The Renewal Times

The Renewal Times is a publication of Renewal Technologies Inc. and is edited by Roger Ellerton.

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Included in this newsletter:

• Thought for the day
• Health Notes
• Upcoming Seminars
• Feature Article
• Humour
• More Information

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Thought for the Day
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Success is 99 percent failure.

         Soichiro Honda, Founder Honda Motor Corporation

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Health Notes
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Tasty and Good for You - Cinnamon and Cloves

Greet holiday guests with a fragrant mug of hot cider spiced with cinnamon and cloves. It will do more than warm them up.

Cinnamon and cloves are irresistible flavorings, but they aren't just treats for your tastebuds. They also provide powerful health benefits, like helping the body process blood glucose -- essential to avoiding diabetes. Keep both spices handy for baking, hot drinks, and savory dishes.

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Relax During the Holidays

Burning the midnight oil night after night is not only bad for your psyche -- it's also bad for your blood pressure. So when it's time for a holiday, log off that computer, douse the lights, and get the heck out of there -- both physically and mentally. Your heart will be better off for it.

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Amazon's New Kindle
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Amazon's new Kindle is a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, newspapers, magazines and blogs to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight.

Kindle customers, no matter where they are in the U.S., can wirelessly shop the Kindle Store and download new content -- all without a PC or a WiFi hot spot. Amazon pays for Kindle's wireless connectivity so there are no monthly wireless bills and no service commitments for customers. The Kindle Store contains over 90,000 books that can be purchased and delivered wirelessly to Kindle, each in less than a minute. Customers can choose from hundreds of top newspapers, magazines and blogs and have their subscriptions auto-delivered wirelessly. All New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases are $9.99, unless marked otherwise.

At 10.3 ounces, Kindle is lighter and thinner than a paperback book, carries two hundred books, and includes built-in access to The New Oxford American Dictionary and wireless access to the Earth’s biggest encyclopedia, Wikipedia.org.

See the new Kindle today.

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New Year's Resolutions
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Are you good at setting New Year's Resolutions and then not following through? Or are you not clear on your direction for 2008. In either case my new e-book Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: 5 Step Action Plan can help you gain clarity and have a plan of action to achieve what you desire. Check it out now.

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Upcoming Seminars / Workshops
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We are pleased to offer the following public workshops/seminars in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

Introductory NLP Evening

December 11, 2007 or January 9, 2008 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Please come as our guest. Invite a friend to come with you. Registration is required so that we can reserve a seat for you. E-mail your name and the number of people attending to info@renewal.ca. For more information, please see www.renewal.ca/freeseminar.htm.

During this event, we will have a book signing for Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You and offer you a special discounted price.

NLP Practitioner Training

Three week-ends: February 1 - 3, 8 - 10, 22 - 24, 2008.

NLP Master Practitioner Training

Four weekends: March 28 - 30, April 18 - 20, May 23 - 25, May 30, 31, June 1, 2008.

Get More Out of Life

A program designed to help you get more out of life through discovering who you are at many levels -- your place in the world, your mission in life -- and to inspire you to take action to pursue your mission with passion and joy in a way that is respectful of others.

January 12, 2008. Discover Yourself -- Find Out What's Holding You Back

Going Beyond the Limits of Traditional Coaching

Discover why goals don't work and experience what does! Learn the nuances in the NLP coaching model for resolving the most common, challenging coaching issues such as procrastination, values conflicts and life transition issues. Presented by NLP trainer John Overdurf.

October 17 - 19, 2008.

For our most recent schedule and a description of these workshops/seminars, please visit www.renewal.ca/neurolinguistic.htm

Click on the following link for the location of our NLP Training Centre in Ottawa (Stittsville), Ontario, Canada.

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Feature Article
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This article may be reproduced, provided it is reproduced in full, including author bio and a link to renewal.ca. If you republish this or any of our other articles without including the author's name, bio and a link to renewal.ca, you will be in violation of copyright law and sent an invoice.

Small Words That Can Make a Difference in 2008

By Roger Ellerton Phd, ISP, CMC, Renewal Technologies Inc. www.renewal.ca

Although small, there are words that can hold you back from accomplishing what you desire or create an illusion of progress when there is none. You probably use or hear others using these words on a daily if not hourly basis. Be aware of them and realize the impact they have on how you live your life. As a parent, realize how these words may shape what your children see as possible.

You may be able to identify other words and here are my favourites.

But

You have just finished sharing an idea with a colleague and the first word out of her mouth is "but …" or "Yes, but …" What's your reaction? Do you think she was actually listening? Do you feel your idea has been rejected? Now assume she said 'and' instead of 'but'. Does this feel different? Do you have a sense she was listening and is now building on your idea? The word 'but' has the potential to diminish or kill whatever idea, thought or experience immediately precedes it. "I have lots of skills, but I don't have a university degree." Far too often we use 'but' when 'and' is a better choice. Begin to notice where in your conversation you can enhance your communication with yourself and others by using 'and' in place of 'but'.

Try

How often do you hear or say, "I'll try."? And what does this mean? Sometimes the word 'try' is used to mean "I really don't want to do what you have asked, and I don't know how to say no to you.", or "I don't have sufficient confidence in myself to make a full commitment to getting this done.", or "I don't know what I really want in life."

When I hear people express their dreams or outcomes with the word try, I usually ask myself, "How serious is this person about achieving their dreams?" "What messages are they sending to their unconscious mind?" I see this as having one foot on the playing field and the other foot in the stands and hoping to score a touchdown. Highly unlikely! Trying is a waste of energy.

How would your life change, if instead of saying, "I will try to do …" you say "I will do …" or even better "I am in the process of doing …" and specify a time when it will be done.

Hope to, Want to

These are similar to 'trying' to do something. The idea of accomplishing something is there and with 'hope to' or 'want to' there is no commitment or visible action to getting it done.

If you are really serious about it, why not say, "I am committed to accomplishing this by (date or time)" and then focus your actions on doing so.

Should

Are you one of those people who has a list of things they 'should' do and rarely accomplishes any of the items on your list? Think back five years and notice how your life -- career, relationship with your children, parents or spouse, health -- would be different today, if you had actually accomplished some of the items on that 'should' list, rather than letting them wither and fall away. If you are a parent, recall all of the great 'shoulds' you thought of doing for/with your children. Great ideas that would have made a significant difference that your children never got to experience with you. Or what about the 'shoulds' you thought about with regard to your parents and now you do not have the opportunity to carry them out. Or think of today's 'should' list. How will your life be different later today, next week, next year or five years from now if you were to identify a few critical items on your 'should' list and actually do them?

This is not about trying to accomplish these critical tasks. This is about making a clear commitment to carrying them out to the best of your abilities and available resources. That is, identify a small critical subset of must do activities, each with a clearly defined outcome and timeframe that you will honour.

Can't

'Can't' is used far to often and shuts out the possibility of doing/achieving something. Saying, "I can't do math." closes down any possibility of doing math. If instead, you say, "I haven't yet found a way to do math.", this leaves the door open to finding a solution and puts you on a path of discovery.

Instead of saying what you can't do, what would happen and how would you feel if you talked about what you can do? "I can add, subtract, multiply and divide and I haven't yet found a way to do algebra." This small change can have a significant effect on your attitude, how you feel about the task before you and your creativity.

Have a great 2008.

Author: Roger Ellerton PhD, CMC is a certified NLP trainer, coach, certified management consultant and the founder and managing partner of Renewal Technologies. The above article is based on his book Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You.

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Humour
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More Information
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