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Jeff has been helping people better their lives for the past 18 years. Before training to be a coach, he held Senior level and leadership positions in both private and public mental health agencies, counseling and teaching individuals, groups and families on a wide range of issues. Jeff consistently
demonstrated the ability to connect with clients and motivate them to transform their lives by helping them set and achieve their goals. Now he brings this experience to his coaching career with the Handel Group®; his style is a balanced blend of support and accountability. Jeff earned a bachelors degree in Political Philosophy from The Evergreen State College and he currently resides in Ojai, CA, where he enjoys the rewards of living surrounded by natural beauty, golfing, learning to surf, gardening and most of all, family life with his wife, son and daughter.
The first duty of love is to listen – Paul Tillich I know this is going to be hard to believe. But, there are times in my life where I fully, down to my toes, believe I am the busiest man in the world. I know you can’t relate and that I’m the only pre-occupied, self-centered, […]
Never go to bed angry. That is one of my Personal Laws, or, actually, it used to be one. Sounds like a good law, right? I don’t think many people would argue with me about it. Although, when it came down to it, it wasn’t really right for me. Why? I’ll get to that soon, […]
I’ve been coaching men and women on finding love for years, but it recently occurred to me – I’ve been out of the dating scene for a long time! When I was last single, phones were still connected to walls. Facebook didn’t exist, let alone “dating profiles.” Have the rules changed? I googled “how to […]
The first duty of love is to listen – Paul Tillich My wife’s father died recently and naturally things have been sad around our household. So the other day when I was putting a few towels into the linen closet, I was not entirely surprised to hear soft sobs coming from our bedroom. What happened […]
Never go to bed angry. In Handel Group®, we refer to this kind of a statement as a Personal Law (and this example was certainly one of mine). WHAT’S A PERSONAL LAW? Personal Laws are rules that we live by which dictate how we feel we must behave and act in certain situations. We usually […]
It’s time for a little science refresher. Ready? Ok, good. Remember what a scientific theory is? It’s alright if you don’t. This is the refresher part. A theory is an idea or set of facts that intends to explain some aspect of our reality. They are formed by observing or experiencing something and then drawing […]