I am often asked to explain what exactly is coaching. I try to describe it as a partnership that helps people identify their goals and move faster towards their dreams.

Take the following scenarios: (all names are fictitious - but the people are real).

	Susan, a superachiever at work, finds it hard to say no to new projects, and yet what she really wants to do is spend more time with her young family…
	Jim has a really successful business; he enjoys his work and spends most of his time there. Increasingly he is aware that perhaps there is more to life…
	Janet has become increasingly dissatisfied with her extremely well-paid job which supplies a lifestyle she loves. But this no longer feels enough and she desperately wants to find a career that fulfils her, matches her values and find her purpose in life….
	Karen's children are growing up and leaving for university. She'd like a career but doesn't feel she wants to start up what she used to do. She lacks confidence and needs some direction…
	Graeme has had a series of poor relationships and two messy divorces. Despite being somewhat cynical, he really wants to find his life partner. What can he do to attract her into his life?
	Shirley has recently divorced. She has to re-evaluate herself and her life. She has financial problems. Her passion is art and she would like to make it her life and livelihood. What could make that happen?
	Michael is a successful CEO but in the current anxious economic climate, the drive and risk-taking that got him to his position are not needed. He needs new challenges or a new model for how to live his life.

Do any of these strike a chord? What areas of dissatisfaction are there in your life? Unfulfilled dreams? What are you going to do about them? If the desire to take action has at last arrived, a coach could be just the person to get you and keep you on track - to achieve the whole life that you want - to make the future perfect - NOW!