<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341189225301439292</id><updated>2012-02-16T18:14:19.865-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Finish Strong!</title><subtitle type='html'>fulfilling life's purpose...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vanallencoaching.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8341189225301439292/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vanallencoaching.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Dr. Lisa Van Allen...</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15337998800970081836</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341189225301439292.post-3958174133599214715</id><published>2006-11-22T21:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-22T22:22:25.375-08:00</updated><title type='text'>FINISH STRONG... beginning a new blog</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="text"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;November 14, 2006&lt;br /&gt;What an incredible time of preparation &amp; prayer I've had over the summer&lt;br /&gt;months!  Launching this business and web site has&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="text"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt; challenged, terrified and&lt;br /&gt;stimulated me in ways I've never experienced.  W. Clement Stone said it well,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand.  It will fill you&lt;br /&gt;with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;Do you remember the scene from the 1989 movie&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4924/1018211575354179/1600/584179/parenthood.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 111px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/4924/1018211575354179/320/346686/parenthood.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="text"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt; Parenthood where Gil &amp;&lt;br /&gt;Karen Buckman (Steve Martin &amp;amp; Mary Steenburgen) are talking about their&lt;br /&gt;frenetic lives.  Grandma wanders in and starts talking about the roller coaster...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ul style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0pt;" type=""&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 14px;font-size:12;" &gt;"...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;That&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;more out&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;of it."  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;I agree with Grandma Buckman... I like living life on the roller coaster... Life&lt;br /&gt;lately has certainly had moments mixed with terror and delight.  But I have a&lt;br /&gt;confidence that at the end, I will arrive safe and sound... and that I will FINISH STRONG!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vanallencoaching.com/blank.html"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vanallencoaching.com/blank.html"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;For me, Finishing Strong means being able to look back on my relationships, my&lt;br /&gt;projects, my entire life with a sense of accomplishment and pride.  It means&lt;br /&gt;knowing that everyone who is important to me, including God, looks at my life&lt;br /&gt;and smiles with pleasure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you have a burning passion to get on with your life?  Do you have a sense&lt;br /&gt;of fun and adventure?  Do you have confidence that your short term projects&lt;br /&gt;and your long term goals will succeed?  If you didn't respond with a resounding&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt;"YES!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 18px;font-size:14;" &gt; to each of those questions, you need to give me a call!  I would love to&lt;br /&gt;share with you how Personal and Executive Coaching can help.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8341189225301439292-3958174133599214715?l=vanallencoaching.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vanallencoaching.blogspot.com/feeds/3958174133599214715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8341189225301439292&amp;postID=3958174133599214715&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8341189225301439292/posts/default/3958174133599214715'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8341189225301439292/posts/default/3958174133599214715'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vanallencoaching.blogspot.com/2006/11/finish-strong-beginning-new-blog.html' title='FINISH STRONG... beginning a new blog'/><author><name>Dr. Lisa Van Allen...</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15337998800970081836</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
