Why you need coaching!

If you’re in pain …

Today more than ever executives face relentless, intense, and unforgiving work demands. Loss of control over one’s life, the pressure of having to deal with staff down-sizing, changing criteria set by the organization, clients, and customers – these can lead to machine-like behavior — jumping from crisis to crisis, while denying emotional pain.

“Rarely are business executives granted their right to be human, by society, the media, their clients, and even their own colleagues; they try to do too much (perfectionism) because others expect it (hero complex), or haven’t clearly defined their limits to clients, co-workers, employees and others (poor communication).”

John-Henry Pfifferling, Ph.D., Director Society for Professional Well-Being

The cumulative result of such other-pleasing behaviors is stress, fear-rooted emotional pain, and eventually professional burnout,
“Negative, stress-related consequences include angina, coronary artery disease, hypertension, high blood pressure, tension headaches, back aches, depression - and in the extreme - death - from heart attacks and strokes. Executive stress is a very neglected area - especially due to the prevailing culture of maintaining a ‘macho image’ at all costs.”
Dr. Woolf Solomon MA and PhD Psychology

Women executives have not reduced their traditional family and social responsibilities, and without a proper support system, women executives are twice as prone to feel time-stressed than their male partners, particularly when they are married and have children.

Coaching gives you a sounding board to allow you to safely explore this pain and fear.

If you’re contemplating your next career move …

A recent study of executives from 14 major corporations concluded that 93% of them had sacrificed important aspects of their lives, including health and relationships, to get to their present positions. Maybe you’re afraid of these numbers, not sure of the sacrifices you’ll have to make as you move higher. Despite a willingness to get to the next level in the organization and the skills to make this possible, you may be afraid of losing some of your current freedoms.

I recently asked an executive the following question: “If you were starting your career today, with all you’ve learned, what would you do differently?” He responded without hesitation. “First, I would definitely spend more time with my family and get to know my wife and my kids. Second, I would build strong relationships, and avoid having only a couple of family-related friends. Third, I would have fun. I took things sometimes too seriously, and life went by rather quickly for me.”

What if you could obtain a new perspective to achieve a holistic, balanced, and healthy life style?
What if you could tap into your inner power and align your personality with your soul?
What if you could achieve in life and in business the results you want?

Would this be of value to you? Then you need coaching.