James W. Falcon

Journaling-A Powerful Tool in the Goal Pursuit Process

I received my life coaching certification from an organization that teaches that coaching is the process of facilitating personal growth and develop for your clients. For me as a person as well as a coach personal growth & development is key. A tool that has been a tremendous help on my journey has been journaling. Continue reading “Journaling-A Powerful Tool in the Goal Pursuit Process”

If You Are Considering Hiring A Coach, Consider This…

My ardent plea to anyone considering hiring a coach of any kind is to inquiry about their credentials. Not the degrees and certifications they have listed on their websites, resumes, or “About Me” pages. Do yourselves a favor and ask your perspective coach the questions that will determine their worth and value as a coach. Continue reading “If You Are Considering Hiring A Coach, Consider This…”

The Coach As Encourager & Cheerleader

Coaching is an amazing discipline that can be truly transformative for its clients on many levels. For example, when a client comes to grips with the understanding that they haven’t been able to reach their goals because self-sabotaging tendencies, that is a very powerful moment in the client’s journey. When clients connect the dots andContinue reading “The Coach As Encourager & Cheerleader”

The Relationship Coach

In the course of my research as a Masters student I stumbled across some information that has proven to be immensely valuable to me and my clients. Supposing that I had assigned the world of performance improvement to a fleeting portion of my rear view mirror as I headed feverishly forward into the land ofContinue reading “The Relationship Coach”

The Sandwich Generation

I was recently made aware of a demographic that I feel requires a spotlight. There is a segment of the population that is made up of persons 40-50 years old who are parents with either a minor child or an adult child. The additional aspect of the scenario is the fact that these people areContinue reading “The Sandwich Generation”

Why Hire A Life Coach?

As a life coach I get the overwhelming impression that many people think of hiring a life coach as something wealthy people took advantage of. That may be because most of us were introduced to life coaches by folks we watched either on television or on the big screen. Perhaps that may be my perception-mineContinue reading “Why Hire A Life Coach?”

Tis the Season.

Over the years I have come to realize how important it is to align myself with seasonal occurrences and changes as a means of facilitating the goal pursuit-goal attainment process. For example, I have found the period from Thanksgiving through New Years to be a must ride wave. That period is generally filled with aContinue reading “Tis the Season.”

The Sowing Reaping Process is in Full Effect during the coaching Exchange

Recently I was asked to describe my ideal client. I provided a standard description that spoke to my target demographic with the following addendum: My ideal client is a person with passion that has a vision but may not be sure how to get into motion or how to stay in motion to bring thatContinue reading “The Sowing Reaping Process is in Full Effect during the coaching Exchange”

Damn You, Transitions!!!

A journey toward a particular goal or destination often requires a season of going through a few things: valleys, ravines, changes, and challenges. Therefore, it is important for us to know and to understand on a deeply intimate level, that our enterprises will require endurance. No state of being ever lasts forever. Transitions occur whetherContinue reading “Damn You, Transitions!!!”

What Do I Really Need? Healing or Direction?

A true turning point or daybreak experience takes place when we realize and surrender to the fact that we need help, additional assistance. As a life coach I know how important that moment is. The coach-client exchange begins there and not a moment before nor after. It’s only when people understand that they are inContinue reading “What Do I Really Need? Healing or Direction?”