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The Coach of the Month August 2004
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Very Interesting Combination for a Coach, Why do you choose
this target group?
I am passionate about seeing teenagers and women be all they
can be, to dream big and accomplish great things. My desire
is to support families, teens and young women to build a strong
personal foundation so they are confident, assertive, valued
driven and not swayed by the crowd. |
Why teenagers and not business - isn't that where the money
is?
As a Coach, you realize the importance of choosing a career that
honors your values and your passions in life and for me I understand
that transitioning into teenager years can be quite a stressful
time both for the teenager and the families living with them!
It seems your friendly sweet child, overnight changes into a complex,
rebellious alien. The way you once communicated with them whilst
a child is no longer effective. It's through this transition to
teenage years that young people are physically and emotionally
going through rapid change; they are starting to form their own
values, discover their own identities and find their own reason
for existence and purpose in this world. It's during this time
that their foundations for growing into mature adults are being
built. This foundation will form their identities, their values
and their esteem.
I believe it's throughout this transition that teenagers require
stable, healthy mentors who can guide them to develop values for
their life, increase confidence and esteem, make healthy decisions
and to train them to take responsibility for the part they play
in a family relationship. As a Teen Coach, my desire is to be
one such mentor for these families. I work individually with both
teen and parent to help restore family values, build confidence,
strengthen esteem and achieve set goals. I assist in building
strong foundations into teenager's lives by using coaching techniques
developed by CoachU University and soon to implement the Parent
as Coach Academy techniques.
What's your experience in coaching?
I have been working with teenagers on their personal foundations
for eight years. I have run many secondary school programs based
around self-esteem and leadership and seen great growth in many
teens' lives. One of my greatest strengths lies in my ability
to connect with teens and to communicate with them honesty, respect
and support them in moving forward - and I truly enjoy working
with my clients. I currently have clients in three different countries
and am looking forward to expanding that further!
I have been officially coaching parents and women for the last
2.5 years and I am a graduate coach from CoachU and in the process
of gaining a certified parent and teen coach qualification through
the Parent As Coach Academy.
How does it work and what programs do you run?
I normally work over the phone or face-to-face, depending on the
client and how they are 'wired-up', and if it's a group or individual
session. I also run various teen coaching programs such as Breaking
The Mould- a journey of self discovery, esteem and leadership
principles, true attraction programs, developing strong foundation
programs and one to one coaching programs tailored to suit the
individual and family needs.
What do you love most about being a Coach?
Supporting others to firstly realize they can achieve greatness
in their lives and then watching them do it!
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