Wednesday, December 29, 2010

It is finally here! USANetwork presents, Fairly Legal. The series that focuses on mediation as a profession. http://ping.fm/3iIvc
Interesting article on a very hot topic.. Workplace Bullying

http://ping.fm/DjnJ0

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Friday, December 17, 2010

Finally, a positive method to teach our children how to handle conflict and take responsibility for their actions.....

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Finally, a means of teaching our children how to manage conflict and take ownership for their behavior..

http://ping.fm/rLzDT

Friday, November 19, 2010

Beauty is only Skin Deep

Click on the link below for information on the upcoming radio show!!

http://wp.me/P1bJPu-7

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Bullypolice.org is a great resource to know your states anti-bullying laws. This watchdog organization advocates for bullied children and reports on every state's anti-bullying laws. Referencing your state's laws on bullying (if they exist) in your letter will likely get an administrator's attention quickly if you have a bullying situation.

Monday, April 12, 2010

What do you think? When kids are bullies, are their parents to blame?

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Opinion: Do you think bystanders to bullying need to be held accountable?

Monday, April 5, 2010

What do you invest in? Most would say money. How about your time? Do you realize that each minute used, is a minute lost.. so how are you spending your time? If you want to learn more about investing your time.. visit Compass.. www.mylifecompass.com/acrworks and join for free!
Watch Good Morning America tomorrow morning. They are talking about school bullying.. this is a rising area of concern that is gaining national attention.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Schools battling bullies through mediation : Home: The Buffalo News

Schools battling bullies through mediation : Home: The Buffalo News

This is an excellent article that is demonstrative of what many schools are experiencing - bullying needs to be addressed, not just through reprimand, but through education. Please read this important article. It is time we educate our youth on conflict management and appropriate social behaviors.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

"And in the end it's not the years in your life
that count. It's the life in your years."
— Abraham Lincoln

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Latest Goings On..

Well, my website has officially launched.. check us out at www.acrworks.com. I am so excited to finally be working in a field I have longed to work in for years. How wonderful to be doing something that can make a difference in other peoples lives - mediation and coaching - empowering people!

Alot has been going on over the last several weeks. ACRWorks was launched, the school quarter came to an end, I attended the first of many conflict management conferences and began my first group coaching with Compass. It has been exhausting, yet exhilarating. Today, I am working on enjoying the wonderful warm day and catching up on a few much needed "housekeeping" matters. One of which is working on designing my ACRWorks Newsletter.

I hope to work more diligently in the coming months on providing my followers with substantial mediation and coaching news here on my blog. Please stay tuned..

Friday, February 26, 2010

The Count Down Begins!

I can not believe that in a few days we will already be entering the month of March. Spring is just around the corner! Another big event is the launch of ACRWorks. March 1st will be the official launch of ACRWorks at www.acrworks.com. My practice is focused on mediation and life coaching services in an effort to promote both "proactive" and "reactive" methods for resolving conflicts and attaining personal goals. Please visit ACRWorks and sign up for our monthly newsletter which will be filled with mediation and coaching news, tips, inspiration, personal stories and so much more!

Live Empowered ~ Stephanie

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Happy New Year 2010!

Wow!  2010!  We made it through another year.  As I begin to phase out of holiday mode and into my regular routine, I am forced to reflect back to 2009.  Reflection is wonderful to review where you were a year ago and where you are now, what you have accomplished through the year.  Maybe the year was rough, but look YOU MADE IT!  2010 is our year to shine!! 

One thing we all think about as we approach the new year are our New Year's Resolutions.  It has been a tradition across the country for years, one that almost inevitably seems to fade away after about a month or two.  This year, I want you to forget the New Years Resolutions and focus on New You Solutions!  A New Day for a New You! Take some time to visualize your goals as if you had already attained them!  You have heard the saying "If you can believe it, you can achieve it!" Well this is true, you can!  Begin today, and I want to help.

I have been working on the launch of my practice, ACRWorks, which is due to launch March 2010.  I have been working on my website, talking and networking and I have been introduced to an exciting opportunity through Compass.  Compass has been developed to assist women in achieving their goals, empowering them to seek their dreams and become the life they visualize.  Compass works to help clients achieve a state of balance and wellness.  Compass is about YOU!  I signed up as a free client and took some time to review their website, talk to one of their coaches and listen into a free webinar.  Compass completely lined up with the direction I wanted to take my practice.  You see, I am an avid supporter of alternative conflict resolution processes, i.e. mediation; and after taking some coaching courses and being introduced to Compass, I realized that mediation is a positive reactive process to handling conflict; however, coaching is a positive, and completely empowering, proactive system that supports and guides their clients into taking control of their lives and seeking their dreams.  If we work on a better us, we become more confident, individuals, which in turn creates an individual who is better able to handle conflict and adversity in their lives. Coaching brings out the ability that each an everyone of us has to be the wonderful, successful individual we were meant to be. 

For example, if I go to work in the morning, tired, depressed, or just in a bad mood and someone says something to me that I take as a negative communication, how do you suppose I am going to respond?  In a negative manner!  I may get angry, I may sit and sulk, I may retaliate.  Essentially, I am further igniting a fire that is destructive to my day.  However, if I go to work feeling confident, inspired, empowered, in a state of balance and peace, how do you suppose my reaction will differ??  The entire communication atmosphere has changed!  The processes and skills truly go hand in hand. 

Compass is truly an awesome company and for those of you interested, you can become a client and receive personal coaching, a client rep to support and assist in marketing our coaching programs or become a Compass Certified Coach yourself.  Coaching along with ACR methods is a fast growing field, because people are finding how important it is to have a support and accountability system in place if they truly want to achieve and be the person they were designed to be.  One of the truly valuable benefits with Compass, especially in these economic times, is that they offer coaching at a fraction of what a private practicing coach charges, so clients can receive the support they need without breaking the bank! 

I want to share with you a Compass video entitled, "I AM COMPASS."  Please take a minute and watch this wonderfully inspiring video.   After watching, I want to invite you to visit my personal compass website and see for yourself what Compass has to offer.  www.mylifecompass.com/acrworks  .    You can click directly on this link and it will take you to my page.  I also encourage you to try Compass "FREE" for ten days.  I will show you what we have to offer, attend a free coaching session and one of our webinars.  And when we say free, it is free, they do not ask for any credit card information, you are not hounded by sales people to sign up because this company is truly about what YOU need and focused on helping you grow and flourish. 

Watch the video.  If you have questions, you may also email me at stephanie@acrworks.com!