Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Land Mark: “What does it take to have an extraordinary life?”

A friend of mine invited my fiancé and I to a seminar one weekend called Land mark. Getting up early on a Saturday morning after a long week of interior design projects was not exactly what I had in mind, but we were both very pleased that we decided to go. It was great to finally see what our friend had been a part of.

“The Landmark Forum is not a lecture, motivational technique, or therapy- it’s a powerful, accelerated learning experience.”

This workshop setting takes place over 3 consecutive days and an evening session. It’s about “experiencing a positive, permanent shift in the quality of your life, redefining the very nature of what’s possible, and creating a future of your own design.”

So we were attending the guest session which was only for 3 hours. The minute you enter the room where this workshop is held you get this positive feeling from everyone around you. There was a sense of great happiness. Each and every single person was in that room for their own personal reasons, with their own stories, and goal they wanted to accomplish.

With a variety of topics which were discussed including confidence and enjoying your life and just hearing many stories from people who have been a part of this program was inspiring, (you see how it has changed their lives and it makes you think about how you can change your own life.)

For me my focus for the day was improving my career. Others were there working to improve their own personal relationships, communication, confidence, as well as other areas in life which were important to them or they felt they may be facing an obstacle in.

When you break down what you’re feeling, experiencing on a daily basis, how you’re treated, where you want to be, what you want to do, and what challenges you’re facing, you really start to question what is going on in your life. Wanting so much more in your life, improving the quality of your relationships, having the confidence to make a change, keeping motivated, and using the resources around you become important factors.

At times I felt like I was put on the spot with the variety of icebreakers which we were doing but I realized that this was exactly what I needed. I need to force myself to make the time to think about what I really want out of life, what makes me happy, and where I want to be. Having someone there sitting beside you supporting you, sharing their advice, and encouraging you to move in the direction you want to be headed in, was an experience which I will always appreciate.

On the day of the workshop my fiancĂ© and I did not register (as there are fees involved) but we did received a few follow up calls over the next week or so and the people who would call us were so passionate about wanting to help you help yourself and were really there to listen to your story, get to know you, offer their advice, and share their experience with you. At the end of my call the woman said to me, “You have really inspired me.” I was shocked by her statement as I felt I had just unloaded my frustrating experiences which were going on in my life lately, but she felt that I knew where I wanted to be, what I wanted to do, and inspired her to want to start her own company and live a life of happiness. After this call I made a career change. See what Landmark can do for you…

Check out their site! http://www.landmarkeducation.com/

Special Thanks to our friend who shared this experience with us!

~Bethany

Thursday, February 16, 2012

“Make a plan and make it happen.”


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Set a goal, set a reasonable time frame, take baby steps to get there, and make it happen.


There are so many projects I have going on, so many things I want to do, accomplish, try out, develop, improve etc and it always feels like there is just not enough time in the day to do it all.


From Interior Design portfolios, to website updates, to setting up meetings, social media, networking, starting a couple of businesses, going to the gym, and making time for yourself… how can you fit it all into your crazy schedule? … I literally work all night answering emails while I’m in bed (crazy I know.)



It is up to you to make things happen, you have the power to make a change for yourself and it’s up to you to drive yourself in that direction and do whatever you can to move forward.



I constantly make lists, plans, sketches, you name it, and some people may think it’s crazy but it has become a part of my everyday life. I love finding inspiration, learning new things, searching for cool websites, doing the daily tear outs from my stacks of magazines, and just surrounding myself with creative, fun, inspiring ideas and people. This has become a hobby of mine and it’s motivating. Seeing these items which motivate me around me each day reminds me to work on these goals, make a change, and make things happen. It’s about dreaming and developing who you are as a person.

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*Bethany