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Modesto Bee: Life Coaches – Guiding People to Their Goals

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Published: August 22, 2010 under Archived Coaching News

August 22, 2010 – Modesto Bee – Lisa Millegan Renner – CA, USA

They’ve helped people make more sales in their jobs, lose weight, do more creative writing and even get their spiritual lives in order.

As life coaches, Modesto residents and friends Lynn Telford-Sahl and Carol McKay help people figure out what they want to achieve and the steps they need to take to get there.

Popular in the Bay Area and Southern California, life coaches are a new concept to many in Modesto.

Telford-Sahl, who holds a master’s degree in psychology and also serves as a counselor, defines the difference between the two fields: Counseling clears up the past and life coaching looks to the future.

“I say I give encouragement, support and a gentle kick in the pants,” said Telford-Sahl, who has an office at Balanced Living Counseling Center on Standiford Avenue. She focuses her life coach work mainly on business coaching for women. She has worked with insurance agents, Realtors, salespeople and entrepreneurs.  Read more.

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