Life Coaching
How would you construct a guided imagery session for a client? Create a real or fictional case study.

First, the client needs to choose an area of focus. In this case, the client wants to focus on prosperity with the express goal of achieving success in her career. Therefore, prior to starting the guided visualization, I would have the client speak or write down the overall goals.

Next, I would need to prepare the setting for the guided imagery session. There will be a background audio recording that has no intrusive elements, such as binaural beats. The client will select her preferred seating position: cross-legged on the floor with cushions or seated in a chair. I ensure that distractions are kept to the absolute minimum, including shutting off phones and other potential intrusions.

To begin the imagery session, I would first have the client focus on her body. This would involve several…...

The client will be expected to be motivated to work with the life coach and be honest regarding life inspirations. As a life coach, once I understand the client's current situation, I will be expected to guide the client through a positive process. This process is geared towards making constructive and internal changes. From this video, I am expected to offer opinions and comments aimed to keep the client focused (SarahOzolShore, 2008).

Coaching is seen as a vital tool in helping to develop female leaders. In diverse contexts, there is a notable shortage of female leaders due to prevailing social and cultural norms. The above concepts of coaching are being applied in leadership development programs that target women. This is because these concepts help develop self-belief and confidence. In complex settings such as vulnerability and fast moving environments, trust and self-awareness between leaders and followers are paramount. Coaching provides the opportunity…...

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References

SarahOzolShore (2008). Sarah Shore Consulting and Life Coaching Phildelphia: What to expect from your life coach. YouTube. Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLg6rUmyPEQ 

Skibbins, D. (2007). Becoming a life coach: a complete workbook for therapists. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Williams, P., & Menendez, D.S. (2007). Becoming a professional life coach: lessons from the Institute for Life Coach Training. New York: W.W. Norton & Co

I have gone through many of the same situations that they are currently experiencing, and this makes it easier to apply my own experiences to helping these clients in particular. I have been married for 22 years, and successfully raised a child, but I have also recovered from separation. These life experiences have taught me the pathways to success, and it is these pathways I want to teach others.
I have assisted young couples in the past and so I understand the issues that younger couples face. They have tremendous financial pressures, and there are unique challenges for couples with children. I understand both of these things, having experienced both myself. So for me, this target market is the one that best fits my skills as a life coach and my personal experiences as someone who has faced many of the same issues that these couples are facing today.

I want…...

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References

Pakroo, P. (2014). Define a target market for your small business. Nolo.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014 from  http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/define-target-market-small-business-29950.html 

Porta, M. (2010). How to define your target market. Inc. Magazine. Retrieved April 12, 2014 from  http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/06/defining-your-target-market.html

Tony Robbins takes himself as an example of what success really has behind it. Successful life coaching means: "helping clients build life skills"(elson-Jones, 2007) According to Robbins, standards and skills are two fundamentals in life coaching as in any other area one is competing for performance. As Robbins underlies over and over again, a life coach is just as any other person who is striving to become best at his or her job. Therefore, a life coach needs to practice first on him or herself.Is essential for a life coach that he or she speak genuinely. In fact, it is impossible to do it otherwise. elson-Jones was writing in 2007 that it was only "a matter of time" before coaches will be accepted to practice this job of life coaching only with the condition of being professionally trained.
Robbins speech about standards and rituals is a valuable lesson that could be…...

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Nelson-Jones, Richard (2007). Life Coaching Skills: How to Develop Skilled Clients. SAGE

Jones, Laurie Beth (2004). Jesus, Life Coach: Learn from the Best. Thomas Nelson Inc.

Robbins, Tony (2014). Raise Your Standards and Change Your Rituals Motivation. Available at:   Retrieved: June 8th, 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga7l3ascg-g 

Life Coaching vs. Counseling
There are many differences between life coaching and counseling. While counselors are required by state law to pass specific examinations after meeting requisite hours of education, life coaches are under no such demands and may enter into service without having completed any education or achieved any certification or license. Yet both life coaches and counselors work towards achieving similar goals -- that is, they both put the needs of the client before their own and help the client to identify objectives and work to meet them for a positive outcome. Counselors may work with clients who have behavioral and/or psychological problems, while life coaches tend to work with clients who need assistance focusing on a specific outcome and working to achieve it. Life coaches help clients prepare an action plan, stay motivated, block out specific activities, and pursue a life goal that will give the client happiness.…...

Life Coaching: The Use of Hypnosis
The hypnotic state

The article 'Hypnosis: An Altered State of Consciousness', by the Mayo Clinic explains hypnosis as an artificially induced change in an individual's consciousness which helps in dealing with different medical conditions (Mayo Clinic staff, 2014). Various benefits accrue to an individual when they are under hypnosis. These include: increased focus, open mindedness, and increased responsiveness to suggestions. According to Smith (2005), these benefits are valid because in 1964, John Solomon, a psychologist, established the connection of the mind and the body and concluded that increased levels of stress and depression highly aggravate medical conditions such as arthritis, because the mind is indeed linked to the body. Jovanov (1995) also used unique software and special methods to investigate how the brain works during meditation, in an attempt to find out the role meditation plays in the healing process. His findings revealed a connection between…...

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References

Jovanov, E. (1995). On the Methodology of EEG Analysis during Altered States of Consciousness. VXM. Retrieved 12 February 2015 from  http://www.vxm.com/21R.94.html 

Smith, J. (2005). Relaxation, Meditation, and Mindfulness: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide. NY: Springer Publishing Company

The Mayo Clinic Staff. (2014). Hypnosis: An Altered State of Consciousness. Goal Oriented Hypnotherapy. Retrieved 12 February 2015 from http://www.gohypnotherapy.com/hypnosis-information/hypnosis-articles-essays-on-hypnotherapy-written-by-hypnotherapists/mayo-clinic-staff-on-hypnosis/

Coaching Youth Football
Considering the community

Getting the chance to work with the community, especially among the disadvantaged in the society has been one of the major aims I have had throughout my academic journey and bearing the fact that I have gotten the chance to work with Campbell high school in Smyrna Georgia, it is an opportunity like no other before it. This is a community that has a special category of people with whom I have had a lot of empathy; the young children who are predominantly form the less fortunate families, indeed, they are on reduced lunch. It is the category of future leaders who need positive impact, support, motivation and guidance in order to grow up knowing that they too are Americans worth of attention and are important in the society at large.

I will be working with the head coach as an assistant as we work with the…...

Visser (2011) defines solution -- focused coaching as viewing and treating clients as competent and unique individuals as well as being responsive to helping clients visualize the changes they wish to make, responding to what clients tell the coach, and then building on the successful past experience of the client step-by-step in order to reach goals. Solution -- focused coaches assume that people are autonomous and competent, desire to do good, enact change by a specific process, respond better to positive reinforcement/events, and work better in a cooperative environment (Visser, 2012a). Change is enacted through cooperation, focusing on what works, and building on the positive experiences of the past (Visser, 2012b).
The basics of solution -- focused coaching come from humanistic psychology and particularly from self-determination theory (Visser, 2011). Thus, the overall mindset of solution -- focused coaching assumes that people strive for autonomy, competence, and relatedness (Deci & yan, 2011).…...

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References

Deci, E. & Ryan, R.M. (2011). Self-determination theory. Handbook of theories of social psychology, 1, 416-433.

Visser, C.F. (2011). Testing the Association between Solution-Focused Coaching and Client

Perceived Coaching Outcomes. Retrieved on April 28, 2015 from Visser, C.F. (2012a). The solution-focused mindset: An empirical test of solution-focused assumptions. Retrieved on April 28, 2015 from http://www.m-cc.nl/The%20Solution-

Focused%20Mindset%20-%20an%20empirical%20test%20of%20solution-focused%20assumptions.pdf

Relaxation Engine
Most of mainstream medical estern medicine overlooks the mind and body connection and treats these two separate systems independently. However, most ancient healing practices, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, emphasize the links between the mind and the body (Ehrlich, 2011). It may have taken a considerable amount of time but estern medicine has begun to appreciate the wisdom found in these approaches.

In 1964 psychologist George Solomon was one of the first to recognize that the mind in the body influence in a concrete way when he noticed that some people with rheumatoid arthritis suffered worse symptoms when they were also depressed (Ehrlich, 2011). After this discovery there have been countless more examples that have sprung from psychologist and physicians that have made the same connection between the mind and the body. Studies have clearly illustrated that meditation can affect the blood pressure, mental states, and emotional…...

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Works Cited

Ehrlich, S. (2011, October 2). Mind-body medicine. Retrieved from University of Maryland Medical Center:  http://umm.edu/Health/Medical/AltMed/Treatment/Mindbody-medicine 

Lau, N., & Hue, M. (2011). Preliminary outcomes of a mindfulness-based programme for Hong Kong adolescents in schools: well-being, stress and depressive symptoms. International Journal of Children's Spirtuality, 315-330.

(n.d.). The Six Access Skills of Relaxation. In Basic Concepts.

, Kimsey-House, K., Kimsey-House, et al., 2007). This element of measurement requires coordination between the concrete expectations of both parties in the relationship.
Moreover, measuring accountability also requires a conceptualization of a schedule or series of steps through which the beneficial results of counseling are expected to be achieved. This element provides the basis of a strategic plan. Finally, measuring accountability is also a matter of establishing a mutual agreement between client and counsellor or coach with respect to how, when, and in what specific manner the client will provide an accounting of progress and/or steps taken to achieve progress. Ultimately, measuring accountability allows the client and counsellor to agree on whether or not the current direction of counseling is achieving its intended goals or whether a change in counseling strategy is required (Whitworth, L., Kimsey-House, K., Kimsey-House, et al., 2007).

Consequences of Accountability Avoidance

In principle, the consequences of avoiding accountability on…...

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References

Whitworth, L., Kimsey-House, K., Kimsey-House, H., and Sandahl, P. (2007). Co-Active

Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life

(2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Davies-Black.

The Review: Give your impression of the movie with a brief description of the plot summary. Resist the urge to retell the whole plot of the movie; instead, share the scenes that had the greatest impact on your thinking as a life coach.As a life coach, it is important to provide advice that makes the lives and lifestyles of clients happier. The definition of happiness often varies from person to person. However, in many instances, money and financial resources are critical components to achieving a desired goal. As a life coach, it is important to provide advise that is allows clients to achieve their desired result and provide them with a means of properly doing so. For example, a McDonalds worker may dream of a life of luxury and travel and believes that will make them happier. As a life coach, it is important to advise that person that skills…...

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References

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2. Mahler, W. R. (1964). \\\\\\"Improving coaching skills.\\\\\\" Personnel Administration 27(1): 28-33

Mind and Mediation
Body, Mind, and Meditation

Different cultures throughout time and geography have viewed the mind and body connection from vastly different perspectives. Most ancient healing practices, such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, emphasize the links between the mind and the body (Ehrlich, 2011). However, most of the estern medical perspectives viewed the mind and the body as two entirely separate systems that do not influence each other. estern medicine separated these two systems and ultimately treated them individually. However, estern medicine is beginning to accept a new paradigm that mirrors some of the more ancient perspectives.

One of the first psychologist to recognize that the mind in the body influence each other was George Solomon in 1964 when he noticed that some people with rheumatoid arthritis suffered worse symptoms when they were also depressed (Ehrlich, 2011). Since that time there have been many other psychologist and physicians that have…...

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Works Cited

Ehrlich, S. (2011, October 2). Mind-body medicine. Retrieved from University of Maryland Medical Center:  http://umm.edu/Health/Medical/AltMed/Treatment/Mindbody-medicine 

Kirsch, I. (2011, November 17). Antidepressants: The Emperor's New Drugs? Retrieved from Huffington Post:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irving-kirsch-phd/antidepressants-the-emper_b_442205.html

ResponseI am pursuing a psychiatric nurse practitioner degree. After I graduate I would like to be a life coach for minorities with mental health issues. As a psychiatric nurse practitioner, I would have the knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive mental health care to individuals from diverse backgrounds. I would be able to assess, diagnose, and treat a wide range of mental health conditions, and provide medication management, psychotherapy, and other forms of treatment. As a life coach, I would be able to use my knowledge and skills to help individuals from minority backgrounds achieve their personal and professional goals. I would work with my clients to help them identify their strengths and challenges, set goals, and develop a plan of action to achieve those goals. Additionally, I would provide support, guidance, and encouragement to my clients as they work towards their goals.There are several degree options, I could pursue…...

Digital vs. Film Cameras:

Capturing memories is an important task for many people. Whether it's holidays, special occasions, or just pictures of a random slice of life, recording these precious moments for all time is common in many households. As technology has advanced, new options for taking photos has entered the marketplace, in just the last twenty years -- digital cameras. There are a variety of reasons why digital cameras are far superior to their film predecessors including: convenience, cost, and storage.

Digital cameras are far more convenient and offer more flexibility than film cameras. With digital cameras, the user can immediately see the images they just captured on the screen. This preview image can not only be shown to others, but the photographer can decide if they captured the image they wanted and retake the photo if necessary. In contrast, using a film camera not only means the photographer has to…...

For example, an employee should be categorized on his or her ability to move up the corporate ladder, and the timing of such a move. If Coach wishes to enter India in 2011, then, the company would know which among the firm's managers is able to move into one of the new roles today, and which might be able to move into such roles in the future.
The second policy implication of the integrated approach to strategic human resources management is the locus of control (Bratton, n.d.). This is the control-based component of the strategy. The locus of workplace control at Coach focuses on outcomes and the primary means of employee acquisition are internal, so the policy prescription is focused on a commitment HR strategy. This strategy emphasizes training as a means to increase employees' competencies and outcome control (Ibid). The high consistency of service standards implies that the paternalistic…...

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Works Cited:

Bratton, J. (no date). Strategic human resource management. Palgrave. Retrieved October 28, 2010 from  http://www.palgrave.com/business/brattonandgold/docs/bgcha02.pdf 

Business Standard. (2010). KIT: The luxury products market in India. Business Standard. Retrieved October 28, 2010 from  http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kitluxury-products-market-in-india/387902/ 

CIA World Factbook. (2010). India. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved October 28, 2010 from  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html 

Coach.com website, various pages. (2010). Retrieved October 28, 2010 from  http://www.coach.com