Meet Lisa Fredette Certified Life Coach

This week we had the honor to interview Charter Elite Member Lisa Fredette, CTA Certified Life Coach, Founder of Passionate About Life Coaching. Here’s what Lisa had to say….

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

My name is Lisa Fredette. I am a certified life coach, author, speaker, radio host and owner of Passionate About Life Coaching. I was introduced to life coaching during a challenging time in my life – a separation from my husband of sixteen years. I participated in a weekend workshop that was facilitated by life coaches. The support and insights I gained from that weekend were magical. The magic didn’t end there - I participated in group coaching and one on one coaching for up to a year after that weekend.

I truly believe that it was the work with my life coach and the life coaching process that allowed me to effectively heal and grow through my divorce. This experience also provided me with the opportunity to finally live out my life purpose. I have always had a nagging feeling that I was meant to do more, help others, try and make an impact on others. Well my introduction to life coaching ended that nagging, that is when I pursued my certification with the Coach Training Alliance and Passionate about Life Coaching was born. When I started my business three years ago it was only natural for me to start with divorce recovery as my focus. I still have this as my primary focus but I have since expanded to working with women on all relationship issues. The journey to this point has been amazing and I am so excited about what my future journey will be.

2. What would you say is your “claim to fame”

I believe that my claim to fame is my intuitive nature for one. The other is my ability to cut through the story and get to the truth. Finally, getting my clients to face their truth, which allows them to create a reality that is truly amazing.

3. What do you enjoy most about your profession?

When I hear my clients hit their “aha moments”, it is truly an amazing experience. When they know that they have truly arrived – wow! I can literally see the light bulb turn on, nothing is the same from that time forward. Great things happen from this place.

4. What are some of the trends you are noticing in your profession/industry?

I see that many coaches are moving toward a membership type business and other income sources then just one on one coaching, which I think is awesome. This allows many more people to experience the magic of life coaching.

5. From where do you draw inspiration?

My inspiration comes from learning and networking. I am a life-long learner. If there is something I don’t know how to do I take a class, workshop or read about it. I also surround myself with a lot of different kinds of people. Having these two things in my life allows me to plant the seeds. I then continue to nurture and cultivate those seeds until one day they sprout into an inspiration. I never know when it will hit but I am always open and ready and when it hits I am quick to act on it before it is gone.

6. What one thing would you like to learn this year?

I would love to learn how to use the law of attraction more effectively. I have the basic understanding of how it works and how to incorporate it into my life but I want to make it a greater part of my daily life and to be able to more clearly articulate the vision that I want to manifest.

7. What are your personal/professional goals for the next 6 months, year?

Personally I would like to experience a spiritual retreat. I want to surround myself with others who speak my language and want to experience more fully spirituality in their life and I want to learn from a master who already has this. Professionally, I want to continue to grow my business so I can experience financial abundance effortlessly. I want to continue to meet and touch the lives of amazing people who want to fully experience their greatness. I want to continue to attract members to my membership site, sell my ebooks, write more books and attract members to participate in my coaching programs as well as experience one on one coaching with me.

8. What do you like to do for recreation?

I love to golf. I also enjoy exercising, both cardio and weight training. I like to run and race. I enjoy reading, watching movies and spending quality time with my daughter, Kaitlin and my partner, Gary. I enjoy long walks with my dog, Tori.

9. What book(s) are on your nightstand?

Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh, The Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks, Women and Money by Suze Orman to list a few.

10. What is the one thing you would like readers to know about you?

I get my energy from the sun and warm weather – which is a real challenge living in Western Pennsylvania. I plan to move someday to a warmer climate that speaks more completely to my soul and feeds my energy.

About your company?

The name of my company was no accident. I am passionate about helping people and I am passionate about life. Everything that I do and develop for my business is designed to help others regain their passion for life, whether it be after a divorce, reclaiming your relationship with you or finding that special someone to spend the rest of your life with.

Also, if you would like to include a statement about the benefits of being a member of the WECAI Network™ that would be terrific!

I love being a member of WECAI Network. As a member I have the opportunity to experience the two things that support my inspirations; education and networking. I am able to learn from experts on how to build my business and I get to surround myself with like-minded people. It is awesome!

To learn more about Lisa, visit Passionate about Life Coaching at http://www.lisafredette.com

eMonday Woman Interview with Susan Daffron

This week we have the pleasure of getting to know one of our newest members of the Women's eCommerce Association, Susan Daffron, President of Logical Expressions, Inc. and Author - Web Business Success, Happy Hound, Happy Tabby, Vegan Success and avid IdeaWeaver software user

Hi Susan!

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.
My name is Susan Daffron and I am the president of a book and software publishing company called Logical Expressions, Inc. In addition to producing our own products, we help people create information products such as books, Web sites, and audio products.

2. What would you say is your "claim to fame"
I think my "claim to fame" is an ability to explain even technical things in an easy to understand way. That's probably what my clients and readers of my books and articles compliment me on the most. As far as our business, many people are intrigued by the fact that we run our business from a log home that is about 45 minutes from a small rural town in Idaho. We live on 40 acres of land and can't see our neighbors. A lot of people find that bizarre, but we love it. (In fact, the reason we started our own business in 1994 was so we could leave the city and live anywhere we wanted.)

3. What do you enjoy most about your profession?
Being a publisher means that every day is different. Today, I wrote a press release and revised a Web page. Last week I designed letterhead for a new project we're working on. Tomorrow, I'll write our weekly Publishize newsletter and work on the layout of a new Web site we are creating. As a small business owner, I do everything from designing ads to paying bills.

4. What are some of the trends you are noticing in your profession/industry?
The publishing industry is changing dramatically. In fact, a lot of books you read about self-publishing are becoming seriously outdated. Thanks to short-run digital printing, people can publish a book without a huge cash outlay for inventory and set up. It's so much less expensive to create a book than it was in the past. Plus, the horrible waste inherent in printing thousands of books that may not sell is eliminated when books are printed one at a time only when a copy is sold.

5. From where do you draw inspiration?
From books. Like a lot of writers, I'm a reader. I love libraries and I have bookshelves full of business books that I refer to all the time.

6. What one thing would you like to learn this year?
Although I have done a lot of it, I continue to learn more about writing copy all the time. I come from a technical writing background, so I find writing compelling copy somewhat difficult because tech writers have a tendency to "over-explain" everything, instead of focusing on benefits. Copy writing is a different breed of writing and I'm looking forward to getting better at it. (At least, I'm getting lots of practice!)

7. What are your personal/professional goals for the next 6 months, year?
To continue to get the word out about our books and software. I will be doing blog tours for our books, and am lined up on a few online radio shows and podcasts as well. Plus, we are launching a new national pet rescue organization that will provide educational information and business tools rescuers need to save the lives of more animals in animal shelters and rescue groups. I'm really excited about that, since I think I can bring a lot of great information to people who need it.

8. What do you like to do for recreation?
This area is a recreational paradise. There is a huge lake and a ski resort nearby, and thousands upon thousands of acres of forestland for hiking. In the winter, we downhill ski, cross-country ski, and snowshoe. In the summer, we hike, sail, kayak, and garden. (I have a fairly large organic veggie garden that I really enjoy because we are vegan.)

Plus, as I said, we have our own 40 acres of forested property, so all year every day we take our four dogs out for a walk on the trails we have cut through the trees. (I always say that our dogs were really lucky that we adopted them; our place is "dog nirvana.")

9. What book(s) are on your nightstand?
Okay, this is kind of embarrassing. When I saw this question, I went and counted all the books on or under my nightstand. There are 62, most of which I've read. I have about 10 that are still in the "to be read pile." Our local library has a used book sale the first Saturday of every month and let's just say, we are SO there. I am a tremendous consumer of what I refer to as "junk novels." If it's a mass market paperback, I've probably read it or will read it.

10. What is the one thing you would like readers to know about you? About your company?
We do our best to create the highest quality products and services we can. Our company has been around since 1994 and is a member of the Better Business Bureau and the Online Reliability program, so unlike a lot of businesses that operate online, we are not some fly-by-night operation.

I think in an increasingly impersonal world, knowing that there are real people who care behind a Web site is important. And our Web site is www.logicalexpressions.com by the way ;-)