Are you getting better or just getting older?

One day I looked at myself in the mirror and saw someone that I didn't even know anymore. In fact as I continued to look I found that not only did I not know this person anymore I also did not like this person whom I had become.
Where was the person who had dreams?
The person who was excited about life where did she go?
When did those pounds become part of me?

Have you ever done that? Have you ever wondered how you got to where you are? Have you ever wondered where your dreams went? Have you ever felt out of touch with who you are? If you have I would like to invite you on a journey.

I decided to write a list of all the things I did not like about my life and myself on one sheet and on another I would list the things I liked about my life and myself. The resulting pages started an exploration and a transformation that is an ongoing journey. Along the way I have found those nay slayers who would like to cause landslides in my life. I have rounded the bend and found the road was partially obstructed or washed out. I had to learn to negotiate around hair pin curves and once in a while a box canyon.
Along the way I have traveled with convoys and driven solo across the desert of "Self Discovery" I have given helping hands to hitch hikers along the way and to those who need a little mechanical assistance. Today I enter a new leg in my journey. Today I looked in the mirror and loved the person I saw there. I love what I do in life. I love who I am right now. I have journeyed to the top of my life. Does the journey stop there? No it goes on and on, but the traveler has changed. The traveler has went from being a reluctant plodding mule who went where she thought she felt she had to go to a young vibrant excited explorer who wants to run and peek around the next corner in excitement and yet lingers to enjoy the view of the incredible rainbow of rich blessings she has received.

The thing I love the most is that I can help other people to complete their journey. To succeed where they have previously failed. To negotiate around the obstacles that may come into their paths. To find their life at the top of their world.

I love learning and growing. Learning can take many forms: classroom study, reading, travel, life experiences or collaboration with others. When you pay attention, there's always an opportunity to learn. When you think of life as a spiral of continuous improvements, there's always a higher place to which you can aspire.

Today the challenge is to Embrace Change -- Grow With the Flow.

1 Be PROGRESSIVE! What would you most like to improve about yourself or your life?
2 Be GROWING! Where do you see opportunities for you to learn and grow, right now?
3 Be FLEXIBLE! Where else could you find additional training and information?

Get To Know Lu Swart

Hello. I'm Coach Lu Swart I'm an experienced Life and Business Coach & Mentor. I have been coaching for a long time. It's my calling. And I've had the honor of working with hundreds of great people all over the world, helping them move forward in their lives and careers and achieve some amazing things.

To my life coaching practice I bring compassion, optimism, integrity, creativity, intuition, practicality, all my coaching and business skills, and a lifetime of experience. Over the years I've been; an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, author, publisher, human service worker, internet marketer, free lance writer and photographer, truck driver,rancher, investor, mom, wife, explorer, life enthusiast, and student of life. Looking back now, it seems all my life experiences were important, and in some way led me to coaching. They also allow me to better support and assist my clients.

I'm very grateful for the opportunities and experiences I've had. It hasn't always been easy, but in my experiences and life travels: I am achieving far more than I thought was possible when I started out.

In life coaching, I now do what I truly love. And I really enjoy seeing clients get inspired to do more than they thought possible. I have a very busy practice, usually working with over 30 clients, who come to coaching with a diversity of personal and professional interests.

I actively support the growth and raising of standards in the young profession of coaching. I am working hard daily to establish higher standards of training, credentialing and ethics within the coaching community. I am continually working on increasing my skills as a coach and an entrepreneur.

Personally, I've been married to my best friend, Dennis, for 20 years. He is still the person I most want to share my life with. Together we are the proud parents of five delightful children; whom have turned into wonderful young adults. I am lucky enough to live in a beautiful part of the world with family, friends and a community that are very important to me. I believe in giving back to my community and enjoy my work as a Council member of the Lincoln County Community Health Council.

Life Coach Background Summary

Lu Swart: life coach
Memberships: ICF, NWCA, LCHC
Training: AAS Human Services, C.N.A. C.D.L.
Education: Coach Training Alliance, Utah State University, Flathead Valley Community College, Western Montana College, School of hard knocks.
Specialty: I work one-to-one with individuals, new coaches, executives, leaders and entrepreneurs helping them; gain clarity, align their passions and strengths, create a plan to get the results they want, and live inspired and balanced lives.
Top Values: Family, integrity, making a difference, growth and learning, nature and creativity.
Favorite Place: In Hawaii snorkeling
Favorite Activity: exploring life with family
Favorite Book: Can't choose I love to many of them
Favorite Meal: homemade with lots of family and friends there or a date night with my best friend my husband

What I Do

What I do for a living, is to help people find their strengths and passions, become inspired, believe in themselves, stay focused, and really find & go after their biggest dreams.

focus making a positive difference in life and in business, and through my volunteer work, coaching and workshops, I've had the pleasure of helping many hundreds of people overcome challenges and live happier, more abundant lives. It is the most rewarding work I've ever done. If you are interested, here's how I came to do what I do.

My Outlook on Life Coaching

I love coaching. It allows me to use my gifts and all my business and life-skills training and experience, and make a difference in people's lives. I really enjoy working with my Clients, and admire their determination to make the changes required to get the results they want.

I also believe that we all have unique skills and talents. It is deeply rewarding to coach Clients to discover their potential, and then help them apply their own special gifts - in their businesses and personal lives. I greatly appreciate the trust my Clients put in me. The gift that they give me by allowing me to share in their journeys to the top of their worlds.

I love to help people grow, re-discover their dreams, and create more value, wholeness, abundance and peace in their lives. I think we all have a purpose, here on earth, and I love to help people find theirs.

I consider myself very fortunate to have had the personal and business experiences I've had. In business I am proud of the many ventures I've been a part of. Personally, I really enjoy my family life, and along the way I have had some great adventures including; snorkeling in Hawaii with my mom, husband, my son and his beautiful bride, my experiences in coaching and owning "My Life at the Top", driving truck across the lower 48 and Canada, owning our own trucking company, owning since 2001 DenLu Distributing LLC, then adding Cruise Walker Travel agency in 2007 and then DenLu Publishing LLC in 2008. Starting my own paper that focuses on the positives "Surf N Fun News LLC". To me the most important thing anyone can do is to work each day of who you want to become and utilise each chance you have to make a positive difference in as many lives as is possible. To me it all forms part of who I am, and what I have to offer to you.

My Outlook on Life

I view life as a journey, rather than a destination. And it's a journey that changes us all. To the extent that we get in touch with, and honor, our deepest values, that journey will be fulfilling. In my practice I often tell the story of the young Russian Soldier manning a lonely guard post at a country crossroad. When the soldier is startled out of his night vigil by someone approaching his checkpoint, he leaps forth and shouts: "Halt". "Who are you?" "Where are you going?" and "How are you getting there?"

The stranger turns out to be the village priest, who is quickly recognized. Yet rather than accepting the soldier's apologies, the priest offers to pay the young man 30 rubles to ask those same questions every day.

The point of the story is that if you have answers to these questions frequently, you are attending well to your life. At its deepest level, "Who are you?" inquires as to why you are here on this earth? "Where are you going?" inquires into the vision you have for your life, or how you are going to use the gifts of time and talent you have. "How are you getting there?" inquires into your calling, the next step, or the best path forward.

Answering these questions for your life can provide a great deal of clarity, inspiration and a much greater sense that you are living the life you are meant to live.

For me, as relates to the "Who" question - I believe I am here to learn, love, laugh and be of service. As to the "Where Are You Going" question - I am committed to help make a more inspired world through coaching. As to the "How" - I coach, teach and lead people to find their inspiration their way to the top of their worlds.

I don't claim to have all the answers. That's not what coaching is about. But if you are ready to make some positive changes in your life -- and you choose to work with me -- I will be dedicated to help you get the results you want and find the answers that add the most value to your life.

Feel free to email me at MyLifeattheTop@gmail.com I will be happy to answer any questions and give you a free, no obligation, coaching demonstration.

Loving Life

Lu Swart