Wednesday, February 21st
Mark your calendars for the 4th annual GPCA Coaching Works event. This popular program is a great way to learn first-hand about the benefits of coaching for your business, or for your own personal or professional development. Discover how coaching can help you achieve the results you want, and how to identify and choose the right coach for you.

Sessions are very affordably priced at $20 for the first coaching session and $10 for each additional session. Come participate in one or more sample sessions and find the coach who is the right fit for you! Advance registration is recommended to ensure your placement with the coach or coaches of your choice. Participants may also register onsite the day of the event.

February 14, 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Grand Concourse, Station Square

C.H.A.L.L.E.N.G.E.S.® inc. will share:
We will share: "What helped make us 'successful' Family Business Consultants"

Jim and Ann Marie Kwaiser are a husband and wife coaching/consulting team who work exclusively with families in business. They are recognized experts in their field and have a coaching/consulting business that is 100% based on referrals. They make as much money as they want to.

In this presentation, they will share "The Things You Should Know," including:
* Their New Year's Resolution for 2007
* How they define "success"
* Their step-by-step plan for a successful coaching business
* What they would have done differently

They will also offer useful homework!

Submitted by Jen Runkle

What: On the website authentichappiness.com, you can find the Authentic Happiness Inventory (you must register, but it's painless, free, and for a good cause - i.e., research). This measures your level of "happiness" as compared with the rest of the population taking this instrument.

Why Recommended: I've used this with a client struggling with self-esteem issues and wanted her to have an ability to benchmark herself against a larger population of people taking the instrument.

Got a recommendation? Drop us a line at the newsroom.

"Coaching can lead you to all sorts of new places and situations."

Kevin Mansell, president, Kohl's Department Stores


"'I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities."

Bob Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot

Each newsletter we will feature one of our GPCA coach members. This month's featured coach is: Susan Moore, LSW, CPC

Do you want something more out of life and work? Susan Moore, owner of Life Dimensions, offers coaching and counseling services for your personal and professional development, including:

• Achieving an edge in your career
• Creating a healthier or more balanced lifestyle
• Enhancing your relationships

Susan’s ideal clients are:
• Young professionals who are developing successful careers, healthy relationships, and greater clarity about what they want in life

• More established executives, professionals, or homemakers seeking greater effectiveness and fulfillment as they face high demands and set ambitious goals in multiple life areas

• Any educated and motivated individual interested in a whole-life, solution-focused approach to change and fulfillment

Qualifications:
Susan Moore, LSW, CPC, is a certified professional coach and licensed therapist. She achieved her coaching certification with the Hudson Institute, a respected training organization that is accredited by the International Coaching Federation, and has completed training in coaching and positive psychology with Dr. Martin Seligman. She also has experience as a business owner and as a manager with a large corporation.