"A Ringing Endorsement - NOT POLITICAL!" - a letter of recommendation from a client

Included in this post: "A Ringing Endorsement - NOT POLITICAL!" - a letter of recommendation from a client

One of my lovely clients, Aletha Schelby, wrote a lovely note about working with me. If you've been thinking of coaching, perhaps her words will speak to you.

peace,

-LaSara

Hello dear friends!

I wanted to take a quick moment and introduce you to a person in my life that has made a tremendous impact on me in the short time that I've known (and worked with) her. Six months ago I got an email - much like this one - forwarded from a friend of mine, talking about a woman named LaSara Firefox who was a Life Coach. A Life Coach! I had heard of them, and flirted with the idea of having one, but always thought they were not for People Like Me (boo). But I decided that the Universe was trying to tell me something and so I took the plunge anyway (yay!).

Now, I'm sure I've spoken with most of you about some of the work I've been doing recently for myself, but if I haven't, I'll just summarise: 6 months ago I was sufficiently recovered and reintegrated from my year in India, to start thinking about actually moving forward. I had some thoughts about which direction to move in, but I didn't really trust them, and I didn't trust myself (understatement), and I definitely couldn't imagine how to get myself moving forward.

Bring LaSara onto the scene and I've had a partner and coach since then, leading me through all sorts of challenges - finding a spiritual community, improving my confidence and thus my performance and upward mobility at my job, increasing my capacity to love myself - all personal goals that LaSara helped me define and achieve.

But why tell you this now? Why? Because I just heard that LaSara is currently taking on new clients in her practice, and I thought you might be interested and probably a good match for this work! Or that you would know other groovy people that would be interested. LaSara offers a FREE introductory session for anyone interested in exploring coaching, which I highly highly encourage you to take advantage of if it speaks at all to you.

I can NOT say enough about how much LaSara has influenced and improved my life. Her work is spontaneous yet rigorous, highly adaptable but methodical. Whether your goals are personal, financial, spiritual, or physical - from starting a business to starting to love yourself - LaSara brings her incredible intellect, impressive experience, and always her great big heart to all the work she does.

So go for it! Check out her website!
www.lasarafirefox.com
YOU are WORTH it!!!


Love and sparkles,
~aletha

--
Aletha Schelby
Project Manager/Business Analyst (new fancy title coming soon!)
TechSoup Global
www.techsoupglobal.org

The Ecstatic Presence Project * 705 N. State St. #205, Ukiah, CA, 95482 * 707-293-5153 * firefox@lasara.us * www.lasarafirefox.com

Writer to Coach, with LaSara Firefox, MPNLP

Are you a writer? Are you tired of your writing not feeding you financially?

By now, you probably know that writing on its own is not yielding the livelihood you desire. But, what if you could have the best of both worlds; continue sharing your gifts, skills and views with the world, AND make money at the same time?

If you're a writer, you are an expert! Maybe it's time to think about moving from just writing, to offering your "expert" skills as a coach. Your writing is a great platform. Now, it's time to use it!

INTERESTED? Click this link and drop a note NOW to schedule your complimentary, risk-free, 30-minute, pre-commitment intrductory session. But ACT NOW - I'm only taking three new clients this month.

Some benefits of the coaching model:

• You get to continue offering your expertise.
  
• You get to continue working from, and in, your passion.
  
• You can build your business to fit your life.
  
• You can have clients all over the world, instead of just in your geographical locale.
  
• You get to live your life purpose -- as your work!

Who can be a coach?

You can! Anyone who has a skill to teach, or an area of expertise, can be a coach. The better your existing platform as a published writer, the easier the transition to coaching will be.

I have a client who recently came to me with questions about a career change. I helped her transition to coaching from more "traditional" models of teaching. Within two days she had her sample sessions filled. Within two weeks she had her coaching practice filled through the next three months. She then listed an on-line class, and the class filled in a matter of days as well.

"Changing the focus of my career was super scary, and something I had to just jump into. I jumped into the wild blue of changing, and was delighted to be caught by LaSara's net. I have made such insane progress - beyond what I imagined at all. Quick new ways of thinking about things - like; this isn't hard, I can just DO this!"
-Ariel Gore, www.arielgore.com, author of How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead, and more.

INTERESTED? Remember; I'm only taking three new clients this month.Click this link NOW to schedule your complimentary, risk-free, 30-minute, pre-commitment intrductory session.

How to start?

As a teacher, writer, advocate, or educator, you're ready to offer your services as a coach now. The only thing missing is the structure of the business itself, and the support that will make way for your success. I can walk you through the transition and transformation step-by-step, and help you to arrive at your desired outcome as easily as possible.

Call me now at 707-293-5153, or drop a note to info@lasarafirefox.com, to schedule a free, 30-minute, pre-commitment evaluation. Together, you and I will build a highly personalized strategy that will bring you to a whole new level of making your mission, your dream, work in the world; a plan that will increase your alignment with purpose, earning-potential, visibility, and professional achievement.

peace.

-LaSara
707-293-5153
www.lasarafirefox.com

P.S. I'm taking only three new clients at this time. If you want to be one of them, get in touch now. 707-293-5153, or, info@lasarafirefox.com.

[Ecstatic Presence Ezine] Coming to practice...change Your Work, Change the World...Gratitude Games

LaSara’s Note * Change Your Work, Change the World * Ecstatic Presence Empowerment: Gratitude Games!

Hey friend,

When it’s hardest to give myself to practice, it’s the most important to do so.

Big changes are afoot in my life, and I - knocked off center - come back to the zafu, sit in front of my quiet altar, draw a card for contemplation from my goddess deck, and receive Kuan Yin. Goddess of Compassion. She will lead my practice today.

I draw at random from my stack of meditation books. It’s Jon Kabbat-Zinn’s Wherever You Go, There You Are. I open to a page at random, and it’s an essay called “A What-Is-My-Way? Meditation”.

I find my way in the few minutes of quiet. The way of surrender. The power of prayer enfolds me, and I surrender to being held by something larger.

I feel my heart constrict, a baby in the birth canal, I am being pushed through this moment, into a larger awareness of self, of potential.

Death and birth are solitary walks. Every moment of it, truly alone…yet not alone. In facing my absolute sense of self, I break nearly into a knowing of the larger truth – that there is no alone.

Compassion sits just outside my reach, because I have placed it there. Presence is, or is not. Presence is releasing expectation, releasing attachment, releasing time.

There is no time in the eternal now, the forever unfolding is-ness of the moment.

I am present, in practice. I am breathing compassion, in practice.

So I come back to the meditation altar, back to the pillow, and sit.

peace.

-LaSara
www.lasarafirefox.com

For those of you who missed our Teacher to call class, all is not lost – Robert and I made it into a training product! And, if you pre-order now, it’s less than half price! Read on for the details.

Change Your Work, Change the World; Teacher to Coach Training Product
with LaSara Firefox, MPNLP, and Robert Allen, BA, MHP

Teacher to Coach is a career call to action for teachers, advocates, authors, and educators to take their expertise and develop a dynamic coaching business! Teacher to Coach is now available as a training product for you to use at home and office.

From coaching styles, to marketing, to self-care, Teacher to Coach offers information on how to transform your area of expertise into a career as a coach, FT or PT.

This value-packed, multi-media home course will help you begin transitioning your entrepreneurial endeavors from teaching to the coaching model. Buy NOW, and as a thank you gift for your pre-order, you’ll get:

• The Teacher to Coach multi-media course for less than half the usual price. You’ll pay only $19.99. (Regular price; $49 – reduced rate ends Sept. 1.)
  
• AND, a half-hour personalized coaching session with Robert and LaSara as follow-up, for the first 15 people to purchase a pre-order.

The Teacher to Coach training product includes;

• a 45minute audio recording with Robert Allen and LaSara Firefox, that covers the details necessary to begin your coaching practice (mp3)
  
• Six reasons to Build a Phone Coaching Practice, by LaSara Firefox (pdf)
  
• How to Monetize Your Blog, by Robert Allen (pdf)
  
• Introduction to Social Media Marketing, by Robert Allen (pdf)
  
• Pre-coaching evaluation from LaSara Firefox (worksheet)
  
• Pre-coaching evaluation by Robert Allen (worksheet)
  
• BONUS GIFT: Doing Business with LaSara Firefox and Robert Allen – interview with Dan McComb and Lara Feltin, founders of Biznik.com, on How to Choose a Business Network (mp3)

This product is totally green: zero waste! You will receive audio files and pdfs. You can use the product entirely from your computer (or palm-top). Or, print or burn as needed.

Product will be shipped on or before September 1, 2008.

Need more info? You can contact Robert at Robert@coachingwithrobertallen.com, or LaSara at firefox@lasarafirefox.com.

Ecstatic Presence Empowerment: Gratitude Games!
by LaSara Firefox, www.lasarafirefox.com

I wrote this Empowerment for the Thanksgiving holiday. However, every day is a good day to practice gratitude. If you feel inspire to integrate gratitude practice into your life, create a Gratitude Gathering. You can use these games as a starting point.

1. Gratitude Practice: The old standby. Everyone in your cluster takes a turn saying something they’re grateful for. One offering isn't enough? Go around again!

2. "Gratigories": Take turns choosing categories, and then everyone at your table offers one thing they are grateful for in the chosen "gratigory."

At our family Thanksgiving last year we played this, and it was great! Some fun - and surprisingly touching - gratigories we came up with; public utilities, things that happened to or for us when we were teens, family traditions that have been handed down, the influence of famous people.

Have fun with the gratigories! The more diverse, the better.

3. A Grateful A to Z: An alphabet of gratitude! Start with A, and make
your way to Z. Make sure everyone takes a turn. This is obviously a great gratitude game for the wee ones in your crew.

4. Compassionate Gratitude: The most challenging o my gratitude games perhaps, but what better way to strengthen your practice of compassion, than with gratitude?

The point of Compassionate Gratitude is to find things to be grateful about in areas that challenge your lovingness. Politics? Family? America? Media? Culture? Choose your topic, and find the gift in the challenge!

Consider yourself empowered!

About the author:

LaSara FireFox, MPNLP, is mom to two amazing daughters, a life coach, and an educator. She helps her clients and students to find balance in their lives, and alignment with their personal and family-held values.

Visit LaSara’s website at www.lasarafirefox.com for more information. At the site, you can listen to her “Yoga Mama Satsangha” podcast series, download free parenting-related items, and more.

From Teacher to Coach - How to Offer Your "Teachable Skills" as a Coach!

From Teacher to Coach - How to Offer Your "Teachable Skills" as a Coach!

a one-hour teleclass, with LaSara Firefox (www.lasarafirefox.com) and Robert Allen (www.coachingwithrobertallen.com)

5 - 6 PM Pacific time, August 13, 2008

Click here to register.

Are you a teacher, educator, author, or advocate? Are you tired of your work not feeding you financially? Are you nearing your breaking point, and weary of wondering if teaching is ever going to pan-out for you?

What if you could have the best of both worlds; continue sharing your gifts, skills and views with the world, AND make money at the same time? It's time to think about moving from "being an educator", to offering your teachable skills as a coach.

Some benefits of the coaching model:

* You get to work from, and in, your passion.

* You can build your business to fit your life.

* You can have clients all over the world, instead of just in your geographical locale.

* You get to live your life purpose -- as your work!

Who can be a coach?

You can! Anyone who has ever taught can be a coach. The better your existing platform as a teacher, the easier the transition will be.

A client recently came to LaSara with questions about career change. LaSara helped her client transition to coaching from more "traditional" models of teaching. Within two days the client had her sample sessions filled. In two weeks she had her coaching practice filled through the following three months. The client then listed an on-line class, and the class filled in a matter of days as well.

Not everyone will get the results that this client did, but until you explore the option of coaching, you won't know what might be possible for you and your practice.

Robert had a client who was a nutritionist and body-worker. She had hit her limit for hands-on sessions, and was feeling worn-out from the work. With Robert's help, she integrated coaching as an element in her healing practice. She ended up making more money with fewer clients, and being able to comfortably scale-back the number of hands-on sessions she was offering per week.

Is coaching the next career step for you? Think of your teaching or healing platform -- and whether it's ready to transition over to the coaching model. If you were to make the transition, what kind of coaching practice would you build?

The good news is that you can choose exactly the topic or area of interest that moves you into the most full alignment with your sense of purpose. What is the area that brings you the most joy?

How to start?

As a teacher, writer, advocate, or educator, you're ready to offer your services as a coach now. The only thing missing is the structure of the business itself, and the support that will make way for your success. Robert Allen and LaSara Firefox will walk you through the transition and transformation step-by-step, and help you to arrive at your desired outcome.

This one-hour teleclass is loaded with value, and it's only $49...register now, and get the following bonuses as a gift from us to you!

Bonuses:
Social Media Marketing 101, by Robert Allen and Al Polito available from Healer's Lounge
Using Your Blog to make $! by Robert Allen, available from Healer's Lounge
Six Reasons to Build a Phone Coaching Practice, by LaSara Firefox, available from lasarafirefox.com

Click here to register.

Questions? Call 707-293-5153, or drop a note to greenfieldcoachinginstitute@gmail.com.

Free intro session for teachers, authors, advocates!

Are you a teacher, educator, author, or advocate? Are you tired of your work not feeding you financially? Are you nearing your breaking point, and tired of wondering if teaching is ever going to pan-out for you?

What if you could have the best of both worlds; continue sharing your gifts, skills and views with the world, AND make money at the same time? It's time to think about moving from "being an educator", to offering your teachable skills as a coach.

Some benefits of the coaching model:
* You get to continue offering your expertise.
* You get to continue working from, and in, your passion.
* You can build your business to fit your life.
* You can have clients all over the world, instead of just in your geographical locale.
* You get to live your life purpose -- as your work!

I won't lie; building a coaching practice is not a quick fix, nor an easy solution. Building your practice, like building anything, takes time, energy, focus, and major amounts of commitment. It takes unbeatable conviction, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

True dedication is what building a business out of your dreams will call for. A successful practice must be built on the fundamental conviction that this is what you want to do with your life.

However, doing just this - building your dreams, your personal mission, your message, into the work you do in the world - is the way to continue offering your self, heart and soul, to the world. And, if your mission is what drives you, as it is for many of us teachers, you simply will not be satisfied with a life built on anything less.

Who can be a coach?

You can! Anyone who has ever taught can be a coach. The better your existing platform as a teacher, the easier the transition will be.

I have a client who recently came to me with questions about career change. I helped her transition to coaching from more "traditional" models of teaching. Within two days she had her sample sessions filled. Within two weeks she had her coaching practice filled through the next three months.

She then listed an on-line class, and the class filled in a matter of days as well.

Not everyone will get the results that she did, but right now, I'd like you to think of your teaching platform, and whether it's ready to transition over to the coaching model. If you were to make the transition, what kind of coaching practice would you build? What kind of coach would you be?

You can choose exactly the topic or area of interest that moves you into the most full alignment with your sense of purpose. What is the area that brings you the most joy?

Your topic might be love, relationships, and intimacy, or it might be spiritual purpose, or it might be adventure. Whatever it is, your commitment to bringing it to the world may be the key to your most ideal life.

How to start?

As a teacher, writer, advocate, or educator, you're ready to offer your services as a coach now. The only thing missing is the structure of the business itself, and the support that will make way for your success. I can walk you through the transition and transformation step-by-step, and help you to arrive at your desired outcome as easily as possible.

Call me now at 707-293-5153, or drop a note to info@lasarafirefox.com, to schedule a free, 30-minute, pre-commitment evaluation. Together, you and I will build a highly personalized strategy that will bring you to a whole new level of making your mission, your dream, work in the world; a plan that will increase your alignment with purpose, earning-potential, visibility, and professional achievement.

peace.

-LaSara
707-293-5153
www.lasarafirefox.com

P.S. I'm taking only three new clients at this time. If you want to be one of them, get in touch now. 707-293-5153, or, info@lasarafirefox.com.

P.P.S. Check out my interview with my latest major success story business coaching client; Ariel Gore! Yesterday I interviewed the infamous Hip Mama for my podcast series, WisdomBeing in Business; Bringing Enlightenment Consciousness to Your Work. We talked about ways to stay true to your heart, and your purpose, in your work.

Six Reasons to Build a Phone Coaching Business

by LaSara Firefox, www.lasarafirefox.com

The benefits of transitioning your face-to-face practice to a phone-based model are numerous. Here are six reasons to begin that transition today.

1. Geographical availability:

You can be anywhere, and serve clients all over the world. I’ve had clients in three countries at one time. This is a great benefit for anyone who wants to build a global perspective into their work.

2. Mobility in work and life:

You can travel, and still be available to your clients. I’ve been able to serve my coaching clients while I was traveling in the Middle East, on the east coast on book tour, and in Los Angeles on business. I’ve even been able to help a client with a time-sensitive issue by carving ten minutes out of a family vacation.

The freedom and security of being able to be mobile and still serve your clients is a huge benefit.

3. You’ll save time and money:

Fewer hours traveling means less money spent on gas, and fewer hours wasted in your workday. And, your clients don't need to travel to you either, so you're saving your clients time and money, too.

With gas currently at over $4.25 per gallon, I’m sure you can see how this could change your life for the better. Say you drive 60 miles a day (30 to work and 30 back home), your car gets 25 miles to the gallon, you drive to the office 5 days a week, and you’re paying $4.25 a gallon; you spend $204 a month on gas to get to the office and back.

Working from home, you stand to save nearly $2500 a year on work-related gas money alone!

Time-wise, I’m sure we can all think of better ways to spend the hour-or-so a day saved by not commuting. A few ideas; hanging out with loved ones. Marketing your services. Exercising. Taking a bath. Reading a new magazine. Talking with a friend.

4. You’ll Reduce your carbon footprint:

Working again with the driving distance of 60 miles a day (a low-average for most Americans), five days a week, your car at 25 miles to the gallon, you are producing 11,290 pounds of carbon a year.

You could buy “carbon offsets” (see carbonfootprint.com for more info), but why not just ax the negative impact of use, and cut straight to the chase?

5. You can work from home:

How great would it be to be there when your kids get home from school? I can tell you it's really great. I build in a break at 3:20 on my "kid days", so that when my girls get off the bus I can give (and get) hugs, hear about the school day, hang out for a few, share a snack, and set the monkeys up with activities before I dive back in to my work.

You can coach in an environment that is comfortable to you, and your clients can simultaneously be in environments that are comfortable to them. I love to take coaching calls in my yard on temperate days, where I can be held by nature, connected to beauty, and totally available to my client on all levels. Where would you most like to have your “floating office”?

6. Flexibility in scheduling:

You can choose what hours you want to be on the phone, and work it around your life. As opposed to an office environment, you have the flexibility to easily accommodate clients in other time zones or with non-standard work hours.

And, you can shape your coaching hours around your own needs, too. Like to go for a run after coffee, but before the heat of the day sets in? Me too! I build my schedule to support my self-care routine.

Not sure where to start? Check out the offerings at Greenfield Coaching Institute, by visiting my website at www.lasarafirefox.com.

About the author:

LaSara FireFox, MPNLP, is a master practitioner and trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), life coach, educator, and professional speaker. LaSara helps her clients to find balance in their lives, and alignment with their personal and family-held values.

In addition, LaSara is a mother of two, a successful author (Sexy Witch, nonfiction/self-help, Llewellyn Worldwide, 2005), founder of Ecstatic Presence Project and Global Family Awakening: an educational, peace and humanitarian family adventure club, and co-founder of Greenfield Coaching Institute (GCI). She teaches and coaches internationally.

Happy Summer Solstice!

In this post: LaSara's Note; Happy Summer Solstice! * An Ecstatic Presence Empowerment

Hey Love,

Happy Solstice! May your worlds of dream come into manifestation in perfect alignment with your purpose!

Manifestation is an act of creation, and you are breating it, and being it, right now.

Lotsa love, and have a peaceful day,

-LaSara

P.S. Just a reminder that I'm raising my coaching and mentoring rates today. If you want to get on board at the current rate (and lock that rate in for your next coaching program, too), commit before midnight (pacific) tonight. Call me at 707-293-5153, or drop a note to info@lasarafirefox.com.

An Ecstatic Presence Empowerment: The Gift of Recognition
by LaSara FireFox, www.lasarafirefox.com

Sometimes when I'm in the middle of a project, it's hard to hear a request for my attention as anything other than a distraction. And the less I pay attention, the bigger my loved-one's need gets for a moment of connection.

Soon, the chant of "MOM! MOM! MOM! MOM!" begins, and my edge starts rising.

The moment I remember that this is an opportunity for presence, and a chance for a moment of divine interaction, the energy shifts. All I need to do is come present in the Love.

I invite you to consciously enter into interaction as a moment of divine presence. Bring your whole self into your heart, and connect from there. Recognize the inherent wholeness, integrity, perfection in your loved ones, in strangers, in yourself. Make Love a verb.

Consider yourself Empowered!