(From left to right, top to bottom: G. Arthur Hammons, Dragons at Work logo, Stephen Josephs and his wife, Cindy Dern, Patricia Fripp; Photo credits: www.arthurhammons.com, www.dragonsatwork.com, www.stephenjosephs.com, www.cindydern.com, www.fripp.com)
The world's top life coaches do not have a mindset that adapts to failure. Things go wrong, of course, but they don't call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes, bungles, setbacks", but not failing. And these are the same lessons they impart to their audiences and/or patients all over the U.S. and worldwide
When one such life coach was asked about the hardest decision he ever had to make, he answered that he did not know what a hard decision was. A brilliant life coach will approach decision-making with the idea that there's a strong likelihood that he/she will be wrong. This does not dissuade them to the contrary, they just do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they arise.
Here are a few of the top life coaches making a name for themselves in the United States and soon, worldwide:
G Arthur Hammons
Arthur Hammons, has special expertise on the core issues that people face on a daily basis. His Keynote presentation and book, “Yes, You Can Do This” speak to the heart of addressing how to set and reach your goals. People leave his presentations and seminars feeling more focused, centered, capable and able to know what they want and how to have it. Arthur stimulates thinking, dreaming and accomplishing. His audiences go back to work with a sense of personal empowerment and the tools to craft a plan for generating health, wealth, better relationships and productiveness in their workplace.
Stephen Josephs and Dragons at Work
Stephen Josephs helps people claim their vitality and get more out of life at work. He believes work should bring out the best in everyone, rather than grind us down. For the amount of time we spend working, it should produce more than security or wealth. It should develop us. At the end of our careers we want to look back at what we’ve done and know that our efforts not only achieved our financial goals, but we made the world a better place and became wiser in the process. Accomplishment and personal fulfillment go hand in hand. The people who fully engage in their roles because it’s an expression of their natural gifts and deeply held values are the people you want to lead your teams and shape your company’s culture. Josephs is looking for kindred spirits among leadership development professionals who want to exchange ideas about what works and what’s worth accomplishing in the said profession. If this resonates with you and you are a kindred spirit, then Dragons at Work was created for you. As the story unfolds, it gives us a forum to discuss our work and share resources.Josephs has coached executives for over 30 years. he has studied various mind-body disciplines (yoga, aikido, tai chi, qigong, meditation) for 47 years. After 50 years, he still plays the classical guitar (mostly Bach these days). He has studied psychology and transformational methods and applied them to leadership development. He is passionate about helping leaders find new ways to expand their effectiveness. He is the coauthor of the award winning leadership book, "Leadership Agility".
Cindy Dern
Cindy Dern, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has over 25 years experience providing psychotherapy and leading workshops for people of all ages. Her private practice in New York’s Hudson Valley is affiliated with the Woodstock Therapy Center. Cindy has offices in Woodstock and Kingston, New York. As a member of the Mental Health Services team for fourteen years at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, New York, Cindy served as the unit's dance therapist, and ran clinical groups focusing on addiction and women's issues. She also has diverse experience working with cancer patients and their caregivers. Previously, she worked for ten years in the Ulster County public school system counseling middle and high school students. Cindy has been teaching wellness, movement and personal development since 1990 at Omega Institute, a world-renowned holistic learning center that attracts teachers who are top leaders in their fields. Along with Omega’s co-founder Elizabeth Lesser, Cindy developed and taught the Introduction to Omega Living Weekend, which introduces people to healthy, holistic living. Currently, Cindy teaches Listening To Your Body, a weekend workshop designed to help people learn to listen, trust, and respond to the their body’s physical and emotional signals for enhanced well-being and vitality. With compassion and integrity at the core of her practice, Cindy honors the unique path of everyone she works with, creating a safe place to enhance well-being.
Patricia Fripp
Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, business presentation expert, sales presentation skills trainer, and in-demand speech coach to executives and celebrity speakers. Meetings & Conventions magazine named her "One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America." She delivers high-energy, high-content, and dramatically memorable presentations. Kiplinger's Personal Finance identified Patricia Fripp Speaking School as one of the best ways you can invest in your career. Fortune 500 companies maximize their investment by engaging Patricia for the keynote, breakout sessions, and to coach their executives on their presentations. Patricia is known for simplifying and demystifying the process of designing and delivering powerful keynote speeches and sales presentations.