Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Reasons to use a Court Qualified Mediator

Reasons to use a Court Qualified Mediator

Fighting Fair (Teaching Our Children Conflict Resolution)

Fighting Fair (Teaching Our Children Conflict Resolution)

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!