Lisa J. Shultz

In 2010, I co-authored the book How to Bring Your Book to Life This Year with my business partner Andrea Costantine. Ever since, it has been my passion to assist and aspiring authors to bring their book idea to print and beyond. I myself plan to publish two books this year!

I often coach and mentor those who are writing books.

Last year I wrote an email to a good friend of mine Rick Fess. He and I are writing accountability partners.

I wanted to let him know why I thought he should complete his book.

Although I wrote these words for Rick, I believe they apply to many aspiring writers, and I wanted to share those words with you to hopefully inspire you to complete your book.

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I can tell you it is good enough.

I can tell you without reading it.

I can tell you that because your words have divine purpose.

The world needs to read them.

Do not let a little voice or someone else’s voice take you off track.

Your words will touch people in a profound way, but only if you speak them publicly.

Once you complete your book, begin to dream and plan about reaching out to people to speak about what you have written.

This may be on the radio, television, internet, to live groups or any other way you can imagine of spreading your message.

You are only being called to write this book because it is needed.

If you stop in any way, you will not touch as many people.

The people are waiting.

Do not rush, but proceed with full knowledge and confidence that it is what you are here to do.

If you ever have any doubt, just read this again and it will remind you why you write…

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So, pick up your pen and paper, your recording device or begin typing!

I recently read the book the War of Art by Steven Pressfield. He shared much wisdom about how to break through blocks and win your inner creative battles. I love the following quote from the book:

“There’s a secret that real writers know that wannbe writers don’t, and that secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.”

If you have a dream of writing a book, make that dream come true this year! Take one step at a time. Carve out time and space in your life for your ideas to flow onto the page.

If you need inspiration, coaching or advice, be sure to visit my other website, Self-Publishing Experts. The site is full of free resources and suggestions. Every Friday there is a new author interview to learn from others who have gone before you!

Let Andrea or I know if you need help. I look forward to celebrating your dream come true! Please comment and share if you have a book in the works! And let others know about our services in case they need a nudge, a guiding hand or a kick in the butt!

Happy writing!

2011 was a good year, and I believe 2012 will be even better!

I learned and grew so much in 2011 that I can hardly believe it!

I made significant progress towards simplifying my life and will do even more in the new year as I downsize my house and release the majority of the stuff that was contained in it.

Over the last week, I gave away 75% of my clothes in my closet and drawers! How liberating! I plan on keeping my wardrobe very small, which will be easy because I do not like to shop!

I am excited to announce that I have unhidden my coaching tab on this website! I now offer life coaching and a bit of social media coaching! All fall, I participated in training with Coachville to become Life Coach certified, so I am ready to receive coaching clients!

I set many intentions for the New Year, and here are a few to share with you:

1. Nourish my body by eating more vegetables, fruits, and natural/healthy food.
2. Get consistent and good rest and exercise.
3. Forgive more deeply and more quickly.
4. Deepen my relationships by seeing friends more often and being fully present in the moment when with them.
5. Take time to acknowledge and celebrate achievements no matter how small for both others and myself.
6. Say “no” more so that my “yes” has the most possibility of blooming.
7. Remove useless clutter from my life.
8. Simplify my life in all areas.
9. Play more, have fun often.
10. Smile and laugh a lot.
11. Read more because I love it!
12. Have more unscheduled time/white space in my calendar.
13. Invest money and watch it grow!
14. Spend time on a beach and play in the waves.
15. Attract a fabulous man into my life and enjoy an incredible relationship with him!

Here are a few of my favorite books I read in 2011:

Speaking Your Truth Volume Two-my second book in a series of 3!

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston-totally inspired me to clear out my house, closets and office!

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield-inspired me to buckle down and do important work and write more!

It’s Your Time by Joel Osteen-I read all his books for the positive attitude and uplift he always gives me!

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein-my favorite novel of the year!

A Dog’s Purpose by Bruce Cameron-a close second to my favorite novel of the year!

The Little Money Bible by Stuart Wilde-powerful little book about money!

The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on Managing Your Life and Your Business by Geshe Michael Roche-cool stuff about imprints that have made a big difference in how I view the world.

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I am optimistic about many things and look forward to publishing a couple of books in 2012 as well.

Thank you for following my blog, and I would enjoy your comments below as well as you sharing my blog with others.

Cheers to your 2012 and may it be your best year ever!

Lisa

I am pleased to be in the 2012 Spirited Woman Directory!

This directory is packed with outstanding women from around the globe!

Browse the pages and reach out to these fine women in their areas of expertise.

Perhaps you will see women you know or discover women you want to know!

If you would like to join the fun on The Spirited Woman Facebook page, there area always fun and inspirational posts.

Thank you Nancy Mills for the opportunity to be included this year!

May it open doors to all involved and all who open the pages of the directory!

Being involved in Ultimate Internet Bootcamp and Click and Be Free has meant so much to me.

I first heard about Ultimate Internet Bootcamp (UIBC) in the spring of 2010 at a Peak Potentials event. I jumped up and went to the back table sensing that this opportunity was perfect for me.

I registered for the very first Bootcamp offered in Long Beach California in August of 2010. The week was fabulous, and on the last day when the offer to continue my education and support was offered, there was no hesitation. I went to the back of the room and registered.

I was soon assigned a coach and poured myself into learning every aspect of what I was taught in the coaching program and Freedom Acceleration School (FAS). I was assigned a great accountability partner, and together we challenged each other to embrace all we were taught and implement it into action.

One of the first things I learned were skills of the internet that shot me years ahead of where I had been before attending the Bootcamp. I created one website, Self-Publishing Experts and then applied what I learned into creating another one, Speaking Your Truth.

I quickly realized the value of having a coach, a group of fellow players in the game of internet marketing, and the power of an accountability partner to keep my momentum and provide a positive atmosphere of constant growth and challenge.

Those partnerships and groups have led to deep friendships and business alliances that have enriched my life and will forever be a part of my support team.

Before I knew it, my coach suggested that I become a coach. I again embraced this new opportunity and applied to the program. I was hired and began training with Click and Be Free. This new direction was also created a giant leap forward in my skill set. I began training in the Coachville Program, and soon I began to look at my entire life in a new and fresh way.

The coaching program encouraged me to look at all of the environments surrounding my life because everything is energy and that energy either uplifts me or drains me. By looking at me as a whole person and not just fingers on a keypad of my computer, my coaches were instrumental in showing me my blind spots and guiding me to make changes on my own terms to enhance all parts of my life.

My initial leap of faith to invest myself “all in” to this direction of UIBC and Click and Be Free has evolved me into a person capable of playing a big game and creating a positive impact in my community and my sphere of influence.

I am grateful to Alex Mandossian and his team for creating UIBC/Click and Be Free and sharing his knowledge in an effort to reach as many people as he can to change lives and create more abundance one click and one person at a time. I am thrilled to be a part of his coaching team to inspire those who are also interested in playing big by stretching into their full potential.

In my Coachville training, I have been reviewing the power of zapping tolerations. Tolerations are those things in our lives that are broken, unfinished, messy and cluttered, or are holding space in our lives when they no longer serve us.

This could be physical objects such as a closet full of clothes I no longer wear or people who drain my energy when I am with them due to their poor attitude.

Absolutely everything and everybody is energy. Things either energize or deplete us.  Most of us have some many tolerations in our lives that we experience numbness, which limits our ability to be fully alive and powerful.

I have found that by zapping tolerations, even one a week, I am feeling an substantial increase in my energy level. I had no idea how much “weight” that stuff carried with it until I released it. I have sent boxes and bags of stuff to charities. I had a garage sale last May. I find friends who might enjoy something and give it to them.

I have a list of broken things and unfinished things, and I schedule them to be fixed or finished into my calendar. The feeling is very liberating!

I am cleaning out every inch of my office and my computer. It is a process that takes some time, but with little steps each day, I feel lighter and more focused with my work.

Here are before and after pictures of one part of my office:

Yes, I still love my books and have kept some, but I also got rid of a lot of them and now have a clean counter top!

I still have work to do because of the shear volume of stuff I have collected without moving for years. Since I am planning on moving to a smaller home this next summer, I am working on clearing out things now. The book by Ashi entitled Bless Your Mess, was a great inspiration to me in beginning my journey of getting rid of my messes.

It am so excited about it now, that I actually look forward to the next cleanse session I schedule, and I feel joy while doing it! After I finish an area, I create a little celebration for myself such as enjoying a cup of my favorite latte. I also find that listening to uplifting music while I de-clutter lifts my spirits as well.

I would love to hear what tolerations you are zapping and how you are feeling as a result of it! Please comment and share below.

It is official now, I have passed the torch of ownership and leadership of Women, Wine, and Wellness to Shari Mitteco.

I founded Women, Wine, and Wellness is January of 2008 and enjoyed nearly 4 fabulous years as Founder and Owner. I will always remain the Founder, but now Shari will lead the organization and direction of the future of WWW.

Women, Wine, and Wellness is committed to connecting and empowering women and will continue to offer high quality networking events and membership opportunities to the Denver area and beyond.

It was very satisfying to build a business and organization from scratch and in less than 4 years sell it. I am proud of that accomplishment and thrilled that the legacy will live on beyond me.

Many thanks to all who supported me in during these 4 years especially the Founding Members. I will still be available to Shari in a consulting role and pop into some future events on occasion to say hi. I am committed to the ongoing success of Shari and WWW, so I will continue my support from behind the scenes.

Congratulations Shari and all my best to your future!

I have used Constant Contact for years and have been impressed with their constant innovation and advancement to make my life easier.

I love to create newsletters to send to my followers. This month Constant Contact is providing a newsletter template match to your website, and they made me one that matched this site. I was really excited to have the coherent look between this site and my newsletters.

In October, you too can match your website look into a newsletter template for free if you sign up for their program. This is a $99 value that they are giving away for free this month!

So, if you don’t have an electronic newsletter system or are not satisfied with your current provider, why not give Constant Contact a try in their free trial program. Click here to check it out.

The system is really easy to use and their customer support is outstanding!

I am happy to answer your questions or assist you once inside your account if you have questions.

I am very pleased to be in the Coachville program this fall. Coachville has the Center for Coaching Mastery, and I am loving what I am learning each week.

The Coachville Vision is that EVERYONE everywhere with the courage to play BIG in the world has a great coach.

Play BIG in the world means that you actively engage in expressing your talents in a way that adds value to the lives of others while bringing joy and wealth into your own life.

The coaches at Coachville believe that the ultimate quest is your REAL Life; the ultimate social game ever invented is REAL Life!

They believe that humans are born with the spirit of play AND that this spirit is the greatest untapped energy source in the world today.

They also believe that the purpose of coaching is to help people who want to Play BIG to Play Better.
Truly, coaching can be explained in two words: Play Better.

Feel free to click on the links above to find out more about becoming a coach yourself, or let me know if you would like a complementary introductory session with me to experience the type of coaching Coachville offers and that I will be opening up to my community. I am offering a very reasonable investment in being coached during my certification process. I look forward to hearing from you!

My last post received many comments both written at the bottom of the post and to me personally. Apparently it hit a nerve with many readers. I wanted to actually answer the question more fully from my perspective of how I feel and what happens to me when I am not busy.

First when I am less busy, my relationships flourish. I spend more time with friends and talk more deeply about meaningful life philosophy. I ask my daughters more questions about what is happening in their life at the moment, and they are more likely to answer with more details.

Another bonus of being less busy is a sense of improved health and energy. I exercise more and eat better. I get a good night’s sleep and take an occasional nap if I feel like it.

I garden more, which helps me to stay in touch with nature. I am also more likely to take my dog on a walk and this also gets me out of the office and house to enjoy the outdoors.

I also work on projects such as updating my photo albums and reducing clutter in my house. When I update items like photo albums, I feel like I leave a wonderful legacy to my daughters and family. I usually make a few extra copies of special photos and send them to relatives or friends to enjoy.

When I declutter my house and office, I feel more relaxed and focused. I also appreciate the possessions I decide to keep. I donate items that do not hold any value to me anymore.

Those are some of the benefits I feel when I am not busy. I would love for  you to share below how you feel when you are not busy.

Are you always busy? Do you know anyone who is not busy? Are you tired of being so busy?

I  am attempting to stop saying “I am busy” to anyone and actually make myself less busy. I believe that our society is addicted to being busy. It covers up many things. For me personally, being busy had many benefits:

• hiding insecurity and loneliness
• providing a feeling of importance or significance
• giving me handy excuses for not being available
• easing pain by occupying my mind
• calming fear of the unknown

Those were a few of my reasons for my busyness. I have a propensity to burn out on things that I do hard for years, and I finally got tired of being busy. So I began to let go of busyness gradually by decreasing my involvement in so many networking events and even selling my Women, Wine, and Wellness organization.

I began to maintain some white space in my calendar and even became comfortable with evenings that were unscheduled with no plan. At times I feel ill at ease with the void of busyness until I relax into it and let it be. I began to contemplate life more and rest more. I sorted what was important and what was not. I listened better to myself and others. I found peace in quiet, alone time.

I now guard my less cluttered life as busyness, like all additions, can creep back into my life if I am not careful. I soon have plans to be even less busy as I prepare to downsize my home. I will keep you posted on my goal of less busyness and would love to know how you feel about this subject with your comments below.