Joyce Persily, C.E.C.
Founder,
Progressive Life Coaching

516-239-8993
Email Joyce
or visit her website:
www.progressivelifecoach.com

Joyce Persily is a Certified Empowerment Coach. Trained at IPEC, Joyce is among a small population of coaches recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). ICF maintains the highest standards and ethical guidelines of professional coaches. Joyce has lectured at Pace University, published numerous articles, and has appeared on Life Coach TV.

Joyce coaches adults who are seeking to attain a more desirable life by helping her clients:

• Identify their goals
• Recognize and work through
  fear barriers
• Create an action plan
• Step outside their comfort zone to reach their full potential

Coaching Services

• Personal Coaching
• Empty Nest Coaching
• Workshops & Seminars
• Motivational Speaking

For a complimentary telephone consultation to understand how the coaching experience will benefit you please email Joyce or call her at 516-239-8993.

Hello and welcome to the July issue of "Taking Charge." It was so nice to hear the positive feedback that I received from past and present clients regarding my newsletter. Thank you for your good wishes. Last month we addressed how fear keeps us from moving forward. In this issue, we will discuss self-acceptance and suggestions on how to raise your self-esteem. Both play an important role in achieving our goals.

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If you are interested in a complimentary telephone consultation to understand how the coaching experience will benefit you please contact Joyce.

Today's Quote
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." ~Abraham Lincoln

Self-Acceptance is an Action
Self-acceptance is an action; it is something we do, not just something we feel. To say "I value myself" is an act of self-affirmation that provides a base from which self-esteem develops. When we practice self-acceptance we don't have to condone or even like everything about ourselves. In fact, it's almost certain that we won't. What it does mean is that we recognize and accept our thoughts, our actions, our emotions, our bodies, our dreams--everything about us--as our own. Read full story here.

Top 10 Ways to Raise Your Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is not a gift bestowed by those outside of us or something that can be taken from us by others. It's an inside job. Rather than wait passively for good self-esteem to happen, we need to take action. Daily or weekly is best.

1. Make a list. What's good about you? What's wonderful? Hang your list near your bed so that you see it when you awaken and when you go to sleep.

2. Forgive yourself. Acknowledge a mistake, but let go of self-recrimination. Recognize that you, too, are human and "allowed" to fail. Go to full story.

Announcements

Joyce can be seen on Life Coach TV on July 14 at 8 PM.
Live on the internet at www.mnn.org.
Time Warner Cable TV channel 56
RCN Channel 84
Digital channel 111
Without cable box channel 17

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Relevant Reading
Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength, by Laurie Helgoe

Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life, by Richard J. Leider and David Shapiro