Welcome to Life Coaching

What Is Life Coaching?

“Coaching is the art and practice of enabling individuals and groups to move from where they are to where they want to be.” “Coaching deals mostly with a person’s present and seeks to guide him or her into a more desirable future.”

Why A Life Coach?

There are numerous reasons why someone might pursue a coaching relationship. Here are a few:

• Discover and develop passions
• Finding a life purpose
• Setting and reaching specific goals ie finances, career, relationships, health, personal development
• Developing a mission statement for one’s life, ministry or business
• Getting unstuck, getting out of ruts, and moving forward
• Finding the courage to take risks

Next Steps

One of the unique aspects of the coaching relationship is that you set the agenda; you decide what you want to change. All this starts by reaching out to me and filling out the form at the bottom of this page.

What You Can Expect

Coaching relationships are goal-directed, action-oriented and life-changing experiences. We will work together to customize our coaching relationship to meet your needs as well as your working and learning styles. As the client, you will set the agenda and direction of our coaching sessions, make the decisions for action and manage your progress. As your coach, I will manage the coaching process and put all of my skills to work to help you manage your progress. My role is to provide you with the support you need to: articulate your dreams and desires, clarify your values and purpose, establish goals, set realistic boundaries and achieve those outcomes through accountability as you discover and follow God’s plan for your life. I will give you my full attention while asking challenging questions to deepen your learning. I will encourage you to explore your options and sometimes I will make requests. You always have the option to accept, modify or reject those requests. As a reflective listener, I will hear not only your words but also your heart. I will encourage your strengths while being honest, direct and objective about the things that hold you back. You are highly motivated to grow and make changes in your life. Succeeding in this process requires a commitment of your time, energy and financial resources. You will complete most of your work between our scheduled coaching session

The process of coaching often involves identifying success in 7 different areas of your life. Only after clarifying what “success” means to you can we then proceed. You may be considering coaching because:

• You are searching for your unique “purpose” or “calling”
• You haven’t identified your core personality traits and how to embrace and leverage them
• There has been some unexpected or unwelcome change in your life
• You are committed to accelerating your success
• You want to improve meaningful relationships in your life
• You need course correction or have never been sure of purposeful direction

Guidelines for Success

The following guidelines will help to make our working relationship as productive as possible.   

• Scheduled sessions need to begin on time.  agreement includes a set number of scheduled calls/sessions. We will schedule these at mutually agreeable times and you will call me on my private line (or come to the office) at the appointed time, as arranged in advance. We can also meet in person at neutral location if you prefer ie cafe or restaurant.
• Changes: Cancellations need to be made at least 24 hours in advance. If you have a valid emergency causing you to miss a call/session, we will work around it. Otherwise, missed calls are neither made up nor refunded.
• Extra Time: You may contact me between scheduled calls by email if you have questions, struggles, thoughts, reports, etc. I will respond to emails as soon as possible.
• Fees: Payment is made via Paypal and is billed on the first of each month unless other arrangements have been made in advance.
• Code of Ethics: I acknowledge and agree to honour the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics (www.coachfederation.org) re: professional conduct, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest.
• Problems/Praise: Our relationship needs to be based on absolute honesty with each other. If at any time you are dissatisfied with something, please bring it up. I will work with you to resolve any difficulties. By the same token, if you are satisfied, please do let me know that, too, and pass it on!
• Follow-through: It is very important that you apply yourself if coaching is to be successful. Our work will sometimes be very purposeful, goal directed, and dependent on you doing whatever “homework” you commit to do. Your real growth will come from the work you do following up on our calls. 

Coaching Options

Individual Sessions ($110)

Each session is @ 60 minutes in length; via phone call or in person at my Coldwater office.

Vantage Point Coaching Intensive ($697)

Want to go deeper? The Vantage Point intensive is a 2-day (3-night) package focusing on the concepts of Vantage Point: Five Perspectives to Live a Better Story What’s Included:

• 3-night stay in private 1-bedroom apartment at my home in Coldwater, Ontario.
• All meals provided.
• Multiple 1:1 coaching sessions focusing on the five perspectives of Vantage Point, tailored to your personal needs and focus.
• Personal time for recreation, including hiking & cycling.
• A getaway that will inspire you, motivate you and give you clarity about the next steps you want to take in your life story.

 

Ready to begin? 

To schedule your first appointment, or if you have any questions at all please fill out the form below:

I will respond to your communication ASAP. Sincerely, Dan