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Dear Guest:
The information being shared in this section will introduce you to the concept of Life-Coaching. It will take awhile to
read all of the information, but clients tell me it's well worth the brief investment of their time!!
If, after reading this section, you wish to learn more about retaining my services as a Life-Coach, please call me at (909) 794-2136 to schedule a free 30-minute session
without cost or obligation. I will be honored to learn you
are considering me for such an important position in your
life and work! All information is, of course, held in strict confidence.
I will also be glad to answer any questions you may have
of me at that time with honesty and candor. Meanwhile, please know that coaching truly works best when personally experienced!I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!
Dr. James S. Vuocolo, Life-Coach
"Integrating who you are with what you do to produce the
life you want with integrity!"
COACHING Q & A:
Q. WHAT IS LIFE-COACHING?
A. Life-Coaching is an advanced form of technology that sparks individuals and/or groups, such as businesses and agencies, to attain the next levels of success they desire quickly and affordably. Coaching is a relatively new profession that is uniquely poised to assist people well into the 21st Century!
A Professional Coach:
- Assists people to set better goals or intentions and then supports them in reaching/attaining those items!
- Asks their clients to do far more than they would have on their own - and supports them along the way!
- Focuses clients to more quickly produce desired results.
- Provides the necessary tools, support and structure to accomplish more - a lot more!
- Clients get focused and produce much faster because they have a coach!
"They call themselves 'coaches' and they're a new breed of
career counselors multiplying nationwide, promising to help
unblock barriers to success, and make you a happier,
better person, to boot. " -The Denver Post
Q. HOW IS LIFE-COACHING DIFFERENT FROM CONSULTING? THERAPY? SPORTS COACHING?
OR SIMPLY HAVING A BEST FRIEND?
CONSULTING. Life-Coaching is an advanced form of consulting.
But the Life-Coach stays with the client to assist in implementing new
skills, changes and goals - and makes sure they really happen!
the past" or "assume a problem" with our clients. We leave it up to the
client to obtain any therapy they desire (which we may recommend, if necessary), while we figure out how to help them move forward and set personal and professional agendas that result in the life they really want!Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach University, has made the following distinctions between Coaching and traditional therapy:
Coaching is about achievement; therapy is about healing.
Coaching is about action; therapy is about understanding.
Coaching is about transformation; therapy is about change.
Coaching is about momentum; therapy is about safety.
Coaching is about intuition; therapy is about feelings.
Coaching is about joy; therapy is about happiness.
Coaching is about performance; therapy is about progress.
Coaching is about synchronicity; therapy is about timing.
Coaching is about attraction; therapy is about protecting.
Coaching is about creating; therapy is about resolving.
THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE-COACHING:
Life-Coaches believe that human beings are great; That we're all on a journey of discovering and manifesting what we really want and need; And that we can indeed get whatever we want and need faster and easier by having a coach who's been there and who can assist us in the process! You have an option about whether or not to hire a trained Life-Coach - but once you retain a Life-Coach, there’s no more choice about it:
YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO GROW AND EVOLVE AS A HUMAN BEING ... REALLY!
Q. WHO HIRES A LIFE-COACH AND WHY?
A. People just like you hire Life-Coaches every day because -
¨ They want to grow faster!
¨ They want to grow easier!
¨ They want to grow with a sense of balance and direction in life and in work!
It's really as simple as that! Coaches assist clients to get all three - Quickly!
That’s why I like to say: "A Life-Coach will help to get your life
in shape!"
"Many independent business owners seek out coaches
to help them stay on track as they build their businesses."
-The Los Angeles Times
Q. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIRE A COACH?
A. A lot! Some of the most important things include:
¨ You will take yourself more seriously.
¨ You will take more effective and focused actions immediately.
¨ You will stop putting up with whatever is dragging you down.
¨ You will create momentum making it easier to get results.
¨ You will set better goals with a coach in your life!
Q. DOES A LIFE-COACH ADDRESS MY PERSONAL OR MY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS?
A. Both, actually. With the line between a personal and a business life
being blurred in the 90s, a Life-Coach is one of the only professionals
trained to work with virtually all aspects of your life!
"[Coaches] -- they're part therapist, part consultant - and
they sure know how to succeed in business." -Newsweek
Q. WHERE DOES THE LIFE-COACH FOCUS WITH AN
AVERAGE CLIENT?
A. We focus wherever the client needs us most. Along the way, we also weave in the following dimensions:
¨ Strengthening the client's Personal Foundation.
¨ Helping the client to beef-up their reserve levels of health, time, money, love, etc.
¨ Encourage the client to set goals based on their personal values.
By including these areas with what the client wants from us, we assist clients to experience fewer problems and focus on what's truly going to make them the most successful. We've found that most clients really enjoy this approach!
Q. WHY DOES LIFE-COACHING WORK?
A. Life-Coaching works for several reasons:
¨ The synergy between coach and client creates real momentum.
¨ Better goals and agendas are set -- ones that naturally pull the client toward the goal rather than goals that require the client to push themselves to the goal (internal rather than external).
¨ The client develops new skills that translate into greater success!
Q.WHY IS COACHING BECOMING SO POPULAR?
A. Beyond the obvious fact that the print and television media really began to "discover" the coaching profession in 1996, there are several basic reasons:
what they "should" do and are ready to do something special and meaningful for the rest of their lives. The problem is, many can't see it - or if they can, they can't see
a way to reorient their life around it. A coach can support and encourage them to
do both!
time and money on the maintenance of their cars or trucks than on their
own personal and/or professional growth each year! But increasingly,
some people are realizing how simple it can be to accomplish something
that several years ago might have felt out of reach or even like a pipe dream.
A Life-Coach is not a miracle worker (well, they are, sometimes<g>), but a Life-Coach does have a large tool kit to help many of those "Big Ideas" to
become a reality. Fortunately, many people now have interest, time and
resources to invest in themselves in order to achieve this kind of growth.
"Progressive managers and consultants have long made coaching part of their jobs, helping employees improve
their work habits and interpersonal skills. But in recentt
years, coaching has emerged as a distinct occupation and source of help in the workplace. " - The Sunday Oregonian
SOME CONTEXT ABOUT LIFE-COACHING:
A personal Life-Coach does just what an athletic coach or music teacher
does, only in a more complete and bigger way. A Life-Coach challenges
you and takes the time to find out exactly whatwinning in life really means
to you. A Life-Coach is your partner in living the life you know you were
born to accomplish -- both personally and professionally. A Life-Coach is
someone who holds you accountable for your life and your work, to make
sure you really do live up to your potential - and then celebrates with you
whenever you do!
No matter where you are along Life's journey, there is always a desire
for more. More love, more time, more success, more money, closer
relationships, a deeper feeling of meaning in life, etc. It is the nature of
human beings to want to attain more, become more, and be more - and
we all struggle with how to obtain whatever "more" we're looking for!
Most people believe that "hard work and doing it on your own" are the keys
to finding the life, money, success, or happiness that they seek. They believe that a price must be paid to attain what they want, and often that price is poor health, not having enough time to enjoy life, strained family relationships or lessened productivity. The saddest part is that, even though this effort may result in more of something, it is often not the "something more" you had in mind, and you are soon back to where you started -- or worse, even further away from your real intentions, aspirations and goals!
Athletes and performers know about this trap. They know they need someone else - a trained someone else - to help them set goals, discover real needs and work effectively toward their ultimate goals of excellence. So, they are willing to hire a coach or a teacher. Do you know where TIGER WOODS was the night before he won THE MASTER'S TOURNAMENT in 1997 for the very first time? He was on the phone with his Life-Coach!
The truth is - no one is "required" to have a Coach. Yet those who have the right Coach often wonder how they did without one!
No serious athlete or performing musician would expect to progress very far without a Coach! If you want to "perform Life" or "perform Business" to the optimum levels, you'll have a Coach, too! Just like a professional athletic or musical coach, the professional Life-Coach never forgets that the client is "the team" whose job it is to "perform at optimal levels" on the playing fields and/or the concert stages of life while the coach stays on the sidelines encouraging and strategizing! Our job is, simply put, to help make our clients look good and perform well in life and in work! What can we do, together, with you? Let's find out!
"If you simply want facts about life, consult a librarian or surf the Internet ... But if you really want to experience life, you're ready for a professional Life-Coach!"
- Dr. James S. Vuocolo
LIFE-COACHING PACKAGES & FEES:
There's no "right way" to coach -- or to charge for coaching services.
Every professional coach works as he/she believes is best for them
and, of course, for their clients. Some coaches "specialize" and/or
develop a "coaching niche" based upon their talents, experience
education and training. Others are far more general in nature and
scope.
I have outlined my own "Ideal Client Sketch" elsewhere on this web
site and invite you to visit that page. I do, however, offer a variety of Coaching Packages and Fees, including monthly retainers and/or
group coaching.*
* Meeting/Class formats, frequencies and fees can be customized
depending upon client needs/desires, e.g. Tele-Classes,
Face-To-Face Coaching/Training; Email Coaching, etc.
Call for details. 909.794.2136
The material above has been adapted from materials developed by the coaches and staff of Coach University, and are used with permission. ©1996 Coach University. All rights reserved.
© 1996, 1999 by James S. Vuocolo. All rights reserved.