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Schedule of Classes and Presentations with Sharon Good    Click here for On-Site Classes  Webinars On-Site Classes and Presentations Moving Gracefully Into Your Next Stage of Life Entering a new stage of life? Feeling lost or scared? Facing a new phase, whether it's one you've chosen or one that's been thrust upon you, can be unsettling. In this interactive session, learn powerful concepts and steps to help you move through life's challenges and changes with a clearer sense of direction and greater confidence. Investment: $30 Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street, NYC Upcoming Classes: Monday, July 16, 7 - 8:30 pm To register or get further information, please contact the 92nd Street Y at 212-415-5500. Register online at www.92y.org. Take Your First Steps in Career Transition Are you dissatisfied with your current job or career path but don't know how to get where you want to be? Whether you're experiencing "quarter-life crisis," impending retirement or something in between, join expert Career Coach Sharon Good to learn how to uncover new possibilities for your career or retirement, and take the first step in finding a path that makes you happy. Investment: $30 Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street, NYC Upcoming Classes: Monday, July 23, 7 - 8:30 pm To register or get further information, please contact the 92nd Street Y at 212-415-5500. Register online at www.92y.org. Entrepreneurial Skills for New Coaches This practical course demystifies the process of establishing a private coaching practice—one that aligns with your vision and values. Learn how to set your pricing structure, handle legal and tax aspects, and create relevant materials, so you are prepared when a client wants to hire you. Gain the skills to present yourself using your own unique branding so you stand out to your target audience. This course also will cover a variety of marketing techniques for connecting with your ideal client base. At the end of the course, you will draft a business and marketing strategy to get you started. You'll walk away with: A business and marketing strategy that will help you to launch a new coaching practice or to move your existing practice to the next level Basic entrepreneurial skills that will help you to develop your coaching practice Investment: $250 Location: NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies, location TBA Upcoming Classes: SUMMER 2018: July 28, 10 am - 5 pm To register or get further information, please contact NYU-SCPS at 212-998-7150 or register online at www.scps.nyu.edu/index.jsp (course # CPDC1-CE9502). For general class information, call 212-998-7200. How to Thrive as a "Tortoise" in a World of Hares Do you feel like you have so many things you want to do, but it seems like the whole world is running rings around you? Life Coach Sharon Good, author of The Tortoise Workbook: Strategies for Getting Ahead at Your Own Pace, shares the positive aspects of being a “Tortoise” – someone with ambitious goals, but limited time or energy. You’ll identify your “Tortoise issues” and discover how to turn your limitations into strengths and get into action. Investment: $30 Location: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street, NYC Upcoming Classes: Monday, July 30, 7 - 8:30 pm To register or get further information, please contact the 92nd Street Y at 212-415-5500. Register online at www.92y.org. Career Coaching Coach career-focused clients on how to take control of their work life. Acquire strategies, tools, and resources for navigating difficult career issues and dilemmas, from exploring occupations to charting radical change. Help clients clarify career goals through a self-exploration process, identify important resources, explore career alternatives, achieve better work-life balance, outline a strategic job-search campaign, and address the challenges of starting a business. Assist clients in developing a proactive career strategy that reflects their passions, values, skills, and practical needs, and learn ways to coach them on common workplace issues. Investment: $525 Location: NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies, location TBA Upcoming Classes: SUMMER 2018: Saturdays, August 4 & 18, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm To register or get further information, please contact NYU-SCPS at 212-998-7150 or register online at www.scps.nyu.edu (course # COCH1-CE9871). For general class information, call 212-998-7200. “I am amazed at how much fantastic information you've shared with us and am thrilled to be taking your class.  Your approach is pragmatic, broad and complete, and I am constantly impressed by its depth. I find you quite inspiring. Thank you so much for teaching a class that I am positive will help me to grow my coaching business!”  ~~ Karen Elizaga Top   Webinars Career Seekers Summit Want to learn rrom over 30 professional career experts how to discover the career of your dreams and get a job doing it?  The Career Seekers Summit is the #1 resource in experts teaching you how to get a career you love. This summit is perfect for… Career Seekers Job Hunters Gig Economy Players Investment: FREE the week of July 16 - 20! Location: Teleseminar Upcoming Classes: Juuly 16 - 20 on your schedule To register, click here. An Insider's Guide to Writing and Publishing a Book Having a published book has become a badge of honor for coaches (and other entrepreneurs). It creates credibility in the public eye, offers an additional income stream and is a great adjunct to public speaking. In this 4-part seminar, veteran book publisher and author Sharon Good will help you understand the steps to turning your idea into a published book, including: How to choose a strong focus for your book How to manage the writing process How to overcome the “writing demons” that get in your way How to prepare your book for publication How to find a publisher or self-publish your book How to get your book out into the marketplace Investment: $349. Register by July 24 for $299. Location: Teleseminar Upcoming Classes: 4 Tuesdays, August 7 - 28, 8:30 - 10 pm ET To register, click here. "Taking this class made publishing a book a little bit more doable. You certainly offered a very thorough, organized and informative class, and the handouts will be excellent to refer to." ~~ Pamela Stern Making the Leap from Salaried to Self-Employed™ Many coaches (and others aspiring entrepreneurs) dream of leaping from their corporate jobs into coaching full-time. They long for the freedom and autonomy to create their unique business, live their passion and manage their own schedule. But going it on your own requires a different approach and mindset, and knowing the professional and personal issues you'll encounter can help you go into your new business with your eyes open. In this class, you'll create a vision and uncover potential challenges, as you develop a sensible transition plan that will reduce the risk and pave the way for success. Come explore the promise and the pitfalls of starting and running your own business, so that you can navigate the transition into self-employment with ease. Investment: $79. Register by August 9 for $59. Location: Teleseminar Upcoming Classes: Tuesday, August 23, 8:30 - 10 pm ET To register, click here. Business Planning and Success Strategies for Creativity Coaches Learn how to start your coaching practice and connect with creative clients. The 8-week class includes weekly assignments and a one-hour weekly teleclass to learn about business start-up, clarifying your coaching niche and target audience, and exploring an array of methods for marketing your practice. This course is part of the Creativity Coaching Association's certification practice. The course is available to CCA certification candidates and members. Includes a complimentary copy of Sharon's book, Creative Marketing Tools for Coaches. Investment: $500 (declared certification candidates) / $550 (others) Location: Teleseminar Upcoming Classes: September 2018: September 6, 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 25, November 1 (no class October 18); Thursdays 1 - 2 pm ET To register or get further information, please visit the Creativity Coaching Association website at www.creativitycoachingassociation.com. “Your class is amazing. It has gotten me over many boulders of resistance. I am a great admirer of your coaching and teaching skills. The last time I was challenged or learned this much from any one person, I was in a Ph.D. program.”  ~~ Charlene Geiss, Creativity Coach Life Purpose Institute Coach Certification Program Get trained to be a life and career coach, and clarify your own career path! For over 30 years, the Life Purpose Institute has helped people discover their life purpose. Through this powerful, intimate training, you can learn to coach people to create a life they love. In the 25-session webinar training, which meets weekly for 6 months or biweekly for 3 months, you'll learn to become a life, career and life purpose coach from the comfort of your home. Over the course of the training, you'll learn and practice the skills, with the support of your instructor and a group of 6 to 8 classmates. New trainings with Sharon are starting on the following dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 pm ET starting September 6 (3-month program) Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET starting September 12 (6-month program) For information and to register for the free introductory class, go to www.lifepurposeinstitute.com, call 858-484-3400, or send an email to [email protected].   “Sharon Good receives the highest accolades from her students. She is an excellent instructor. Her students recognize her brilliance, warmth, clarity and depth of insight. Sharon goes the extra mile and brings her personal touch to each and every student. She is a rare human being who touches her students' lives forever.“ ~~ Fern Gorin, M.A., Director, The Life Purpose Institute "Sharon exudes expertise and inspires enthusiasm.” ~~ Steven Frank “Sharon was my instructor at the Life Purpose Institute. Sharon is so knowledgeable and passionate about the profession of coaching and really engages her students. She is creative and offers some of the best ideas to market yourself as a coach and think outside the box regarding life and careers. I consider myself lucky to have studied under Sharon and look to her for inspiration.” ~~ Paige Carbone “Experiencing Sharon as a coaching education instructor will go down in my life history as a singular opportunity to learn from a 'master.' Her incredible depth of knowledge of coaching skills, her heightened sensitivity to and awareness of my needs both as a student and as a person, and her amazing ability to lead our class in learning the unique and sophisticated Life Purpose Process in just 17 weeks reflect her high level of both professional and personal competence. She’s the person I’d like most to be…“ ~~ Barbara W. Deery “Wow! I learned a lot! You are an amazing teacher! You and your class have allowed me to move on to the next chapter of my life. I will be forever grateful!!!“ ~~ Pam Ketterer “You are really a great instructor and so easy to listen to! I've attended all kinds of teleclasses and you do a really nice job.“ ~~ Barbara G. Top Testimonials: "I love your teaching style. You are just perfect. Your classes are an amazing blend of creativity, knowledge, fun and interaction." ~~ Marianna Lead, Ph.D., President, International Coach Federation, NYC Chapter "Sharon Good's workshop, Getting Focused in a Busy, Demanding World, was right on the mark. Her presentation was engaging and informative, and she was well-received by attendees. She is a very approachable speaker, with a style that is welcoming as well as well-informed." ~~ Robin Gorman Newman, Founder/Executive Director, Independent Business Women's Circle of Womanspace in Great Neck "Taking this little class made publishing a book a little bit more doable. You certainly offered a very thorough, organized and informative class, and the handouts will be excellent to refer to." ~~ Pamela Stern Top