I spent time with positive people who supported me in my dreams. I tapped into these individuals to help me. I worked with a coach who was instrumental in my success. Working with a coach helped me to commit to coaching as my own career.

So what’s your ideal description for your career? What do you want? Give yourself the time to write it down. You may be afraid because you fear you will not get it. Or, you are afraid you will have to take action once you know. It’s much harder to keep this information from floating to the surface than to act on it. Trust me, I know.

So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so it might as well be a life you love!

You've probably heard that defining your vision is a good thing to do. Well, it's not just a good thing to do, but writing your vision down is crucial to achieving it. Here's why:

1. It's The Only Way To Know When You Get There.

The more willing you are to do this, the more successful your clients will become.

2. Once You Write It Down, You've Taken Your Vision From Zero Dimensions To Two Dimensions Instantly..

And two is much closer to three than zero.

3. No One Else Will Do It For You. .

Few of us have been given all of the vocabulary, awareness, and distinctions we need to truly know or fully ask for what we want.

4. Have You Got Something Better To Do?

The client hired you, not just a coaching service. So, your point of view, opinions, and direction are extremely valuable to the client, as long as you know how to gracefully share what you see.

5. If You Do Have Something Better To Do, Write It Down:

IS that your vision?

6. If You Don't Define Your Vision, Someone Else Will Try To Make You A Character In Theirs.

And you won't get an Emmy for it either. What are you doing watching so much TV, anyway?

7. If Life Is A Journey, Wouldn't You At Least Like To Look Forward?

Maintain your health and fitness because this is what will help you in the long run. At the end of the day being overworked and stressed is only going to hamper your health. So take extra care of this - go for a walk, have a massage, spend time with your family, stop and smell the roses or book a yearly medical check up.

8. You Can't Get There From Here Without Knowing Where There Is.

Every coach gets some needs met by their clients; it's normal. The secret here, however, is to discover which needs are getting met and why.

9. You Can't Leave Here Without Deciding You Want To Leave.

Most coaches have their own Mentor Coach. But do you know how to maximize this relationship? You'll double the impact of being a coach. 

10. If You Don't See A Vision, Then Try Different Things Until You Do. Anything That Wakes You Up From The "I Don't Know" Trance.

About the Author: This article was written by Elizabeth Mullen, Life Coach, who can be reached at em@elizabethmullen.com or visited at http://www.elizabethmullen.com Elizabeth wants you to know: Life is too short not to make it your big moment.

THIS MONTH: DOUBLE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS, WITHIN MINUTES.

1. Ask More Of Your Clients Than You Would Ask Of Yourself.

The more willing you are to do this, the more successful your clients will become.

The Truth attracts results and enriches a client's life. Helping your client to share what matters most to them facilitates the coaching process.

Few of us have been given all of the vocabulary, awareness, and distinctions we need to truly know or fully ask for what we want.

The client hired you, not just a coaching service. So, your point of view, opinions, and direction are extremely valuable to the client, as long as you know how to gracefully share what you see.

We all have our weak areas -- better to delegate these and focus, instead, on what comes easily and naturally to clients. Success comes from strengths.

In coaching, it's the quality of what you say, not the quantity, hence wisdom is more effective.

Every coach gets some needs met by their clients; it's normal. The secret here, however, is to discover which needs are getting met and why.

Most coaches have their own Mentor Coach. But do you know how to maximize this relationship? You'll double the impact of being a coach.

The most successful and effective coaches usually specialize in one or more niches.

About the Author: This piece was written by Thomas J. Leonard, deceased, who was the father of the coaching profession.