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Intentional Living Series Week Seventeen: Fear As A Motivator

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 6 seconds
{Charging Elephant in Republic of Botswana, Africa}"Nothing is so much to be feared as fear". ~Henry David ThoreauIn week 16, I shared with you when and how to make course corrections to your Lifetime Priority Plan, this week we will explore the restraints that keeps you from living your priorities. What do you do if a...
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Living Intentionally Series Week Sixteen: Is Course Correction Possible?

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 12 seconds
{The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida}"Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night."           ~Charlie Brown In week 15 I looked at what it meant to be somet...
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Intentional Living Series Week Fifteen: Do You Remember When?

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 2 minutes, 17 seconds
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." ~ Walt DisneyIn week fourteen I discussed the key element needed to succeed...will. This week I am going to explore what it means to "be". I started Monday chasing the sun and ended the day in Charlotte with my daughter and her family. A joyful part of my time with them is that I ge...
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Intentional Living Week Fourteen: Do You Have The Key To Success?

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 2 minutes, 51 seconds
{New York City Marathon fans supporting the .1%}"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential...these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." ~ConfuciusYou are ready to go, maybe you've even started to follow through on some of the actions you promised to take to fulfill your plan...
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Intentional Living Week Thirteen: Sharing Your Vision

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 6 seconds
{Visiting the set of the Late Show with David Letterman}"Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others." ~ Jonathan SwiftLast week we discussed creating a document that will be a tool for formatting your aspirations. This document will be your touch point for staying focused and on plan as you strive to intentionally live yo...
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Intentional Living Week Twelve: Self Realization

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 10 seconds
{Mosaic in the New York subway}"Your own self-realization is the greatest service you can render the world". Ramana MaharshiLast Wednesday I addressed questions several of you had about how to draft your #1 LP. I restated why you need to write down your LPs and suggested you start looking for patterns and complimentary priorities in y...
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Intentional Living Week Eleven: Are You Being True to Yourself?

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 16 seconds
"Action expresses priorities". Mahatma GandhiI started this course in 2012 as an introduction to Intentional Living and how to be more mindful in living ones life. The holidays have been a period of review and today, we move forward as we continue building our Life Priorities' plan. Now that the Christmas decorations are back in the attic and the champagne glasses are w...
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Intentional Living Week Ten: Four Reasons Why

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 0 seconds
"A goal without a plan is just a wish".Larry ElderI want to take this week's to share a few thoughts about committing to Intentional Living. It is not always an easy journey. At times it requires going against current trends and mores and it means living values that others don't understand. Sometime is requires questioning the "prevailing wisdom" while others look at y...
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Intentional Living Week Eight: Planning

Posted: 11 years ago | By: Christine Somers | In: Intentional Living Series | Read Time: 3 minutes, 18 seconds
"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable".Dwight D. EisenhowerThe assignment for week 7 was to decide on your top 4 Lifetime Priorities. Was that an easy or difficult task for you? Are you clear about where you want to spend your time and energy? This week you will learn how to develop a plan that will help...
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