Welcome to the augural issue of TransformationWorks Newsletter (TWN). TWN is a monthly publication that you will receive near the end of each month, beginning August 2003. TWN is intended to inform, inspire, and celebrate you. Each issue will provide you with tips and information for your personal, professional or business development. In each issue, I will also let you know about services and upcoming events at TransformationWorks.

I value you, and welcome your suggestions and comments about TWN. Please feel free to email me.

Well known for her work with life transition issues and human transformation, Joyce is frequently asked to speak to professional and business groups and to the general public. Her diverse range of topics include "Developing Your Business Style," "Thriving Through Mid-Life Transition," "Stress Management For The Active Lifestyle", as well as issues related to women's identity and sexuality.

Joyce opened her private practice as a psychotherapist in 1985, and works with individuals, couples, and small groups with an emphasis on healing, growth and personal transformation. In 1996, she expanded her practice to include success coaching for entrepreneurs and professionals in business.

Her practice, TransformationWorks, is designed to address the emerging needs of humans entering the 21st century. It is a catalyst for helping people transform their lives.

TransformationWorks offers a variety of services, including psychotherapy with an emphasis on healing, personal growth, and wellness, career counseling, and coaching for professional and business development.

TransformationWorks offers workshops and presentations that support emotional, belief system, and behavioral shifts, and that support the creation of new patterns of living on our planet.

Joyce's next book, Twelve Keys to Transformed Living, will be available in 2004.

Joyce received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Louisiana State University in 1974, and her Master of Arts from Western Kentucky University in 1978. In 1983, she received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University. She is also a graduate of Coach University, the oldest and most well-regarded professional coach training program in the world. Joyce is a member in good standing of the American Psychological Association, the Houston Psychological Association, the EMDR International Association, the International Association of Coaches, and the Institute For Noetic Sciences

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Six Strategies for Staying In the Creativity Zone

Innovation and creativity are not just the realm of artists. They are entrepreneurial skills with a direct bottom line payoff. It is important to learn techniques and behaviors that help you generate new ideas for your business.

Here are six proven techniques you can use to sharpen your creative thinking and keep your ideas flowing.

1. Draw on your own experience.

What are some needs or wants you have that are not easily linked to existing services or products? For example, Anne B, owner of Elite Domestic Services, drew on her personal experience to expand Elite Domestics offerings to include around the clock child care. Anne got the idea for a 24-hour babysitting service from her own struggles to find high quality and reliable emergency childcare.

2. Keep An Open Mind

Don't get fixated on the notion that there's only one solution to a problem. Think outside the box. Sometimes you have to step away and let the ideas come to you.

3. Seek Counsel

Use your network of friends and associates. It is often helpful to get different perspectives from people you respect and trust. Develop an ad hoc advisory group to help you generate and evaluate ideas, strategize, or get over a creative block. Commit to working with a success coach to keep your idea factory running smoothly.

4. Consult Your Clients or Customers

Your clients or customers are great idea-generators. Periodically take a survey of what your clients like (and dislike) about your services or products. Seek their suggestions for improvements. Listen to what your customers tell you spontaneously.

5. Don't Try Too Hard

Good ideas are most likely to hit when you are not trying to be creative. According to Charles Thompson, author of What a Great Idea (1992), top idea-generating times include: showering, commuting, sitting in a boring meeting, exercising, listening to a church sermon, and manual labor.

6. Record It

Record your ideas when they are fresh. Otherwise, you are likely to forget them. Keep a pen and paper handy in your office, at your bedside, and anywhere else you spend time. Keep a voice-activated tape recorder in your car.

Upcoming Events at TransformationWorks

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

September 2003:
Working Effectively with Your Inner Critic
(Leisure Learning Unlimited)
Saturday, September 6th
9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Class code: 5161E
Cost: $29
Location: 2990 Richmond, Suite 120
Register Now

October 2003:
October is a month long holiday sponsored by TransformationWorks. "Get Unstuck Month" (formerly "Working With Your Inner Critic" month in Chase's Calendar of Events, 2003) is a time to work on releasing and letting go of limiting beliefs and old patterns that prevent you from reaching your highest potential. See September's newsletter for more about "Get Unstuck Month".

November 2003:
Collage Playshop
Want to understand more about your talents and abilities? Want to know more about your life purpose overall or maybe the best direction to go in the next six months? Want to put an extra zing into manifesting your dreams and goals? Then register to participate in the Collage Playshop.
Saturday, November 8th
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
and
Saturday, November 15th
9:30 am to 11:30 am

Women's Business Focus Group
Women's Business Focus Group (WBFG) is a success team for women who want support to turn their business or professional visions and ideas into achievable goals and sustain momentum toward success.
To Be Announced...stay tuned.