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.

It's hard to believe that the holiday season is upon us once again, and the New Year is just around the corner. It's a perfect time to take a moment to reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year. Below are some thought provoking questions to help you get started.
Happy Holidays!

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Today's Quote
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Burnout
"My candle burns at both ends/it will not last the night." ~Edna St. Vincent Millay

Burnout resists simple definition because it affects so many aspects of an individual's life. In their book, Beyond Burnout, authors David Welch, Donald Medeiros and George Tate, describe burnout as a condition that affects us physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually.

One of the first physical symptoms of burnout is fatigue. Intellectually, there may be a loss of creativity and sharpness in problem solving; cynicism may replace enthusiasm. Emotionally, the loss of dreams and expectations can result in feelings of helplessness and depression. In the social realm, isolation overtakes feeling of involvement, and spiritually, the person experiencing burnout may feel a lack of meaning or purposelessness to her life.

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Top 10 Year-End Review Questions
As the year speeds to its end, we begin to mentally prepare for next year. But don't forget to take time to assess your personal and professional challenges and accomplishments THIS year. Here are some questions to ask yourself:

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Announcements
Joyce will be in Boca Raton in December, at the Nutrition Center, conducting a program on Reframing. The program is complimentary. Please call or email Joyce for further information.

Relevant Reading
Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation, by Mike Robbins

Provoking Your Brilliance: Remembering Your Inner Wisdom and Moving from Confusion to Clarity, by Machen MacDonald

The Secret of Transitions: How to Move Effortlessly to Higher Levels of Success, by Jim Manton