PROGRESS Coaching (go to Retirement Coaching)

We offer coaching as a support structure for implementing and sustaining long-term change for corporate executives, management, employees, business professionals, business owners and the general public.

Our coaching is not a process of telling people how to be. Rather, it is a self-discovery process where individuals learn how to understand themselves better, assess their current behavior and results, decide to unlearn old behaviour and embrace new, more effective behaviour.

The Coach will play four key roles for you as a client:

1) Coach – to assist you to clarify and transform what you already know into action

2) Mentor – to share the knowledge, wisdom and experience or others along with Essential Skills for Success

3) Cheerleader – to provide recognition and perspective on your continuing progress

4) Accountability Office – to remind you of what you said was important and keep you on track

In the end, coaching is a process of co-active support that encourages the client to make measurable progress every day in their area of focus.

Coaching Services available:

PROGRESS Coaching ($500 to $1500 per month)

One-on-one coaching over an extended coaching period. Regular progress updates and coaching conversations provide the support for individuals to stay accountable and on track to create what they say is important to them (see below for further details).

What people are saying:
> Every week I am recharged after the coaching session to create what I am committed to
> Even the process of preparing the weekly Progress Updates provided me insights and clarity
> I do not know why I did not start this earlier. I would be so much farther along by now.
> I have released so much ineffective energy and refocused it on building my dreams.

A Shot In The Arm (2.0 hours) $500 and up

Need some quick guidance, clarity or action plans to an acute challenge or opportunity? Call us for an appointment to get yourself on track fast. Money back guarantee if you do not see results by the end of the session.

What people are saying:
> I am amazed at how much I learned about myself
> Once I got past my own views I was so much clearer
> I immediately took action on something I was really stuck on
> I knew I had it in me, I just did not know how to uncover it
> I saved so much time by taking this session

What to Expect From Us

Quality Work

Actively listens
Asks relevant questions
Provides alternative ideas
Provides positive feedback & encouragement
Provides constructive feedback
Draws upon relevant experience
Clearly describes concepts/ideas
Quickly understands the circumstances
Communicates clearly and effectively

A bit about our coaching philosophy:

Behaviour vs Outlook:
When our results are not what we want, we are often times told to change our behavior. However, we cannot change our behavior long-term without first changing our personal outlook - our beliefs, opinions and attitudes. But we must first be aware of what is in our filter related to the results we are trying to create.

An Outlook Shift:
Through coaching people gain a deeper understanding about themselves and their personal outlook. They learn how to discern when it is working for them and when it is not. Only then can they decide to do something about the pieces of our personal outlook that are not working. People then learn how to have a shift in order to embrace new, more effective behavior - with ease, not will power!

(the source of our Coaching Barometer)

Quality Service

Goes the extra mile
Follows through - does what they say they will
Is compassionate and understanding
Is resourceful
Shows determination
Is responsiveness
Is fair
Is respectful

Effectiveness:
To increase effectiveness people must have a high level of honesty about themselves and a willingness to unlearn old patterns of behaviour. This requires the ability to stay very self-aware to identify those patterns of behaviour and the internal beliefs - our context - that created them in the first place.

The Coach:
It is imperative that each individual feel completely comfortable with his/her coach. In addition to Edge Associated's coaches, we also have access to coaches from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), both locally and internationally.

The Process:

There are various ways to communicate with your coach. Contact can include face-to-face meetings, phone calls and corresponding by email. For example, an individual and his or her coach may decide on a 2-hour face-to-face meeting, followed by weekly status updates by email and 30 minute next-step conversations by phone for a 3-month duration.

The following outlines a common understanding between client and coach for the duration of a PROGRESS Coaching arrangement. These are guidelines and each situation is dealt with on an individual basis. Know that we will be as flexible as we can be.

All coaching will be done by phone and each session is referred to as a Coaching Conversation.

The first Foundation Conversation can be in person if that is applicable and lasts 1 hour. This has 2 purposes. First, to ensure for both parties that a relationship can be forged and to get an understanding of the process of coaching and the topic the client wants to address. Once this is agreed upon then payment for the coaching services is addressed. Second, to start to establish a vision for the coaching and accountable action steps.

Before each Coaching Conversation, the client will send the coach a Progress Email that includes:
My Vision - for the area of focus for the coaching (long term)
My Milestone - where I would like to get to by the end of the current coaching commitment
My Previous Commitments - the action steps I agreed to do since our last Coaching Conversation
My Progress - how I know that I am moving towards my milestone and hence my vision
My New Commitments - to be discussed and amended at the next Coaching Conversation

It is the responsibility of the client to call the coach at the predetermined time. The coach will make themselves available during the agreed upon duration of the call. In the event the client calls later than expected, the coach has the right to determine if the call goes past the agreed upon time. Example, if the client calls 5 minutes late, then they may only have 25 minutes of coaching time for a scheduled 30 minute coaching session.

For cancellation / rescheduling we try to be as flexible as possible yet it is important to have a clear understanding of the expectations. So here they are: We must give each other 24 hours notice. If you call me within 24hours or do not call me at the designated time, you forfeit the 1/2 hour. If I call you to reschedule and/or miss the time within 24hrs, then I add 1/2 hour additional to the coaching plus the make up time.

At the end of each series of coaching we would like to have a testimonial that will be placed on our website. We can assist you with this if needed.

Retirement Coaching

Retirement is when you stop living at work and start working at living.. unknown

Why Retirement Coaching? To create an even more amazing retirement experience. Whether you are hesitant to retire, are in the process of retiring or are already an experienced retiree, we can assist you to get even more fulfillment out of retirement.

Yes, MORE FULFILLMENT, regardless of your financial, physical or mental status and, maybe even more importantly, through all the changes in your status that are YET TO COME. Because they will come. WILL YOU BE READY to embrace those changes and get fulfillment, regardless?

Who we are: a business professionals, like your financial advisor, lawyer, etc, who bring unique non-financial experience in the areas of Personal Fulfillment and Planning to your overall retirement plans. Whether you are still working, semi-retired or are already into your retirement years, we may be able to help.

Our mission: to assist people to wake up each day motivated and prepared to create a fulfilling and an overall great experience of retirement.

What we believe:

1. A Fulfillment or Non-Financial Retirement Plan is as important, or even more important, than having a Financial Retirement Plan.

2. We each have a unique set of Fulfillment Factors that when experienced each day ensures us of our fulfillment:

a. Most of us are not fully aware of what these are.

b. Instead, we associate fulfillment with the ‘activities’ we do each day like working, raising a family, volunteering or a hobby to name a few.

c. And when we are not able to do those activities, we may struggle to find something that is fulfilling, potentially leaving us feeling anxious and frustrated and/or jumping from one thing to the next searching for fulfillment.

3. As we age through our retirement years, our life may be broken down into many Life Chapters:

a. Each new Life Chapter comes from any one of a variety of reasons including our health, finances and impacts from others around us including spouse/partner, family and friends.

b. Each Life Chapter may see us needing to change what activities we can participate in.

c. Being prepared for these potential changes and how to Realign Our Fulfillment Factors can help us shorten the uncomfortableness resulting from the change and ensure our long-term fulfillment.

Our Process Steps:

1. Define your unique ‘Fulfillment Factors’ through a series of exercises.

2. Establish a plan for embracing fulfillment in your current Life Chapter.

3. Learn how to Realign Our Fulfillment Factors for each new Life Chapter.

4. Define a Non-financial Retirement Fulfillment Plan for our next Life Chapter.

5. Define how we can be prepared to make the most of all future Life Chapters.

Our costs:

$300 for an abridged version of Step 1.

$500-$2000 for Comprehensive version of Step 1, 2 and/or 3.

$750 and up for Step 1, 2 and/or 3 and additional Steps, based on your requirements.

Flexible – Ongoing Coaching Support based on your requirements.

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