Who can benefit the most from Mark's coaching?
Coaching with Mark is an ideal next step for three kinds of people:
1. People who have recently gone through a breakthrough experience in recovery (such as an intensive Workshop or in-patient treatment), and want to implement the life-changes talked about there. It’s one thing to get energized by the new information and positive support of a workshop or treatment context, but it’s quite another to apply these insights to daily life, and to make changes stick in the inevitable ups and downs that follow. You need coaching to make the intensive experience the start of a new life, not just a flash in the pan.
2. People who are ready to put significant focus on developing and living out their personal vision. This usually happens for people in recovery after they’ve established a period of sobriety, and made significant progress in working through issues from their past. As anyone who’s attended the workshop I help facilitate at Faithful and True Ministries will attest, we emphasize that recovery involves positive as well as negative energy. It’s not just about stopping certain behaviors, it’s about filling our lives with positive activities, relationships, and contributions that bring fulfillment and joy. Recovery coaching helps you build a solid recovery by developing those positive directions in life that you can build on.
3. People in leadership positions, such as pastors, managers, or executives, who are trying to balance the demands of leadership with their personal and family life. Leadership can take a toll on people who aren’t extremely intentional about self-renewal. Leadership tends to increase isolation – especially for pastors – so leaders need trusted advisers and confidants who understand their issues and can provide real help.
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