Synthesis Coaching

Interview Series: Debbie Johnson of Guided Abundance

2010-12-10T09:15:00-05:00

Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Debbie Johnson, a law of attraction coach at GuidedAbundance.com.

In today's 15-minute interview, Debbie helps us move forward on our own adventures by sharing her tips with us:

How her daughter's drug addiction led her to becoming a law of attraction coach.
Why mindset is so key for creating abundance and "goodies" in our lives, whether we want to create that in our personal life or work life.
The routine she uses in her life every morning...and how she know shares that with others.

Don't miss our inspirational and upbeat talk, sure to start your weekend off right!

Detour Adventure: Part 2

2010-12-08T09:18:00-05:00

In my last post I shared the beauty of seeing things from a brand new perspective. Now that you've tried my Detour Adventure, I'm curious to know what happened.

If you're like me, the Detour Adventure has gotten you re-energized and new ideas are percolating.

All this great energy is just TOO good to waste....so here's what I want you to do:

Jot down all the new ideas that are surfacing. Don't edit them or judge them as "bad", "good", "totally unrealistic:, etc. Just do a data dump to get everything out on the table.

Sort through all the ideas and take note of similar ideas. Pull together all ideas that are related and group them together.

Pull together totally dis-similar ideas. Weaving unexpected pieces together often produces amazing breakthroughs.

Write down the new sparks of ideas that result from this exercise.

Now get into action:

Pick a small task that you feel is doable. Why? This gives you that "feel good" feeling when you accomplish a task and helps to keep the ball rolling.

Be aware of how you have now shifted into another place that feels new and bright.

Notice how new perspectives naturally open up into new avenues. If you'd like help through this process contact me and together we'll embark on a Detour Adventure. I can't wait to see where we end up!

Searching for Your True Calling? Look for Your Aliveness

2010-12-06T09:15:00-05:00

Today, I decide to mix it up and chat with you rather than write. Enjoy!

Break Your Ruts of Routine with a Detour Adventure. It's easy!

2010-12-03T09:18:00-05:00

My Monthly Tarot landed in my inbox as usual, at the first of the month.

I opened the email to find a picture of the Hanged Man along with the following request: "This month look at The Hanged Man. At first the person in this image may appear uncomfortable, but upon further inspection we realize that he is just giving into gravity and going with the flow".

I was shaken up realizing that I had made a huge assumption, and like many assumptions totally wrong.

I saw The Hanged Man hanging upside down from a tree and assumed he was fighting his situation and anxious, worrying when and how he would be free. (If you take a close look at the image you'll see that he is not fighting...in fact he seems to be just hanging out).

But here is what shook me up into a revelation: The Hanged Man is a symbolic tool asking me to look from a different perspective—like upside down :).

Try it out.

The result is that you end up looking at the same situation but with fresh eyes. You may discover new elements that you never saw before, even if nothing changes.

Or better yet, try a solution that I opt for in for my own life, and one that I advise my clients—to embark on a Detour Adventure.

What's a Detour Adventure? It's a way to shake yourself out of the unconscious state we all fall into and see your world again with fresh eyes. You know what I mean....how many times have you driven to work and had no memory of the drive? It's totally normal because we all go on auto-pilot after a while and develop ruts in our routines.

So, how do you dive into a Detour Adventure?

Take another route to your yoga class.
Shop at a different grocery store in a different town.
Read a book about a subject you know nothing about.
Vary your routine—treat yourself to a break in your day by walking the dog at lunch instead of as part of your morning routine.
Learn a new skill new like sailing, pottery, knitting, scuba diving.
If you've been wanting to call a friend who you have talked to in a while....be spontaneous and just pick up the phone and do it.

Here's your Detour Adventure challenge: Try out a detour a let me know what you discovered after you re-discovered your life with fresh eyes! And keep an eye out for my next post where I share what to do with all your new discoveries!

To your adventures to transformation!

Shhh! Mini-adventure special just for you ends 11/30

2010-11-29T09:15:00-05:00

A quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day to save on your very own “Gratitude Mini-Adventure”!

That’s right, just for the fantastic women on my list I’m offering this mini-adventure at 50% off if you sign-up by November 30^th. That means you pay only $147.50 instead of my regular mini-adventure rate of $295. (You can schedule the mini-adventure for later, you just need to sign-up by 11/30.)

What’s a “Gratitude Mini-Adventure”?

It’s a one-hour coaching session with me where we explore big ideas and provocative thinking that moves you forward on your own adventure to transformation. If you find yourself focusing like a laser on all the bad stuff and what’s not working, you’ll turn this on its head by seeing and being grateful for all the multitude of blessings each & every day.

This is my way of saying thank you for being a part of my journey! To sign-up or ask questions email me at khodges@synthesiscoaching.com.

An Attitude of Gratitude (and what to do when it’s missing!)

2010-11-22T09:15:00-05:00

First off I want to say how grateful I am for YOU. Thanks for taking the time to read my posts and for being part of my community of amazing women.

Once a year we’re reminded to be thankful. Just imagine what our lives would be if we spent our energy focused on what was working in our lives instead of focused on all the fears, almost rights, almost there, just about, a little, etc. You get it the picture.

Need a little inspiration?

This year I have much to be grateful for - the opportunity to move across the country and dive into new adventures, my wonderful husband, my growing teenage daughter, my friends, my heath, the beauty of autumn, my dog Zack, the tantalizing smell of a turkey roasting in the oven. Truthfully that is just a few highlights that come to mind.– maybe that will help you come up with your own gratitude list.

Need even more help switching into an attitude of gratitude?

Then I have a special opportunity for you – a “Gratitude Mini-Adventure”! This is the adventure for you if you find yourself focusing like a laser on all the bad stuff and what’s not working. You’ll turn this on its head by seeing and being grateful for all the multitude of blessings each & every day.

Just for the fantastic women on my list I’m offering this mini-adventure at 50% off if you sign-up by November 30^th. That means you pay only $147.50 instead of my regular mini-adventure rate of $295. (And yes, you can schedule the mini-adventure for later, you just need to sign-up by 11/30.)

This is my way of saying thank you for being a part of my journey! To sign-up or ask questions email me at khodges@synthesiscoaching.com.

Adventures to Transformation™ Interview Series: Nina Kaufman of The Legal Edge

2010-11-19T09:11:00-05:00

Today I'm chatting with Nina Kaufman of The Legal Edge, a law firm and information products company that as successfully navigated thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners through the legal issues they face in starting and running their companies.

Are you thinking of creating a business partnership? In our 15-minute interview, Nina talks about the highs and lows:

How partnerships that started out great at first may not always work for the long term, much like a marriage.
How not sleeping and having nightmares finally forced her to address what was really happening in her business partnership and to take action.
What key questions to ask yourself when getting into a business partnership.

Don't miss our inspirational talk, sure to start your weekend off right!

Thrilled to be a contributor at award winning She Takes on the World

2010-11-17T09:15:00-05:00

She Takes on the World took home the Stevie Award for "Blog of the Year" in NYC.

I'm thrilled to be one of a handful of leading women business owners who are contributors.

Check out a few of my posts here and leave a comment or two:

Is Your Business Stuck? Try This Brainstorming Exercise

Top Five Reasons to Celebrate Business Wins

I really appreciate you being part of my community of women who believe that transformation is an adventure.

To your own adventures to transformation™

Are You Always Moving and Going Too Fast? Try a Soul Adventure

2010-11-15T09:15:00-05:00

I had an amazing session with Carrie, (not her real name), a few weeks ago. She's bright and a super-charged high achiever.

She was talking SO fast and jumping from topic to topic SO fast,that I could hardly keep up with her....and I was just listening.

Whew!

What we discovered together was that after all this excitement, accomplishment, and activity she really needed to change gears and s-l-o-w down.

Sounds great when we tell ourselves that...but if you've ever tried it you know that actually doing it can be a whole lot harder. We kind of get "addicted" to the pace and the constant multi-tasking - we can even experience a high from it. Yet, unless we unplug and regroup we can actually drain ourselves and end up with nothing left to give.

My solution to Carrie was to go on a Soul Adventure.

Give yourself permission to indulge and do those activities that feed your soul. For you that might mean taking a hot bath, reading a novel instead of a business book, chatting with an old friend on the phone. It matters less what you do and more about how you feel.

Carrie decided that she would use her Soul Adventure by pretending that she was on vacation and could be spontaneous for one week. She found herself listening to her own body and taking a nap in the middle of the day and browsing around in her favorite gallery BEFORE she went grocery shopping and paid bills online.

I know....I can hear you saying, "but I'm not on vacation and have a job to go to and a family to take care of." Yes, I know that's true but I'm asking you to carve out time for yourself to fill yourself up again and recharge.

Want some hands on help to embark on your own Soul Adventure? Reach out to me....you'll not only leave your session inspired but with a fistful of resources and tools to spark your journey.

To your adventures to transformation!™

Frustrated and Overwhelmed Not Reaching Goals? Just Say "NO"

2010-11-10T12:54:38-05:00

All of us women business owners (myself included) are chock-full of ideas and projects that we want to implement.

Yet, I often find many of the women business owners that I coach frustrated and overwhelmed.

What gives?

What I often find hiding in plain sight right under our nose is that as women we often have too many commitments and have spread ourselves too thin.

Lindsey Pollak wrote a terrific post about this issue that I'd love to share with you.

Lindsey took the "just say no" challenge and trimmed down her appointment and commitments. Do you know what she was surprised to discover?

No One Actually Noticed!

So, this month I'm following LIndsey's lead and making it a NO-vember...so if you have a request for me this NO-vember, the answer will probably be a firm but polite "no".