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TOOLS OF HOPE
" ToolsLetter "
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Tools of Hope ToolsLetter, #111 August, 2010 |
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Welcome to the Tools of Hope ToolsLetter: Restore and renew your hope. Regain your balance and perspective.
Build your resilience.
Whew!
It's past mid-year. Summer is winding down. A time of looking back and thinking "there's so many things I wanted to do, and didn't get done..."
It's time to DE-FUNK and finish your year stong. Ideas on how to do THAT, down below!
Looking for a motivational speaker for an upcoming conference, annual meeting, or morale-builder for your staff? Check out more info at toolsofhope.com and call me!
SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH - new book project, AMAZON launch on August 25! I am a contributing author to this uplifting book for women, by women. Click on link to see more! Speaking Your Truth website
Building you up -
Ana-Christina WadleMy Legacy Coaching, LLC
- Inspirational Trainer & Speaker
- Author, Tools of Hope
email: hope@toolsofhope.com
303.434.0431, cell
303.751.6813, office
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So...
what are your options?
Ana-Christina Wadle
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upside down and submerged...
DE-FUNK or stay stuck
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I was upside down, and submerged in murky, muddy lake water. I was practicing the "eskimo roll."
I was in a new kayak, with a different paddle, and my husband was "spotting" me to help me as I practiced rolling back up to the surface.
I rolled by myself half a dozen times, so he relaxed his guard and went back to the beach.
At one point, I adjusted the new paddle, and went over as I kept practicing. In the muddy water, upside down, I couldn't see the blade on the paddle, and as I went to roll myself up, I lost my "bite" on the water.
I'm new enough to rolling that I didn't know how to adjust, and although I tried 3 times, I knew that I wasn't going to be able to come up. I settled into the water, upside down, and wet-exited. (I released the skirt that holds me to my kayak and keeps the water out, then kicked my way out of the upside-down craft.)
In and of itself, the event didn't mean much to me other than I was tired, the paddle was new to me, I couldn't see underwater, and I need more practice.
Later, though, I really used that visual to help me.
When you are in a FUNK, it's hard to get out.
If you've been in one of my workshops, we talk about the fact that it could be ONE BIG THING that gets you down,
or a BUNCH OF LITTLE THINGS.
Either way, it's heavy, and it can get you down.
In a FUNK, so to speak. Or being in the MURK. Or being depressed.
It's difficult, when you're bummed, to get the energy to get yourself out of the muddy, murky waters of life.
It's difficult to remember what you need to do, much less do it.
So I used the kayak visual to help me. When you're depressed, or in a FUNK, or stuck in the MURKY waters...
1) DO SOMETHING.
I was trying different things on my attempt to roll over. (I shifted my paddle, changed my body position, relaxed and thought about what I was doing and how I could change it.)
2) DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
What I was doing wasn't working, and I didn't want to drown, so I did something different. I relaxed and pulled open the skirt so that I could wet-exit the boat.
3) ASK FOR HELP. REACH OUT.
You can't always do things on your own.
I had used my spotters, but when I started flailing (my unwitting call for help,) they were still on alert for me. What I didn't know is that my husband and son, Chris, were watching carefully from the beach. When they saw that I was having trouble, they started running into the water to help me if I needed it. When they saw that I was out of the boat, they relaxed and went back.
4) KEEP PRACTICING.
Oooh, I was agitated about having to wet-exit. After all, I'd rolled successfully so many times, and then to fail and not know exactly why? Ticked me off, actually. So, I waited a couple hours, and went back in, with a spotter again.
You've got to keep trying. Even if you're feeling bad, and stuck, and feel blinded by your circumstances, KEEP TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS until you get back up.
This applies to real-life, not just a kayak in a lake!!!
If you've lost the energy for that, make the choice to ask for help. It's there. People are out there, resources, information.
Don't stay stuck "underwater," in the murk. DE-FUNKIFY.
Build the life you REALLY want. Ana-Christina
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Update on If I Only Had One Chance...
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I took a break from the new book - if you still have a story in you, please submit it! I have heard from several of you that you're still thinking on it and wanting to write it.
Let's do it! Send it in for my review. Big hug! Ana-Christina
Build the life you REALLY want.
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Our team was so impressed with your professionalism and method of delivery. In fact, your insightful real life stories turned out to be the highlight of the training. You were able to speak to our team in a language familiar to them and to provide them with the tips and techniques with which most everyone needs to be reminded. Our team met shortly after the training and was energized and had an increased level of confidence in their ability to tackle every day stress!
M.H. - 19th Judicial District, Greeley, ColoradoI was present last night at your presentation. I want you to know what an impact you made on me!! I am 60 years old and have attended motivational speeches before; but never have I come away from one feeling so sure of what I needed to do to change my heart and my life.
K. L. - Aurora, Colorado
ANA-CHRISTINA WADLE:
Keynote Presenter
Professional Trainer
Motivational Speaker
Tools of Hope Workshops provide an interactive, FUN, dynamic training session which will give your staff and/or clients ideas and motivation to make changes.
Changes that will increase effectiveness in the workplace, improve morale, and restore and renew hope both professionally and personally.
For a list of companies and organizations served, as well as excellent references, visit www.toolsofhope.com.
For pricing and scheduling, please contact Ana-Christina.
Office = 303.751.6813 |
Tools of Hope Book
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Ana Christina! Thanks for sending me a copy of
your TOOLS OF HOPE. I found it packed with eternal truths, thoughtfully edited
and laid out, and I'm sure it will be helpful to many souls traveling life's
path that is often rocky and a difficult climb.
When a person has a down moment (or two!) how nice it is to pick up a little book, and know, that no matter what page you turn to, it will probably speak to your heart. Thanks to Ana-Christina Wadle.
Dr. Foster W. Cline, M.D.,
Co-Founder of Parenting with Love and Logic,
Golden, CO
Many thanks for your book. It will be a ray of hope for those lost in despair. Congratulations.
Jim Fay
Co-Founder of Parenting with Love and Logic,
Golden, CO
Tools of Hope was published in December, 2008.
It has spread across the U.S. and is being read from Alaska to Maryland, and from California to Florida - more than 1200 copies, all word of mouth! Read the "Testimonials" on the website!
It is available for purchase at Tools of Hope website
P.S. - Check out some history behind
Tools of Hope in the free
NO MORE MONDAYS E-BOOK!
(We're on pg. 28!!!)
Click on the purple link below to see dozens of encouraging stories on how Dan Miller's 48 Days To the Work You Love has impacted hearts to follow their gifts and passions in their career! When you get to the page, click on the teal No More Mondays EBook link.
No More Mondays E-Book
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My Legacy Coaching, LLC
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Ana-Christina's
power as a coach comes from her profound ability to draw out your inner
most passions and beliefs and weave them together in such a concise way
that you can carry them with you every single day.
Her absolute
love of what she does -- helping us find and connect with our authentic
selves and desires -- is infectious and compels you to engage with both
her and the process 110%.
Kristen (Kaye) Taavialma
Dean of Academics, KIPP Denver Collegiate High School and Aspiring Actress
What is coaching? Coaching is not
therapy or counseling. One analogy is: "Therapy is like helping
someone with a broken leg to walk again. Coaching is helping them to
run the four minute mile." Tony Grant - Sydney University.
My Legacy Coaching, LLC - I help people to learn to live unregretted lives.
My passion is to give people the HOW tools to move and grow in direction of building the life they REALLY want. I help people who are feeling stuck.
Instead of just surviving or "hanging in there,", I help my clients to thrive in their personal and/or professional lives. I help them with balance, perspective, and resilience.
A willing heart does not stay stagnant while working with me.
You tell me what you are looking for (if you don't know, I'll help you uncover it), I share tools, and then I encourage and inspire and hold you accountable.
Encourage = to give heart.
Inspire = to give breath; to give life.
If you are ready to explore your options with coaching, or think a friend or family member might be ready, call or email me! I offer a 20-30 minute free exploratory session to all new clients to answer questions and let them see how coaching might work in their lives.
Ana-Christina
303.434.0431, cell
303.751.6813, office
hope@toolsofhope.com
Build the life
you REALLY want.
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| My Legacy Résumé |
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Building your LEGACY.
Building your RESILIENCE.
You made me open my eyes and realize a lot about myself that
I was not truly aware of.
I know it will take time, but I am already starting to see
myself in a different way -- thank you!!
D.S., Fort Lupton, CO
Ana-Christina took my résumé and made it come alive, IT WAS ME ON PAPER!!! Since the economy has take a down turn you need to think about how you can stand out from the other résumés and... it does just that. I now have a more personal résumé than just what my skills are. I love my new résumé and can't wait to start using it.
A.S., Walton, NY
So.. Want a fresh start?
Want help in living your legacy?
Interested in figuring out what you
REALLY WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?!!
I work with you to uncover your gifts and strengths.
We work together to help you move forward.
- Or -
If you're looking for a résumé that truly describes
WHO YOU ARE
vs.
simply WHAT YOU'VE DONE,
I use that information to powerfully describe who you are and what you bring to your next job / career.
For pricing and next steps, please contact Ana-Christina.
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