The Coaching Center of Vermont and the Vermont Family Business Initiative deck the halls with tasty fare, live jazz, and holiday cheer.

Who: You and yours
Where: 3rd Floor, Champlain Mill, Winooski, VT
When: Thursday, December 4
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

To RSVP, call Kitty at 802-654-8787, or click on the link below.

Note: There's plenty of free parking across the street in the Winooski City Parking Garage.

We asked "What has been the gift you've received from coaching?" and here's what people shared:

"Coaching is a gift to me because it shows me possibility when sometimes I don't think that any exists."

"I have experienced a tremendous shift and renewed energy. I feel like I have a fire in my belly -- I am passionate about my finances, physical health, creating personal space that supports me, creating professional relationships, nurturing loving relationships that support me."

"By being completely accepting of any and all ideas, so that coaching remains a completely safe place to explore ideas that in other worlds might seem crazy."

"The greatest benefit of coaching is that it "woke me up." I had to stop and think about where I was and what I wanted. Knowing that I would be touching base with my coach provided me with the support to follow through."

"Coaching has enabled me to become a stronger, more confident person knowing I'm in control of my own life and I can and do make a difference. I am using the skills I have gained through coaching to create the future of my dreams. Having a long range plan for my life has enabled me to incorporate my business into that plan. Today my business is thriving. My net income reflects substantial growth -- growing 52% from the first year of coaching and another 42% the second. It is absolutely amazing how everything comes together when you know where you are going."

"Coaching helped me see how old patterns and choices may have served me well in the past, but in this stage of my life recognizing what isn't working and making choices that do work is a gift of colossal impact. This may be a small thing to others but...for me...I wake up every day now and choose to live my life differently with an attitude that is new for me. My list of "have-to-dos" is replaced with the reality that I get to choose each and every day what my day, life will look like. I am free to be a better me."

"I was able to shift my thinking from managing to leading. I have learned how to be a better listener and provide support for my employees while always raising the expectation for excellence."

Coach Rachel Stampul invites you to join a coaching group with Next Generation Coaching and take the steps toward the career that resonates with your life.

Group coaching is like getting individual coaching in a group setting. This offers you the chance to process thoughts, questions, and concerns that you are wrestling with, along with the added value of insight from other group members' experiences. A group coaching package is six weeks of hour-long sessions for $250.

Identify your most valuable resources -- your skills and natural networks. Discover your ideal career. Uncover the best method for you to land your dream job. Live into your vision for the future. For more information, follow the link below, and contact Rachel Stampul by email or phone: (802)881-3768 to get started.

Looking for more opportunity in your current management role? Want more influence in the final decisions in your organization? Looking toward executive responsibilities?

Join a small group of your peers from other organizations in making a 6 month commitment to a coaching group for middle managers looking to advance their careers.

Requirements:

• Must have some leadership responsibility (project management, team leader, department manager, etc.)
• Must have 3 - 5 years experience working in organizations
• Must be committed to showing up for monthly group meeting and 2 thirty-minute phone sessions per month.

Fee: $400 per month.
This program starts in January, 2009.

Call the Coaching Center of Vermont at (802)654-8787 for an interview and application.