Coaching For Life

Ever hear of Ted Williams? No, not an old baseball player. Once a great success, Ted is one of the thousands that failed and through drugs and drinking destroyed his life. Lost his job, his family, his self worth and was destined to fail. His 92 year old mom had pretty much given up on him. Many of us have times in our lives that we feel "stuck" and like we are powerless to change [ continue reading ]...

A Russian heavyweight weight lifter, Leonid Taranenko, held the world record for free-lifting 499 ½ lbs. He had tried on several occasions to break his own record by lifting 500 lbs. Each attempt had failed until his coach intervened for him. During the world championships, he again had lifted more weight than everyone else in his class and was in first place. Knowing he had nothing to lose on his last lift, he told his [ continue reading ]...

Hope for Tomorrow .. I Need a Coach What is your dream? What would you like to be “when you are grown up”? A Life Coach’s assignment is to hear your out, ask the right questions, help you develop a plan and guide you in the implementation of that plan … custom designed just for you! Coaching For Life How do I communicate better at home? How can I be a better mate? How do [ continue reading ]...

Seem To Never Get It Right? Have you ever sat down at the end of the day and wondered “what happened?” At times when things seem to be going great and then “zap” things seem to make a severe turn and end up being further behind than before. We may wonder “what happened?” or “Who did that to me?” For many of us we cannot find a villain outside us so the question must be [ continue reading ]...

Faith When I Feel Lost   How can someone who has faith in God feel so lost? We live in a world of conflicted ideals. We want to have the best of everything, yet, we are told “we deserve a break today” in commercials. Even as little children we are told and then sold on television, at our friends houses, in movies and even in the stores that we need “new and improved” toys constantly. [ continue reading ]...

7 Roadblocks to Life Purpose Coach David (inspired by Tom Wolf) Even though many of us would agree that knowing our "life purpose" is important, the most widely published studies suggest that 97 percent of us never find our true purpose in life! And when you think about Rick Warren's quote - "a life without purpose is a life without meaning". It is sad to think that so many of us are going through life [ continue reading ]...

You Should Be The Star of Your Own Life We all have different ways that we have come. We love some things in our lives, dislike others. regret even others and many times need a fresh perspective and hope for a brighter tomorrow. If you are ready to make the change, move past the memories and regrets and choose to be open to a great future… You need a personal life coach. Over the past [ continue reading ]...

Ten Differences between Psychotherapy and Coaching Looking for a coach? Trying to sort out what you need versus what is available to help you succeed? Here's a list so you can know Coaching is all about helping you create changes within your own life that make the difference. 1. Psychotherapy can provide diagnosis using the DSM (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual). A primary focus of psychotherapy is the identification and diagnosis of mental disorders. Coaching does [ continue reading ]...

The Blame Game How the past may be running/ruining your future It’s human nature to look for reasons: reasons something did or did not happen, reasons why someone said something, reasons why you haven’t found your dream. Then you create a “because”. “I’m still in this dead-end job because I need the security of a paycheck.” “I have to be the best in my class because I need to get into Good college.”   “I have [ continue reading ]...

The Road Ahead - Dare To Dream Dare to Dream What are the dreams that you may have never even expressed but really wish could come true? Are you good with your hands? Are you an excellent cook? Have you always wanted to change jobs and find a career that you would love to go to work every day…. dreaming is not a bad thing.  Sometimes it is as easy and talking through that hidden [ continue reading ]...