What Changes Are On Your Horizon?

Welcome to a new year and a new decade.

What is on the horizon is massive transformation and shifts of consciousness--that’s what 2010 is all about. It’s time to step into who you really are and do what you were born to do. On new years eve, after I spent all night howling at the blue moon, it hit me, my soul is calling me FORTH.

It is time for me to make some changes of my own, so I am planning a move to Austin, Texas.

While walking along the seashore today, I remembered a great quote:

If you want to discover new oceans, you have to learn to leave sight of the shore.

My own coach had been encouraging me to go on a vision quest of sorts...

to step out of my comfort zone and get in touch with my bigger vision,

and right away I got to feeling out of sorts, low on energy, stuffed head and nose--allerigic.

I am aware enough to know I was in resistance.

Resistance is what stands between the life you live and the unlived life within you.

On a deeper level, I knew something was needing to change in my life, something big like a move of residence, but I did not want to think about leaving my comfort zone of living on the island and enjoying a quiet, simple life.

Once I faced my fear, felt my way through it, and accepted my next step, all those physical symptoms subsided, and a new sense of self and a burst of energy became activated.

Now, I know it is a natural step into taking my message of Everyday Enlightenment to a much bigger audience.

You see, when going through a major transition (divorce, career change, move, financial challenge) it is common to be in a state of negative emotional and mental overload that makes it difficult to think clearly and make wise decisions.

However, the stress that you are experiencing is the perfect prescription to evolve your soul---if you choose to see the blessing in the chaos and confusion. You can learn new skills

that are built upon a spiritual foundation and learn to access the wisdom of your own soul which will empower you to recreate your reality based on what you really desire.

And get this! The stress and resistance dissolves when you surrender to your higher purpose and allow your SOUL to lead you.

I bet you have some major life changes to make too. How would you like to be walked step-by-step you through a process that literally sets your SOUL Free so you can make the life changes that you know you need to make?

Then my new program, SOUL RX is to the rescue. You can choose to stop living life by default and re-creating the same reality day in and day out. You can live a life of fun, fulfillment and freedom.

This is the start of a new year, if you truly want it to be different and better, then you MUST be different and better. SOUL RX will heal the aspects of you that are holding you in bondage.

I have become a master at diagnosing what is making your soul sick and then creating a remedy for FAST relief.

Check it out: http://www.brightlightcoach.com/soul-rx.html

See you on the other side of your transformation. Might I add you look FABULOUS!

Write a New Story of Life Success and Happiness

Your history is not your destiny.

Your history is nothing but a story that you are writing. The more you identify with the negative aspects of it, the more you will remain trapped in ho-humville. Please stop telling your sad story.

Now is the opportunity to write a new story --one filled with opportunity and that details your life as an adventure full of changes, challenges, and personal growth experiences. Let go of the pain and move toward the light of awareness. There is a much better view once you see everything in a new Light.

You have the power to overcome your history and create a new life anytime you choose.

There are two options for 2010:

1. remain in the same energy and continue to create more of the same-- same stuff, different day.

2. Break free of your past and re-create a new, much brighter future.

I think you know which option to take!

Start by accepting and making peace with whatever has happened in your life and forgive yourself and others who may have caused you pain and suffering. See everything in your life, esp the trials and tribulations as the powerful teaching tool they are meant to be.

Decide instead of work you will play.

Decide instead of having to you get to.

Choose to live an inspired life.

There are 13 days until a new year. So many times, we fail to learn from previous choices and we default into another year experiencing the same-old, same-old. Let other people settle for less than their heart’s desires but NOT YOU!

It’s time to let go of everything that has come before and step into your divine destiny. 2010 is a turning point year for those on the path of purpose.....there is only 2 years until 2012, and it is time to connect with those of like-mind.

It’s time to step forward and be who you were born to be.

Achieve your goals and make 2010 a 10+ by enrolling in the VEP.

Become a very enlightened person and receive hundreds of dollars of products, hours of podcasts, teleclasses, amazing resources like ebooks, ecourse, email support, and even lazer coaching!

6 Month membership program now open for 2010 (Jan-June)

Get a jump start on making life changes with early enrollment and bonuses !

Imagine a world where you live, work, and relate from your deepest essence and spread love and light to those around you. It’s possible and for those of you feel this deep down in your hearts, I am calling you forward.

It’s time to shine your light.

Discover how great if feels to be aligned with your dreams & desires, and accelerate your success on the path of purpose by enrolling in my entry level social community, Very Enlightened Person Program.

Please join me in the 2010 VEP Program http://www.brightlightcoach.com/vep.html

5 Simple Ways to Care for Your Soul This Holiday Season

n today's challenging times, there seems to be less and less time to do soul-nourishing activities. However, every ultra successful person knows a secret ingredient to success which is often over-looked, that of being "balanced" and taking plenty of down-time to rest, refresh and rejuvenate.

As the Soul Coach, I am here to help you reconnect with that inner part of you that is longing to be free, happy, and joyful. Every client I have worked with has a unique combination to their success lock, and scheduling "soul time" is a central component.

The holidays can bring more stress and pressure to an already full plate. Is it any wonder that many literally have a "blue christmas" because they are not taking good care of themselves and often feel lonely and unappreciated?

What follows are 5 simple ways to Care For Your Soul:

1. Honor Your Core Values
People, circumstances, and things that are not good for you cause you to constrict and withdraw your love, power, and passion. If you keep living a default life, you become more and more disconnected from your True Self and Source/God/Goddess. The more disconnected you are from Source, the more disappointing results you attract over and again.

Your nurturing soul stuff (like enjoying healthy positive relationships, doing work that has meaning for you, staying in balance, attracting financial abundance, having a spiritual practice) allows you to expand into your divine essence. You will always be adjusting to see what fits you now.

2. Nurture Your Soul With a Positive Environment
Identify the state of being that creates an environment of success for you. Now create supportive environments that honor your values (people, opportunities, places that inspire you and move you forward). Too many times we are fighting against-ourselves, other people, or circumstances that are contrary to our inner nature and then we wonder why it is so hard to make changes and become the human beings we are meant to become. Environments and associations (who we hang out with) are 100x more important than you realize---can pull you forward or drag you down.

3. Discover Your Life Purpose
You cannot talk about caring for your soul and not mention living with purpose. A native American saying is, "Everything on earth has a purpose. Every person a mission." Just like a bird who has its own unique song, you, too have a song to sing. It may only be a little song but there are people who will like it. You were born to do something great and to help someone or perhaps a group of people. Your purpose often seems much bigger than you and affects others in a positive way. When you are on purpose, you help greater humanity.

4. Write Your Own Fairytale (complete with happy ending and all!)
Who remembers the fable Goldilocks and the Three Bears? What was the story----three beds, certain bed, certain porridge. Not too hard, too soft, hot or cold, but just right. She had to try out various options before choosing one that suited her tastes. What I call a lot of research! You are the author of your own success story and can edit anytime you feel like it.

5. Receiving Emotional Support from a Trusted Mentor
When it comes to nurturing your soul, there is nothing more impactful than receiving emotional support from a coach or trusted mentor. If you need help with any of these ways to care for your soul, a professional life coach can help you look inside and identify what your soul is longing for. That is the purpose of a Life Coach, to support you in making the changes that help you to feel good and be happier.

These simple ways will help you to nurture yourself and care for your soul when you just take the time to practice them. Let me know if there is anyway I can support you in taking better care of your SOUL.

How to Access Your Highest Potential

What is Potential?
It is what you are capable of becoming. It is new possibilities. It is what you were born with. It is what is in your DNA. It is also what exists all around you in the field of infinite intelligence.

Potential is something each of us has access to.
And
We must first make the decision that we want to access it.

There are 4 levels of potential says Soleira Green,
a Conscious Evolutionist.

Personal potential: what you are born with, what you do for you because that is what you want to do.

Greater potential: what is in your higher energy, what you do for others (people, community, organization, nation) and for a greater purpose.

Profound potential: what you do for the world; world-changing potential.

Pure potential: what you do for Life; evolutionary potential.

The most powerful life we live is when we allow our soul to fully flower, and step out of our comfort zone into our courage zone, which is where our higher potential lives.

In this new era of Enlightenment, if we do not learn to master the art of change, life will be very difficult. The idea let go or be dragged comes to mind.

The important thing is this, to be able to release what we are for what we can become.

We must be willing to let go of the life/career/relationships/business we have in order to attract the life that is meant for us. I recently learned this myself, when I stepped more fully into spiritual teacher, as I had the story running in my P.O.S. (personal operating system) who am I?

I believed I was just a simple country girl from Kentucky, a first generation college student who grew up without much emotional or financial support from her family of origin. For many years, I felt like a victim, and did not know who I really was.

Well, during my last trip to the Derby this year, I got a clear message that the underdogs of the world are here to shake the foundation of what has been. Just like the longshot Mine That Bird that made history, I do not have the pedigrees or fancy breeding, and yet, desire and training can be an unstoppable force!

Another clue from the universe about my potential was my visit to Abe Lincolns birth place where I was reminded that he also was a simple man with a good mind, a good heart. Also like me, had experienced many, many failures before going on to change the course of history.

He once said, I will study and prepare and one day my day will come.

And that is how I feel.
My day is coming.
Your day is coming too.

You must reach out to meet it.

Are you ready to reach your higher? If so, let’s do it together!

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:

http://www.brightlightcoach.com/vep.html

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Professional Life Coach Launches Experiential Coaching Program for People in Career Transition

Professional Life Coach Launches Experiential Coaching Program for People in Career Transition
Corpus Christi, Texas, August 6, 2008 (PRESS RELEASE).

Research shows that 80% or more of employees are “actively disengaged” at their jobs. What this looks like is people showing up for work in body but definitely not in spirit. This undiagnosed condition can cause all kinds of work related stress conditions. Reknown author and life coach, Michelle Casto has a solution for the state of mental and emotional Stress known as “job dread.”

Coaching is a growing, exciting career on the cutting-edge of personal and professional development and a solution for those who want to make a smart career change.
“Working with a coach will help people clarify their career aspirations and form structures and systems for achievement,” says Michelle L. Casto, Ph.D.

Dr. Casto has just launched the Career Change Academy, which is a two month-long coaching program designed to get people on the fast track towards career success and happiness. Applications are currently being accepted for the first ever Career Change Academy that begins in late August 2008.

The Career Change Academy is a continuing education program for adult men and women who want to decide upon a new career direction. The interactive course consists of reading, studying, discussing, and applying higher level information so they can easily change careers. 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 she has authored more than over 20+ books and ebooks on life empowerment topics such as relationships, career advancement, stress management, and success strategies.

Her most recent book is Get Your Career on the Fast Track: A Navigational Guide for the Modern Manager, which is the foundation for the Career Change Academy.
“Dr. Michelle” has over ten 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 the Career Change Academy unique from any other coaching program currently available. Clients meet by telebridge and are taught the Presence Process, which helps them raise their self-awareness, conduct world of work research, and make a commitment to a career path. As part of tuition, students receive numerous resources 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 Career Change Academy. Her expertise in life success is documented by numerous client testimonials from all over the world. Individual clients work with Dr. Michelle on a monthly basis, and give credit to Michelle Casto’s coaching as being the inspiration they were seeking. The initial phone consultation is complimentary.

For information: http://www.smartcareerchanges.com
http://www.brightlightcoach.com
Phone: (361) 232-3939 m.casto@brightlightcoach.com

Knowing How Your Mind Works is a Great Advantage in the Modern World by

Your mind creates your reality. Whether you have a successful experience is completely up to you.
Successful 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 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 mistakenly look to other people for guidance.

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

Here is 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.

The highest kind of thinking is Enlightened Thinking ™ which incorporates active reflection, creative and critical thinking aspects.

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 purpose horse.

If I would say--- DONT 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 dont so it sees mistake and that is what you get.
In fact, research shows the brain cannot compute words like no, do not cant, 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: Dont run. Dont 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.

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.

Oh, and if you are really interested in becoming a master of this, consider getting a copy of my Dissertation called the Science of Success….

http://getsmartseries.com/Store

I believe that Coaching is Brain Food!
Let’s defrag your default programs and upload divine programs.

Brightly, Michelle L. Casto
The Soul Coach, Speaker, Teacher, and Philosopher

8 Choices for a Fulfilling Life

8 Choices For a Fulfilling Life
Michelle L. Casto

Choice 1 Know and Love Yourself
To thine own self be true---love all of you.

Choice 2 Listen to and Follow Your Intuition
Trust that your higher self is leading you in the right direction.

Choice 3 Open Your Heart and Love Freely
Let go of the past and be fully present with others.

Choice 4 Write Out Your Life Vision and Purpose Statements
Live and work according to what is most important to you.

Choice 5 Laugh Out Loud and Often
Give a belly laugh and really see the comedy of life.

Choice 6 Find Your Unique Life Balance
Enjoy equal amounts from your life pie everyday (love, labor, leisure, and learning).

Choice 7 Have a Spiritual Practice
Be and do something everyday to reconnect to Source.

Choice 8 Become a Lifelong Learner
Learn to learn and be a student of life always.

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