How would my client game be viewed through the lens of Essence?
I lead with humanity and honor in the world.
I invite others to play with me.
With wonder we explore their lives.
We play with the possibilities the future holds for them.

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Tetra clients can be anyone. They can be infants or seniors or anyone in between. As well, levels of disability can vary greatly from client to client. No challenge given Tetra’s volunteers is deemed too great or too small. The goal is always to reduce societal and environmental barriers and to create increased independence.
Tetra’s assistive device projects tackle barriers to mobility, personal care and communications. They facilitate education, work and recreation. They provide increased access within households – kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms – and other environments, such as vehicles or places of business. In short, assistive devices created by Tetra focus on improving quality of life.
While Tetra operates 45 chapters throughout North America, the services and talents of our 300-plus expert volunteers are available to everyone. Information on past projects is shared system-wide; expertise is shared and requests for assistive device projects can even be filled remotely if someone lives in an area not served by a Tetra chapter. Since inception, Tetra has completed 5,000 projects.
At her first museum job, art historian Sarah Lewis noticed something important about an artist she was studying: Not every artwork was a total masterpiece. She asks us to consider the role of the almost-failure, the near win, in our own lives. In our pursuit of success and mastery, is it actually our near wins that push us forward?
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I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.
Abraham Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Aristotle
It seems insane to expect someone to perform perfectly the first time. So why do we expect ourselves to get life right -- isn't it our first time?
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
Aristotle
Breaking out of self-sabotaging cycles
There are certain situations that drive me into apparently endless loops of thought. Each thought tends to eventually lead back the original thought.
Here are questions to ask yourself when you get stuck in a head spin that you can't escape from:
What are the facts?
What's the story?
What can I be responsible for?
What do I choose to be responsible for?
What do I want to create?
What will take me forward?
One key idea is to accept that there are only two givens in any given situation--the facts and your interpretation of those facts.
A further idea is to do something to get present to what's so and be clear about where I want to go next.
These questions help me to get clear on that and get moving again.
How might you practice this in your life? What predictably triggers you into self-sabatoging thought loops? How will you remind yourself to use these questions?
Acknowledging someone is different than complimenting them. To acknowledge someone is to recognize a talent, gift or characteristic that is unique to them. Instead of acknowledging, most of us have learned to compliment each other. We comment on something we like about another instead of focusing our remarks on who they are. Compliments are usually about us ( I think you did a great job on this project, I admired your performance). Using the word “ I” is a clue that it’s about you. When acknowledging the accomplishments of others, the goal is to make it about them. Let me give you an example of what I mean.
My neighbours have the best garden on the street…it is an oasis of beauty and calm with fountains, birds, and greenery and flowers, glorious flowers! I happened to catch my neighbour working in the garden and I said to him, “ I love the flowers you planted, thank you,” then I acknowledged his gift more personally by saying “ You have such a beautiful garden. Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to share your gift with the neighbourhood!
It was a win-win situation, it made him feel good and it made me feel good about myself.
It’s not easy however it is a powerful, powerful way to let someone know they are important and matter.
Just say in an authentic manner and a genuine manner as well, “I want to thank you for __________”.
In my personal coaching, acknowledgment comes after my client’s have taken action. However acknowledgment is not just about the action, it is about who my client’s are ‘being’ while they are taking action. I acknowledge my client’s for their values and their purpose and not just their activity. I cheer them on, support them to take the next step with courage and mental strength, and help them to see what they did to get their results.
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