Kathleen Barton - Your Life Balance Coach

CONNECTING WITH SUCCESS: How to Build a Mentoring Network to Fast-Forward Your Career

Who you know can be just as important as what you know. Connecting With Success shows working professionals how to become proactive by building a network of supporters who can open doors to new opportunities, help accelerate their learning and development, improve their job performance, and support them in achieving their goals.

From the savviest veteran to the newest professional, Connecting With Success is every working person's passport to career success. Kathleen Barton shows how strong mentoring and effective networking have boosted the careers of dozens of working professionals at companies as diverse as Intel, The Tom Peters Group, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Connecting With Success provides a clear and simple process for building a network of mentors and contacts who can help professionals grow and develop their career. Packed with worksheets, checklists, assessment tools, and key action lists, this take-charge toolkit can help jump-start the career of anyone who wishes to build a career that matters.

Finding Your Purpose and Passion in Life (Workbook)

Do you sometimes question where your life is headed? This workbook will help you take charge of your life by defining your purpose and direction.

Contents:

• Why a personal mission statement is important
• How to create your personal "motivating" mission statement
• Values, Purpose, Passion

This workbook contains numerous exercises that will walk you through the process of defining your personal mission. Your resulting personal mission statement will act as a motivating force, and help you lead a purpose-driven life!

The Balancing Act: Managing Work & Life (CD/Workbook)

Do you feel burdened with too many responsibilities and not enough time for personal enjoyment? This program discusses the importance of balance, and more importantly, how to achieve balance in your life. The workbook contains exercises to evaluate the balance in your life, and develop a personal action plan to create greater work/life harmony.

Learn how to:

• Evaluate the balance in your life, and identify areas that are out of balance
• Determine your most important priorities
• Set limits, delegate, and gain support
• Develop a personal action plan to achieve better work life balance

Beyond New Year's Resolutions: How to Set and Attain Your Goals (CD)

New Year's resolutions don't work! They don't work because people don't adequately define their goals, and they lack the commitment to achieve them. This program goes beyond New Year's resolutions. Learn how to set well-defined goals that are aligned with your purpose and values, thus giving you the motivation to succeed. Gain tips and strategies to stay focused on your priorities and achieve your goals!

Learn how to:

• Create your personal mission statement
• Set well-defined goals
• Keep focused on your goals and priorities

Managing Workplace Stress (CD)

Nearly 50% of all U.S. workers feel overwhelmed by a growing number of job tasks and longer working hours. High levels of stress in the workplace very often lead to job burnout, resulting in lower productivity. How can you effectively manage this stress and become more effective in today's demanding work environment? This program addresses this question and more.

Learn:

• The characteristics of job burnout and how to avoid it
• Tips for handling stress
• The importance of self-renewal and ways to renew yourself
• Relaxation techniques

You'll gain practical stress management tips and techniques that you can apply immediately to your job and your life!