Archive for December, 2010
What happy customers have in common…
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
As a designer, I have done my homework. I have observed who my happiest customers are and why. They all have a few things in common, and I’m going to share a little of that with you. (more…)
Tags: design, interior design, self-discovery, suzi vandersteen
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Design is Obsession Realized
Sunday, December 26th, 2010
“Design is Obsession Realized” –Anonymous
I don’t remember the first time I heard this quote, but I certainly remember the words. I always thought there was something wrong with me… I could not resistmoving my furniture around, adding here, taking away there, standing around with my hand on my hip (ala my mother’s style before a major decorating project was about to ensue), painting a wall, repainting the wall, then obsessing as to why it all was or wasn’t working out. Exhausting? Yes, but exhilarating and thrilling as well. Every time I took on a project I tried to learn something new. Eventually cutting down on costly mistakes, editing my home and most importantly defining my own style. (more…)
Tags: authenticity, design, strength finder, style statement, suzi vandersteen
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Start living your dream right now
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
“Start living your dream right nown” JJ Manifesto Point #15
Here’s a Joy Junket challenge for these few days before the Holidays… How about doing ONLY the things you want to do? In other words, let go of the expectations of others, and more importantly let go of the expectations you put on yourself. Whatever you’ve done… it’s enough. A few years ago I learned the phrase, “I’m responsible for the effort, not the outcome.” I think when we try to do too much we are trying to influence the outcome or trying to control the outcome.
So, here’s your hall pass. Go out, have fun, do only what you want, and bring a sense of serenity to things you have to do. Enjoy yourself, and take a minute to think about your dreams! –Suzi
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What you wear matters deeply….unless you are Budha. Dress to Manifest.
Monday, December 20th, 2010
What you wear matters deeply. Unless you are Buddha.
I am all about purging the “stuff” in our homes and closets that no longer serves us as a means to feeling good and allowing other good stuff to flow in. I am for simplicity and only having those objects, accessories and pieces of clothing around us that are either beautiful or useful (AND preferably both!). Someday, when I reach full 100% enlightenment (Buddha like state), I figure I’ll be trucking around in a burlap caftan (Heck, I’ll probably be naked and living in California……), totally unadorned and in a complete state of bliss 24/7.
Until that time, I will continue to be mindful about my stuff- in particular , the stuff I wear. As a faculty member at Good Vibe University (a fabulous site for all from Novice to expert in Law of Attraction), I know that allowing myself to “feel good” is the quickest ticket to a great life. No matter what it is I am wanting to manifest, more FUN with my darling husband, an additional client for my coaching practice who is magically perfect for me, more limber joints, paying off my house, a LUXE trip to a desert location, I can “feel” my way there by adorning myself in costumes and accessories that create those feelings.
Sound odd to you? You ask, “so, to manifest paying off my mortgage sooner (feels like POWER!) ….I should wear my favorite cowboy boots (that give me the feeling of cowgirl ass kicking POWER) today? Yes. That is exactly (more…)
Tags: buddha, coach, dress, joy junket, law of attraction, manifesting, medicine bag, sarah seidelmann, style authentic, style statement
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Ignore previous cookie
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
“Ignore previous cookie.”
—-Message in a fortune cookie
What a great message! This reminds me I can start my day over at any time. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in a project, activity, situation… that I lose my perspective. (more…)
Tags: holidays, home, insipiration, self-discovery
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Joy Junket Manifesto #5: THERE’S A BOUNTY OUT THERE. More than enough for everyone. No Exceptions.
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Swinging bed of Abundance
Hello! It’s Sarah here, the Life Coach 1/2 of Joy Junket. This Joy Junket Manifesto point is a BIG one. There is a Bounty out there, and I am not talking about the quicker picker upper. Often there is a belief out these that somehow there are NOT ENOUGH jobs, friends, money, good men (or women!), or opportunities OUT THERE. Can you relate? Let’s take a little time talking about HOW to create an abundance.
Often the thought goes something like this………..
”Well, I better not tell anybody else my idea for a travel company specializing in Shamanic healing involving porcupines- somebody might steal it!” (or the variation “Nobody will ever want to buy tickets for my Shamanic travel service using porcupines”) OR “Everybody already MAKES woolen hats for crayfish, I have nothing new or special to offer the world.” OR “In this Podunk town, there is NO way I’d have enough clients to do my dream job of being a Belly Dancing Business Consultant “ OR (My current one….) “There are already so many books on HAPPINESS out there- how could anybody want mine, I am just a weird pathologist, decoupage aficionado, interior design enthusiast, life coach and adoptive mother – who would could possibly relate?”
YOU ARE UNIQUE! Only YOU can do what YOU DO! There is no real competition. All hurdles are imagined! When you do THAT which you LOVE, you will call into action the jobs, the clients, the business, and the resources you need. We can’t know whether they will buy the tickets to the PORCUPINE SHAMAN TRAVEL SERVICE AND we must simply begin. I have seen it over and over in my own life and in the lives of my clients. It is magical. No exceptions.
SWINGING BEDS AND AFFIRMATIONS
Suzi and I had really incorporated the lesson that there is no competition with our business. But, I noticed shortly after doing the BIG work of creating our website and expanding our offices that our abundance mentality at Joy Junket was suffering. We had been working long hours (more…)
Tags: good vibe university, how-to, insipiration, jeannette maw, joy junket, law of attraction, life coach, metamorphsosis coaching, pray rain journaling, sarah seidelmann
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Birds…What Birds?
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
“That the birds of worry and care fly above your head, this you cannot change. But that they build nexts in your hair, this you can prevent.”
–Chinese proverb
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Just For Today…
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
“Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once.”—AA and Alanon slogan
I love the show Undercover Boss. As an audience, we are in on the secret from the beginning, while the people surrounding their potential new employee are judging whether or not he is proficient at his work, and the boss is getting a slice of life as an employee in his/her company. In the end, the whole story makes sense from the perspective of all parties, and everyone is handsomely rewarded for playing their part in the company. (more…)
Tags: authenticity, holiday, insipiration, self care, self-discovery, spirit
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Forgive…. Period
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
“Forgive Period. Do it for you. Do the next Right Thing.”
JJ Manifesto #9
I don’t know why this Manifesto Point is speaking to me today, but it is. It’s possible someone has forgiven me for something and that’s why this thought is in the air… it may be that something is coming down the line and I’ll need to practice forgiveness in the near future, or maybe someone reading this is thinking about forgiveness…. I’ve learned to pay attention to these thoughts, and guess that’s why I’m writing about it. (more…)
Tags: authenticity, joy, life, self-discovery
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Let the Holidays leave you in Peace….
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Holidays often call for situation assessment: In other words, how does the house look? How do I look? Do we have enough food, drinks, room for everyone? And then it starts. A mad rush to Target for the “Holiday Pantry” (things we generally pass on the rest of the year, carmel corn, darling chocolates, hoity toity water for the table….) A quick lap around the local furniture store, ( a new sofa, table, chair, or ottoman should solve the problem of a disjointed seating area), Christmas decorations, (accessories, trimmings and greenery for inside and out), and of course a few magazines to inspire us to make perfect frosted cookies and crafts that seem oh so easy from the glossy pages of Marth Stewart Living. It seems like the Holidays arrive and we are prepared to prepare with the strategy of a small Brazillian Army! (more…)
Tags: creativity, design, holiday, interior design, life, self-discovery, spirit, style
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