Passionate Theme of the Day: Connection

“I am a part of all that I have met.” Alfred Tennyson

Today’s inspiration stumbled upon me in the form of this quote. To say I’m addicted to blogging is an understatement. Most bloggers will say the same thing.

What I love so much about this form of communication is that I am able to (and many other bloggers have stated the same) be more open and vulnerable than I might under face to face circumstances.

Passionate Theme of the Day: Failure

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill

I’m waiting for the refrigerator repair guy to come and diagnose what’s up with the leaky fridge. So I’ve got a block of time I normally wouldn’t. Thought I’d sit down and polish up my essay for the Success and Happiness book that I am contributing to.

Think I’ve mentioned it before. I’ll definitely share more with you in the coming weeks. It’s due out after the first of the year. Some amazing contributors and yours truly was asked to participate. Anyway…the topic of the essay is success and happiness.

Passionate Theme of the Day: Gratitude

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~Melody Beattie

Hello passionate people! Just wanted to take a few moments to extend some gratitude’s today, this Thanksgiving eve. 

Passionate Theme of the Day: Flexibility

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.” ~ John Lennon

This weekend, I was given this message about flexibility yet again. Without sharing details, let’s just say that my plans changed significantly due to a “freak accident”! Had I been too attached to the outcome, I would still be sitting on the couch, scratching my head wondering, “what was that all about”?

Then I woke up this morning to find a second “freak accident” happening in my kitchen - as somehow the freezer decided to defrost itself in the middle of the night, leaving me a huge wet mess this morning!

I’m sitting here typing this and laughing and also saying “S&%! happens!” What else ya gonna do? Yell? Scream? Kick? Pout? It’s over. What’s done is done. Let’s move on to something more enjoyable, shall we?

Wishing you the patience and flexibility you need in any situation today…

Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: A-ha

"The great teachings unanimously emphasize that all the peace, wisdom, and joy in the universe are already within us; we don’t have to gain, develop, or attain them. We’re like a child standing in a beautiful park with his eyes shut tight. We don’t need to imagine trees, flowers, deer, birds, and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we really are—as soon as we quit pretending we’re small or unholy.” ~Unknown

I wish I could meet “unknown” and give them a great big hug! How beautiful is this quote? And pretty much in sync with my last post about BEing love.

May you all have a fabulous weekend and open up your eyes to the beauty, creativity, love and spirit that lies within you! Go be BIG this weekend. Be BOLD. Be sassy. Be fiercely passionate! Be a light. Be goofy. Be the life of the party. Be cozy. Be warm. Be an introverted extrovert. Just be YOU.

Enjoy your yummy-licious weekend,
Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: Love

“Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.” ~Jean Anouilh

Today we’re talking about LOVE. Interestingly, today’s quotes can all be perceived as about self-love. It saddens me to think about the self-hate, self- loathing and low self-esteem that circulates through our world.

We spend so much time looking outward for acceptance, attention and love. Yet the one place we need to look, we most often neglect. And that’s within. Once we recognize that we are the love of our lives, doors of opportunity begin to fly open. Our hearts are set free to soar to new heights.

So much emphasis today is placed on looking a certain way, driving a certain car, wearing certain clothes and keeping up a certain image. There are entire industries that revolve around helping us to become more attractive to the “perfect mate”. Let’s create a dialogue about the love affair we should be having with ourselves. (Can’t you hear it now…“Yes, honey. I’m having an affair…with myself. And damn, I’m GOOD!")

Wouldn’t we be better moms, dads, co-workers, community members, friends, lovers, business owners, human BEings, if we were infatuated with our own lives? The lives we’ve already got? The lives we need to do the work to uncover? The lives that could be more amazingly graceful, joyful, beautiful beyond our wildest dreams?

If only we’d release ourselves from our shackles of fear and self-doubt. Release ourselves from the old records in our heads. The old voices that walk the halls at night. The old stories that aren’t the truth of who we are anymore. We simply must seek healing and let it go.

“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love.” ~ Sophocles ~

Once we fall truly, madly, deeply with ourselves, we BEcome love. Therefore we can stop seeking to fill the gaping void with “stuff”, addictions, and unhealthy relationships. Our incessant monkey-mind chatter will subside and our minds and our souls will seek solace within our own hearts. We’ll uncover the greatest gift of all. The gift of LOVE. The gift of US.

What would it take to fall a little more in love with you today? Forgiveness? Acceptance? Permission? Acknowledgement? Respect? Self-care? Belief? Inspiration? As your cyber coach – I give you all of these and anything else you might need today. I forgive you. I accept you. I give you permission. I acknowledge you. I respect you. I care for you. I believe in you. I’m inspired by you.

By giving YOU all of this and more, I give it to myself too. Because in the reflection of your eyes, I see me. Go ahead and shake your happy ass to a mirror. Ladies, pull your compact out of your purse. Look yourselves in the eyes. Repeat after me…I LOVE YOU!

“Love… What is love? Love is to love someone
for who they are, who they were, and who they will be.” ~ Chris Moore ~

Much love,
Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: Reflection

More inspiration following last week’s post regarding Lynn Twist and her book The Soul Of Money. The “Season of Frenzy”, (commonly known as Christmas) is upon us. So I thought I’d share this interesting link that was sent my way. www.buynothingchristmas.org is a campaign to encourage us to become better “citizens” and less like over consumptive monsters.

This site really got me thinking. So I’m sharing this as a resource for those of you who might want to consider a different alternative this holiday season. I struggle with this issue every year. I love to give. It’s NOT about not wanting to give. And I love to receive as well (who doesn’t, right?).

But it does seem silly for my family or friends to spend their cash on a sweater, a scarf, lotions or potions. Just because this is “how we’ve always done it”. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the holidays. But does it seem like we’ve gone off the deep end?

Here’s a question frequently asked on the BNC website:

Q. Can I be a part of Buy Nothing Christmas even if I buy a few things?

A. Definitely. We are all going to have to buy some things. When you do buy things, we encourage you to remember principles like buying locally, fairly traded, environmentally friendly packaging, recycling or re-using, buying things that last, and so on.

The main aim of this campaign is not to save money (although that can be a side benefit), it’s not to slow down the pace of Christmas (although that can be a side benefit), it is to challenge our over-consumptive lifestyle and how it affects global disparities and the earth. So, even though you might buy a few things at Christmas, it’s important to think in these global economic terms.

Now you’re thinking, “Interesting concept Kam, but if we don’t BUY gifts, what DO we do?” Here are a few examples of what folks are doing:

·I’m going to give my art this Christmas. It gave me the motivation to finish the production of a demo CD. The first copies will go to my family and friends. —Gabriel
·Just try make a spiritual gift, not material, not an object. I prefer doing something - singing a song, writing a poem - for a person. Plus a little beautiful card, because most people want to “have something in the hands,” it’s just a habit. —Matania, Russia
·I have been going down to my local recycling centre to see what’s on offer. To my surprise, I found 10 glass coffee containers. Which are now glassed painted and filled with goodies for kids. - Sophia
·A couple of years ago I did a calendar for the family with everyone’s photos and birthdays. That was a big hit. – Karin
·Books on tape - this is great if you have two or three people on your list that will enjoy the same book, it only costs time! A compilation CD of the choir my husband and I sing in. – Noelle
·Adopting a polar bear, snow leopard or giant panda in the name of all my friends and family members from World Wildlife Fund. – Matt
·We have just launched a new scheme in the UK called Wedding List Giving Ltd. It allows the prospective bride and groom to choose a charity and ask guests to donate towards the “gifts of their choice.” Hannah Crouch [Editor’s note: the site includes charities like the Alzheimers Society, Amnesty International, Cancer Research UK, Children’s Express, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Tearfund and others.

I’m really chewing on this one. What DO I want to do for my family and friends this Christmas? I honestly love spending time with people, sharing good conversation a yummy bottle of wine and relaxing! Yet, every year I put off gift shopping till the last minute and end up over-doing it and spending way more than I’d like. And I always wonder…does anyone even remember what he or she was given the year before? A lot of the time it just tends to be timely “stuff” and fades into the background of our lives.

Perhaps we won’t go so far as to “buy nothing”, but what could we do this year to make the season that much more special? What could we do to BE more the season, than BUY more this season?

What does the holiday season mean to you? What is the concept of giving and receiving all about? Where did your family gift giving traditions start? Might it be time to reflect on what those traditions really mean today?
Let’s all take some time to ponder on what’s most important this holiday season and re-evaluate where necessary.

Change takes time. Maybe this year we just open the door to dialogue with our family about what we’d like to create for the holiday season. Perhaps other family members are feeling a bit “strapped” or apprehensive about the usual family “gift exchange”. If your old traditions aren’t working for you, what would it take to change them?

Not scroogin, just curious,
Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: Signs & Synchronicities

When I started to do “the work”, meaning cleaning the “house of Kam”…from the inside out, I started to become increasingly aware of signs and synchronicities. “They” say (aw come on, you know who they are) when you toss out some of your emotional garbage, that you raise your energetic vibration, thus drawing to you (like a magnet) the people, places and experiences that will help move you to your desired destination.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls it living in the flow. Others refer to it as the Law of Attraction in Action. No matter what you call it, once you begin “tuning-in” your life begins amping up!

I like to believe there is an element of magic in this dizzy universe (so does Wayne Hurlbert). I’d like to encourage you (if you don’t already do so) to witness and acknowledge your own signs and synchronicities.

When I moved back to St. Louis from Dallas, Texas, a few years ago I took a significant pay-cut, cashed in my event marketing expense account, traded in my party clothes for business casual and my larger digs in Big D to room with 2 friends in a smaller apartment.

I went back to working a 9-5 job in an office where the “clockwacthers” kept tabs on who walked in when, and morning coffee-talk was loaded with backstabbing gossip about anyone and everyone. This after 2 years of pretty much running my own business as a field event-marketing rep. Needless to say, I was discouraged and freaking out! I felt lost and couldn’t figure out why I’d felt so compelled to move back and begin a Master’s program in Counseling.

One gray and rainy day, feeling oh-so-funkalicious-and-confused, I was sitting at a stoplight and “happened” to notice the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. It said, “All those who wander are not lost”. Once I saw that, I exhaled deeply and felt lighter.

A small weight had been lifted from my shoulders. That’s just one of many experiences I’ve had over the past several years, that I took to as a sign that I was exactly where I was intended to be and that although it might be uncomfortable, it was right as rain.

I see that same magic occur with clients. One amazing client is attracting crazy amounts of goodness and connecting with all the right people at all the right times. She is living her life by design, not default and her career has taken quantum leaps in a relatively short amount of time. Not to mention the deepening of her personal relationships. I get such joy from witnessing the magic that happens when people begin to live consciously and become aware of their co-creative power.

PMP ‘Kam-bassadors’ know I find signs and messages in music. Several months ago, I was pondering my path and just how “far out there” to go with my business and blogging. Fear was rearing its ugly head and confusion and overwhelm were submitting roomate applications. I was having one of those conversations with myself where I was like, “Is this the right way?” I’d just been given the latest Tremolo CD from a friend and popped it in as I started the car. I turned up the volume and heard this:

I see you not like you do
Not the part but the whole
Stage lights on now take your cue

Why so scared of your shadow
Prisoner of your own life
Sleeping on your star of gold

You were born for this
You were born for this
C’mon light it up
It’s your life you don’t want to miss you
You don’t want to miss you
You don’t want to miss you

No one else can play your part
Liberate all of your dreams
Speak the lines within your heart

Chorus

Don’t believe in the rules
Don’t believe in the stars
I believe you were made for your life
Yes you are alright

I almost stopped the car. I had the chills! How freakin’ cool was that? Those are the kinds of things that happen ALL the time if you begin to pay attention. Whether you believe it’s a sign from God, the universe tapping you on your shoulder, or your spirit guides and angels, it doesn’t really matter. As long as you “get” that those experiences are REAL and they are clues to help you along your path.

In his book Re-member: A Handbook for Human Evolution, Steve Rother and The Group say those moments are “crystals” we’ve left for ourselves to guide us along the “game board of life”.

Where do you find your clues? What types of signs and synchronicities fall across your path? Do you have animal messengers? Billboards? Bumperstickers? TV commercials? Music? Random strangers ever shout out at you?

I’d love to hear about the magic you “stumble upon” along your perfectly im-perfect path.

Diggin’ my universal de-coder ring,
Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: Badness

“To confront a person with his own shadow is to show him his own light.” ~Carl Jung

In August of 2005 I hired a coach and began my coach training classes. One issue that kept coming up for me was, owning my shadow side. Debbie Ford is the queen of shadow work. If you’re interested in this work, read her book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers.

Why am I bringing this up today almost a year and a half later? Because it’s through opening up and really owning my dark side, that magic has started to happen in my own life. Carl Jung, the godfather of shadow work - believed that there are constructive and destructive types of shadow (umm duh).

There is a cultural phenomenon in the U.S. (I don’t know if this is true for other countries) around being “good”. It shows up as eating disorders & body dismorphic disorders, celebrity worship, self-loathing, low-self esteem, fear of failure, fear of success, and the list goes on and on. I’ve spent a large part of my life trying to be “good”. Suffering from what I call the Good Girl Complex. You might call it Perfectionism. I see so many women (and have met many men too), that are ultimately locked up inside, for fear of making a “bad” mistake, or looking like a bad person.

Being good isn’t so much about being good, as it often becomes a way to avoid NOT being bad. Does that make sense? So it isn’t really about owning your goodness, it’s about disowning your badness. When we disengage from a part of ourselves and try and NOT be that part of ourselves, we’re doing ourselves a great disservice.

When I first launched PMP, I was terrified that people would judge me. I knew I wanted to be honest with my content and share from personal experience, but the thought of revealing some deep dark secret was scary. I know now that I don’t have to open up my closet and place my skeletons on display for the world to see. But sharing things like the fact that I get funky and cranky helps readers and prospective clients to see that I am human.

Just yesterday a very “good” co-worker really let loose on another co-worker (honestly, he had it coming). It was unexpected from her. Why was this little outburst so healthy for her? Because if we keep these feelings of anger, frustration, agitation, resentment, hostility or the likes locked up, we’ll eat ourselves alive. From the inside out. Speaking our truth and really owning where we are is such a crucial step in our conscious evolution.

Jung also said, “What you resist, persists.” If we keep trying to NOT be bad, we could actually turn into a monster. The way I see it, a little badness from time to time is far better than wearing a mask of goodness all the time and then snapping! Think of those women who have committed horrific crimes. Many of them were seen as really “good” by their neighbors and community. Then one day they just snap. They couldn’t keep up the facade.

How might you open up today and allow some of your badness out? It doesn’t have to be a major tantrum. I’m not saying go rob a bank. But how might your inner wild child help release you from your “good” shackles?

I let it out by being sassy, smart-ass, feisty, funky, cranky, and quiet. I give myself permission to say no. I treat myself and don’t feel guilty about it. I allow myself to have that piece of chocolate (notice I didn’t say the whole box). It’s when we don’t allow ourselves to play with the full range of colors that this life has to offer, that we become prisoners within ourselves.

Of course we all want to exercise more, eat healthier, be kind to our significant others, spend more time with our families, build better business. But sometimes you just gotta let loose and let the badness out!! Jung reminds us, “The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.”

So what’s it gonna be? How can your badness be good for you today? What one small step can you take today to revel in your badness? Be bold. Be spunky. Be a bad-ass. Being bad sometimes feels reeeeaaallly good! Let it out ya’ll.

Bad girls need love too,
Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: Appreciation

“What you appreciate, appreciates.” Lynn Twist

Lynn was one of the powerful keynote speakers last week at the ICF Conference. She is author of The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Life. The above quote is the basis for what Lynn calls the Great Principle of Sufficiency.

During her presentation she talked about the paradigm shift from ‘citizen’, (one who takes responsibility for the well-being of our community), to ‘consumers’ (those who take over, destroy, diminish, deplete). Lynn shared the 3 Toxic Myths of Scarcity, the lies we as a culture have told ourselves around money and prosperity:

1) Not enough to go around, someone has to be left out

2) More is better (an unconscious, unexamined belief)

(We receive 30,000 messages a day that we are not good enough and we need more to become complete. It does not stop, this endless chase. The self-storage industry is a sign of the “more is better” mentality. We’re building housing/apartments for stuff instead of homeless people.)

3) That’s just the way that it is (leads us not to question, resign ourselves)

Lynn says, “There is enough, you are enough. When you let go of the lies, it frees up oceans of energy to make a difference with what we already have. What we already have expands. What you appreciate, appreciates.”

What limiting beliefs are you still holding around money and prosperity? What could you appreciate today that will appreciate tomorrow?

What we focus on expands,
Kam

ps...thanks to Elyse (Prosperity coach) for sending follow up notes from the presentation!

Passionate Theme of the Day: Awareness

NOTE** (This was intended to be published Sunday morning, due to technical difficulties, it is now.)

The morning after. Spent. Satiated. Tapped out. That’s me after the past 4 days of ICF conference keynotes, breakout sessions, workshops and networking. My brain feels like a zit that’s about to pop. It actually hurts. Taken pain relievers and nothing is working. Can’t sleep either. I’m exhausted, and Mr. Sandman has been an elusive tease. I’ve been picking this up and putting it down all day, applying gentle pressure…so here goes.

Reported that I got to know several of my coaching mentors (Andrea Lee, Elyse Killoran and Lynne Klippel). Talk about surreal! But by the end of the conference I’m calling them friends. Dare I say they feel like sisters? I have more confidence now, knowing that these wise and wonderful women are supporting me in spirit. Should I need advice, counsel or just an ear to bend, they are there for me. THANK YOU ladies.

The keynotes were ridiculous! Dan Pink – author of A Whole New Mind, Lynn Twist – author of The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life, and the always energetic Guy Kawasaki – author of The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries and Selling the Dream – these presentations alone were worth the cost of the conference. I walked away fired up, inspired, humbled and more passionate than ever. THANK YOU Dan, Lynn & Guy.

Attended some cool breakouts on everything from spirituality, language, coaching small businesses and even a “play session” with acting coaches who walked us through exercises to get us out of thinking mode and back into our bodies and to nourish our spirits. SIDEBAR**It’s no wonder actors are making out on the set all the time. These exercises were pretty intimate breathing, voice and touch exercises, among about 50 strangers!

I met some amazing people as I let intuition guide me from one conversation to the next. I’m a butterfly in social settings. Flitting around from place to place. The danger in that is that I can lose my grounding. Can become “out of body” and disconnected. Which is where I am now. Processing and chewing on ALL the information, awareness, new concepts and messages I received.

Messages came from unexpected places. Had an aura photo and reading with James Townsend who passed along his wisdom. I expected my aura to be reds and oranges, (being that I’m Ms. Passion and all), yet it was cool blues and greens, with hints of white around my head and gray under my chin and mouth.  James told me that the green was healing energy.

He said I’m a natural healer and asked if I do Reiki. Being highly intuitive, when I do that work I can pick up images or phrases from people, so that freaks me out a little. I’m more comfortable healing with words and holding the space for people to share their thoughts with me. He explained that’s what blue is. Blue represents holding a sacred space, allowing people to open their hearts and souls. He asked if random strangers feel inclined to share their deepest, darkest secrets with me. I laughed and said, “All my life!”

The white color above my head was an indication of the breakdown of ego and increased connection to spirit (a constant evolution!) and the gray around my mouth indicates that sometimes words or phrases come out of me and they come from some higher source. They are not “from me”. I laughed again and shared that I often sit down to type and stuff just rolls out! There were little floating “balls”, floating above my head and James told me those were my ancestral, spirit guides and angels. I had to smile, as I often feel surrounded, guided and protected by an unseen source. THANK YOU James.

It was “random” conversations that also helped to move me forward and got me thinking bigger than I had before the conference. Anna, Allen, Glenda and Peggy all kept crossing my path. Each conversation placed another brick in the path before me.

Robert from Coach Web, has amazing energy, ideas and insights about the future of coaching and online networking that excites and intrigues me. He also was able to help me “uncover” my source of frustration about which way to go next with my business, with his powerful questions on Sat. afternoon.

“How do you feel about silence?” He asked, noting that I speak fast, and get swept up in my energy and enthusiasm. He asked me to consider the runner who takes off without tying their shoes. Or that dashes out of the starting block but hasn’t properly stretched. Sure, you’re running…but at what cost to your long-term success?

I am still chewing on that conversation. I need to purge that which doesn’t serve me, personally and business wise. I’m going to streamline, simplify and get quiet. I’m going within, because my higher self KNOWS what the next step is, even if I can’t yet see thru the fog. The fog is now lifting. THANK YOU all.

Have to give a shout out to the adorable Aussie. Daryl’s energy is warm and infectious and his enthusiasm for coaching and life matches mine. Our conversations about the future of the coaching industry, life, passion and purpose are still rolling through my airwaves! THANK YOU for “stumbling” upon me in the language session (or should I say thanks to Lynn?). We’ll see what evolves…

And I am grateful for the opportunity to meet Pam in person. It was so good to put a smiling face with that always, accepting voice. THANK YOU Pam for your sincere support and encouragement.

The last “epiphany” I had came last night as I was flipping through the TV and “happened” across the final scene in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Holly had issues with vulnerability and expanding her heart – hard to admit, but I can relate. Here’s how the closing dialogue goes:

You Know
What’s Wrong With You?

Miss Whoever-You-Are?

You’re Chicken.

You Got No Guts.

You’re Afraid To Say,
“O.K., Life’s A Fact.”

People Do Fall In Love.

People Do Belong
To Each Other,

Because That’s The Only
Chance Anybody’s Got

For Real Happiness.

You Call Yourself
A Free Spirit,

A Wild Thing.

You’re Terrified
Somebody’s Going To

Stick You In A Cage.

Well, Baby, You’re
Already In That Cage.

You Built It Yourself.

And It’s Not Bounded
By Tulip, Texas,

Or Somaliland.

It’s Wherever You Go.

Because No Matter
Where You Run,

You Just End Up
Running Into Yourself.

Let’s just say, that struck a nerve and I bawled my eyes out! I’m ready to open the door and let myself out of my cage. What happens when a self-proclaimed wild thing is set free? She flys…

How high might you soar if you’d only set yourself free? What gifts, messages or new awareness are you grateful for today?

Awestruck,
Kam

Passionate Theme of the Day: Law of Attraction in Action

It’s only 9:52. My eyes are so dry from the florescent lights at the convention center, they might pop out of my head! I’m so tired, yet so pumped up, I don’t know that I’ll sleep much tonight. I know I’ve been outta the loop the past couple of days. You see, Wed. I went to see Andrea J. Lee speak to a small group of local small business owners, coaching types, speakers and consultants. She was in a day early for the ICF Conference, which started today.

Here’s why it was cool to meet her in person: 1) I’ve been reading her blog and newsletters and gained considerable amounts of knowledge and insights into why and how I do what I do. 2) It was cool to watch her presentation style, as it is very similar to my own. Down to earth. Conversational. Interactive. 3) Trippier still…she knew who I was! Yep. When I introduced myself, she goes, “I know who you are. You have that red website with the pictures of you and the Zen-like feeling? I’ve read your stuff…you’re hilarious!” Ummm…that’s right people. She said I was hilarious!

Fast forward to today at the ICF conference and I saw her again. We chatted briefly and Pam and I grabbed a bite from the breakfast buffet. Pam slipped away for a second and I was admiring this other woman’s jacket. It looked soft and warm. No sooner had I thought that, than she turned and walked right over to my table and asked if she could hang there and eat. I said sure.

Within minutes of introductions she asked, “How do I know you?” We couldn’t figure out any mutual ties, and then I mentioned writing and blogging and she goes, “That’s it! You’ve got that blog with the red and those fabulous pictures of you! You’re really funny!” I said, “That’s what Andrea said yesterday,” and I pointed to Andrea’s booth, which was behind me. She goes, “You know Andrea? I’m rooming with her this weekend. We’re really good friends.” Turns out I was talking to Elyse Hope Killoran, president of Prosperity From the Inside Out. Crazy thing - I had actually listened to a teleclass that Elyse and Andrea had hosted on prosperity about 6 months ago.

Can you even imagine my sense of surreal-ness as I stood there talking to one woman about another women and they were both coaching models of where I wanted to be? Oh, I forgot to mention that when I was at Andrea’s seminar yesterday, I met another phenomenal coach, Lynn Klippel. Lynn also happens to run the publishing company that prints Andrea’s books…Bonus for me cuz I want to publish books. And Lynn has now become a Kam-bassador. As I buzzed thru the convention center today, several people mentioned that Lynn had already mentioned me to them. How cool is that?

The really funny part was in the 3rd and final breakout session of the day. An attractive young fellow, with a charming Australian accent, sat down next to me. As we were introducing ourselves, he asked, “What did you say your name was again?” And I said, “Kammie.” He goes, “Someone in my last session just told me I needed to meet you.” I was like, “Seriously?” He reached in his pocket and handed me a card and said, “This women told me I should talk to you about blogging and marketing and that we’re working with the same target market” It was Lynn’s card!! How funny was that?

Then at the end of the day I went back down to the exhibitor hall and as Pam and I were heading out, we found ourselves walking out and chatting again with Andrea and Elyse. I just had to stop and take in the crazy surreal-ness of the moment. Here I was, at the International Coaching Federation Conference and walking and talking (like we’re old friends) with 2 coaches who’s work I had admired and that had inspired me to keep on reaching for bigger and bolder ways of expressing myself and my coaching business.

So I did just that. I know. I’m a total geek. But I just had to witness the moment. It was like a scene out of a movie. So I stopped and said, “Umm, can we just stop here for a sec? I’m having a really surreal moment here.” And they just looked at me and said, “That’s the Law of Attraction in action girl!” I thanked them for being who they were in this world and for being REAL!! Even though the whole scene felt oddly out of body!!

Why am I sharing all of this with you? So that you can see how when you set an intention, focus on what you want (and STOP focusing on what you DON’T want), release attachment of the “how” it will show up, and surrender to the Universe/God/spirit…it works. I had some seriously surreal moments today.

Mostly because I am “there”. I have arrived at one of those mile markers that I’ve had in my minds eye. If it felt this good meeting some of my “idol” coaches…what’s it gonna feel like meeting Oprah? After witnessing my arrival at today, just a little over a year after I began my coach training and 9 months after I launched my website, I am more sure than ever, that if I maintain my vision of being on O’s couch sharing the word about my book, that too shall line up and just be another “moment” of arrival.

So what are you willing to do to get really clear about what you want? When is it time to step up to the plate and take those first action steps? How long are you willing to stand still? Be bold. Be brave. You are bigger, brighter, more amazingly gifted than you can even imagine.

What you want, also wants you. The Universe WILL line up the people, places and things, to make your dreams a reality. All you have to do is get really clear. Ask for it. Put it out there. And wait. One day, you’ll arrive “there” and it’ll feel like you just stepped into a movie…only to find out, it’s your life!

I challenge you to step up bigger than you’ve ever done before. What have you got to lose? I promise you, you’ve got everything you already need…it’s inside of you. It IS you.

Attraction factor alive and well in the STL,
Kammie Kam

ps...can’t wait till next time to tell you about the cool stuff keynote speaker Dan Pink had to share about a Whole New Mind