Finding Flow - July 2002

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#660066" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="041005f0dkblmu.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Informal Roman" ><B>Excel With Ease Coaching.com</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#C0C0C0" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Excel With Ease Coaching.com"><B>home</B></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="the_art_of_asking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Art of Asking June 2002">The Art of Asking - June 2002</A>   |   Finding Flow - July 2002   |   <A HREF="creative_problem_solving.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Creative Problem Solving August 2002">Creative Problem Solving - August 2002</A>   |   <A HREF="expecting_miracles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Expecting Miracles September 2002">Expecting Miracles - September 2002</A>   |   <A HREF="learning_to_accept.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Learning to Accept October 2002">Learning to Accept - October 2002</A>   |   <A HREF="are_the_gremlins_driving_the_truck_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Are the Gremlins Driving? 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Finding "Flow": 5 tips in 5 minutes</div> <div> 3. Opportunities & Resources</div> <div> 4. Invitation to Excel With Ease!</div> <div> 5. Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <bR> <div> Dear Excel with Ease Subscriber,</div> <bR> <div> Welcome to our July issue. Thanks for joining us.</div> <div> We continue this month with our format of</div> <div> 5 coaching tips in 5 minutes. </div> <bR> <div> This month's issue focuses on "flow"- what it is,</div> <div> how to find it, how to keep it.</div> <bR> <div> I hope you enjoy this issue, and I'll see you again </div> <div> in August.</div> <bR> <div> Warmly,</div> <div> Rachna</div> <bR> <div> *Please feel free to pass this issue along to people </div> <div> that you care about!*</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <div> Flow: 5 tips in 5 minutes</div> <div> By Dr. Rachna D. Jain</div> <div> Copyright (c) 2002. All Rights In All Media Reserved</div> <bR> <div> "Flow" is the term for a state of optimal experience.</div> <div> It is defined by being completely absorbed in a </div> <div> task, where you work steadily, lose track of time,</div> <div> and feel refreshed in doing so. Flow is a key</div> <div> component of effortless productivity. </div> <bR> <div> When was the last time you experienced flow?</div> <bR> <div> Here are 5 tips to find it:</div> <bR> <div> 1) Leave open space in your day.</div> <bR> <div> Flow often shows up when we create room for it. </div> <div> If you're working on a proposal or creative project,</div> <div> definitely create blocks of time in 2-4 hour </div> <div> stretches, devoted to your project. You can</div> <div> invite flow by making room for it.</div> <bR> <div> 2) Follow your resonance.</div> <bR> <div> Resonance refers to an internal "knowing" or </div> <div> intuition that you want to pursue a certain</div> <div> task. Give yourself permission to follow these</div> <div> "strange" inklings- very often, they lead you</div> <div> to flow.</div> <bR> <div> 3) Do more of what you love.</div> <bR> <div> Sounds simple, perhaps, but the more time you</div> <div> spend in tasks you enjoy, the easier it is to</div> <div> slip into flow. Sometimes, doing more of what</div> <div> you love may require asking for help or </div> <div> delegating.</div> <bR> <div> 4) Be creative wherever possible.</div> <bR> <div> Creativity sometimes feels like a big daunting</div> <div> task. It's really just about moving ideas </div> <div> around and combining them in a different way.</div> <div> You can spark creativity any time you change</div> <div> your habits or routine. Even something as </div> <div> simple as driving home a different way can</div> <div> shift your perspective so you find flow.</div> <bR> <div> 5) Live in the now. </div> <bR> <div> If we are fully living in this moment, we</div> <div> easily move away from regrets about our</div> <div> past or our fears about our future. This </div> <div> creates a sense of suspension which is a </div> <div> wonderful way to welcome flow. Each time </div> <div> you find yourself moving from the past</div> <div> to the future in your thinking, actively</div> <div> re-orient yourself to this moment - the </div> <div> sound of the rain, or the rustle of the</div> <div> leaves, or the feel of the wind on your</div> <div> skin. </div> <bR> <div> Try these tips and you, too, will </div> <div> experience the joy of flow. </div> <bR> <div> So my five minutes are up- see you next month!</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <div> Opportunities & Resources</div> <bR> <div> * Are you or anyone you know working on a dissertation?</div> <div> If so, check out my new book "Get it Done! A Coach's Guide</div> <div> To Dissertation Success". You can read more about it, and</div> <div> order it, by pointing your browser to: </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.excelwitheasecoaching.com/get_it_done_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.excelwitheasecoaching.com/get"><B><U>http://www.excelwitheasecoaching.com/get_it_done_.htm</U></B></A></div> <div> This book is also available for sale on Amazon.com.</div> <bR> <div> * Get it Done! Dissertation Coaching Groups Now Forming. </div> <div> Coaching groups are a cost-effective way to create high </div> <div> impact results. If you're working on your dissertation </div> <div> and could use some coaching, and group support, you can</div> <div> get more information by emailing: </div> <div> coach6-22144@autocontactor.com </div> <bR> <div> * New Coaching Arena</div> <div> I am pleased to announce that I am completing the</div> <div> process of certification as a comprehensive career coach.</div> <div> Watch this space for some exciting career coaching </div> <div> updates in August.</div> <bR> <div> * To subscribe to my other newsletter, Live Your Best,</div> <div> email liveyourbest-subscribe@maximalhappiness.com</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&</div> <div> Invitation to Excel With Ease!</div> <bR> <div> This month, I invite you to find your "flow". </div> <div> Anchor yourself in this moment and be happy, now.</div> <bR> <div> If you'd like to learn how coaching can help you</div> <div> find your flow, contact me for a complimentary </div> <div> coaching consultation.</div> <bR> <div> &*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*</div> <div> Copyright by Rachna D. 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