Do you sometimes feel that your life is living you rather than you are living your life?
Most of us experience a great degree of complexity in our lives in a modern, fast-paced world. However, as human beings we have a tendency to choose the road with the least resistance - perhaps to avoid further complexity. This can lead us to a state in which we are mainly passively reacting to the demands that job, family, and social life place on us - a situation in which we cease to set impulses and consciously choose the direction of our lives, thereby no longer crafting our own destiny.

Coaching is the difference that makes the difference!
All of us carry within ourselves great creative powers which can be used to create harmonious and fulfiling lives that suit our individual needs. Coaching is an effective tool for tapping into those creative powers and using them to reclaim the dormant enthusiasm and joy that dwells within each of us. Are you ready to surprise yourself? With the help of a coach you can make the changes which seem to be so difficult to make on your own.

Coaching is not Consulting
Consultants use their expertise to design an action plan for the client, whereas coaching operates on the assumption that it is the client who is best suited to find solutions to the challenges he or she faces. This is why coaching is such a powerful tool. The solutions you craft with the help of your coach are 100% your own and therefore are best suited to fit your needs.

So why do you need the coach if you are the one who finds the solutions?
During the coaching process the coach will listen to your thoughts and ask you powerful and challenging questions at the right time. These questions are carefully chosen to help you get new angles on your views, thereby opening up new possibilities and options that you were not aware of before. This allows you to discover yourself all over again.

The International Coach Federation says about Coaching:
'Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Coaches help people improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives.
Coaches are trained to listen, to observe and to customize their approach to individual client needs. They seek to elicit solutions and strategies from the client; they believe the client is naturally creative and resourceful. The coach's job is to provide support to enhance the skills, resources, and creativity that the client already has.'

To learn more about the International Coach Federation please visit their website at: www.coachfederation.com

Free Introductory Coaching Session
Coaching is a very personal process for which trust is essential. Human beings can be very complex and experience has shown that not every coach and client make a good match. To ensure long term satisfaction PEC offers a free half-hour coaching session during which the client can get a feeling for the coaching relationship without obligation or pressure.

Coaching is a fast growing field that has made sinificant improvements in people's lives. PEC offers one-on-one coaching for individuals for clarifying and achieving outcomes, accessing hidden resources, and improving overall well-being. All coaching is done in person or on the phone.

If you are interested in being coached by Christoph Schertler the following steps are necessary:

1. Contact PEC at the following address:

Personal Empowerment Coaching
701 Garden View Court, Suite 18
Encinitas, CA 92024
phone & fax: 1(858) 240 2200
Click here to email us

2. You will be sent a questionnaire that helps the coach to get an understanding of who you are and what your current situation is in life.

3. After you have filled out and returned the questionnaire, a 2-hour intake session is scheduled, during which the coach answers all your questions about the coaching process and together with you takes a closer look at your questionnaire, highlighting areas to focus on.

4. If you and your coach both feel that you want to move forward into a coaching relationship after the intake session, you design the coaching alliance (a set of ground rules) and decide on the format of future coaching sessions.

Time Frames
A minimum commitment of 3 months is recommended. Experience has shown that this time frame is needed to achieve and sustain the best results.

Coaching Types
Coaching is done on the phone, in person or per email. For further information on each of these options, please contact PEC.

Confidentiality
All information shared with the coach will be confidential unless waived by the client. An exception to this rule is if the client ever became a threat to him/herself or others. In such a case confidentiality is waived in the interest of the safety of all concerned.

Coaching is not Therapy
Coaching focuses on helping individuals to move forward with professional, personal or lifestyle issues. It is not suited to help people with issues that requite a therapeutical approach. If needed, the coach can refer the client to a therapist.

Designing the Coaching Agreement
Coach and client agree on a number of ground rules to set the framework for future coaching sessions. These ground rules are called the Coaching Agreement. They can be adjusted at any time to accommodate the needs of either the client or the coach, as long as both sides accept them.

Terminating the Coaching Agreement
Both client and coach have the option of terminating the coaching agreement at any time, if either feels that it is not beneficial to continue. Under such circumstances, PEC is willing to help the client to find a new coach, if the client wants to continue being coached.

Payment structure
All payments are due at the first of a new month by check or money order, made out to PEC. LLC. The cost of phone conversations and travel are covered by the client.

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