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John seldom combines life strategies coaching, which is <b>"Looking Towards the Future,"</b> and counseling (therapy), which seeks to understand and resolve the past. It's important to understand the past, yet it's equally important to look forward to your future and design it for yourself. <hr> <p align="left" class="headerblack">The following distinctions will make this clear:</p> <table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td width="3%">• </td> <td width="97%">Therapy is about healing; <b>Coaching</b> is about achievement </td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td>• </td> <td>Therapy is about understanding; <b>Coaching</b> is about taking action</td> </tr> <tr align="left" valign="top"> <td>• </td> <td>Therapy is about safety; <b>Coaching </b>is about creating momentum</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">• </td> <td align="left" valign="top">Therapy is about progress; <b>Coaching</b> is about human performance</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">• </td> <td align="left" valign="top">Therapy is about protecting; <b>Coaching</b> is about attracting the positive</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">• </td> <td align="left" valign="top">Therapy is about resolving; <b>Coaching</b> is about creating opportunities</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">• </td> <td align="left" valign="top">Therapy is about getting closure; <b>Coaching</b> is about creating new openings </td> </tr> </table> <p><b>Having a personal </b><i>Life Strategy Coach</i><b> is having a valued opinion for major decisions you will need to make in your life.</b></p></td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr></table></td> <td valign="top" class="Rbg"><div id="R"><h1>John Spencer Ellis</h1></div></td> </tr></table> <div id="B"></div> <table width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td class="bottomnav">© Copyright 2007 John Spencer Ellis Enterprises. 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