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3 Minute Video: Seriously? Baby Names for Future Life Coaches?

by Mark Joyella

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Published: November 21, 2009 under Coach Reporter, Featured Articles, Videos

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In our endless search for surprising stories about the world of coaching, we occasionally uncover something that’s just, well, odd. And yet, as strange as this story may be, we think it’s also somewhat revealing about coaching–especially life coaching.

As CoachReporter Mark Joyella discovered, a parenting website has selected a series of baby names that–they insist–would be perfect fits to infants destined to be life coaches. What might these names be? Mark has the good, the bad, and–no kidding, kids–the evil.

Watch the video here:

[Note: video runs 3:30]

CoachReporter: Coaching Baby Names from Mark Joyella on Vimeo.

About the Author

Mark Joyella is an Emmy-winning television news reporter and anchor who has worked at television stations in Colorado, Georgia, Florida and New York. A firm believer in the power of coaching, Mark has been on both sides of the coaching equation, as a client, and as a coach, helping aspiring journalists excel in writing, reporting and storytelling. Mark lives in Connecticut with his wife and daughter. Follow Mark on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/coachreporter.

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Barbra Sundquist on November 22, 2009

I think the MomsWhoThink had their tongues firmly in their cheeks. If I had to suggest names for future life coaches, I would go with Joy for a girl, and Chipper for a boy. ha ha

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Marly on November 30, 2009

I do believe names have the potential of providing the individual with certain characteristics, but I’m not aware of them predicting their career. Or maybe I’m taking this exercise too literally. Maybe it’s more like a list of good names for fictional characters. In that sense, if your novel has a life coach in it, I think the best name for the life coach would be Noel Knight.

Thanks for this post – interesting!

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Mark Joyella on November 30, 2009

Marly, Okay, you’ve got my curiosity going… why would you name the movie coach “Noel Knight?”

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