"Happiness is living the life you love while shedding the love and energy of your passion, gifts and talents to the world around you." Al
About Us
Hello my name is Albert Gentleman and I am a Certified Life Coach working out of Perth Australia and Asia.
My actual "Life Coaching" practice officially started in 2004 shortly after arriving in
Australia from Canada. Prior to this I was involved in community development and mentoring for 15 years which in many ways is similar to Life Coaching.
Having lived in Canada and overseas for most of my life prior to 2004, I learned
the importance of having hope, vision, goals and a passion for what one is
doing or wanting to do.
As a family, with our three daughters,
we lived in various parts of the world working with and helping people get
their feet on the ground and running. It is called "Community
Development". We were helping people realise their true potential
and many times it worked but not always. I soon discovered that the main
reason it didn't work was because of what people thought of
themselves. It was usually negative and therefore became a barrier to
their success in what they were hoping to achieve. So even though
we helped people develop projects within their
communities, after we left, life went back to where it was
before. Upon seeing this we quickly changed our methods and
realized we needed to encourage change within
the individuals by helping them see their real and true potentials. This was
a process that took time, but we soon saw positive results. From this
time forward I have always believed that everyone has, gifts,
talents, abilities that are unique to them and helpful to the
community at large.
So aside from university, college and Life Coaching credentials, I believe my most valuable credentials come from the school of life, and at 58 I am still learning wonderful new things about the world and myself.
In 2004-5 I took some time out to concentrate more on in depth life and business coaching studies with
contemporary, NLP, and mentoring techniques. During this time I also
received my accreditation through Hart Life Coaching Academy as well as a
Certificate from Prepare-Enrich (Marriage) Australia. And in 2008 I received a diploma in training and assessment.
Over the years I
have given many motivational talks to communities and small groups in
Canada, USA, Australia and Asia. These I very much enjoy as we
always have fun together.
The many exercises and techniques I share come from many years of coaching experience in personal growth mentoring and business development. These are tools I have tested in my own life as well as in businesses I have started and successfully managed. These tools I share with others. My life coaching skills include good listening and communication skills, empathy, intuitiveness, visionary thinking, mentoring, and public speaking.
I am very thankful for my wonderful wife, Debbie, who
stands with me through many of our experiences. Also my three daughters have been very supportive. And I also thank God for many of my
insights, guidance and even healings from time to time.
I would love to hear from you. So if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me any time.
Cheers
Albert Gentleman
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