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A Life Coach is trained to listen, to observe, and to customize their approach to each individual client’s needs. Certified Life Coaches complete extensive training that teaches them how to ask the right questions, communicate effectively and get to the heart of your needs and desires in life. Coaching is not just limited to helping you achieve your personal or professional goals, it can be so much more. A Life Coach brings more meaning to anyone open to the journey. Time and time again, results have shown life coaches have helped people of all ages improve their confidence, quality of life, and relationships. Learn more about the benefits of coaching. ⇾ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626802212987-TNKNWCNIVI07VP229C0U/Creating+a+Planner+-+What+is+Coaching%3F.jpg What is Coaching? - How does coaching work? Life Coaches will discover your goals, identify the obstacles holding you back, and create strategies to help you overcome those obstacles. A strong coach will: Clarify your vision Co-create a plan of action Encourage self-discovery and growth Set challenging, achievable goals Evoke strategies and tools that work for you Foster accountability and enhance skills Every coach’s approach can be different. It’s important to feel connected to your coach. Have a look at my coaching method. ⇾ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626802264461-7XB6L7UJY33IHQ3GL7X6/Woman+with+Floppy+Hat+-+What+is+Coaching%3F.jpg What is Coaching? - What are the benefits? Working with a life coach gives you the ability to gain a fresh, informed perspective on your life. In addition to offering new insight into challenges, a life coach can help you to zero in on negative patterns that could be standing in the way of your success. Bridge the gap between your current circumstances and the life you’d like to lead. Everyone has different needs and wants. Let me show the possibilities and be your guide. Many of my clients have achieved what they couldn’t have imagined before working with me. Read what they have shared about their coaching experiences. ⇾ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1622658343143-RQQGJZNZTBXAGU03FIGC/Untitled+design+%2819%29.png What is Coaching? - 73% improved relationships https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1622658130368-SSPCUV0MNLZLLPD76PJN/Untitled+design+%2818%29.png What is Coaching? - 80% grew self-confidence https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1622658343143-RQQGJZNZTBXAGU03FIGC/Untitled+design+%2819%29.png What is Coaching? - 67% improved work-life balance https://www.adultprep.com/approach daily 0.75 2023-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626883303277-ASBCET3N00UKCLQUG9Q4/Little+Boy+On+Stairs+-+My+Approach.jpg My Approach - Make change happen. Whether it’s making a career change, transitioning into the work force, building a business, or enhancing our skills, we all have strides we’d like to take to be better versions of ourselves. But change doesn’t just happen, it’s created. Coaching supports clients to live their most fulfilling lives by offering new insight into challenges, and zeroing in on negative patterns that could be standing in the way of their success. Discovering what’s next isn’t always a straightforward path, but it is both empowering and illuminating in the best of ways. Sessions must commence within 90 days of a signed agreement. My clients have made significant changes, that improved their personal lives and professional careers. Coaching is a process; time is a necessary part of bringing you the results you are looking to achieve. You can shift your perspective to be a better you, and I can help you get there. Together, we work on a project, challenge or goal. The outcome may be quick or take a bit longer, depending on your vision. We meet regularly to make change happen. Each session brings about progress that may have taken years to otherwise take. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626883754341-R4LUOI8XC76M4TZGLT0D/Women+Leading+Lectures+-+My+Approach.jpg My Approach - #1: Clarify Your Vision In our first session we define your strengths, passions, core values, and identify goals and a vision for success. Together, we build a picture of your future and imagine what it will look like when you’re living in a way that has more meaning for you. I will ask meaningful and thought-provoking questions. You will learn aspects about yourself that will support your new vision. Everyone’s definition of success is different. Your family, education, society, the media, your friends and colleagues have shaped your idea of success. But let’s be real; your definition of success is unique. Hidden deep down your vision will come to light. Let’s help you realize it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626883805761-BJK2RBIP943TZ6RTGESG/Creating+Short+and+Long+Term+Goals+-+My+Approach.jpg My Approach - #2: Co-create a Plan The relationship between a client and life coach is more like a partnership than a one-way street. Now that we have clarified your vision, we discuss what obstacles are holding you back from reaching your goals. Let’s also explore the changes you can make to your lifestyle and the habits you can incorporate daily, weekly, and monthly so that you can feel confident and proud of who you are becoming. What you do vs. what you say. The planning phase is about closing the gap between what you say you want and what you’re doing to achieve what you want. Keeping in mind your long term goal, together we create a detailed step-by-step plan with micro-milestones along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626883855991-GUAK3ICL771DJ8JLFTEQ/Long+White+Staircase+-+My+Approach.jpg My Approach - #3: Time for Action You’re not going to get to where you want to be just by talking about it! You need to put action behind your thoughts and aspirations. This part of the process is supported by accountability, passion, and willingness to grow. I help you stay on track and monitor your progress along the way. With each micro-milestone you set out to complete, together we observe and refine the process to which you achieve it. Is there always room for improvement? Analyzing and strengthening your productivity, efficiency, and motivation, throughout the process makes the next milestone feel even easier to attain. 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Teens and young adults today are experiencing their life in a vastly different way than their parents or grandparents. Being a Gen Z-er means being surrounded by peer pressure, academic stress, parental pressure, technology and self-doubt on a daily basis. Personal Development at its Best. Our holistic, personalized approach engages both students and parents, providing foundational skills and peace-of-mind in a supportive environment. Time and time again, results have shown life coaches have helped young people improve their academic, life and executive functioning skills, confidence, communication, and relationships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626886468185-LGU9Y517XGFU59XUVN18/Deciding+Which+Way+to+Go+-+Supporting+Students.jpg Students - The Importance of Buy-in Teens and young adults are multi-dimensional and can thrive when partnered with a supportive, non-parent, non-teacher coach (that’s me!) who won’t judge their actions or inactions, but instead support them in making good choices and setting the right goals to match their idea of who they want to be. 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You can be whoever you want to be and choose whichever path brings you the most purpose, meaning, success, and most of all, happiness. Let’s convert that potential together; let’s go after it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1626884608427-77JAETWCN5AX112GHT07/Black+Woman+Smiling+and+Fixing+Her+Glasses+-+Supporting+Women.jpg Women - Feeling v. Being Feeling is temporary. Being is who we are; our values, our core. The power of being speaks volumes. Be strong. Be confident. Be respected. Be kind. Be valued. Be proactive. Be successful. Be purposeful. Be happy. Don’t let anybody else take that away from you. You having an opinion, may be them thinking you’re a bitch. You being quietly reflective, may be them thinking you’re weak. It’s hard, don’t get me wrong. And life is hard. The challenges don’t stop coming. So challenge yourself to just be. And trust me when I say, it’s so much better to be yourself, know who that is and work towards who you aspire to be. Feeling is temporary. By the end of the coaching process, my clients walk away with the tools they need to not only feel confident in who they are, but to be courageous in choosing reinvention, if that’s what they want. https://www.adultprep.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2021-06-02 https://www.adultprep.com/terms-of-use daily 0.75 2021-06-10 https://www.adultprep.com/faq daily 0.75 2021-12-18 https://www.adultprep.com/contact-me daily 0.75 2022-08-29 https://www.adultprep.com/courses daily 0.75 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1623523463407-R2SD3KJ1957S8PQ7BGPY/rs%3Dw_1300%2Ch_800+%282%29.jpg Life Skills Courses - Signature Life Skills Courses. Adult Prep is committed to enriching the lives of middle schoolers, high schoolers and college students through the hands-on teaching of essential life skills. Our goal is to equip young adults with the financial, social and practical skills necessary for facing the challenging transitions of growing up in today's modern world. Our online, live courses focus on life skills crucial for success in life. By preparing the next generation to take on the challenges of coming adulthood, we not only set those individuals up for success but also help ensure that our future world is a better place for all. Our holistic, personalized approach engages students and parents, providing foundational skills and peace of mind in a supportive environment, driven by the belief that individual success leads to a better future for all. Continue below to learn more about our signature courses. Read more about our student support services here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1623523629457-Z62NB3J9J47XW6SZQGKR/rs%3Dw_1300%2Ch_800+%281%29.jpg Life Skills Courses - “The term ‘adulting’ is silly. But the myriad things that are required to "adult" do not always come naturally to people. The areas Ruth covers are important and she has a knack for teaching these skills. Plus she's great to work with." ~Karen K. https://www.adultprep.com/young-adults-2 daily 0.75 2023-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1621132194914-7NI6YS2T6ZANL2YOO1OD/Woman+Meditating+on+Beach+-+Supporting+Young+Adults Young Adults (Copy) - Ready to take on the world… kinda. As a young adult you juggle expectations and pressure from family, friends, society, school/work and yourself! Especially after this pandemic, it’s no surprise; depression, anxiety, and dissatisfaction are at all-time highs among people 18-30 years old. Let’s turn that into confidence, stability, and happiness. You’re not going through this alone. During these years you are likely to go through many transitionary periods that will define who you are and forge your path. 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I have helped young adults: Move away from home into their own place Find their first job and negotiate a great salary Gain independence through financial literacy and life skills Better navigate their college workload Manage daily life smoothly by sharpening executive functioning skills https://www.adultprep.com/couples daily 0.75 2023-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1685986628534-NDEDCRFKLSMLQ4CGWY8S/image-asset.jpeg Couples - Big changes are afoot... As a couple, there is so much to juggle - on top of your individual juggling act! Add that all up and you can easily fall out of balance - and out of sync. When you’re considering next steps - lifelong partnership, marriage, moving in together, it can feel so very overwhelming. Now is the time to explore, be curious and dig deeper - all leading to a more meaningful, communicative and happy relationship. Seek out and learn how to keep your optimal balance. It’s not easy. It’s also enlightening, hopeful, joyful and incredible! Making the choice to be in a partnership, to give of yourself in order to lift your partner up, to navigate life’s crazy roller coaster with another human attached to you is just that, a choice. But how do you know if it’s the best choice for you? During the past few years, you’ve likely been growing by leaps and bounds - finding your footing, learning about yourself and exploring the world around you. Life transitions can come with a suitcase of emotions. Learning to navigate what comes your way - in the best way for you - is key to success at every level. Now is the time to learn how to do that with the one you love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60450beccf5af74e6a6b803e/1685986526907-9NNUJM6MVFIDR4W01KJL/image-asset.jpeg Couples - One Step at a Time… No matter how or when you got here - you are here. - at an important turning point. First, celebrate! Next, learn - take this time to share, to listen, to absorb and to plan - together. I have helped couples to: Find balance through simple shifts and proactive communication Address unresolved challenges and find a way through that works for everyone Nourish each other in a way that is most helpful Clarify and set goals, creating a roadmap to achievement Be more prepared to navigate future challenges