Barbara Brady

Coaching

The following are descriptions of the benefits you can realize in four main areas of coaching: Career, Relationships, Relocation and Cross-Cultural. Scroll to the topic most relevant to you.

Career ~

Discover a career that is the best match for your values, gifts and passions.

Get clear on the vision and mission you hold for your life.

Learn how to create the career you want, whether it’s working for yourself, or for someone else.

Increase your ability to focus and make decisions more quickly and easily in your work and life.

Increase your energy, excitement and peace of mind.

I’m going to take you through a process where we assess who you are, what’s most important to you, what you love, and what you’re naturally good at through a series of exercises. It’s important for you to know it might take us some time to go through this - usually a minimum of three months. There’s self-reflection involved, and your self-awareness and confidence should increase as a result. Through commitment to this process, you will also learn to trust yourself more, as you will gain clarity on what you want versus what others want for you. You will also attract success more easily. You will be able to communicate what you are about and what you want with passion and congruence so that others will naturally want to help you succeed. It’s important to not rush through this process, but to do it right the first time. Then you will have the main building blocks for creating work you love. This work may come in different forms, but the essential ingredients most important to you should be the same.

Relationships ~

Develop & strengthen your connection to yourself.

Create healthy, fulfilling relationships while staying true to yourself.

Learn a process to create more good "in the zone" days than bad "stressed out" days.

Communicate what you need and want clearly, without making your partner "wrong".

Discover what your relationship “triggers” are and learn a process to reduce or eliminate them.

Creating successful relationships starts with yourself. All relationships in our lives reflect some aspect of how we are treating and loving (or not loving) ourselves. And, this is good news! Because it's far easier to change what we're doing or how we're thinking than to change another. That's why we will first focus on strengthing your connection with YOU! It's actually a relief when you realize that anytime we're triggered by another, by focusing on changing our own perceptions, beliefs and behaviors, we will naturally start feeling better about our relationship, and attract more of what we want. In this process I will help you get clarity on what you need to be your best self. You will also become aware of the stories in your head that weaken your relationship with yourself and others and learn tools to release these stories and create new beliefs that serve you.

I also highly recommend creating a State of Grace Document (SOGD) with yourself, and then with other significant people in your life. This is "a new way to build, sustain and transition relationships with honor and grace" http://stateofgracedocument.com/ I can help you create this, or you can attend one of Maureen and Zelle's amazing workshops (the creators of the SOGD). If you are really committed, I can also help you write your own self-marriage vows and celebrate your commitment to yourself and living a life you love with a self-marriage ceremony! I did this myself on June 22, 2007 and it was quite powerful.

Relocation ~

Assess whether or not relocation is right for you now, or later.

Create the vision of your ideal place based on 12 key factors.

Identify where your ideal place is.

Move through any fears that may be stopping you from moving.

Create a personal action plan for moving ranging from taking baby steps to one giant leap!

Where we live affects us on every level: our mind, emotions, and physical and spiritual health. I am a HUGE proponent of relocation! By my early 40s I'd lived in five states in the U.S., Switzerland, and Japan, and had traveled to dozens of other countries and states. I've moved for personal and professional reasons and always instigated the moves I made. Without these "changes in latitude" I would have been unable to make some much needed "changes in attitude"! Benefits of relocation include...getting to experience other cultures (even if it's a move within your home country), meeting new friends, getting to know different sides of yourself, building confidence, feeling adventurous and free, learning new things, broadening your perspective, and becoming more connected to and tolerant of yourself and others. I can help you discern if you are moving toward or running away from something by relocating and help you get clear on the essence of what you want most in a place you call "home" where you can thrive.

To begin this process, click here http://snipurl.com/1k21n to preview and order the workbook: Make the Right Move Now: Your Personal Relocation Guide.

Cross-Cultural ~

Gain awareness of your values, biases and risk of attrition through a pre-departure assessment for overseas assignments.

Learn key differences between your values and communication preferences and those of your host culture and how to bridge any gaps.

Understand the normal stages of cultural adjustment and develop a customized plan to mitigate the effects of culture shock.

Develop techniques for reducing stress for you and your family during your assignment, reducing your chances of attrition.

Create more peace of mind and confidence before embarking on a cross-cultural assignment.

When anyone goes to live and/or work in another country, the adventure can range from being one of the most wonderful, life enhancing experiences to a complete disaster. I work with individuals, couples, families and business groups to help them create an overseas experience that is rewarding, enriching and successful on all levels. Having lived in Asia and Europe for two years, I have experienced the mostly positive and occasionally less fun aspects of living, working, studying and traveling overseas. Expatriation Benefits: Learn how to create a successful life-enriching experience both personally and professionally; develop a better understanding of yourself and the host culture, including stress triggers and how to handle them; connect more smoothly with people in your host culture; learn how to engage and integrate more deeply into the host country’s society versus just floating on the periphery; feel grateful for your experience by the end of your assignment. Repatriation Benefits: Move through the stages of repatriation more quickly and easily with a sense of renewed purpose and excitement to create the next stage of your life and work; gain knowledge of how to minimize the isolation, depression, anxiety and drifting that often accompany repatriation.