Guiding Clients to More Fulfilling Careers & Happier Lives

Jim's unique experience, training, and gifts mean that he can address both the personal and professional challenges in your life

We live in a stressful and economically challenging time, which can put huge strains on careers, relationships, and one's fundamental sense of well-being. With my background as a successful advertising & non-profit executive, life coach, and psychotherapist, I offer a unique perspective to my clients.  That informed and objective perspective enables my clients to look at their lives, careers, and relationships differently and see new opportunities.  I have the insight to bring clarity to complex situations, the compassion to develop and maintain trusting relationships and the skills to quickly develop effective solutions to problem areas. whether new or long-standing:

When I need help with creative, out-of-the-box solutions, Jim offers suggestions I would never have thought of, or gives me the tools to come up with them on my own
  • The very competitive and anxiety-producing world of the 2010 workplace and career path

  • The stresses and challenges of relationships

  • The struggle to recover from the devastating blow of loss (health, family, love, work)

If you're looking to shift or enhance your career, I will help you craft a unique "brand" that will enable you to differentiate yourself from, and gain an advantage over, your peers. Your resume, business card, blog, and "elevator speech" should be consistent, and consistently superior.  I'll help you perfect your networking skills, the key to finding employment in this oversaturated market.  If you're "stuck" and can't decide how to move forward in your life I'll help you identify the blocks standing in your way, and generate the creativity needed for the best solutions.  If you're just starting out and looking to choose a career path, I know the questions to ask, the tests to suggest, and the experimentation you should do.  Finally, if you're doing the kind of work you like but are having trouble getting the recognition you deserve I will coach you on what you need to do to advance.

I welcome you to my site, and hope that I may be of assistance to you in your search for guidance. Please visit my blog weekly for useful strategies and techniques that will improve your work, romance and/or marriage and enhance satisfaction with your life in general.

To gain a greater understanding of my approach, I recommend that you read the two articles published this year (2011) in which I was featured.  Both were written by objective reporters.  Here is the link to the most recent, from the November issue of Washingtonian magazine, titled "How to Find Work You Love":

http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/21337.html

The other, "Lessons from a Life Coach: Addressing the Emotional, Professional, and Social" was featured in the Current newspapers (January, 2011, link below).  Please be patient as the download takes a bit of time. The article is on pages 13 & 19:

http://www.currentnewspapers.com/admin/uploadfiles/NW%20JAN%2012%201.pdf