Creative Dreams Come True

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="135a11c3.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="06496a00.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Suzanne Levy has been an executive and personal coach for more than thirteen years.  She has worked with a wide variety of individuals, including executives of Fortune 100 companies, business owners, entrepreneurs, media professionals, children, teens, and other coaches. She has coached individuals on identifying personal and professional goals, creating structures for action plans, stress and time management, communication, focus, managing teams, meeting company objectives, business development, relationship building, and developing cost efficiency systems. Whether developed for one-on-one or groups, Suzanne's individualized programs encompass evaluative techniques resulting in effective programs to help clients obtain a balance in their lives, both personal and professional, and achieve their goals.  </div> <div> While building her coaching practice, Suzanne had a successful career in the advertising and entertainment industries.  She began that facet of her career at Ammirati and Puris, Inc. advertising agency in New York City where she honed her creative skills.  From there she was able to make the transition into the world of television and film working for such industry giants as HBO and The Walt Disney Company.  During her tenure at Disney, Suzanne launched and managed a division of Disney that oversaw all marketing, merchandising, publicity, and promotion for the department's properties.  At Disney, she began to meld her two careers into one as she found herself coaching her fellow employees and utilizing her leadership and team building skills to manage teams.</div> <div> Her training includes <I>The Center for Excellence: The Coaching Program; Pathways; Success Dynamics Executive Coaching Institute; National Outdoor Leadership Schools (NOLS); Supercamp, The Learning Forum; </I>and other various intensive programs.<I>  </I>She is an active member of The International Coach Federation and the National Association of Female Executives.  Suzanne received her BA with honors from Washington University in St. Louis.  </div> <div> In addition to her professional career, Suzanne devotes much of her time volunteering to help raise funds for children's organizations as well as coaching youth of all ages.</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#33CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Artrageous Women</B></FONT>   |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artrageous Women"><U>home</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Creative Dreams Come True</div> <div> Confessions of a Creativity Coach</div> <div> By Suzanne Levy</div> <bR> <div> During her career, Julia had worked in the marketing area for agencies, corporations and entertainment properties.  She did all the "right" things she needed to do to become successful.  She accomplished and contributed a great deal and by all standards was a successful professional, yet she was still unsatisfied with her career.  This dissatisfaction affected every aspect of her life.  After deep soul-searching, Julia began to understand that she was a creative free spirit, a woman who was trying to wear a formal suit and work in a traditional environment.  Julia was conflicted as to how to meld her creative nontraditional side with her need to be a success in the working world</div> <bR> <div> Julia and I began working together to identify the path that would get her closer to her true spirit.  She was constantly thinking up new projects and ways to use her creativity but she was shutting her thoughts down.  Julia was an idea person whose fantasies could and should become reality.  </div> <bR> <div> Within two sessions of working together, she gave herself permission to explore her creative genius and acknowledge that projects such as a photography book, a documentary, acting and new product ideas were not foolish but were viable opportunities for her to pursue.  She felt a freedom and clarity she never felt before.  </div> <bR> <div> We worked together to refocus the energy being drained by panic and anxiety towards actions which would further her newly identified passions and goals.  We discussed effective ways to manage her time, organize her life, allocate her financial resources, and foster new relationships and nurture existing ones.  By speaking aloud and owning that her goals and dreams were possible as a reality, she began to meet other people interested in supporting her, funding and forwarding her projects.  Julia embraced this artistic aspect of herself and through exercises from our coaching sessions, she opened her creative channels and maintained her financial well-being.  </div> <bR> <div> Julia is living her life as an innovator and free individual.  She has tools to let go of the "shoulds" from traditional society and her upbringing.  She now has access to getting herself back on track with her vision when the "should" moments reappear.  Our partnership supports her in managing her newly found techniques, holds her accountable for what she says she will do and be, and produces results that actualize her artistic dreams.  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>For more information about how coaching can help you enrich your life and achieve your goals, contact Suzanne Levy, Executive, Business and Life Coach at (212) 675-8053 or </I><A HREF="mailto:levyjaffe@earthlink.net." 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