1. I am very excited to announce that I am making rapid progress on my first book.  The topic will be stress management and creating lifestyle change.  Keep tuned, upon completion I will distribute a free e-book version to all my newsletter subscribers!  In the meantime, my goal is to publish 6 new articles per month. While its fewer than what I've written in the past, I think that the ultimate outcome will be one which you will be pleased with.  
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New Articles & Podcasts!

Here's the latest articles posted on i-grow.net. Enjoy these free coaching, personal growth and development resources - and please provide your comments on the blog!

Articles

• The Power of Presence
• Writing your Personal Mission Statement
• Growing a Blog Business - Aug 2, 2009
• Life Coaching & Christianity
• What’s Better - Telephonic or In Person Coaching?
• This I Believe - A Credo for Personal Growth
• Book Review - This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

• Podcast005 - This I Believe (5min 1second)

Have you ever found yourself going through the motions of the day and felt that your activities were devoid of purpose?  Are there times when it is a struggle to take action even when you 'know' that you should?  Are you looking for the compelling reason you should create change that will carry you through to actually doing what you'd like to do?  How would you like to do all these things without struggle!

One way to inspire change, ignite passion, and get in touch with a lacking sense of purpose is to write out your personal mission statement.  Now, most of us are familiar with a corporate mission statement - that small paragraph procliaming a companies guiding purpose and principles - but few of us have developed our own personal mission statement.  Creating a written mission statement, hanging it in a visible location and reading it daily can be a powerful tool for bringing more fulfillment, joy, and focused action into your life.  It can be useful in guiding you with matters pertaining to family, relationship, health, work, sports, and the list goes on and on.  

Have I got your attention?  If you relate to any of the challenges described above, you may garner huge benefits by writing your your personal mission statement.  The best part of it all is that the process of writing one takes LESS THAN 30 MINUTES!   In fact, its so quick and so powerful that I recomment it to everyone regardless of their sense of accomplishment to date.  In the worst case scenario, its a great way to learn a bit about yourself and spend a half hour consciuosly thinking about what is important to you.

If you are interested in learning more about what a personal mission statement is, how you can quickly and easily write one, and to see an example of an empowering mission statement then read my full article Writing your Personal Mission statement.  

I'd love to hear your comments on my blog post regarding your thoughts of the process, or ideas and thoughts you may be interested in sharing with others.

Be Well

Written by
Doug Nau; MBA, Certified Life Coach
www.coachforwellness.com, www.i-grow.net
Professional Life/Wellness Coach & Consultant