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Issue #21 - February 25, 2000
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Brought to you by Laurie Riddell Geary, M.Ed., Coaching you to get your life
IN GEAR by making shifts, getting unstuck, finding balance and re-alignment,
accelerating your growth, and mapping the best route to your chosen destination: 
a perfect life.
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THE TOP 10 BEST THINGS ABOUT HAVING A PERSONAL COACH*

Obviously, there are many wonderful things about having a personal coach to support and encourage you. Everyone develops their own working relationship with their coach, and each situation is unique. So, with lots of respect for all the many things you may find valuable about having a coach, here are the Top 10 things clients have said: 

1. You get personal time to focus on YOUR concerns and priorities every month. It is a wonderful thing to have a personal, private, intimate and challenging conversation focused exclusively on helping you move forward with confidence. 
How often do you get the support you need to be your BEST?

2. Having a coach challenges you to play harder. Having a coach focuses your attention, it clarifies your goals and encourages you to aim higher. Your coach is your biggest cheerleader -- and at times the person you love to hate the most!

3. You become more productive. You become more efficient, more effective, more results-oriented. Many clients work less and accomplish far more in less time, with less effort and with fewer false-starts. 

4. You become more honest about what you REALLY want. Do you want the promotion, or more time off? Do you want more money, more prestige, or more time to work on your novel, build your boat or be with your family? Telling the truth (to yourself and to your coach) makes life much easier. 

5. You have fewer frustrations. A coach will challenge you to eliminate the distractions, the frustrations, irritations and annoyances of life. They waste your time and energy, and they hold you back. Eliminate them!

6. You'll likely have MORE money when you invest in a great coach. How? You'll simplify your life, take control of your finances, and live, work and spend smarter. You'll make fewer impulse purchases, have fewer unexpected bills, and stay on your budget -- effortlessly! And, since you're more productive, you may even start earning more!

7. You'll clarify your values and live with greater integrity. You'll discover what's really important to you, and devise a strategy for having more of it in your life. Caution: This may result in major changes!

8. Your relationships will improve. You'll speak with greater clarity, more confidence and more power. You'll expect a higher level of intimacy, honesty and respect from those around you. And, you'll set boundaries so that your needs are met, while honoring the needs and boundaries of others.

9. You'll set much higher, larger and more astonishing goals! You'll simply aim higher and live larger. The daily grind will no longer be enough, and you'll expect and pursue a life that is satisfying, fulfilling and challenging. You'll understand that you CAN have it all -- that in fact, having it all is just the beginning!

10. Life will be easier and richer. Expect that, with a personal coach, your quality of life will be transformed. You'll get up earlier, stay up later, work harder, play more, and do it all with a level of relaxed enthusiasm that is rare for adults. Kids know about it, but most adults have forgotten what it means to live and work with PASSION! Your coach will remind you!

 © Copyright 1999 by Philip E. Humbert. All Rights Reserved. 

 *This article was written by Philip E. Humbert, PhD, and is used with permission. It was originally published in his weekly newsletter, TIP'S, and I encourage you to subscribe by visiting his website at: http://www.philiphumbert.com

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Some of my favorite books about coaching:

MASTERFUL COACHING - Extraordinary Results by Impacting People and the Way  They Think and Work Together, by Robert Hargrove

THE PORTABLE COACH: 28 Surefire Strategies for Business and Personal Success, by Thomas Leonard

TAKE TIME for YOUR LIFE: A Personal Coach's 7-Step Program for Creating the Life You Want, by Cheryl Richardson

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TAREA:

1. Call or email me for a complimentary coaching session or to find out more about coaching.
(617-494-1422) E-mail: laurie@ingearcoaching.com

2. Take a teleclass - a great way to experience coaching at a reduced (often free) rate!

3. Check out this month's article about coaching in FORTUNE magazine.

4. Read one of the coaching books recommended.

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Free TELECLASSES: Led by Jane Kalagher, Coach, RN, MA

UNCLUTTER YOUR SPACE: 5 PROVEN STEPS TO GET IMMEDIATE RESULTS
Friday, February 25 @ 12 noon - also Friday, March 3rd @ 11 a.m.

 laurie@ingearcoaching.com 3 BREAKTHROUGH TIPS!
Wednesday, March 1st @ 9 pm 

To register for any of these teleclasses, go to http://www.teleclass.com or http://www.teleclass4U.com
or email jane@coachingresources.com

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UPCOMING LOCAL WORKSHOPS:

BECOMING A PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL COACH
*North Shore Community College - Saturday, February 26, 9 - 3 p.m.
*Boston Center for Adult Education - Two Mondays, February 28 & March 6, also April 24 & May 1, also Monday, June 12, @ 6:30-9:30 p.m.
*Middlesex Community College - Saturday, March 4, 9 - 4 p.m.
                                also Saturday, April 29, 9-4 p.m.

ATTRACTING WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE
*Middlesex Community College - Wednesday, June 7th from 6:30-9:30pm 

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