How Psychiatrists Can Develop Skills to Become Organizational Consultants

Life coaching is a process whereby the coach assists the client to determine what he or she wants in all areas of life for the rest of life and to then develop realistic and multiple action plans to achieve those visions. Generally the coach meets with the client three to six times per month over several years in order to assist them to achieve the life of their dreams by discovering their passions and uncovering their genius.
The projects of The Brande Foundation have included Native American education and leadership development, community health and education, bias awareness workshops, fundraising for microcredit lending, and eradicating poverty around the world.

The purpose of the foundation is to promote life and aliveness on the planet in five basic areas including: 1) world sufficiency (adequate food, water, and shelter for all people); 2) environmental integrity (a healthy and sustainable ecosystem); 3) human rights; 4) world peace; and, 5) personal transformation (human effectiveness and education).

Organizations that have been major recipients of funding have included CARE, OXFAM, United Way, Working Against Violence, Inc., Youth & Family Services, The Hunger Project, RESULTS Educational Fund, The Institute of Noetic Sciences, The Gorbachev Foundation, Pachamama Alliance, and Amnesty International.

A life coach meets with clients create and achieve goals in every area of life. This happens through frequent contact with the coach who serves as the client’s full partner in their life development.

Life coaching is not just a collection of techniques. It’s a form of relationship that’s both confidential and life-changing. People usually reveal more to their life coach than to friends, counselors, or even their spouse. Through this relationship, clients can move quickly from problems to solutions, from insights to action, from the status quo to completely new outcomes in their lives.

Life coaches provide a service for people who are already happy and successful. Basically, life coaching clients have life handled. Life coaches are committed to assisting their clients to experience a deep sense that they are free—free from their obligations, their limitations, their fears, and any other obstacles to realizing their full passion and brilliance.

Clients can expect the following benefits: Life with more joy. Deeper intimacy. Contributing more to the world. Improved health and vitality. Fuller celebration of life. Improved personal and professional relationships. Deep self-acceptance. Clear future visions. Improved work-place morale. Emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.

Here are some thoughts from the Life Coaches themselves: Stan Lankowitz: After a coaching conversation in which I have assisted a client to resolve problems and create a wonderful vision for the future, I experience a level of happiness that I don't get anywhere else. I love helping people improve the quality of their lives. I love being a Life Coach.

Bill Rentz: To be part of transformation in others’ lives is like walking on hallowed ground for me. Together with my client, we set very high expectations that seem almost unrealistic, and then we fulfill on those expectations.

In addition to starting and being President of the Brande Foundation, Dave Ellis is a nationally recognized life coach, author, and workshop presenter. He trains life coaches in a particular methodology called "Life Coaching from Falling Awake." More about this style of life coaching can be found at http://www.FallingAwake.com and http://www.LifeCoachBook.com

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