To read an interview with Marion go to The Savvy Entrepreneur Blog

Background
As a Master Certified Coach (MCC)** since 2006, and a Professional Certified Life Coach (PCC) since 1998, Marion is a former faculty adjunct teacher at Coachville/The School of Coaching currently teaching her own unique program that offers ICF CCEU's (Coaching Continuing Education Units towards certification or renewal of) Laser Coach Your Way to Sustainable Success - Intensive--a 12-week intensive course emphasizing masterful coaching skills (formerly known as Learn How to Coach). She facilitates an ongoing Mentor Practicum, one of the few supervision groups for coaches.

Marion is a co-author of 7 Simple Secrets to Successful Workshops and provides consulting services for the design and delivery of workshop presentations on a global basis. For 12 years she attended the School of Practical Philosophy that emphasizes putting philosophical principles into practical terms.. She is a member of ICF - New York City Chapter and has a Master's Degree in Business and in Education, co-founded a healthcare publishing company, and taught High School Business Education.

Aside from coach training and mentoring, Marion finds it critical to maintain individual coaching clients. It's through her clients, that she is richly rewarded as they move closer to their vision. She has worked with clients in large corporations dealing with the stresses of the workplace as well as clients who want to get into (or out of) a relationship. She loves working with clients who are experiencing a conflict or struggle in any of their relationships: boss, employee, co-worker, significant other, family dynamics, etc.

Marion has been interviewed on television for her coaching expertise. She has been a featured guest speaker and presenter at meetings and retreats throughout the northeast, is a recurring lecturer for an ongoing Women's Series, and has been cited in The Journal News and The Wall Street Journal.

More recently, she served as an examiner for the Columbia University Coaching Certification program. She presented some of the Coaching Core Competencies at the Annual ICF Conference. Executives from the following corporations have sought Marion's coaching expertise: Abbott Laboratories, Exxon-Mobil, Reader's Digest, Toys "R" Us, Pepsico, AT&T, Prudential, JP Morgan Chase, Kraft Foods, Maryknoll Brothers and Sisters, and the US Tennis Association. She coaches executives as well as entrepreneurs to hone their leadership qualities, enhance communication skills, and strengthen interpersonal relations and is in demand for her laser approach and direct style of coaching.

**To date, less than 1% of all coaches in the world that hold this distinguished credential granted by the International Coach Federation (ICF). There are currently over 30,000 coaches worldwide of which ICF has over 16,800 members in 93 countries.


Philosophy About Coaching
Coaching is a way of guiding people to see things from a new perspective, have new experiences, and a way to see "what's possible" as opposed to what has happened.  Through coaching, I help people attain their desires and meet their needs by setting and achieving realistic goals so that their lives become more enjoyable and more enriched.  It is a way for me to help each individual person create more peace, harmony, and satisfaction in the world.

How I Work With Clients
Initial consultation by telephone - 30 minutes (no charge).
Subsequent appointments - Either: 45-60 minutes, 30 to 45 minutes, or 30 minutes (varying fees), weekly telephone sessions.
E-mail (unlimited), free crisis/triumph phone calls between sessions.

The Ideal Client:
The ideal client wants to improve his/her life by making positive changes and is willing to share, be truthful, and is open to new possibilities and experiences.

How Would A Client Benefit From A Coaching Experience With Me?
Drawing from many life experiences, I easily impart an understanding of the situation being discussed so that you feel understood and supported.  Using the Structural Alignment™ method* of coaching, there is a constant check to make sure that truth, vision, and purpose are aligned and that your internal desires align with the external reality. Through my coaching, consciousness is illuminated, and there is an overwhelming emphasis on being "present and in the moment."  As a result of this coaching method, you become aware of new perspectives and new ways to experience yourself.  In addition, you gain an appreciation of self-importance and your value to those around you.
*Structural Alignment™=Aligning truth, vision, and purpose
For a sample of Marion's hobby - Adult Paint-by-Number see paintings below....