| Wholistic and Empowering practitioners
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| | decision-maker. The practitioner you hire
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| come with many titles, in different
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| | does not make decisions for you. Now is
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| shapes, of varied forms, and with
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| | an important time for you to claim your
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| imaginative descriptions. Some do not
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| | own power -- empowerment from within, not
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| identify themselves as "wholistic" or
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| | power of one over another.So, decide, "Do
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| "empowering" at all. Some may even resist
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| | I want to work with this practitioner?"
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| such designations. Many have developed
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| | If you work with someone because your
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| creative titles to identify their special
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| | spouse or a parent or your boss has
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| niches.By "wholistic" I mean a helping
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| | insisted, be clear about such a decision
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| professional who sees and treats you as a
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| | not only with yourself, but with the
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| whole person. By "empowering" I mean one
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| | practitioner. The wise professional
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| who helps you to find your own power
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| | supports you differently if he or she
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| within yourself. At any given time in
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| | knows you are there under duress or for
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| your life, you may work with many
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| | someone else's needs.If you are uncertain
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| different helpers, even for the same
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| | that a practitioner is a match for you in
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| issue.Getting StartedTo start your search
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| | a long-term relationship, you may want to
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| for a wholistic and/or empowering
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| | invest in just one session. Most
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| practitioner: turn within. That is to
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| | practitioners offer workshops or
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| say, turn to your own inner wisdom. Ask,
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| | literature or initial consultations or
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| "What is my intention?" "What are my
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| | telephone conversations to assist you in
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| needs?" "What do I desire?" If you are
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| | your decision making. Sometimes these
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| unclear about your needs, look for
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| | offerings are free of charge to you. Do
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| someone who can help you clarify them!
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| | not abuse introductory offers or
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| Looking for help outside yourself is an
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| | introductions. Remember, practitioners
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| act of empowerment if you stay connected
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| | earn a living by giving support to
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| with your inner self; looking for help
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| | clients who pay for their time.If you
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| outside yourself is an act of
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| | cannot make up your mind or read your
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| disempowerment if you believe that you
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| | heart, that is your responsibility, not
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| are less important than the
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| | the practitioner's. Both of you need to
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| practitioner.You may find it helpful to
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| | give and share honestly, but within
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| write your intention and make a list of
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| | reason. Please note: if you need someone
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| goals and wants and needs to facilitate
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| | to convince you, then you are not looking
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| your search for help outside yourself.
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| | for a wholistic or empowering
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| For example, if you prefer to work with
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| | practitioner.During the initial contacts,
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| someone who listens to you, pass up story
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| | keep turning within. How do you feel
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| tellers who talk about themselves and
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| | while you are with this person or as you
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| others as a means of teaching you
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| | read this person's literature? Do you
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| something. If you experience this or any
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| | feel trusting? Do you feel empowered? If
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| other approach as a waste of time, you
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| | you have been depressed, do you feel
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| will waste your time. Remember, your
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| | hopeful? If you have been distressed, do
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| intention is to find your match, not make
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| | you feel more calm? Do you sense mutual
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| anyone wrong.Are you seeking a Personal
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| | respect? Do you believe you can get your
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| Consultant? Attorney? Therapist?
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| | needs met with this person's
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| Chiropractor? Energy Healer? Spiritual
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| | assistance?It is important to be open and
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| Practitioner? Accountant? Meditation
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| | realistic and to put into proper
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| Expert? Medical Doctor? Coach?
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| | perspective the ideas that you hear or
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| Nutritionist? Financial Advisor? Career
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| | read. The practitioner may say something
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| Counselor? Real Estate Agent? Massage
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| | that you do not like. (e.g., "For your
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| Therapist? Mentor? Hypnotherapist?
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| | health's sake, it is essential that you
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| Acupuncturist? Friend?The list can
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| | quit smoking.") If you are overly
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| continue with complex or creative titles,
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| | critical or seek the flawless
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| since helpers oriented toward empowerment
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| | practitioner or look only for agreement
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| and wholism often have more than one area
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| | with your own opinions, you may not find
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| of expertise. Some technologies require
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| | the help you need. After all, your
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| academic degrees and/or licensing in
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| | thoughts and beliefs and opinions have
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| order to practice what they say they
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| | created the situation in which you find
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| practice. Some have other impressive
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| | yourself. You need something to be
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| credentials or vast public exposure.You
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| | different in order to change.
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| engage your rational thought processes to
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| | The Appointment is ScheduledAfter making
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| narrow your choices. Even more important
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| | your appointment, keep turning within.
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| than the rational function is honoring
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| | What do you want to get from the session?
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| your heart and your intuition. Starting
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| | What is your intention? Think about your
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| and continuing to check inside yourself
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| | needs, pay attention to your feelings,
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| leads you to wiser choices.First
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| | and listen deeply. Stay flexible to new
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| ImpressionsKeep your needs in your mind
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| | insights that may reveal themselves just
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| and heart when making your initial
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| | by turning within.Between the time of the
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| contact. Ask the practitioner what he or
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| | appointment scheduling and the
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| she has to offer. If there seems to be a
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| | consultation itself, communication occurs
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| match, reveal your needs briefly, then
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| | through the energy field. The work has
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| listen to the response. Have you been
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| | begun, regardless of how much either of
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| heard? Is the practitioner trying to sell
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| | you is aware of the connection.
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| services or trying to understand if your
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| | At the AppointmentSo now you are at your
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| needs are those he or she can serve?Of
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| | scheduled appointment: keep turning
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| course, this person is running a business
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| | within. How are you received by the
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| and does so by selling products and
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| | practitioner or receptionist? How does
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| services, but you have a right to know
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| | the session start? Does he or she treat
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| now if the practitioner's integrity is
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| | you with respect by asking your
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| strong enough to put your needs first.
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| | experiences or perceptions or
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| This conversation is a preview of the
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| | intention?Remember, you are the client.
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| ways you will relate to each other if you
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| | Your perceptions are important, no matter
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| hire this person.When I made a 2300-mile
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| | how much you or someone else values the
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| move to Santa Monica from the East Coast
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| | expertise of this person. Does this
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| in 1986, my search for wholistic
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| | practitioner act as if you are a whole
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| practitioners was at its height. I sought
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| | person, or just a tooth ache or a muscle
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| and continue to seek services for myself
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| | spasm or an interesting case? Your
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| as well as for making informed referrals
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| | symptoms have prompted you to seek help;
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| as part of my own business. I have
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| | however, you are a whole person, not
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| experienced the spectrum from
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| | fragments of discomfort.As the session
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| disappointment to deep satisfaction, even
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| | continues, keep turning within. Are your
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| enthusiasm. Fortunately, I have had more
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| | needs addressed? Are you encouraged to go
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| of the latter than the former.Several
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| | below the surface of what you say? Do you
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| years ago, I heard about someone who
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| | feel uplifted or empowered? Are you given
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| works with sound. Since my voice is a
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| | suggestions for supporting your own
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| vehicle for transformation and healing
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| | healing or growth or knowledge after the
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| for many clients and workshop
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| | session? Do you know what to do next? Do
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| participants, I was interested in knowing
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| | you feel safe, nurtured, and/or
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| more about his work. After receiving the
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| | understood?Next Steps and Follow-upAt the
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| requested literature, I telephoned to ask
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| | end and following the session, keep
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| him to talk about his work -- I wanted to
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| | turning within. Does the follow-up
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| hear his voice. He said, "Everything's in
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| | support address your needs? Some
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| the literature that I just sent you."
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| | discomfort may be necessary for your
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| Everything about sound is on the written
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| | growth, so do not invalidate a worthwhile
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| page? I think not. I tossed his
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| | experience or potential growth because of
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| literature in the recycling
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| | some discomfort. If what you have done in
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| bin.Delightful and rewarding experiences
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| | the past is no longer working for you,
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| finding solid professional help are far
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| | you need a change. That change may
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| more prevalent for me. Initial contacts
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| | include lack of familiarity and/or
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| have been made through friends'
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| | comfort.How do you know if you want to
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| suggestions, clients' reports,
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| | engage this person again? Of course, the
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| colleagues' recommendations, ads and
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| | answer is within. Not everyone is a match
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| articles in various publications, and
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| | for your needs, beliefs, and personality.
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| direct mail promotions. While my
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| | Change is constant. You change,
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| extensive networking yields most of my
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| | practitioners change, matches change,
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| contacts, I was delighted to find one of
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| | needs and values change. Finding the
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| my most satisfying practitioners from her
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| | appropriate wholistic and/or empowering
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| paid advertisement. I resonated with her
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| | practitioner is a dynamic process, not an
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| choice of language and found her
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| | inflexible one-time decision.Keep turning
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| photograph pleasant. When I called, I
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| | within. Ask yourself meaningful
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| felt good about her spoken words,
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| | questions, listen to the answers you give
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| clarity, and voice. I made an appointment
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| | yourself, and act on those answers.This
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| immediately.Remember Who You AreRemember,
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| | article was originally written for the
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| you are the client (or patient or
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| | Whole Life Times in the Los Angeles area,
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| customer). That means you are the
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| | published July 1993.
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