Lesley Morgan's Blog: Coaching, Mentoring

Sometimes the universe just does not leave me alone!! For several weeks now the words "Coaches to the Left of Me, Mentors to the Right", has been circling through my head. The odd thing is, it is playing to the tune of an AC/DC song - original lyrics say, "Women to the Left of Me, Women to the Right". The Rock 'n' Roll fans in the house may be picking up on it now in their heads. Hearing it Debra? How about you Amy?

Well, the truth be known, this is actually not such an odd occurrence for me. My life's background is pretty much set to Rock Music.

Yes, I know..and hear you thinking..so what does AC/DC reference have to do with Camelot??

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....

Lately, I have been summoning a vision of the Good Knights, and Great Ladies of my realm..my Camelot - many of the coaches and mentors of my life thus far. I see them sitting round a great grand circular table. I hear the chainmail rattle, and the high heeled shoes click across the floor. The table is laden with rustic wood plates, and heavy pewter goblets.

So there you have it! Come see my posse at http://tinyurl.com/btp8b4. Get a glance of the gang that sits at my Round Table. It's a diverse crowd, to be sure..........

Rock On King Arthur!!


Lesley "UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT" Morgan

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And, they all are TWITS!

In just the past months, I have added many new terms to my lexicon. There is a whole Internet world out there that has its own ever evolving /emerging language, and quite entertaining turn of phrases.

Have you heard of being Twitter Whacked, Google Slapped? How about tribes, twhirl, tweetups, hash tags, twitpics, tweetdeck, friendorfollow …Lions and tigers and bears..Oh My!!

Let me tell you a little secret here. Shhhhh! Do you want to practice Just Be Who You Really Are Marketing? Then the one thing I have to say to you is - Twitter!

At first glance this site may seem a little silly and simple. Express yourself in 140 characters or less. Yeah right, this is an excellent way to spend my time!?!?

HOWEVER, open your mind, take another look. Set up a Twitter account , and do not participate, do not say a word. No tweeting at first. Just LISTEN.

After some time spent in this listening activity, you will likely see a Wondrous and Powerful Genie appear right before your very eyes.

Bingo…you got it…Social Networking…at a core level. Brand yourself, and Network with the biggest movers and shakers in the entire world, for FREE!

Heed this warning however…There are strategies and etiquette that must be employed to maximize your success in Twitterville. Tread lightly in the beginning.

More on that coming up….

http://twitter.com/lesleymorgan

Lesley Morgan

The "UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT" Community

http://lesleymorgan.com/about

To my great joy, I have just discovered there is only one real rule in life! Wow! Doesn't that make you breathe a big sigh of relief?!? Well, let me tell you a little story I just came across...

Two prime ministers are sitting in a room discussing affairs of stale. Suddenly a man bursts in, apoplectic with fury, shouting and stamping and banging his fist on the desk.

The resident prime minister admonishes him: "Peter", he says, "Kindly remember Rule Number 6," whereupon Peter is instantly restored to complete calm, apologizes, and withdraws.

The politicians return to their conversation, only to be interrupted minutes later by an hysterical women gesticulating wildly, her hair flying.

Again, the intruder is greeted with the words: "Marie, please remember Rule Number 6." Complete calm descends once more, and she too withdraws with a bow and apology.

When the scene is repeated for a third time, the visiting prime minister addresses his colleagues: "My dear friends, I've seen many things in my life, but never anything as remarkable as this. Would you be willing to share with me the secret of Rule Number 6?"

"Very simple," replies the resident prime minister. "Rule Number 6 is...Don't take yourself so damn seriously." "Ah," says his visitor. "that is a fine rule."

After a moment of pondering, he inquires, "And what, may I ask, are the other rules?"

The prime minister replies, "There aren't any."...

Story from The Art of Possibility
by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander


Soooo, let's all get busy and start practicing

RULE NUMBER 6!!



Twittsultant, Lesley "UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT" Morgan

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Got a coach? How about a mentor (or several)

Think of King Arthur's round table. The King and his Mastermind Group. Yes, well I know that is not likely how His Majesty referred to them, but I am pretty certain that is what it was.

Envision, if you will, all the best minds of the realm, flanking the entirety of the grand circle styled table.. facing one another..all brainpower directed toward a good and common goal..a place called Camelot!

At my table sits Ellie Drake, Seth Godin, Mari Smith, Wayne Dyer, Alex Jeffreys, Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon Hill, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Maya Angelou, Maria Andros, Snow White, Socrates, Queen Elizabeth #1, Amy Huentelman, and Jack Canfield - just to name a few.

Pretty good, uh? By-the-by, there are some folks listed here that don't have a clue who I am. But it matters not...they are among the circle that has influenced me to become inspiration in action, and create my own Camelot. (Wouldn't it be great fun to get this group together at Starbucks?)

So alas...out defending the castle, AND slaying dragons on your own, are we??? It's a little more than difficult to man the catapults, push the siege tower to the gates of Castle Success, pour cauldrons of boiling oil on assailants, all on your own...OK, I'll slow down with the dramatic effects now. I am getting to a point here.

You may fancy yourself as a King Arthur in your character, mind and spirit - aspiring to great things. But, it matters not, unless you are supported by an arsenal of great knights, and grand ladies (living in this life, or not-so-much). You cannot create and/or rule a kingdom without a "Special Forces" support team.

So sally forth.. put together the great coaches, and mentors, that will sit at your round table!

HEED THIS DECLARATION: Be a coach, be a mentor, but be very certain to surround yourself with the same.

Lesley "UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT" Morgan here... at your service...if you please...


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You know, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. With that in mind, I was just thinking...

Sometimes "Perfect" looks different than what you might have imagined...
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See you at RISE!
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Monday morning, October the 5th, at 11:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, (while I am boarding a plane at the LA airport on my return from our fabulous RISE event), my home will be put up for auction on the steps of the courthouse here in Reno, Nevada. Every week this sale event occurs, addresses read off by a state official in a dispassionate monotone voice. A number of people, origin unknown to me, silently raise their hands as the bids increase.

“Bummer! “ you say? Well, not so much.

For months, I have been living with conflicted thoughts and emotions about what I knew would be inevitable. 4039 Antinori Drive, my house, would become yet another statistic in the fact that Nevada ranks number #1 in home foreclosures. Hmm... a not-so-great claim to current fame for our "Silver State".

I would like to point out that as I began this blog, I used the term home…then referred to it as a house. The difference is that I have made the “mental shift” in the meaning of those terms in my vernacular. Where I sit and write to you today is wood, plaster, tile…that kind of stuff, a house. And, that’s it! It is all stuff. It is not me or what defines me, only stuff.

In these past few months, there has been much "shifting" in my life. All great things leading to a magnificent, fulfilling life ahead. Not in time to continue to live where I now reside, but this all is a blessing none-the-less. A new career/life path in social media, and the self-development field is emerging, and I see my "purpose" at the center of it all. (More on that later...) So, it's out with the old, and in with the NEW!

One thing I know for sure is that, where I live next will be my home, because I will be there and will make it so.



I leave you with these two statements:

When one door closes, another door opens. Sometimes it’s just a little Hell in the hallways. (Pardon my French.)

There’s No Place Like Home, There’s No Place Like Home…....


See you at RISE this weekend!!

Lesley "UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT" Morgan
and most certainly, a BraveHeat Woman.
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