy was once being drained. To transform is to bring into light and reality the thing we desire.

If we can hold this intention of transformation, we will find passion for “changing” the things in our lives that we are unhappy with. Transformation enlists excitement. To transform your career into one that brings you joy, for example, is exciting, while on the other hand, thinking about changing your job is scary.

See if you can banish the word “change” from your vocabulary and use the word “transform” instead. Notice the shift in your mind, body and soul when you use this new word. Even saying you are going to go “change your clothes” can take on a new perspective. Instead feel what happens when you say, I’m going to go upstairs and be transformed.” Doesn’t that feel refreshing?

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Tips For Attracting More Money Into Your Life

I’m sure you have heard about “The Secret” and all the buzz around the law of attraction lately. The law of attraction is the most powerful law in our Universe, and most of us live our lives unaware that it is effecting us even in our ignorance of it. One of the most powerful things you can do to change your life for the positive is to use the law of attraction to your advantage, instead of by default. Here are some quick tips to help you do so:

1) Start a “Daily Spending Journal.” This is an imaginary spending log because you are not going to log the money you actually spend, but instead are going to log what you would like to spend. Start with $100.00 the first day and “spend” it on something that excites you. The next day, increase it to $200.00, and continue to do that until you get to $1000.00. At that point, increase the amount each day by an additional $1000.00. At the end of 30 days, you should be “spending” $21,000.00. Make sure you “spend” the money each day (don’t save it up), and really feel the excitement as you do so. This is a powerful technique because according to the law of attraction, what you focus on is what you get, especially when you add positive feelings to that focus.

2) Keep track of any extra money that comes your way, whether it be a penny you find on the street or a $100.00 unexpected check. The more we put our awareness toward “finding” money, the more we use the law of attraction to our advantage because we are now focusing on finding money rather than focusing on the lack of it. Remember to thank the Universe for sending the money to you as you receive it.

Have fun with these exercises and watch as you attract more wealth into your life!

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