Miami Life Coaching
Coaching College Students
Is your kid a rising college student, a current college student, or is looking at post-degree options? Does your kid need help with procrastination and time management? Or academic advising and navigating the school’s resources? Or perhaps they need help finding an internship and need help interviewing as well. Miami Life Coaching sprung from twenty plus years of college campus work and is your perfect coaching resource.
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My most fulfilling professional years were those where I was helping students one-on-one. Thus, I created Miami Life Coaching to help learners. I am a two-time dean of students who has 20+ years working in the academic space.
If our student is struggling with procrastination, time management, focus, having too much fun or is overwhelmed, then academic coaching – from a “fresh” voice no less – will help. I have worked in the for-profit & not-for-profit spaces and have helped countless students find their way, together at first, and then, by guiding them towards indepenence using proven tools and strategies with a mix of encouragement and accountability. I have been adjunct faculty and been a lead leadership facilitator at Indiana University, Miami International University of Art & Design, UCLA and Villanova University. I have experience with both domestic and international audiences as well.
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Meet John
Outside of work, I have done countless service trips, domestic & abroad. These days, I enjoy reading and ocean swims, but in the past, I have been sky-diving, ran with the bulls in Spain and spent months back-packing, solo, around South America. I have been to five continents and visited over 40 countries. I have my master’s level life coaching certification and a master’s degree in higher education administration from The George Washington University.
Master Certified Life Coach by the CLCI.
Time Management
If procrastination is a reality, then I will assist. There are plenty of tools and strategies to assist learners with getting started, planning ahead and reducing distractions.
Navigating College
College can be a bit overwhelming. For some, freshmen year is too much to handle. For others, it’s returning to class after years in the workplace. With over twenty years of experience working on college campuses, I know how to dissect the challenges while supporting the student and then moving them from discomfort to comfort and confidence.
Learning & Study Habits
Not all college courses are difficult, but of course some are. With my academic coaching, we will look at syllabi together, map out study plans and agree upon goals. There will be both encouragement and accountability throughout your journey.
Internships & Career Search
Many students today view college as transactional. A degree is expensive and students want a return on this investment. I have helped college students by coaching them on networking, job searching together, doing practice interviews and so on.
Services
Weekly 1-hour sessions are the norm. However, our student should have a say. What Miami-Life Coaching won’t do is force any long-term contracts. Coaching is a process for sure, but we will never lock you in to a commitment.
As a certified coach, and a Master’s degree holder in higher education, I have years of experience helping students add tools, become proactive and move to independence.
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College is hard and the pandemic did no favors to our youth. You want your child to be supported and successful. You have worked hard to get them this far. Why not give them every possible tool to navigate college. Call now and we will answer all of your questions and walk you through our experience and approach.