What is Personal Coaching?

Personal coaching is a synergistic, interactive process focused on you. It is designed to help you reach your full, emotional, financial, and creative potential. Personal coaching is a relationship where the total focus is on you.

Coaching is a method of direction, instructing and training a person or group of people with the purpose of achieving a specific goal. The coach’s job is to help clients articulate their dreams, desires and aspirations, help them clarify their mission, purpose and goals, and help them achieve that outcome. These topics can include personal and professional considerations, relationships, health matters and financial concerns.

Professional coaching is not counseling, therapy or mentoring. A coach may recommend counseling or therapy. Mentoring involves a developmental relationship between a more experienced “mentor” and a less experienced partner, and typically it involves the sharing of advice. Coaching is more formal than mentoring and it involves specific steps and a commitment.

What are the benefits of Personal Coaching?

Life coaching helps people to get out of an unproductive pattern, gain clarity and ultimately to lead more fulfilling lives. Life coaching involves assessing where you are right now, where you want to go in the future and how to begin the process of receiving all you desire in life.

Life coaching encourages thoughtful self-reflection and can help people create more joy, fun, balance and abundance. A personal coach can expand your thinking, helping you to make smarter decisions and develop more balance in your life. A personal coach can show you how to base your personal and business goals on your core values and develop your natural strengths. Your coach will listen to you, hear you, and help you to reach your personal and business potential. Coaches provide the support, encouragement and resources needed for clients to set and achieve their personal and/or professional goals.

Alice Maryniuk is an author, speaker, and chaplain.  She had suffered from Ankylosing Spondylitis, Chronic Fibromyalgia, deep depression, financial devastation, and serious marriage problems which left her with a sense of hopelessness.  God has restored her health, her marriage, and has allowed her to assist others through her teachings and writing.  Since 1997, she has been a life skills coach teaching Biblically-based and practical truths.

She is a change agent who coaches people in the area of making dynamic changes in their lives using biblical principles.  She is known for her sense of humour, transparency and her ability to relate to others.  Alice has her degree in Adult Education and her teaching is practical, insightful, and inspirational.  Known for her determination to conquer difficult situations, she inspires her audience to do likewise.

As a Licensed minister and a Corporate chaplain, she brings the good news of Jesus Christ to those outside the church.  www.aboveandbeyondministries.ca As a regular columnist for Abbotsford Times from 2007 – 2012, she provided articles for a variety of groups in addition to the popularity of her book Thinking For a Change.  As a world traveler, she has had the opportunity to speak to groups in Canada, the United States, Korea and India.   Her humor and fun-loving personality brings a refreshing approach in her life changing talks.  You will be challenged to live an authentic life and develop your potential.