April theme for Camp Courage is – Learn to let go of poverty consiousness

APRIL – LOVE YOUR MONEY AND LET YOUR MONEY LOVE YOU BACK

 

 

April 6^th — You are In A Relationship with Your Money.

 

 

April 13^th – Poverty Consciousness.

Scarcity.

 

April 20^th – Poverty Consciousness. Step into gratitude.

 

April 27^th – Operating from abundance.

Enough.

More than deserve.

Reserve = choice.

Create reserve in ten areas.

time

space

money

energy

oppor

love

info

wisdom

self integrity

 

 

 

Simplying your life.

Once we have identified and prioritized our needs and desires we gain clarity. And from a place of clarity a desire for simplicity arises, freeing our selves of clutter and illusion.

 

Upgrade your daily routine (10 daily habits)

Now that your personal foundation is in place and you’ve let go of the old patterns, the old thinking and past judgements that no longer have a place in your life, learn the ten daily habits that can create the road map for your new best life.

 

Anything Could Happen At Any Moment…and it probably will.

Anything could happen at any moment

A few years back this was one of my favorite sayings, my friend Eve Berlin  and I used to say it all of the time but we meant it in a fun rock & roll way.  You know, expect the unexpected.

These days it seems to apply in a more practical way.

When I started my coach training I was asked to make a life long commitment to learning. This is an easy commitment for me to make because I believe that staying plugged in and learning new things keeps us fresh, it’s one of the mainstays to being vibrant and young.

Every now and again I will be out somewhere and I see a flyer or a poster for a class that speaks to me. Once the flyer was for hand-to-hand combat training, I couldn’t resist the photo of the guy on the ground with the other guy standing on his neck (it spoke to me).

Recently while I was down at City hall sorting out the parking passes for my Oscar party I grabbed the flyer for disaster preparedness training, CERT  www.citizencorps.gov/cert/  being a native Californian and living in the end days (joke) I figure sooner or later some kind of shit is going to hit the fan. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when and I like to be the guy who makes it out alive. CERT Training spoke to me.

When I mentioned to my girlfriends what I was up too they made fun of me for being such a paranoid dork until they heard that the class was being taught by 4 firemen, all of the sudden it’s not such a bad idea, what time does that class start again?

Well, 8:00 am arrived a bit early this Saturday morning and I did NOT want to get out of bed but I am soooo happy I did because disaster training is fun and when you really think about it, it’s kinda sexy.

I really really like the way that CERT training ties in with life coaching; much of it is based on common sense and self-responsibility. Unlike coaching, where most of the sayings are a snooze, some of the CERT sayings are really great like my new trance band Walking Wounded (amazing).
I still have two more Saturdays to go and a test to pass if I want to certify but here is what I have learned so far, please note that I am a preparation freak who obsesses on earthquakes so I knew a lot of the first two hours already.

Be prepared, of course. Emergencies are unexpected but the more you can look down the road and anticipate what may occur the better you can prep. If you don’t know what to expect, take a look at the past and whatever has happened is likely to happen again.
If Katrina taught us nothing, it taught us that no one is coming for you so you need to be able to take care of your own shit. The time to prepare is now.

We practiced the handling and proper use of a fire extinguisher.  

I know it seems simple but I have never used a fire extinguisher before, I happy to say I have never has the cause to with exception to that one time when Dave and I accidentally caught our house on fire but he grabbed the hose for that one. I kept thinking of that pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger who landed his plane in the Hudson a while back, it was his training and preparation that gave him the chops to save everyone on that flight.

Someone in the class suggested that you change the batteries in you smoke detectors when the clocks change. That was last night, making this a real call to action.

Start where you stand..How great is this?

Start where you stand, of course, where else would you start from it’s so simple and so chic. Start where you stand, I LOVE it.

Assess the situation. Your personal safety comes first. In coaching I call this the oxygen mask theory.   It’s imperative that you place the oxygen mask on yourself first. You can’t give what you don’t have and if you can’t breath, you can’t give anything.  You must take care of yourself before you can take care of anyone else. So simple and yet so misunderstood.

Always have a buddy.   Apparently a fireman never goes it alone, they always work from a buddy system so they know that someone always has their back. I like this; it’s very support system.

The things I learned the most about today is setting up a triage. We learned how to go through an emergency scene where there are mass injuries and asses each person’s condition putting them into one of 4 categories

Deceased

Immediate   

Minor

Delayed

I love this too; think I am going to start doing it with my dating.

This experience was so cool and empowering for me that I wanted to share it with you and encourage you to get out there and get some training for yourself. It’s a great way to plug into your community, it will make you feel connected and happy and you just might save a life.

When you pass the test and  graduate, you get a great emergency kit and you are ready to roll….

Camp Courage Schedule 4 March / The challenge of change

March – The Challenge of Change

 

*March 2^nd – Get Real With Yourself and Eliminate the Drain

What are you tolerating in your life that prevents you from living your best life? What is sucking away all of your energy and creativity? The time has come to step into awareness and choose something better for yourself. You deserve it!

 

*Standards (part 2)

 

March 9^th –  Continuing to eliminate the drain. Looking deeper into what is draining your energy and creating clutter in your thoughts and in your life.

 

 

March 16^th – Boundaries.

Identifying Boundaries. Now that you’ve upgraded your standards learn how to keep them intact with boundaries. Discover your healthy and unhealthy boundaries and how they impact your life.

 

 

March 23^rd – Creating Healthy Boundaries

Healthy boundaries are integral part of your personal foundation and one cannot live their best life without them. Boundaries can feel like prison or they can feel like freedom. Set yourself free tonight by creating and committing to healthy boundaries for yourself.

 

 

March 30^th – Take Responsibility for your Life and Simplify

*Needs vs. wants vs. desires.  Do you know the difference? We cannot prioritize what’s important in our lives and make changes until we can identify our needs, wants and desires.

You Are NOT Alone

We are all a part of the Evolution Revolution

The news reminds us daily that the economy is on the brink of collapse, unemployment is up, the stock market is down and President Obama keeps using the word catastrophe when he speaks of our current economy. THE VEILS OF ILLUSION HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

Vulnerable & AloneOur old ways of navigating the world are failing and we are left standing in great fear of the unknown. Not quite sure how to now move through life, we are feeling exposed, vulnerable, afraid and alone.

There are no coincidences and if you are reading this, it is for a reason. It is time to take responsibility for your life. We are experiencing a time of great (and very necessary) change. For the first time in over 2,600 years, our fear-based ways of living are over. Each and every person on the planet is being called to open their heart, discover their truth and step into their power. Whether you like it or not, you are part of the EVOLUTION REVOLUTION.

With all great change comes great opportunity. What is so unique about this time is that we cannot be fixed by another person nor can we be handed all the answers. We each have to find the personal courage to look at what it is we have been avoiding, denying, ignoring or pretending isn’t there. In each obstacle we face, there is an opportunity to move past our fear and step into our Greatness. Are you a victim or victorious?

We must each walk our own paths but YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We are shifting from separation and fear-based living into creating our lives from a place of unity, community and One Love. This is not the time to isolate and attempted to figure things out on your own. It is the time to step into community and ask for help and support from those around you who hold your highest good.

Camp Courage (T.C. Conroy, Jennifer Matthews) is here to assist in illuminating your path, to help you bridge the gap between the old and the unknown and to create a safe and supportive community in which you can step into your strength and courage. Now is not the time to panic, NOW IS THE TIME TO COMMIT. Commit to yourself, commit to Self-Mastery, commit to courage, commit to change and most important, commit to strengthening your personal foundation so that it can carry you through this uncertain and scary time of change.

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Join us at Camp Courage. Every Monday at 7:30pm

Reboot Your Well Being

“The decisions you make in 2009 will set the stage for the next 5 years.” –Lord Kuthumi 01/01/09 (thelightweaver.org)

Are you living your best life possible?

Or is it time to re-boot your well-being?

T.C. Conroy of West Coast Coaching & Jennifer Matthews of Organic Wisdom

join forces to bring you……

Camp Courage

What is Camp Courage?

Camp Courage is a course in Self Mastery set in a safe and supportive community of like-minded people who gather once a week to develop and strengthen their personal foundation.

What is Self Mastery?

Self-mastery is the practice of building a strong relationship with the most important person you will ever relate to…YOU.

By exploring the mental, emotional and spiritual parts of yourself you will learn who you really are. Becoming empowered to claim both your strengths and your weaknesses, align with what brings you joy and release what gives you pain. It is time to Start owning your creative potential, this is what you are here to do.

In the Camp Courage Self Mastery course you will develop:

¨ Self Care

¨ Self Responsibility

¨ Self Acceptance

¨ Self Love

¨ Self Realization

¨ Self Discipline

¨ Self Empowerment

Who we are:

Jennifer Matthews is a Transformational Healer and Spiritual Life Coach with a soul-based approach to personal and professional growth. Combining the healing arts and spiritual practicality, Jennifer works co-creatively with her clients, helping them re-establish an empowered connection to their intuitive self. This soul re-connection creates clarity, more self-awareness and allows the client to anchor in Divine Safety as they co-create their lives with Source, shifting out of mere survival and into joyous, deliberate living.

Jennifer currently shares her time between Los Angeles and New York and is available for both phone and in-person consultations.

Life Coach T.C. Conroy’s expertise and focus is working with creative professionals. Creatives process things differently, and T.C. understands their unique needs. With her background in the music industry and her unique experiences, she is an expert on career goals and trajectory, time management, the balance between work and personal life, the struggles of famous creatives, and general wellness. She has recently been seen on the TLC show, LA Ink as star Kat Von D’s Life Coach on Episodes #201 and 202 of the second season. T.C. and her company, West Coast Coaching, founded in 2002, have been featured in The NY Times Style Section, W Magazine, WWD, NY Post, ABC News Now, NBC News at 5, and many others for the amazing work she does with her clientele.

When:

Every Monday night 7:30-9:00pm

Group starts at 7:30 sharp, please give yourself time to park and settle in.

Bring: A beverage and a note pad (there will be homework)

Cost:

$40. Per-session

Where:

Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society

4300 Melrose Ave (just west of Vermont)

Los Angeles, CA 90029

Between Heliotrope and Berendo, west of Vermont.

Near both Vermont Ave. Metro Stations.

From the 101N: exit Melrose, merge onto Airdome, then left onto Melrose.

The New New Camp Courage.

2009 Camp Courage is going to rock.

As 2008 draws to its close, I am looking back on the Camp Courage workshop I did this year in the atrium of the Flynt Building in Beverly Hills. It was an awesome group which produced amazing results! Camp Courage always attracts the best people. I love doing this group and I can’t believe I wasn’t able to do more sessions. But as of January 2009, Camp Courage will experience some changes that include more sessions throughout the year!

I am a bit Camp Courage obbsessed right now and I want to keep you up to date and informed as the group develops. I am so excited about all of the changes and the growth that Camp Courage is undergoing. The most exciting change is the addition of my good friend and associate, Jennifer Matthews who is a transformational and intuitive healer.  Jennifer is going to bring her special magic to our group. If you don’t know Jennifer or have not worked with her yet, you are in for a great surprise! She is a lifechanger.

Another exciting change is our new location.

Last night, we confirmed with Noah Levine that we will be holding Camp Courage at  his facility – Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Center .

I will be posting more updates and information about the 2009 group as it develops, but know two things:

1. You are invited.

2. Camp Courage ‘09 is going to rule!

WHAT: CAMP COURAGE

Weekly group workshop

WHEN: Monday evenings at 7:30 pm – beginning January 2009

WHERE: Noah Levine’s Meditation Center

4300 Melrose Ave (just west of Vermont)

Los Angeles, CA 90029

Money Can’t Buy . . .

$$$$$$$$$$$

With all of the change that’s been taking place in the money sector lately, I began thinking about the true value of things.

Knowing that money doesn’t really bring happiness, I was inspired to create a list of things that money can’t buy.

$$$$

Money Can’t Buy:

Rhythm

Originality

Style

Patience

Timing

Happiness

Talent

Peace

Presence

Authenticity

Sincerity

Humor

Chemistry

Attraction

Grace

Gratitude

Personality

Love

Street smarts

Peace of mind

Accepting Change

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
–Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol - we should all be animated

Accepting Change
Change: we crave it… we believe it will heal our wounds…we resist it with every cell in our body.

It seems like I am always the last one to change formats. I loved my albums so much but had to give them up for the 8-track…cassette tapes where great (I had so many of them) so I resisted CD’s as long as I could. Then it was Friendster and now it’s Facebook. They stopped making Polaroid film and now I have to rip all of my music onto an external hard drive. Why can’t things just stay the same????

Can you imagine if everything stayed the same? Can you imagine if electricity was never invented or if the President of the United States’ term lasted forever?

Thank God for change, right? If change is so great then why does it cause us so much stress?

It doesn’t have to….all you have to do is welcome it and go with the flow.

Easier said than done?

Use Change to your advantage You cannot change what you don’t accept.

Change is necessary. Change is constant and by nature; it often gets worse before it gets better.

Whether you accept it or not, change is here and it’s here to stay, so you might as well get down with it. You will find change much easier to navigate when you are in the flow. Those of us who accept change will have a much easier time during this transition than those who are in resistance.

Remember, they are called growing pains because of the fear and discomfort. Remind yourself that everything is temporary, take comfort in the fact that you are growing.

Coaching tips

Re-organize by courageously eliminating the old.

Don’t be afraid to let go.

Clear the space in your mind.

Upgrade your attitude, improve your relationships, heal your spirit or just clean out your closet or your CD collection; do whatever you are ready for.

Take Away Points

• Learn to let go.

The old systems / formats have to go so the new can arrive.

• Refuse fear.

It’s impossible to make good choices when you choose from fear.

• Be in abundance.

When you come from abundance, you are not afraid of loosing out.

• Be fluid.

Put your trust in the universe.

• Cause the right effect.

Be clear on the change you are asking for, your intention is powerful.

• Practice patience.

When you are fluid and in trust, you know it’s only a matter of time.

By aligning yourself with the deep knowledge that you are supported on this journey, you will grow and change into a stronger, more knowledgeable, higher version of yourself.