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**Fall LC100 ** Our coaching program is growing and we already have students enrolled for Fall 2011. The weekend intensive will be in September 2011. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us here. New Classes for Existing Certified Coaches Our first workshop will be May 7, 2011. Click here for details! We will have another in October 2011. Details TBA! Transformational Coaches Network - MEETS NEXT WEEK - March 16! A volunteer leadership committee for 2011 is reviving the Transformational Coaches Network (TCN). The group will meet quarterly on the third Wednesday from 6-8pm. Please click here for details. Please let us know if you would like to be added to our mailing list by emailing us. TCN Statement of Purpose: We provide a comfortable place for coaches to talk and promote life coaching. We are an informal group devoted to social and professional development for transformational life coaches. Meetings with seasonal themes are scheduled as follows: March 16, 2011: “Seeds of Living” June 15, 2011: “Colorful Coaching” September 14, 2011: “Harvesting Abundance” December 21, 2011: “Solstice for the Souls” You can see more details by visiting the TCN page on Facebook. Recommended Reading: The Joy of Living by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche & Eric Swanson Click here to view on Amazon “An extraordinarily clear book on the whys and the hows of cultivating mindfulness effectively in our lives. It makes use of the idiom and exciting discoveries of modern science in ways that are easy to understand and entirely relevant to the meditation practices themselves.” —Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to Our Senses and vice-chair of the Mind and Life Institute “A beautiful tapestry of Buddhist insight woven together with modern science, this book is a landmark in the development of a contemplative neuroscience . . . a must-read for anyone interested in the causes and consequences of happiness.” —Richard J. Davidson, professor of psychology and psychiatry and Director, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior at the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Inside Out: Empowerment, Meaning and Spirit May 7, 2011 ~ 10am - 4pm Open to ALL! Want meaning and purpose in your life? Trying to define or deepen your personal spiritual philosophy and how to live it? Looking for the self you can really be? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, this workshop can help you define a MEANING VISION for achieving empowerment, finding meaning and accessing the sacred from the inside out. Experiential activities create your vision and then provide three tools to make your vision and goals a reality.   Date: May 7 from 10 am to 4 p.m. Location: Life Coaching Institute, 211 Century Drive, Suite 215A, Greenville, SC Instructor: Dianne Greyerbiehl, Ph.D., PCC, LPC Cost: $75 Contact: 864-282-8989 or info@lifecoachinginstitute.net 7 Ways To Take Back Your Time by Steven Huskey, Excelerator Coaching Services What is time and why does it matter?  "Time", I once heard someone say long ago, "is what keeps one darn thing after another from becoming every darn thing at once!"    You can tell a great deal about a culture or society by its perspective on time.  "Time is money."  I read that people around the world use this phrase to describe American culture.  But . . . In India, they say:  "Time is free." In Africa:  "The clock did not invent man." In Japan:  "Time spent laughing is time spent with the Gods." In Italy:  "He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far." In Spain:  Those who rush arrive first at the grave." (Ferreira, 10) According to Aesop (in the fable of The Tortoise and The Hare):  "Slow and steady wins the race." And, according to Marilyn Monroe:  "I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time." Regardless of the philosophy, time is necessary for doing.  We all have the same amount of time -- 24 hours each day, the difference is in how we use them.  "Time," said Robert Pagliarini, "is the great equalizer." In one week, we are given 168 hours . . . 10,800 minutes . . . 604,800 seconds.  This may sound like a lot, so where does all that time go?  Well, consider this. Let's say you sleep 8 hours a day, more or less.  (For some, it's a lot less, for others, a lot more.)  That's 8 hours per day times 7 days, or 56 hours per week.  168 hours - 56 = 112 hours remaining. Then there's personal hygiene - bathing, going to the bathroom, brushing your teeth, shaving, combing your hair, doing your makeup.  Conservatively, that's at least 1 hour per day times 7 days.  112 hours - 7 = 105 hours remaining. (click here to continue)

“The key to change... is to let go of fear.” ~Roseanne Cash~ Check out our Blog “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Maria Robinson~ Upcoming Meetups Meetup Information: 6-8pm at Earthfare on Pelham Road http://www.meetup.com/LIfe-Coaching-Institute/ Print the LCI Meetup Schedule here. Monday, March 21, 2011 It’s Your Body Talking – Can you hear me now? with Cherri Walker Did you know that along with your IQ, you also have a BQ (body quotient)?  You have a constant ally in all your experiences – your body.  This ally knows you implicitly and can provide insight in decision-making, dream-building, and everyday life.  Please join Certified Life Coach and teacher, Cherri Walker, for an evening of collaboration between your mind and body and learn to listen to the definite and reliable signals your body is telling you.  The information in this meet-up is derived from the teachings and coaching of Steve Sisgold, author of the book, “What is Your Body Telling You.”  You have heard of outer body experiences perhaps.  This meet-up works toward an inner body experience.  Open to anyone; however, life experience is necessary.  Please have an open mind and of course, bring your own body!!! Monday, April 18, 2011 Heart Centered Meditation & HeartMath: Heart Based Living for the HEALTH of ALL with Holly Kraus and Vicy Wilkinson Transformational Life Coaches and teachers, Holly Kraus and Vicy Wilkinson will introduce the basic concepts and skills of heart-centered meditation along with WHY it matters. HeartMath technology will be used to demonstrate the power of YOUR heart. TBA - May 16, 2011 with Steven Huskey Meet up Information: Third Monday - 6-8pm Earthfare (Near I-85/Michelin) 3620 Pelham Road Greenville, SC 29615 Click here for more info on Earthfare. For more information, please visit www.LifeCoachingInstitute.net, call Life Coaching Institute 282-8989 or email mailto:Vicy@LifeCoachingInstitute.net.