Certified Life Coach.org & Coach - Midlife Crisis Coaching Model...

There are lots of reasons for why life is filled with confusion and discontent. And there are some special reasons for confusion and discontent during middle-age. Some of these special reasons include:

? The realization that life is not endless and we may be closer to its end than its beginning.

? Our lives are filled with so much busyness and we have little or no time to enjoy it.

? The tools that we learned and used so well earlier in our life no longer work.

? We start asking the questions -- What is my life for? What will my legacy be? -- and notice that we don't have an answer or that our answer is a mismatch for our current lives.

Some people call this state a midlife crisis. Whether you're in a midlife crisis, or just confused and discontent, coaching is a way to deal with the situation that is effective and creates new possibilities for your future.

Coaching can provide empowerment and support in a wide variety of ways. Whether you are seeking a change, or simply want to proceed in life with more focus and vigor, a good coach can make all the difference.

The following is the coaching model I use with my clients. It is tailored to meet the needs of each individual as each coaching relationship is unique.

(1) Start with some assessment tools that identify your values, strengths, and areas that bring joy and fulfillment. These tools get at the crux of who you are and what makes you happy.

(2) Assess your current level of fulfillment. The Wheel of Life tool is used to assess how satisfied you are with your life today. It also graphically illuminates how well balanced your life is.

(3) Identify what some best possible outcomes would be for your life. Do you still dream about what you want in your life? Where have you given up on your dreams? The answers to these and other questions capture a vision for what you want in your life.

(4) Create a unique plan that will get you from where you are currently to where you want to be. This plan sets priorities so that your life can stay in balance.

(5) Implement the plan using a structure that both tracks progress against milestones and creates accountability so that your intentions become reality. Here you deal with change, deal with breakdowns, and deal with what it takes to keep change alive.

What we know about making changes is -- it usually doesn't work when you try to do it by yourself. You need to get support. This support can come from many sources including family and friends, colleagues, or other community members. You can also supplement this important support by getting a coach.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. --Mark Twain

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Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.3 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003
On June 2, 2006, The Government Released New Jobs Figures – 75,000 Jobs Created In May. The economy has created about 1.9 million jobs over the past 12 months – and more than 5.3 million since August 2003. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent – lower than the average of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Revised Report Shows Fastest Real GDP Growth In Two-And-A-Half Years. Real GDP grew at an annual rate of 5.3 percent for the first quarter of this year. This follows our economic growth of 3.5 percent in 2005 – the fastest rate of any major industrialized nation.

Productivity Increased At A Strong Annual Rate Of 3.7 Percent In The First Quarter.

Real Hourly Compensation Rose At A 3.2 Percent Annual Rate In The First Quarter.

Personal Income Increased At An Annual Rate Of 6.7 Percent In April. Since January 2001, real after-tax income has risen by 12.9 percent, or 7.3 percent per person.

Real Consumer Spending Increased At An Annual Rate Of 5.2 Percent In The First Quarter.

Employment Increased In 47 States Over The Past 12 Months Ending In April. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 41 states in April.

Industrial Production Increased 4.7 Percent Over The Past 12 Months. Over the past 12 months, manufacturing production has increased by 5.5 percent.

This Week, President Bush Nominated Henry Paulson As Treasury Secretary. Paulson has an intimate knowledge of financial markets and an ability to explain economic issues in clear terms. For the past eight years, Paulson has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Goldman Sachs Group, one of the most respected firms on Wall Street.

The President Has Expanded Tax Relief And Is Working To Make His Tax Relief Permanent. Two weeks ago, President Bush signed into law a bill that extends the tax cuts on dividends and capital gains. This legislation also contains an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch enabling millions of middle-income families to avoid paying higher taxes in 2006.

The President’s Tax Relief Has Helped Spur Growth By Keeping $880 Billion In The Pockets Of American Taxpayers. The Administration reduced taxes for every American who pays income taxes, doubled the child tax credit, reduced the marriage penalty, created investment incentives for small businesses, and put the death tax on the road to extinction.

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If The Emergency Supplemental Bill – Which The President Has Requested To Help Fund The War On Terror And Hurricane Recovery – Includes Non-Emergency Or Wasteful Spending Or Exceeds The President's Set Limit Of $92.2 Billion Plus Funding To Prepare Our Nation For A Pandemic Flu Emergency, He Will Veto It.

In The Long Run, The Biggest Challenge To Our Nation's Budgetary Health Is Entitlement Spending On Programs Such As Social Security And Medicare. We call on members of both parties to join us in a bipartisan commission to address this critical issue.

The President Will Continue Working With Congress To Restrain Spending In Other Ways, Including Passing A Line-Item Veto. A line-item veto would allow us to cut needless spending, reduce the budget deficit, and ensure that every taxpayer dollar is spent wisely – or not at all.