REALITY THERAPY

Present

REALITY THERAPY

RT with no theory (improvement, no one knew why)

Focus on responsibility

RT with CT that only practitioners know (improvement, helper knows why)

RT with CT taught to Clients (improvement, client and helper know how and why)

Focus on Relationships

WE NEED ALL OF YOU!

Past - Keepers of History

Present – CT/RT/LM/GQS Practitioners

Future - Innovators

DR. WILLIAM GLASSER

Past – Brilliant man with revolutionary ideas

Present – The world has almost caught up

Future – Who knows?

REALITY THERAPY

Past – Standing on the Shoulders

Present – Look around! Gifts Abound!

Future – No limit to the height a Phoenix will soar

RT RIGHT NOW!!!

Choice Connection

Mastermind Calls

Youth Council

Diversity Council

Sustainability Committee

Mental Health & Happiness

RT RIGHT NOW!!!

7. Affinity Groups

8. Research Symposium

9. Subject Matter Experts

10. Webstore

11. Counselor/Coach Database

WE HAVE PEOPLE . . .

Bob Wubbolding . . . Living Legend / Center for Reality Therapy

CT/RT Evidence-Based Practice

Application in Child Therapy

Health & Wellness

Equine Therapy

Parenting

Treatment Planning/Case Conceptualization

Counselor Supervision

WE HAVE PEOPLE . . .

Corrections

Spirituality

Child Welfare

Education

EAP

National Safety Council

Addictions

Relationships

WE HAVE PEOPLE . . .

Colleges and Universities

Research

Business & Leaderships

Military

Crisis Intervention

End of Life Issues

Government

Private Consulting

WE HAVE PEOPLE . . .

Coaching

Domestic Violence

Take Charge of Your Life

Diversity / Cross Cultural Applications

Others!!!!

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Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Personal Coach By Kim Olver

Have you considered hiring a personal coach? Jack Canfield, in The Success Principles

says hiring a "personal coach is one of the best-kept secrets of the successful."

1. A coach can help you clarify your vision and goals. If you have a sense that what

you are doing isn’t the thing you really want for your life but you don’t have a clear

vision of what you do want, then a coach can help you get clear.

2. A coach can support you through your difficult times. Sometimes, all you need is

someone to talk to who isn’t too busy, too distracted or too involved to just objectively

support you when times are tough. If you feel you just need someone to talk to who

understands and doesn’t judge you, then a coach can help.

3. A coach can assist you in developing momentum. How many times have you started

something, felt good about it but then lost interest, never to return to it again? A coach

can help you sustain that momentum and keep you focused on the prize. This is similar to

hiring a personal trainer to help you sustain the momentum of exercising when you feel

like doing something else.

4. A coach can help you stay on track and be focused. Have you ever let the little,

unimportant things take control of your day and by the time the day ends, you realize you

haven’t accomplished anything you were hoping to accomplish? A coach can help you

stay focused on the important things while learning to delegate or dump the unimportant

things.

5. A coach can help you take an objective look at exactly what you have been doing.

A good coach will ask you to take a close, and sometimes painful, look at what you say

you want as compared to the things you are actually doing. Do you see a match? If you

continue to do things the way you are, will you get to the place you are hoping to reach?

Coaches ask the hard questions.

6. A coach may help you identify both effective and destructive behavior patterns

that you may not see. Since the coach isn’t standing in the forest, he or she can typically

see the trees that you don’t. How often do you continue the same destructive patterns

over and over again just because you can’t identify them? A coach will help you see this

more clearly.

7. A coach will hold you accountable for the goals you set. A coach is not a babysitter.

When you decide you want to get going and accomplish some things in your life, a coach

will not accept your excuses for why it wasn’t done. Making a public declaration of your

intent will also provide you with the needed incentive to keep your commitments.

8. A coach can show you how to accomplish more by working less. Coaches are adept

at teaching time-tested systems for being more productive. Did you know that research

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shows that the average 8-hour-a-day worker is only productive for 1-2 hours a day? A

coach can help you be more productive in less time.

9. A coach can help you discover your true passion. Do you ever wonder about your

unique abilities and what your life purpose is? If these are not questions that you even

think about, then you really DO need a coach! We all have unique abilities and a purpose

but some of us never discover them and the rest of us who do are too afraid to just go for

it! A coach can help you uncover your passion—the thing that will make you excited to

get out of bed in the morning.

10. A coach can help you identify your core values and show you how to live in

synergy with them. The values by which we live our lives are very important to each of

us. Many times, certain values you hold may be in conflict with each other. Sometimes,

you are not even consciously aware of the values of importance to you. A coach can help

you live your life in accordance with your values. This will provide the kind of life of

which you can be proud.

You will be able to do far more and in less time than you could ever imagine with a

coach, rather than without one.

I know. After I left my 9 to 5 job to begin my coaching career, I floundered around for

six months. I knew I wanted to hire a coach, but I thought I couldn't really afford one and

I didn't want to hire just anybody. I thought there needed to be a good match between us.

I hired three coaches – one to help me build my business, one to teach me marketing and

one to help me write my book. Hiring each one of them was the best thing I could have

done. Yes, I could have learned it all myself but hiring the coach helped me cut down on

my learning curve. In hindsight, I now realize I couldn't afford not to hire a coach.

If you are serious about taking your life to the next level, then find the coach who is right

for you. But don't delay. Once this day is gone, you cannot get it back.

Kim Olver, MS, NCC, LCPC co-author of Leveraging Diversity at Work:

How to Hire, Retain and Inspire a Diverse Workforce for Peak Performance

and Profit (www.leveragingdiversityatwork.com ) is a professional coach,

specializing in the field of interpersonal skills, empowerment and leadership

development. She has functioned in the role of supervisor and administrator

for over 20 years. She is committed to helping people find joy and meaning

in their work. Check out our coaching packages here:

http://www.therelationshipcenter.biz/coaching/coaching-packages/. If you are

interested in attending or scheduling a workshop contact Kim at (708) 957-

6047 by or email Kim@CoachingforExcellence.biz.

NOTICE: This article is free and can be copied and reproduced

as long as the copyright and bio is included at the bottom of the article

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Ten Steps to Building a Thriving Coaching Practice

1. Discover your Niché

2. Build your Website

3. Optimize your Website

4. Compile and Expand your Email List

5. Publish an eZine

6. Write Articles

7. Blog

8. Create your Social Media Presence

9. Offer a Referral Program

10. Balance Staying Abreast of Current Trends with the Tried and True

BONUS: Under Promise and Over Deliver!

Qualities to Possess and Expand:

1. Integrity

2. Flexibility

3. Innovation

4. Growth

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Compare and Contrast Counseling, Coaching and Consulting

COUNSELING

1. Counseling deals with past

2. Counseling is, at least initially, an attempt to ease some pain or emotional scar

3. Generally occurs in an

office

4. There are strict boundaries between counselor and client

5. The counselor is considered the partner or expert

6. There are licensing and regulatory requirements in the field of counseling

7. Clients are generally within the lower half of the population in terms of mental health concerns, although there are exceptions to this

8. Frequently covered by

insurance

9. Makes suggestions

COACHING

1. Coaching deals with the present and future

2. Coaching focuses on strengths

3. Coaching can occur

anywhere and in fact, occurs by telephone 90% of the time

4. The boundaries are

looser between a client and a coach. They may occasionally become friends or develop joint business ventures together

5. The client is the expert

6. There currently are no

licensing or regulatory requirements for coaches unless you are an NCC

7. Coaching clients are generally within the upper half of the population in terms of mental health concerns

8. Self-pay

9. Asks good questions

CONSULTING

1. Consulting may deal with the past, present or future

2. Consulting may be sought to build strengths or eliminate weaknesses

3. Usually involves some, if not the majority, face-to-face time

4. There is a professional

relationship between consultant and client but personal relationships are not discourages

5. The consultant is clearly

the expert

6. There are no regulations

7. Consulting clients are generally looking for expansion or addressing a problem

8. Self-pay

9. Provides advice

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BOARD CERTIFIED COACH REQUIREMENTS

Training Waived 30-hour CCE-approved Coaching

Program

60- hour CCE-

approved Coaching

Program

120-hour CCE-

approved

Coaching

Program

Education

Requirements Bachelor’s degree or higher

in any field

Master’s degree or higher in

counseling

OR doctoral degree in social or

behavioral sciences* OR current

NCC or active state-issued

counselor license

Master’s degree or

higher in social or

behavior sciences*

Bachelor’s

degree or

higher in any

field of study

Experience 2500 hours of postdegree

coaching experience over a

period of five years or more

30 hours postdegree coaching

experience 30 hours postdegree

coaching experience

30 hours

postdegree

coaching

experience

Endorsement One professional

endorsement One professional endorsement

One professional

endorsement

One

professional

endorsement

Pass BCC

examination Pass BCC examination Pass BCC examination Pass BCC examination

Pass BCC

examination

*Automatically accepted fields are business, management, social work, marriage and family therapy, psychology, medicine,

health and wellness, education, and law. Other related fields will be considered on a case-by-case basis.