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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 are all designed to help people tap into their own personal power so they can achieve their 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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This Life by Design site, blog, and all of Patty Cook's services are designed to help busy professionals design and build the life and career of their dreams. Developing a Blueprint for Success™ will help you or your business:

Create a crystal clear vision that inspires action.
Design and implement effective strategies that align with your vision and values.
Maintain focus on achieving your goals and dreams
Develop support structures that maximize your efforts and reduce stress.

Most recent blog entries

Your Springboard to Success
Blueprint for Success Blog	By Patty Cook on 12/21/2009

Do you want more velocity in reaching your goals? Exponential success? This one simple practice can be your springboard to success!

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What are you waiting for?
Blueprint for Success Blog	By Patty Cook on 7/26/2009

My Mom was in labor for a long time with each of her five children, and it was a family joke that her labor time got longer every time she told the story! The memory still makes me smile. Maybe I wasn't quite ready to be born, who knows? I do know that I often felt "not ready" to take on life and business, like I always had my foot on the brake. It held me back for many years, until I asked myself: What are you waiting for?

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Stop Complaining and Start Creating!
Blueprint for Success Blog	By Patty Cook on 7/1/2009

Do you want more serenity AND power in your life? Then pay attention to how much time you spend complaining about life and what happens to you in the course of a day. Complaining is a huge energy drain, yet accomplishes absolutely nothing. It doesn't move you closer to your goals, it doesn't put you in a position of power over your own life, it doesn't even make you feel good! Read on to explore how acceptance can give you more of what you want in life, and less of what you don't.

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Communication Secret #17: Perspective
Blueprint for Success Blog	By Patty Cook on 8/12/2008

We all disagree with others at times. Many of us disagree with others a lot! So how can you get your point across without alienating the person you disagree with? Read on to discover a powerful tool for staying connected while getting to the heart of the matter.

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Carrying the World on Your Shoulders? 6 Ways to Shrug It Off
Blueprint for Success 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.
Blueprint for Success 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.
Blueprint for Success 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 )
Blueprint for Success 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
Blueprint for Success 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
Blueprint for Success 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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