Amp It Up!

How Hard Is It?

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:39:19 -0800

A quote today from Rosa Sugrañes, a founder of Iberia Tiles in Miami, a very successful businesswoman, and a speaker at the Women's Congress. She quotes her father:

"Nothing is difficult. It's either easy, or impossible."

I love this philosophy. Break it up in small enough pieces, and you can climb Mount Everest, triple the size of your business, run a marathon...accomplish anything you want. And have FUN doing it.

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

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Opening the Kimono on Self Expression

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:56:46 -0800

When I was 12, I lived in a commune. One of our housemates was a woman who held a black belt in karate and gave us self-defense lessons. Back then her name was Pat, but she later changed it to Banshee and appeared on the cover of Ms. Magazine in her role as a bodyguard for a sheik.

She once took me to a karate demonstration at a local university. Students, or karatekas, from several different schools were performing their particular styles of karate. One school, or dojo, had a woman as a member of their otherwise all-male dojo. They worked through their first kata, or routine, and I couldn't take my eyes off this woman. She was very slight in contrast to her much larger classmates. Her movements matched those of the men perfectly. At the end of the routine, she came to the front of the group and spoke to the audience.

"I am the only woman in this dojo. When I first began to practice here, the men would take off their uwagis, the top part of the karate uniform, and work the katas barechested. Because I am a woman, I have never been allowed to do this in the dojo. Today, outside of the dojo, our roles will be reversed."

So saying, she stripped off her top, laid it aside, and barechested, went back to her position among the fully clothed men. Together, they performed the next kata flawlessly.

I watched with my mouth hanging open. I was awed by her courage. I was awed by the statement she was making on behalf of all women. I wanted to be as free and confident in myself as she was.

All these years later, the telling of this story still brings tears to my eyes. It is my goal to be as brave as that woman was in every moment of my life.

Are you expressing yourself fully in this moment? In this life? If not, when will you start?

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PossibilitiesAmplified.com Launched!

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:52:16 -0800

Our new website, www.possibilitiesamplified.com, has been launched! On this site, you will find a collection of written and audio resources, our store, Possibilia, as well as an upcoming Events schedule. Check it out!

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Write a Love Letter to Yourself

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:46:08 -0800

When my clients write down their visions of a dream life, they often leave themselves out. They list the material items, the places they'll go, the money they'll have, and so on, but they don't describe how they will feel when it will all comes true. If you are stressed now, will you want to be stressed in your dream future? If you feel badly about yourself, do you think it would make any difference if you had all the money in the world and wore a size 0?

If you give yourself a hard time on a regular basis, I can assure you that your dream life will take longer to create. This emotional misalignment creates drag on your forward motion. Treasuring yourself in the now will prepare you to be treasured and well-loved in the future.

To help you begin treasuring yourself, I suggest the following: write yourself a love letter. Tell yourself everything you admire and cherish about you. Make some promises about how you will treat yourself from now on. Tell yourself that it's okay not to be perfect. Use this opportunity to break through the old messages and crap that you've been beating yourself over the head with and replace them with new, more loving thoughts. By doing so, you will also be producing nurturing chemicals in your body, rather than the harsh and damaging chemicals of anxiety and stress. Do it today!

If you care to share your love letter to yourself, I'd be honored to read it.

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Just Signed an Agent for My Book

nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:28:07 -0800

I'm excited to announce that I've engaged Stephany Evans of Fine Print Literary Management of New York, NY to represent my upcoming book. It's called "Amp it Up! And Other Secrets from Science for Living the Life of Your Dreams. You can visit my website at www.kimmarcille.com to keep track of the release date.

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