Monthly Archives: January 2006
WordPress Theme Competition
| January 31, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
The deadline is February 28th. Can I get everything in gear and submit my theme by then? It’s not imposssible.
Life Coach
| January 31, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I could probably be a great life coach but I just don’t want to sit and listen to someone going on and on about all their problems.
Life coaching is coaching to improve someone’s personal or professional life.It involves a professional partnership between a coach and the client that supports the client’s personal growth, through the use of requests and powerful questions from the coach and commitment and responsibility of the client. Through the process of coaching, clients focus on the skills and actions needed to successfully produce their personally relevant results. Life coaching may include physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects of the client’s life. -From Wikipedia
Coaches come from all sorts of backgrounds. Consulting, counseling, business, training, and entrepreneurship are just some of the areas that can give you some of the experience you will need.
Questions to ask yourself if you are thinking of becoming a life coach or personal coach:
Are you an authentic person, living your values and experiencing success?
Are you a good communicator?
Do you sincerely wish the best for everyone?
Would you like to design your own workday?
Would you like unlimited earnings potential?
If you answered yes to most of the above, you should consider becoming a coach!
Start your own Life Coaching Business
Now the question is… can I find resources (groups or online courses) which are in Ontario?
Power of Workshops
| January 31, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I never really believed in the power of workshops until I did a few. Being in that two day workshop about the self employment program and becoming self employed made me really feel it was something attainable and I really could change my life. Now the glow has begun to tarnish and I’m back to being me again. I want another workshop.
So, I have decided to follow some advice I wrote for writers a couple of years ago. I will create my own workshop. Here are some quotes offered at my workshop, just to get me started.
First some humour:
George W. Bush: ‘One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.’
Now the inspiration:
‘The only thing in the world you can change is yourself and that makes all the difference in the world’ – The Cher‘It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.’ – Alan Cohen
‘The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.’ – Charles DuBois
‘In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.’ – Eric Hoffer
‘If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it You just do it one step at a time.’ – Marian Wright Edelman
‘It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear . . . . It’s like being between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to hold on to.’ –
Marilyn Ferguson‘There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse! As I have often found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position, and be bruised in a new place.’ – Washington Irving
This is my star inspirational quote for this workshop, such as it is:
“Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream of things that never were and say, “Why not?” – George Bernard Shaw
DSL Today!
| January 30, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I just went down to sign for the delivery of my DSL connection gear. WooHoo (as HappyandBlue would say). I’m going to take a lunch making break from all these online quizes and set it up.
Procrastination is a Dirty Word
| January 30, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
I’m finding it so easy to procrastinate today. Maybe I just had too much emotional turbulence in the past few days. But, that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot to get done.
My brother wrote me the loveliest (I know men will cringe at the very word) letter to go with my business proposal. He is going to be my financial backer.
To Whom it May Concern,I (name omitted) do firmly believe in my sister’s (name omitted) business plan and have no problem in backing her financially as well as with my own business experience also having been self employed 17 years now.
I do have the financial resources to help Laura (you already knew that much of my name) and am glad to see her excited about this new business venture.
Regards….
I’m going to get a copy to keep over my PC monitor. Sort of a “remember to kick your own ass” thing.
The weekend was pretty good really, just a bit of drama. My sister’s second husband told her first son that he could always call the police and have Zack sent to live with the Children’s Aid. Of course, I was so furious (Zack and I were at the door getting ready to leave for the movies) that I couldn’t stop for our coffee treat until after I had gone to my sister (she owns her own biz and was working there) to tell her what Wayne had said. Also, I wanted to make sure Zack know what a load of meaningless, stupid, pansy-assed shite that was. As IF we would ever let Zack go.
Before the weekend I wrote about my ex, things I have kept to myself since the divorce blog burning ceremony a couple/ few years ago. Ripping off those kind of scabs is not easy on your equilibrium. But, someone had inferred that I was not over my ex yet. I am, I don’t even plot to do evil to him any more. I seldom think of him except when something else reminds me of him. How can you not think at all of an ex? Even if you never see him again, that was a big chunk of your life. A lot of shared experiences, a lot of firsts, a lot of time and thoughts shared. When you talk about your life experiences an ex is bound to come up as you have made them a part of a lot of those experiences. That doesn’t mean you want a round two. Far, far, far from it.
Anyway, Zack and I did go to the movies. He picked Last Holiday. I was stunned, literally speechless for at least a full minute. Zack always picks the stuff I wouldn’t pay to see, let alone sit through. Today he picked a movie I had really wanted to see but wouldn’t have even thought to ask him about. Last Holiday is the one where the woman works for a store, hits her head and is told she has three weeks to live. So she blows all her money on fulfilling her book of possibilities, things she wanted to do but never hand the … for. The movie was great. We both liked it.
We also had coffee and treats at Zavida. I bought a sack of coffee to have here too. A caramel flavour which I tried and loved last time. I had it in the car all the way driving back. It was great to inhale, almost masked the car exhaust or whatever that is stinking up the wreckage buggy now. I love my car, why can’t it love me too? I keep wishing a new car would roll off one of those trucks always going by here and come to a gentle stop in my driveway. Really, couldn’t you just unscrew your old plates and attach them to the new car? Who would know? I never get stopped for anything, I’m a nice grrl. I don’t even park illegally.
Maybe that’s why I’m not getting a lot done this morning, online quizes don’t count. Just too much drama and brain wave activity. I sometimes make a mental list of what needs to be done but the important part of that is putting it in order of how it will best be accomplished. I am finally learning to live with the organizational aspect of myself. Previously I had decided to ignore her. Afterall, she just gets in the way of being creative. Taking time out to put things away, sort things out and such is just so anal. Well, I am reforming myself there. I am putting things away and sorting them out. It is good. Not easy, but good. Maybe good is too strong of a word. It’s… umm… less cluttered.
From an Email Today:
| January 30, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
Save the Earth, it’s the only planet with chocolate.
What Colour is Your Blog?
| January 30, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
| Your Blog Should Be Purple |
 You’re an expressive, offbeat blogger who tends to write about anything and everything. You tend to set blogging trends, and you’re the most likely to write your own meme or survey. You are a bit distant though. Your blog is all about you – not what anyone else has to say. |
Choices from one of the Quizes
| January 30, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
What trait do you find most attractive in a lover?
* A caring heart
* A devotion to harmony
* A quiet vulnerability
* A fearless heart
* A never ending sense of adventure
* A poetic soul
* A calculating seduction style
* A radical sense of life
* A dramatic sense of superiority
* A superb ability to be flexible
* A fiery passion
* A spirit of compassion
Which would you pick? I chose ‘A never ending sense of adventure’. But ‘A superb ability to be flexible’ would be on the same level. You can have too much adventure eventally and just want someone you can bend to your will… ummm I mean, someone who will adapt to what your needs are at the moment.
Also, ‘A calculating seduction style’ has now taken over part of my brain. Likely I will be stuck with that phrase awhile. Just thinking of all the possible calculated seductions.
Way Too Many Online Quizes from BlogThings
| January 30, 2006 | Posted by thatgrrl under Uncategorized |
| Your Personality Is |
You are both logical and creative. You are full of ideas. Intelligence is important to you. You always like to be around smart people. You seem distant to some – but it’s usually because you’re deep in thought. In love, you tend to approach things with logic. You seek a compatible mate – who is also very intelligent. At work, you tend to gravitate toward idea building careers – like programming, medicine, or academia. With others, you are very honest and direct. People often can’t take your criticism well. As far as your looks go, you’re coasting on what you were born with. You think fashion is silly. On weekends, you spend most of your time thinking, experimenting with new ideas, or learning new things. |
| Your Blogging Type is Artistic and Passionate |
 You see your blog as the ultimate personal expression – and work hard to make it great. One moment you may be working on a new dramatic design for your blog… And the next, you’re passionately writing about your pet causes. Your blog is very important – and you’re careful about who you share it with. |
| Your Dating Purity Score: 64% |
 You are an under-experienced dater. This doesn’t mean you’re unexperienced – far from it. It just means that there’s a lot of romance left to discover! |
| Your Mood Ring is Dark Green |
 Outgoing Cheerful |
| Your Power Color Is Indigo |
 At Your Highest: You are on a fast track to success – and others believe in you. At Your Lowest: You require a lot of attention and praise. In Love: You see people as how you want them to be, not as how they are. How You’re Attractive: You’re dramatic flair makes others see you as mysterious and romantic. Your Eternal Question: “Does This Work Into My Future Plans?” |
| Your Love Life Secrets Are |
 Looking back on your life, you will only have one true love. You’ve been deeply wounded in the past, and you’re still recovering from that hurt. You prefer a quirky, unique person to be your lover. You’re easy going about who you’re with, as long as they love you back. In fights, you speak your mind and don’t hold back. You know you’re right, and you can get quite angry about it. A break-up usually comes as a shock to you. You always think things are going well. |
| You Are An Invisible Ex |
 You’re so over your ex, you hardly even remember you have an ex You prefer leave all of the baggage behind you – far, far behind As they say, indifference is the opposite of love! |
| You Are A Lily |
 You are a nurturer and all around natural therapist. People see you as their rock. And they are able to depend on you. You are a soothing influence. You can make people feel better with a few words. Your caring has more of an impact than even you realize. |
| The Keys to Your Heart |
 You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you’re told that you’re loved. You’d like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything… no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage something you’ve always wanted… though you haven’t really thought about it. In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You’re feeling self centered. |
I am NOT feeling self centred and I don’t think of love as something to be gotten or discarded so easily. Not if it’s sincere. That fly by night BS is about as important as a Bic lighter. But sincere feelings are not something I feel casual about.
So there! I really should do something else with my day other than taking these self centred online quizzes. 
