True Balance Life Coaching

This summer has been extraordinary. One of the best I can recall. Most weekends have been devoted to beach-combing, floating and capturing images of Leelanau County AKA “The County”. My back yard is primarily made up of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore,  just voted the most beautiful place in America by Good Morning America viewers. How cool is that?

Weekdays were devoted to coaching brilliant clients, finishing a new line of self-paced coaching workbooks and participating in the Inspired Living Telesummit along side a group of extraordinary and highly creative entrepreneurs.

I let go of one version of my young daughter as she skipped off to equestrian camp for two weeks and came home morphed into a new version of her extraordinary self.

I faced and began healing a new set of emotional wounds, found the courage to open my heart and visited with ghosts corporeal and noncorporeal from a childhood long past.

The lesson?  When you do the work and make time to soak up the sweetness of your life, the path of true balance feels clear and supportive. Always in motion. Always a loyal dance. Always a reminder of what we have to be grateful for.

Three Ways to soak up the last bits of Summer:

Highly recommended if you are ready to open your heart and allow for joyful creative expression.

• Visit with a childhood friend

I hadn’t been friends with Leslie Winzer since 7th grade. We were thick as thieves from 3rd-7th grade. Then we went in search of who we would become as teenagers without the safety of our long-term friendship.   Two weeks ago I received an email from Leslie inviting me to lunch, I was excited and a little freaked out. Did I really want to open a dialogue with a person I  had seen since childhood? I agreed to meet my old friend for lunch. When we did meet, there was so much energy surrounding us that we could barely manage to eat our lunch. We caught up on the ghosts of our childhoods. Discovered we’d shared some of the same kid fears and bullies. Neither of us could figure out when or why we stopped being friends. I am grateful to Leslie for taking a chance to suggest our reunion. I expect I will see her again the next times she rolls into the county for a holiday.  Is there a childhood friend you’s like to connect with? Go for it!

• Create time to walk in nature and capture images of the beauty surrounding you

You deserve to surround yourself with natural beauty. I choose to live on one of the most breathtaking places on earth. I find the natural beauty of my surroundings inspirational.  I wrote a great deal of Life on Your Terms while at the shores of Lake Michigan. Plus, there is something magical about the fours seasons of the north country. I am grateful to live in an area surrounded by lush forests, hundreds of lakes, and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. When will you make it a priority to take a walk on woodland path or enjoy an invigorating hike along the beach? Grab your camera and chase  a sunset!

• Allow a full day devoted to self-discovery

Self Discovery is not just for hippies and philosophers. Each of us owe it to ourselves to explore our full potential personally and professionally. Personal liberation is enjoyed by to those of us who have the courage to life the veil of the status-quo and stop bumping around in our day-today-ness.  What do you love? What inspires you? What kind of music, literature, and art do you most admire? It’s time to look at your strengths. Your interests. What makes you the miracle that you are. You deserve to develop a deeply satisfying relationship with yourself. Begin your self assessment today by journaling your answers or posting them here on the blog.

Big LOVE and blessings to you.

From the archives of True Balance Life Coaching …

It’s been a few years since I posted this article. Enjoy the new and improved version.

A bizarre chain of events happened while walking through the isles of a big box discount retailer.  My fellow shoppers seemed to be in an altered state of irreverent oblivion. Seconds after entering the building, WHO CARES assaulted me from the back of a woman’s sweat pants.  You know the kind – they usually state “Princess” or “Juicy” or some such nonsense.  This woman’s particular brand of posterior communication was… “Who Cares?” plastered on her back side for the world to see.

This buzz kill mantra hit me like an out of control - SCOOTER!?

In an instant I was surrounded by a sea of people who exemplified the “Who Cares” motto. I must have been sucked into a portal and spit out in another dimension.

Picture the scene …

The scooter gang located on my left were completely oblivious to the anyone trying to make way past them to get to the dryer sheets.  Several more pajama wearing people in the aisle just rolled in for some retail stimulation and a box of ice cream sandwiches.  Impatient parents are at all corners of the store bitching at their bored and cranky children for misbehaving. Did I mention the crying children?  Small pods of people are in dialogue about the sorry state of the economy while spewing arm-chair politics.  Then there was the woman who decided to breathe on me. Seriously, I could feel her breath on the back of my neck while waiting my turn in the check out line.

Did I mention the cashier would not smile or even acknowledge my presence while I was checking out?

There was nowhere to run.

This commentary is harsh and may seem out of character for a life coach and yogini. Yet, this honest observation, of a day in the life of the WHO CARES tribe needed to written. You may find offense to my observations about these folks, but I assure you,  they won’t care.

Our lives are so precious. Yet an entire segment of our population is asleep at the wheel.

We simply must discover reasons to care!

If you find that you are ready to don a pair of WHO CARES sweat pants, please read the following list of reasons to care about being alive.

Reasons To Care About Your One Precious LIfe

LOVE
The miracle of life
Good Health
Healthy relationships
Good Friends
Nature
Laughter
Poetry
Reading
Music
Kindness
Spirituality
GOD
The Universe
The Stars
Our senses
Pleasure
Joy
Tears
Feeling
Breathing
Innovation
Travel
Animals
Mentors
Weather
Silence
Trust
Tasty food
New experiences
Napping
Rain
Creation
Art
Earth
Trees
Sand
Oceans
Lakes & Streams
Passion

 

If you live in the United States, I hope you are enjoying a Rockin’ 4th of July weekend!

In honor of America’s Liberation celebration, I want to do my part to help you make the rest of 2011 a great year!

You are invited to enter to win a scholarship for the brand spanking new Shann Vander Leek Signature Coaching System valued at $3,750! This contest opens up the door for one-on-one coaching with me for a full year – at 1/2 price.

Are you a powerful woman who is ready to get focused, accelerate life on your terms and enjoy more balance in your life? Nothing fires me up more than supporting someone like you! I am offering a scholarship for my signature coaching system to the woman who writes the most compelling essay about why she is ready to partner with a professional life coach and dramatically change her life over the next 12 months.

If opening the door to reinventing your life on your terms sounds good, you will want to read more about this generous offer below.

Liberation Celebration Essay Contest

I love to support powerful professional women through the process of metamorphic change..

The Shann Vander Leek Coaching System is a program designed for bright and powerful professional  women who do too much. Women who feel that their personal wells are running dry. Women who are ready to make a monumental transition – to orchestrate a lasting change and make a difference in the world.

These women are over-achievers, often Type A superheroes who have become out of touch with their bodies and divine feminine nature after years of kicking ass and taking names. Women who have been fearless in business; who are bold, brilliant, and ready to thrive on their own terms.

Sound like you or someone you know? Please read on…

The Shann Vander Leek Signature Coaching System will:

 
• Help you clarify your life’s purpose and passion.
• Help you understand the stages of a significant transition.
• Create an abundant future aligned with who you really are.
• Remove self induced obstacles including fear and doubt.
• Lead you back to caring for your mind, body and soul.
• Offer tools, resources and practices to help you succeed faster.
• Improve how you manage your time and create more balance in your life.

 

Details of Coaching Scholarship Offer:

All you have to do to enter the contest is write a 300-500 word essay sharing your story and why you are the best candidate to win a full year of world-class transition coaching for 1/2 price. It’s easy! If you’ve been considering working with a coach to dramatically improve your life, this is a great opportunity to do so at 1/2 great price!

How does it work? If you are the winning entry, you will will a $3,750 scholarship which represent 50% of the investment for a full year of one-on-one coaching.

Are you ready to enter the contest? All you need to do is visit the new Shann Vander Leek website, fill out the essay form and submit your essay.  I look forward to reading your entries!

Bonus Jewels for your entry:

YES! I want to enter to win a $3,750 scholarship!

*All Liberation Celebration entrants must be willing and capable to invest $ 312.50 per month for 12 months which represents 50% of the value of the Shann Vander Leek Coaching System. Your scholarship covers the rest of you investment! Your first Installment will be due on August 8th, 2011. Questions? Call me! 231-668-9850 or Skypelein: Shannolann

**Not quite ready to go for it? You are welcome to schedule a 30 minute complimentary coaching session at any time. Click HERE to be transported to my Coaching Page and scroll 1/2 way down the page.