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Essential Life Skills
High schools are designed to educate large numbers of students in academic subjects ranging from the Sciences to the Humanities. This education creates a gap between what's being learned and the many skills students need to succeed in their Adult and Professional Lives. The Essential Life Skills program fills this gap and empowers students with skills that are specifically tailored to help them maximize their life experience both in the classroom and out.
While many of these skills seem lofty in their philosophy and difficult to master, our throng of program graduates show how with proper training even someone as young as a sixth grader can learn our essential tools and apply them to their life. The result: students who are not only better equipped to navigate their education, the college application, and beyond, but students who are excited to meet every challenge the future presents.
Next steps
Enrolling in a Life Coaching program to build essential life skills is a big deal. We understand it’s a big step and want to do everything we can to support and encourage you as you consider this journey. To make the process easier we offer a free introductory interview to answers your questions and give you the opportunity to see first hand the benefits you’ll get.
Click here to send an email and schedule an introductory interview. >
Logistics
The program consists of 10 sessions.
Each session lasts 45 to 60 minutes.
Sessions can be either in-person, over the phone, or video conferencing.
Motivation, Learning and Communication Style:
Not certain if this is the right plan for you (or your student)? Consider trying our sample session, a condensed version of some of our most popular tips, tricks, and concepts. We'll use cutting-edge personality assessment tools to create a comprehensive profile of what motivates you, how you learn and how you communicate. Then we'll discuss ways to use your newfound self-knowledge to minimize your weaknesses, exploit your strengths, and make yourself an effective learner and leader. Unable to get yourself going? Feeling like you're studying all the time without the test grades to prove it? This is the class to convince you that our program is for you! (45 minutes for $25)
The Curriculum
The following are the Top Ten Life Skills that the Essential Life Skills program is designed to help students learn and master. Refined over five years and with the input of hundreds of students, the following skills are meant to both focus and challenge high school students to become proactive in, and excited about, life.
- Self-Awareness
- Discipline
- Motivation
- Resilience
- Listening to Understand
- Speaking to Be Understood
- Empathy and Compassion
- Authenticity and Vulnerability
- Leadership
- Love, Passion, and Patience
Meet The Coaches
Another way to learn if our program is right for you is to learn more about our life coaches. Currently, there are four of us, though we are always looking to add another dedicated, inspired individual to our team. Click the name to see pictures and get more information.
John Williams is the founder of Top Ten Skills, a certified life coach, life coach trainer, and college consultant, based in NE Portland with a charming wife, daughter and baby-on-the-way. He works towards a vision of legions of middle and high school students making the most of their lives and achieving their ideal futures.
Gina Halsted has done a bit of everything from management to motherhood and of course, coaching. Based in Boston and with a master’s degree from Harvard, she focuses on helping students build a strong foundation for success in navigating high school and beyond.
Rawan Albina was raised in the Middle East with a background in both life coaching and business management. Based in Dubai and speaking three languages (Arabic, French and English), she hopes to bring the Lifeskills curriculum to those who need it most on a worldwide scale.
Wayne McNaught was raised in England, but came to Oregon where after twelve years, he left public education to become a life coach. He hopes to use what he learns to create a more positive learning environment in schools by working with educators and students alike.
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