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Life Coaching – Why Do You Need It?
By Sharon Pearson
Are you someone who fears parties and social events? Do you shiver when you go on the stage inspite of being a good speaker? Does public speaking seem like a monster to you? Is your childhood coming in the way of your bright future? Are you at a position in your life where you cannot decide which road to take, as all of them seem to be equally good? Is career change at this moment the right thing for you? Do you ever feel that life could have been better? Are you willing to take a fresh look at life? Inspite of your excellence, do you crave to improve? Do you wish you could gain maximum profit in your business but do not know how to do it? Are you a company who wishes that its talented employees were a little more productive? If these and many more questions are hounding you, welcome to LIFE COACHING! Do not misunderstand, as life coaches are not here to teach you to eat the cake but to tell you to enjoy eating the cake in the right way! Life coaching finds its origin in USA but has today become a widely accepted method of improving lives throughout the world.

Life coaching is for those people who do not fear change and are willing to go that extra mile to lead a harmonious life. The client should be ready to learn from the past and accept it. Denial has never, and will never, work for anyone. One should be flexible enough to change ones lifestyle if the current one is not producing any worthwhile results. Life needs to be looked at as something precious and to be worked upon, to bear fruitful results. Only clients with such an attitude can take full advantage of life coaching.

All this brings us to that all-important question-What do I look for in a life coach? To find a good coach the client needs to be very instinctive, as all the information put on the Internet or made available to the client, though

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it’s a lot, isn’t enough. You can schedule an appointment with a coach and then judge for yourself whether you will be comfortable with the them or not. Look for a coach who is able to connect with you, who listens to you without passing judgements, to whom you feel like letting your heart out, and someone you feel will not let you down. This works for the coaches too, for they too enjoy working when the client is comfortable and only then can they extract the best out of them. Of course word of mouth about a particular coach will give you a personal opinion about the coach.

There are several coaches who believe in focussing only on the problem areas and try to work on them. But there are the others who strongly believe that the overall personality of an individual gives rise to the fears and inhibitions they have. For example, a person who is unable to achieve more despite being capable must be having deeper and less-obvious insecurities. Like, maybe the person does not get motivated easily, is scared of success, or is simply lazy. For this, just dealing with the problem brought up by the client is not enough. It requires dedicated penetration into the client’s general behavior on part of the coach. At the same time the client should be willing to give his/her 100% to the coach and understand that the coach is trying to improve his/her life. Hence the client must be sincere in whatever he/she is told to do. This holistic approach not only does away with ones weaknesses but also reinforces the strengths. The client then stands to achieve a lot more than what they did before.

Do not think that consulting a life coach will let the world know that you cannot solve your own problems or be so rigid to think that you can set all things right in your life all by yourself. We assure you that once you experience the changes that you can make to your life, you will realize its worth and not hesitate in recommending life coaching to others; for, who does not wish to lead a good life?

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Sharon Pearson is a professional, accredited life coach, executive coach and business coach. She is the founder and CEO of The Coaching Institute, Australia’s leading accredited life www.thecoachinginstitute.com.au">coach training school, is a published author and an in-demand public speaker and trainer




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OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced &ldquo;positive survival results&rdquo; from a trial of its prostate cancer treatment drug. (OGXI) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?a=vkRpzc"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?i=vkRpzc" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=mXq4O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=mXq4O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=Iv7Ho"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=Iv7Ho" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=TaYco"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=TaYco" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=9RaIO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=9RaIO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Entellium files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Entellium Corp., which <a href="http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/10/06/daily19.html">saw its two top executives arrested and charged with wire fraud</a> and lying to investors two months ago, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?a=F73bFs"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?i=F73bFs" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=P4U4O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=P4U4O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=DBwro"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=DBwro" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=Qte4o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=Qte4o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=h9YLO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=h9YLO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Callison picked to design massive Chinese project
The Seattle architectural firm Callison said it&rsquo;s been picked to design the first phase of a massive urban development in the Chinese city of Chengdu. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?a=2RCwnS"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?i=2RCwnS" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=I92yO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=I92yO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=zXbto"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=zXbto" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=r8JFo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=r8JFo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=Iw3NO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=Iw3NO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Todd Shipyards to build WSF?s new $65M ferry
Todd Shipyards Corp. will build a $65.5 million ferry for the Washington State Department of Transportation&rsquo;s Ferries Division. (TOD) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?a=yv5eyJ"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_seattle?i=yv5eyJ" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=iQARO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=iQARO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=yGVZo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=yGVZo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=t8DHo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=t8DHo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?a=kubfO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_seattle?i=kubfO" border="0"></img></a> </div>


UAW agrees to contract concessions
The United Auto Workers will allow the Detroit Three to delay payments into a health-care trust and suspend a jobs bank for laid-off workers as ways to bolster the automakers&rsquo; pleas for a $34 billion bailout, according to media reports. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=JRA3Ra"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=JRA3Ra" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=McQ7O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=McQ7O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=GaOto"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=GaOto" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=VsvMo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=VsvMo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=BRWcO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=BRWcO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
St. Charles County incubators gain new tenants
Firefighter and paramedic Donna Weiss and her business partner, Toni Milan, plan to operate the first business in St. Charles County that offers EMT certification. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=YXC4js"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=YXC4js" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=u57GO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=u57GO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=rfMno"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=rfMno" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=UXyxo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=UXyxo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=ycZeO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=ycZeO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Huttig delisted from NYSE
Huttig Building Products Inc. no longer complies with the New York Stock Exchanges listing requirements, according to a regulatory filing. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=t6zMkg"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=t6zMkg" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=UNifO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=UNifO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=JrmIo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=JrmIo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=55Ico"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=55Ico" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=5FNjO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=5FNjO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Three indicted in investment scam
Three St. Louis-area men were indicted for a scheme to solicit investors for a waste disposal business, U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway said Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=xGXkPW"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=xGXkPW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=6yI3O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=6yI3O" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=4u5Uo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=4u5Uo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=8C5Wo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=8C5Wo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=qKaPO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=qKaPO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Region?s business conditions continue to ?weaken?
Business conditions in the region &ldquo;have continued to weaken,&rdquo; according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve&rsquo;s Beige Book report released Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=e66QhB"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=e66QhB" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=FVgEO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=FVgEO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=B0W1o"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=B0W1o" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=JJrEo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=JJrEo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=g9b3O"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=g9b3O" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Report: St. Louis home prices fall 3%
The average home price in St. Louis fell to $140,000 in the third quarter, down 3 percent from $144,300 in the same quarter last year, a new study shows. (IHS) (NCC) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=xl8Tmf"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=xl8Tmf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=GX3VO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=GX3VO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=P6jjo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=P6jjo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=tbGqo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=tbGqo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=GhcKO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=GhcKO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Shareholders sue KV Pharmaceutical
Shareholders filed a lawsuit against KV Pharmaceutical Co., alleging that KV misled them about the company&rsquo;s compliance with federal regulations concerning the manufacture and marketing of generic drug products as well as the company&rsquo;s current and future financial prospects. (KV) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=clsPrw"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=clsPrw" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=vKJXO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=vKJXO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=vaNpo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=vaNpo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=kiECo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=kiECo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=RwfqO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=RwfqO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Bally again files for bankruptcy
Bally Total Fitness Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years, the fitness club chain said Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=WFETB7"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=WFETB7" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=XT5kO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=XT5kO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=q3gSo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=q3gSo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=dlCLo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=dlCLo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=UTRQO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=UTRQO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Anthem, employees give $1.5M to nonprofits
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri said Wednesday its associates have pledged close to $1 million to support more than 900 nonprofits in 2009 as part of the company&rsquo;s annual giving campaign. (WLP) <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=ElSpuN"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=ElSpuN" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=hlFdO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=hlFdO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=V8cOo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=V8cOo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=dX7Yo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=dX7Yo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=bk6yO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=bk6yO" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Andria?s to open restaurant in Chesterfield
Andria&rsquo;s Steak House, the Metro East restaurant and originator of Andria&rsquo;s Steak Sauce, plans to open a new restaurant in Chesterfield, Mo., this month. <p><a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?a=15M817"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~a/bizj_stlouis?i=15M817" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=2srnO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=2srnO" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=fhKZo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=fhKZo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=J5ASo"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=J5ASo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?a=TeqBO"><img src="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~f/bizj_stlouis?i=TeqBO" border="0"></img></a> </div>