Kathy Gates 
Certified Emotional Intelligence Life Coach 

Scottsdale, AZ       Tel: 480.998.5843 
 Email:   kathy@reallifecoach.com

This is Indraneel from India, Bangalore.  This article landed in my box a while ago.  When I was lost feeling hopeless and sulking over some disappointment that happened last night.  As I read through the article, I could literally feel the cloud lift showing the vast limitlessness of the blue sky.  Thanks for writing this simple yet powerful article. 

 "7 SECRETS to a Great Life" 
Kathy Gates, Professional  Life Coach

A great life doesn’t happen by accident.  A great life is the result of allocating your time, energy, thoughts, and hard work towards what you want your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure, and start setting up your life to support success and ease. 

A great life is the result of using the 24/7 you get in a creative and thoughtful way, instead of just what comes next.  Customize these “secrets” to fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today! 

1.  S – Simplify.  A great life is the result of simplifying your life.    People often misinterpret what simplify means.  It’s not a way to remove work from your life.  When you focus on simplifying your life, you free up energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here.  In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it in yours first.

2.  E – Effort.   A great life is the result of your best effort.  Creating a great life requires that you make some adjustments.  It may mean re-evaluating how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a different way.  It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy that coincide with your definition of a great life.  Life will reward your best effort. 

3.  C – Create Priorities.  A great life is the result of creating priorities.  It’s easy to spend your days just responding to the next thing that gets your attention, instead of intentionally using the time, energy and money you have in a way that’s important to you. Focus on removing the obstacles that get in the way of you making sure you are honoring your priorities. 

4.  R – Reserves.  A great life is the result of having reserves – reserves of things, time, space, energy, money, love.  Reserves are important because they reduce the fear of consequences, and allows you to make decisions based on what you really want instead of what the fear decides for you.  

5.  E – Eliminate distractions.  A great life is the result of eliminating distractions.  Up to 75% of your mental energy can be tied up in things that are draining and distracting you. Eliminating distractions can be a difficult concept to many people, since they haven’t really considered that there is another way to live.  

6.  T – Thoughts.  A great life is the result of controlling your thoughts so that you accept and allow for the possibility that it actually can happen to you!  Your belief in the outcome will directly dictate how successful you are.  Believing there is a solution to the same old problems you encounter year after year is vitally important to creating a life that you love.   Whatever you think and believe, you create.  Listen to what you’re telling yourself, and adjust that voice if you need to. 

7.  S – Start!  A great life is the result of simply starting.  There’s the old saying everyone’s familiar with:  “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”  In order to even move just from the couch to the refrigerator, you have to make the initial effort - you have to start.  There’s no better time to start than today.  Don’t wait for a raise, or until the kids get older, or the weather is better.  Today, right now,  is the right day to start to take a step in the direction of your heart’s desires.  It’s what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.
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IT IS YOUR TURN TO HAVE A LIFE THAT  MAKES SENSE AND THAT YOU LOVE.  YOU CAN DO THIS!  I CAN HELP!  

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