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Nodd's Review So what is it about Nate McMillan that's worth so much money to the Blazers? Ask Paul Allen and he'll tell you that no matter how much talent you have on your team, it's the coach that's going to lead you to a championship. He is the one who inspires, motivates and keeps you focused on the goal. Any sports person will tell you that the game is as much mental as it is physical. This is where the coach earns his/her pay.
So if a coach is so important to a game, why is it that many of us do not use one in our day-to-day lives?
Introducing Jerry Preator of Hero's Journey Consulting:
"To be human is nothing less than heroic," Jerry quotes Joseph Campbell, and that's where the name comes from. Life is a huge physical and mental game that challenges us at almost every turn.
As children, we were coached by our parents and teachers but as adults most of us are on our own.
"It's easy to get focused on our business and forget why we're doing it," Jerry explains. "Most people know what they need to do, they just need a coach to see them through the tough times... not to build dependency but to give them the tools so that they can become their own coach."
Make no mistake... Jerry is not a therapist that deals with the past. He is a coach that deals in the present. Some questions Jerry helps you define:
- Who are you?
- Where are you going?
- Why are you going there?
It's all about the next step and Jerry's job is to coach you past your obstacles, real or mental, so that you can realize that you're engaged in a game worth playing. He helps you understand what has the most meaning and purpose in your life and then keeps you focused on that goal.
Jerry is uniquely qualified as a life, business and health coach with:
- Over 12 years experience as a drug and alcohol counselor,
- 13 years as an accountant,
- 10-plus years as a small business owner,
- Successfully completing and maintaining the Medifast weight loss program in conjunction with his wife. (See Weight Loss Coaching below.)
It's not just Jerry's experience or knowledge that impressed me. While attending a chamber event held at Bassett Furniture, I had a sense about his nature was drawn to his positive aura. After talking with Jerry I knew he would be a natural at helping others bring out the best in themselves.
"I see them as the hero," Jerry told me, "especially when they don't see themselves that way. But it's only a matter of time before each of us comes to see that each and every one of us is on a Hero's Journey to success and the fulfillment of our dreams."
Jerry recently added Weight Loss Coaching to his practice. See more information below. Life, Business and Health Coach In our coaching model, we choose to use Joseph Campbell's metaphor of the hero's journey.
The hero's journey calls on us to bring forth our innate gifts and talents. These lie at the core of us and they remain constant, no matter what is happening around us. You could say this is our authentic self. This is apart from our personality traits or the drama that sometimes surrounds our lives.
On this journey, you will learn to focus the various kinds of energy - money, time, physical vitality, creativity, relationships, and enjoyment - to convert your ideas, dreams, and visions into reality. It is a heroic task to keep moving forward in the face of all the thoughts, feelings, self judgments, and obstacles in our path.
In our coaching, you will see immediately that you already have all the qualities and abilities you need to make your dreams come true. Mastery is about learning to do this with clarity, focus, ease, and grace. In the coaching relationship you forge a partnership with your coach that equips you to realize this mastery. As a result, your ideas and dreams become reality. You clearly see the contribution you are here to make.
When inevitable obstacles get in your way you will be reminded that who you are is a hero, and you will have the support you need to keep going.
Weight Loss Coaching
Based on my wife and I losing 157 pounds between us, I have added weight loss coaching to my practice.
I am part of a network of Health Coaches for Take Shape For Life representing the Medifast Meal Replacement program. The coaching for weight loss through TSFL is free. There are over 55 great tasting meals available through this program.
For over 17 months I have maintained my 25 pound weight loss. My wife Emily has recently completed a 132 pound weight loss and is off 3.5 medications.
For more information: http://herosjourney.tsfl.com/ |
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