"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

My History

Hello! My name is Al Gentleman a Certified Life Coach and Mentor working out of Perth, Australia. My "Positive Direction Life Coaching and Mentoring " practice officially started in 2005 shortly after arriving in Australia from Canada. Prior to this I was involved in community development and personal development mentoring for 15 years.

Having lived in Canada and overseas for most of my life prior to 2004, I learned the importance of having hope, vision, goals, life purpose 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".

Over the years we noticed that not all of their projects were successful and the main reason it didn't work was because of what people thought of themselves. It was usually negative thinking, and therefore it became a barrier to their success in what they were hoping to achieve. We helped people develop projects within their communities, but then after we left, life sometimes went back to where it was before. Upon seeing this we quickly changed our methods and realised we needed to encourage change within the individuals by helping them see their real and true potential. This was a process that took time, but we soon began to see positive results. Since that time I have always believed that everyone has gifts, talents and abilities that are unique to them and helpful to the community at large. Because of this we have seen people's lives changed for the better.

Although I have university, college, Life Coaching and mentoring credentials, I believe my most valuable credentials come from the school of life, and at 60 I am still learning new things in the rapidly changing world. 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 Life Coaching accreditation through Hart Life Coaching Academy as well as a Certificate from Prepare-Enrich (Marriage) Australia. In 2005 I officially started the Life Coaching practice called, Positive Direction Life Coaching and Mentoring. And in 2008 I received a Diploma in Training and Assessment.

The many exercises and techniques I share come from my years of coaching experience mainly in personal development mentoring and from time to time in business development. These are tools I have tested in my own life as well as in a few small businesses I have started and successfully managed. These tools I share with others. My life coaching and mentoring skills include good listening and communication skills, empathy, intuitiveness, visionary thinking, mentoring and public speaking.

Over the years I have successfuly helped hundreds of people from all walks of life. I have also given many motivational talks to communities and small groups in Canada, USA, Australia and Asia. This work gives me great joy as I see lives transformed and changed.

I would love to hear from you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me any time.

Cheers
Al Gentleman