Wheels: Encouragement (part 3)

November 2006 Issue #34

ISSN: 1557-6485

Published monthly by Teresa Thomas-Carroll Purple Crayon Factory

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In This Issue...

Reflections
Upcoming Workshops and Events

News/Announcements
Mini-Reflection Exercise

This Issue's Sponsor

 

 


Reflections (by Teresa Thomas-Carroll)

Our September and October newsletters elicited nice responses. The inspiration for this series came from our certified life coach, Barb Plunkett who often uses the metaphor of a bicycle to describe how we handle the flow of work. This month, we're pushing the metaphor one step further:

Think of a child first learning to ride, her excitement tempered with a healthy amount of fear. We know that she'll need lots of practice and cheering from the sidelines. We want the child to get a feel for what it's like to ride solo, so we let her experience training wheels and zip down the sidewalk. The advice we give is about keeping in balance, staying safe, avoiding obstacles and focusing on her destination while checking for hazards. When the training wheels are off, we comfort her by sharing that everyone falls but with practice and safe riding it will happen less often. And each time she rides, she'll have more confidence and fun.

To feel satisfied with our accomplishments, it helps to know when to put on the training wheels and when to go solo (but still with lots of encouragement).

Use the
Mini-Reflection Exercise  to notice what you need to ride your life with confidence.


Upcoming Workshops and Events

(Several of the following bookings have been designated for women or mothers. Sessions with an * are open registration for all adults.)

Mom-Camp: An Adventure in YOU
Purple Crayon Factory presents: Not Your Mother's Birds and Bees with Rebecca Logan and Stress Less with
Teresa Thomas-Carroll on November 11. Teresa has been selected for Mom-Camp's Every Day Mom Makeover and Fashion Show. Come lend support for her new look at the fashion show on November 10. Mom-Camp runs November 10-11 at the Mall of America and Holiday Inn Select. Registration and details at: www.mom-camp.com.

A Kindness Keynote for Moms
The Mothers' Connection hosts Deborah Dora for a heartwarming evening that coaxes moms to defy an angry world by being Ambassadors of Kindness in their own lives. Receive original ideas to not only light up the lives of those around you but light up your own life as well.
November 16, 2006, 7:00 p.m. Details are posted at The Mothers Connection.

*PCF at the Women's Art Fair
Visit us December 9,
10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Midtown YWCA, 2121 Lake St, Minneapolis. Create a make & take project and enjoy the art. We look forward to meeting or reconnecting with you!

Life Balance for Moms Barb Plunkett, certified life coach and PCF facilitator, will be presenting this interactive session for moms to envision realistic ways they can achieve a more balanced life in 2007. January 11, 2007, 7 p.m. Details are posted at The Mothers Connection.

*Small Business Marketing Jam
The Marketing Jam series once again sold out quickly to enthusiastic small business owners. Register early for January 24 &/or 25 sessions! On the evening of the 24th, our focus will be

Marketing from the Heart
and on the 25th we'll be repeating The Power of Collaboration. Or book your very own session for your business/networking group. Co-designed and facilitated by
Taiha Wagner of The Small Business Helper and Teresa Thomas-Carroll of Purple Crayon Factory. Click for info and registration or if your business would like to sponsor the next events.


*
Green Elephant Gift Exchange-A Business Celebration with the Planet in Mind

Purple Crayon Factory is sponsoring and helping facilitate this fun business networking experience--where everyone is rewarded for generosity and good will. January 31, 5-10 p.m.  Info for this celebratory conference is at: Cultural Creatives Business Network.

Taking registrations for 2007:

*Online Ideal Business Support
A supportive network for mission-driven small business and healing professionals to pursue and achieve business aspirations. Our discussion and action will be centered on Lynn Grodzki's Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice: A Workbook. Register by Dec. 15 and pay only $15 for the full 2007 year! To register, please e-mail your name and type of business. See details in sponsor section below.


News/Announcements

  • Now booking for 2007! Are you aware of an upcoming conference or an organization that could use a refreshing session through PCF? If so, let us know who to contact and we'll be happy to send information. Word of mouth is our best marketing, thanks to you!
  • As a featured newsletter sponsor, reach approximately 1,000 readers to communicate about your business or event. To request details, e-mail info@purplecrayonfactory.com.
  • Share this e-newsletter and give your friends a chance to win! We're excited to announce that we will have a wonderful prize drawing for new subscribers who activate their free subscription between Sept. 14-Dec. 31, 2006. Click here for details. Prize package includes: Envision Your Ideal Life: your very own private teleclass with PCF's director, "Turning Your Day Around-Creating Change Within" guided imagery CD from The Passage from Surviving to Thriving series, insulated purple travel tea mug (works with leaf or teabag), "Follow Your Heart" car/window decal, journal, Passion tea sample, sparkle pen and a travel candle. Total value of prize is well over $100!

Mini-Reflection Exercise

Continue to think of your career, or any of your life's work as riding a bicycle.

Do you need training wheels (support) to help get you going? Alternatively, is it time to ride solo?

Do you know how and when to use your brakes? Do you need to apply brakes to anything now?

Is your bike tuned up? What needs fixing or attention?


This Issue's Sponsor

Online Ideal Business Support

Monthly, January-December 2007

Register by December 15 and pay only $15 for the full year!

 

Want regular motivation and accountability to bring your business to the next level? Join this year-long supportive network for mission-driven small business and healing professionals to pursue and achieve business aspirations.

We'll use the exercises from Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice: A Workbook by Lynn Grodzki, as a tool for moving our businesses forward. As an online group, you participate at your convenience. We'll share our progress, obstacles, advice and useful resources with each other. Occasional experts will motivate us and lend suggestions. 

Facilitated by Teresa Thomas-Carroll, director of Purple Crayon Factory.

Teresa creates opportunities for meaningful connections and realizations via workshops and networking groups. She is a partner in The Small Business Marketing Jam Sessions.

To register, e-mail your name and type of business to info@purplecrayonfactory.com.


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