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About Patty Cook-Executive Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Writer, Certified Kolbe Consultant

Patty has been helping people achieve success while improving their health and quality of life since 1992. Her coaching, training, writing and speaking help you build personal foundations strong enough to support the most imaginative goals and withstand life’s greatest challenges, creating success from the inside out.

She has a passion for positively impacting corporate culture, and works with organizations who want to create powerful, effective teams, and who want to increase collaboration and effectiveness while reducing absenteeism and turnover.

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Most recent blog entries

Carrying the World on Your Shoulders? 6 Ways to Shrug It Off
Life by Design Blog	By Patty Cook on 10/7/2007

Do you ever feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Are you struggling, scattered, stuck, or short-tempered…and have so much on your plate you have no idea how you’ll get it all done? Read on to learn not one, not 2 but 6 Ways to SHRUG IT OFF!!!

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A Fresh Perspective...on P.O.W.E.R.
Life by Design Blog A Fresh Perspective	By Patty Cook on 8/4/2007 8:00 PM

How often in life do you just automatically react to what's happening around you? You know, before you know it you've said something, or done something, and it's too late to take it back? Now, sometimes automatic behavior works for you, but very often it doesn't. If you typically react to life's twists and turns and would like to become more responsive than reactive, there is good news ahead. You can bring more P.O.W.E.R. into your life in just a few simple steps...

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5/23/07 Matt Homann of realBIGthinking and Lex Think, Inc.
Life by Design Blog Power Tools for Life/WGNU Radio	By Patty Cook on 5/21/2007

"The most significant shift I'd like listeners to make is that it is possible for EVERYONE to be creative and innovative. So many people say that they, "are not creative," and I don't believe that is true. We all knew how to draw as children and invented new games, etc. It is not too much of a stretch to find ourselves back in touch with our creative selves." But HOW, you ask? Tune in and find out!

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6 Reasons to Eat Your Vegetables (by Jude Buglewicz )
Life by Design Blog Energy & Vitality	By Patty Cook on 5/17/2007 10:00 PM

If you're like most Americans, you're probably eating only three servings of fruits and vegetables a day, if that. Big mistake. Research shows that the more veggies you consume daily, the better off you'll be, in terms of overall health and body weight. Aim for five to nine or even thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Here are six reasons why.

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A Fresh Perspective on...Balance
Life by Design Blog A Fresh Perspective	By Patty Cook on 5/15/2007 11:05 AM

True success comes from keeping your eye on the prize while being fluid in your approach to reaching it, keeping balance between having a plan and being flexible. Too many times we are so attached to the path we've chosen that we miss subtle signs guiding us to a different, even better route. Learning that balance firmness and flexibility is key to achieving sustainable success - read on to learn how Brandon did it.

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5/16/07 Ninja Dating with Mollie Collugan, author of Ninja Chick
Life by Design Blog Power Tools for Life/WGNU Radio	By Patty Cook on 5/13/2007

Through the six secret teachings of the ancient Ninja masters, Mollie Culligan gives it to women straight - how to become Cheeky, In Charge, and Simply Genius in every aspect of life, including love, creativity and self-awareness.

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What are you afraid of?
Life by Design Blog	By Patty Cook on 5/12/2007

One practice I use to connect with my highest wisdom is to journal every morning. Three pages, handwritten, filled with complaints, fears, gratitude, celebration, vision, questions...and sometimes answers.

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05/09/07 "Cool Stuff" They Should Teach You In School - Kent Healy
Life by Design Blog Power Tools for Life/WGNU Radio	By Patty Cook on 5/5/2007

"How come we learn about French painters who died 300 years ago but not how to get along with others today? Why don't we learn how to make enough money to pay for a road trip or save money once we get it?" These questions and more spurred two young men to learn those lessons not taught in school, and share them with others.

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Life lessons from...beer??
Life by Design Blog	By Patty Cook on 5/5/2007

I'm not much of a beer drinker myself, but couldn't resist drawing a powerful parallel between Molson's visionary principles and living the best life you can.

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March 28, 2007 The Buzz about Networking
Life by Design Blog Power Tools for Life/WGNU Radio	By Patty Cook on 3/28/2007

Networking is the latest buzz, with groups springing up everywhere. Who networks and why? Is it best to network inside or outside of an organized structure? Online or offline? What are some qualities of a successful networker, and what are some definite behaviors to avoid at all costs?

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