MEDIA COACHING QUOTES
…Whether it’s a personal trainer at the gym or a life coach, you’re accountable and committed each week to having to go back and tell them how you did… you need to do whatever it takes to break an old habit and start a new one.
Slimming & Health, Life Coach Lisa Branigan, February 2008
Quantum Coaching, life coach, Lisa Branigan said people needed to set goals to avoid becoming stuck in a rut. People often stayed stuck in a rut because they were reluctant to make changes outside their comfort zone
The West Australian Newspaper, Mind & Body, 26th June 2007
Quantum Coaching Life Coach Lisa Branigan said adversity, or feeling “stuck” in life, career, relationships..health issues, often led people to bring in a life coach.
The West Australian Newspaper, Mind & Body, 29th May 2007
In most cases stress is a result of letting life get out of balance. This happens when we put all our energy into only one or two areas of our life (usually work) and ignore the rest… there are steps you can take to restore balance to your life. If you discover you can’t make the changes on your own, get support from a . . . life coach who specialises in stress issues.
Australian Natural Health, Life Coach Lisa Branigan, Winter 2005
Springs here: so it’s put with the old and in with the new. But if a fresh approach to life is something you crave but you’re unsure where to start, it could be time to call in the “life coaches.”
Perth Woman, Spring 2004
. . . a life coach is suppose to give you a nudge in the right direction and make sure you don’t stray to far from your goals.
Dynamic Coaching, Feb/March 2004
One reason life coaching is growing in popularity is because people are tired of saying life’s good… More than 50,000 life coaches have been trained worldwide… Life coaching is action-oriented and about moving forward..
The Forum, June 20, 2005
The skills required by a life coach involve a dexterous combination of commitment and common sense, and unlike opinionated relatives, complacent colleagues and jaded friends, a life coach has only one vested interest – to see people access their unique potential and realise long-held dreams.
Nature & Health, August/September, 1999
Life-Coaching is having a dedicated mentor, it’s getting knowledgeable support and encouragement and new way of looking at things when need it.
Executive Female
Basically, life coaching is designed to help people struggling through a murky phase find clarity and pursue their goals – Hillary Clinton and Madonna are among its high-profile advocates.
It looks at every aspect of your life, from finances to health, and plucks out your strengths, the areas you want to change and how to move forward.
The Advertiser (South Australian), Maria Moscaritolo, 5 January, 2005
Life coaches are being hired in Victorian schools to help overworked principals.
The State Government is providing “high-performing” principals with coaching in a bid to improve leadership skills, prevent burn-out and balance work and personal lives.
The Age (Australian), Farrah Tomazin – State Political Reporter
January 12, 2005
Life coaching has been one of the fastest growing industries in the United States and Australia is not far behind.
Providing support and guidance has become a professional service.
“It is filling that gap where people are now spread out across the world and don’t have access to family, extended family or mentors,” Ms Green said.
Mother of two Juliet Scrine found herself wanting even more out of life after juggling a successful marketing business and a separate full time job.
“I guess life is getting a bit hectic,” Ms Scrine said. “I like to take on more than I can chew and I was starting to get bogged down.”
With Ms Green’s help they found ways for Ms Scrine to manage her life and find time to develop her dream of running a theatre company.
Ms Scrine believes that women put a lot of pressure on themselves.
“You’ve got to be superwoman, you want to be the best mother, the best cook, the best hostess, the best person at work, the best dressed the most beautiful – all of those things.” Ms Scrine said.
“I’m all for help – I need help!”
Today Tonight (Australia), ‘Get a life coach’
REPORTER: Sophie Hull
BROADCAST DATE: January 14, 2005
Full Story: http://seven.com.au/todaytonight/story/?id=18051
The airborne pillow fights for well-heeled customers are getting fierce.
Virgin Atlantic Airways, for instance, is spending $130 million to revamp Upper Class, including personal suites with an ottoman for guests and a leather armchair that flips over to make what it describes as “the longest fully flat bed in the world with a proper mattress for sleeping.”
Last month Virgin installed a handful of double suites for couples traveling together and began offering free, 30-minute “life coaching” sessions before takeoffs from London’s Heathrow airport. For years, the airline has offered limo service.
Los Angeles Times, www.latimes.com, 21 November, 2004
Television life coach Rhonda Britten says that fear is the only thing holding people back from all the success and happiness life has to offer.
Britten, a life coach on the second season of NBC’s popular daytime reality show, “Starting Over,” helps the show’s cast of six women overcome issues from obesity to broken relationships to learning how to be a single mother.
“This show is like no other show in the history of television,” said Britten, who was visiting her sister, Linda Snively, in Stafford County last week. “We are changing lives on television.”
The Free Lance-Star, 3 December, 2004
Life-coaching focuses on the pragmatic side of putting structures, strategies and support mechanisms into place… such as setting realistic goals and expectations or keeping a daily planner to stay focused and organized.
Greeley Tribune, Millete Birhanemaskel, mbirhanemaskel@greeleytrib.com, 22 September, 2004
Executives and HR managers know coaching is the most potent tool for inducing positive personal change, ensuring better-than-average odds of success and making the change stick for the long term.
The Ivy Business Journal, September-October 2000 issue
The coaching process proved simple, straightforward and astonishingly effective.
Vive, Summer 1999/2000
Coaching can certainly help you strengthen your sense of self-worth, focus on your goals — and get there, fast.
The London Daily Telegraph, 22 March, 1999
Unlike a professional consultant, the coach is usually not an expert in the client’s field. Tax advisers, marital counselors, organizational con-sultants, physical fitness trainers, psychologists or dietitians are experts in the field in which they advise their clients.
“The coach is not an expert in content. He is an expert in creating an environment in which the client feels untrammeled by all kinds of inter-ference and other considerations, an environment in which the focus is on what’s important for the client. It’s a well-organized, safe environment in which the client feels that he can create growth and ideas for change from within him,” Shilon notes.
Haaretz International, http://www.haaretz.com, Danit Nitzan,
9 September, 2004
Striving to get the best out of life – to fulfil the dreams you’ve let fall by the wayside – is not only natural, it’s achievable. The hard part is finding the motivation to overcome your stalling. Everyone’s dreams are different, but… you’d be amazed how far you can get with a practical plan and some help.
More and more people are turning to life coaches to achieve their goals … Whether life coaching is for you or not, the underlying principle of setting positive goals within a fixed time scale has been proven to unleash impressive results. There’s no hidden secret to the process, but… “you have to be willing to make a shift”.
Sunday Telegraph ‘Body & Soul’ (Australian) – 21 March, 2004
Life Coaching began in the USA and is a growing trend in Australia. Combining techniques drawn from business, psychology, personal development and sport, it aims to help get you through the game of life.
For Me magazine, June 2001
Got a nagging feeling that your life could be more fulfilling? Want to change direction but aren’t sure how to do it? Here’s how to jump start your new life today…Hire a personal coach.
Modern Maturity, January-February 2000
How do you define success? That’s not a trick question, and there are no wrong answers. For some, obviously, success means money. Others rate emotional happiness as being more important. Yet others rate popularity above all else. Regardless of how you define success, an emerging specialty called ‘success coaching’ (also known as personal and professional coaching) offers the chance to visualize your highest goals
and stay on track to achieve them.
Central New York Business Journal, 25 May, 1998
Before dismissing [life coaching] as mere self-help psychobabble, think again. As a $100 million business second only to the IT industry in its US growth rate, life coaching is the latest must-have lifestyle and business accessory – the solution to both workplace under-achievement and premature stress burnout.
Life Coaching is one of today’s fastest growing industries – there are now thousands of life coaches in the US and the industry has already caught on here.
Nine to Five magazine, July 2001
In the Sydney Morning Herald earlier this year, personal coaching was ranked as the second fastest growth industry in the US, after Information Technology.
Harpers Bazaar, September 1999
Four years ago, no-one had heard of life coaches. Now you find them talked about in magazines, at dinner parties and in the HR departments of major corporations. “People are recognising that there are pockets of advice that make your life happier and more successful,” says Rock. “They are willing to pay for the help they need.”
New Woman, July 1999
For years, business people have used corporate coaches to help their companies work more effectively. Now, an increasing number of individuals are turning to coaches for help in finding balance in their personal lives.”
The Spokane Spokesman Review, 15 December, 1998
Coaching started in the business world to help stressed executives cope with their professional and personal lives, and it still thrives in the corporate environment. But individuals are increasingly turning to coaching for help with all sorts of challenges.
Kim Palmer, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune, 26 May, 1998
I first heard about personal coaches five years ago — at the same time personal fitness coaches were beginning to flex their muscles. The two fields are related: coaches in both areas help you achieve your potential… Personal coaches provide powerful professional insights. My personal advice: Get one.
Chicago Tribune, 17 June, 1998
Today’s managers, professionals, and entrepreneurs are hiring coaches to help them with time management, a change in career, or balancing their work and personal lives.
People are looking to coaches as sounding boards and motivators who can offer a fresh perspective on career and life problems — but without the conflicting agendas of a spouse, family member, or even a mentor.
Fortune, 28 September, 1998
The number of executives hiring personal coaches is rocketing as more and more professionals turn to outside help for advice in how to manage their day, dollars, employees, develop better leadership skills and maximize effectiveness.
London Evening Standard, 11 June, 1999
If you’re thinking of overhauling your career to achieve a more fulfilling life, consider joining the estimated 100,000 Americans who annually enlist the help of some 4,000 personal coaches each year.
Money, December 1997
