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.

A Note from Joyce
Gratitude is the feeling we experience when we are thankful and appreciative. We all have the choice to look at the good in our life and feel happy or see only the negative things in our life and be unhappy. For example, we take so much for granted: good health, family, friends, pets, blue skies, green grass, being able to pay our bills, TV, electric: the list goes on and on. I recommend starting a gratitude journal and add to it often. When you're feeling blue, pull out the list and read it. The more you concentrate on seeing the good in your life, the more things you will find to be grateful for, and the happier you will be.

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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
"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections."

Practice Gratitude and Create Well-Being
Gratitude isn't a new idea; most spiritual practices and philosophies emphasize gratitude and compassion for others. But in recent years gratitude has shifted from being an idea to a concrete tool that people can use to become happier and healthier. This practice focuses on appreciating what others have done for you and de-emphasizes being angry or blaming others for your problems.

"When we develop a sense of appreciation for those around us and cultivate a sense of gratitude for life itself, we are relieved of the burden that comes with seeing ourselves as 'victims,'" writes Greg Krech in Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection. Read full story here.

Top 10 Signs of Strength
Flash the Morse Code signal SOS and help is sure to come your way. Master these 10 signs of strength (SOS) and the help may be in the form of improved relationships, greater joy and connection with yourself, better self care and enhanced communication. All in all, quite a life raft!

1. Respond instead of react. When we react, we give away our personal power.

2. Identify and learn from your judgments. Judgments are often a reflection of our own inner needs and values. Go to full story.

Announcements

If you missed Joyce's appearance on Life Coach T.V., and would like to see the interview, it is available on her website: www.progressivelifecoach.com

Joyce has an article coming out this winter in Pure Inspiration magazine. 

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Relevant Reading
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself, by Melody Beattie

Art & Fear: Observations and Rewards on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, by David Bayles and Ted Orland

The Value of Money: Uncover the Hidden Wisdom of Money, by Susan McCarthy