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		<title>Deepak Chopra’s Way of the Wizard: Lesson 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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Who am I? is the only question worth asking and the only one never answered.
It is your destiny to play an infinity of roles, but these roles are not yourself. 
The spirit is non-local, but it leaves behind a fingerprint, which we call the body.
A wizard does not believe himself to be a local event [...]]]></description>
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<li>Who am I? is the only question worth asking and the only one never answered.</li>
<li>It is your destiny to play an infinity of roles, but these roles are not yourself. </li>
<li>The spirit is non-local, but it leaves behind a fingerprint, which we call the body.</li>
<li>A wizard does not believe himself to be a local event dreaming of a larger world. A wizard is a world dreaming of local events.  </li>
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<p>______________<br />
Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/051770434X/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want  </a> by Deepak Chopra</p>
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		<title>Deepak Chopra’s Way of the Wizard: Lesson 3</title>
		<link>http://www.touchpointcoaching.com/blog/2010/03/10/deepak-chopras-way-of-the-wizard-lesson-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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The wizard watches the world come and go, but his sould dwells in realms of light. 
The scenery changes. The seer remains the same.
Your body is just a place your memories call home.  

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Source: 
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want   by Deepak Chopra
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<li>The wizard watches the world come and go, but his sould dwells in realms of light. </li>
<li>The scenery changes. The seer remains the same.</li>
<li>Your body is just a place your memories call home.  </li>
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<p>______________<br />
Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/051770434X/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want  </a> by Deepak Chopra</p>
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		<title>3 Ways to Relax (#11)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Relieve pain at the back of the head by pressing with your fingers on the acupressure points along the base of the skull where tension is often stored. Start with the center of your neck and work outward to finish behind your ears.
2. Know your body clock. We all have different natural phases of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>1. Relieve pain at the back of the head</b> by pressing with your fingers on the acupressure points along the base of the skull where tension is often stored. Start with the center of your neck and work outward to finish behind your ears.</p>
<p><b>2. Know your body clock.</b> We all have different natural phases of high and low energy. If you recognize these and do high-energy and low-energy tasks at the appropriate times, you will make the most of your day, both creatively and practically.</p>
<p><b>3. Remember. there are no mistakes,</b> only opportunities for learning, growth and change.</p>
<p>______________<br />
Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811841650/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
1001 Ways to Relax </a> by Mike George</p>
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		<title>Thoughts on Procrastination</title>
		<link>http://www.touchpointcoaching.com/blog/2010/03/08/thoughts-on-procrastination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.&#8221; &#8212; Author Unknown 
&#8220;Procrastination is the thief of time.&#8221; &#8212; Edward Young 
&#8220;Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.&#8221; &#8212; Don Marquis 
&#8220;Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Author Unknown</em></strong> </p>
<p>&#8220;Procrastination is the thief of time.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Edward Young </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Don Marquis </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.&#8221; &#8211;<strong><em> Lord Chesterfield </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.&#8221; &#8211;<strong><em> Napoleon Bonaparte</em></strong> </p>
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		<title>Deepak Chopra’s Way of the Wizard: Lesson 2</title>
		<link>http://www.touchpointcoaching.com/blog/2010/03/05/deepak-chopras-way-of-the-wizard-lesson-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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The return of the magical can only happen with the return to innocence.
The essence of the wizard is transformation

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Source: 
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want   by Deepak Chopra
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<li>The return of the magical can only happen with the return to innocence.</li>
<li>The essence of the wizard is transformation</li>
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<p>______________<br />
Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/051770434X/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want  </a> by Deepak Chopra</p>
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		<title>Deepak Chopra’s Way of the Wizard: Lesson 1</title>
		<link>http://www.touchpointcoaching.com/blog/2010/03/04/deepak-chopras-way-of-the-wizard-lesson-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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A wizard exists in all of us. The wizard sees and know everything.
The wizard is beyond opposites of light and dark, good and evil, pleasure and pain.
Everything the wizard see has its roots in the unseen world.
Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.
The body and the mind may sleep. but the wizard is always awake.
The [...]]]></description>
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<li>A wizard exists in all of us. The wizard sees and know everything.</li>
<li>The wizard is beyond opposites of light and dark, good and evil, pleasure and pain.</li>
<li>Everything the wizard see has its roots in the unseen world.</li>
<li>Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.</li>
<li>The body and the mind may sleep. but the wizard is always awake.</li>
<li>The wizard possesses the secret of immortality.</li>
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<p>______________<br />
Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/051770434X/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want  </a> by Deepak Chopra</p>
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		<title>Class Act: Personal Style</title>
		<link>http://www.touchpointcoaching.com/blog/2010/03/03/class-act-personal-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Positive Self Regard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the highest compliments an individual can receive is to be called a person of character &#8212; a class act!  Thomas Leonard&#8217;s Class Act 100 assessment is designed to help you understand where you are along this path and to give you ideas for areas worth developing.  While there are 100 points [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the highest compliments an individual can receive is to be called a person of character &#8212; a class act!  Thomas Leonard&#8217;s Class Act 100 assessment is designed to help you understand where you are along this path and to give you ideas for areas worth developing.  While there are 100 points in total, I will post one section of the assessment: 10 statements under a specific category.</p>
<p>Hot to use this assessment. As you read each statement, circle 1, 2 or 3. A &#8220;1&#8243; means the statement is SOMETIMES true. A &#8220;2&#8243; means the statement is OFTEN true. A &#8220;3&#8243; means the statement is ALWAYS true.</p>
<p><strong><font size="3">B. PERSONAL STYLE</font></strong></p>
<p>1 2 3 <strong>Excellence.</strong> I only buy and deliver quality.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Trusting.</strong> I handle my dealings with others on the basis that people are trustworthy.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Polished.</strong> I come across as polished.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Clean.</strong> I maintain the highest standard of personal hygiene.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Well-dressed.</strong> I always look exceptionally good, even if very casual.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Gracious.</strong> I am always charming and warm, and offer appropriate courtesies.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Appropriate.</strong> I am sensitive to “timing.”<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Passionate.</strong> It’s clear to all what I feel strongly about and what I most enjoy or believe in.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Consistent.</strong> People know what to expect from me. I am predictable when it matters.<br />
1 2 3 <strong>Resilient.</strong> I bounce back from adversity quickly (2-48 hours) and/or willingly. I recover.</p>
<p>_____ Score (30 max)</p>
<p>____________________________<br />
From <i>The Class Act 100 Program</i> developed by Thomas J. Leonard and Coach U, Inc. Modified by LMK.</p>
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		<title>3 Ways to Relax (#10)</title>
		<link>http://www.touchpointcoaching.com/blog/2010/03/02/3-ways-to-relax-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vitality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Visualize a golden thread between the top of your head and the heavens. Think of it tightening and lifting you up, making your spine straight, your shoulders lower and your rib-cage expand freely. Conjure this image whenever you feel yourself slouching.
2. Move slowly. We often reveal our anxiety in fast, jerky movements. Slowing down [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>1. Visualize a golden thread</b> between the top of your head and the heavens. Think of it tightening and lifting you up, making your spine straight, your shoulders lower and your rib-cage expand freely. Conjure this image whenever you feel yourself slouching.</p>
<p><b>2. Move slowly.</b> We often reveal our anxiety in fast, jerky movements. Slowing down can help calm our nerves.  Remember, life is not a race. Some of the most profound experiences unfold slowly.</p>
<p><b>3. Have a tiny job day.  </b> Do all the niggling little chores around the house or at work that are pricking your conscience on a daily basis. Knocking off a half dozen or so little jobs on the same day is a certain way to nurture good feelings towards youself.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811841650/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
1001 Ways to Relax </a> by Mike George</p>
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		<title>Thoughts on Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He listens well who takes notes.&#8221; &#8212; Dante Alighieri 
&#8220;Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.&#8221; &#8212; Rita Mae Brown 
&#8220;High thoughts must have high language.&#8221; &#8211; Aristophanes 
&#8220;Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;He listens well who takes notes.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Dante Alighieri </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Rita Mae Brown </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;High thoughts must have high language.&#8221; &#8211; <strong><em>Aristophanes </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would speak; speak as you think. If with your inferior, speak no coarser than usual; if with your superiors, no finer. Be what you say; and, within the rules of prudence, say what you are.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Alford </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;In the study of one&#8217;s personal language and self talk it can be observed that what one thinks and talks about to himself tends to become the deciding influences n his life. For what the mind attends to, the mind considers.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Sidney Madwed </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;The individual&#8217;s whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Henri Delacroix</em></strong> </p>
<p>&#8220;What we say is important for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.&#8221; &#8212; <strong><em>Jim Beggs </em></strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Speech is a mirror of the soul: as a man speaks, so is he.&#8221; &#8211;<strong> <em>Publilius Syrus </em></strong></p>
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		<title>3 Ways to Relax (#9)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vitality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Breathe through your feet to help you feel more grounded in times of stress. This exercise can be done whenever your feet on the ground. As you inhale, imagine you are drawing in air through the soles of your feet, up through your legs and into your torso. As you exhale, imagine the reverse.
2. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>1. Breathe through your feet</b> to help you feel more grounded in times of stress. This exercise can be done whenever your feet on the ground. As you inhale, imagine you are drawing in air through the soles of your feet, up through your legs and into your torso. As you exhale, imagine the reverse.</p>
<p><b>2. A medley of leaves.</b> Visualize your hands cupped and holding autumn leaves of various hues. The leaves symbolize the mixed feelings you have for a friend, colleague or member of your family, or a current situation you are facing. Imagine that a gust of wind blows all of the leaves out of your hands, scattering them at your feet. With the contradictions gone, you are now free to make a fresh start.</p>
<p><b>3. Avoid correcting people.  </b> Mentally we often spend energy correcting other people&#8217;s appearance, speech, opinions, enthusiasms &#8212; everything. It&#8217;s as if they were a text and we are an editor. Don&#8217;t do this. Correction is unreal and pointless, as well as being a potential source of tension.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0811841650/touchpointcoachi" target="new"><br />
1001 Ways to Relax </a> by Mike George</p>
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