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A Note from Andrea
The only two times we ventured off site was once to drive into nearby Puerta Plata to look around and shop a bit, and another day to enjoy a snorkeling excursion. It was fun and tickled to be under water and have fish eat ripe bananas right out of our hands. When I visit new places, I’m usually eager to see all of the sites, climb every mountain, visit every museum, etc. But this relaxing, all-inclusive package did tons to restore my over-tired mind. Three plus books read, lots of good food and drink, my first ever self-indulgent pedicure, and a full week alone with my husband Roger for the first time in two years. Yes, I’m actively fantasizing about how soon we can get ourlseves back on to a beach or lounge chairs. What is your ideal method for restoring body and mind? This week’s article is about maximizing the bounty and opportunities with a summer state of mind. With support & enthusiasm for your unique style,
Teleconferences, Workshops, and ProgramsCreate Your Fearless, Fabulous Life - Starting July 10 or 11Afraid You’ll Never Show Up for Your Ideal Life? Get a grip, grab some clues, and go the distance to create your Fearless, Fabulous Life… your specific plan to achieve the life of your dreams. The Fearless, Fabulous Project is a positive and affirming 90-day life assessment and change program for women in midlife. Gain clarity about what you want, eliminate the obstacles, generate powerful focus, create your personalized Life Map, and execute your plans with confidence and passion. “It kept me focused and accountable on a number of levels. I made progress with my business, my physical health, and staying connected to my desires. I also learned to value and appreciate my own successes rather than minimize them.” The Fearless, Fabulous Project rocks out in mid-July. Sign up now for this unique group coaching program with additional one-on-one support. Visit www.FearlessFabulousProject.com for details. FeatureHow Will You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
These are treats mostly relegated to a few summer months. We spend more than half the year eagerly anticipating these simple pleasures, and then rarely have the quiet moment or luxury of extended empty hours to truly enjoy what was so expected and natural when we were children. Another special summer childhood adventure was overnight camp. Remember the fear at arrival with all the nervous worries? Who are these other kids? What is expected of me? I don’t know if I can do it… And then a week or two later, the fear was always replaced with mastery of new sports like sailing or archery, confidence in newly acquired outdoor living skills such as building fires or identifying edible berries, and commaraderie of new friends. Make the most of these short-lived longer days, great weather, and brief interludes we get in summer. Plan what you’ll do as if you really did have a chunk of time earmarked for an experience just like those you enjoyed at summer camp. How do you really want to spend this prescious season? Indulge Your Desire to Read, Listen to Music, Watch Movies
Notice the Season and Its Bounty
Make New Friends & Time for Favorite Friends
Test & Enjoy Your Physical Being
Learn Something New
If this seems impossible, you need immediate help! I’m jesting only a bit. If you’ve lost track of your inner child, seek out the counsel of close friends (who knew you when you were knee high) or a coach. They can detect those inner yearnings and lost passions. Life is meant to be satsifying and fun. Gotta go! Fresh rhubarb growing in the backyard is just screaming to be baked in a pie… yum. © 2007 Andrea R. Williams WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE OR WEB SITE? You can, as long as you include this complete blurb with it: Andrea Williams, personal and small business success coach, is the creator of the Fearless, Fabulous Project, a 12-week, step-by-step discovery and rejuvenation process to help you gain clarity and commitment about what is most important to you. If you're ready to pump your life with more fun & fulfillment, check out Andrea's coaching programs and resources now at www.FearlessFabulousLife.com, and sign up for “Fearless, Fabulous Female,” her free ezine on personal reinvention at midlife. Andrea’s BookshelfThe 4-Hour Workweekby Tim FerrisI want me one of those! Seriously, Tim Ferris’ book, The 4-Hour Workweek, is based on the premise that our larger lives shouldn’t or needn’t be subservient to our work… or more specifically our jobs. The book is divided into four sections: Definition (determining the dreams of having, being and doing, and calculating the resulting Target Monthly Income and timelines for accomplishment), Elimination (getting rid of all the extraneous and unimportant), Automation (subtracting you from the need to do everything), and Liberation (how to spend all of your freed up time). You could read this simply as a hypothetical game plan for work avoidance. However, Ferris is more serious than wanting a bestseller with a catchy name. He really believes that our lives have so much more possibility for fulfillment and adventure, and that learning and experiencing new things is necessary expression of what makes us tick.
So, if the idea of outsourcing big chunks of your routine life, enjoying mini-retirements (instead of waiting for the end), and escaping paralysis appeals to you, get The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich If nothing else, this book will give you specific steps to reclaim pockets of time. With it as a guide, you can think about why you are holding back from living the life that you want. I’m going to try the ideas in the book this summer, and I’ll report out after Labor Day. Fearless RecommendationErase Your FearsI received a link to this photo via Michael Bungay Stanier’s monthly newsletter. He’s the 2006 Canadian Coach of the year, and creator of the Eight Principles of Fun min-movie I shared the link to a few weeks ago.
Take a few minutes to write down all of your fears. Think about how you could virtually erase them at the end of each day. Here are some ideas:
The process of acknowledging and owning fear is the first step to dismantling and vaporizing it. Liberate yourself from fear and lighten your load. About AndreaPersonal and small business development coach Andrea Williams is creator of the Fearless, Fabulous Project, a 12-week, step-by-step discovery and rejuvenation process. Coaching female boomers, creatives and entre/solopreneurs, Andrea reaches core issues quickly, promotes others’ inspirations/aspirations, and provides unswerving support for life improvement… today! Andrea also offers teleclasses, workshops, and other resources to help individuals and groups achieve greater self-awareness, success, and satisfaction. Learn more now at www.FearlessFabulousLife.com. Nuts & BoltsFeel free to pass this ezine along to friends and colleagues. However, please keep it intact and send in its entirety. You are receiving this email from Andrea Williams because you participated in one of Andrea's workshops or classes, or you are a colleague, friend, or relative. We periodically send notes of information and opportunity, in addition to our weekly Fearless, Fabulous Females ezine. We hate SP^M as much as you do, so if you have received this email in error, please accept our sincere apologies. To no longer receive our emails, click to unsubscribe below. |
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Here’s a glimpse of how we spent our time at the Sun Village Resort at Cofresi on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Visit my blog 
The sight of blue lupine growing wild by the side of the road. The sound of crickets humming on a hot, summer day while you read in the hammock. The smell of sumack as you hike on a local trail. The taste of freshly cut watermelon. The feel underfoot of the tide rushing back out to the sea.
I encourage you to make the most of this summer. Take a “time out” from your usual routine and obligations to create space for experimenting with genuine fun and maybe a new passion or two.
