Working with a coach can be a rewarding, enlightening, eye-opening experience, but many people wonder, What can a coach do for me that I cant do for myself?

As long as you have an open mind, are willing to grow and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone, and have a gap between where you are now and where you want to be, the benefits of working with a coach are enormous.

With a coach, you will:

1. Set goals and take specific actions to get them. Somewhere inside yourself, you know what you really want to do. If you keep finding the way to your goals blocked, it may because youre trying to achieve a goal that isnt coming from your heart. One of the first things well do is find out exactly what you want and need for yourself. Once you visualize your ideal life youll be much more likely to take the actions required to get yourself there.

2. Life a balanced, centered life. If you want to have it all, you have to start with you. That means figuring out what you need and putting yourself first. Selfishness has gotten a bad rap over the centuries. You cant be there for others unless you have first taken care of yourself. With a coach, youll learn how to be selfish and get your own needs met, yet still respond appropriately to the needs of others.

3. Discover energy you didnt know you had. When youre happy, fulfilled, taking care of yourself, in tune with what you want your life to be and able to deal with problems and stressors as they come up, youre going to feel and look better.

4. Live a rich, full, abundant life. Youll learn how to bring abundance into your life. Youll learn that you can always reach for more of what life has to offer because you deserve it. Theres an old saying, If more is enough, then too much is just right. Your life will be abundant and youll attract more and more good things for yourself.

5. Make smarter decisions for yourself and your business or career. Sharing ideas with a coach who respects and listens, yet wont let you wiggle out of the hard work, will help you make clear, focused decisions. A coach has no bias or personal agenda, so you will get an honest, straightforward viewpoint.

6. Get a handle on your money once and for all. Almost everyone has money issues. No matter what, you have to have it and you probably think you never have enough. Truth: you have more money than you think you do and a coach can help you find it and keep it.

Joan Schramm

Joan Schramm is ?The Workplace Solutions Expert?. As a professional Coach and owner of Momentum Coaching, Joan draws upon 25+ years of business and management experience to help her clients turn workplace crisis into workplace triumph. Joan holds an M.S. degree in Human Resource Management and Development and has developed and taught classes on Customer Service, Sexual Harassment and Diversity. Joan is the developer of a 21-day e-course called "Your Perfect Job -- 21 Days to Finding Your Way" and has written career-related articles for various websites. She is also a highly regarded expert contributor to AllExperts.com. Joan lives in beautiful Annapolis, MD with her husband, Michael, two rescued Great Danes and three rescued cats. In addition to her work with the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue, Joan is an avid reader and fishing enthusiast.

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Joan says: ?I work with people who are dealing with conflicts or problems in their workplace and who struggle with how best to handle the issues and get their work done without a lot of stress, distraction and crisis.

What separates my service from other workplace coaches is that I specialize in helping people who have extreme issues with co-workers, bosses or employees. Because of this, I can help my clients to develop solutions tailored directly to their personal situation, and not ?out of the box?, cookie-cutter ideas.

If you'd like to know more, e-mail me to set up a time and let's talk!?