Vibrant Coach Martha Allen in The Enquirer Journal

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A10 / Wednesday, April 13, 2016
5 finalists named in art contest
FROM STAFF REPORTS
U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-9,
has announced that five local students
have been named finalists in the 2016
Congressional Art Competition.
• Sneha Mehrotra, a junior at
Ardrey Kell High School, was selected
for the mixed media entry titled “Yogi.”
• Parker Greaves, a senior at
Renaissance at Olympic High School,
was selected for the graphite entry
titled “Andrew.”
• Emily Jane Chapman, a senior at
Weddington High School, was selected for the graphite entry titled “Celtic
Self Portrait.”
• Brooke Drury, a sophomore at
Providence High School, was selected
for the mixed medium entry titled
“The Daydreamer.”
• Jacob Thomas, a junior at Parkwood High School, was selected for
the photograph entry titled “Reflections.”
These five finalists were selected
with input from the community via
a competition on Congressman Pittenger’s Facebook page. A sixth “wild
card” finalist will be selected later this
week by a professional art instructor
from the Art Institute of Charlotte.
After final judging, the first place
entry will be displayed in a busy corridor of the U.S. Capitol for one year.
A reception for all participants,
their families, and teachers will be
held Friday, April 15th, 4-6:30 p.m., at
the Art Institute of Charlotte. The winning entry will be announced at the
reception.
“We will proudly display the winning entry in one of the busiest corridors of the U.S. Capitol so that we can
brag on our exceptional local students
each time we pass by,” said Congressman Pittenger. “Congratulations to
the finalists, and to each student who
entered. You displayed tremendous
skill and courage, and we are proud of
all of you.”
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The Enquirer-Journal
Change is the only
constant in modern life
A
man I met recently
With all those jobs,
just learned
you’re constantly
his company
learning. In your
was moving
career, you’ll
operations to
decide to
another state.
upgrade your
That meant that
skills when
after 30 years,
you need to,
he needed
even though
to find other
it may feel
employment.
uncomfortable
He was a little
at the time.
MARTHA
apprehensive
We can’t
ALLEN
about his career
be afraid of
LIFE COACH
transition, as
change. In the
most of us
conversation
might be.
about reinvention, I
We started talking
recognized we walked
about reinventing
a common path. I
yourself. The
shared with him my
thought can be quite
story of reinvention.
unsettling, especially
I had been guilty
if the motivation
of thinking that my
is unexpected or
formal education was
unpleasant news.
in my past and that I
But as we spoke,
was too old to learn.
we discussed that
I had subconsciously
reinvention is truly
written myself a pass
a normal part of life;
that said, “She can’t
we reinvent ourselves
possibly go back to
many times.
school because she’s
Through school
too old.” The question I
to work, marriage
finally asked was, “Am
and family, we make
I ever too old to learn?”
changes in our life. We
The answer, of
go through that same
course, is that you are
cycle with our children never too old to learn.
and grandchildren.
In fact, we learn new
It’s the circle of
things every day.
life, and adjustments,
I had been telling
major and minor, must myself a lie and
be made with each
believing it. I was not
change. Assuming
helpless in the face of
responsibility for our
new learning; I only
future is a critical
had to take it on to
lesson to learn.
prove I could do it.
Research shows that
I have a college
the average person has degree, but I wanted
10 to 11 jobs between
more. I wanted to
the ages of 18 and 46.
become a life coach.
If you retire at 65, you
I studied, did the
may have more.
work and learned the
material. Now I am
living my dream.
If circumstances
bring you to a different
season in your life and
you find yourself faced
with an opportunity
that involves more
education, take it on.
You can do it.
Believe in your
ability instead of
relying on learned
helplessness. By telling
yourself that you can’t,
you’re telling yourself
to not even try.
Assume full
responsibility for your
future. Work through
the fear to the fearless.
Watch what your inner
voice is saying. If it
is constantly telling
you that you can’t
fulfill your dreams, I
suggest you find some
duct tape and use it to
silence that sorry liar!
If you have friends
who are telling you that
you can’t, you might
want to reassess those
friendships.
Get bold and live
into the big life that
you have ahead of
you by reinventing
yourself.
If you think you can,
you can!
Martha S. Allen, CEG,
is a coach with Vibrant
Coaching, a business
providing life coaching
to individuals and
teams in the Charlotte
metropolitan region. For
more information, visit
or email her at Martha@
TheVibrantCoach.com.
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