The Lionesses Liar

September 29, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

Pleasure beyond belief. Warm sensual place
Entering this deeply forbidden space
It’s scent attracts you. Desire fills you.
There’s nothing more to do but surrender
You touch. It moves under your direction
You taste. Feel it grow. Give it time to expand
At this moment as you move inside now
You’d give up all you have to control this
The movement starts off slow. Enjoy this time
Go deep inside the lionesses liar
Your heart increases. The Rhythm changes
My Love, sweet desire, nothing leaves us
As the rhythm of my love changes
The relief of ecstasy brings the end

Ananda (aka Diane Corriette)

[Your IT Session 3] What’s Your Lifes Purpose?

September 25, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 3 Comments 

The search to discover what your life purpose is really doesn’t have to be that difficult. People spend a fortune in time and money to discover what it might be when really it’s quite simple.

All you need to do is ask yourself!

I know, that’s way too simplistic but consider this…. Who knows you better than you do?

The thing is we have been taught to find answers from our parents, from our teachers, from our boss, from our friends, we are so caught up in discovering answers about who we are and what we should be doing in other people that we forget to stop and ask ourselves.

What have you always loved to do?

There will be something since childhood that you have spent your life doing. Its completely natural to you so you may be overlooking it.

Now’s the time to begin the journey of trusting yourself and the answers you have within you.

Start small. Every day smile at someone, or if someone is unhappy cheer them up. Say thank you to someone, praise someone for a job well done. Begin to be of service to other people in small ways that are completely free and take up seconds in your day and see how that makes you feel.

Also ask the question. “What is my purpose in life? I am ready to discover it and I give thanks for having it revealed to me”

Say that (or even better make up your own line) as often as you can. Say it in the morning, during the day, before going to sleep and allow your unconscious mind time to bring it to your attention.

There is no time limit to this so don’t give up after two days because you don’t have an answer, just keep asking the question and the answer will be revealed to you.

In the meantime while you wait be of service to others in whatever way fills you with joy and you will find that before long your purpose will be revealed.

Diane

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[Your IT : Session 2] What’s your intention for your life?

September 24, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

When you intend something to happen it’s quite powerful. You are not wishing that it happens or hoping that it happens.

Stop and say to yourself “I wish I could find a new job” then try “I hope I find a new job” now say to yourself “I intend to find a new job”

Can you feel the power in that last statement? When you set your intention for something to happen you are letting yourself, your unconscious mind, and The Divine know that there is something you want for yourself.

So what’s your intention for your life? What do you INTEND to happen?

Discovering this can help you move closer towards your IT if you are unsure about what IT might be.

When you declare an intention you can begin to work towards making it happen. You will find that doors open, or that you meet the right people you need, but you have to first declare an intention and before that you have to discover what your intention is.

My intention for my life is to live anywhere in the world, with my children, a wonderful loving partner and my laptop because my businesses are online. I open my laptop and I am in business! It’s my intention to generate an ongoing 5-6 figure monthly income (or more) that comes in while I sleep, play and have fun every single day and to never work more than 4 hours a day to earn it! It’s my intention to own property in Dominica where my parents are from and to spend time writing and speaking to anyone that wants to listen for the rest of my life.

That’s my intention and it gets me up every morning. I am totally inspired by it and when things aren’t working out or even when life has taken a complete downturn I hold the space for this intention to be released.

Understand that whatever you intend life will probably throw the complete opposite at you for a while as your strength and willpower to have what you truly desire is tested. Many people give up on their dreams because of that. Will you?

Your intention must fill you with desire. It must touch you to your very soul. When you think about your intention it must move you into action and inspire you to continue working towards it

Your intention may become your IT or it may just be part of your IT but it is an essential part. Your intention for your life will help you work out what your purpose is in life. These are not separate things and I don’t want you to begin to see them as separate. They are all inherently intertwined. Your intention, your purpose, your IT! They are all one, but for the purpose of this Ecourse I have to separate them out.

Begin to look at what you intend to bring into your life and next time and look forward to our next lesson that will take you on a journey towards your life’s purpose.

Your intentions and thoughts are the prophecies of what you will one day become. This is what is meant by a self fulfilling prophecy. Whatever you think or intend to happen in your mind will happen. So if your mind is full of lack, and disbelief and fear. If you fear you will lose your partner then you will, because your thoughts attract to you the very thing you think about.
- Dr Wayne Dyer

Your IT has been written by Personal Growth Coach Diane Corriette.

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The Dream

September 23, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 1 Comment 

I had a dream about you last night

I lay there in your arms

and for a few hours in my deepest sleep I felt completely safe

You always made me feel that way

Safe and warm

Like nothing and no one could ever hurt me

The smell of you fills me and my body tingles

I need you, I ache for you, I love you.

I’m awake now and it all comes flooding back

The worry, the pain, the hurt

But at any time I can close my eyes and remember the dream

by Ananda 2008

Ananda is the pen name of Personal Growth Coach Diane Corriette.

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Dating Advice For Women

September 22, 2008 by DianeCorriette · 2 Comments 

Dating Advice For Women


Why Men Withdraw,
And What To Do About It

Tons of women do this one thing.

And it must leave them feeling awful…

I wonder if you do it too?

I’m talking about women who hide their true
feelings from a man and fear sharing their desire
for a closer relationship and for love.

Ever felt this way?

It’s happens when you won’t communicate directly
with a man about your feelings because you think you’ll
“scare him away”.

Unfortunately, you’re right… it could scare him
away.

The way you talk to a man about a relationship
turns out to be THE BIGGEST MISTAKE ANY WOMAN CAN MAKE
WITH A MAN.

I’ll come back to this giant mistake in just a
quick second…

First, I’d like to talk about what I’ve seen in
the dating world as a guy and share a FASCINATING
story with you.

I’ve had women communicate their feelings with me
in all sorts of different ways from joy to anger to
frustration, and I know what each one does to a man.

(and in a larger context, what communicating this
way does to any person in general – man or woman)
There’s a pattern to the dating experiences that
I’d like to share.

THE STORY GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS…

(let’s pretend I’m the man in this story and you’re the woman)
You and I meet. We both like each other.
(lucky me!)

Feelings develop for us both on several levels.
(physically, emotionally, socially)

You try to be “patient” and not express too many
feelings and what you want to play it cool.

We have a great “connection”, but we never talk
about what we want in our future around dating,
a relationship or marriage.

Time goes by and things are great for us.

Eventually, you begin to see that you’re not
getting what you want from me in the relationship.

You want more, but you’re scared of talking to me
about it because you don’t know where I’m at.

You’re scared because I’ve talked to you about all
the bad experiences I’ve had with women in the past.

And sometimes I even make negative remarks about
women and their emotions.

You don’t want to ruin the good things we have
going and rock the boat, but in the back of your
mind you know that you’ll want to deal with the
negative emotions that are slowly but surely building
in your mind.

Then as I start to see us growing closer, I begin to
use my past issues to tell you that I’m not looking for
much more than what we have right now.

So you don’t say anything to me directly to
communicate what’s going on for you and your feelings.

And of course, being a normal guy, I don’t say
anything either. (Of course, I’m a man!)

You become frustrated and confused that I’m not
acting how I used to act.

Things begin to change with the way I treat you.

I don’t pay as much attention to you anymore.

I don’t surprise you or bring you flowers anymore.

I’m tired everyday after work and just want to
watch tv when I get home.

I call you less frequently.

I don’t initiate sex as much anymore.

You even consider that I could be seeing someone else.

And after a few months – I’ve become distant.

So what happens next?

You decide you’re not happy with where things are
and it’s time to have a talk about where we’re at.

But you’re SCARED of expressing your feelings about
what you want, so you let things build up inside you
until you begin to let your frustrations with me show.

And to wrap the story up…

You make THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU CAN MAKE WITH A MAN…

You start a conversation about the relationship
and then you “let me have it”!

(you get upset and lose your cool with me)
All your desires, fears, frustrations and dreams
that you’ve been holding inside away from me all pour out
in one big emotional explosion…

This “Big Mistake” can take the form of arguing
and yelling, but not exclusively.

Sometimes it’s just extreme intensity, perhaps tears.

It might include:

- Complaining about the current state of the relationship

- Talking about the things he does wrong with you

- Showing your frustrations about what you feel is missing

- Becoming upset that he doesn’t feel how you’d like him to feel

- Bringing up past issues, arguments or disappointments

But it always creates a lot of emotional tension
and “drama”. Especially in the guys mind.

This is THE LAST THING you want to do with a man if
you want to get some positive result with him.

That tension that’s created stays with him, and he
NEVER forgets it.

In his mind, he now thinks of you as “hysterical” and
full of issues. His mind defines you by what he saw in
your behavior, and it scares him.

Yep, I know it’s not fair, but it’s the man’s weird
and twisted reality…

I’ve heard hundreds, maybe thousands, of men talk
about this exact perception of a woman and how they
fear being with a woman who they think will make this
giant mistake.

Yeah, I know… it’s inmature, selfish and not fair of
the man, but it’s the reality of the situation that lots
of women end up in with men.

So how do you avoid this….?

I’ll tell you how in THREE EASY STEPS.

Step 1) You Need To Understand What’s Going On Inside The
Mind Of Your Man…

Let me tell it to you straight, as a man…

Women secretly believe that their connection with
a man will “naturally” turn into something deeper without
any communication taking place.

Kind of like it’s the unspoken truth about what’s

going on.

Honestly… this isn’t how it works for us men.

If you’re “assuming” you have a relationship,
and that he feels like you do, you’re wrong.

Men don’t assume that a connection, being together,
spending quality time and all the rest means they’re
in a committed relationship.

Some men do, but not most.

For a man to know he’s in a committed relationship,
and understand the things YOU want in that relationship,
YOU have to communicate with him in CLEAR AND DIRECT terms.

Yeah, that’s right… You have to put yourself out
there and be vulnerable.

Scary!

But I hear lots of women think that other women are
just lucky to have found such a great guy.

And while there are some men who are more equipped
and ready for a healthy situation with a woman, it’s NOT
luck that women in great relationships have found a way
to communicate with their guy.

That’s right, they’ve taken time to find the right
information and to learn to integrate a certain way of
communicating into their thinking and behavior.

It’s not easy, but there’s help.

Step 2) You Need To Understand What Causes You To Make
“The Big Mistake”

EVERYONE wants to have THEIR needs met first. It’s
basic human nature.

But being able to delay your gratification is an
AMAZING thing to develop in your life.
(in every part of your life!)

Most people (men and women) want to talk, talk,
talk about what THEY think and what THEY want.

The root of this problem basically boils down to
needs that are unmet.

So making “The Big Mistake” is really all about
being driven by your unmet needs and desires and solely
focusing on what YOU want the relationship to be,
without honestly and critically considering the man’s
perspective, his emotional state, his commuication
skills and where he’s coming from at the same time.

When you do this with a man, you are subconsciously
telling him that you’re more interested in your feelings
and what YOU want than you are in his feelings and what
he wants.

And men can read and pick up on women who do
this instantly.

I see a form of this “Big Mistake” communication
all the time in business by the way.

Some business professionals are the worst at this
self-absorbed “need” oriented communication.

Like when someone calls me who wants to get something
from me or sell me something and they’re not very
experienced or polished at it.

The first thing I pick up on is their selfish agenda…
and it instantly puts me on the defensive.

But if they’ve done their “homework” on me and what I’m
looking for, and not what THEY WANT from me, when they
talk it changes the whole situation the second they show
me they’ve thought about what I want.

It’s very simple but extremely powerful.

So let’s take this concept directly back to communicating
with men.

It might sound cliche’, but you’ve got to learn to listen
and understand where’s he’s at and where’s he’s coming from.

This cliche’ is a around for a reason.

It works.

Patience, empathy and understanding are the first steps
towards creating the relationship you dream about.

But you’ve got to be careful to not become the woman who
gives him EVERYTHING and gets walked on.

Use your common sense and intuition to safeguard
yourself – I know that your female perceptive abilities
aren’t used nearly enough, so put these strong tools to
good use.

Step 3) How To Avoid Making The Big Mistake
Let me give you a vital piece of information
when dealing with men…

Men are CLUELESS when it comes to identifying
the things that are “obvious” to women in dating
and relationships.

I would know. It’s taken me ten years to begin
to understand these things for myself – and I
spend a LOT of time thinking about it.

Sorry though, I’m “spoken for”…
(Oh Please, get over yourself Christian!!)

Ok, enough self-indulgent humor, back to you.

So we know men are AWFUL at initiating and
participating in conversations about deep emotions
and relationships.

Sorry to break the bad news, but it’s almost
always up to you to make this communication happen.

It’s important to remember to approach the entire
conversation from the perspective of talking about
what you want AND what he wants.

If you can make a guy feel like you put his
feelings and needs a priority in this conversation,
and always consider what he wants, I promise he will
LOVE YOU for it!

There’s no rule that says you can’t consider
another persons opinions and feelings first in
order to get what you want.

In fact, a key goal in negotiating is to let
the other person talk first.

When you get to listen first, you ALWAYS have
the advantage. You know exactly what the other person
wants… and knowledge is influence and power.

I’m not saying you need to take on hard-core
negotiating here with a man, but some of the same
rules and principles about people and psychology apply.

When you talk to a man from a positive place
of listening first, he will be 10,000 times more
receptive to what you have to say and what you want
once you bring it up than if you approach him from a
place of feeling hurt, communicate need and projecting
fear and anxiety.

Try this instead.

Ask a positive question or give a positive
statement such as, “Honey, I was thinking today
that I was happy to be with you.”

It might sound submissive, corny or
difficult to say to someone you’re having a
tough time with, but think about it…

If you’re going through all the trouble to
worry so much about the future with this person,
this is already what you’re thinking.

You might want to check out what could be the
world’s best collection of ideas, strategies,
insights and research on the subject of how to
avoid the Big Mistakes, and other big mistakes
in my ebook, “Catch Him And Keep Him”.

It’s full off specific ways to communicate with
a man that will instantly amplify the attraction
he feels for you and help move things quickly and
smoothly from “casual” to “committed” in no time
flat.

I’ve spent the better part of the last year
making sure my ebook will give you REAL WORLD
ANSWERS and solutions to the things you’re dealing
with when it comes to men.

Go check it out right now:

Your Friend,

Christian Carter


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I’m Officially The Other Woman

September 17, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

I’m officially the other woman, the one we all despise

The sneaking, cheating, hated one but not the one who lies

See he must play his own part too for this affair to work

And he’s the one who has a wife so how come he’s no jerk

He leaves his wife. And tells her lies.

But it seems its not his fault… I led him on.

So i’m offically the other woman, the one we all despise

But hold on just a minute I’m not the one telling liesA

 
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Reason to Under Achieve No. 10 – Lack of vision and focus!

September 7, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

I won’t hit you with all the clichés here! You know the ones I mean. A ship without a sail, a house without foundations, an aeroplane without a pilot type clichés that are all used to tell you the same thing. You must know where you are going if you want to be clear on the fact that you get there!

Having a clear direction to go in, feeling the emotional high when life has purpose, being focused on your desires, these are all things that provide excitement, fulfilment, peace and happiness to life.

It doesn’t mean you then stay moving in this direction forever. Your direction will change as you grow and you will gain the strength to flow with it if you are willing to.

What is your vision? It could be a personal one for yourself and your life, or it could be a professional one for your business. What do you want to accomplish by the end of 2009? 2015? 2020? Do you know yet? If not, why not.

If you are hoping that you will get a magical answer that will instantly provide you with the answers you seek then I have some good news and some bad news!

The bad news is there is no magical answer!

The good news is, the best person to tell you what your life purpose is, is you! Yes, that’s right, not the book on how to do it (although it provides great guidance), but you.

Inside you is the answer you seek, all you need to do is begin to listen to it. And here’s some more good news. Your purpose isn’t something you work towards achieving; it is something that lives in your life every single day.

So where ever you are in life right now, that is your purpose, yes you heard me, no matter what emotional turmoil you are in right now you are living your purpose. You may not have connected with it fully, that is why there is turmoil, but it is alive and well within you.

It really is time for you to take back your power. Stop thinking the book will give it to you, stop thinking your Life Coach will give it to you, stop thinking the seminar leader will give it to you. They are just tools, facilitators, catalysts that are there to help you bring it out of yourself.

If you believe “You don’t know” your vision can I invite you to stop lying to yourself. Yes you do. You always have. You may not know how to bring it out of yourself, or articulate it, now that’s something different. But you know what it is.

Are you using “I don’t know” as a way to stay stuck? To ensure you never have to work towards achieving anything, but that you have a great excuse and reason why not?

The question here is “Am I ready to connect to my vision?”

Focus is the other area that women struggle with. We move from one thing to another, thinking that the thing we are working on “is it” only to discover years later that you are unfulfilled again.

When you have found what you love to do, when you have connected with what you are passionate about, every action you need to take is easy. It’s easy, its fun and you love it. You wouldn’t want to do anything else.

But hey, relax, remember this is a journey, and the journey would be far too easy if we all just hit upon what we love instantly. The important thing is you are doing something about being unhappy. You are, aren’t you?

Written by Diane Corriette

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Reason to Under Achieve No. 9 – Impatience

September 3, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

I tried for a while but it didn’t work. Or Shouldn’t it be gone by now!

I am always amazed at the number of times clients say to me “but Diane. I have been thinking positively for 4 weeks now and nothings working!”

Let’s have some reality here shall we! When you spend 10, 15, 30 years thinking and behaving a certain way, your way of being does not magically shift overnight! Now whilst I am an optimist and I believe that anything is possible, even I have a limit on this one!!!!

Changing your mindset takes time, taking yourself from negative thinking to positive is a journey. All learning goes through stages called the “Conscious Competence Learning Model!” Here are the stages:

1. Unconscious Incompetence – you are a 2 year old child and you cannot tie your shoe laces, but you don’t know that you cannot tie your shoe laces and it is not important to you.

2. Unconscious Competence – Now you are 5 years old, and you realise that there is something to this shoe lace thing and you want to learn how to tie yours!

3. Conscious Incompetence – Now you are 6 and you have been practising how to tie your shoe laces but you still need to think real hard about it. It doesn’t come naturally all the time.

4. Conscious Competence – You tie your shoe laces without thinking and get on with your day.

The question here is “What action(s) am I ready to take to ensure I effortlessly move through these stages with every new learning experience?”

In the world of personal development you will go through the same stages. How quickly you move through them will depend on your willingness to learn.

If you read a book a year chances are it will take you a long while, if you read a book a week, listen to audios, attend seminars and take action and use what you have learnt, chances are you will move through them very quickly.

The other error women make is in believing that their insecurities will disappear. I am here to tell you that it’s not impossible, but they may always raise their head from time to time!

But here’s the difference. Instead of looking at it as “bad” decide that you are being given an opportunity to look for something that is missing. So if you are negatively speaking that “something won’t work” take a look at whether you have planned enough. Are you in touch with the right people? Have you done everything you could possibly do to ensure this “will work!”

Decide that your feelings of something not working are in fact signals that there may be more that you can do. See your old ways of being as a signal to tell you that something may need to change, or you may have missed something out.

Usually, when people are upset, it is because there is a way they want things to be. If you are upset, use that as a signal that’s telling you there is a way you want something done, or there is something you need to say.

Begin to use these emotional signals to your advantage, create a different perspective for yourself. If you find that actually it is just you being stuck in your old ways, be gentle with yourself, affirm your commitment to think and behaviour differently, and then work towards that.

During this journey you will always be taking 20 steps forward and 5 steps back. This is the way of life. Embrace and accept it, rather than make it wrong. Each step back will allow you to go even further forward if you take the time to listen to it.

Written by Diane Corriette

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Reason to Under Achieve No. 8 – I’m Not Good Enough

September 2, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

This has to be one of the biggest barriers for women. Growing up believing that they were not good enough; and I know it was one of mine, and even now, 15 years later, I can find myself having to work through and overcome this feeling of not being “good enough!”

But the difference between you and I is, when this comes up for me I can squash it within minutes! (And if I don’t I acknowledge that I am choosing to keep myself there.)

You can get to where I am too, all it takes is the willingness to continually work through it and admit when this “demon” has bitten into you once again!

I am at the unconscious competence (I talk about that later) stage of my personal development. If a word comes into my head or out of my mouth that is not life affirming I immediately cancel it and replace it with something that raises my energy.

It happens without me having to consciously remind myself to do this, and it took me 15 years to get here. But the time is going to go anyway, so the length isn’t the important part. It is the journey. I started my journey at age 25 and now I am 40 years old I am more powerful in my way of being than I ever was in my 20’s! Just wait until I am 50!

The question here is “How long have I believed I am not good enough and what am I going to do to change this story? (Which is totally not true I might add!)”

Thinking, feeling and believing that you are not good enough is confidence enemy number 1! You need to make a commitment to actively seek personal and professional help to overcome it. The personal help can come from listening to audios and reading books that support you in working through this.

The professional help can come from attending workshops (e.g. Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life or Landmark Education’s course ‘The Forum’).

The great thing is you will meet people all working towards the same goal. Some of these people will become part of your network of people who are all looking for bigger and better things.

Overcoming this belief is a work in progress, but the reward far outweighs the “work”

I want to end this with a plea. If you are a woman with children please watch what you say to them, children are literal creatures and will believe every thought you put in their head.

Please nourish them with positive affirmations about being capable, lovable and able to succeed at whatever they put their minds too.

And please no longer allow other people to indulge in calling your child(ren) names. Not even the little pet “you clumsy thing, you” that Grandparents may lovingly say when they drop the plate of cookies.

Growing up believing you are not good enough is one of the most damaging things to go through. Having said that, when you are willing to work through it, it can provide you with the energy to be the best that you can be; that’s what it did for me.

Reason to Under Achieve No 7 – Wasting Precious Life On Regrets

September 1, 2008 by DianeCorriette · Leave a Comment 

We all have things that didn’t work out. Things that we would have done differently, and it’s always good to take a long hard look at the impact our actions have in our life and on other people.

It’s also good to spend some time in reflection looking at what you will do differently next time and how you can learn from your mistakes.

But ultimately, you have to LET IT GO! Let go of the past, focus on what’s great in your life right now, and create a compelling future for what will be.

Every minute, hour, week, month and year you waste on blaming, shaming, criticising and regret does nothing but reduce the happiness you can experience in your own life. It robs you of your passion to move forward and look at “what’s next?”

The question here is “What stories can I give up about events in the past, the giving up of which will help me to move forward?”

Take a long hard look at the business deals that didn’t work out, the partner that didn’t support, the people that “did stuff to you.” Are you ready to let it all go?

This is not about blame. Maybe what they did was wrong, but by you continually focusing on it that will not make it right, or change what happened. Is it time to find another way?

Written by Diane Corriette
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