~~~~ Notes from Nancy ~~~~
Coaching for a Rich, Authentic Life
December, 2004

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ Mark Twain

So along the way you've given up the dream, put it away with your childish things. And so you go on, achieving or not achieving the world's idea of success. Always with this niggling feeling that something is missing. A feeling you push into dark corners of the closets of your mind until one day you arrive.

You come to the peak of your success or the pits of your failure. You reach mid life or retirement. You experience a great joy or a great tragedy. And from out of the darkness creeps that gnawing feeling of "something is missing."

You realize you have two choices. You can lock away the feeling again, pushing it back into the darkness, knowing it will rematerialize, and you will feel hopeless to understanding it again and again. Or you can take a deep breath and bravely decide to pursue the dream, the meaning of life, the something missing.

This decision is not an easy one. Peering into the darkness is frightening. Moving forward takes courage. You know you will go to places unknown, you will meet new ideas and perceptions, you will feel new feelings, you will never be the same.

Having opened the closet, turned on the lights, and gone on the journey myself I can tell you it is true. You will never be the same. And you will wonder: "Why did I wait so long?" And "Why didn't someone tell me?" And "I wouldn't have believed, I couldn't have known."

Have I tempted you?

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www.choosingprosperity.com - A fun game to see how comfortable you are with money.
www.cherylrichardson.com/postcard/ - Beautiful e-cards to send your friends.
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Upcoming Open Events

Conversations on Life
Join us in savoring the questions of life.
Explore who we are, what we are here for, and how we are connected.
Discover new perspectives and possibilities for living.
Tuesday, December 14, January 11, 7:30-9PM
(2nd Tuesday of each month)
2nd floor around the fireplace
Doylestown Health & Wellness Center
847 Easton Road, Warrington, PA
Requested donation $15
Reservations appreciated but not necessary, contact Susan Duval at 215-918-5990
or http://www.wellnessdh.org/store/ for on-line registration, a full listing of seminars, and directions
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Group Coaching - Life Work, Living our Purpose
Share with others the adventure of finding and living your true life work.
3 Mondays of each month at 8PM ET beginning January 10th
$200 per month
For more information e-mail lifework@nancybaker.net
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Group Coaching for Coaches - Walking Our Talk as Coaches
3 Mondays of each month at 2PM ET beginning January 10th
$200 per month
For more information e-mail walkingourtalk@nancybaker.net
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Creating Abundance Workshop
Is your life as rich as it could be?
Thursday, January 27, 7-9PM
Mystic Moments, 50 S. York Road, Hatboro, 215-672-2040
With Coaches Nancy Baker & Sepia Baker
Cost $25 in advance, $30 at the door
For reservations call 215-672-2040
For more info e-mail abundance@nancybaker.net
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Review & Renew Look over the past year, set your goals,
intentions and vision for the year to come. Create action
steps to make the coming year your best one ever.
50 minute session, $200, worksheets included.
Past clients $100 during January.
Worksheets alone $50.
Schedule by e-mailing nancy@nancybaker.net

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Nancy lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband Ed and cat Bear.
She is a Master Certified Coach and available for personal consultation,
coaching (by phone or in person), article writing, speeches, keynote
presentations, and workshops for individuals, groups, and
organizations world wide.
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Life is a journey that's taken one step at a time.
You can live a life rich in meaning, purpose and joy.
Believe it.
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Nancy Baker
Personal & Professional Coach
Elegant Choices in Life and Work
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