Welcome to Women POWER
My name is Ann Vanino.
I am a professional coach, organizational consultant and owner of Moving Forward Coaching & Consulting. I am a resident of Antelope Valley and served on the founding Executive Board of the Antelope Valley Women’s Conference. Moving Forward also specializes in coaching and consulting for workforce development programs.My passion, as a coach, centers on personal power - helping individuals to find their own gifts and bring them confidently into the world. Often, power is given a bad name. I think power is a good thing, if you use it for the good of all. In my blog, I will examine elements of personal power, share stories of personal power and invite you to share your ideas with me. It is my wish that all the women of Antelope Valley lead empowered and fulfilling lives.
Do you know your gifts?
Our society has a way of beating you down. It wants you to conform to its view of who you should be. If you conform, you will be accepted. That is your supposed reward. But, there’s a hitch. In order to conform, you must stifle your own uniqueness. Society does not like differences. It sees safety in numbers. An upstart could unsettle things. Society does not celebrate each person’s uniqueness – so how are you to find your gifts? Here’s a way to get started. Think back over your life to times when you were happy. What were you doing? Think about times you made a positive impact on others. What was it you did to have that impact? See if you can find some clues regarding what your gifts are.
Take a moment to do some visioning. Find a quiet space and settle your mind. Ask yourself, “what are my gifts?” See what comes. It may be a symbol, a word or a full answer to your question. Write down what comes to you.
There is a wonderful quote from Marianne Williamson that encourages us to bring our gifts into the world. Until next time, I will leave you with its beautiful message:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
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About Ann Vanino
In 1996, Ann Vanino founded Moving Forward Coaching & Consulting. Moving Forward's coaching and consulting guide individuals to career success and fulfillment and organizations to maximum performance.
Moving Forward also specializes in coaching and consulting for workforce development programs. Ann's passion for this work centers on designing youth oriented and market driven workforce development programs and strategies, providing career coaching for young adults and creating collaborative workforce development stakeholder groups.
www.MovingForward.net
