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Issue 39
By Master Coach Ginger Cockerham

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Limitless Possibilities
Life Upgrade Coaching Tip
~o^o~ Resources

“Life has no limitations,except the ones you make yourself.”
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Limitless Possiblilites

I heard a story at a coaching conference recently of a 37-year-old woman who was in transition in her career and her life. In her conversations with her mentor and coach, she revealed that her life-long desire had been to go to law school and become an advocate for low-income families in inner city communities. She was excited talking about the possibility of having a significant impact on many lives.

Her coach was surprised when the woman explained that even though she wanted this very much, she couldn’t possibly achieve her dream. When the coach asked why, she explained that college and law school would take six years for her to complete and by that time she would be 43! Way too old to accomplish her dream.

Maybe she had never read that: Dr. Michael Debakey is still doing heart surgery in his nineties; or that Katherine Graham, former editor and publisher of the Washington Post, won a Pulitzer Prize in her seventies; or that Georgia O’Keefe did some of her finest paintings in her eighties; or that Frank Lloyd Wright reached the apex of his architectural career in his nineties.

What if your life desires don’t happen because of a limiting perception? How disappointed will you be?

Life Upgrade Coaching Tip

Steps to making your dream a reality!

Read about or interview someone who has successfully done what you want to do.
Identify ANY limiting perceptions and ask, “What is the truth?”
Work with a coach and/or mentor who can help expand your vision and map your successful pathway to achieving that dream.
Choose a finish date and work backwards in identifying action steps.
Forget about being accountable and become fully responsible for your dream.
Persist despite the obstacles on the path to your dreams.
Have a community of supporters to remind you of your dream and cheer you along the way.
Plan your celebration before you begin the journey.

~o^o~ Resources

http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/- Georgia O’Keffe museum

http://www.pbs.org/flw/- Frank Lloyd Wright on PBS (Ken Burns Series)

May this week bring you the blessings of a thankful heart.

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Ginger Cockerham, Master Certified Coach

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