The Creating CoPOWERment® Workbook
Embracing the Power of Positive Psychology, Healing Stories and Explorations to Create the Life You Want
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It was not until I was 43 that I finally came to understand that I couldn’t expect to find the “right” someone, the ideal job or even lose that last ten pounds so that everything else in my life will then be “perfect.” Instead I knew that I had to find the rightness, ideal and perfection in myself right in every moment and discover that it was there all along. I had to embrace, not push away, all of who I was, including my dark, sad and scary parts. I also knew that I was capable of making choices that were healthy, wise and fun.
When seeking self-acceptance and love, remember it is already within us, though it may take practice to discover, uncover and recover. Based on my own experiences with rediscovering love and compassion for myself, I recommend the following:
1) Ask yourself what you would say or do for your best friend in the same circumstances, then say or do that for yourself.
2) Hang out only with people who uplift and inspire you and avoid critical, insensitive types.
3) Treat yourself to one special thing a day. This could be time to rest or a piece of chocolate or another small treat or doing something you love to do, because you deserve it.
4) Wear clothes and shoes that you like and which fit you properly and make you feel good about yourself.
5) Participate in activities and groups that accentuate your talents and strengths.
6) Keep only the gifts, objects and keepsakes that hold meaning and good memories for you.
7) Connect with others who have integrity, and be honest with yourself about what motivates your interest in others.
8) Say “No” to things, people and events out of alignment with who you are. When you say “Yes!” only to things, people and events that resonate as true for you, then you say “Yes!” to your highest Self, to those in alignment with you and to Spirit.
And, finally 9) Ask and reach out for support from trusted friends, colleagues and mentors whom you admire.
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About the Book
The Creating CoPOWERment® Workbook: Embracing the Power of Positive Psychology, Healing Stories and Explorations to Create the Life You Want encourages readers to explore choices, visualize outcomes, and set priorities. This workbook is informal and informative, never preachy. It provides readers with the shared true-life stories of past Creating CoPOWERment® clients and body-mind-spirit practitioners, balanced with the scientific results of positive psychology studies conducted over the past thirty years or more in the areas of optimism, self-compassion, goal-setting, meaningful work, and success. Thought-provoking, hands-on explorations at the end of each chapter support readers in discovering their motivations and ideals in planning step-by-step changes for better living.
• Discover what motivates you to use your strengths to create the life you want.
• Learn how your unexamined thoughts and beliefs hold you back from achieving your goals.
• Transform obstacles into lessons and markers of success.
• Align with like-minded-hearted-souled allies, organizations, and communities.
• Find out what your life purpose really is and step-by-step how to get there.
Creating CoPOWERment® is a phrase the author coined to describe the empowering interactions that take place when people who are going through life transitions come together in groups or partner one-on-one. People who have participated in Creating CoPOWERment® have reported that they are able to identify better life options when they have an opportunity to share their experiences, beliefs, and resources with others.
About the Author
Lani Kwon, MA, Founder of the Creating CoPOWERment® Center LLC, provides clients with step-by-step tools for life transformation. She has over two decades of experience in crisis counseling, teaching, public-speaking, and writing. Lani is a Newfield Network® Graduate Coach (2011-2012) and has been a member of the International Coach Federation since 2006. She serves and supports people going through life transitions such as graduation, career change, identity crisis, coming out, moving, pregnancy, adoption, divorce, recovery, retirement, and others. Based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, she offers workshops for groups, presents larger lectures for companies and non-profit organizations, and provides online, teleconferencing and in-person one-on-one coaching worldwide. Lani is also a mom, photographer, and jewelry maker.