One of the things that I like before working with a professional is to understand a little bit about him/her, you know "What makes this person tick" and "Do I feel that we could work reasonably well together?". That should be the same with any coach that you decide to hire, so here is a brief history on my life and training as a Relationship Coach.
I took my training as a coach with Coach Training Alliance, a very well respected coaching institution. I currently work with singles to help them attract their ideal relationship, and I also work with couples to create more love and fulfillment in their existing relationships.
This is not something that I have always thought about to do, because there was no such thing as coaching many years ago. But I have always gravitated towards working with people, helping and supporting people in one way or another.
After my divorce in 1992 I joined Parents Without Partners and then eventually voted onto the Board of Directors for Parents Without Partners both for the local chapter and the region. And although I'm no longer a member, I still am in close contact with many of the members from Parents Without Partners.
In 1993 I was offered a position working for Family Law Lawyers as a Paralegal. This position a few years later led to me becoming an Advocate for Single Parents, helping low-income families in the fight to improve themselves and the lives of their children.
Soon I came to realize that though we all have problems at times relating to one another, it seems to be especially true with those we care about the most. So I set out to find ways to help not only myself, but others learn to relate to each other in more effective ways.
Working as an advocate led me to decide that perhaps counseling would be my best way of helping people so I decided to attend a local College in Hamilton, and take Psychology and Counseling courses. Reading became an obsession, I started reading everything I could get my hands on that talked about why people are the way they are. A very good friend of mine, knowing this lent me a book call "Positive Personality Profiles". (A book I highly recommend by the way).
By 1998 things were really changing for me and I decided to open up a talent agency called The Hamilton Talent Agency. During the next 5 years I was able to help well over 350 people find work in the Film and Television Industry as Extras. Being in the film industry also gave me a lot of down time in which I continued my study's and my reading. I soon found out that it was possible to travel to Atlanta Georgia and study under the guidance of the author of "Positive Personalities" himself and that is exactly what I did. I studied Human Behavioralisim (personalities) and received my certification as a Human Behavioralist from Dr. Robert Rohm, Psychologist, Author, Minister, and owner of Personality Insights Inc.
Towards the end of the fifth year I decided to buy another business from a very good friends of mine, All 4 You Tanning Salon located in downtown Hamilton. I think one of the most enjoyable parts of being involved with the salon was the deep friendships that I was able to form with my clients. I started working one on one with some these close friends, helping them to understand many aspects of their personal relationships that they were having concerns with.
In 2004 I finally developed the courage and skills needed to start speaking to different groups throughout Hamilton on the subject of relationships and how to better communicate with others. At the same time started my training with Coach Training Alliance in 2005. Since then I have never been happier and never looked back. The future is bight and I am loving what I do for others. I love to be able to help others set their goals for their life and to be able to be there as they see them through.
I am continuously upgrading my knowledge and training and have now learn and now teach "The Five Love Languages" for adult and children.
I have recently become involved with a group in Hamilton called the "R.O.C.K" "Raising our children's kids." (I am trying to adopt a baby cousin of mine). I am able to help these grandparents understand the personalities of their grandchildren. Since these children have been through so much it makes it hard for the grandparents to handle them.
I plan on returning to Atlanta soon to complete my advanced level certification in Relationships and Conflict Prevention as well as obtaining my certification with the International Coaching Federation.
I am now as of January 2009 working with The Prodigy Group Dating Service (Atlanta Ga.)as their in house Relationship Coaching Consultant. I will add their website to this post once they have it up and running.
For now check out my website, and leave a comment in my guest book or email me if you are interested in a free half hour session.
www.speakingaboutyou.com
Monday, November 17, 2008
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Learn How to Read and Understand Romantic Body Language
Your body speaks it’s own language and it speaks loud and clear. So does that of your dates. Body Language can speak so much louder than even words do. If this is true then one thing is for certain we need to go back to school (so to speak) and learn this unfamiliar language.
A study by Mehrabian in 1965 highlighted that over 50% of our communication is through how we move. A more recent study said that only about 10% of our communication is verbal. The majority of the rest of our communication is unspoken. If theses studies are accurate then this makes telephone conversations and, even worse, emails and written messages, poor forms of communication – no wonder we get email rage. It really isn’t rocket science people.
When you learn how to read and understand someone’s body language, you will be able to see the clues as to whether that person has a romantic interest in you or not. By accurately reading their body...........
Learn How to Read and Understand Romantic Body Language
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A study by Mehrabian in 1965 highlighted that over 50% of our communication is through how we move. A more recent study said that only about 10% of our communication is verbal. The majority of the rest of our communication is unspoken. If theses studies are accurate then this makes telephone conversations and, even worse, emails and written messages, poor forms of communication – no wonder we get email rage. It really isn’t rocket science people.
When you learn how to read and understand someone’s body language, you will be able to see the clues as to whether that person has a romantic interest in you or not. By accurately reading their body...........
Learn How to Read and Understand Romantic Body Language
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Great Places to Meet New Men
According to dating expert David Steel from Relationship Coaching Institute, there are a series of 4 steps to finding your life partner.
1- Scouting
2- Sorting
3- Screening
4- Testing
In this article I will discuss step # 1 the scouting step. This is the process of searching out someone to meet. But many women are not really sure where to look or they may be tired of searching for a man in the usual singles scenes such as bars and nightclubs, it may be time to broaden your horizons and try alternative locations for meeting men. If you think outside the box and begin exploring new locations you may find that meeting a man who shares your interests is easier than you thought.
Single women can scout in many ways and in many different places –
Great Places to Meet New Men
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1- Scouting
2- Sorting
3- Screening
4- Testing
In this article I will discuss step # 1 the scouting step. This is the process of searching out someone to meet. But many women are not really sure where to look or they may be tired of searching for a man in the usual singles scenes such as bars and nightclubs, it may be time to broaden your horizons and try alternative locations for meeting men. If you think outside the box and begin exploring new locations you may find that meeting a man who shares your interests is easier than you thought.
Single women can scout in many ways and in many different places –
Great Places to Meet New Men
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Great Places to Meet New Women
According to dating expert David Steel from Relationship Coaching Institute, there are a series of 4 steps to finding your life partner.
1- Scouting
2- Sorting
3- Screening
4- Testing
In this article I will discuss step # 1 the scouting step. This is the process of searching out someone to meet. There are a lot of great women out there just waiting to meet the man of their dreams but finding these available women can take a little creativity.
Sure there are plenty of single women at bars and nightclubs but the competition is also tough with many men also trying to meet women and women are usually on guard at these locations so getting through their defenses can be difficult. Instead of battling other men for a woman’s affection .......
Great Places to Meet New Womem
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1- Scouting
2- Sorting
3- Screening
4- Testing
In this article I will discuss step # 1 the scouting step. This is the process of searching out someone to meet. There are a lot of great women out there just waiting to meet the man of their dreams but finding these available women can take a little creativity.
Sure there are plenty of single women at bars and nightclubs but the competition is also tough with many men also trying to meet women and women are usually on guard at these locations so getting through their defenses can be difficult. Instead of battling other men for a woman’s affection .......
Great Places to Meet New Womem
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“Please understand me”
If I do not want what you want, please try not to tell me that my want is wrong.
Or if I believe other than you, at least pause before you correct my view.
Or if my emotion is less than yours, or more, given the same circumstances,
Try not to ask me to feel more strongly or weakly.
Or yet if I act, or fail to act, in the manner of your design for action, let me be.
I do not, for the moment at least, ask you to understand me.
That will come only when you are willing to give up changing me into a copy of you.
I may be your spouse, your parent, your offspring, your friend or your colleague.
If you will allow me any of my wants, or emotions, or beliefs, or actions,
Then you open yourself, so that some day these ways of mine might not seem so wrong and might finally appear right to you as right - for me.
To put up with me is the first step to understanding me.
Not that you embrace my ways as right for you,
But that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness.
And in understanding me you might come to prize my difference from you, and, far from seeking to change me, preserve and even nurture those differences
by David Keirsey
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Or if I believe other than you, at least pause before you correct my view.
Or if my emotion is less than yours, or more, given the same circumstances,
Try not to ask me to feel more strongly or weakly.
Or yet if I act, or fail to act, in the manner of your design for action, let me be.
I do not, for the moment at least, ask you to understand me.
That will come only when you are willing to give up changing me into a copy of you.
I may be your spouse, your parent, your offspring, your friend or your colleague.
If you will allow me any of my wants, or emotions, or beliefs, or actions,
Then you open yourself, so that some day these ways of mine might not seem so wrong and might finally appear right to you as right - for me.
To put up with me is the first step to understanding me.
Not that you embrace my ways as right for you,
But that you are no longer irritated or disappointed with me for my seeming waywardness.
And in understanding me you might come to prize my difference from you, and, far from seeking to change me, preserve and even nurture those differences
by David Keirsey
More Poetry
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