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HEY, COACH: WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY JOB AND MY LIFE?

5/23/2004

A New Category Of Personal Advisor Helps People Plot Their Path

First, there were consultants. Then there were therapists. Now if you need help sorting out your personal and professional problems, you can hire a coach: Executive Coaching and Resource Network provides clients with a new type of advice through coaches who will strategize with you in weekly sessions held in person, on the phone or via e-mail.

Born out of the competitive pressures of today's economy as well as the struggle to find balance in the frenzied pace of modern life, coaching is earning devotees among CEOs, entrepreneurs, professionals, people in career transition and others grappling with life issues.

Goal-Setting and Handholding
Linda R. Dominguez, a Personal and Professional Coach and owner of Executive Coaching and Resource Network, describes how "Coaches develop a personal relationship with their clients that is very different from the relationship people have with a therapist, a consultant or even a friend." "My clients use me as their coach to develop the skills and tools they need to be professionally fulfilled, to set goals, grow, all encompassing the elements of balance including health, family, spirituality and finances. One of the reasons it works is that a coach helps a client stay in action. It keeps them on track to live a better life."

The typical coaching client is an individual who has achieved a fair measure of personal and professional success. "Most of my clients are people who have become aware of a gap between where they are and where they want to be, both personally and professionally", Dominguez said. "They've established their careers and moved into management positions or are running their own businesses. They feel that they're bogged down with too many promises and too many projects. Since they don't really have the time to make good decisions, their personal needs are ignored and then they feel out of control of their lives -- and they just aren't happy with the way things are going."

Getting back on track begins with her clients envisioning the outcome they want to create, and helping them find the answers by refocusing their energies. "With that focus, they can clean up the rest of their life and learn what is really most important to them."

About Executive Coaching and Resource Network
ECRN is based in Los Angeles, California and offers personal, executive, business and team coaching internationally.
CONTACT:
Executive-Coaching.com
310-820-4149