Success Tips for Life

Two Tasty Words

The two words 'thank you' are so easy to say and yet sometimes we simply forget to use them.  A heartfelt 'thank you' means so much to the person who receives it.  And guess what, it also feels good to say it.  Who can you thank today?

Saying 'thank you' is important in your personal life as well as your professional life.  Here is a link to an article I wrote about how it can affect your business:

http://www.fireflycoaching.com/Articles%202006/Articles%20april%202006.htm

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Own Your Brilliance!

Have you been hiding?  Want to come out and claim your brilliance?  Imagine what could happen if you started owning your own unique brilliance and became even more of yourself.  What kind of strength and power would emerge from you?  Who would you be what could you do?

Don't worry, being confident and willing to shine doesn't mean you can't also be humble.  Humility is about owning who you are and what you know AND also being quite open to learning new things from other brilliant people.  Owning your brilliance doesn't make you arrogant.

Are you ready to radiate? 

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Look Inside

When is the last time you looked inside?  It's funny that we spend a lot of time focused on everything outside of ourselves and not so much time on what is going on internally.  Maybe it's because we forget or we're just too busy.  Successful living happens when you realize your true power lies within.  This quote captures the idea perfectly:

"Most people think that the world is outside them.  They live their life backward, running after security and approval, as if by making enough money or getting enough praise they could be happy once and for all. But nothing outside us can give us what we're really looking for." - Byron Katie, from her new book, A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are.

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Whose Song Are You Singing?

A scene from the movie, Walk the Line, about Johnny Cash's life really grabbed me.  It was when he was just starting out and had his first audition with his band for Sam Phillips, a producer in Nashville.  They played a well known song for the producer and he stopped them to ask if they had something else.  Something that was 'believable' - something original.  He asked what he would sing if he could only sing one song before he died, a song that would sum him up.  Something real that he feels.  Something that shows he believes in himself.  So he played one of his original songs that was meaningful to him and yes, the producer liked it and recorded it.

If you have been living your life singing someone else's song, take some time and ask yourself what your life would feel like if you started singing "your own, original song."

If you're interested in seeing the clip, click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk-Tptlg0Kg&search=scary

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Being More of You

Leading a successful life means living your life, not someone else's.  You are most attractive when you are being who you really are.  Your authentic self.  Think about all of the things that make you unique, the things that make you who you are.  Now, grab a pen and paper and write them down.  Based on what you have written down, what can you start doing to be more of you?

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Do, Be, Do, Be, Do . . .

You live in a continuous cycle of doing and being. Sometimes when you feel stuck, a way to move forward is to switch modes. If you have been doing a lot, try just being. If you’ve been spending time just being, maybe it is time to get into action and do something. Being can lead to doing and doing can lead to being. Think about where you are right now and try the other mode.

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

Believe in Yourself

Need a jolt of self-confidence? Here is a collection of some of my favorite quotes about believing in yourself. This is your life, so why not choose to have faith in yourself?

"I can be whatever I want to be I can do whatever I want to do I can go wherever I want to go I can have whatever I want to have - AS long as I believe in myself." - Judy Robinett

"When you believe something, you have made it true for you." - Dyanne Wilson

"Believe it and achieve it. - Napoleon Hill

"If you can DREAM it, you can DO it." – Walt Disney

"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" – Ben Franklin

"People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be." – Harvey Mackay

"The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams." – Eleanor Roosevelt

"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so." – Belva Davis

Life & Business Coach Stephanie Ward is the author of the FREE special report “7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time” grab your copy, plus free monthly business building tips, at: http://www.fireflycoaching.com.