Graphic Designer, Author, Business Consultant and Coach Karrie Ross Shares Down to Earth Advice and Tips for Self Publishing, Book Design, Branding and Promotional that is Worth Using! You will also find some Life Coaching
Today’s twitter question was about smiling. For me, a smile is the smallest form of energy creation. It has the power to immediately change your state. You hear people talking about being tired, stressed out, feeling stuck, these are all low energy feelings. I suggest you give smiling a try and then find something to laugh about, you’ll be up and running at full speed in no time at all with a renewed direction and focus.
Be a Smile. Be a Cause. Be IT Now!®
Karrie Ross
Life & EnergyOS Coach
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Below are some responses I got from twitter:
Pat_Lorna Pat’s favorite part is making Lorna #smile with a joke, a look, or a beautiful comment. Lorna just has a glow with her smile.
Mike_Wesely @KarrieRoss If a picture is worth 1000 words a smile is worth 1Million 
@chris_larson #smile It makes you want to smile back – even when you are in a bad mood. We should all smile more often – make the world happier
jeffpower A smile’s the universal connection. Gets me embraced in poor villages of countless languages in countries the world over.
jamesdickey My favorite thing about a smile is that it is a universal symbol of joy, pleasure or contentment. #smile
AlohaArleen My favorite thing about a smile is spirit of joy which makes it appear.
mascell my favourite thing about a #smile is that you can hear it in the voice even when you can’t see it
TheDailyBlonde a smile? soo important. My favorite thing is seeing one!! So many people DON’T smile. Smiling Rules.
biz_tips To me, there is nothing more beautiful than a smile. Unfortunately, I have learned that very late in life!
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I do this at least once a week… and each time I do it the same way. I walk out the back door, out to the alley, on to the next street, down to the light to cross the major boulevard I live near, past all the businesses blah blah blah and into the store. There you have it, the journey.
But today I said to myself, Stop IT! today is a good day to see the trip in a new way, lets have a little fun…which seems to happen more and more. I guess I tend, like most of us, to be comfortable in the safety of the knowing of doing something I do a lot.
So I walked out the front door, out the front gate, around to the next street and crossed the larger boulevard in the middle of the block (very illegal), past all the businesses and this time noticed that the architect was renting 1/2 of their space, that the machine shop was closed, the AA meeting was in session and I noticed that there were more than usual pots for cigarette butts, a homeless person was asleep on the sidewalk, the street-lights were taking what seemed to be longer than usual allowing me to cross, the fence had come down and a construction trailer went up at the old Shakey’s that is being transformed into I don’t know yet… a man was talking to a meter-maid who was giving him a ticket, cars were stopping to let me cross driveways and streets they wanted to turn into and no matter how many waves for them to go in front of me, did they go… and a man in a hat walking towards me very stiff actually took the time to direct his eyes, without moving his head, and smiled and nodded to me as we passed…an allowing of one another in to the others world.
What is all this about you’re wondering? I didn’t just change the way I did something… I transformed the way I saw what I was doing.
As a nation they say we are moving into change… lets keep our eyes open, straight ahead into transforming the way we see the world…smile and nod acknowledging our new perspective.
What are you doing with your energy?
Karrie Ross
Life EnergyOS Coach
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Creating conversations, sharing what is going on in your life, with your child from the time of conception is one of the best sources of connection you can create. This is a ‘natural’ feeling of bonding. I believe from the moment the child is conceived they are open to and receptive of our voice, feelings etc.
Being a mom, I remember the feeling of life inside me and how very motivating it was for me to know that I was making a difference in my child’s life with every move, feeling, food, thought and statement I made. AND when he was born I didn’t stop, I talked to/with him all the time everywhere. If you speak they will listen, even when you don’t think they are.
In my award winning book “Engaging the Textured Parent! Within. you will learn how to create a conscious connection with your child and feel the difference you make when you transform your perceptions by sharing your life with them.
Remember, parenting begins from the inside out! It’s up to You!
Karrie Ross
The Stop It Coach
http://www.TheStopITCoach.com
Buy Engaging The Textured Parent! Within… HERE www.TexturedParent.com
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If you’ve been following my posts you’ll know that I have this thing for “symbols” and the effect they have on us, the way we think and see the worlds around us.
I love stars. They are a perfect balance and design. For the past 16 or so years I’ve collected them around Christmas and put one (sometimes angels or interesting shape) on my front door. As you can see by the photo, I’ve almost covered half the door. This year I bought an angel, it is at the top.
As you can see they bring a feeling of whimsy and stop you in your tracks to look at them closer.
Remember, do something every day that makes you or someone else smile
Be a smile. Be a cause. Be It NOW!
Karrie Ross
The Stop It! Coach
http://www.TheStopItCoach.com
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I get so many forwarded emails and usually they stop with me… but this one is worth sharing with everyone. Robin Williams has a knack, a knack for relatedness and in this he relates us to the flag.
Long may we wave…
Karrie Ross
The Stop It! Coach
http://www.TheStopItCoach.com
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Yes, this is another thing to remember, yet, it’s fun and imparts a sense of wonder…!
Have you ever went to search at google on a holiday and noticed that their logo changed?
Well, today if you go you’ll see it dressed up in fall colors…Wow! first day of fall and all.
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For the 2008 Olympic games there was a different logo look each day representing one of the sports and
©2008 Google All rights reserved.
for Halloween there’s usually a witch or a pumpkin.
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Taking the time to explore these little things and inviting your child along with you for the ‘fun’ of the discovery, makes the experience all the better…and you’ll have something to look forward to together.
Remember, parenting begins from the inside out…how are you transforming your day?
Karrie Ross
http://www.TexturedParent.com
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Carousels bring us joy of a kind we seldom think about. The magic of the lights, movement and sound bring together three of the most important aspecs for placing an anchor for remembering an experience.
The more impressive the senses are surrounding an event determines the impact it will have on you, your reactions when it comes up again, and how it will be remembered over time.
Contact me to learn more about bringing joy into your life on a continuous basis.
Be a Smile. Be a Cause. Be IT Now!®
Karrie Ross
Life EnergyOS Coach
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One great way to start your day is to be up early, plan an event and invite friends to join you. This is something you can plan on a regular basis like a networking meeting or on the spur.
Years ago I had a standard walk every Saturday morning I’d be at Manhattan Beach for an hour walk and breakfast and my friends who knew about it would call to meet me and we all got exercise and community.
Some of the things I like to plan for this adventure are:
- watching sunrise
- walking, running, cycling
- coffee news time
- group exercise of some type
When you put shared experience into any part of your life it takes on a new way of appearing. To find out more about my Stop It! Coach EnergyAttention, contact me at coach@beitnow.com to see how we can change your life and the way your use your energy.
Karrie Ross
Life EnergyOS Coach
Be a Smile. Be a Cause. Be IT Now!
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Today when I got on Twitter everyone was bored, frustrated, tired, or some other type of negative thought so I decided to see if anyone was listening and began to post…. and I posted 100 tweets with in 6 hours…Working inbetween.
By the end of the day I felt energized and my mind was clear and racing with new ideas. This is a great remedy for writers block.
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Let the TWEETS begin!
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What is it with questions? There, that’s a question. Pay attention right now to your thoughts, is there a question there? See if you can notice how many questions you have over a 5 minute period, consciously know.
I bet there are quite a few if you are able to catch them! They have a habit of moving fast.
No wonder 2-year olds love to ask Why? its really an exciting request don’t you think? They are just now beginning to “see” the world and listen to what is being said around and to them so why not ask questions? I propose that one of the surest ways to gage our level of confidence is in the way our questions are attended to not only when we are very young but also as we grow.
Take the time to think on the questions that pass through your thoughts and listen to your children’s too. Are they being answered and How?
Remember, parenting begins from the inside out!™
Karrie Ross
Life EnergyOS Coach
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