“Wow! I just finished my first ‘Coaching Job’ …and I did not even know that I was doing it!” - Video Blog Success Story from Special Guest Author Thomas Gorgas, Ph.D.

A few months ago I moved from San Diego, CA to Tulsa, OK. Since I was totally new in this town, I went out and found myself a “job” — I became part of the management team of a large retail store. Very different experience from anything else I have done career-wise in the past (”Ph.D. in Ocean Geology & Geophysics” and “CEO of Amakua Video, my own video production company in Hawaii”)!

My position commanded to mentor and coach up to 20 associates (age 16 to 55) to improve their performance level for a specific type of sales ‘upsell’ in addition to their primary purchase. At first I had NO clue what to do and how, but I was lucky that - around the same time - I embarked on learning more about “Business” in general and the basic principles of “$ales” in particular through a novel coaching program called “Live Into It…” designed by business coach and CEO Christine Cibula, M.S. (www.LiveIntoIt.com).

So, what happened was that I kept on studying myself and my own “business conduct” and at the same time, I applied those principles as I mentored my associates. To be honest with you, it took me time to identify my “diamond in the rough”….

But eventually I found a “gem” to work with, and like a coach of a star athlete, I was able to continuously & consistently improve the performance levels of that particular associate. I decided the best thing to do is to concentrate on this one “business builder” and allow others to participate as long as they wanted to do it. She doubled, then tripled, then quadrupled her sales!

In the end this particular associate became $ales Person No.1 for the entire REGION (reaching beyond the State of OK) and boosting her overall sales by over 400%.

I was elated to see that what I started to learn and adopt as a coach and “business builder” was duplicatable and that I could teach those new traits to others.

“Heartfelt Mindset & Self-Improvement Strategies”, “Goal Setting”, “Navigating Challenging Terrain”, “Success Building and Momentum Strategies”, and other great “tools” to develop & maintain a great business are all part of this coaching program. I was encouraged by the measurable results after only a few months of business development coaching sessions - a small investment of my time and money for the exponential results and success that I am seeing - I am now looking already how I can continue on that path to further foster my own business, including coaching others.

I recently accepted a highly desired position as the Chief Sales Officer with a company that combines my love of the ocean, video production, team mentorship, and sales promotion in my beloved state of Hawaii, which has allowed me to move back to the islands! In a very short period of time, I have been able to turn it all around and live into the life I’ve imagined! I highly recommend the Live Into It! Business Development Coaching programs.With this success story I want to say THANK YOU to “Live Into It!” CEO & business coach Christine Cibula, especially since she helped me to catapult my own career path from simply “Science” and “Video Production” to a much more diverse and broadened audience of potential clients, and by doing so also supported my desire to return to Hawaii - my true home!

THANK YOU!

Thomas Gorgas
President and CEO of AMAKUA VIDEO LLC (Hawaii)
Chief $ales Officer for OCEAN NETWORKING TV (Honolulu)

PS: You can watch a 5-min. video about my personal and professional success story using the Live Into It! System, including a “descriptive testimonial” with “7 Keys to Sales Success” from my #1 Top Sales Associate in the region, Amarjit Jakhar, in Tulsa,OK!

PSS: To sign up for CC’s FREE Live Into It! Goal Setting ECourse:

http://www.liveintoit.com/goal_setting.html

PSSS: To sign up for CC’s FREE Get Acquainted Coaching Session:

http://www.liveintoit.com/appointment.html