ChristianLifeCoaching.com recently sat down with Mary Sorrentino, ACC, president and founder of Joy On Purpose Coaching and CoachTech Services, to talk about her businesses, the importance of technology for coaches, and choosing a coaching niche. This interview is part of a continuing series, introducing faculty and staff from the Professional Christian Coaching Institute and Community [...]
“Would you speak to our group? What are your fees?” Questions like these can leave you scrambling to quote a price that is reasonable for you and affordable for the organization seeking to hire you. But push too hard concerning price, and you could find yourself out of a job. Offer a price that seems [...]
Dr. Leanna Wen, the young, petite co-author of When Doctor’s Don’t Listen and tonight’s keynote speaker, sat beside me. She had just flown in from Washington, DC to address a highly educated and discerning group of colleagues. Speakers fascinate me. Through my coaching business and as a faculty member for the Speak Up Conference, I [...]
“Each of us has a mission in life,” says Christian theologian Henri J.M. Nouwen in Bread for the Journey. “One of the most important spiritual disciplines is to develop the knowledge that the years of our lives are years ‘on a mission.’” For the Christian coach, knowing and fulfilling your life’s mission is vital to [...]
Christianlifecoaching.com recently talked with Charles Hooper, Jr. MDiv, ACC, president and founder of Hooper Leadership Coaching, about his work as a leadership coach and the potential coaching holds for equipping leaders in the local church. ChristianLifeCoaching.com (CLC): Charles, tell us a little about yourself. Charles: I am the Director of Life on Life Movements through [...]
If you are a coach who is new to content marketing, you may be wondering what it is. Copyblogger Media, which built its business on producing and publishing compelling content, defines it this way: Content Marketing means creating and sharing valuable free content to attract and convert prospects into customers, and customers into repeat buyers. The [...]
“You are the message,” the phrase made popular by Roger Ailes' book of the same name holds important lessons for Christian coaches. He makes the point that when you communicate with someone, it’s not just your words that send a message, it’s everything about you. It is a scientific fact that such visual cues as [...]
Last week, I closed the door on 18 years in the corporate world and made the leap to full-time coaching and communications consulting. In retrospect, I probably waited too long. Yes, the physical toll the constant stress had taken on my health and relationships was disturbing. But perhaps just as troubling was the fact that [...]
What do most Nobel Laureates, innovative entrepreneurs, artists and performers, well-adjusted children, happy couples and families, and the most successfully adapted mammals have in common? They play enthusiastically throughout their lives. ~Stuart Brown, Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul “I’m the Mayor of Who. Why, I’ve just been [...]
Whether your coaching niche is pastors or college students, the time will probably come when you must consider referring a client to a professional counselor. In my niche, that decision point comes often. As coaches, we understand the distinctions between coaching and counseling. Counseling looks at the past; coaching looks ahead. Counseling seeks healing for [...]