A Coach Can Mirror Your Brilliance & Help You Get Unstuck

I can tell you how successful you will be in the coming year by finding out the 5 people you spend the most time with, the 5 books you read, and whether you have invested money into your personal growth. It is very simple really. The most successful people have a mentor, read (readers are leaders), and spend time, money, and energy to grow themselves.

Success comes from the inside out and from personal growth into a more expanded version of who you are.

When you have a people mirror helping you with your blind spots, you increase your capacity to achieve success more quickly.

A catalyst/mentor helps you look at what you need to reveal to yourself in order to grow, discover your own answers, and guide you in following your soul’s wisdom.

Nearly every successful person on the planet has at least one of these mirrors.
I am currently working with 2. They will help me get unstuck, ask the right questions, and share with me their expertise so I can shorten my learning & painful trial and error curve.

Truly the greatest gift you can give anyone is a deeper, more purposeful connection with your True Self--the you that sparkles, shines, and radiates wisdom, love and power.

Emerson said that our chief want is for someone to inspire us to be what we can be. And it is true! I myself just committed quite a bit of money, time and energy for my mentors. One for helping me access my inner presence and the other to help me build a powerful business platform.

And believe me, I have experienced 3 of the toughest years emotionally and financially of my life, and yet, I know that I am worth it! I know that when I invest in myself now, that it will pay off for a lifetime. And I know that when I expand my own consciousness, I can serve you more.

We all need to receive accurate reflections in order to be able to see our brilliance. The reason success is a struggle for so many is that we experienced distorted images of who we really are while growing up, and are never able to see the TRUE SELF.

A person mirror who is clear, clean, unconditionally accepting is wonderful and when you add their relevant experience, current knowledge and ability to articulate what you are not seeing---miracles can and do happen.

What I am talking about here is a coach, or what I am now calling myself, a Consciousness Catalyst. I hold the mirror of the true you for you to see, embrace, know, honor and love.

Think about this--How do you know the color of your own eyes?
By looking in the mirror and seeing for yourself or by someone telling you.
We can’t see ourselves in our totality without a mirror.

Would you like to finally see what is holding you back from the happiness and success that you desire?

Many times, I can identify what the block is in as little as one session!

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How Does Your Mind Create? by Michelle L. Casto, Ph.D.

 

Knowing how your mind works is a great advantage in the modern world

especially since it creates your reality.  

Whether it is a happy and successful reality is up to you.  

Successful (or effective) people know their own minds and recognize the relationship between their thinking and their reality. 

 

They make spiritually smart decisions that are in alignment with a higher power source.

Successful people look within for guidance.

Unsuccessful (or ineffective) people have no clue what they are thinking and see no relationship between their thoughts and their reality.  They make unconscious decisions that are disconnected from a higher power.  Unsuccessful people look to other people for guidance. 

A major problem in the world today is that human beings have not developed their thinking skills. 

Here's a thought to ponder (I love brain twisters).

Just because you have a thought does not mean you are thinking!

Thoughts fly through our heads all day long (to the tune of about 65,000 a day, and 95% of those are thoughts we have already thought, and those are negative and limiting). 

In this mode, we are on autopilot and going nowhere fast, circling the same territory again and again.

Thinking involves a conscious and deliberate act to monitor and choose the thoughts you want to think.

It involves asking yourself questions so you can gain insight and revelation.  It is kind of like conscious dialoguing with yourself and a higher power.

It's been said many times in the field of self-help that we become what we think about all day long.  So when we allow unconscious and negative thoughts to run through our minds all day long, guess what our reality is like?! 

Not a pretty picture. 

Speaking of pictures, are you aware that your brain thinks in images?

Let me demonstrate....

If I were to say--- think of a horse. 

You would think of a horse

If I were to say--- think of a purple horse.                      

You would think of a purple horse.

 

 

If I would say--- DON'T think of a horse.

You would still think of a horse.

See what I mean!

So what are you telling yourself-what to do or what not to do?

Follow me..

If you are saying to yourself:

Don't make a mistake.

Your subconscious cannot see "don't" so it "sees" mistake and that is what you get. 

In fact, research shows the brain cannot "compute" words like no, don't can't, not and yet we use them all the time.

(To do your own research, keep a log of the number of times you and those around you use these words in our daily conversations!)  You will be astonished.

I was--- especially when I did my job on the junior high campus:  "Don't run. Don't talk."  "No talking. "
Ha. The kids do just the opposite! 

 To grow new neural pathways in your brain,  you may want to think/say something like this:

I am completely focused and get my work done ahead of schedule.

Now your brain can go to work on how to make that happen.      

To change results/reality, you will need to think empowering thoughts many times so it can sink in!

So if you are really interested in learning to overcome your "default thinking mode" and move into enlightened thinking mode, consider getting a copy of my Dissertation called the Science of Success..it will save you thousands of hours of research on the power of the brain, why coaching works, and everything you need to know in order to be more successful and happy. 

You know that all great thinkers have great teachers.

I have studied the BRAIN and I can help you understand yours and train it to work for you and not against you.  Watch your email for two new programs you may want to upgrade your brain (and your life)  this summer. 

Michelle L. Casto, Ph.D., is known at the Soul Coach, because she helps with people get in touch with the work that ignites their fire, and empowers them to shine their bright light in the world. As an inspirational speaker and author, she teaches people how to gain a higher understanding of themselves and uses a unique soul-centered and integrative process that taps into their passion, purpose, and power.  Her latest book, Get Your Career on the Fast Track:  A Navigational Guide for the Modern Manager, is a comprehensive and interactive book that covers career management from A=Z.  Sign up for your free jump start your career change package at http://www.smartcareerchanges.com or visit any of her life-transforming websites:

http://www.brightlightcoach.com

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When it is Time for a Change, It's Time for a Coach

  

There is an innate drive within each of that moves us forward on a personal and spiritual path.

The process of personal and spiritual transformation starts with individual growth and proceeds toward growth that engages our souls and encourages us to become what I call called in esoteric terms "soul-centered".

This means that we become less driven by our personality and ego needs and more guided by our soul qualities.

This process has also been called "The Hero's Journey" or "The Self-Actualization Process."
It begins with a "awakening" or "wake up call" usually in the form of disappointment or disaster that shakes us out of our trance and causes us to look again at our lives and re-evaluate if who we are and what we are doing is serving our deepest self.
We maybe for the first time in our lives stop seeing the material world as the own reality and start to wonder if there is not something more.

This marks the initial "challenge to grow" that our soul initiates within us.

Perhaps you are undergoing such a calling right now. And wonder who can help you or what you can do. There is something and someone that I personally know who has been there and done that many times over, yours truly.

I have walked through the fires of confusion, loss, anger, sadness due to divorce, job changes, financial challenges, and lack of a strong emotional support network. I believe I have had these experiences so that I could show YOU the way and for others who are going through "the storms of life" now.

The time is now for transformation.

It is a new era and we are poised with the opportunity to bring in a new consciousness, and co-create a new reality. Why? Because the light within each of us has been turned on, and it's our job to turn that light on brighter and brighter until all false thought forms dissolve in the light of our Truth.

I have 3 levels of Soul Coaching:  
    Soul Awakening
    Soul Purpose
    Soul Mastery

Each one building on the last and increasing your personal activation. As I evolve myself and my coaching practice, entrance into the Soul Purpose and Soul Mastery levels will be contingent on experiencing the Awakening level, so we will be on the same page with our philosophy and language.

Coaching is the universal language of change and growth and accelerates your success. It is what works!

Join me on a journey this year, and receive free podcasts, free books, articles, and coaching:

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What's Been Keeping Michelle Casto Busy?

Moving for one. Even though it is just a couple of miles otb—over the bridge, it requires the same amount of mental and physical exertion. What with sorting through all the stuff you have accumulated since your last move, which luckily was only a couple of years ago.
Then there is the fun of packing, turning on and off all the utilities, and basically feeling
confused and disoriented until you unpack and get settled.

However, it is all worth it because I am back in my own version of paradise, Padre Island.
Now I can take the two doxies, Bri Bri and Bosko for walks on the beach in a moments notice, often without seeing a single soul. That is because the island is also a national seashore, which means no development.

I feel blessed to do what I love from the comfort of my own home.

Do you despise spam as much as I do?
Well I am happy to report that I was called to testify in a federal case.
And in fact, my small letter writing campaign did help to bring down at least one of those losers. His name is Robert Soloway, aka the King of Spam. He plead guilty and we are waiting to hear the sentence. I’ll keep you posted. It really irks me as I have had to change my email over 5x due to the SPAM problem.

More recently, I learned something that blew my mind. One of speakers at a recent event I attended in Austin, Texas, Jerry Stocking said this, There is no choice. You may think you have a choice, but do not make one, allow what needs to happen to happen.

Huh? All my life I have prided myself on my choice-making abilities, the gift of free will and all that, right? He was basically saying that the universe will provide all that we need. I am still pondering this and would love to know what you think this might mean.

While there, I also remembered that I am a miracle. That I am entitled to miracles. Whatever you want more of, give it away. My gift will make room for me. Everything not in alignment with my dream will show up to be revealed (and healed).

Another gem from the seminar was let fear be your friend. It alerts you to the fact that you are doing something that you have not done before and that is a sign of progress.

Why not listen to Joe Vitale’s AAA approach to wealth by visiting:

http://blog.mrfire.com/ (click on his May 6 blog to hear the 45 minute talk).

Lastly, I ask you this question: when deciding what to do when you grow up,
ask yourself: What excites and lights me up?

As your coach, I give you permission to go and do more of that!
Or not, you choose.

Brightly,
Dr. Michelle Casto,
The Soul Coach

2008 Divine Life Academy Launches--Helps Student Achieve More Success

Corpus Christi, Texas, December 1, 2007 (PRESS RELEASE).

The Today Show recently featured coaching as the perfect holiday gift. Coaching is finally catching on as a viable profession, as there are various other network shows featuring coaching, notably The Starting Over program and Men in Trees.

Coaching is a growing, exciting career on the cutting-edge of personal and professional development. Coaching was cited as one of the growth professions for the next decade, for good reason. Coaches collaborate with clients to get them from A to B, in one of the most efficient, effective, user-friendly methods there is.

Coaches work on-site, by telephone or email, making their services easily- available for people already stressed for time. "Working with a coach will help people clarify their new year's goals and form structures and systems for achievement," says Michelle L. Casto, Ph.D.

Dr. Ms. Casto has just launched the Divine Life Academy, which is a 3 month coaching community designed to get people on the fast track towards success and happiness. Applications are currently being accepted for the first DLA that begins in January 2008.

The Divine Life Academy is a continuing education program for adult men and women who want to master their life, learn smarter ways of living, and live the life they were meant to live. It consists of reading, studying, discussing, and applying higher level information so they can shift their consciousness and actually achieve new year's goals. It is truly a unique program of coaching and led by one of the foremost Life Coaches in the United States.

Michelle L. Casto holds a Doctorate in Life Coaching and conducted research on the Science of Success. She has authored more than 16 books and ebooks, most notably the Get Smart! Learningbook series, which includes the topics of relationships, career development, stress management and success strategies. She has over 12 years of professional experience in the human development field and is a renown self-help expert who has personally helped thousands of people change careers, enjoy more life balance, and make significant life changes with more ease.

A personalized curriculum is what makes Dr. Michelles program unique unto itself. Applications are currently being accepted for the first DLA that begins in January 2008. Clients meet by telebridge once a week and are taught key concepts such as life visioning, goal setting, discovering their purpose, attracting more success, etc.

As part of tuition, students receive books and ecourses to help them master the material they are learning. Personal attention and discovering exactly what each student needs to move forward in life is a unique and important aspect of the Divine Life Academy. Michelles expertise in life success is documented by numerous client testimonials from all over the world. Individual clients work with Michelle on a monthly basis, and give credit to Michelle Castos coaching as being the inspiration they were seeking. The initial phone consultation is complimentary.

For information: http://www.smartlifechanges.com/academy.htm


Contact: michelle@brightlightcoach.com Phone: (361) 232-3939

Michelle L. Casto, Ph. D. Candidate