Life Coaching

Do you have a personal or professional goal that has been eluding you? Coaching offers a professional, confidential thought partner who can work with you to identify your goals and develop a plan for reaching those goals. Coaching focuses on achieving desired results and future outcomes. Coaching differs from counseling in that it is not problem focused and does not focus on healing past issues.

A coach may suggest a variety of assessment tools to assist an individual to better understand his or her strengths, and to use this self awareness to move closer to his or her goals. A coaching relationship helps provide focus and identify obstacles that may be interfering with making progress.

Successful people are not necessarily more talented or smarter than other people, but they know their strengths and know what they want to accomplish. The key to success is being clear about your goals and how they fit with the vision you have for your future.

Research has shown that having clarity of Personal Vision for your future is the greatest predictor of achieving success and satisfaction. A University of Michigan study concluded that having a clearly formed idea of where you want to go in your life contributes more than any other factor—including education or socio-economic background—to an overall sense of well-being.

A study of Harvard students, ten years after graduation, found that those who had specific goals for their futures made salaries three times higher than that of their classmates who did not have specific goals. The 3% who actually had written goals were earning ten times more.

We start with objective assessments to help you define your strengths and increase your awareness of areas that may prove to be challenges. Depending on your areas of focus we may recommend a Myers-Briggs assessment, The Highlands Ability Battery, an assessment of Emotional Intelligence, or the 16PF assessment. We also actively involve you in self evaluation using exercises or “Thought Experiments” which draw on your insights. When you have defined your goals, we will assist you in developing Action Plan with specific steps and strategies that will carry you along that path.

Each coaching plan is individually tailored to meet the needs, schedules and budgets of the client. Individuals can expect a fresh perspective, an opportunity to improve decision- making skills and an opportunity to progress toward stated goals. Services can be provided in our offices in Chicago or by phone to your location.