3 Steps To Help You Discover A New You In The New Year

 The New Year always feels like a good time for a fresh start.It's a time of new beginnings and possibilities.It's a time to listen to the dreams and desires whispering (or, perhaps, screaming) for your attention in the back of your mind and deep within your heart.It's also an excellent time to look back and take stock of what worked well for you during the past year and what baggage you'd rather not drag into the next 12 months ~ thank you very much!I've created the Creative Oasis "New Year ~ New You" 3-Step Discovery Guide to help you move gently into your own fresh start in 2017. (Click here to request your complimentary copy. Available through 1/19/17) You'll also be invited to special free group coaching call on January 19, 2017 when you request your guide.Much like the start of a new year, big life shifts are an ideal point to turn inward for self-reflection and re-evaluation of the status quo.Many of the women I work with come to me just before, during or after a major life change. Perhaps you're approaching a turning point in your life as well such as...* Changing your career or retiring.* Entering or ending a love relationship.* Realizing your children are more independent or are about to leave the nest.* Becoming a caregiver to a parent or family member.* Dealing with the loss of a loved one.* Receiving or overcoming a life-changing health diagnosis.* Feeling stifled, stuck and ready for a change.For example, one woman I work with was in the midst of several life changes ~ a daughter leaving for college, retirement from a successful career and some health issues ~ when we first began working together.She didn't think of herself as particularly creative and really didn't know what she wanted to do in her next phase of life but a friend suggested she check out one of my workshops and so she did.As she put it, "I felt very limited and unclear about what I wanted to do."Fast forward 18 months (one workshop, one group coaching program and membership in my private Creative Oasis Collective) and she's now leading drum circles and expressive arts workshops of her own, not to mention painting for her own pleasure.Today she says, "Now I feel confident about pursuing creative endeavors. It thrilled me to learn that simply following my curiosity is in and of itself creative!"And it all began when she gave herself permission to spend some time exploring her own needs, wants and desires for the next chapter of her life.Of course, this is something you can do on your own, (Request your free 3-Step Discovery Guide as a great way to begin) but the women I work with know they're more likely to find success with the support, guidance and gentle accountability of coaching ~ whether it be one-on-one or in a group. (You'll be invited to special free group coaching call on January 19, 2017 when you request your copy.)If that sounds good, be sure to mark your calendar for January 19, 2017. That's also when registration will open for the limited number of spaces available in my new coaching program ~ The Creative Oasis Discovery Sessions. Until next time, all the best from my Creative Oasis to yours,Jill