Why use a Coach?

What does a Coach provide and what are the benefits of a coaching program?

How will I know if I am ready to be coached?

How long does the coaching process take?

How will I know if a Group or Private Client Program is right for me?

How much is a coaching program?

What is the difference between coaching and therapy?

Why use a Coach? (top of the page)

When people want to get “in shape,” they typically hire Personal Trainers because of their expertise in fitness and nutrition. A Personal Trainer will set up a customized diet and exercise program to provide all the steps necessary to train and feed your body in a way that promotes physical health throughout the rest of your life.

Hiring a Coach is based on the same premise. Professional Coaches have the expertise to help people get their lives, careers, business, or anything else “in shape,” when they do not know how or where to begin. Coaches will create a customized program to help you exercise your mind, discover your potential, and build skills to help you overcome any obstacle in order to transform your personal or professional world into whatever you want it to be.

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What does a Coach provide and what are the benefits of a coaching program?

The ICF (International Coaching Federation) defines coaching as partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative potential. Coaching is a distinct service and differs greatly from therapy, consulting, mentoring or training. Individuals who engage in a coaching relationship can expect to experience fresh perspectives on personal challenges and opportunities, improved thinking and decision-making skills, enhanced interpersonal effectiveness, and increased confidence in carrying out their chosen work and life roles.

The value of working with a Coach is that s/he actively listens to you, asks powerful questions, adds objective observations, and supports you in developing a strategy that is right for you to transform your personal world into whatever you want it to be. Coaches:

1. Inspire new vision and “outside the box” thinking.

2. Help you discover new life options and new perspectives.

3. Assist you in defining and easily moving through obstacles.

4. Enable you to demolish mindsets that hold you back.

5. Assist you in clarifying what really matters.

6. Help you live passionately and joyfully.

7. Are committed to your personal growth and discovery.

8. Are an objective, non-judgmental supportive mirror.

9. Provide encouragement, motivation, and accountability.

10. Help you develop life skills to move you from “existing or living” to a "thriving" quality of life.

By investing in a coaching program you will:
- Gain more control of your personal & professional life.
- Develop a more consistent life-work balance.
- Enhance your ability to handle stress.
- Obtain the life you want.

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How will I know if I am ready to be coached? (top of the page)

• Are you committed to changing your personal or professional life into whatever you want it to be?
• Are you willing to accept new perspectives?
• Are you ready to take any actions necessary to achieve your goals and dreams?
• Are you prepared to make a financial investment to obtain the results you desire?

If you said “yes” to any of those questions, you are definitely ready. A "Design Your Life" meeting is a great way to investigate a coaching program. A trusting and comfortable coach-client relationship is imperative for a client to benefit from the coaching process. This meeting will allow both the client and the coach to ensure a good coaching match has been made.

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How long does the coaching process take and what types of coaching packages are available?

That depends on how big you want to dream and how much change you are willing to endure. To ensure the best chance for success 12 months of regularly scheduled meetings is suggested. These meetings are done over the phone, allowing you the flexibility to have them wherever you want them to be.

For a list of services and products I provide for my clients, please click on the "Services" or "Products" link in the main menu on the top left hand side of this website.

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How will I know if a Group or Private Coaching Program is right for me?

My group programs create an environment ripe with opportunities to grow and learn how to make significant changes in your life. They are also significantly less than my private client programs because everyone shares in the cost of the program and everyone benefits from whoever is being coached at any given moment. If you choose this option, I'll assign you a seat in the next available group program and will send you the materials before it begin. If a group is not beginning soon, you are welcome to start one of your own with six to eight people of your choice...and to thank you for bringing that group to me I'll give you an even greater discount on your program.

My Private Client programs are completely focused on your particular situation which typically expedites the change process.  Each private client program is customized to develop a solid foundation for you to transform your personal or professional life into whatever you want it to be.  

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How much is a coaching program? (top of the page)

The value of transforming your life into exactly what you want it to be cannot be measured in dollars. What kind of price tag can you put on increased happiness and joy in every area of your life, along with less stress on a regular basis?

Coaching is an investment, not a purchase. Think about it this way: If you have a retirement account, you invest money every month in that account in order to support the future you desire to have when you retire. Investing in a coaching program is based on the same idea: The money you invest every month in my services or products will quickly support you to take steps towards having the life you want RIGHT NOW, instead of having to wait until later.

Price vs. Cost: Don't base your decision about investing in a coaching program on the price. Rather base your decision on the cost. Price is what you pay for something, and is typically a shortsighted approach to life. Cost, however, implies a farsighted approach to life. So ask yourself, "What is it costing you NOT to invest in a coaching program?" Most people investigate coaching programs because they have been stuck or overwhelmed for a very long time and are extremely frustrated with their particular life situation. And the truth is those frustrations are not going to just go away.

Typically the cost of you not investing in a coaching program is that six months to a year from now your levels of frustration about your particular situation are going to be even higher, and may increasingly affect more areas of your life in a negative way.

So before you make a choice about a coaching program based on price alone, please ask yourself what the cost in your life will be if you choose to do nothing. In other words, will the area of your life that is most important to you improve in any way if you do not make a choice to do something different today? Take a few moments and answer the following questions:

1) How much energy will you waste every day trying to juggle all of your responsibilities if you do not begin to learn how to improve your time management skills?

2) How often will you snap at your spouse and kids out of shear frustration if you do not begin to enhance your stress management skills so you will feel much more at peace with your life and work?

3) How much longer will you allow your lack of confidence or commuication skills interfere with your business growth?

If your particular situation wasn't addressed in any of those questions, then take a moment and ask yourself the right question that needs to be asked in order to make an informed decision about a coaching program based on COST instead of price.

Please trust that my high level of integrity prohibits me from trying to "sell" you into a coaching program you don't need. I want what is best for YOU not me. Therefore, if you know a coaching program will help you begin to take steps to become a successful CEO of your life, but can't quite figure out how to pay for it, allow me to brainstorm with you about how to make it happen.

Coaching Fees:

The pricing for my coaching services and products vary depending on which one you choose. I will be happy to discuss the pricing with you once we determine which one best fits your particular situation. A great way to figure that out is to schedule a complimentary Exploration Meeting.

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What’s the difference between Coaching & Therapy? (top of the page)