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Barbara's Bio
Barbara Swanston, CPCC, is a Co-Active Life Coach who is passionate about supporting her clients to create the most fulfilling, joyful and extraordinary life possible. Trained at the highly respected Coaches Training Institute and an active member of the Vancouver branch of the International Coach Federation, Barbara has a diverse background with experience in social work, business, education, and counseling. When she discovered life coaching she knew she had found her vocation.
As a coach, Barbara is supportive, challenging and very intuitive. She provides a relationship with her clients where the total focus is on them. She supports them in clarifying their values, passions and life purpose. She helps clients overcome self-limiting constraints and challenges them to create a successful, joyful, and fulfilling life. She recently completed the Co-Active Leadership program and has facilitated workshops on creating the life of your dreams in both Canada and the US.
Married with 2 grown children who no longer live at home (and 2 dogs who do) ~ family, friends, and community involvement have been cornerstones in her life. Barbara has lived in 3 countries on 2 continents and is now delighted to call beautiful Port Moody, BC home.
Barbara's Niche
Barbara's clientele is diverse. She works with bold individuals who are yearning for a joyful, fulfilling life. She specializes in working with people in career/life transition, especially individuals/couples preparing to transition from full time work into retirement. The transition we call retirement is actually the beginning of a new career/life stage called RENEWAL or the "third age." The whole notion of retirement has shifted dramatically and taken on an entirely new complexion and definition. Formerly, we thought of retirement as the "beginning of the end." Today it is more a "new beginning." Barbara helps these clients generate a clear vision for this next phase of life.
What Laura says about Barbara:
"Barbara overflows with life. From the moment I met Barbara I liked her. She is willing to do whatever it takes to stretch and grow herself to become the woman she wants and she takes that tenacity to her clients. Barbara has a spirit of generosity, depth and fun. Expect to be challenged, supported and humoured when working with her. Barbara has been a certified coach since 2004 but has really been coaching all her life!"
Testimonials
"My goal is to live my life consciously and in accordance with my values. When I met Barbara, I didn't know that was what I wanted and I didn't know what my values were. I feel that I have grown more in the last few months than in the last 2 decades of my life. I'm alive. I have a positive outlook on who I am and I know who I am. I would have avoided the journey had it not been for Barbara's steady, empathetic, non-judgmental coaching. I looked forward to each session with both dread and anticipation for what I would see in myself and I wouldn't have been safe doing looking without her there."
N. Clark,
VP, Wells Fargo
"Barbara Swanston has been my success coach for over a year. Her coaching has really made a difference in my quality of life. After only a few months of coaching, I made some decisions that transformed my life and took me in a whole new direction."
S. Gettis,
Entrepreneur/Developer
"Barbara's is always there for me and genuinely cares about my situation. She has a personality that simply sparkles. During our sessions her questions lead to stimulating and thought provoking discussions. I can feel myself shine."
A. Barner,
HR Assistant
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