Spiritual Gifts Ministry

The Accidental Coach

I did not mean to get into personal coaching. It just sort of happened.

Quarry House actually began in 1998, as a ministry called Summit Manor Ministries that focused on Spiritual Gifts. (That ministry continues. If you are interested, go here.) Over the years it's evolved and changed. More and more, I found myself preaching and teaching less, and coaching people, helping them find purpose and direction in their lives more.

The range of people who choose a coach is amazing I've worked with businessmen, artists, pastors, project managers. The only thing they had in common was that they wanted to find purpose in their lives, and grow into something far more than what they were.

Reaching for better

One of the great fallacies in people's thinking about life coaching is that it is for people who have somehow failed. But statistics say otherwise. In general, people who chose life coaches are successful in business and life, who want to get MORE out of their lives. More money or deeper relationships or a better balance, or a revitalized energy and creativity. Each person's "better" is different,

Could they do it without a coach? Absolutely. But just as a world class athlete would still be a world class athlete without a coach, using a coach helps achieve results faster, more effectively, and with a lasting effect. That is what using a coach, whether it's me or someone else, can do for you.

We're partners

Coaches are not miracle workers. We're not just counselors, though we want to know you well enough to help you through roadblocks. We're not just cheerleaders, even though we encourage you through your journey. What we are is an eye from the outside, with experience and training to help people get to a better place. Here, we focus on helping others find a more creative, balanced, fulfilled life.

But no matter how discerning we are as coaches, no matter how wise our advice, in the end, it's your work, and as a coach, I'd expect you to work at your own success. If you do, then together we cam steer you towards where you want to be. There are proven processes that help people move forward, and consistent work on your part and my part will have you making progress that can make a dramatic difference.

A free session.

If you have considered coaching, you've read the hype. But in the end, the best way to see if a coach is for you, or if the fit is good, is not the hype or the marketing. It's actually talking to someone for a while, learning how they work, whether the chemistry is right, whether their methods and way of working resonate with you.

With that in mind, we offer a free session to any potential client. I work by phone, Skype, AIM, Yahoo or Quarry House's own internal virtual meeting software. If you are in the Manchester, Vermont area, we can meet in person. This free session should give you a better idea whether coaching, or at least coaching with me, is for you. If it is, then you can choose one of our payment plans and we can move forward together.

Take the step.

If you have read my own personal mission statement, then you know that helping people and companies reach their potential and reach their dreams is at the core of who I am and what I do. If you are considering a life coach, I'd urge you not to hesitate. Contact someone, whether it's me and my free session, or someone else. Take the step. Move forward. Become that something more you want to become.

Tom Atkins