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GUEST BLOGGER on Good Terms: Be an Artist. Life is Your Canvas.

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Be an Artist. Life is Your Canvas by Kristin Mackey – Guest blog post at Good Terms!

Being positive and creating a future you love starts with surrounding yourself with positive people, ideas, resources and visions. I loved the overall vibe at Good Terms, their vision to give back and the overall inspirational content they offer by some of the world’s best. The more we expose ourselves to positive thoughts, ideas and words – the more we and everyone around us benefits. I hope you enjoy this site as much as I did!

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1300 WMEL Radio – Transformation after job loss

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Radio Interview (November 7, 2010) 1300 WMEL

Radio Interview with Dick Baumbach for Space Coast Reentry.

Topic: Personal Transformation after job loss

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Is Your Home Easy to Live in?

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

With the economy being the way it is, we are all getting more practical. Few folks are moving and many are cutting back. That said, your environment plays a key role in your wellbeing and success. It is not easy to be productive when you cannot find anything. Its even harder to feel peace and contentment in a pile of clutter (if you like things orderly).

This post is about creating an easy home over an impressive one. The cluttered house that sucks our energy can be simplified and made easy – but serious inner work needs to be part of that process. Letting stuff go can be tricky. All change can stir emotions.

Ask yourself the following questions and then add the tips to your new year “to do” list:

Detox Your Home
1. Do I LOVE this item in my home and has it been useful in the last 2 years?
2. Can someone else benefit more from this item? Is it just taking up space?
3. Do these knicknacks really give love or is love in my heart? Do I NEED all of them? Can I reduce?
4. Does my home support my daily routine? Is it set up to make good habits easy for me?
5. Do I feel calm, centered and peaceful when I enter my home? If not, why? What can I change?

Tips
1. Decide what you would like to accomplish in 2009 and create an environment that supports it. I am a vegetarian. I also need protein. I have a canister of protein powder, flax seed powder (fiber) and vitamins on my kitchen counter to easily supplement my diet. I shop each week and have tubs of fresh, colorful veggies in the frig. and keep dark chocolate bars (many) in a drawer for a mini dessert (sweet and has benefits). Having things handy and plenty cuts the planning, guess work and bald spots in my diet. I set it up to be an effortless way to be healthy.

2. Create rooms that support you. Our downstairs needs to “flow”. For me, keeping everything neutral created a peaceful and open feeling. Keeping clutter at bay (having a basket for mail right by the door) and other “catch alls” allows us to find what we need, when we need it in a easy and fast way. On the other hand, my office is colorful (my work space needs to be festive, yet professional and highly organized since most of the time I am on the go). The place I sleep needs to be cozy and warm. How can the spaces in your life better support your goals and ease your life?

3. Plan ahead. Think of an action you take over and over again and plan ahead. I love to run here in Florida so I keep my shoes, mp3 player and single house key by the door. This keeps me running. I need lots of energy to conduct workshops so I have a basket of high protein bars so that I can grab and go. I am often presenting so clothing needs to be right. I have a “uniform” I wear that I change up. This takes the guesswork out and prevents wardrobe bloopers that distract participants.

4. Make choices that say “easy” over “impressive”. I grew up in an Italian home. My adorable grandmother had plastic on her white couches. She worked at Saks Fifth Avenue and it showed. To this day, I still think she was the most stylish lady I knew and I wear her pins with love (and sometimes tears at her memory) quite proudly. BUT, you will not find plastic on anything in my home today. It is very easy to get caught up in what is impressive over what works, is useful and more comfortable. It is more comfortable to have a savings account then expensive stuff keeping you in debt. It creates more ease and simplicity to have a home with simple lines that take 2 minutes to wipe then 50 ornaments you have to take a Q-tip out to clean. Oh, I have my treasures, but if they start taking away from the people I love, exercise time, work time (I love my work) and anything of value – it become a silly move and a poor investment. Time is valuable.

Making your home easy and beautiful is a good way to begin the new year!

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Who you ARE, is more important then what you DO

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

The totality of who you are is what creates the signal that the entire universe responds to. Who and what shows up in your life mirrors back what you are attracting (law of attraction).

The idea behind the law of attraction is that if you think something, you will attract it. But that is not the case. The universe responds to how you FEEL, your thoughts drive what emotions come. So yes, what you think matters but what you feel as a result of what you think is where the real power lies. What we think and feel (the whole of who we are) creates a magnetic field that pulls to us (and into our reality) the sum of who we are (our personal resonance/quality).

Love attracts love…
Fear attracts things to be afraid of…
Joy attracts more joy…
Feeling anger attracts things to be angry about…
Forgiveness attracts forgiving people..
Happiness attracts more happiness…

Did you ever notice …
people that look for the good in others often find it?
when you have a bad day, it gets worse…a great day just gets better?
if you love what you already have, more of what you want shows up
if you feel lack, more lack comes
if you laugh, there are more things to laugh at

We can dissect the science, blame the world (or others) for our troubles or simply try using the law of attraction at the root (how we feel and who we are). When you try it, nothing in the world will be able to convince you that you don’t have the control. The results are hard to dismiss. You have the power to choose who you are going to be in every situation.

We may not be able to control every situation, but we can upgrade our response. With each upgrade, we improve our “attractor field”, until an entirely different field shows up in our reality of a higher quality (people, events and outcomes). You cannot get to where you want to be from where you are. You need to BE (in the present moment) that which you wish to experience before it shows up and from that place you draw it to yourself.

Simply put, if you want to feel peace, joy, abundance and wellbeing then you must “vibrate” those qualities NOW in this very present moment (before what you want shows up). That is really how the law of attraction works……at least for me!

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People remember how you make them feel, not what you say

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Ah the topic of feelings! They get so overlooked and yet make/break key relationships, drive business, patient satisfaction scores and impact our entire lives…and yet, in almost every consulting job I have had, it was necessary for me to remind leaders, co-workers and partners to be mindful of how they make people feel with the choices that they make.

Keys to mastering the tricky terrain of “other people’s feelings”:

* Some people chose to treat people the way they like to be treated. Wrong. Learn how each person responds and make more considerate choices.

* Always, always always acknowledge someone’s negative feelings right away, if they have them. This allows the person to feel heard and understood and creates an arena for better understanding. When our negative emotions are not addressed they can fester, grow more dramatic with bad behavior or disrupt the balance of our very cells. Cancer has been linked to deep grief and unresolved pain (i.e. unexpressed negative emotion).

* Watch the body language, it tells 80% of the story. Electronic communication is very tricky in determining the tone and inflection of a message. Never assume you know where a person is coming from by reading typed words. When in doubt, call to resolve anything sensitive. Avoiding that choice, can be the point of no return.

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10 Key Success Skills

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

1. MANAGE YOURSELF
You can not be a success in life if you don’t first manage your own. This means your health, your finances and your independance. Get into a solid routine, target the weak spots and seek education. Do the things you are afraid to do if they will make you a stronger person.

2. HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships are everything. They are a reflection of ourselves. How people treat you, how you treat them, what you say and experience from them all tells a story about you. If a relationship does not have free, flowing unconditional love then it is unhealthy. Identify the block, remove it or move on. We can only control our own thoughts and behaviors. Do your best to be your best and you will attract people into your life of that same quality.

3. GO WITHIN
A routine connection to your inner self gives you deep peace. As the waves of life challenge you, you will always be anchored. Too often the waves of life pull us away from our center. If we make it a habit to practice solitude and deep inner reflection, we will always be able to find that place of peace.

4. PURIFY
The world is a different place today. Too many unskillful humans made too many “deals” from greed and fear. The chemicals are killing us. Almost everything we consume has hormones or chemicals that the body is not designed to work with. The cells mutate or die in response (but not after a long fight). We can help our body, our kidneys, skin and liver clear away debris by improving our habits. We can upgrade what we allow ourselves to be exposed to. I always recommend that if you are new to purifying your life, these 5 things are easy/fast and impactful:
1. Shower filter (it is proven that skin absorbs chemicals into blood)
2. Use a Clear2O Filter or any brand that takes out chlorine (it mutates cells)
3. Every Sunday, buy a bunch of colorful, raw and organic fruits and veggies, cut up, put in containers and mix in all week (do not cook). Raw has electricity (i.e. “life) in them – dead food does not.
4. Change your soap to Kiss My Face Olive Oil bar
5. Stop caffeine, sugar (bread) and make water your favorite beverage

5. LAUGH AND PLAY
There is nothing better for creativity, building relationships and coming up with excellent solutions then playing and enjoying laughter. To be too serious is to be fearful. The “serious” people in life are trying to be in control but joy can only come if you let go of control. The funny thing is that as soon as you let go of control completely – you are finally IN control. The universe always rewards the brave -never the fearful.

6. FORGIVE
The healthiest thing anyone can do is to forgive. This does not mean you still allow behavior that is dishonorable. It means you open your heart to the possibility that the injury inflicted upon you was from another human being (like yourself) perhaps scared, in need of something, mindless or just unaware. Forgiveness sets you free to enjoy the present moment and whatever shows up in it!

7. LOVE AND ACCEPT YOURSELF
You are a unique expression of life. There is nothing about you that is not “good”. We are all learning and growing. Enjoy your own company.

8. BE GRATEFUL
We attract in life the totality of our own thoughts and feelings. The sooner we learn this the faster we are in control of what shows up in our life. As you notice the abundance around you, more comes. As you notice the health you have, more comes. As you notice your own beauty, more comes. As you notice the love around you, move comes. Whatever you are grateful for, whatever you feel love toward – it will grow and expand. Its law.

9. CUT THE FAT AND BUILD THE MUSCLE
Keep your life simple. If you have much clutter in terms of stuff in your life on the physical level, it is often the case that on the metaphysical level there is also clutter – emotional clutter. If you have imbalances on the physcial level, then on the metaphysical level there is sure to be work to be done. Thought ALWAYS preceeds manifestation. It is a universal law. Everything physical is first in the mind.

10. LOVE
Do not give love, BE love. When you are love your eyes only see love. When you are love, you forgive before even injured becasue you feel that its love that is real, not error. When you are love you offer yourself easily and freely to others, you lift people up, you heal their wounds. Most people “give” love because they want to “receive” love. That is not love. That is an exchange. True love can only come when two whole people perceive the goodness and truth of the other. It is not love to be a half person and hope another half person will complete you. That is taking. Love is fullness expanding. Be love and everything that comes into your life will be loving.

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Your Life is What you Expect it to Be

Friday, December 5th, 2008

We each came to this planet with a choice on how we were going to live our lives. Some of us followed a common route while others responded to a hunch. In all cases, we chose. If you love who you are and how you are living your life, then good for you! Congratulations. If you do not like what you see show up in your life, change it.

You do not “paint” a life masterpiece running around copying other artist’s work. Just because a lifestyle works for one does not mean it is suited for all. Know you have the power to decide exactly what you want your life to be.

I had many advisors, recruiters and opportunites on my path. And everytime I had to make a hard decision on that track. Sometimes, I could forsee where a direction would ultimately take me, so I turned around. Other times I went right into an experience, caution aside to pay the price of abandon. What is most important about the painting of your life’s masterpiece is that you always have in your minds’ eye, what the end result will look like. You may change shades, add a “happy little bush” but a sunset it still is. True life artists know that their thoughts and their feelings create their health, wealth and life. If you do not like what is on YOUR canvas, change how you see it and the “matrix” will adjust to meet your new perception.

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The Best Way to Love Life…

Friday, December 5th, 2008

is to LIVE LIFE to the fullest. I think when we live out loud, we are fearless, loving and free. We have open hearts and open minds. We expect little from others but that they treat us with dignity and respect. We try to forgive where we can and let go where we can. We decide that life is too wonderful to waste on any thought form that makes us less worthy then we know we are – as kindness can often be viewed as weakness by the weak themselves. We know who we are and what we want out of life. We are not afraid to go after what makes life amazing. We are fearless.

Are you fearless? Have you jumped into life with both feet or is one foot swishing the surface getting all the action?

The fastest way to watch your life transform is to begin to have gratitude. Start looking at what is in your life and who is in your life with appreciation. Let people be who they are and move lovingly in your own direction without regret. People come into our lives to teach us lessons and then move on. Sometimes it is hard to recognize when that time has come.

When we are afraid, we keep inviting more and more fearful experiences into our lives. When someone does not appreciate us, we invite more and more of the same if we do not make a decision. If you want to really love your life, love yourself first. Expect the best for yourself, and reject anyone that does not give it you.

Do not allow anything but the best to enter your reality. Stop making excuses for your bad choices, just change them – and that includes people too. It can take time, but the universe always rewards the grateful heart with brand new surprises. Always.

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Words of Wisdom

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

“It takes alot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power”

- Margaret Stortz

“The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you, and you don’t know how or why.”

- Albert Einstein

“As you begin to live in the present moment, you will experience a subtle but profound change. Worrying about the future will cease. A deep peace will enfold you, a peace that says, ‘all is well. There is nothing to fear. Everything is unfolding according to plan, and you are being guided each step along the way.”

- Douglas Bloch

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Authentic and Creative Living

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

To live creatively, one must be brave. One must know themselves. I mean REALLY know themselves. Too often, people spend most of the time figuring out others before mastering themselves. They spend time on what is hot or not, who is cool or old and who owns what and why. Yawn. When we spend too much time on what is going on outside of us, are we actually trying to avoid what may be whispering to us from the inside?

I will always trust the person who is authentic and sloppy over the poised and fearful. I often feel like shaking them and saying – PLEASE be yourself, its so much more interesting then this politically correct holograph of every book you read on how to be liked, respected and admired in this world.

Now I certaintly like to read and keep up with things. Many morsals are fun and interesting. I also like to learn how to be liked, respected and admired in this world – but with a grain of salt! We all have to work and get along, so learning ways to better do that is key (ah, I teach it). But I would never teach a skill that would MASK the true person beneath it. Ever.

I love new ideas and new lipstick. I love the deep and the shallow stuff of life. Texture is what life is all about. But my greatest value, my most precious time spend is and has always been my inner world. Becasue at the end of the day, I want to be myself in every situation regardless of who likes it or not. That is authentic living. And once we are truly authentic, we can then build creative lives. A creative life means making a living by being yourself. How interesting a concept. One I encourage everyone I meet to entertain.

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