For those of you who don’t know much about me, I am, Laurie Polinski, the founder of Spinning Gold Life Coaching and the creator of the Clarity, Purpose & Prosperity System. I created the Clarity, Purpose and Prosperity System after I had gone through a deep and meaningful transformation. Not a transformation INTO Being something – but a transformation BACK TO Who I really am.

I unearthed my True Self. I realized that the root of all of the challenges in my life, was the fact that I was living my life based on a very false reality. A reality created out of my trying to be good enough or my trying to please others.

Sound familiar? Are you still in this place? Do you still feel squelched, stressed or depressed?

My trying to fit into a mold of what others would find acceptable was the catalyst to being completely disconnected from the strong, creative, wonderful person I was inside.

In trying to be something else; in trying to chase an image of perfection I was completely unable to maximize my own strengths and qualities. I was unable to ever feel a sense of peace or satisfaction. I was unable to truly be as effective as I could be in any area of my life.

Once I discovered that there really was another part of me, a part that had long been forgotten. A part that felt like home: that felt real, authentic and safe; I was able to change my view of  who I should be. Even more, I changed my vision of what was possible for me.

From this place I recognized my gifts and passions were for helping others to find their hidden depths.  I created the Clarity, Purpose and Prosperity System for you.  To help you get really clear about who you are and what is possible for you.

You will find and know your purpose.  You came here with bigger dreams and capabilities.  You just need a hand discovering where they are buried. They are lying deep inside like seeds. Together we can dig down, clear the: shoulds” and “oughts” away to find your perfection.

When you get to this place: The magic of life – Begins to flow.

I live my life in the magic of truth. I welcome the good things that flow to me.

Most women don’t.  We simply were never taught how to honor our authentic nature and how to recognize our true path.  We were never applauded for our work. In fact, too often women have been told to be quiet, ladylike, to not stand out from crowd. The stress, anxiety and struggle you feel in your life are not your fault.

The first step in feeling comfortable in the spotlight is feeling comfortable with yourself. You are already perfect; like most women, you just haven’t yet recognized  your true brilliance. For many of my clients it takes a little getting used to.  I add extra encouragement and applause.

In my work as a business and life coach, I’ve discovered my gift is being able to see through the veil to what is deeply embedded I call it your magnificence, and it’s not out of your reach, you just need a guide to get you there.  Here is a first step…

Take a few moments every day to notice where you shine. Give yourself a pat on the back, a great job, or a wow!  At night write down all of the moments you really shined. You might find it comfortable to start small then work your way up as you feel comfortable.

Life’s spotlights are not always obvious.   Every time you smile at a friend – you shine. Every time you finish a project, get the dishes all done, kiss a scraped knee or land a new client – You shine! If you find you start saying yes, but… or it wasn’t really… STOP yourself right there. It really was great!  You are the one on center stage and you are to be applauded. It doesn’t matter how large or how small – you did it.  Take the stage and shine in the spotlight.

I share this affirmation for you to say several times a day.

“I am proud of who I am and I am ready to take the stage!”

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This week starts the first class of the 3 Keys to Discovering & Living Your Authentic Purpose

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Laurie Polinski,  is known as a “connector,” always finding ways to make things happen and bringing new perspectives to familiar challenges.  “Let’s get started!” is one of her mantras.

Visit www.spinninggoldlifecoaching.com or call Laurie at 630-515-1722.

We all have cares, stresses and problems. It’s a natural part of life. It is how you manage these challenges that determines your success.  Have you ever met a person who seems to have difficult circumstances.  Perhaps someone is chronically ill or is disfigured; perhaps someone has lost everything they held dear; perhaps they have lived in poverty or amid war.  Yet they appear content, perhaps even happy. Somehow they manage to still see the beauty in life and to meet it with a smile.

How can they do this? The answer is simple. They focus on the positive. They find something to smile about in every moment.  And by finding that positive they charge their hearts and their hearts charge their mind — creating the infinite loop of positive loving energy that effects everyone and everything around them.

You can be this radiating glow. You can begin to shift your own thinking and find joy in every day.

First, put your entire focus on anticipating that whatever you’re concerned about will go well. Your positive expectations about your situation will steer it in the desired direction.

Second, look for the positive.   Every day remind yourself of ten positive things.  They can be little – your cup of coffee was hot. Your child ate all of his dinner.  It doesn’t matter how small because you will have begun to create the positive flow. It will naturally begin to surge and effect every thing you do.

Third, write these positives down.  Holding positive or negative expectations takes the same amount of time and effort. Stop using your journal to vent and turn it into a gratitude journal.  List everything that you are grateful for.

The outcome of your current situation is guaranteed to be good, yet your experience of the process of getting to that point is influenced by what you think will happen.

If you foresee problems, you’ll come across them along the way; on the other hand, if you anticipate harmony, then that’ what you’ll experience. This is the Universal Law of Attraction. Either way, everything is going to turn out just fine – but which path would you prefer to take? Your expectations set your course.

Use this affirmation to stay on course:

“I Do not give in to fears –  I deliver them to the angels.  I know that by doing this the outcomes will be positive”

Because of fear.

Fear of the unforeseen consequences of either choice.  Remember the time honored exercise in trust? Falling backwards into the arms of a partner.  There is that moment of doubt. The mind begins to focus on this. Thoughts swirl the fears and uncertainties; adding discomfort, distrust and disbelief.

But when you stop yourself, listen to your internal guidance and trust…

You relax and are safe.

There may be bumps and challenges but you are on your heart guided path.

Listen to the feelings of rightness, warmth and joy that lead to the correct path, and listen to the feelings of tightness that tell you a path is wrong for you.  Feel and follow these internal nudges.

Your heart will take you to opportunities and synchronicities that lead you to higher and higher potential.  The right people, opportunities and supports will appear.

Allow yourself to relax back and fall.  Allow yourself to follow your heart.

“It is our responsibility on this earth to bloom with full potential.  Any reassurance and guidance towards your goals pushes you further by providing an extra motivation. Laurie has provided that extra confirmation too, as a sign of nature, to go ahead and live my life to the fullest, doing what I am supposed to do and being what I am.” ~ Peaceful regards  Dr. Indu Arora

It is said that your 6^th sense, or your intuition is 100% accurate all the time.  They say that because it is an extension of your higher self or God.

Believe that the greatest gift  you have been given, the greatest skill you can ever develop is the unwavering decision to commit  your  full energy to unearthing your  true self and allowing your heart to prevail and pervade through every part of your  life.

Use this affirmation:

“I follow my heart, trusting the messages I receive from God and my Higher Self.”

Laurie Polinski,  is known as a “connector,” always finding ways to make things happen and bringing new perspectives to familiar challenges.  “Let’s get started!” is one of her mantras.

Follow your heart and get started.

Visit www.spinninggoldlifecoaching.com or call Laurie at 630-515-1722.

 You are unique in this Universe.  There is only one of you, and you have a special place and purpose in this world to fulfill which no one else can.  This purpose is already within you.  It has been with you since before the day you were born, and will be with you until the day you leave this earth.

 Do you know what your unique purpose is?  Have you discovered what it is that is so special about you that no one else possesses the same gifts, strengths and passions that you possess?  Do you have a knowing, deep within your heart, that you are here to serve in a bigger way?

 Henry David Thoreau said:  “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”  Of course, that quote was written in 1854.  Today, I’d be willing to rephrase it and say that “Most people lead lives of quiet desperation.”  And, according to Dr. Sherry Buffington, author of the book, “The Law of Abundance,” as many as 84% of the people she did her studies and research with were unable to articulate what gave their life meaning, or what they were passionate about.  Dr. Buffington also comments that, “almost everyone reported a strong desire to have meaning and passion in their life.”

 So, the question is, if the majority of people have a strong desire for purpose, passion and to live a meaningful life, then why are so many of the people unclear on what the purpose and meaning is for them?  And, if this is true, that so many are unclear on their purpose and meaning, is this the reason for Thoreau’s observations of the pain that seems to afflict the human race?

 I spent more than 40 years of my life searching for something to fill a hole in my soul.  By all practical standards I lived a healthy, happy and abundant life.  But there was still something missing.  I could feel it in my heart.  There was more that I needed to do, be and express but I lived in overwhelming frustration because I didn’t know what that “more” was!  Thus, my search to find what was missing.  I call it “looking for me in all the wrong places.”

 I thought I would find that magic, that purpose and passion in the right job.  I went from job to job, hoping that the next job, the next boss would inspire the unique brilliance within me.  I think I kept waiting to be discovered, but it never happened in any job I had had.  I also studied everything I could on spirituality, self-help and metaphysics.  I think I kept waiting to be enlightened, but that hasn’t happened either.

 I almost gave up my search, and decided I should settle and be content with what I had.  After all, I had more than a lot of people, so shouldn’t I just be satisfied and live out my life…in quiet desperation?

 Fortunately, I am among the few who finally do find their way, and it was actually much easier than I had ever imagined it to be.  The key to living a full, satisfying life with meaning and purpose does not lie outside of oneself, i.e., a job, books, and self-help courses.  It doesn’t even lie in the next relationship, or in a bigger house or higher title on the corporate ladder.  The key to true joy and fulfillment is right here, inside, where it has been all along.  

 When you unearth and connect with your true nature you are suddenly freed up from the “mask” of who you believed yourself to be.  The search is over, and you take a quantum leap forward by claiming your authentic, joyous self.  You easily step into your unique purpose and begin to create a truly meaningful and fulfilling life. 

To your joyful and inspired success~

Namaste,

~Laurie

1)  Give some serious thought to what differentiates you from the competition.  We’ve all heard that we need our “elevator speech”–the 30-second infomercial that quickly tells people who you are and what you do.  Your elevator speech should answer the question:  “Why should I work with you instead of any of the others?”

-         How do you get clear on what you can offer?

-         Do you offer a product or service that others don’t?

-         Do you have special training or certification that others don’t have?

-         Do you understand what you are truly expert at that sets you apart?

-         What core values do you have, or does your business reflect?

  Once you know the answers to these questions, you will have the basis for your elevator speech. Stick with it—that is your story.  That story is the one that will stick in customers’ minds and, if it sounds authentic, they will repeat your story to others.

2)  Start a word-of-mouth campaign.

    Word-of-mouth is free and can be your most effective form of advertising as long as your message is authentic to who you are, what you offer and how you help people.

3)  Do you have a membership or club that offers discounts or other incentives to your loyal, repeat clients?

This gives clients incentive to continue coming back to you instead of trying a competitor.

  Remember, though, almost no discount or incentive will be enough if your client is not satisfied with your service.  Again, this is where your message must match what you deliver.

4)  Give your clients incentives or discounts for referrals.

  Create some kind of reward for your clients who share your message with others.  For example, you might have special cards printed for your clients to give to friends and when their friends use your services, both your referring client and the new client receive a discount or incentive.

  Be sure your branding and authentic message is clear on whatever card or piece you use so that your existing customer doesn’t have to do the work of trying to communicate who you are, what you do and why their friend should go to you.

5)  Make sure you have good marketing materials to give to potential clients.

  Your brochures, fliers, website and any other marketing materials must reflect your authentic branding so that people quickly and easily understand who you are, how you can help them and why they should choose you.

  Some of these suggestions may cost a little money, but when you have the right branding message–one that is truly authentic to who you are and what you are an expert at delivering–it will be the catalyst to what makes you stand out in a crowded field.

  With the right branding message—one that is authentic to who you are and what you are an expert at delivering—these inexpensive advertising suggestions will be the catalyst to what makes you stand out in a jam-packed market.

Laurie Polinski
Spinning Gold Marketing

The Importance Of Keeping a Schedule

Tips for better focus and clarity: staying on task by creating and keeping a schedule

  If you’re an entrepreneur and especially if you’re working from a home office, it may sometimes be difficult to create and keep a schedule that helps you stay focused and productive. After all, many of us have wandered from the rigid course of the corporate world to explore our own path that allows us to be free and, lets be honest, to make us more money. And while that sounds wonderful on the surface, the challenge is that we no longer have someone standing above us, demanding we punch-in at 9 a.m., keep this meeting at 10 a.m. and have that on someone’s desk by 3 p.m. No, now we are responsible for making and keeping our own schedules and holding ourselves accountable.

  Scheduling is not a dirty word and when done properly, allows any business to operate smoothly and more efficiently. Creating and keeping a schedule is one of the best–if not the best–ways to keep yourself on track, and one of the best ways to create a useful schedule is to use a daily planner. So, pull yours out of the drawer, dust it off and open it up. After each work day, grab your planner and write down on the page designated for the following day what you need to get accomplished, listing tasks in order of most to least important. This way, when you walk into your office each morning, you’ll be able to hit the ground running. If there are tasks on your planner that you were unable to finish during the day, make sure to write it down on the next page to be certain that you stick with it. There is something powerful about physically writing anything, down, pen to paper, that makes it easier to remember rather than just entering it into your Blackberry.

  As an entrepreneur, your daily planner should always be nearby, lovingly watching you as you complete task after task, and meet deadline after deadline. I have an erasable marker board hanging in front of my desk where I can always see and know the tasks that need to be completed.

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Spiritual RockStar talk radio show host, Dan Hanneman, did an Energy Scan on me, live on his show!  How cool is that?

Dan asked me to be a guest on his show because his work and mine are very complimentary. We both have a deep passon and desire to help Spiritually-Minded Entrepreneurs, who are ready to step into their true power, move forward and take their businesses out into the world in a much bigger way.

While my coaching with brilliant heart-based business owners is based on helping them develop and grow their businesses and define their unique branding message around who they authentically are, Dan works with entrepreneurs who are ready to move forward but may feel somehow stuck or blocked.

Since I was a guest on Dan’s live radio show, he did not do a full “clearing” on me, but he did do the Energy Scan, which took only about 12 minutes! I must admit that I felt vulnerable. Even though the Energy Scan was done over the phone, Dan in his office, and me in mine, I didn’t know what to expect! And I had no idea what Dan might find and report… live on talk radio for all to “see!”

As you know, I am all about helping people awaken to and understand the importance of Transforming Back to Who You Are Born to Be.  I have been helping entrepreneurs transform the way they do business, literally on-the-spot! Once you unearth who you were born to be, your entire persona illuminates ~ radiates ~ It can’t not!

Dan’s unique gift is to “scan” a person’s body, energetically, and identify where they may be experiencing blocks, and “read” what is holding them back from moving into their fullest potential. It is amazing! You really must listen to Dan do a live scan on his radio show to realize the deep benefits of Dan’s work!

Unearth Your Authentic Being

We all have that deeply buried ache within, perhaps it is a tiny voice.  For me, it was a tiny fairy-like personality I named “Gracie.”  When we allow our deepest truth to come fully into the world, everything begins to align beautifully! I encourage you to unearth your “Gracie,” or whomever/whatever is deep in your heart, and allow the real You to shine with glory and radiance!

Imagine a silver dollar buried in the mud for years. It is unearth and someone runs pure water over it, gently takes a cloth and wipes it clean, and…. its true brilliance is allowed to shine! You see, its the same with us; When we unearth the deepest part of ourselves which has been buried under so many years of “shoulds,” “ought to’s,” other people’s definition of what’s good and right, and other people’s expectations of us, our best, brightest internal Being radiates! This truly is the most freeing and joyful experience one can have!

I’d like to thank Dan Hanneman for inviting me on the show and doing his Energy Scan.  He helped unearth some parts of me that have been buried and now need to be looked at.  When we know what our shadows are we can face and overcome the challenges they may present.  Then we are able to more easily and freely move toward the brilliant person we know we can be.

Act 2 Reinvent, founded by visionary, Leah Young, and co-owned by a Dream Team of gifted coaches, is a new on-line reality show committed to helping women over 40 step back into their authentic life  and move forward with power and purpose. 

Act 2 Reinvent is still in the filming stages, and the first episodes will air this fall.  Viewers will be able to watch the Dream Team coach each one-on-one with these women, and will follow the brilliant transformation that occurs.  Viewers will also have an opportunity, through an on-line community, to have access to the tools and techniques these women were given so that viewers can transform their own lives right along with the participants!

Dream Team Coach, Laurie Polinski, walks Leah Young through the Personal Branding Wheel

Get acquainted with the Dream Team Coaches and the fabulous, courageous show participants, by visiting www.act2reinvent.com.  Go there now to learn about the Dream Team coaches, the participants, and how you can become part of the transformation!

We have all had that one single, seemingly simple event, thought or idea transform our lives in an instant.

I remember when I was still working in the corporate sector; you know, Monday through Friday, 8a to 6p, plus commute time!  I had little, or no creative input into my work.  Deep within I had a “knowing,” although it was not a conscious awareness, but that knowing that patiently, yet consistently aches in your soul.  I knew the deeply authentic ”who” of me, the wisdom of my own soul, was aching for more than these less-than inspiring days which I had created for myself.

One day, I came across words spoken ‘many moons’ ago by Chief White Eagle.  I cut out the quote and pinned it to my cubicle wall.  I read that quote every day, many times a day.  But my life literally transformed at the moment I understood the enlightening truth of his message.  It was Chief White Eagle’s inspiration, and vision for all of us, that inspired me to shift my perception and open up to see a never-ending stream of possibility.  

Five months later I left the corporation to create, what turned out to be the 1st of my businesses.   My dream-come-true was not so much in owning my own business, but the freedom, creativity and priceless self-expression that comes from creating my life from the very depth of my own personal wisdom.

If you have felt that aching deep within, and know there is more for you and your purpose here, I hope Chief White Eagle’s wisdom inspires you to awaken to the mysteries of your own soul.  It is my pleasure and honor to share with you, the spirit of this visionary, Chief White Eagle:

“When you are in doubt, be still, and wait. When doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.  So long as mists envelop you, be still.  Be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists — as it surely will. Then act with courage.”  ~White Eagle (Chief of the Poncas in 1877, also the Medicine Man and Religious Leader to the Tribe).