It's a commonly used phrase, but do you know what it really means to "Bring your A-GAME? Popular personal coach Barbara Boyd Wilson does. She has spent her career learning what it takes to achieve and why so few people are really good at it. She has helped scores of coaching clients over the past 25 years to find their PURPOSE, pursue it with PASSION, improve their PERFORMANCE, and carry themselves with the PRESENCE of a pro. In this book, she tells some of their stories, shares their success strategies, and reveals lessons learned along the way. Reading this book feels just like having Barbara as your personal coach. Her open heart and enthusiasm for helping others succeed comes through loud and clear. Her frank, conversational style and ability to tell engaging stories makes this book an easy and enjoyable read; not to mention a worthwhile one. "I usually don't like self-help or how-to books," one early reader admitted. "So congratulations! This really held my interest." Barbara offers so much more than just a one-size-fits-all step-by-step formula. She has literally opened up her coach's playbook, sharing her most valuable tools designed to bring out the best in anyone. "At first," commented another reader, "I thought this book was going to be just for the workplace; but it's not. Everyone can benefit from these ideas, in all areas of their lives." Each chapter is built around an attitude or an action beginning with the letter 'A' and each contains a Lesson, a Coaching Note, a Learning Exercise, and Journal Pages. Equally useful for self-coaching or as a companion to an existing coaching relationship. As one coaching client said, "Barbara Wilson changed my life, and she can change yours, too."
About the Author: Barbara Boyd Wilson Coach - Author - Catalyst Barbara Wilson has been coaching people, individually and in groups, since 1988. Her clients have included leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs. She has helped seasoned managers improve their effectiveness and new supervisors launch their careers. She has coached department heads, educators, scientists, production managers, HR professionals, work team leaders, Realtors, business owners, executive chefs, and project managers. Barbara began her career in advertising and public relations, holding increasingly responsible positions in corporate communications for 18 years. Following a corporate merger, she shifted her focus from marketing to organizational development and training, becoming the first Training Manager for U.S. Bank of California. She had come to realize that most new supervisors she had met throughout her career were surprisingly unprepared to manage others; so her first effort was to develop both an innovative training program for new supervisors and a one-on-one coaching program for emerging leaders. In June 2001 she established Acorn Learning and Development, an enterprise devoted to strengthening working relationships by improving workplace communications. Her APEXCoaching practice emerged in response to her clients' requests for individual support after experiencing her impact on their teams. Since then she has shared her signature QUEST Coaching Process with over 300 individuals, helping them to increase self-awareness, build skills, improve relationships, and implement personal strategic plans to achieve personal and career goals. Barbara earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree in writing from the University of New Hampshire. She also earned a certificate of professional coaching from UNH.