Now a Certified Life coach!

Well, it has been a busy year! Some of the big news, for me at least, is I have become a Certified Life Coach. Six months of classes, two projects, and an exam, but my clients are assured I exceed minimum standards of the profession. To celebrate this certification,...

So you want to be coached

As you consider being coached, please ask yourself, if you really want things to change? To find out if coaching is right for you please answer the following questions and email the rated answers to me at wayne@waynepratt.ca.  I will e-mail the score key without...

Be gentle with your self

You are not likely to hear the theme of this blog from too many “success coaches” or hear preached from many motivational speakers, but I believe is very important none the less. We currently live in an all or nothing world. If we can’t fly around in G5’s (That’s a...

Celebrate the wins!

I n my twenty-five years helping people with small businesses, I find most did not plan or expect the various setbacks endemic in self-employment. Several seemed to quit just before the finish line. So what can we do? I believe the secret is celebrating the wins, and...

Own your Goals!

This is a hobby horse of mine. I think people are not owning their goals. I have a friend who spent a year and a half flirting with alcoholism so he could avoid becoming a lawyer, which was his girlfriend’s dream for him. The miserable Doctor whose father was a Doctor...