Visionary Life Coaching

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. WILLIAM JAMES

Are you a dreamer who wants help landing a great vision?
Are you a doer wanting to step back, take a look at your life, and plan your next move?
Do you want to re-focus your life energy into pursuits you find deeply meaningful?
Do you want to gain more confidence in yourself and fully utilize and master your creative powers?
Do you want a supportive structure to help you identify your important dreams and goals and make them happen?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on. I offer some exciting life-mastery tools and ideas that will inspire, re-energize, and focus you . . . tools that have helped thousands of people live their dreams, discover what they want, and actualize the fullness of their creative potential.

The following coaching programs were developed by Laurence Boldt, recognized innovator and leader in the career field, and bestselling author of the groundbreaking Zen and the Art of Making a Living and How to Find the Work You Love.

“Work is more than a matter of keeping busy all day. It must feed the soul as well. Laurence Boldt has done a splendid job of explaining this truth. I commend Zen and the Art of Making a Living to all thoughtful readers and seekers.”
—Richard N. Bolles, author of
What Color is Your Parachute?
In this bestselling book, Laurence Boldt assists you in discovering and actualizing your life’s work. In addition to traditional material like conducting a job search and writing a resume, you'll find information not generally found in career guides, including how to start a business, establish a nonprofit corporation—and how to love what you're doing until you're doing what you love.

How to Find the Work You Love
Boldt’s timely book, How to Find the Work You Love, teaches you how to proactively take control of your career by setting your feet in the direction you’ve always wanted to go. Life then becomes a mission, not a burden; a contribution, not a cage of unmet dreams.
—Stephen Covey, author of
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
In today’s work environment, doing the work you love is the critical factor in personal fulfillment and economic success. In this book, Laurence Boldt helps you find the courage to begin the quest for your life’s work, leading you toward a breakthrough understanding of what you could and should do with your life.

"Among human beings, creativity is a natural, and not an exceptional, trait.
Birds fly, fish swim, humans create."

If you have heard of "The Secret," The Creative Empowerment Program works with these principles, teaching you The Manifestation Formula, a systematic approach to discovering and actualizing the important visions of your life. It demystifies the creative process by breaking it down into a series of simple, easily replicatable steps that, once learned, can be applied time and again to help you create for yourself a life of meaning and joy—motivated by a strong sense of purpose, and energized with the thrill of creative expression.
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The Career Empowerment Program is specifically designed to guide you through the key steps necessary to finding your true calling and shaping it into a viable career. Working with a career coach helps you determine what career to pursue—one of the most important things you will ever do in your entire life. This decision deserves your own dedication and the support of a career coach to ensure your successful progress. Read more >>

Take your next steps to success, happiness, personal fulfillment, and creative expression with the support, energy, and interaction of like-minded individuals. Includes course materials, books, and email support between sessions. Meets in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Email for more information >>

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