Issue #78 - April, 20  2001 <<Motivators for Risk-Taking>>

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brought to you by Laurie Riddell Geary, M.Ed., PCC.
Coaching you to get your life IN GEAR by making shifts, getting
unstuck, finding balance, accelerating your growth, and mapping
the best route to your chosen destination: a life filled with
passion and purpose.

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In this issue:
        1. Welcome!
        2. Grammar Tips: Building Your GQ <Grammar Quotient>
        3. Weekly Article:  <<Motivators for Risk-Taking>>
        4. Recommended Tasks
                5. Recommended Books
                6. Upcoming  Teleclasses  and local Workshops
                7. Subscription information
 

1. WELCOME!

Welcome to <GEAR UP FOR SUCCESS!> and a warm welcome to all
my new subscribers!  I really appreciate your forwarding my newsletter
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Your recommendations help me grow and develop as a coach. Anyone
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Thank you so much for your support!
 
 

2. *Building Your GQ <Grammar Quotient> with more Grammar Tips:

-Which is correct? 1. <You going to S.D. is not an option>
                       2. <Your going to S.D. is not an option>

#2 is correct: always use the possessive pronoun before the gerund <ing>

-Which is correct? 1. alright
                        2. all right

#2 is correct: alright is never correct..

*Source: <The Elements of Style> by Strunk and White

<Hi Laurie: Can you let your subscribers know that I'm offering a one-day grammar
review workshop via NSCCollege (in Beverly, MA) on Saturday, Sept. 15. Also, if
any of them have any grammar questions, I'd be happy to answer them. Do give
out my e-mail address, O.K.? It's gratifying to know others "out there" are as concerned
with the shoddy grammar others use. Keep up the good fight, Laurie. Nice to meet you -
hope to meet you in person someday. Be well! >
Tony Constantino (927-4625)
tonwc@mymailstation.com

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3.  Weekly Article:  <<MOTIVATORS for RISK-TAKING>>

    Last week's issue dealt with the barriers to women in taking risks.. here are some
ways to get motivated to take risks..for women as well as for men!
q       The BELIEF in the importance of taking risks to grow.  First we need the
        awareness that taking responsible risks moves us towards achieving our
        potential...reaching fulfillment...finding happiness...creating the life we want.

q       ROLE MODELS: Others can inspire us to take risks through modeling
        successful risk-taking.  Mentors can support and encourage us along the way.

q       SUPPORT SYSTEM: People in our life an encourage us to take responsible risks;
        they can support us in our personal and professional growth.

q       DEADLINES: Setting deadlines can create pressure to risk by a certain time.

q       REWARDS: Selecting things to reward oneself for taking risks can be very
        effective in getting unstuck and in motivating oneself.

q       ELIMINATE any SAFETY NET:  One way to ensure risking is to make sure
        that once you risk there is no going back.  You MUST make the risk work
        because you have committed yourself.  You make sure you cannot return to
        your comfort zone.

q       BOREDOM:   Feeling bored, stagnant, or too comfortable can motivate you
        to risks. Sometimes maintaining the status quo of the comfort zone can take more
        energy than actually moving forward to risk.

q       PAIN/DISCOMFORT: Feeling uncomfortable or in pain can motivate us to move
        fast towards taking a risk in order to change.

q       ADVERSITY: Adverse conditions require that we find ways to deal with it.
        Paul Stoltz, author of <Adversity Quotient>, maintains that it is through adversity
        that we grow personally and professionally over time. Knowing this can motivate
        us to deal with the adversity that comes with taking risks.

q       PEER PRESSURE: If others around you are taking risks you may feel pressured
        and inspired to also take risks.

q       GENETICS: Maybe it's in our genes to take risks! Do you have the novelty-seeking gene?
        Are you a Big T <thrill> personality? Are you a man?  If so, you are genetically pre-
        disposed to take risks.

q       GENDER: Men are more encouraged to take risks;  women tend to be overly protected
        from risky actions.  The feminist movement has encouraged women to risk more...slowly
        women are risking....and growing!
        (see newsletter issue # 77)

q       CULTURAL:  Does your culture/society encourage you to take risks?  If you're American,
        it's probably true: our country was founded by risk-takers seeking to create a better life.

q       COACHING:  As more and more people hire coaches they get the support and
        encouragement to take more risks to create the life they want.

q       POSITIVE ADDICTION:  The more one risks the more risking feels good and thus
        we want to continue to feel the positive feelings/adrenalin rush of risking.
        William Glaser, author of <Positive Addiction>, maintains that we can create
        positive addictions through risking.

q       INTUITION/GUT FEELING: Sometimes one feels an inner knowing that it is now
        time to take that risk.  Learn to trust your intuition!

q       RISK MUSCLE: Knowing that taking risks builds your risk muscle can  motivate
        you to risk to strengthen it in order to be prepared for future risks.

q       PAST POSITIVE RISKING EXPERIENCES give us the foundation to trust that risking
        will lead to more positive experiences and success..so we want to keep risking!
        Exercise: Make a list of all your past risking experiences: what did you learn? what
        do you wish you had done differently?  what will you do differently now?
**copyright: all rights reserved: Laurie R. Geary, April, 2001
This article was taken from my new workbook: RISK TO GROW! <see below>
 
 

4. RECOMMENDED TASKS:

1.  Identify a risk you want to take.  Check off what will motivate you to risk.

2. Order my new workbook:
RISK TO GROW! CREATE the LIFE YOU WANT through RESPONSIBLE RISK-TAKING...
a collection of articles, top tens, models, poems & quotes, and exercises on Risk-Taking....

3. or Read one of the books mentioned below

4. Register for a TELECLASS: <Responsible Risk-Taking: The Path to Personal Growth>.
Learn the 3-Step Risk-Taking Process. Identify Risking Motivators & Blocks,
Resources and much more.
 Tuesday, May 15th @ 9pm EST. - also Wednesday, June 13th @ 9pm

5. Call or email me for a complimentary half-hour COACHING session to help you
 work on eliminating your blocks to risking and taking more risks for your personal or
professional growth.
 Voice:617-494-1422;  email: laurie@ingearcoaching.com

6. Go to my Website www.ingearcoaching.com for back issues of my newsletter to read
 more articles on taking risks, building self esteem, finding your passion...and much more
 

5. RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

*ADVERSITY QUOTIENT: TURNING OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITIES,
by Paul Stoltz
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN/047178926/gearupforsuccela

*RISK-TAKING for WOMEN: Proven techniques for overcoming fear and
conflict to achieve the success you really want - in your career and personal life.
A supportive and practical guide. by Betsy Morscher & Barbara S.Jones.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0896961834/gearupforsuccela

*RISKING, by David Viscott
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671664093/gearupforsuccela

*POSITIVE ADDICTION, by William Glaser
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006091299/gearupforsuccela

*THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE, by William Strunk and E.B. White
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020530902x/gearupforsuccela

AND....
**Check out my other booklet on experiential activities for trainers: 75 of my favorite activities
learned from years of working as an instructor for Outward Bound Professional Development
Programs.GAMES & INITIATIVES for NETWORKING, ENERGIZING, & TEAM-BUILDING...

Both booklets now available...hard copy ($20) or pdf. file ($15)
Send check to Laurie Geary, 4 Canal Park, PH9, Cambridge, MA 02141;
email request to: laurie@ingearcoaching.com or
order at my website: www.ingearcoaching.com
 

6. UPCOMING <TELECLASSES> AND <LOCAL WORKSHOPS>:

<TELECLASSES>

* RISK TO GROW! Create the Life You Want through Responsible Risk-Taking.
Learn the 3-Step Risk-Taking Process. Identify Risking Motivators & Blocks,
Resources and more.
Tuesday, May 15th @ 9pm - also: Wednesday, June 13th @ 9pm EST

*BUILDING YOUR SELF ESTEEM with the 8-A SYSTEM
North Shore Community College
 4 Thursdays, September 6-13-20-27 @ 8pmEST

<LOCAL WORKSHOPS>:

RISK-TAKING: The Path to Personal Growth:
*Boston Center for Adult Education
Thursday, June 7th from 6:30-9:30 pm
*North Shore Community College
Wednesday, September 12th from 9-3pm

BE A PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL COACH
*Boston Center for Adult Education
  6:30-9:30 pm; Tuesday, June 5, 2001
*North Shore Community College
Wednesday, September 19th, from 9-3pm

BUILDING YOUR SELF ESTEEM with the 8-A SYSTEM
North Shore Community College
Wednesday, September 26th from 9-3pm

MBTI - Myers Briggs Type Indicator
Beverly Hospital
August 2, 12-4pm

TEAM BUILDING TRAINING
Bevery Hospital
Friday, May 18th, 9-12
 

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