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| | Home | Coaching | Products | Retreats | Programs | Newsletters | | Resources | FAQ | Testimonials | About Helen | Contact Helen | Copyright © 2005 - 2008 Better Than Ever Coaching. All rights reserved. Address: P.O. Box 391, Brewster, MA 02631 Telephone: (508) 896-5779 Click here to Contact Helen |
Newsletters - June 2007
| Better Than Ever Coaching |
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What Could Be Better?
Written by:
Helen F. Kosinski, ACC, MBA - Professional Coach
June 2007: Volume 2, Issue 6 / ISSN # 1935-4827
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This Month: 10 Easy Ways to Add Joy to Your Life!
- Feature Article
- What's Next for You?
- Did you know...
- Resources
*****************************************************
Hi,
Do you remember when you were in school and you just could NOT
wait to get out for the summer? What do YOU think of when you think of
kids leaving school for summer vacation? All of the TV programs, show
kids tearing out of school, hollering and laughing! Pure joy!
As we get older, it feels to me like it gets more difficult to find those
truly joyful occasions…is that true for you, too? This month’s article
may give you some new ideas about how easy it is to add joy to your
every-day life!
Have a Better Than Ever month!
All my best,
Helen
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Feature Article: 10 Easy Ways to Add Joy to Your Life!
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Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
JOY…for such a small word, it’s so powerful. According to
Merriam-Webster, joy means:
by the prospect of possession of what one desires
Say the word ‘joy’ quietly to yourself a couple of times…what happens?What does it feel like, just to think about joy? Personally, it makes me
smile! How about you?
Even though it’s a powerful word, adding more joy to our lives doesn’t
have to be hard or complicated. Actually, it can be quite simple… Here
are 10 easy ways to add joy into your life:
1. Smile at someone as you pass him/her on the street.
2. Pet a cat or dog.
3. Watch a sunset.
4. Do something you used to love to do as a child.
5. Laugh.
6. Look at old family photos showing celebrations of long ago.
7. Tell a colleague they did a great job and really mean it.
8. Eat your favorite dessert (without any guilt).
9. Bring someone you love flowers.
10. Tell a friend how much he/she means to you.
What else can you do today to add some joy into your life…or into the
life of someone else? What would the reward be? Is it possible that if
you add more joy to your life, it might be contagious? Just think how
wonderful it would be to see and feel the happiness that would
permeate the world if everyone added just a little bit more joy into
his/her life today! Wow! That would be something, wouldn’t it? Why
not get started right now…and do your part to add joy into the world!
*************************************************************
What’s Next for You?
*************************************************************
As you can see, adding joy doesn’t have to be "a big deal", yet the
results can be huge! I’d like to ask you to create your own list of 10
ways you can add joy into your life. Then over the next month, see if you
can add all 10 of them into your life. Notice what changes. Do you feel
different? Are people reacting to you differently? Are you happier? Do
you walk with a spring in your step? We would love to hear what
happened. Please send an e-mail to mailto:
Helen@BetterThanEverCoaching.com with a brief description and I’ll
include it in a future issue of ‘What Could Be Better’. Please let me
know if you’d like to remain anonymous.
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Did you know...
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…that Joy is a programming language? If you’re interested in finding
out more, here’s a site that can get you started:
http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Joy
*************************************************************
Resources
*************************************************************
-- Articles --
The Balance Between Joy and Seriousness by Craig Nicholson
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nicholson1.html
Falling Into Joy! by Dr. Noelle Nelson
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nelson17.html
Joy by Berend Lange
http://www.selfgrowth.
com/artman2/publish/improve_articles/Lange2_printer.html
On the Wings of Joy by Michael Rawls
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Rawls2.html
Top Ten Resolutions for Living Your Joy by Suzanne Falter-Barns
http://www.selfgrowth.
com/artman2/publish/motivational_articles/Barns8_printer.html
-- Books --
The Joy Diet by Martha Beck
Also, there are ‘Joy’ books for almost anything that you are interested
in…from cooking to business to scrapbooking to home brewing to
vocabulary and much more! Search your favorite book sites (e.g.,
Amazon.com, Overstock.com) for some new ways to add ‘Joy’ into your
life.
Note: Mention of any of the above resources does not
indicate endorsement.
*************************************************************
What would it feel like to come up with your list of joys and truly make
them part of your life? Did you know that this is something that would
be great to work on with a coach? Why not setup a complimentary
session with me to find out how coaching can assist you in adding
more joy to your life? Please contact me at
mailto:Helen@BetterThanEverCoaching.com to setup a
time to meet over the phone or in-person.
Thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. It is published
every month, except for a combined issue in November/December
and July/August. To cancel or change your subscription, please
refer to the link at the very bottom of this newsletter.
Do you know someone who would enjoy this newsletter? Please
send the entire issue intact and unaltered to them! Thank you!
To subscribe to this free newsletter, please send a blank e-mail
to mailto:Helen20-192607@autocontactor.com. When you receive
the confirmation e-mail, please follow the instructions to
complete your subscription. As a special Thank You for
subscribing, you will receive Three FREE Success Journal Secrets
to Creating a Better Life!
Your privacy is important to me. I do not give out or sell my
subscriber list to anyone.
Please send any questions, comments or insights to me at:
mailto:Helen@BetterThanEverCoaching.com or P.O. Box 391,
Brewster, MA 02631. Or you can give me a call toll-free at:
(888) 294-5779.
Be sure to visit my website at:
http://www.BetterThanEverCoaching.com for more information.
*************************************************************
Better Than Ever Coaching
Partnering with Professionals to
Confidently Navigate Change
*************************************************************
Copyright © 2007 Better Than Ever Coaching.
All rights reserved.
*************************************************************
What Could Be Better?
Written by:
Helen F. Kosinski, ACC, MBA - Professional Coach
June 2007: Volume 2, Issue 6 / ISSN # 1935-4827
*****************************************************
This Month: 10 Easy Ways to Add Joy to Your Life!
- Feature Article
- What's Next for You?
- Did you know...
- Resources
*****************************************************
Hi,
Do you remember when you were in school and you just could NOT
wait to get out for the summer? What do YOU think of when you think of
kids leaving school for summer vacation? All of the TV programs, show
kids tearing out of school, hollering and laughing! Pure joy!
As we get older, it feels to me like it gets more difficult to find those
truly joyful occasions…is that true for you, too? This month’s article
may give you some new ideas about how easy it is to add joy to your
every-day life!
Have a Better Than Ever month!
All my best,
Helen
*************************************************************
Feature Article: 10 Easy Ways to Add Joy to Your Life!
*************************************************************
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
JOY…for such a small word, it’s so powerful. According to
Merriam-Webster, joy means:
 | "the emotion evoked by well-being, success or good fortune or |
| the expression or exhibition of such emotion | |
| a state of happiness or felicity | |
| a source or cause of delight" |
Say the word ‘joy’ quietly to yourself a couple of times…what happens?
smile! How about you?
Even though it’s a powerful word, adding more joy to our lives doesn’t
have to be hard or complicated. Actually, it can be quite simple… Here
are 10 easy ways to add joy into your life:
1. Smile at someone as you pass him/her on the street.
2. Pet a cat or dog.
3. Watch a sunset.
4. Do something you used to love to do as a child.
5. Laugh.
6. Look at old family photos showing celebrations of long ago.
7. Tell a colleague they did a great job and really mean it.
8. Eat your favorite dessert (without any guilt).
9. Bring someone you love flowers.
10. Tell a friend how much he/she means to you.
What else can you do today to add some joy into your life…or into the
life of someone else? What would the reward be? Is it possible that if
you add more joy to your life, it might be contagious? Just think how
wonderful it would be to see and feel the happiness that would
permeate the world if everyone added just a little bit more joy into
his/her life today! Wow! That would be something, wouldn’t it? Why
not get started right now…and do your part to add joy into the world!
*************************************************************
What’s Next for You?
*************************************************************
As you can see, adding joy doesn’t have to be "a big deal", yet the
results can be huge! I’d like to ask you to create your own list of 10
ways you can add joy into your life. Then over the next month, see if you
can add all 10 of them into your life. Notice what changes. Do you feel
different? Are people reacting to you differently? Are you happier? Do
you walk with a spring in your step? We would love to hear what
happened. Please send an e-mail to mailto:
Helen@BetterThanEverCoaching.com with a brief description and I’ll
include it in a future issue of ‘What Could Be Better’. Please let me
know if you’d like to remain anonymous.
*************************************************************
Did you know...
*************************************************************
…that Joy is a programming language? If you’re interested in finding
out more, here’s a site that can get you started:
http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Joy
*************************************************************
Resources
*************************************************************
-- Articles --
The Balance Between Joy and Seriousness by Craig Nicholson
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nicholson1.html
Falling Into Joy! by Dr. Noelle Nelson
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Nelson17.html
Joy by Berend Lange
http://www.selfgrowth.
com/artman2/publish/improve_articles/Lange2_printer.html
On the Wings of Joy by Michael Rawls
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Rawls2.html
Top Ten Resolutions for Living Your Joy by Suzanne Falter-Barns
http://www.selfgrowth.
com/artman2/publish/motivational_articles/Barns8_printer.html
-- Books --
The Joy Diet by Martha Beck
Also, there are ‘Joy’ books for almost anything that you are interested
in…from cooking to business to scrapbooking to home brewing to
vocabulary and much more! Search your favorite book sites (e.g.,
Amazon.com, Overstock.com) for some new ways to add ‘Joy’ into your
life.
Note: Mention of any of the above resources does not
indicate endorsement.
*************************************************************
What would it feel like to come up with your list of joys and truly make
them part of your life? Did you know that this is something that would
be great to work on with a coach? Why not setup a complimentary
session with me to find out how coaching can assist you in adding
more joy to your life? Please contact me at
mailto:Helen@BetterThanEverCoaching.com to setup a
time to meet over the phone or in-person.
Thank you for subscribing to my newsletter. It is published
every month, except for a combined issue in November/December
and July/August. To cancel or change your subscription, please
refer to the link at the very bottom of this newsletter.
Do you know someone who would enjoy this newsletter? Please
send the entire issue intact and unaltered to them! Thank you!
To subscribe to this free newsletter, please send a blank e-mail
to mailto:Helen20-192607@autocontactor.com. When you receive
the confirmation e-mail, please follow the instructions to
complete your subscription. As a special Thank You for
subscribing, you will receive Three FREE Success Journal Secrets
to Creating a Better Life!
Your privacy is important to me. I do not give out or sell my
subscriber list to anyone.
Please send any questions, comments or insights to me at:
mailto:Helen@BetterThanEverCoaching.com or P.O. Box 391,
Brewster, MA 02631. Or you can give me a call toll-free at:
(888) 294-5779.
Be sure to visit my website at:
http://www.BetterThanEverCoaching.com for more information.
*************************************************************
Better Than Ever Coaching
Partnering with Professionals to
Confidently Navigate Change
*************************************************************
Copyright © 2007 Better Than Ever Coaching.
All rights reserved.
*************************************************************
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