Friday, December 29, 2006

Powering Up for the New Year...

If you find yourself struggling to find ways of jumpstarting your business or life, the answer may be as simple as clearing out a little space for creative thought.

Finding space for creative thought doesn't have to be overwhelming. Start simple.

Discover time that can be yours without making tremendous changes. For example, most of us spend some time driving to and from work. Rather than spending that time returning phone calls or rehashing the problems of the day, listen to your favorite music and let your mind play or just relax. You will be amazed at the wonderful ideas that appear when you let your mind "do it's own thing".

You know, day-dreaming is not really wasted time. Some of our greatest ideas come to us during such moments of peaceful, creative idleness. You just let your mind drift and think about what IT wants to think about... let it hop through the field of thoughts like someone with a trigger-happy TV Remote finger. You will be surprised just what your mind is capable of conjuring up when you take the time to be still and listen.

More often than not, it is when we stop thinking about something, a problem, a challenge, seeking a solution, and move to a different room and just sit quietly, the solution will just pop into our heads. But our minds can’t think creatively when we force it to look at things from the narrow perspective we have and it can’t think creatively if it is being bombarded with interruptions from other people, the TV, the radio, etc.

By all means use outside advice and suggestions for your business and life, but when it comes to something unique to you, that outside advice just doesn't cover, know that all the answers you ever need are within. You already have the answer, but you need quiet time for it to surface and say "hey, I'm here!" We all, really do, know all the answers ourselves, but some of us just don't trust ourselves because we think we aren't that clever. Know that this has nothing to do with your 'cleverness' or what level school you went to.

When planning your 2007, make sure you allow time for YOU. Even if it is only 10 minutes a day... treat that 10 minutes as precious YOU time... no work, no family, no friends, no nothing... just you and yourself.

And have a wonderful, happy, and successful New Year!!

Terri Levine
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Desiderata

Desiderata is the plural form of a Latin word which basically, in a nutshell, means that which is desired; that which is needed or wanted. And it is also the name of a very famous document whose authorship is the subject of much conjecture.

You see, it is copyrighted by American poet, Max Ehrmann. However, in the very first edition of his book of poems he apparently talks about the "legend" of this same poem. This legend says this small document or poem was discovered on the wall of St. Paul's Church in Baltimore way back in 1692.

For now, let's not worry ourselves speculating over its true origins and whatever you are celebrating this week, be it religious or otherwise, or just enjoying the holidays, I hope you ARE having a joyous and happy time of it with your family!

Ordinarily, I avoid doubling up newsletter content with blog content, but this week we posted that now very famous poem "Desiderata" in my weekly newsletter. Well! I thought everyone knew this poem. It was put to music in the 70's and made famous that way, too. Seems I was wrong, judging by the number of emails my assistant received thanking us for it and it's timely message.

So… if like some of my beloved newsletter readers, you are not familiar with Desiderata, I am posting it here for your reading pleasure and for what benefits you may gain from its infinite and timeless wisdom…

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

- Max Ehrmann

Beautiful, isn't it? And on this note I'd like to wish you all the best
for the New Year.

Terri Levine
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Baby Steps and Big Steps

I am sooooooooooo excited to share that on Monday I began taking baby steps without a cane! Granted it was only a few and they were a bit odd... and today I have taken BIG steps without a cane... still a bit odd looking but still I am doing my version of walking! I plan to back into the gym by March and thank you all for believing in me and sending me Reiki and healing energy.

So many people have touched my lives in so many ways during this event and I can't begin to express how much love and gratitude I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel.

I wish you all EXTRAordinary holidays and want for you to create 2007 exactly as you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel it!

Terri Levine
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Making Lawyers Rich

I am so amused by people who aren't able to speak their own truth and who don't openly communicate their feeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings to others and then run to attorneys to hide behind. These types of people aren't in integrity. They aren't being authentic and openly communicating and don't value others in their lives or believe that adults can discuss and negotiate. It is a certain type of weak and pathetic person who tries to avoid conflict and who actually believes the legal system works for them as a client.

Knowing the legal system, I know it as a system that makes attorneys rich and drags things out for years and years. I handle my own life and business by being an open, clear and plain communicator and speaking my truth to others and allowing myself to hear others truths as well.

Real coaches use the powers of negotiation and coaching skills to move through conflict quickly with ease and grace.

A few weeks ago a good friend asked me about a colleague of mine that he heard sued her former business parter and then he asked me if I was also having legal contrast with her. I didn't get into any details or say anything regarding this and realized he clearly knew this same woman was back into the attorney game again.

He marveled that a person who held herself to be a high level coach was unable to function in society using coaching skills and speaking her truth and being able to tune in and knowing how to use mediation and negotiation tactics directly. He told me he and others were shocked by her behaviors as they have been hearing that she is "sue happy" and seems to prefer this method than being willing to talk and handle her own affairs. He said many of her former collaborators were not running from her and other potential players already were getting word from this large growing network within the industry to stay clear of her.

It really has made me think.

When one represents themself as a coaching expert, as a model of living and breathing coaching, one must really hold themselves accountable and ethical in the profession. I can't say I openly communicate if I would run in fear when someone I had contrast with reached out to speak to me and I certainly would never run to an attorney to handle things because I had fear about handling things myself.

It is one of those things I was teaching a large group of coaching students recently... they were asking about "walking the talk" and gave me examples of people in the industry (including this person referred to above) and wondering how a coach could run from direct communication, could be all about attorneys and threats and law suits and how that coach could attract any good from that. One woman asked powerful questions about this coach's motivation and wondered if the coach is in soooooooooooo much lack financially while pretending abundance that the coach would do anything to try to get money.... another wondered if the coach liked to "win" and another suggested the coach did not know how to accept the lesson of the present being perfect and the key essence of living from acceptance.

I simply have noted the conversatations being raised up the actions of this coach. I feeeeeeeeeeeel sorry for this human being who is not able to speak their truth and who is wasting her time, money and certainly her energy and reputation spending her years in this business engaged in law suits that the entire industry seems to be aware of.

I send her love and light and hope she will find a way to be happy in her life without feeeeeeeeeeling she needs attorneys and to create law suits.

I also hope that her ethics will change so she can join the mass of professional and ethical coaches who are deeply engaged in living the coaching principles and who have fully embraced them as their code to live by.

One of the reasons we have always had a lot of student coaches at The Coaching Institute (www.coachinstitute.com) and Comprehensive Coaching U is that were former attorneys and gave that up to become coaches, is they see the negative, nasty way the law is and the types of people who like to litigate because they can't communicate and handle society through speaking and respecting and also can't allow people and things to move on and be complete.

My wish is that anyone who is choosing the legal game and helping attorneys get rich, learn coaching skills and become a coach with all their hearts so they can be a loving and active and fully engaged member of our society.

Terri Levine
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Monday, December 18, 2006

My Journey

As I say in my bestselling book Work Yourself Happy, "life is a journey... not a destination...". To me this means each day I fully appreciate the gifts of my life and live my life with no delay and in full joy of each and every experience. On a journey there are bumps and falls and the journey keeps going. To get uncommon results you need to be willing to go on an uncommon journey.

What journey are YOU on?

We live from choice... YOU can choose the journey which resonates for you and bring to you that which you want to experience.

Terri Levine
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Friday, December 15, 2006

What Do You Deserve?

Yes, I guess I am playing Santa here deciding what you deserve;) I look at the word deserving as de-serving. When you serve others and create value for them and add to their lives and work and provide them with products and services they love and need or just serve with love coming from your own free will... then you are deserving of what you desire because you are serving others.

How have you spent 2006? Have you served others? Loved them? Brought them joy? Added value to them? Made their life and work experience better?

Remember to deserve you MUST serve!

Terri Levine
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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Maybe It's Time for You To Stop...

Pretending to be happy. You buy one thing and then the next and there is no meaning to your life even with all your toys. You feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel like nothing makes you deeply happy and you struggle to figure out what you are really to be doing with your life and why you are here on this planet.

Maybe it is time for you to stop...

Doing work you don't really enjoy and going through the motions of life without feeeeeeeeeling like you are connected to other people. You are a pretender, a wonderful actor... you act happy and inside only you know you don't feeeeeeeeeeeel happy.

You are seeking your life purpose and want to take actions based on your life purpose. You want to be who you really are and aren't sure who that person is inside. You aren't fully engaged and connected with yourself and others and your goals are have to's or should's.

It is time for YOU to get your life together.

I too, was a late bloomer figuring out who I was inside and once I did I found the real meaning of joy and have lived in joy ever since.

I want for YOU to have what you want from your inner core.

Don't be a pretender... get real now!


Terri Levine
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Change Your Thinking and YOUR Life

Are you ready to start the new year off right? How about giving up an unhealthy habit this year?

Change is not about will-power it is a process of feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling and focusing your thinking.

You can't just engage in wishful thinking to get what you want.

You must feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel what you want.

It is time to put aside all excuses of justifying your current behavior. Start by analyzing your excuses and not give up a habit that harms your health or your relationships.

What is your reason to take steps to change?

Terri Levine
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http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Picture Santa 20 or 50 or 100 Pounds Lighter!

I see Santa loosing weight and improving his health and looking EXTRAordinary this holiday season. Can you see him in a new slim red suit, dropping sizes every month, with happy reindeer and a faster sleigh?

With the Create Your Ideal Body Program I want to improve the lives of others around the world (and yes even on the North Pole!) by maximing their health and wellness and helping them get to their ideal weight without excercise, diet or magic pills!

I am giving away the free workbook when you get the book so you can download the workbook instantly and start loosing weight now.

Don't gain weight this holiday season!

Live and BE healthy! http://www.terrilevine.com/createyouridealbody.htm



Terri Levine
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http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Friday, December 08, 2006

Coaching Happiness

I've been coaching happiness for 10 years now. Coaching is a process to enhance happiness. The nature of real happiness is when you have the experience of connection to your inner self.

What I have found after 10 years and thousands of clients is that when you live your life connected to a higher power, you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel at home in being you and feeeeeeeeeeeeel happy.

If you are carrying around a lot of baggage from the past (and we ALL are!) then learning to clear is a releasing process that is a coaching process (not therapy process) that I have discovered which really allows you to move beyond what has held you back.

I want for each person in the world to experience the deepest levels of complete happiness!

Terri Levine
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http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Don't Be a Dummy

Ever been rejected for a job on the basis that you are over-qualified? What a slap in the face that can be! You’d think these companies would be eager to employ the services of someone so experienced and knowledgeable at a lower rate. So why aren’t they picking up all these over-qualified potential employees?

And should you under-play your work experience and qualifications in order to win a lesser position? We’ve heard of people who have done this, and then at the last minute when the company has decided they want just that little bit more, they have refused to look at an applicant because they had hidden their talents.

Well, first, let’s look at why potential employers are so afraid of the over-qualified worker. The fears are quite real, because what they fear does often happen.

1. You are likely to move on sooner, rather than later, to a better paying position. You are in the headlights of headhunters looking for talent. Why waste money and time on you then?
2. If things go wrong and they want to sack you, being so much wiser, you’ll cause a lot more trouble if they try to push you out the door, whereas a junior would probably leave with their tail between their legs.
3. You’ll become bored with this job, or get hoity-toity about your place in the organization. You might be hard to motivate and challenging to manage. You might have a negative influence on other workers with your attitude.
4. You’ll cost more. You’ll expect to be worth more and eventually you may ask for more, or you’ll milk the system because you know the ropes.
5. The employer is suspicious of your motives and your true commitment to the job. Is this just a fill in role? Will they be risking too much by taking you on?


Don’t despair. There are some things you can do that are not dishonest and may help you land the job. Never say that you are interested in the position because you want a job with no responsibilities or because less is required of you. This will not even get you in the door for an interview. You need to do as you would for any position you seek… address yourself to the position statement. You need to convince them that you are enthusiastic about the position and are qualified to meet the requirements of the position, nothing more, nothing less. Tell the employer why they should hire you over somebody else.

Starting with your cover letter, you might like to get in first and raise the issue of being overqualified and explain why that is not a problem. Explain how your experience and qualifications would benefit them. Convince them that you would be an asset, not a risk.

You can explain how your previous experience would help you to solve problems that would be beyond a younger, less experienced worker, and that you will be able to work more quickly and be more productive. You will need to offer an explanation as to why you are seeking to drop to a lower entry level position. Honesty is the best policy – just be careful how you present it. Honesty like, “I want to have time to attend college to further my education and get a better position”, may go against you, compared to something like, “I want more time to spend with my family.” The reasons you give for wanting the lesser position should be meaningful, to justify your willingness to earn less.

Provided you have explained your willingness to assume responsibilities and utilize your more experienced skills when called for, but generally, you are after a lesser position because of so and so, then most employers would be prepared to consider you.
If they are worried about how much to pay you, tell them that work/life balance and satisfaction are more important to you than the money and be quick to point out how much money you will save them by have such a valuable employee work for them at such a reasonable rate. Reassure them that you are not going to jump ship at the first opportunity (of course, if that is your intention, then you may just have to get used to being considered “over qualified” and over-looked.)

Emphasize the money you will save them by using your experienced skills, and give examples. In advance, think of all the ways you can utilize your skills in the position you are going after, and they’re getting all this for half the price.

Of course, there is the possibility that the Manager may be afraid of you because you may show him/her up, or worse, take his job! Again, you have to emphasize your reasons for wanting the lesser position – reassuring the manager that his job is safe. You can point out, however, that with your experience you’d be a great asset to the manager and to the company, being able to grow to meet the company’s needs if necessary, perhaps emphasizing again that you are not after the top job! Have them consider the usefulness of your skills with younger staff who do not have your experience.

You need to sell your strengths and your reasons for wanting a less challenging and less paying position. Be the first to raise the subject of being over-qualified and ensure you meet all their possible objections rationally.

Now, regarding your Resume, this will require a rewrite. You don’t want a resume that shouts you are ready for the President’s position or that you were CEO in your last job. You need to adjust your resume to address the criteria of the position you are going after. It’s not a matter of being dishonest, rather you need to be more selective with how much detail you give. Many positions ask for applicants to address the job criteria only, so you will be complying with their requirements by doing this and omitting the fact that you were once CEO of General Motors!

If the position you are going after is for a Sales person, don’t focus on the fact that you were the Senior Manager of the entire Sales Division in your last role. Focus, instead, on your experience in sales and the techniques and knowledge you bring to the role.

If you are genuine, offer to sign a contract signing on for 12 months. This will show them you are serious. Point out that younger people are just as likely, if not more likely, to want to job hop their way to bigger positions, but you’ve been there, done that, and are more settled and know what you want.

In short, whilst you are not exactly offering them something for nothing, you are offering them more for less. This is very attractive to employers. The only other major hurdle will be convincing them that you are a stayer. Having said that, you’d best be prepared to honor your word and stay the distance. Don’t forget that this work experience may very well crop up in any future interview – how trustworthy will it make you look if a future employer finds out you lied and betrayed a previous employer? Before going after a lesser position, think carefully about what it will really entail. If you have a fragile ego, you may not be able to handle being relegated to the lower ranks again. How are you at taking orders? Know exactly what tasks will be expected of you. Can an ex CEO go back to running errands or doing their own filing? Can you work for a younger Boss?

If none of these things are of concern, then go ahead and have a go. You have much to offer!



Terri Levine
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http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Letter To My Friend

Here is a message I sent to my friend Susan the other day. Susan is overweight, has diabetes, high cholesterol and her father died of a heart attack at a young age.

She had purchased Bios Life but wasn't compliant in using it before every meal.

I sent this email is to help reinforce her decision to use BiosLife and to remind her to be compliant using it everyday before meals. I also wanted to educate her on the importance of just how great BiosLife is for her health and also for her family and friends. That’s why this recording with Stewart Hughes and Dr Neal Secrist is so important.

Susan saw me taking BiosLife before every meal and asked why and when I explained my reasons to her she bought it, yet wasn't using it.

Taking BiosLife everyday is very important to me for my health. I’m also glad to say Susan now understands how important Bios Life is and also shared with me that her husband was taking it faithfully for a month now and has lowered his cholesterol.

Here is the email I sent her:

Hi Susan,

I thought you might like to listen to a recording Stewart Hughes did last week with Dr. Neal Secrist about BiosLife and Diabetes. It struck a cord in me with what they had to say about diabetes and the effect is has on your pancreas and I really want you to hear this.

Because it’s a high quality recording, when you click on the link, give it a few minutes to download: http://www.usa.makelifebetter.com/it/Stewart_Hughes_Wave_Trimmed.wav the recording is about a half hour long, and well worth listening to.

Susan, if you find this information helpful, will you forward this message to some of your buddies that may have a concern with high cholesterol or diabetes? And Marting might want to send it to his Doctor because he was so impressed with his lower cholesterol because of using the BiosLife.

I Care About Your Health,

T

P.S.

Here’s some information that came out on the news wire a few days ago about Pfizer and all the people that were dying taking their new drug to lower bad cholesterol and raising the good cholesterol. As you know BiosLife does both without any of negative side effects and especially not killing people!!!

Here is the BiosLife chart below that has clinical studies proving it lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol 31% and raising HDL(good) cholesterol 29% So let your let your cardiologists know that he doesn’t have to compromise with drug risks to raise HDL. The right combination already exists with BiosLife.


Here s the Reuters report about Pfizer below:

Pfizer ends cholesterol drug development
Pfizer Inc. said Saturday it has cut off all clinical trials and development for a cholesterol drug that was supposed to be the star of its pipeline because of an unexpected number of deaths and cardiovascular problems in patients who used it.

The world's largest drug maker said it was told Saturday that an independent board monitoring a study for Torcetrapib, a drug that raises levels of HDL, or what's commonly known as good cholesterol, recommended that the work end because of "an imbalance of mortality and cardiovascular events."

Pfizer said it is asking all clinical investigators conducting trials to warn patients to stop taking the drug immediately. The news is devastating to Pfizer, which had been counting on the drug to revitalize stagnant sales that have been hurt by numerous patent expirations on key products.

Just two days ago, Pfizer had said it hoped to file an application with the Food and Drug Administration for approval of Torcetrapib by the second half of next year. But on Saturday, the company said the loss of the drug will not affect its financial guidance for 2006.

New York-based Pfizer had expected to sell Torcetrapib in combination with Lipitor, which lowers bad cholesterol and is the company's #1 and the world's #2 best-selling drug. According to Pfizer spokesman Paul Fitzhenry, 82 patients taking the combination of Torcetrapib died, compared to 51 deaths in the arm of the study where patients were taking Lipitor alone. Each arm of the study had 7,500 patients. Pfizer said that the study didn't raise any questions about Lipitor's safety.

There already had been concerns about Torcetrapib because a study showed it caused an increase in blood pressure. In raising its earnings guidance for the year Thursday the company emphasized that it has 242 research programs and other promising drugs in the pipeline, but analysts remained focused on Torcetrapib and said Pfizer would struggle without it.

Patent expirations will cost the company $14 billion in annual sales between 2005 and 2007, the company said. Lipitor, which had $12.2 billion in sales last year, may lose patent protection by 2010.

Dr. Philip Barter, chairman of the steering committee overseeing the study, said in Pfizer's release that the findings of the data safety monitoring board Torcetrapib were a surprise "in light of prior study results."
"We believed that the study was coming along as expected, and this new information was totally unexpected and disappointing, given the potential benefits of this drug," said Barter, Director of the Heart Research Institute in Australia

Terri Levine
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Are You a Frustrated Dieter?

Because this subject is so personal, I want to speak to the deepest part of who you truly are.

Imagine yourself totally at peace with your weight and how you and your friends feel about you. You're mind is totally relaxed with your feelings and you don't worry anymore about dieting for the rest of your life!

Imagine yourself strolling down the beach in your swimming suit, with your partner and loving how everybody, both men and women look at you. You have a renewed sense of balance in your life and with nature. You hear the seagulls, you feel the fresh sea air as it bristles through your hair and across your body, you smell the distinctive scent of the ocean and feel the warm sun tanning your whole body and this makes you feel alive and renewed. It makes you feel safe to be open and this lets you know your being here is meant to be - it's fate, it's destiny.

As you get back to the beach house, you change out of your swimming suit, and you take a look at your new body in the mirror. You are very pleased at what you see and you feel a warm, rich, sweet sense of pride as you look at your body and tell yourself "I look really great! Thank you Terri!"You now have more passion for life. You can now live a richer and more rewarding life, now you have the freedom to eat what you want, whenever you want to and not feel guilty about it!

Wow, that gets my heart pumping just thinking about it!

Is this how you feel about your body today? If not, is that how you would like to feel?

You can begin TODAY within a few minutes of clicking on the link below. HOW? When you purchase the Create Your Ideal Body book, we will include a BONUS e-workbook be delivered right to your e-mail box.

The Problem:

How many diets have you been on before? One? Two? Three? More?

I'm sure you'll agree, it's like being on a roller coaster ride; one minute your weight is up and the next minute your weight is down, then it's back up and then back down again, then back up again, higher than before.Aren't you tired of being on this roller coaster ride to weight loss?

Good, I'm glad you agree!

Let's take a look at what many people, including myself, have said about their dieting habits. (In a minute you'll see that understanding these comments is the real key to losing the weight you've always wanted to lose.)

“I'm becoming frustrated. I'm 5 feet tall and weigh 141 pounds. I've tried so hard and nothing is working.” “Losing weight is hard.”

“I can't lose weight.”

“I fail at everything.”

“I don't have will power.”

“I deserve to be fat.”

“I can't control myself.”

“I'll never succeed.”

“I never reach my goals.”

“I am not good enough to be thin.”

“My spouse moans if I don't eat the same evening meal as they do.”

“I can't lose those last 10 pounds.”

Did you see a common theme in all of those statements above?

In order for you to get off this roller coaster ride, all you have to do is learn a little-known secret that will help you keep the weight off for good, feel better about yourself and have fun doing it!
And now I will show you that secret, give you the help you want and deserve to get off of your roller coaster ride. I went through the same pain and agony of trying to lose weight that you're feeling right now, and she finally found the solution to this madness. This is my story:

If there was one diet that worked, everyone would be on it. If there was a magic diet pill that worked, everyone would be taking it. The fact is that everybody is different, what works for one person will not work for another.

There was a time when I found myself on the diet roller coaster ride. I've tried possibly every sensible diet there is, including Weight Watchers. Once I'd lost the weight and attempted to return to 'normal life', I found the weight always came back, and not only that, but I seemed to end up even heavier than when I began. The situation was ludicrous!I remember avoiding mirrors and hoping no one would take a photo of me, because I was so embarrassed of my weight. I hated buying clothes and dreading looking for large sizes and trying to zipper pants and skirts. I didn't want people to see me eating anything other than "diet" foods or fruits and vegetables because I feared they'd laugh at me and say “no wonder she's fat.”

Every day I convinced myself I was fine with my body image and I didn't care what others thought, yet I never believed my own words. I hated my body - really hated it... I was angry at my body and at myself for being out of control and not being able to stick to a "diet". And, I failed at every diet because I always gained the weight back, so I came to believe I was a failure at dieting. The negative self-talk pulled my self-esteem and ego down lower and lower.

So one day, I just said, “Enough is enough. I have a life to live!”So, I stopped dieting. And guess what happened?

I lost over 40 pounds.

I was amazed! I lost it easily, quickly, and without struggle. I had no idea at the time, that this was going to happen. However, when I thought about it, of course, it made sense. If I had done this from the start, I would never have needed those crazy diets I'd tried...and I've never needed one since!

When I finally found a way to lose weight, be successful, not give up any foods or take pills or do strenuous exercise, I felt excited and hopeful. Finally, I felt some optimism and less focus on what I couldn't eat or do.

I felt 'normal' and began to look in the mirror and liked the body looking back at me. I noticed positive attributes about my body and started to feel good about 'me'. I bought new, stylish clothes, had more self-confidence and even asked my husband to take my picture instead of covering up when I saw him with a camera.

I heard compliments and I complimented myself. I stood taller, I felt prouder and I smiled more. I began to love the ease of creating my ideal body and for the first time in my life, accepted my body fully and felt great about it.

Every day, I look in the mirror and notice my body. I feel great! I know I look great! And I
know, I'll keep this body looking great with ease. I am a new woman!

And now you can accomplish the same thing.

AND

You can begin TODAY within a few minutes. HOW? Because when you purchase the Create Your Ideal Body book, we will include a BONUS e-workbook delivered right to your e-mail box.

The Solution:

The answer was right in front of me and I didn't even know it. Instead of dieting, I began to incorporate techniques into my eating habits that I use, and teach others, in every other area of my life that have brought me success and happiness! That's the secret to my weight loss. But I wanted to test this out to make sure it worked for others.

I then shared these techniques with my clients. The result? Every single one of my clients, with a few exceptions (like pregnancy, health, being under-weight), lost weight - when they didn't even have that as their main goal. In other words, the same thing happened for them as had happened for me!

That's about 250 people who reported better eating and better living as a by-product of my coaching. More than 60 people lost twenty pounds or more, again without dieting or struggle, over a six to nine month period. And like me, they've kept it off. How did this happen?
Because this system is NOT a diet, and it works on natural principles, it works for everybody!
My intention is for people to discover that they can eat the foods they love and truly enjoy them, lose the weight they want easily and almost effortlessly, and they can have a body that is healthy, looks great, and feels wonderful and ideal for them. The only differences that you will find in this program is that some people lose weight faster than others, but once you learn this little known secret and implement it properly, you will lose weight, you will keep it off, and you don't have to "diet" to maintain it! So many people benefited from their experience, that they convinced me to write a book so more people can learn these techniques and lose weight too.

I believe those people that will be reading this book, have all been on lots of diets. They've become frustrated by not being able to find real solutions - things that are healthy, that are doable, that feel good, that don't cost an arm and a leg, and that don't take a lot of time.Over and over again, we have this sense of false hope that tells us 'Oh, no, that wasn't the right diet - this one is,' or perhaps 'That wasn't the right pill, this one is.' People are tired of what I call the 'diet mentality.' They're ready to do something different. They know that dieting isn't the answer. We've been dieting for so many years as a society, yet we're a fatter society. Doesn't that tell us something?

And don't forget...

You can begin TODAY within a few minutes. HOW? Because when you purchase the Create Your Ideal Body book, we will include a BONUS e-workbook delivered right to your e-mail box.

How Does This Secret Work?

It's a vicious cycle that we can't get out of. We diet. It makes us feel hungry and deprived. That makes us feel bad. We eat. We feel bad about the eating...and then we start dieting again. It's a cycle that's so hard to stop when we're in it. We need to stop the cycle permanently.

The one area in which I'd never done that was with eating and weight management. So, it came to me that creating the ideal body was the same as all of the other things I created in my life; it was deciding in my head to be very intentional about what my desire was - to give up dieting, and to just understand that an ideal body meant an ideal body for me. I was not going to be a stick figure on the cover of a swim-suit magazine. I just wanted to have a nice, healthy body that stayed at the same healthy weight - and looked good. As soon as that all came into perspective for me, I was able to lose the weight.I lost 47.5 pounds, and I have stayed at the same exact weight for five years now.That to me is the key; it's not so much the losing it, it's how naturally I stay there. And I relish the chance to share this with other people!

The way I look at it, when you feel truly relaxed, truly comfortable about your body, it's as if the deepest places inside you begin to come alive, in a way that makes you feel renewed, energized, and stimulated. You feel a freedom that makes it easy to allow yourself to truly open to and surrender to your own deepest passions.

What are the benefits for you of learning these techniques for yourself?

When you start on this program, you will enjoy LIVING AGAIN! You will:

Enjoy eating again while losing weight

Feel better about yourself

Not feel guilty about eating

Be able to concentrate on your work more and get more accomplished

Feel like you're in control again

Have more energy

Love looking at yourself in the mirror again

Love the way you partner holds you that way again, you embrace and share a a warm gentle
kiss, your whole body glows with anticipation, and then...

Become the envy of all your friends. Hear your friends ask you "You're looking great. What's your secret?"

Love having your spouse, or significant other, look at your body in that way that you really love again!

Enjoy life again

Get personal one-on-one coaching to help you maintain your weight

It's called Create Your Ideal Body and it doesn't involve special exercise routines or special eating formulas or any drugs, natural or otherwise. The real secret to this life changing system is changing your attitude towards your eating. Remember the limiting beliefs people had about themselves above? This might sound too simplistic, but that's the whole truth. One of my clients said, “I simply thought myself thin.”

Well, that's a little simplistic and only part of the equation. It also involves the power of intention, mindful eating, support, and a bit more - none of which are difficult, costly, stressful or time consuming. When people ask me to coach them with the same techniques I used for myself and other clients, and I start off by assuring them that ice cream can still be on the menu, and no, they don't have to join a gym, they are a little surprised...but delighted! They are even more delighted when they discover how easy it is to lose weight using these techniques.

Because every body is unique, 'Ideal Body' simply works with your unique body and mind and that's why it works! I've been training a few select individuals on this concept, and many of my students asked me to put it in writing so many more people could benefit from this revolutionary program. So that's exactly what I did.

The real difference in this program and others is that they don't focus much on the attitudes of people towards eating and being overweight. That's why you get the roller coaster ride effect. But with our system, we work on the root problems that cause you to eat incorrectly and sometimes out of control. Remember the reasons above many people had about eating? Well, this program helps you to overcome the real cause of your eating habits and it naturally allows you to find your best weight.

If you're tired of being on that dieting roller coaster, you owe it to yourself to get this book and start on the road to having the body you will finally be proud of!

What is an Ideal Body for me?

An ideal body is where you create the best weight for you. It's easy to stay at that weight. You're healthy and well. You can enjoy your life and you feel good about yourself and the way you look. You're not overweight. You are just right for you. An ideal body is not determined by a chart, or someone from the fashion industry determining that you should weigh.

You determine what feels best for you and what you want for your own body. A person with big bones can't possibly be comfortable being the same size as a person with a small bone structure! The good news is that you can actually begin to eat by trusting your body. Your body, in a way, is its own magic pill. Your body has all the answers!

But you must also understand something. This book is not for everybody. If you're the type of person that procrastinates, this book is not for you. If you're the type of person that is not willing to study proven techniques and follow the suggestions to success, this book is also not for you.

Are you tired of struggling while on a diet, depriving yourself of the foods you love, feeling guilty about eating certain foods, and perhaps even fearing certain foods?
Are you drained from doing all of that, losing weight, and THEN having it all come back with perhaps one pound more?

That doesn't sound Ideal to me - does it to you?

If you're ready to Create Your Ideal Body, while enjoying the foods you love, learning to trust your body again, and having a community of people to support you while you are losing weight, then you've come to the right place and at the right time. Are you ready to get started to uncover the secret to creating YOUR IDEAL BODY?

Now it's your turn to learn the secret all these other people have enjoyed! You can begin within
minutes, without even leaving your chair by clicking on the link below.

HOW?

Because when you purchase the Create Your Ideal Body book, we will include a BONUS e-workbook delivered right to your e-mail box.

I just love it when, you know, you feel totally at peace, like a weight has been lifted off of your shoulders... that these feelings flood every part of your body... they slowly engulf your total being... you find yourself feeling so alive... you are glowing with anticipation of your new life... and feel totally satisfied because you have finally found the answer to your life long question!

Best of Success,Terri Levine

P.S. If you're really tired of all the hype of all the diet programs you've tried before and want to get on a program that really works, then the 'Ideal Body' program is what you've been waiting for.

If you're ready to finally get into a body you can really be proud of, then you're just one more click away.

P.P.S. You'll be amazed at how simple and easy it is to apply all of my techniques. Getting Your Ideal Body is just a click away.http://terrilevine.com/createyouridealbody.htm

P.P.P.S....Did I mention? :-)

You can begin TODAY within a few minutes of clicking on the link below. HOW? Because when you purchase the Create Your Ideal Body book, we will include a BONUS e-workbook delivered right to your e-mail box! http://terrilevine.com/createyouridealbody.htm

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Monday, December 04, 2006

Personal Growth

As we go through our lives we can continue to grow and evolve and to be and live from our authentic purpose. Life gets clouded by "shoulds" and beliefs and thoughts that other people give us and often we don't find we are living life authentically.

In fact, I believe that one reason life coaching is booming is that people are fed up with living life from a non-authentic place. They don't feeeeeeeel good. This manifests in work dissatisfaction, poor health, weight problems, feeeeeeeeeeling tired and having low energy, poor relationships, feeeeeeeeeeling stressed and never having time and a general feeeeeeeeeling that there is more in life and they are missing something.

As a life coach and a trainer of life coaches I want for people to live life from their own true purpose... their inner core mission and soul vision and to resonate with that which they do want.

Don't wait until you have time to find your purpose as each minute you are living in a non-authenic way is a minute you have wasted. You deserve to be fulfilled in each and every moment and to live from your own true self desires and wants.

Don't wait for the New Year or for anything else... be WHO you are fully and beautifully right now!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Friday, December 01, 2006

Don't Save The Good Things

Do own things like great clothes, shoes, china, accessories... that you are saving for "some day"? What if you don't get to be on the planet till the "someday" you imagined? Why wait... wear the beautiful clothes, use the great china, and stop saving things for special events or occassions or just "until"...

"Someday" is today as tomorrow is a day you are taking for granted. Call family and friends today and use all the things you haven't been using today. Tell people you love them today and don't hold back till tomorrow.

Every day, every minute and every second is a precious gift... enjoy it all.

I read this somewhere:

To realize the value of ONE MONTH, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby
To realize the value of ONE WEEK, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper
To realize the value of ONE HOUR, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident
To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the
Olympics

So treasure each moment on the planet and know today is your life experience and tomorrow is uncertain... enjoy the gift of today!


Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Chronic Dissatisfaction

Often human beings feeeeeeeeeeeel that when x happens they'll be happy. When they loose weight, buy a new home, get married, get a new job, make more money, etc.

Then as they achieve these desires they find they still aren't happy. The suffer from a feeeeeeeeeling of chronic dissatisfaction.

In my experience as a life coach I believe this feeeeeeeeeeeeling comes from them not knowing at a very deep level what they really do want and not understanding who they authentically are and what their core desires are.

Life coaching is a powerful process of self-discovery beyond any self help books or tapes and takes you deep into your subconcious to understand who you are and what brings you joy.

Although we as humans don't like change, life coaching allows us to make the transformations needed to shift your beliefs, programs, stories and patterns so you let in greater happiness.

Life coaching is about finding the real meaning in your life and then living from your core purpose.

So many of us go around each day pretending we know who we are and what we want that we buy the old stories and patterns and programs our patterns gave us and don't allow ourselves to live authentically.

My mission is to serve others so they can connect with their true core self and live from the place of ultimate joy being the beautiful gem they are!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Personal Success Stories

We’re seeing an explosion of interest from the media on Life Coaching. They just love to profile personal success stories of real people. Many of you have told me over the years that if there was ever anything you could do to help spread the word, I should let you know. Magazines are always interested in life coaching related success stories, so if you’d like to tell the world about your Life Coaching experience please email me (at terri@terrilevine.com) with the story of your experience. Tell me how Life Coaching has helped you in ways other self-help forms had failed to. Be sure and provide as much contact information and detail as possible.

If your Life Coaching success story is what the media is looking for, and you are willing to be profiled in a magazine or newspaper and help others in a similar situation discover how life coaching just might be the answer to their prayers too, email me as soon as possible. Once the press is turned on to a story idea they’re anxious to move ahead, so don’t wait if you’d like to share your story with others.

Thanks to so many of you for all the wonderful feedback on your Life Coaching experiences over the years. I hope to hear that many of you are ready, willing and able to share your experiences with others as media interest in this life changing, transformational and effective process of Life Coaching begins to explode!


Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Monday, November 27, 2006

Getting Over Thanksgiving…

Were you thankful this year? Did you have a list? Yes? No? If you didn't have a list... if things are soooo bad for you that there was not one single thing you felt thankful for, go check out my blog at http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com/Blog/2006/11/happy-thanksgiving.html

Otherwise, let's assume you were thankful for what you have and you didn't burn the turkey and you got through Thanksgiving this year relatively unscathed and feeling "grateful".

Don't leave it there...build on what you have so you will have even more to be grateful and thankful for next year, unless of course, you have reached what you consider to be the pinnacle of your life and have no desire to change a thing.

If you do have the desire to change something - work on it now. Start now. Keep a journal so that next year, you can see what new things have arrived for you to be thankful for at Thanksgiving. You don't have to only be thankful for things that are personal to you - you can be thankful that where you live is safe... that your family is safe... that your son won his...whatever...competition... that you got your promotion...that nothing in your house broke down and needed expensive repairs the past 12 months... that you got the loan for that new car... that your other child, the naughty one, stayed out of jail... that your Aunt who has been ill, got better... that your neighbor who made life hell has moved and you have a new, friendlier tenant living next door...

Start your journal now so next Thanksgiving you will have no trouble finding many things to be thankful for. Sometimes, so many things happen within the space of 12 months that we simply forget and we just need the reminder!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Friday, November 24, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving

We live in a society where we take things for granted and sometimes we don't realize just how much we do have to be thankful for.

Consider this... The A family go shopping for thanksgiving, loading up with the largest turkey, the finest treats and maybe splash out on new dinnerware. They are accustomed to this lavish lifestyle - it's all they've known. It doesn't occur to them to be thankful for their very fortunate, lavish lifestyle and they take it for granted.

The B family go shopping and can only afford a chicken with some simple vegetables, and somebody is going to bake some home-cooked pies for dessert. The chipped dinner plates they use every day will have to do for them. It's a financial struggle. They don't feel overly thankful because of this struggle and yes, they are envious of the A family.

The A family needs to be very grateful for their lavish lifestyle and if they need a reminder, maybe they can visit the B family! The B family needs to be very grateful because even though it is a struggle for them, there are other families who can't even afford a chicken.

Both families may think, defensively, but we work hard for this - we deserve it. Yes, and so does the poor worker in some far off country, bent doubled in a rice paddy, who works longer hours, in uncomfortable conditions and is lucky to afford rice for his family. If we look hard enough, we will ALWAYS find something to be grateful for – even if it comes down to just being loved in life by one person - our Mom!

Here are some other things to be thankful for:

Having a house to live in - some people have to live out of a car. And if you live in a car, that is also better than having to live outside in the elements with nothing more than a coat or a newspaper to cover you on some hard, cold park bench.

Whether you are rich or poor, there is something for everybody in our stores and supermarkets. We have variety that many in poor countries could not even begin to imagine! We may have to queue up and that is a pain in the neck - but not nearly as annoying as it must be for some Russian women who have to queue for HOURS just to buy bread! And in the snow!

For a job that enables you to pay rent and buy food - there are many unemployed. For the unemployed, give thanks for living in a country where there are welfare payments to assist you. There are countries in the world where there are no welfare payments and the family eats because of the efforts of charitable organizations or they don't eat at all.

Be thankful for your health. Look around and see the many thousands who suffer poor health or some form of disability that makes life extremely challenging for them.

For your children... with all their noise and mess and grey-hair causing behaviours – because there are many couples who cannot have children. There are some countries where you are only allowed to have 1 or 2 children, and there are countries where girl children are killed because sons are perceived as more valuable.

For the farmers who provide the food you ate on Thanksgiving - who work long thankless hours, who suffer the consequences of droughts and fires or floods just to make their living and get you your turkey for thanksgiving!

So, for those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving, and remembered all the things for which you can be truly thankful.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

You WILL Make Money In Your Business

Have you been wondering why your business isn't making you the kind of money you want to make? Have you heard the concept about working "on" your business yet you still work mostly "in" your business?

As a coach I work with my clients to understand exactly what tasks they need to do to work "on" their business and find most people haven't a clue what will really grow and improve their business.

Every business has room for improvement. Even if you are making good or great money, you can work less and make more.

I know this as a successful business owner myself who has helped thousands of others to do the same.

It makes me sad to see promising businesses with excited business owners who are struggling and who can't figure out how to attract clients, make profits and be successful with their business.

I want to help more businesses create more income and profits and I know it can happen fast and actually is easy. Just by learning the easy, inexpensive and correct actions you can turn your business into a money-making machine.

I released the strategies I have used and coached others to use as a product as I realized I could not coach everyone in the world and I needed to share this system with more business owners.

By following what I outline and what I script for you and taking actions that feeeeeeeeeeel good, you'll double, re-doulbe and even re-double over and over and over again the income and profits you make from your business.

You can grab your copy here: http://terrilevine.com/UESforEntrepreneurs.html as well as a free report I created for you: http://terrilevine.com/129daysfreereport.htm.

I want for YOU to explode your business and income in an easy, effortless and joyfilled way!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Coaching, the Career That Changes Lives

I am celebrating Thanksgiving this week and wanted to share my thanks for the profession I am proud to be a part of - coaching! When you learn coaching skills you learn life-changing theories and although people enroll for a variety of reasons I know that we all share improved well being and career happiness and love assisting friends and family to have happier lives and more fulfilling careers.

I love doing the work I love while serving the world.

If you are looking to create a total breakthrough in the quality of your life... I highly suggest you look into coaching.

I am honored to be part of this profession and thank all my clients for allowing me serve them.

I am grateful!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Thursday, November 16, 2006

More Lessons From The Achilles Event

I keep figuring out more and more by the Achilles rupture and how it has impacted my life and work. Yesterday I journaled about the fact that in some way I "fell" from my every day life and this event is now causing me to look deeply at my every day life. Things are changing. I am going inside more and seeing more and more who I am and what I desire at even deeper levels. More of my authentic self emerges each day.

I am fascinated with this process of discovery and how in many ways it is an awakening in my soul. I can feeeeeeeeeeel differences in my thinking and feeeeeeeeeeeelings and an evolution occuring.

Each event in our lives is perfect as it occurs. Although this one is painful and slow and impacts my life and work in so many ways, it is still a gift and I am open to notice and let in more and to discover and uncover more.

More to come!
Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Please Be Happy Right NOW!

Don't tell yourself that your life will be better when, you are older, graduate college, get married, buy a house, have a baby, retire, etc.

Do it NOW!

Don't wait to be happy, please be happy right NOW!

If not right this minute, then when?? Your life is always going to have stress, chaos and challenges - this is what life is made of. Why not just understand this fact and choose to be happy anyway? Happiness is your birthright and what The Creator intends for you.

Please deeply treaure and honor every second you are on the planet and make it even more special by sharing each moment you can with people that are really special to you - people who you really want to spend time with and remember that time does not wait until you graduate, have a baby, buy a house, or retire!

Please don't wait until you get that new car, buy that new house, have less debt, have kids, kids go to college, you loose weight, you get married, you retire or anything else... please don't wait until you die and leave the planet...

There is no better time than this moment to choose happiness.

As I say in my bestselling book Work Yourself Happy, "happiness is a journey, not a destination".

Work because you enjoy it, love because you don't fear being hurt, and always be YOU!

You are a wonderful and unique human being.

Please be happy right NOW!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Create YOUR Ideal Body

I was interviewed yesterday by a radio station host who read and was following my book Create Your Ideal Body who already lost 16 pounds. She said, "this program is do-able!"

I believe that the book let's you loose weight without dieting, exercise or pills and teaches you to loose weight and learn how to eat again.

When you totally have lost sight of how food is utilized in your life, then this is the perfect way to step "out" of your situation and re-learn how and why to eat like a human being should. For years food was my best friend (and enemy)... I used it to stuff away my feeeeeeeeeeeeeelings. I kept using food to EAT AWAY my emotions. When I learned that food is a fuel to help our bodies stay alive and that it is a privilege to be able to actually enjoy the taste of food, I was able to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

If you are committed in taking care of your body, the Create Your Ideal Body program will work for you.

Get into the swing of things NOW, before you pile on 20 more pounds for the holidays. Find out which foods you really do like best, and develop an eating schedule and you can start healing your body and mind from being overweight with this program.

Here's to happier and healthier and slimmer days!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Monday, November 13, 2006

The Career That Changes Lives

It is no accident that you are reading this blog - you want something more from life and and want to give back and serve others. Coaching might be what you are looking for!

At The Coaching Institute, we teach you techniques to improve your own life AND to teach those techniques to others to launch a successful career as a personal life coach, working either full-time or part-time for extra income.

Our Professional Training Program teaches life-changing coaching theories for a variety of coaching niches. Students enroll for personal interest, for their own future wellbeing and career happiness, and to assist family and friends to have happier lives and more fulfilling careers. Others are interested in working professionally in this booming and rewarding field doing work they love while serving the world.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Friday, November 10, 2006

EXTRAordinary Health

I found a way to get into good health with a natural product. I have a strong passion for sharing this with you so you will have the knowledge you need to really understand disease and to prevent it. I'd like you to listen to a very informative CD and read a brochure that might save your life (no kidding!), send me your name and snail mail address and I'll send it out to you free.

Email me at: terri@terrilevine.com and just say cd/brochure and provide your contact info for snail mail and email and phone.

I know it will make an impact on your life, as it has on mine. My mission is to share this information with everyone I know.

I know you'll get value in listening and reading.

To YOUR Health!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Your Inner Coach

I train coaches and coach my clients to get in touch with their inner coach. This inner coach is the inside quiet, often subsconsious voice, that is always speaking to you. This inner voice is your authentic self speaking about it's desires and values. Not the "shoulds" and "should nots" that we've been taught and the beliefs we are dragging around.

Get quiet and be still. What is that little voice in your head asking for? What does it want?

Be honest. Allow yourself to get into what your inner coach wants. When you feed the inner coach you are feeding your soul.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

A Meditation On Life Coaching

When I was growing up, development was easy. I went from crawling to standing to walking, with a few falls in between and some hurts I am certain. I simply kept trying. I ate what I was served although I often wanted something other than smelly fish and steak that was hard to chew and I developed my ablility to eat and swallow. I was growing bigger and going from baby clothes to toddler clothes to pre-teen clothes and teenage dress up clothes (finally) and it all simply happened. I didn't have to do anything, all was taken care of. Then I became an adult and I had to make choices. I had to decide when to walk, when to run and what to eat and drink. This stage of my development is tougher I have more choices. Actually it is beyond tougher it is at times very difficult. I hired a life coach ten years ago and know I will also have one to help me on this journey. I learned coaching skills to listen better, communicate better, love better, laugh more, know myself better, and balance my work and know my priorities. I know I am growing as a human being and evolving and having more joy and ease in my life because I have a life coach. Life coaching is my coaching manual for my life.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Daily Journal Responding

I use a process with many of my clients that I call Journal Responding. This is where clients record their feeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings that are coming up from their coaching work. This is what I refer to as inner or self-coaching. It allows the clients to surface up their deepest emotions and open up their inner feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings that are lying at their subconscious level. They report feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling lighter and more free once they get into using Journal Responding.

In order to grow and evolve and create personal well-being I find this tool highly valuable.

Try keeping a daily log of your inner emotions and feeeeeelings. Your journal can either be written down or recorded.


Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
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http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Monday, November 06, 2006

Scary Fact

I read an article and a medical report that scared me...it says: Fact: ONE out of every THREE American women will die from cardiovascular disease.

I am grateful I take my Bios Life daily!

Find out how Bios Life helps women combat cardiovascular disease by lowering cholesterol- without dangerous side effects.

Visit: www.cholesterolslasher.com for more information. Be sure to use reference 97095001 to place an order.

Please share with women you care about.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Prosperity

Many people think of prosperity as wealth. To me it is more than that. I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel fulfilled and balanced emotionally, mentally and spiritually and to me that feeeeeeeeeeeling is prosperity.

By prosperity I don't mean aquiring power and wealth and toys. I mean mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial. I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel well-being filling me up and I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel prosperous!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

I am Giving Away $60,000 In Scholarships

Today and tomorrow 30 people will be awarded $2,000 each in scholarships to attend a 2-Day Training in Life & Executive Coaching.

Could YOU be a Coach?

For the first 30 people, all you pay is $148 for your lunch and training materials - which you keep after the program. We give you 100% Scholarship for the rest! You receive 2 full days of training to become a coach, resulting in a Certificate of Attendance for only $148 total!! We have charged as much as $5,000 for this event in the past.

Attend this event if you want:
* To Discover if Coaching Is Right for You
* To Change Your Current Career
* A Turn-Key Home Based Business
* Great Part-time or Full-time Income
* To Use Your Life Experiences to Help Others

Our goal is to make you feel comfortable and to learn in a safe environment. For two exhilarating days you will be introduced to the life of a coach and be able to meet real successful coaches working today - people who earn their living from coaching. They will teach you the real secrets of successful coaching, things you will never learn elsewhere.

You will learn how to "Be Your Own Coach" and improve your own life from the skills and training you receive as well as how to begin a coaching business.


Be one of the first 30 - Complete the application today at www.coachinstitute.com .

2-Day Coaching Event: November 18 & 19
Saturday 9:00 am- 5:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am- 4:00 pm
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www.coachinstitute.com 1-877-401-6165


Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Manifesting What You Desire

If you are ready to manifest what you desire you need to understand that you give off energy all the time. If you resonate and give off energy of what you desire you will attract more of what you desire. This is fact - universal law.

So, why aren't you resonating with what you desire?

Your subconcsious is filled with old information... programs, stories, beliefs and lots of baggage you don't even know you are carrying around.

You haven't learned to focus on the energy and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings of what you want and you don't believe you really can have all you want.

So instead you manifest what you are an energy match to and often this is because you are thinking about how life is hard, how you don't deserve what you want, how you'll never get the right job, you'll never be financially secure or never attract your ideal mate or never build your dream business.

If you remember that what you think and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel about you'll be able to use your thought and energy power to manifest what you really, really want. That is exciting!

Quantum physics tells us that humans have about 5000 thoughts per day and those thoughts create your life experience. I say choose those thoughts wisely and consciously.

Most people are not conscious of their thoughts and simply let in thoughts that don't serve them or that hold them back. You probably aren't even aware of these thoughts.

You might be thinking about how hard it is to attract clients or to make money or to loose weight or to be in a great relationship. Your brain may be saying, "I won't be able to make my business work... I'll never be successful... I can't loose weight.... I can't keep my weight off...I don't look good..." etc.

Again, you may not be aware of these deep subconscious thoughts.

These thoughts and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings create energy and that energy attracts just what you have been thinking about even if you say, "but I don't want that!"

The good news?? You can begin to manifest what you really want starting right now!

Simply shift your thoughts and consciously over and over and over again feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel what you really want frequently and consistently!

That was your halloween magic gift from me... enjoy!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Monday, October 30, 2006

Acknowledge Your Fears

I got a beautiful letter and photos from a woman who read my book Create Your Ideal Body 4 months ago. She shared that once she gave up dieting and worked with the book to uncover her fears, everything shifted. She began to really feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel what it would be like to have a body that was of the weight she wanted and each day began to resonate with those feeeeeeeeeeeeelings more and more. She followed the advice in the book and tossed out the diet books and articles and even her eating light cook books and just used her self-coaching skills to make conscious eating choices. She lost 20 pounds in 2 months and 37 pounds in 4 months.

She sent me before and after pictures and her story.

I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel so joyful that this book is impacting people around the world and I want for more people to learn that having the body they desire actually comes with ease.

I love receiving these stories and photos and know I am serving others through my work.

I am grateful the universe is allowing me to do this work.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Would You Like More Prosperity?

I hear so many people speak about how they want to achieve greater prosperity. I am often asked if there is a magic formula for this. I will say it isn't magical it is simply Universal Law.

Our minds create things and what we think about most and the frequencies we resonate at most is what we draw to us. So, begin by spending time every day as often as possible feeeeeeeeling and believing you already are prosperous. Hold in your mind the feeling of having prosperity.

The more you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel it and believe it, the faster it will manifest.

This goes for anything you want.

Why don't must people use this simple formula? Because while they are saying they want prosperity they aren't resonating with it. They don't feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel it, they don't believe it and they are subconscioulsy more focused on not having it and not believing they will have it.

Practice feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling the feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings you will have when you get what it is you want. The more you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel the feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings the more you will change your resonance and be able to have what you do want.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Change Is Magical

We live in a world filled with constant change yet we fight change and feeeeeeeeeeeeeeel uncomfortable when there is change. Through coaching I share that change is magical, fun, easy, and can be welcome and embraced fully. Life is change and our world today is changing rapidly. Years ago we didn't have laptops, fax machines, Ipods, cell phones, and the world wasn't wireless.

Change brings some internal contrast or conflict. I shared on a call last night I was in a coffee shop and asked for a capuccino. Seemed simple. Then the clerk asked if I wanted skim milk, soy milk, whipped cream, mentioned 3 sizes, mentioned about 5 flavors and I had to laugh thinking that today even ordering a simple item is filled with choices.

As a coach one of my goals is to help my clients make permanent, positive, inspirational changes and then to empower them to own self-coaching skills to be their own internal coach when faced with change and decision making. Coaching tools and techniques provide an easy and effortless yet powerful way to get and keep your life on track.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Celebrate international Coaches Day

Celebrate International Coaches Day by entering your nomination for the International Coach of the Year for 2006. The winner will be determined by an independent, international panel of judges including world renowned authors and expert coaches, on November 1, 2006.
Anyone who you consider a coach is eligible. Nominate your coach, or anyone you know and admire for their coach-like qualities, by simply submitting the following application. All nominees will receive a certificate honoring them and a logo for their website.
The cutoff for submissions is October 27, 2006.

Applications can be found at: http://www.terrilevine.com/coty2006.html

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Monday, October 23, 2006

A Week for Healing

I took off of work for over a week to focus on healing my achilles. I spent time practicing walking with my cast and walker and exercising my legs. I watched DVDs and listened to CD's on healing. I read books and friends came over and decorated my cast with healing words and stickers. Special friends brought in lunch and visited with me in my bedroom. We listened to music and chatted and I felt more like my old self.

I go back to work tomorrow and know that my achilles is feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling better and I am looking foward to the cast coming off in November.

I notice things I always took for granted like being able to use a sink, walk stairs, get to the refrigerator, walk outside the step to my house and get in and out of a car.


Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Gen Y Revisited (if only for the entertainment value!)

As you know I have been a bit of a lady of leisure recently, being forced to lie or sit while my torn achilles heals. So I've been doing some reading and was amused to read how the Gen Y-ers still continue to baffle and confuse.

What is there to be baffled and confused about? How straight forward are these people? They want a LIFE...not a career! Is that so hard to understand? What is it with employers who cannot grasp this simple concept? (These are obviously businesses and corporations who have yet to experience coaching!)

But that's not what made me chuckle. I've been reading about the reactions of the parents of this Y generation to their children's new philosophy on work and life and it's hard for them, too. If you are the parent of a Gen Y "kid", you might get some comfort from this... or if not comfort exactly, a new way of looking at them...

You've probably grown up with the work ethic that has made you a slave to your job. You believe in long hours and company loyalty because that's how you were brought up and how it worked in "your" day. Some of you worked very hard and missed your children growing up… and they missed you. Some of you worked very hard for your financial rewards, giving up your life for your company, only to be unceremoniously "dumped" when the company no longer wanted or needed you. They just showed you the door and left you on the unemployment heap. Your kids saw the effect of that on you, too, as well as their family. You could have had years of memories of fun times, camping trips, tennis matches, parties, get-togethers, games with your kids... but you don't... and neither do your kids.

You fool yourself that you WERE there for your kids because who was it who rushed around after school taking them to their football training, their swimming classes, their dancing, their music, their...whatever it was they were into. You made sure your kids had what you didn't, right? Every opportunity. Every chance to try as many different things as possible. You thought this made you a great parent. Your kids had the chance to try and do and learn so many exciting and wonderful sports and hobbies that your generation could only dream of when you were growing up.

Well, sure your kids loved that and I take my hat off to parents who love their children so much that they want to do that for them. But you know what else you did? You stressed them. You put too much expectations on them and expected them to devour everything with gratitude. You expected them to find boundless energy and enthusiasm to go from one activity to another in the name of opportunity and a better upbringing than you may have had. You brought up a generation who feels they must always be doing something and have withdrawal symptoms if they have 30 minutes to themselves with nothing to do or no adrenalin rush to enjoy.

And that's not all you did. You showed them that working until you are kicked out on the heap or you drop dead or are too old to enjoy life is NOT how to experience living or a life. You taught them that all work and no play not only makes Jack a dull boy, it makes Jack a lonely, unhappy, easily sick, short-lived, grumpy, miserable, stressed boy who has no friends... who may well end up divorced and have no family either!

Now perhaps you still work hard and you come home and your 20-something, instead of working hard like you, is lazing around the sofa, complaining that his or her 2 or 3 day a week job is too much. Perhaps he has resigned because the stress of the part-time job he had was too much and try as he might, he can't find new work because there just aren't many part time jobs available that aren't stressful!

You grit your teeth because you work 5-7 days a week, long hours, and here is your lazy offspring complaining about working 3 hours a week. And after all you did for them and taught them! How could they have turned out this way? You look at them sitting there, some with their Uni degrees, others with other various qualifications you've paid for or they've worked for, and they are complaining about being "stressed" or tired out.

They begrudgingly pay you a meager amount of rent from what little money they do earn, but how, you wonder, can they be satisfied earning peanuts that just covers their mobile phone bills and helps maintain their social lives! Where is their ambition, you wonder.

Well, it's not all YOUR fault... and it's not all THEIR fault. It's the times we live in. Our kids are exhausted because they live their lives the way we brought them up - cramming in too much. It might not all be sport now, it's probably replaced with other activities - but it is still there - it's all they know - it's what we taught them. Trying to achieve all that in their life AND work a full time job IS very tiring! We taught them to cram it all in... their sport, their friendships, their dancing or yoga, their hobbies, going to the gym, travelling... not to mention the modern-age time consuming activities of downloading music onto their ipods, browsing the internet and watching 100 channels on cable TV - that is if they are not playing some computer game! We forgot to teach them how to cope with it, or to be selective, and that it is okay to not do it all... we wanted them to have it "all" in the first place, remember?

The truth is, Gen Y are not lazy or spoiled "job hoppers" or no hopers. They are the product of their times and their upbringing. They've watched their parents and they don't want to sacrifice their reason for being here just for a job. They want a life. They want the time to experience what they are here on the planet to experience - just as you brought them up to do!

And spare a thought for the Y Generation who do not have Uni degrees or trade qualifications. It is even harder for them in our times to find a job than it was when we were their age. So many jobs are replaced by modern technology. Companies are using less people, often to do more work! And many companies insist on taking young people in on a contract basis, or a traineeship scheme, or some other scheme that means their position is not permanent or secure. Is it any wonder they leave or keep looking for a job that is secure and will allow them time to have a life as well.

I think the time has come for companies and parents to stop complaining about the Y Generation and maybe have a good long look in the mirror for their answers… and maybe it wouldn't harm them to take a leaf out of the Gen Y's book... when was the last time you sat and did nothing much or did anything just for the sheer joy and frivolity of it? When was the last time you "wasted" some time?

I'm forced to do it now, and you know, it's taken a while, but I can appreciate this... it's not so bad...sometimes it is quite nice. You try it. Go on... I dare you!

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com

Friday, October 13, 2006

Feeeeeeeeeeeeeeling Even More

I noticed today how much I think rather than feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel. My mind goes into the analytical mode and problem solving and telling a story mode. I am practicing asking myself every few minutes what am I feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling and then making sure my answer isn't a story but is truly a feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling. I thought I was a very feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling person and now I see how much I think.

I am on a mission for the next 3-6 months to feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel more and think less.

Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/

Thursday, October 12, 2006

The Next Three Minutes Could Save Your Life

Your Last Three Minutes...

You've just had a massive heart attack...
These are your last three minutes to live - all the time you have left before your brain stops functioning.

What will you do with your last three minutes?

Will you call 911? Will you think about your spouse, children or grandchildren? Will you think about all the things you've done or all the things you'd hoped to do?

Will you wonder if there was anything you culd have done to avoid having a heart attack?

Time Remaining: 2:45

Could All This Have Been Prevented?

Sadly, an American dies every 30 seconds from cardiovascular disease - often in the form of a heart attack. That's 3,500 people every day who experience their last three minutes.

In fact, chances are good that if you have two best friends, one of the three of you will die from cardiovascular disease.

What's more distressing - almost all heart attacks are preventable!

Time Remaining: 2:30

You May Not Know Your Risk Until It's Too Late

Heart attacks are caused by a build-up of plaque in your arteries. When plaque ruptures, blood clots are formed that lead to heart attack, stroke and perhaps your last three minutes.

The culprit? Plaque in your arteries is caused by too much bad cholesterol in the blood. In fact, the higher the level of bad cholesterol in your blood, the higher your risk of heart disease.

Health officials estimate that more than 50 percent of all adults have unhealthy levels of cholesterol and 42 million adults have dangerously high levels- you could be one of them without even knowing.

In many cases the first indication that there's a problem with your cholesterol level is a heart attack and death. Lower your cholesterol level and you'll lower your risk of heart attack.

Time Remaining: 2:00

Bios Life- A Revolutionary Breakthrough

Fortunately, the build-up of cholesterol can be slowed, stopped, and even reversed- thanks to the revolutionary innovation of Bios-Life.

Bios Life is a whole new dimension of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels and lowering the risk of heart disease. In fact, in clinical study after clinical study, researchers have proven the benefits of Bios Life.

Time Remaining: 1:45

A Safe, More Effective, Complete Solution

Over the past 10 years major companies have introduced prescription drugs to fight high cholesterol. These drugs are called "statins." Although statin drugs are effective for many people, they do have limitations and weaknesses. These weaknesses include only lowering cholesterol one way - slowing cholesterol production in the liver - and the well-documented potential of dangerous side-effects.

There are actually more ways to improve cholesterol levels in your body. Yet combining four ways to help you avoid the risk of cardiovascular disease has not been achieved - until now.

In a powerful fusion of science and nature, Bios Life is the only solution available that combines all four of these approaches to dramatically improve the cholesterol levels in your body - which is why Bios Life is recommended by more physicians than any other natural product.

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Clinical Results: Only Bios Life Offers Complete Cholesterol Care

Extensive clinical testing has proven beyond all expectations that Bios Life is a major breakthrough. These studies show that Bios Life lowers LDL or "bad" cholesterol for participants with high LDL levels by an astounding 31%. Some participants reported decreases of up to 50%.

What is equally amazing is that the average increase of HDL or "good" cholesterol in those participants with low HDL levels was 29%, with some achieving increases of up to 85%!

Now for a surprise: If you're already treating your cholesterol levels with prescription statins, Bios Life will help you reduce your LDL cholesterol even futher.

The truth is, in addition to improving LDL and HDL levels, Bios Life lowers triglycerides- the form in which most fast exists in food as well as in your body and blood. Bios Life has also proven to stabilize blood sugar levels. No other supplement is more comprehensive for treating your entire lipid profile than Bios Life.

One more thing, Bios Life's only side effect is weight loss.

Time Remaining: 0:45

Don't Let Time Run Out On You

With Bios Life, the build-up of cholesterol in your body can be slowed, stopped and even reversed. It's a fact: improve the leveles of cholesterol in your body and you'll lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.

A majority of heart attacks are preventable. Yet despite all the advances in modern medicine, your fate is in your hands. Your choice today to start taking Bios Life may be the biggest factor in determining the quality and length of your life.

Time Remaining...your choice.

CHOOSE LIFE - BIOS LIFE.

go to http://www.cholesterolslasher.com right now


Terri Levine
http://www.comprehensivecoachingu.com
http://www.terrilevine.com
http://www.coachinstitute.com/