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At Blue Sun, we have put aside resolutions in favor of choosing a Word of the Year. This year, Wendi and Deb have one word in common: Risk. How do you take risks in your business and art?
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January 12, 2012 Published every Thursday. You are on our list because you signed up and opted in. To change your subscription, please see the link at the end of the email. To subscribe, click here.
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Inbetween all that, we STILL found time to do a few things for all of you! For the fans of Loyalties eagerly awaiting Book Two: Uncivil Wars, we wrote a couple more chapters and fixed our somewhat skewed timeline (got to keep a close eye on those flux-capacitors, they get out of whack so easily). For those of you considering new projects or coaching, we've compiled a catalog listing our services and pricing. You can download that here by clicking this link. Download it, read it, make out your ultimate wish list and then contact us to get started! Love, |
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Tip of the Week: Are you still making resolutions? Making goals not your thing (yet)? Try choosing a word to keep you inspired throughout the year. Around the Network
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Meet Wynn Godbold: Life, Love and Lesson Plans
Wynn has a ton of irons in the fire and she juggles them like a master. Her main site is Bee Sharp, where she connects with teachers, helping them to find and keep the passion in their work. In her words: "Train Sharp, Teach Sharp, Bee Sharp isn't just a slogan; it is our mission. Sure, training sharp enables teachers to teach sharp--BUT--the real magic happens when teachers are mentored to BEE Sharp. YES. The absolute best teaching comes from the inside out. You can either teach from a place of stress, anxiety, deadlines, and let downs, or you can choose to teach with authenticity, joy, and success." We recently had the opportunity to work with Wynn on a design level. Go visit her new site and if you're a teacher, download her How to RE-Kindle the Whole and Happy Teacher Within. Rock on, Wynn! You're a true inspiration to everyone around you!
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A Risky New Year
This year, however, for the first time I couldn't choose one word. There were three of them that circled around, whispering in my ear, "pick me, pick me, pick me....." One stood out, slightly ahead of the other two, and yet the other two wouldn't back down.They argued their points and I was convinced. Clearly, I needed all three. So this year...I chose three words. Unstoppable, Abundance and Serenity. I thought that was pretty good. I was happy, satisfied and well on my way to charting out the course of 2012 with my intentions firmly in place. Until I asked the very first question in my intention journal. So HOW am I going to have an UNSTOPPABLE, ABUNDANT and SERENE 2012? Hmmmm. A new word popped right up and raised its hand. "Really?" I asked, "How many of you do I need, anyhow?" This one was different, it explained. It wasn't that it wanted to be a Word of the Year, it wanted to apply for the job of Word of the Year Assistant. "Assistant? My words needed an assistant? They need help to get me where I wanted to go this year?" I peered closer at the little four-lettered word. Its name was RISK. "And just what exactly do you think you can do to help my Words for this year, Mr. Risk?" I asked, peaking over my glasses. The little word puffed up with courage and explained boldly. "You see, it goes like this. Without me--RISK--you can't be unstoppable because every time a new challenge pops up, you will be tempted to chicken out and play it safe. My nemesis, EXCUSES will get in there and put a STOP to your UNSTOPPABLEness. And you know as soon as Ol' EXCUSES shows up,there goes your ABUNDANCE too, because everywhere EXCUSES goes, he brings his buddy LACK with him." Mr. Risk shuddered as if he had seen a ghost. "Those two cause a heck of a lot of trouble for folks. Scary lot, them two." I had to admit, I was interested. I sat back in my chair to ponder. He had a point. In the past, every time I had been shut down and stopped from my goals, it was because I had given in to EXCUSES. And yes, I could point to several--many several times to be honest--that EXCUSES had led to LACK in my life. But I was puzzled. "What you say makes a lot of sense, but I am confused about one little thing." I leaned in closer, sure I had him figured out. "How is a little word like RISK going to bring me more serenity in my life? If you ask me, there doesn't seem to be any serenity at all when I'm taking risks, in fact, it can be hair-raising and terrifying!" The confident little word beamed. He sat up even straighter and placed his hands calmly in his lap. "Ah," he said, "you see, that is actually where I do my best work. It's true that when you are taking risks, it can seem very scary and and alarming. But as you work through the risks, what you find is that you are stronger and more capable than you ever thought. You discover that you can accomplish more and receive more into your life than you ever dreamed possible. Abundance starts to appear more rapidly. And as you move into a state of Abundance instead of Lack, your fears begin to drift away. The frustrations that have plagued you melt away too. And in their place, you become filled with a state of serenity and peace. It all goes together perfectly well, don't you think?" I didn't respond at first. I was speechless. The way he explained it seemed so easy and doable. I suddenly began to see how powerful the word Risk could be to my goals of being Unstoppable, and living a life filled with abundance and serenity. In fact, not having him around was beginning to look like a recipe for disaster. I stretched out my hand. "Mr. Risk, you are hired. Welcome to the team." Looks like it's going to be an unstoppable, abundant, serene and risky New Year.
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Blue Sun Studio, Inc is a Coaching and Design Studio. Through the process of in-depth consultation and strategic coaching, we help you to define your vision, marketing lifestyle, strategies and communication plan and then assist you in creating the products, brands, logos, images and designs that help creative businesses tell their unique story. Our services include coaching programs for the business, design and writing clients as well as websites, logos, banners, marketing materials, book covers, e-zines, Facebook pages and any other design products you need to share your message with the public. About the Blue Sun Studio Team:
Deb and Wendi are also published authors who coach and assist writers and business owners with fine-tuning their writing skills and messages, both in fiction and marketing, taking them from first draft to a finished book or product they can hold in their hands. Their first novel, Bonds of Blood & Spirit: Loyalties, is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both hardcover, paperback, Kindle and Nook. Wendi and Deb are hard at work writing the sequel. Contact Us Since Inspired Studio is for you, we would love to hear from you if there's a topic you'd like us to cover, including anything from personal inspiration to coaching, marketing, building your business, the world of writing and publishing or anything else you are curious about. If you are interested in discovering more about being a coaching or design client of Blue Sun Studio, we would love to hear from you! Please contact us here: Blue Sun Studio, Inc. The Blue Sun Network: Please add "info@bluesunstudio-inc.com" to your email whitelist or address book in your email program so you'll keep receiving The Inspired Studio! We'd love to hear your comments and include them here. If you'd like to share your stories and inspirational experiences, send us an email to inspiredcomments@bluesunstudio-inc.com. For more information on how we can help you bring your passions to life,
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Our first official week back in the office turned out to be a tornado of activity! Our week kicked off with several site renovation projects from Wynn Godbold, featured in our People We Know section this week. Wendi kept hopping from coaching call to coaching call with both returning clients and a few new ones.
Don't let that sweet face fool you, Wynn Godbold is a firecracker beneath the surface. We first met Wynn in Ashville, where she and Wendi soon became good friends and Accountability Partners.
For the last four years, I have put aside resolutions in favor of choosing a Word of the Year. I wrote last year in more detail about the first four years. You can read about that 
Wendi Kelly is the International business coach behind Creative Clarity Coaching, a division of Blue Sun Studio. Wendi is devoted to coaching creative entrepreneurs who are ready to take the leap into clarity, happiness and success in business and life. Her creative clients move away from the splatter, chaos and overwhelm of the typical creative entrepreneur by learning a new approach to peaceful, creative and successful productivity.
Through one-on-one coaching, workshops and motivational speaking engagements, Wendi inspires people to take the leap into the life they have always dreamed of.
Deborah Dorchak has been a graphic designer for more than 25 years and an artist since she could hold a crayon. Deb got her start in Illustration, and her passion for telling stories through images hasn't wavered yet. She is the designing force behind Blue Sun's graphics department. As clients gain clarity through Wendi's coaching, Deb has the uncanny ability to intuitively design just the right look for these budding businesses.