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Some
Information About Life Direction
Coaching
Michael
S. Broder, Ph.D.
A part of what I do in my Philadelphia practice
is to coach clients who are contemplating a major life change and/or going in a
new chosen direction. This process often entails identifying sources of
maximum life satisfaction, passion, purpose and connection;
working through important decisions; then setting and manifesting goals.
I also help many people around
the world, by telephone, who have read my books or listened to
my audio programs and can use some assistance with breaking an
impasse in one or more life areas. Over the years, I have developed a reputation for
coaching professionals, executives and entrepreneurs who have been successful by virtue
of their own passion; yet are now struggling to optimize their talents,
reignite/ refocus their purpose or passions, change direction, or simply arrive
at what for them is that next plateau.
Many of my past and present clients are those who
enjoy (or enjoyed) outstanding positions of excellence and/or leadership in
their fields; but are now burned out, unchallenged, unenthusiastic or downright
unsatisfied with what may have once been a mission that brought with it a great
source of satisfaction and fulfillment.
My premise is simple. In order to burn out, you
needed to have been on fire! It is a rare person indeed, who has had the
experience of seeing their
passion induced dreams and skills produce outstanding results, that will later settle
for anything less. The good news is that with the right strategies,
passion can be reignited and focused on what can give you that same (or even a
much higher) level of satisfaction than you may have ever had. Together we will
design a custom set of strategies to do just that; and then work with them until
we see the desired result. My approach is one that is highly focused on
the uniqueness of your situation, and usually-- but not always-- a short term
process.
My biographical Information
is available on this website. However, what I haven't included in that bio
is the fact that in my early career, I was an accountant. I founded and
ran a successful accounting firm (that is still operates today), until I started
the process of changing my career to become a psychologist (my far deeper
passion). The reason I changed careers was clear. I was simply feeling
unchallenged running my accounting firm. And in my case, that led to the type of
burnout that necessitated a major change. My present field gives me the
new challenges I crave every day. But while major life changes of the magnitude
I went through when I switched careers are necessary for
many, for others a simple sharpening of focus, a re-evaluation of what motivates
them, or a minor change that needs some objective clarification can be
just as effective. If we decide to work together, making this assessment
will be an early priority of your process.
Much of the theory behind my approach to why highly successful people so often
seek major change can be found in my new book (now available in downloadable
e-book format) Stage Climbing: How to Achieve
Personal Greatness in Any Area of Your Life. Remember, many who have
achieved greatness by any almost measure (as evaluated by others in their field,
for example), do not have that sense of personal greatness that they
would have thought follows. Personal greatness resides inside of
yourself. It is defined by your own self-concept, despite outward appearances.
Often it is a product of how true you are to your real passions and purpose,
which tend to change as you evolve throughout life.
My career as a psychologist now includes having been a
divisional president of APA (American Psychological Association), the CEO of an
internationally acclaimed training institute, a radio host,
a management consultant for a wide variety of organizations, a speaker, a
psychotherapist and coach to high achievers, a continuing education trainer of
psychologists and author (of numerous books, articles and audio programs
including Self Actualization: Achieving Your Full
Potential and Making Crucial Choices and
Major Life Choices as well as many others that pertain to
my coaching services which you can get more information about on my
audio product page).
Call my office at 1-800-434-8255 or e-mail
me: mb@michaelbroder.com for fees,
your specific questions about the process, its appropriateness for your
situation or to make an appointment. Sessions
can be done at by telephone or at my office in Center City Philadelphia.
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Est. 1987