The New Leaf™
The Official Newsletter of Authentic Promotion™
Volume 5, No. 43, October 28, 2003
U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: 1530-311X
Molly Gordon, Master Certified Coach
Please forward this issue without cutting. That's how we grow!
Worth Repeating
Corrected Link for Werner John
I made an error in last week's issue. The correct link is
http://www.woodflutes.com. Werner makes exquisite flutes and his music
evokes the sounds and sensations of walking in a cedar forest. Support
this artist who is expressing his gifts so generously in his work.
In This Issue
Fast Focus: The Great Give Away
Simple Gifts: Fear No More
Coaching: Two Openings in November
Open for Business: Call and Response
The Bedside Table: Loving What Is
Quick Links: Resources
Small Print: Copyright | Getting on and Off the List
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Fast Focus
The Great Give Away
One time-tested way to attract prosperity is to give generously of
what you have. Giving generously ensues from and generates a sense of
well-being. Giving is delight in action, and it attracts more delight
to the giver and receiver who can participate with open hearts.
Test this principle for yourself. Ask yourself what can you give with
a generous spirit, a generous heart, a generous hand. Name it, then
act on it. Do it again. Notice how it feels to give freely and who or
what shows up as a result. As you experience the benefits that flow
from practicing generosity, you'll be less and less inclined to equate
giving with loss or deprivation. You'll find more and more ways to
give, and--what do you know?--there will be more and more for you to
give away.
Simple Gifts
Fear No More
Download your free copy of my e-book, Getting Free From Fear:
Four Principles for Living the Life You Want, at
http://www.mollygordon.com/resources/index.html. Fear is an important
and powerful ally when it alerts us to real threats. However, too
often we live in unexamined fear and, as a result, our lives are
smaller than they need to be. This little books offers practical tools
for understanding your fears and mastering them so that you can live
the way you want to live, not the way you're afraid you have to live.
Pass it on!.
Coaching
Two Openings in November
I have room for two new clients beginning in November. If you have a
strong sense of purpose, a powerful appetite for learning, and the
desire to connect your insides with measurable results in the outside
world, let's talk. I'm scheduling interviews for the first week of
November. To reserve your time, contact debbie@mollygordon.com.
Do NOT reply to this newsletter or email/phone me directly as I am
out of the office 10/24 through 11/2 and Debbie will be handling all
appointments.
Prior to your appointment, please review my coaching FAQ at
http://www.mollygordon.com/coaching/coachfaq.html .
If you'd like a copy of my coach referral list, which contains
profiles of experienced coaches in a variety of niches, email
referrals@mollygordon.com with "coaches" in the subject line.
Open for Business
Call and Response
[Revised and reprinted from the April 8, 2002, issue of The New Leaf.]
We must ask two important questions in order to respond to a soulful
calling: What am I being asked to take on in order to achieve this
dream? What am I willing to let go of? In other words, we must not
only hear the call, we must make room for our response.
To live in response to a deep calling in your business, your career,
or your personal life means asking and answering these twin questions
on a continuing basis, and always as if they were brand new questions.
Sometimes, when you ask, you will know that you are called to let go
of your fear of failure for the sake of playing a bigger game and
serving a greater need than your own comfort.
Sometimes you will know that it is time to turn away from beckoning
opportunities for the sake of renewing your spirit and recharging your
body.
Sometimes you will know that you must master your moods so that you –
and not your history – can write the next chapter of your life.
Sometimes you will know that you must reveal your most vulnerable core
so that you can be appreciated, valued, and cared for by others.
There is no one formula, no one tip or technique that will reveal your
next step to you. Just asking and listening, asking and listening.
What are you being asked to take on?
What are you being asked to let go of?
I welcome your comments and questions. Please send your letters to
letters@mollygordon.com. Please do not reply to this newsletter as
your message will be lost in cyber-limbo.
The Bedside Table
Loving What Is
This week I am away at Byron Katie's School for the Work,
www.thework.org. Katie's work strikes me as a radically simple,
authentic path to spiritual progress. I became acquainted with her
work through the following book and tapes, which I think are well
worth your attention.
Loving What Is, Byron Katie
Audio Tapes: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574535234/mollygordonperso
Book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609608746/mollygordonperso
For another approach to freedom and happiness, check out Martin
Seligman's Authentic Happiness. In spite of the rather syrupy title,
it is a carefully researched method for shifting yourself toward a
more hopeful and positive outlook.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743222970/mollygordonperso
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Quick Links
Resources
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