This is another solution to the Problem!!!

I came away with no additional skills, and am about $1000 lighter in my wallet.

Oh, and I should add that I started having debilitating panic attacks, and am on medical leave. What I learned: trust my instincts, leave a job when you encounter a boss who screams at team members (not just me) even if the country is in the middle of a recession and you are 50, quit before your manager's undermining behavior makes you question you abilities, definitely quit when your manager confides in you that she admires people in the company who are devious and coniving, and absolutely quit before your manager contrives to ruin your good name and reputation which then causes panic attacks due to catastrophic thinking along the lines of "I'll never find another job", or "I'm ruined". I didn't need a career coach for this, and I could really use the $1000 for the psychotherapy I now need to overcome the two years of abuse by the manager/screamer in charge.

My takeaway: I was not impressed with his level of professionalism. But he might really have a great stable of coaches.

hehehe.

I called the number career coach hotline: (239) 415-1777 and talked to a lady. We set up a free consulation appointment for the next day 9AM pacific time. When I was waiting for the call at 9AM for 10 min, nobody called. I called back and asked if someone was supposed to call me for the consultation. The phone was immediately transferred to Bill (the founder). He quickly said nobody promised to call me at 9AM and I was dishonest by claiming it. He made quick judgement that I was 'passively aggressive' and he refused to work with me. His rationale is that they have money back guarantee and that's why he needed to make judgement on people. And he has the gift of making quick judgement. I was astonished. Instead of having any life changing positive effect as I was expecting, I was put in a very bad mood of being assused of 'dishonest' by only asking the question. I would never recommend this hotline because the way they treated people.

So, that was my first career coach experience :)

C stands for Contribution – How much did the coach contribute to you meaningfully addressing the issue you brought to the call? (Note: I do my coaching by telephone, as do many others.) What Next Steps do you see now that you didn't before? Can you see yourself enjoying an ongoing working relationship with this coach?

L stands for Listening – Who did more of the talking, you (which is good) or the coach (which is not as good). How well do you feel the coach understood who you really are? How well did the coach's words resonate with you? What did you hear in your own words that was new? How helpful was the conversation?

I stands for Intensity – What kind of energy was there on the call (or during the in-person meeting) and how motivated were you by the coach's style and approach? How engaged were you? What new thoughts, feelings, and insights surfaced for you that can speak to the value of the sample session?

C stands for Connection – How aligned did you feel with the coach? Was there an instant kind of rapport? How comfortable were you? How did you like the tone and mood of the conversation? Imagine what an ongoing coaching relationship would be like with this coach – how does that feel?

K stands for "Kreativity!" – How good a job did the coach do in getting you to see old things in new ways, or get out of you own way, or get back on track, or whatever? How motivated are you to WANT to work with this coach on an ONGOING basis? How confident are you that this particular coach can help you achieve your 'what' and 'how'?

Bottom Line: If you didn't feel the C-L-I-C-K, keep looking.