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Dear subscriber, Welcome to the latest issue of "Coaching Currents from DBCoach"! Each month, this newsletter will offer you some thoughts and ideas based on my experiences as a coach. Some of you may remember that I used to have a signature for my emails that included the following quote: "A ship in a harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are for," by John A. Shedd. Well, it's time to let the ship leave the harbor. In a month my daughter will go abroad for her 10th grade education. I asked her to write a letter to all of you expressing her feelings and her motivation. I hope you find this edition of the 'coaching currents' both practical and inspirational. Feel free to share it with colleagues and friends. Warmly,
"Hi everyone! I'm Dany's daughter, Susie. I'm 14 years old and go to Mount Madonna School, an hour away from home. For the next school year, I'll be in Lugano, Switzerland, attending TASIS, a boarding school. I'll be away from family and friends long enough to grow apart from them, throw myself into new surroundings and relationships, and have to adapt to a completely different culture. I have to admit that I'm ridiculously excited. I'll probably pick up snippets of Italian, since the school is in that part of Switzerland. I imagine we'll hang out a lot in town, chatting, sipping coffee, doing homework. There are numerous trips, also, to close areas in Europe, which I can't wait for. I hear that they're very supportive academically and that friends are easily made. I'm basically jumping up and down right now; this is going to be so much fun. Because my mom is a coach and helps people with decisions like this on a daily basis, it's not hard to imagine that she's been a big help. Not only has she been helping me to prepare for such an adventure, she's also been so understanding of my situation. From Germany, we both love European culture more than anything, so she's just as excited as I am about it. Many of my friends really don't understand why I would want to leave California, and so aren't very supportive. My mom gets it and knows how hard it is to choose to be different. My point is, I'm taking a huge risk. When I get stuck in my routines, I tend to feel too safe. And this is putting myself out there. Being in High School, I know that the easy way out is to conform with peers. A lot of people my age look like they came out of the same mold. So, of course, it's way too hard to purposely pave my own path miles away. Courage is scarce in that area, especially with teens. I'm here to say that I'm proud of myself for being the person I want to be. I'm not letting anyone else tell me what I want, I'm too busy heading out and grabbing it. By going for it like that, I'm not only doing what I want regardless of what others have to say, I'm making a statement: I'm willing to take the risks others never will. Susie Bryan"
Conferences Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in getting tickets for The Women's Conference in October in Long Beach. I think the event was sold out in less than 4 hours and tickets were next to impossible to come by. However, you might be interested in an alternative, which takes place only a few days later. O You! is taking place on October 25th in the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The author of my recently featured book by Martha Beck, ("Stearing in Starlight") will be there. Here is the link for more information.
"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~ Anais Nin
The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life by Mark Nepo Description: "In these fast-paced times, the exquisite risk facing each of us every day is to slow down and "still our own house" so that we may experience life rather than simply manage it. In The Exquisite Risk, poet and teacher Mark Nepo encourages readers to become quiet enough and open enough to listen to what truly matters-our own hearts, our loved ones, the wonders of nature-in order to live a life with nothing held back. In rich, lyrical prose, Nepo shares his own spiritual path, including a battle with illness that helped him understand how only by daring to embrace all that life has to offer can we come to a deeper appreciation of its meaning and beauty."
Life Entrepreneurs If you were looking for exercises to help you on your path of
Life Entrepreneurship, they are now up on the website.
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