Feel free to contact me at 251-626-5454 or ds@ihaveavoice.com if you have any question or want to discuss coaching.

What is Business Consulting?

Consulting is a form of Coaching or Counseling. Like a Coach, a consultant helps you, your family and/or your firm to:

¨ Solve problems

¨ Reach goals

¨ Design a plan of action

¨ Increase performance

In addition to the above, the Consultant "stays with" the client to:

¨ Implement the plan of action, working through the inevitable changes and any obstacles.

¨ Maintain a healthy balance between your personal and professional life.

¨ Keep looking ahead to take advantage of opportunities which are just now formulating.

¨ Bring out your personal best, keeping focused on your needs, values and vision.

 What type of goals can a Consultant help me achieve?

Every Consultant has several specialties. That is, they are trained and experienced in helping clients reach several types of goals. All told, there are over 40 specialties. I work with:

 PROFESSIONALS like attorneys, realtors, trainers, therapists, sales representatives, consultants and health professionals such as physicians, chiropractors and others who:

Want a Full Practice. Ready to be FULL? Upgrade your clientele? Become irresistibly attractive rather than promotion-based? Find and develop a high-level referral network?

Are Ready to Be Leaders. I work with pros who want to be #1 in their firm, be recognized as a master in their field and/or develop a model reputation.

Are Committed to Being Financially Independent, Sooner. Professionals and entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to make a lot of money. My job is to help you make more and keep much more.

ATHLETES, amateur and professional athletes who desire to perform at their highest level consistently:

Developing a Performance Vision.  All great athletes have a performance vision that allows the athlete to stay focused and battle sabotaging emotions.

Create Positive Anchors. Want to have ways to move out of failure and into success?  Learn practical techniques to flood your body with the sensations of your best performance.  Need to turn average performance into excellence?

Develop a Life of Integrity. Performance flows from the inside out, and living a life of integrity clears the inside to flow into excellent performance.  Do you need to improve the integrity of your life?  Need coaching to help your behaviors to match you beliefs and values?

MANAGERS & EXECUTIVES, responsible for the success of a sales team, branch or division, who need to:

Reach high targets and quotas.  Accomplishing this consistently requires a manager who also coaches the team to work together to reach unreasonable goals. I coach managers/executives and show them how to coach their people to reach these targets.

Pull off large projects. Successfully completing projects and implementing programs, such as enhanced customer-service and Total Quality Management-type systems takes focus. And having your own coach can make the process easier. It helps to have someone to speak with as you face this type of challenge.

Increase productivity, substantially. No longer an option, substantially increasing productivity is a primary focus for many firms. A coach advises on how to upgrade the company culture, develop teamwork based on values, align departmental goals with the company's mission and shift the firm to be innovative and profit driven, not just the gung-ho-more-is-better-work-harder-and-we'll- all-make-it approach, which is simply not effective in today's market.

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT, individuals who are moving to deeper and more fulfilling lifestyle and mission:

Living your Purpose. Want to clearly identify and explore your life purpose?  Have someone help implement your ideal vision into everyday life?  Desire a deeper sense of purpose and fulfillment?

Deepening your Spirituality.  Want to increase your connection with God?  Learn to let go of the unhealthy spiritual belief.  Need to deepen your understanding of you Life Purpose?

Clarify Your Core Values.  What are the core values that you are meant to express?  Want to learn to live life from the inside out?  Each one of us has about 4 core values that feed our soul and create fulfillment when I have my lifestyle reflect my values.

Couples who want to improve the quality of their relationship.  Some of the improvements may be:

Conflicts Transform into Deeper Love instead of Greater Isolation. Every couple has conflict, the important question is how do you resolve it as a team? Do you want to learn additional tools to make every conflict be transformed into growth?

Developing Balance. Spending too much time at different activities, such as work, at the expense of your relationship? Can’t make time for the most important priorities in your life? Out of touch with the reasons why you fell in love?

Communication. Feeling misunderstood by your spouse?  Have difficulty expressing what is happening inside?  Want to add some additional communication skills to your communication tool kit?

I also prepare couples for marriage and can perform a marriage ceremony, or a recommitment to marriage ceremony.

Why does Consultant work?

Consulting works because it brings out your best.  We believe you have the answers and is trained to bring them out (painlessly)!   Specifically, this is what I do with you during our coaching sessions:

Listen. I listen fully. You are the focus. I listen to what you say, what you are trying to say, and what you are not saying.

Share. After you have fully communicated, I share with you my advice, ideas, comments and views on your situation, dilemma or opportunity.

Endorse. Anyone who's up to something – an entrepreneur, a soul seeker, a manager, an athlete with an extraordinary objective, a professional filling the practice needs -yes, needs - an outside voice full of endorsement, compassion and acknowledgement. Not as a yes-type person, but as someone who knows what it takes to achieve.

Suggest. I want a lot for you. I want you to be healthy, happy, successful and fulfilled. I want you to be on a strong financial track. I want you to enjoy your family and friends. I want you to have a life that inspires others - and yourself. Part of my job is to be at least 3 steps ahead of you, yet be with you. As such, I make requests and suggestions. And, you are the client.

How does a Consultant work?

I work on the mostly on the telephone or sometimes face to face: It is called telecoaching. You call me at my number at a pre-scheduled time. Most clients call me once per week at the same time each week for 3 weeks of each month.  Calls last 30 to 40 minutes.  I often use internet communication for “cybercoaching.”  You may call me between our calls if you need advice, have a problem or can’t wait to share a success with me. I do have extra time between our regular calls to speak with you, if needed. You have access to me by e - mail and phone anytime. I enjoy providing this extra level of service. I do not bill for additional time between sessions, but I request that the extra calls last between 5 - 8 minutes please.

What do I expect of my clients?

I ask that you grant our relationship enough room so that you can reach your goals quickly. What that means is that you be willing to tell me all of what you are thinking and feeling and that you be willing to listen to what I have to say. I expect a commitment for my client to stretch, risk, grow and be accountable.  I expect the client to take advantage of the wonderful tools, assessments and guides that I make available as needed.

What can you expect from me, as the Consultant?

You can expect me to be:

Unconditionally constructive. No matter what happens during our call, you can expect me to say only those things which further your life and your goals. If you are disturbed, I do understand. If you are stuck, I will be patient. If you can't wait to share a victory, I will celebrate with you. I will not make you wrong, criticize you, complain to you or gossip about you.

Straightforward. Yes, one can be unconditionally constructive and still speak straight. From time to time, I will ask you to begin, end or modify something. And, I will honor your right to refuse.

About Confidentiality?

A Consultant respects confidentiality. That means that what you are doing, how you are doing, what you have accomplished, and your personal secrets you shares are not discussed or hinted at by me to anyone else. From time to time, the person who referred you to me may ask how you are doing? My stock answer: He/she is doing just fine. (Period.) My client list is confidential. People may know you are working with me, but that information won't come from me.

Speaking of referrals...

My practice fills by referrals. If you are benefiting from our relationship, I expect you to suggest that appropriate colleagues and friends of yours speak with me. I know many full-time coaches practicing in the U.S. I will be happy to speak with anyone you send me, and, I will introduce them to the coach who I think is qualified and "right" for their needs, whether it is me or another Consultant.

Thanks!

Thanks for visiting my site. If you are interested in discussing these services further, please call me at 251-626-5454, or email me at ds@ihaveavoice.com .