Fruit in a martini glass at Golden Pathways Retreat and B&B

The July 1st weekend was busy at Golden Pathways Retreat and B&B.  And as usual I enjoyed meeting the wonderful people. I am just busy doing my “thing”.  Getting to know people and  making a lovely presentation of breakfast are two things that I enjoy.

You can imagine my surprise when one of the guests told me that she was a tourism and travel writer.

Here is the link to her photo journal of our place and the City of Peterborough.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelandtransitions/sets/72157624423744042

The photos are amazing – just start the slide show and enjoy! And it is very interesting to see how and what a visitor notices when they come to our area.  It makes you want to stop and enjoy the details and the view much more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelandtransitions/sets/72157624423744042

Whether you are local or from afar – this slide show will lift your spirits.

Last week I used the F R E E Genie Shopping App to find software – and a new laptop – I saved hundreds of dollars

Office Pro is anywhere from 299 to 499 depending where you look – I got it for 109 – no taxes or shipping and legal

I am also looking at CS4 software that goes for 999 for half price.

If you want to use this amazing shopping research app download it here

http://bit.ly/corageniegift

or

http://www.myshoppinggenie.com/corawhittington

(make sure my name is on the bottom of the page) and have fun searching for your deals.

Just install the app and type in the model or description of the item you are researching in the google yahoo or bing search bar.

The Genie Shopping App will pop up.  Hit the Compare button and the Deals button. And several screens will show up.

It will find the best deals on the net – not who paid the most to get it to the top of the Search engine.

Send us stories of the deals you have found – this will help everyone!

Cora

PS: If you want to hear how this phenomena is going viral and how you can use it to market your business and make money doing it – send me a note and I’ll let you know about the online or inperson opportunities to hear more about it.

Watch the video on the site and find out how people are saving money on thousands of items. Electronics, theatre tickets, office supplies, hard to find items – if you can buy it somewhere the genie app will find a deal for you.

You can download the app absolutely f*r*e*e.  It is a search tool to find the best prices on the web – not who paid the most to get to the top of the list.

http://www.myshoppinggenie.com/corawhittington

After you download the app and play with it a bit you might want to get more  info on how you can brand your business by giving away free apps

It is helpful to watch the video on this site

http://www.viddler.com/explore/GenieChannel/videos/1/

Or come to our place this Wednesday

This is a 45 minute presentation to demonstrate how to use the ”Genie” e-marketing tool. Also, we will show how you can use it for co-branding your business along with how a charity can use it for fundraising.

The presentation will take place on:

Wednesday July 7^th,2010

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Golden Pathways Retreat

Directions: http://www.goldenpathways.ca/bb/bb_booking_directions.htm

Please RSVP cw@goldenapthways.ca  or call 705-745-4006 if you want more info

Remember to download the complimentary app

http://www.myshoppinggenie.com/corawhittington

She needs votes.

So watch her clip and  if you are inspired please vote.

Here is the link and her message.

http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=13322&promo_id=1

Help me get over the top in votes!

Please!  Be sure to HIT THE GREEN “VOTE” button – views don’t count.

Go vote NOW!  The window for voting ends at midnight, July 3^rd.

He found himself on a ledge 30 some floors off the ground, deciding that his life was not worth living and intending to jump.

But three thoughts kept him from doing it.

The first was – Did he want his son to have the stigma of having a father that committed suicide?

The second was – Did he want people to have to clean up the mess as he splattered over the concrete?

And the third was – What If I am wrong?  Maybe life is worth living…

He came down from the ledge and checked himself into a mental institution.

While there he completed a 10,000 piece puzzle. He did not do it in the traditional way where you do the outside edges first and then put the easy parts together and then do the sky last.  He picked one piece and built the puzzle around it one piece at a time.  He was putting his life back together one piece at at time.

When it was complete, he decided that he was not crazy and called his therapist.  Since he entered the institution voluntarily he checked himself out.

The contribution that Michael has made to this world is phenomenal. He is a master coach.

He has coached and trained thousands of coaches and professionals.  And these people are making an amazing difference in the world.  He has a quirky view of the world that is refreshing and inspiring. He has attracted the partner of his dreams after two wrong turns. He is attracting the resources to live the life of his dreams.

I know that I wouldn’t be the same person or coach if he hadn’t decided that he was wrong.

Ask yourself the question…

What if I am Wrong?

Wrong about myself and what I am here to do?

Wrong abut whether I am “good enough”  ” smart enough” “competent enough” to …?

Wrong about my child who has lost their way?

Wrong about anyone?

Wrong about the environment?

Wrong about … you fill in the blank.

Answering this question will free you.

It is so easy to get hooked by so-called “reality” – we can’t see the possibility in the situation.

Please comment below and share your thoughts and your stories.

Sneak Peak

Michael and I will co-creating a new project.  So far it is in it’s infancy and I will let you know soon.  I will tell you that it came in the answer to me holding the question “What if I am wrong?” and the second one “What is my major league game?” (maybe a good topic for another post )

Stay tuned.

Life is Worth Living…

Serenity at Golden Pathways Retreat and B&B

Sometimes after a coaching session I offer a deck of inspirational cards for the client to pick one.

Often it is almost creepy how accurate and poignant the message is in relation to the topic that we discussed.

This card has come up a few times in the last while so I thought I would share it with you in hopes of it giving you a message as well.

I took this photo on our property and thought it was appropriate to include.  http://www.goldenpathwaysbb.com

Enjoy!

Serenity

Serenity bestows inner peace, tranquility and calmness of mind.

When you feel serene, you are your own person, for nothing and no one can bother, upset or influence you.

You are like a calm, clear lake – beautiful and peaceful to be with.

Your quiet radiance brings hope and support to those who come from within your aura.

You attract respect and love from others, for all are calmed by you.

As you become deeply serene and still you connect to the higher powers of the Universe for divine guidance and your path in the life becomes smooth and flowing.

Quietly ask you angel to hold you in serenity.

Affirmation

I am serene and still.

Invitation

There are a couple of seats left in the workshop this weekend – http://www.gameurbuilt4.com or watch Michael Stratford on You Tube http://bit.ly/aBSPy5 We would love to have you.

Last Monday we invited our maid of honour (my sister Adrianna and Peter) and our best man (Murray and Sandy) for a romantic getaway at the Sir William Mackenzie Inn in Kirkfield. It is a lovely place steeped in history.

Adrianna and Peter are married 30 years in July and Murray and Sandra are married 34 years in October – hence the 99 years of marriage among the 6 of us!

Our kids (28-30-32)  made us a basket of memories with songs, news, technology, prices of 1975  that we opened at the inn.  The most touching was a list of 35 Things That Stand Out During Our Part of Your Last 35 Years.

They listed their memories. Here are few items from the list:

• Supper in the field with dad
• Family meetings
• Orange couch and floor (definitely the early 80’s )
• Putting wood in the basement
• Barn Reno’s (parties at the Whittington’s)
• Tongue twisters – Animals of North America
• Height measurements in the doorway
• Sam, Gerty and Jan – our first cows
• If you are going to HOOT with the Owls at night you can SING with the birds in the morning
• Our first Car – the moving couch, then the Unbird, chanting “Daddy’s keys, Daddy’s car”
• Identifying tree and leaf types
• Building the cabin in the woods
• 4-H Calves: Dacor, Cinnamon, Ambria, Amber, Canadian
• Annual first day of school picture with our tree (we planted a blue spruce when each child was born)
• Sunday picnics at the river
• Playing games as a family

They ended with “Thank you for teaching us the importance of family. We will remember all of these times and lessons as we begin to start our own.”

David and I are blessed – with our children, each other and now our grandchildren.

Thanks kids for reminding us all that it is the little things that are part of everyday life that  make a difference.  The list was not full of gifts and expensive holidays – it was more about everyday  living and being who we are. A good reminder for all of us.

In this photo mother, daughter, mother and father in law, cousins and friends all came from the Chatham area to support Sue McEwan of Kelowna BC of the “Bustin Loose” paddling team. Sue is the 5th person from the left in the photo and her team came in 9th of 72 teams. Sue’s lovely mother and in-laws spent the last three days with us at the B&B.

Everywhere you go, people are raving about the Dragon Boat competitors and the competitors are raving about the people of Peterborough.

There were moments of intense fun and humour and poignant emotion especially when the doves were released and the pink carnations were dropped in the water as remembrance those who have passed.

Peterborough overcame adversity – an example – they served a 2030 people in a gala event without the use of a convention centre (we don’t have one) They transformed two ice pads into an amazing experience.  People could not belief that they were ice rinks! The committee coordinated chefs in kitchens (eg the Canoe Museum) all over the city to have food arrive hot at the same time.  And I hear that they more than exceeded expectations.

The paddlers have overcome adversity – they  have all survived breast cancer.  Their humour, connection and their joy was infectious.

One of the core dynamics is over-reacting to circumstances and the absence is our ability to maintain a strong sense of who we are under extreme circumstances.  And that includes the experience of pleasure or pain.

Thanks to the hosts and guests that modeled this for us this weekend.

I have to be honest.  I am.

Or I was…

One of the benefits of being a coach mentor in the coach school that I was trained in is … (this means I coach three new coaches every session)

Is that I can partake in the advanced coach training sessions and I get to keep working on my stuff.

It is interesting how the last class we as a group stumbled on this and how many people had this fear,

It seemed that it was very common to have that fear in the pit of our gut and at the same time – a calling to do more, be more, take a risk.

I have talked to several people who have great ideas bubbling inside of them – even inspite of themselves.

Fear is soooo paralyzing and soooo easy to clear when you use the Pure Awareness techniques.

When the fear is gone, then your intuition, your clarity and your wisdom can kick in.

If you need a little help…

Consider attending this Plrkshop! (where it will be fun and safe to clear your fear!)

Watch this video http://gameurbuilt4.com

Or give me a call 705-745-4006

Clear the fear,

Cora

You may have some questions:

1. Would this course be helpful to my business, organization or personal project?

2. What if I am not going to do the work but I want to have a say in the strategy and content?

3. What if I don’t live locally to Peterborough?

Here are some answers:

1. Would this course be helpful to my business, organization or personal project?

Call me and we can talk about whether it would work for you.  I have actually given some people advice to not to do this and others it will be just perfect.

There are a wide range of participants in the next class  retail, educational, services, training businesses can all benefit – here are a few examples eg.

- Hues in Glass – Val Cowle will be setting up a E-commerce site for Stained Glass using a Wordpress theme (I am really excited about this – we have found a template for $55.00 that would cost $1000.00 to have created)

- John Knight -  author of the book The Mystic- to market his book

- Angela Beal of HRS Group – will be setting up a system to educate companies on Health and Safety

- Luan Ford will be setting up online presence for her Mariposa Chocolates (absolutely amazing truffles)

- Lynda Rickard of Technology Alliance Group will be setting up a system to educate people on technology, workshops and e-waste  and

- Kim Paget’s business is Paget’s Denture Clinic plus more yet to be listed.

2. What if I am not going to do the work but I want to have a say in the strategy and content?

Then you will be interested in the Two for One offer – you both get to come for the one regular price.

3. What if I don’t live locally to Peterborough?

Let me know that you are interested in this content because I will be setting up some webinars to help you.

Watch this video – it is helpful even if you can’t take the program

http://www.onlinepresencemadeeasy.com

If you have more q’s call me – remember I will do the complimentary session to help you with your strategy!

Cheers,

Cora