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A Moment For You™
A semi-monthly offering to keep you sane and give you perspective
July 7, 2004
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Beth Terry
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Beth's "Brain Food"
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"Moments"
In This Issue:
- Beth's "Brain Food"
- Quote This!
- Letters
- Beth's
Announcements
- Overwhelm Tip
- The "word"
from Xena
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Seven Steps to Getting Out of Overwhelm
This week: Step Four
DETACH!
One of the hardest things to do when we are up to our ears in work is to step back. We feel as if we are slacking if we don't find a way to get this done!! Yet we are paralyzed, creamed, dazed and numb… and the harder we try, the behinder we get.
I learned a valuable lesson about letting go when I was learning how to fly. I had a tendency to over-control the plane (are you surprised?) In exasperation one day, my flight instructor told me to go above 5,000 feet. I did and he grabbed the controls and pulled them towards his chest. The plane did what it was supposed to in that situation - it went into a nasty stall and then - it went right over the top and started to dive straight for the earth. In terror, I was holding onto the controls as hard as I could. He leaned waaaaay over and and calmly, loudly and slowly he punched out each word in my ear - "BETH. LET. IT. GO."
I pried my fingers off the controls and just let go. The plane did what it was built for… it righted itself and flew.
When you are in a brain fog, or you are going into a tailspin because of all the work bearing down on you… Quietly say to yourself, LET.IT.GO.
Get up, move around, go for a non-smoking break. Take a power nap. Or set your timer and work on non-essential filing or low-priority work for 10 minutes. When the timer goes "Ding!" Go back to your desk and focus on One Thing At a Time.
Enjoy your week!
Beth
Next Time, Step Five: Reframing
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Quote This!
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"An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it."
-Robert Bresson (b. 1907), French film director
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Letters
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"Beth, it WAS a super meeting!
Every time I go to a meeting I am so grateful for being part of this group! I am finding it SO valuable in helping me evolve as a speaker. And you add so much to the experience! Your love and commitment shines through beautifully.
Thank you, Beth, for all you do!
Love and hugs,"
Suzanne H.
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Beth's Announcements
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Announcements:
- First, a little bragging. I am so pleased, that I have to share this with you! At the last meeting of the National Speakers Association - Arizona Chapter, I was given the Chapter Member of the Year Award. It was a big surprise and caught me off guard. Might have even got a tear or two in my eye. Thanks to the members of NSA on this list who helped make that happen!!
- INVENTORY BLOWOUT SALE - Just in time for all those Graduations, Weddings, Birthdays, High School Reunions! Buy 10 books (mix and match) from Beth and get a copy of "101 Ways to Make Your Life Easier" F*R*E*E! ~~~ WAIT, there's more! We'll even give you FREE Shipping! Purchase here!
- Our last Tele-seminar was a huge hit! We had people signed up from Hawaii to New York! By popular request, our next "Overwhelm Solutions" Seminar will deal with those people in your life that drive you CRAZY!
On July 21, we will have a one-hour Tele-seminar on 'How To Handle the Difficult People in Your Life!" Arrange for a friend to be there and split the cost! You can listen together on a speaker phone and get a two-for-the-price-of-one seminar! You can't beat that!
Just click here to sign up, receive your special phone number and access code!
Give it a try - Invest in yourself! All it takes is one hour of your time and less than dinner and a movie to inspire yourself, feel refreshed, invigorated and hopeful! Can't make it? We record it and we have downloads and CD's Click here for more information!
Not sure what a tele-seminar is? Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on these fun and easy "conference call" seminars, or check the tele-seminar schedule for times and schedule
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Did you miss the "Make your Life Easier" series is a tele-seminar call on July 1st? Marsha Petrie Sue, author of the C.E.O. of Y.O.U and Beth discussed ways you get your life on track, your focus back and get you moving again! If you missed the call, you can order the Audio Download or have CD Mailed!!
- Beth is in Hawaii twice during July! In fact, as we speak, she is there NOW! Contact Beth while she's there and ask about openings in her schedule when she is there again!
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Overwhelm Tip
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Something you can do right now to get out of overwhelm…
(Each issue I am going to give you links to things that I think might help. Not all of these will be for everyone, but the web is becoming such an exciting place that exploring it is an absolute delight!)
Does soft music help you Detach? You can tune in on your computer while you work. Go to http://www.classicfm.com.
~By popular request - Here is a repeat of two productivity links that will help you stay on top of your game:
I took the Evelyn Wood Reading Course almost 10 years ago and doubled my reading speed the first night. I always wished I had a way to keep up the practice. Now I do! This inexpensive program (only $99 from this link) will save you time, money, pain, and energy. Learn to speed read in the comfort of your own home or office: Readers Edge Check it out!
Stephanie Frank will be our guest on the August 5 Tele-interview as part of the "Make Your Life Easier" Series. She is a dynamic, intelligent, savvy and charismatic lady that has helped me turn my life around. More on how to register, next newsletter!
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The "word" from Xena
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"Hi, I'm Beth's gorgeous, long-haired Chihuahua. She said I just lay around, so now I have to write a column in her newsletter.
Lezard (that's the other dog I let live here) is a pain. He keeps stealing my treats. Beth makes us sit and then gives me a treat. Then she gives Lezard my other treat. It makes me crazy! I have to sit there and growl at him until he gives it to me. Beth should just know to give me both treats and save us all time!
I decided to teach her, so I took all the stuffed toys and dragged them into my secret hiding place next to her shoes. Yesterday I put one of the toys IN her shoe. She screamed real loud when she stepped into her shoe and my duck made a loud noise. She says she does seminars on Handling Difficult Chihuahuas. I don't believe her. She leaves the house- how do I know what she goes and does?
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Need a Speaker?
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Call Motivational Keynote Speaker, Beth Terry! Beth's inspirational, down-to earth style, practical message and sense of humor have earned her high marks with meeting planners and seminar attendees alike. As a motivational keynote speaker, she is well known for her dynamic style and for the uplifting, encouraging and inspirational stories she uses to make messages stick. Visit Beth's web site!
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Legal Stuff
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©2004, Beth Terry, Pacific Rim Seminars LLC. May not be copied without permission. Please feel free to forward this entire email to anyone you wish. If you want to cut and paste just the story or Beth's original works, please include her name and web site with it. Too many authors and speakers are losing their original works when well-intentioned folks forward them without attribution. For more specific guidelines, please write us.
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