A "must have" reference guide for anyone before, during and after the entire coaching process What is Professional Coaching? What can you expect? When? How? And with whom? What is a "real" coach? How do you find one? What is coaching and what is not coaching? You hired a coach, now how do you manage the process? With this practical guide and its many examples and testimonies, you will discover how coaching works, how to take advantage of coaching, and what it can do for you. Three internationally recognized professional coaches explain their craft, its possibilities, its limitations and the "know how" of coaching. The authors offer simple, concrete and documented responses to a series of questions you ask yourself about professional coaches and coaching. A "must have" reference guide for anyone before, during and after the entire coaching process

Death was always a ship mate as Captain Beasley set sail for easy fishing in the North Sea. The chance of a fatality was 14 times greater than that of a coal miner at the start of the 20th century. Could the sea be a mistress that he could not forget? Gladly, this Yankee would give it all up for the Belle of Grimsby. However, she has many admirers, including Sir Henry Draker and the adoring fans of the London stage. He would give up the sea and become a farmer if she would only be his. Shipping out on the "Angel Girl" to forget her, however, backfires when he discovers the unwilling passengers aboard and their true destination.

I met Lucky Joe early in 1901 when I stowed away aboard the Elginshire out of Liverpool, England. Joe felt that all his luck came from divine intervention for which he was most grateful and quick to give the glory-and testament. We were both bound for San Francisco, where it was rumored the streets were paved with gold. Shanghaied off the wharf of San Francisco aboard a whaler, however, proved to be a horrendous near death experience side-tracking our prospecting adventure in Sonora, California.

Where did those rasty, barbaric theft-driven pirates bury their treasures in the 17th and 18th Centuries? Perhaps just a little south of the main South Sea shipping lane in a secluded harbor where a short paddle through shark-infested waters to the steamy, fetid jungle island could yield fresh water, food, and gold Turn-of-the-20th Century fortune hunters from the schooner, Bessie, hunt where only ghosts inhabit--or are they all merely apparitions? Captain Dan was ready to retire until he gained access to a secret cipher--one that he felt sure was authentic enough to reap him millions and willing to risk one more salty adventure to seek the insanely rich treasures of Cocos Island.

"There's a Sucker Born Every Minute," thought to be contributed by P. T. Barnum was actually uttered by a competitor of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. While he was referring to the customers of the famous circus, it could certainly be attributed to that period of time when mining and oil stocks were exploding on the exchanges early in the first and second decade of the 1900's. Gold and silver mines were being discovered and touted every day as well as this country's fledgling oil company stock exchanges. The west was being heavily mined and there were numerous opportunities to place hard-earned dollars in the hopes of reaping many thousands in return. Back then you couldn't help but win big Right? Get in on the ground floor and follow along with Stanley as he begins his investment strategy.

In this life-changing book--now available in paperback--the creators of the internationally acclaimed Lifeskills workshops draw on groundbreaking research to show readers how to deal with the stresses in their lives that often cause them to lose control. Working equally well for "hot reactors," who tend to blow up when things don't go their way, and "cool reactors," who are more likely to repress their emotions, the easy-to-follow 8-week program will help anyone to cope effectively with a variety of difficult circumstances, from volatile situations at home and at work to smaller annoyances like traffic jams and long checkout lines.

Here are the eight skills this book will help you master:

1. Identify your thoughts and feelings: how to tap into your feelings, especially the negative ones        
2. Evaluate your negative feelings, negative thoughts, and options: how to decide when to take action        
3. Communicate better: how to be a more effective listener and speaker        
4. Empathize with others to understand their behavior: how to appreciate a situation from someone else's point of view
5. Do problem-solving: how to define the problem, generate alternatives, and evaluate the outcomes
6. Practice assertion: how to get others to do what you want
7. Practice acceptance: how to back off without feeling like a failure
8. Emphasize the positive: how to build better relationships using a proven ratio of positive to negative interactions

Lifeskills shows how building better relationships is an essential part of preserving health--and offers eight clear steps anyone can use to make that happen.