Life is full of change. That is a fact, so one of the most powerful traits you can have to ensure success is flexibility. Far too many times in life, when difficult things threaten, your response can be automatically one of fear. Fear leads us away from flexibility and thus away from coping in a way that would help us. In the past several months, this blog has looked at fierceness as a way to address and overcome fear. Flexibility is a major component of fierceness.

Flexibility is a curious component of fierceness. You may think of aggression or steadfastness more readily with fierceness, but flexibility must be there as well. There are many squirrels in my yard and they are fierce in their determination to eat my bird seed. Flexibility comes into the picture in many ways – squirrels dangling off feeders by the hind legs, pursuing new branches and routes to access the food regardless of the barriers I create, and the ability to instantly give up the quest, at least temporarily, whenever my dog…Molly the WonderDog arrives on the scene to scare them away. And yet despite the best efforts of both me and Molly the WonderDog, the squirrels do not quit. They are indeed flexible and in many ways also very fierce.

HOW MUCH AND WHEN DO YOU BEND?
There is a famous old quote that goes something like, “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” Change is a part of life. You may be increasingly aware of this as the pace of change has accelerated in the past few years. History has lessons for us about creatures (dinosaurs), people (Aztecs), corporations (Woolworths) and even civilizations (the Roman Empire) that were unable to adapt to change. Flexibility allows you to stay current with change and still thrive in your life. Without flexibility, you are rigid and can become stuck, even paralyzed.

People who fail to thrive in life will often be able to tell you all the reasons they did not thrive; the obstacles in their way and the events that stole their opportunities. The sad fact is that there will always be things that go wrong in all of our lives. Flexibility allows you to continue to progress and to find ways around obstacles so that your goals do not vanish or become dreams that could not come true. Flexibility allows you to still have the muscle you need to press on with what you want.

Our Season Finale Help Me Rhonda…NOW! Show was fabulous and confirming all rolled into one. Our guest was internationally acclaimed author, PR, and Sponsorship expert, Sylvia Allen. If you missed the show live, tune in…NOW!… and discover how a woman denied the professional credit due her rose to become a role model for others…allowing an otherwise debilitating situation to serve to empower her to internationally inspire others to become not only self-sustaining, but respected, as well…serving to recognize Sylvia Allen for outstanding leadership by her peers! Here’s the link…

http://tinyurl.com/22pymac

Our program, Help Me Rhonda…NOW!, is dedicated to awakening hearts, minds, and…most especially, Spirit to the innate Power that resides within each one of us. We are all…and each… responsible for our experiences. In that light, every thought we think is creating our Future. The thought that we must be willing to Love ourselves, as well as truly Love our Self, where Self approval and Self acceptance remain in the Now, is the Key to positive and long lasting Change.

http://tinyurl.com/22pymac
From identifying your Passion, to eliminating your stress…to enabling your Life to work just as you desire…I invite you to explore some fundamentals to the gracious Journey we have been placed on…as well as have some fun doing so! I look forward to you tuning in …and listening with an open heart!

And…Remember…While you’re having a tremendously magnificent and successful day…Everyday…”It’s a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best you often get it.” ~W.Somerset Maughn

See you next Season…next Time!

Blessings!

Rhonda

“It’s a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best you often get it.” ~W.Somerset Maughn

Please join us for our Season Finale Broadcast on Voice America Talk Radio Health & Wellness Channel TODAY, @ 3pm PT/6pm ET. Our Episode is titled, Let’s Talk About Our Authentic Power From Within!

http://tinyurl.com/22pymac

Our Guest will be Sylvia Allen, Founder and President of Allen Consulting, an internationally recognized marketing firm located in Holmdel, NJ. One of New Jersey’s leading PR agencies, Allen Consulting has been providing media relations services to both for-profit and non-profit organizations for our 30 years. More than just a successful business owner, Sylvia Allen has been an Adjunct Associate Professor of Marketing and Program Advisor for New York University for over 20 years. She is an also an internationally recognized author, having written “A Women’s Guide to Sales Success” and co-written “How to Be Successful in Sponsorship Sales” as well as numerous articles on sponsorship sales and marketing.

http://tinyurl.com/22pymac

Tune in…and discover how a woman denied the professional credit due her rose to become a role model for others…allowing an otherwise debilitating situation to serve to empower her to internationally inspire others to become not only self-sustaining, but respected, as well…serving to recognize Sylvia Allen for outstanding leadership by her peers!

Our program, Help Me Rhonda…NOW!, is dedicated to awakening hearts, minds, and…most especially, Spirit to the innate Power that resides within each one of us. We are all…and each… responsible for our experiences. In that light, every thought we think is creating our Future. The thought that we must be willing to Love ourselves, as well as truly Love our Self, where Self approval and Self acceptance remain in the Now, is the Key to positive and long lasting Change.

From identifying your Passion, to eliminating your stress…to enabling your Life to work just as you desire…I invite you to explore some fundamentals to the gracious Journey we have been placed on…as well as have some fun doing so! I look forward to you tuning in …and listening with an open heart!

And…Remember…Have a tremendously magnificent and successful day…Everyday!

Blessings! Rhonda

It is a paradox of creative recovery that we must get serious about taking ourselves lightly. We must work at learning to play -Liza Minnelli

Had a fabulous time today on our radio show Help Me Rhonda…NOW! I invite you to listen to the re-broadcast of our Episode…Creativity: It’s Not Just For Artists Anymore!

http://tinyurl.com/33omltc

Our Guest was Neil Tepper, former creative executive with The Coca-Cola Company, Universal Television, and the 1996 Olympics. Neil is also an award-winning photographer and songwriter as well as an inspirational speaker. In fact, he’ll be competing in the semi-finals of Toastmasters’ International Speech Contest next month.

Neil is known as “The Creativity Doctor,” helping organizations and individuals harness their right-brain creativity to improve all aspects of their life.

http://tinyurl.com/33omltc

So…Tune in…and discover some creative solutions to common problems we all face in our 24/7, Information Age, as we talk with Neil about his just released new book, “Prescriptions for Living A Creative Life”.

Our program, Help Me Rhonda…NOW!, is dedicated to awakening hearts, minds, and…most especially, Spirit to the innate Power that resides within each one of us. We are all…and each… responsible for our experiences. In that light, every thought we think is creating our Future. The thought that we must be willing to Love ourselves, as well as truly Love our Self, where Self approval and Self acceptance remain in the Now, is the Key to positive and long lasting Change.

From identifying your Passion, to eliminating your stress…to enabling your Life to work just as you desire…I invite you to explore some fundamentals to the gracious Journey we have been placed on…as well as have some fun doing so! I look forward to you tuning in …and listening with an open heart!

And…Remember…Have a tremendously magnificent and successful day…Everyday!

Happiness is important for so many reasons, beyond the obvious fact that most people would prefer to be Happy rather than not. There is little doubt about the powerful effects positive emotions can have on your physical health and well-being. At the same time, there is equally little doubt about the effects that negative emotions can have on you.

Happiness will not only protect your body from stressors that can lead to dis-ease, but it can even boost your immune system’s ability to fight off the common cold.

But, I’ve realized that for many, “Happiness” is far too nebulous a term. Do you struggle to define an activity that truly makes you Happy? If so, I want to share with you a new definition that nearly everyone can easily grasp and apply.

“Happiness” can more accurately be identified by your heart and your mind as whatever gets you Excited.

It is what makes you JUMP out of bed in the morning with eager anticipation to start your day. Once you identify that activity, whatever it is, you can start to focus on it, and structure your Life to do more of that.

If you can become Happier…and you can if you choose to… you will both build and Live a better Life…not to mention, but I will…you will help build a better world. If you can improve your ability to address stresses and negative emotions, you’re more likely to be able to do the things that no one would claim are trivial. For me, this is clear…and most of the time easy. My mission is to assist others in developing strategies to help them help themselves to Live an Empowered and Joy-filled Life. I truly love what I do, and that is why “working” long hours every week continues to be a source of Happiness in my Life.

And, speaking of work, and hence money… especially, in what we perceive as somewhat unsettling economic times… is it true that money can’t bring you Happiness? (To be continued in part 3)

Ask Yourself…

What am I really looking for in life?

Once you look deeper, beyond your desire for a bigger house or a fancier car, you will most likely discover that what you’re truly searching for is not more “stuff,” but more Happiness… more Joy.

It may seem some people are born with enjoyment for Life programmed into their hardwiring, whereas for others finding Happiness seems an elusive goal. But, like any programming, yours can be changed.

Here are just a few of the my Simple Tips/Secrets that can help you rewrite your Life program into one that is filled with Joy.

1. Experiment to find out what makes you Happy. If you haven’t taken the time to explore what brings Joy to your Life on a regular basis, you may realize you don’t even know what brings you Happiness anymore. If that’s the case, try out different things, including some you’ve never done before. The answers just might surprise you.

2. Focus on Gratitude. Incorporate a Daily gratitude session where you identify something you are grateful for. You can express your Gratitude in any number of ways: silently say “Thank you,” call or email the person you want to thank, or devise your own gratitude ritual. And…don’t forget to thank yourself…yes, YOU…for yet another day with YOU!

3. Take time to savor Life. Resolve to cut down on rushing from one thing to the next – delegate or say, “no” – to reduce your number of appointments and daily tasks.

4. Stop watching and reading depressing news. In the beginning you may worry that you’ll miss something, but think about it – when was the last time you truly needed to know the things covered in the daily news. Being selective about the information you expose yourself to can have an incredible impact on your level of personal happiness.

5. Laugh now! When you’re in the middle of a mess, look around you and realize the absurdity of the moment. Remind yourself that a year from now, no one will care, and you’ll probably be laughing about it anyway, so why wait? Laugh about it now!

Recently, IBM did a study, asking more than 1500 CEOs in 60 countries and 33 industries what they thought was the most important leadership quality for today and the next 5 years. More than 60% said that creativity was this quality. The cover story of the July 19 issue of Newsweek was “Creativity in America.” The article said there is a “crisis” in creativity. While these, plus many other articles and
studies have shined the spotlight on creativity as a valued attribute, none of them addresses what creativity really is, how we can become more creative and how to use creativity as a tool for our business life and, in fact, all aspects of our life.

In this episode, Neil Tepper will offer listeners a simple definition of creativity, share ways to apply creativity in their everyday lives and give them specific ways to enhance their own creativity. He will also speak about his new book, “Prescriptions for Living A Creative Life,” as well as enjoy in-the-moment conversation.

You can listen to our broadcast this Thursday, July 29 at 3pm PST by clicking on this link: http://tinyurl.com/33omltc

Had a fabulous show yesterday! If you missed it, you can listen to the re- Broadcast on Voice America Talk Radio Health & Wellness Channel…all shows are archived for your listening convenience. Our Episode, titled, …Womanhood Made Richer-Coming of Age Made Easy!, made for a provocative discussion. Here’s the link…

http://tinyurl.com/2bsmx76

Our Guest was DeAnna L’am, B.A. speaker, coach, and consultant, and author of Becoming Peers – Mentoring Girls Into Womanhood. Her ground-breaking work has been transforming girls’ and women’s lives around the world, for over 20 years.

Tune in…and discover how empowering women to reclaim their monthly cycle as source of inner guidance and spiritual renewal, inspires Moms to become empowering role models for their girls, and trains women to hold Red Tents in their communities. Here’s the link…

http://tinyurl.com/2bsmx76

Our program, Help Me Rhonda…NOW!, is dedicated to awakening hearts, minds, and…most especially, Spirit to the innate Power that resides within each one of us. We are all…and each… responsible for our experiences. In that light, every thought we think is creating our Future. The thought that we must be willing to Love ourselves, as well as truly Love our Self, where Self approval and Self acceptance remain in the Now, is the Key to positive and long lasting Change.

From identifying your Passion, to eliminating your stress…to enabling your Life to work just as you desire…I invite you to explore some fundamentals to the gracious Journey we have been placed on…as well as have some fun doing so! I look forward to you tuning in …and listening with an open heart!

Thank the Universe for your current blessings throughout the year to stay Spiritually rich. Gratitude validates our very existence in a positive way. It awakens feelings of joy from the inside by turning on the divine spark in each of us – and that encourages more good things to happen!

Are you living life to the fullest? Let’s Talk!

With Love, Light & Blessings! To Your Success!

Your Coach,
Rhonda

It is not the money but the gift that counts. It should be from the heart… whatever the time of year or the season. Make things, do things, bake things! I coached a woman who was devastated over the breakup of a long term romance. She was successful and well thought of and had everything she wanted. She knew she should be grateful but couldn’t be. My Inner Voice suggested she go to a specific organization that dealt with the dying and volunteer. About a month later she called back with a sparkle in her voice. She said she had found real joy in just taking a deep breath, because she had been exposed to many people through her volunteering who were unable to take the same deep breath.