Gail Barker
B.A., C.P.C.C.
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Life Balance Expert
Gail Barker Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Life Balance, Fulfillment, Career Transition
- Best Sellers
- The Control Freak's Guide to Living Lightly: Manifesting a Life of Total Trust
- Career Focus
- Professional Life Coach, Author, Visionary
- Affiliation
- Stellar Coaching & Consulting, ICF, CoachesCanada
Gail Barker is a Certified Professional Life Coach, inspirational speaker, author and principal of her own company, Stellar Coaching & Consulting. She has been coaching since 2002, and over the years has developed an expertise in supporting working women who are overwhelmed to discover the joys of living a life of EASE through conscious choice. That's right, Gail Barker helps working women lose the overwhelm and reclaim fun, joy, fulfillment and life on their terms, all while bringing their vision and passion to life in the world.
Gail received her training through the Coaches Training Institute, and holds the professional designation of CPCC. She is also a member of the International Coach Federation, and a founding member of CoachesCanada. She has a background inpPsychology, and worked for several years in the not-for-profit sector before launching her coaching practice. Gail's philosophy is best summarized by her tagline: Life by design or life by default; what will you choose today?"
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Are You Taking Care of Your Relationships?
I have had the opportunity in recent weeks to notice the busy-ness of the world in which we live. Part of this is a simple reflection of where I am at myself right now. My business is growing and building (which is a great thing). My children are growing and expanding their social worlds (which naturally contributes to the busy-ness of my life as a parent). And I’m slowly expanding the range of activities that I’m involved in, beyond simple income-generation, exploring and dipping my toes in various pools of volunteer work as a means of “giving back.”
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Who Are You Hiding?
Now, that’s a different sort of question isn’t it? I mean, at first glance, you might think I’m talking about a fugitive, or that you’re involved in a hide-and-seek conspiracy with your children. But that actually is not what I’m referring to at all. Instead, I’m talking about you, yourself and you.
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You Always Have a Choice
"The Choice is Yours." The previous statement is one that is so often forgotten, especially when it comes to the business of living life. In the midst of the daily grind that most people move through, with the competing demands of work schedules, family commitments, personal needs and perceived wants, it's easy to abdicate responsibility, simply allowing "life" to dictate how things unfold.
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Are You Getting Enough?
I know; you have no idea what I’m referring to in this article’s title, do you? I’m not really trying to be coy, I just couldn’t think of any other way to speak to a learning which I had this week. As so often happens for me, the actual information wasn’t new. But the concrete experience was like none I had ever had before. Let me explain. Obviously, I’ve had an epiphany of sorts over the last week. Something that allowed me to know beyond a shadow of a doubt what was missing before, and what I’m slowly but surely getting enough of now.
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The Truth About Optimists – From an Optimist’s Point of View
For as long as I can remember – I have been called an optimist. This is a term that I embrace and love. When somebody calls me an optimist, I feel truly seen and understood. I feel like my habitual way of showing up in the world is spot-on with how I wish to be experienced – I feel like I’m making choices that represent what I really want for myself – yay me!
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Re-Writing Your LIfe's Story, Part 1: From Should to Could to Will
We're 4 weeks into a new year, and many of you have likely given up on whatever new year's resolutions you set. Don't beat yourself up; new year's resolutions are inherently fraught with barriers to success -- but that's not what this article is about. Instead, this is the first in a series ...
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Creating Space for MORE in Your Life
One of the words that is used a lot in everyday conversation is the word “but.” Usually, it’s considered to be a pretty benign word, or at least that’s my impression given the way in which it’s carelessly bandied about. I mean it’s a fairly small word, seemingly innocuous enough. I think, grammatically-speaking, it would be a conjunction, although I’m not really sure of that, so don’t quote me. All this being said, what I want you to think about for a moment is the inherent meaning of the word “but”. When you use this word.
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Is Anyone Really Winning? Competition in Relationships
"I win!!!"
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Have You Figured Out Your Reality? Are You SURE?
“The reality is…” Years ago, when I was first engaged in my training to be a professional life coach, I learned in a pretty dramatic way how the use of this simple and fairly pervasive statement was a sure-fire way to keep me from creating life as I actually want it. The phrase itself is brilliantly seductive; I mean, who wants to argue with reality? Well, in the interest of serving what I believe to be my purpose, I’m going to give it a valiant effort. How often do you find yourself using the phrase, “The reality is…”? And what’s it generally in reference to?
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Excuse Me, Who Made You What?
This article is all about personal responsibility. When it comes to living your life in alignment with who you are and what's important to you, it is imperative that you take responsibility for all aspects of your life. Feelings, responses, actions, reactions, choices -- these all fall under ...
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You’re On This Planet; Do You Know Why?
These days, there seems to be a lot of discussion in the world about “life purpose”. Certainly, I experience this to be the case in the various circles in which I find myself. Oh, the degree varies; the form and substance of the conversation changes. But the upshot of it all is the same: why am I here on this planet? My guess is that the popularity of this topic stems, at least in part, from the influence of individuals like Oprah, who often talk about discovering their purpose and the resulting sense of joy, fulfillment and excitement that comes from living into that.
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Honesty in Relationships: Is It Really the Best Policy?
For this article I'm going to do things a little differently and just start with the bottom line. The answer to the title question is, "yes, honesty is the best policy when it comes to relationships."
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SelfGrowth-published websites, downloads, and contributor profile websites connected to this expert.
Website
The Control Freak's Guide to Living Lightly
A sales site for my co-authored book, complete with supplemental resources for those wanting to learn how to let go and live lightly
June 18, 2009
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Stellar Coaching & Consulting
An informational website providing coaching information, coaching resources, VIP program, newsletter, downloads, etc.
February 4, 2009
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Gail Barker
"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but doesn't feel good in your heart, then it is not success at all." ~ Anna Quindlen
"The degree to which you honour your core values, the amount of effort you put into being authentically YOU, ultimately determines the level of balance you have in your life." ~ Gail Barker
Contacting Gail Barker
Gail Barker, B.A., C.P.C.C.
Stellar Coaching & Consulting
519-245-8928
How to get started
Want to get a feel for what coaching with Gail is like? Contact her at info@stellarcc.com or by phone at 519-245-8928 and claim your 30-minute, complimentary coaching consultation! Bring whatever issue you're feeling challenged by and discover new perspectives and insights into moving into possibility!
Looking for a copy of The Control Freak's Guide to Living Lightly: Manifesting a Life of Total Trust? Visit www.controlfreakseries.com
Feeling stressed and needing immediate relief? Check out The Breathing Space at www.stellarcc.com, right on the front page. A 3-minute, guided breathing exercise that will leave you feeling grounded, centred and ready for whatever's next in your day.
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Blog: www.stellarcc.com/blog