about life coaching

"Co-active coaching is a thought clarification process.

Its different because of two of its underlying assumptions. The first is that no other person can ever know enough about you more effectively than you can decide for yourself. The primary need of most people is not for advice or direction of others. Rather, the primary need of most people is for clarification of their own thinking. That's what co-active coaching does. Co-active coaching's second underlying assumption is that you are intrinsically creative, resourceful and whole. Coaching is a way for you to discover, with the aid of a trained coach, what you value, what you need and what you want out of life.

This form of coaching is called "co-active" because it is a customized "designed alliance" between coach and client to maximize the benifit of coaching to each client. Properly trained co-active coaches utilize a toolkit of skills to enable you to clarify your thinking. Your coach need know virtually nothing of the specifics of issues with which you are grappling.

Rather, he or she is the guide who enables you to clearly assess your situation and then deal with it in the manner best suited to you. Coaching is clarifying, is balancing and is fulfilling."

Quoted in The Advocate- January 2000

Because Life Coaching is an experiential process, I encourage you to try the free goals report.

LIFE COACHING REFERRALS:

"Sometimes, a year and a half after starting the coaching process, I am amazed at how many of the "want" items from my initial list have become a realty: more time with my family, less stress, more creative endeavors, and so on. However, I really shouldn't be surprised. Life Coaching is a great tool, (don't be put off by the "gimmicky" name-it is neither a gimmick or a fad), and Denise Gaylord is an extraordinary Coach! I highly recommend both, whether you want to work on something in your professional, personal or creative life." Lisa W.

"I have been aware of "Coaching" for quite awhile now and recognized that i was fine and needed no help in getting my life in order. Through a series of synchronicities, I spent some time with a group that included Denise as one of the coach/facilitators. During that time I recognized that there was indeed an area of myself that I needed to know more about. Over a period of nine months or so, Denise helped/coached/directed me through a process that really clarified what I was working on developing. A very worthwhile exercise. I am a better person for the experience." Rod M./CEO

Denise: "You just wouldn't believe where I am in my life right now, beyond even my wildest dreams! In the last year I've been running the Inventory Control for our 12 warehouses, who would have thought, right?! I really love it and I get to travel around and make my own hours. Thanks for being such a gift to me in my life when I needed it most." Always: Susan D.