Today on LeapTalk™ we are highlighting Karen laskey. Karen is a mem­ber of the Cana­dian Pro­fes­sional Coun­selling Asso­ci­a­tion, The Cana­dian Col­lege of Pro­fes­sional Coun­sel­lors & Psy­chother­a­pists, and the Inter­na­tional Med­ical & Den­tal Hyp­nother­apy Association.

In this episode of LeapTalk™, Karen shares some of her biggest pivotal shifts towards brand clarity and how she has been able to exponentially grow her business as a result of working with LeapZone on a strategic, branding and  coaching level. Find out how CLARITY has been the key to building her thriving practice.

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Karen has been in the health and well­ness indus­try for 20 years. Rec­og­niz­ing the impor­tance of proper diet and exer­cise, she became a fit­ness instruc­tor and trainer in 1986. Help­ing peo­ple to become phys­i­cally healthy was reward­ing, but her under­stand­ing of the effects that the mind and emo­tions have on the body, and her desire to take peo­ple to a deeper level, led her to train as a psy­chother­a­pist through the Cura Insti­tute in 1997. After work­ing with clients for 2 years, Karen began to see the power and the magic of the sub­con­scious, which led her to fur­ther her train­ing to include hyp­nother­apy in 1999.

Since then Karen has trained in Emo­tion­ally Focused Ther­apy for Cou­ples and con­tin­ues her train­ing through var­i­ous related workshops. In order to pro­vide effec­tive ther­apy to indi­vid­u­als with dif­fer­ent needs and ways of being, Karen’s train­ing embod­ies an inte­grated approach. The basis of her work is hyp­nother­apy, cog­ni­tive ther­apy and emo­tion­ally focused ther­apy, but she also uti­lizes tech­niques such as reflec­tive lis­ten­ing, focus­ing, body-centered ther­apy, regres­sion and dream work.

The knowl­edge Karen has gained work­ing with indi­vid­u­als with many diverse issues, cou­pled with her per­sonal heal­ing expe­ri­ence, pro­vides her with the skill, com­pas­sion and com­mit­ment to facil­i­tate your unique process of self-discovery.

You can reach Karen Laskey at: karen@laskeytherapy.com
“Help­ing You, Breakthrough.”

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Today on LeapTalk™ we are highlighting Monique Polloni. Monique is well known to listeners of Radio Canada in British Columbia. This talented host has directed and produced several programs over the years, such as “La Nuit”, “Que de Bonheur” and “Les Plaisirs  Partages”. She has also been in charge of ”Tous azimuths”, a reporting segment of  “Phare Ouest” and “Correspondance”. You can listen to Monique share her love of music and arts with you, every morning, Monday to Friday!

Monique Polloni is also an experienced bilingual MCEE for various types of cultural or corporate events. She has worked on voice over projects in French and English. She is fluent in both official languages and also speaks Italian. Her goal is to make your project a real success.

In this episode of LeapTalk™, Monique shares some of her biggest pivotal shifts towards brand clarity and momentum as a result of working with LeapZone on a strategic and experiential coaching level.

You can reach Monique Polloni at: mpolloni@mac.com

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Today, LeapTalk™ is highlighting Janet Helm. Janet’s vision is to provide gifts that reflect personal style and meaning, drawn from a time when gifts were searched out, beautifully wrapped, accompanied with personally signed cards, and hand delivered.

Janet shares with us some of her biggest pivotal shifts towards brand clarity and momentum as a result of working with LeapZone on a strategic and experiential branding level.

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Today, LeapTalk™ is highlighting Living Radius Architecture + Interior Design. Kelly Griffiths and Brian Uhryniuk are the owners and operators of this successfully integrated design house, where they help home owners go beyond the obvious to create homes that are the perfect fit for them.

Kelly shares with us some of her biggest pivotal shifts towards brand clarity and momentum as a result of working with LeapZone on a strategic and experiential branding level.

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…of creating, preparing and producing our biggest venture yet, the moment has finally arrived…..LeapTV, our new online show for small business, is making its grand debut on the internet red carpet, Thursday, September 23rd, 2010!

Our ultimate goal is to reach one million people across the globe, and in order to do that we need your help! Online content doesn’t go viral unless people are spreading the good word. So, what can you do to help?

Two simple things:

• Tune in – Watch LeapTV and revolutionize the way you do business!
• Talk up the show and forward the link or an episode…Tweet, Facebook, LinkedIn…Shout it from the rooftops!

Whichever platform you choose, word of mouth is invaluable and your voice behind this project would mean the world to us. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to your feedback.

FOR THE COMPLETE PRESS RELEASE, GO TO:

http://www.leapzonestrategies.com/uploads/leaptv/LeapTV_Press_Release.pdf

• To visit the new LeapTV website and watch the teaser, go to:
  www.leaptv.com and learn, share, get involved!
• To download a PDF with sponsorship info and opportunities, go to:
  www.leapzonestrategies.com/uploads/leaptv/leaptv_sponsorship.pdf

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Mavreen David at 604.312.9613, mobile 604.961.5677, or email Mavreen at: leaptv@leapzonestrategies.com

THANKS FOR HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD!

LeapTV’s™ edge is about TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. This no BS show divulges simple and powerful principles that revolutionize the way you do business. It helps you and your business deliver like a well-engineered, well-oiled machine and makes you think, act and perform like never before. It is the spark plug that small business owners need to kick some serious ass by learning simple, unconventional tools, tips and tricks to win the game of business. LeapTV™ is also about building a great success community by leveraging viewers’ expertise and getting them involved by sharing their experiences, ideas, gems, concepts, insights and results.

By watching the show you can expect to:
1.    Have fun learning simple and powerful principles.
2.    Increase your level of clarity and efficiency.
3.    Gain momentum by learning simple tools and strategies to allow you to grow more effortlessly.
4.    Learn what branding truly is and what role it plays in becoming extraordinary to avoid elimination.
5.    Increase your overall level of customer delight and loyalty.
6.    Learn how to accomplish more in less time (and more effortlessly).
7.    Learn methodologies to help you keep it simple and more profitable.

Want to leverage LeapTV’s exposure for your business?
Get involved!
LeapTV™ has amazing sponsorship and cross promotion opportunities for great companies like yours. Are you offering outstanding products and/or services that will not only improve our viewers’ performance and overall quality of life, but will also be in-line with LeapZone’s core brand foundation?.  Contact Mavreen David at leaptv@leapzonestrategies.com to find out more.

P.S. Make sure to check out our new teaser video coming soon to www.leaptv.com in August 2010. In the meantime, you can view some of our beta-test podcasts…and try not to laugh!

See you online!

Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Renee Safrata from Reneevations. Renee is an amazing mentor dedicated to helping business leaders increase employee engagement, team alignment and strategic results via invaluable tools, methodologies as well as Premium e-Learning Packages.

Renee shares with us some of her biggest pivotal shifts towards brand clarity and momentum as a result of working with LeapZone on a strategic and experiential branding level.

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Well…so I thought. But here is the brutal truth. I woke up one morning a few weeks ago feeling tired, frustrated, stressed (actually borderline angry), overwhelmed, and feeling mentally and physically heavy. I had not felt that way in a very, very long time. Maybe some of you know the feeling…

I could go on and give you a thousand reasons why I felt that way like, “September was an extraordinarily busy month and I stretched myself thin to be accommodating”; or “I decided to play computer techie and add a few major technical elements to the mix ’cause I’m obviously sadistic”; or the kicker “I started a 5-day cleanse to reset my metabolism as well as a 30-day yoga challenge because that last hour in my day I could maybe have spared just had to be filled”…blah, blah, blah…you get the point right?

Was September difficult? Yes, it sure was. Was it also the greatest catalyst for me to realize that it is NOT AT ALL how I want to feel in my business or my life? You bet.

What happened next took a lot of guts and involved a lot of tears (Kleenex sure made a huge profit that week!). Margarita and I took the necessary time (with our coach)  to completely re-assess and re-evaluate it all, and zap ourselves with a jolt of perspective. We totally hit the RESET button and realized that although September was the last drop that spilled the milk, the real “spark killer” was all the little, cumulative, non-necessary, non-profitable To Dos (admin or otherwise) that we thought were important.

So, we decided to get rid of a huge chunk of “noise”, re-connected with our ideal work schedule and totally simplified our business model to suit the lifestyle we really want. After all, if we are to choose to play the game of business, might as well play it our way right?

Here is the thing. The gem in all of this is that I was out of balance with the majority of my core values. Keeping it Simple was getting overcrowded with a whole bunch of ToDos – simple mind you – but To Dos nonetheless that were contributing to the noise. Freedom to Excel was getting buried under a heavily loaded schedule…therefore leaving me feeling like I had no time and energy left to do what I do best: Digging Deeper.

Today, I feel a lot lighter despite the work ahead that is necessary to implement all our changes…because I know that it will be much, much better on the other side.

What do you need to “stop” or “reset” in your life and in your business to increase your level of freedom and fulfillment?

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Today, I am speaking with Mickael Plourde from Carmick Interiors. Carmick Interiors is a small and extremely talented  Vancouver-based TurnKey™ Interior Design Firm that has a unique ability and process to transform houses into sanctuary homes.

Mickael shares with us some of his biggest pivotal shifts and breakthroughs that helped him gain his spark back, and go from “slave” to “leader” of his own business as a result of LeapZone’s One Year Business Performance Catalyst Program The Jump™.

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ambitious: have a deep desire to achieve more.
committed: are willing to take consistent action to achieve goals.
ready for change: are open to taking “calculated risks” to move forward.
a dreamer: have ambitious goals and need support getting there sooner.
driven: have the drive, desire and energy to make it happen.
disciplined: have the ability to implement quickly and remain consistent.
accountable: do what they say they will do.

We call these people “leapers”; people who are as committed to themselves as to where they are going. We are proud to say our clients are definitely among these people. We have added two client success stories to our website that we want to share with you. Please take a minute to learn about the challenges they approached us with, the process we used to help them through their respective challenges, and the results achieved. Where available, click the play button to listen to a personal audio testimonial from our client and hear for yourself what they think!

RENEEVATIONS SUCCESS STORY

INSITE STRATEGIES SUCCESS STORY

If you have a few minutes, feel free to listen to our latest LeapTalk™ Success Story podcast right now:

LEAPTALK™ SUCCESS SERIES:_LISE ON LIFE
Lise on Life is a small Vancouver-based holistic nutrition and wellness centre that supports and helps exhausted and aching women.

Today, I am speaking with Lise Wearing from Lise On Life. Lise on Life is a small Vancouver-based holistic nutrition and wellness centre that supports and helps exhausted and aching women.

Lise was one of LeapZone’s first clients to experience our Beta One Year Business Re-vitalization Program called The Leap™ about a year ago. She shares with us her experience of working with LeapZone as well as her biggest pivotal shifts and realizations gained in the process.

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