Stepping in to coach
Horsham entrepreneur Paul Atherton has launched a new venture designed to provide people with skills, knowledge and thinking to achieve greater confidence and personal success.
Mr Atherton, former West Vic Business chair and former owner-operator of Athletes Foot Horsham, has launched Paul Atherton The Powerful Life.
His coaching business follows a Thinking Into Results program led by Proctor Gallagher Institute and is based on a concept that ‘power can be defined as the ability to act or produce an effect’.
“In my role as West Vic Business chair I had come across the statistic that 50 percent of rural business owners were aged 50 or older,” he said.
“And of these it was estimated that 80 percent had no idea about how they were going to successfully exit the business.
“My business was for sale but I didn’t know what was I going to do after selling. I wish I could say that ‘retirement’ was possible but it didn’t really appeal.
“I had long believed that people earning significantly more were not working significantly harder.
“I concluded they must think differently and in turn behave differently.
“I began to explore how the most successful people think. This led me to a certified coach who specialised in executive coaching.
“After an initial chat I committed to world-renowned Thinking Into Results training led by the Proctor Gallagher
Institute. Halfway through the training I had an epiphany. I didn’t really want to be the chief executive I originally thought was my future.
“What I truly desired was to help other people achieve the success they always wanted. So I undertook further training to become a consultant.”
Mr Atherton’s programs run for a minimum of 12 weeks, feature three coaching levels and can adapt to suit individual or group needs.
He said coaching could occur in person or via Zoom and his website www. thepowerfullife.com.au provided further details.
He said further information was also available on Proctor Gallagher Institute website proctorgallagherinstitute.com.
“My role is to guide and lead participants through this innovative success program,” Mr Atherton said.
“I always start with a free half-hour consultation to ensure the program is right for the person.”
Mr Atherton said people could call him on 0429 136 147 or email thepower fullyfe@gmail.com.