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  <title>Survive and Thrive-Thoughts from an Executive Life and Career Specialist</title>
  <link>http://justcoachit.blogware.com/blog</link>
  <description>Executive Life &amp; Career Specialist, Irene  Rivka Beckershares her insights on achieving success and fulfillment in a brave new world of increasing change, competition, crisis and opportunity.</description>
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    <dc:creator>Irene Rivka  Becker</dc:creator>
    <title>Testimonials from senior executives</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:26:47 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;“To the outside world, I was a great success.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I was the financial genius behind a business empire that was thriving.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;However, I struggled every day with the imposter syndrome, and great discomfort at meeting new people.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;No matter what I achieved, there was a voice within, an inner critic, that did not allow me to feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in my work or my life. Irene helped me to get rid of my inner critic, to see my strengths, challenges, fears with different eyes.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Eyes that helped me achieve the self confidence, build the emotional intelligence that has changed my life.”&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;AB, CEO, &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = &quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags&quot; /&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Brussels&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Belgium&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Accolades from a Just Coach It client who took her life and career from skirting disaster to GREAT! “Before coaching with Irene my career and my personal life were skirting on the edge of disaster.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I felt like I was ready to sink. Irene helped me soar!&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;After three short months of weekly coaching by telephone with Irene my income has gone from negligible to over $10,000 a month, my personal life is great, and I have discovered that I can USE my strengths as well as my stressors, changes, challenges and even difficult stumbling blocks to achieve peace of mind, happiness, personal growth, and excellence in my career and my personal life.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Irene you are not only a great coach, and a wonderful human being, you are a transformational catalyst.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Thank you SO much!”&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Leslie Jordan, Entrepreneur, &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Toronto&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Canada&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Kudos for the benefits of bi-monthly coaching in life and business...“Irene, our bi-monthly coaching sessions have taken my personal life and my career from good to great.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;I feel better, I am doing better, and having a coach who is dedicated to my success, and with whom I can share my wins, challenges, stressors, fears and failures in total freedom and non-judgment is one of the best investments I have made in my life and my work this year.”&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;LR, CEO, &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Denver&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = &quot;urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office&quot; /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Personal Development for Great Minds...“I am often amazed how people go to school to get degrees and learn tools, but when it comes to their personal lives they refuse to try and expand their horizons. My quick interaction with Irene showed me that she knows the lay of the land and is knowledgeable about what is out there and what works for you. She is not just emotionally intelligent, she is intelligent.”&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Esfandiar Bandari, PHD Comp Sci, MBA &lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Cambridge&lt;/st1:City&gt; , R&amp;amp;D Business Development, &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Calfornia&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;With Irene’s help I developed my EQ/EI, realized my potential to build better communication, develop stronger relationships, and inspire, engage and lead my team, while building the buy in of my boss and colleagues.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Six months after working with Irene I was promoted from a middle management position to the C suite, increased my income substantially, and my personal relationship has never been better.&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Thanks, Irene, you are terrific!”&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;ST, Senior VP,&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Houston&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Alignment of values, vision, and excellence of execution... “At a time when companies and politicians seem to be increasingly in the gimmee&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;mode, Irene brings a refreshing sense back to these endeavors of &quot;what can I do for you&quot; and &quot;what is fine and noble about why were are here&quot;. She brings vision to the reason most companies were founded - to produce something that is needed and to do it very well. If done well, the company does very well.”&lt;SPAN style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.1in&quot;&gt;Dr. Stephen Thayer, Professor University of Phoenix and Owner, Columbia Systems Group, &lt;st1:place w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;Portland&lt;/st1:City&gt;, &lt;st1:country-region w:st=&quot;on&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/st1:country-region&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
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