My Coaching BlogRoll

(Oct 2011 Update: I will be removing my Blogroll soon and replacing it with a post describing the blogs I follow.)

I’ve just added a “coaching blogroll” to this site – see the right hand column.

As time goes by I’ll expand the list to include other career coaching and personal development blogs I like to follow.

But to start with, I’m including 2 great coaches I’m proud to know in person.

Jacinta Hin was my first career change coach a few years ago and is highly recommended. Multilingual, patient yet firmly persistent, she is a coaching rock of strength to have on anyone’s team.

I’d reason to be grateful to her a while back as I was in a bit of a funk about some career related issues, and she helped me gain some much needed fresh perspective on what I was reading as a “FUBAR” event.

Jacinta’s blog is: http://jacintahin.com/

Charles Burke is a mentoring friend who I’ve met just once in person – but we chat monthly via Skype.

This guy doesn’t believe in sitting on his hands when it comes to making career changes and is also a prolific writer and exceptional coach.

He’s recently moved with his wife from Japan to Northern Thailand and is living life to the fullest.

Charles has his blog at: http://bullseye-living.com/

[Mar. 2012 Update: Charles also has a kinde e-book service at: http://misterebook.com/]

Enjoy!

PS – My Coaching blogroll is NOT a list of recommended coaches and resources, per se.
It’s more of a personal work in progress as I come across people interested enough in career change and personal growth to write about them online.

I have no control over the content of any blogs and sites linked to from this blog (unless I own them!) Caveat emptor.

-Mark McClure

Thailand, Here I Come!

Would you move half a world away in your early 40s and start over?

That’s what one of my mentors and now good friend, Charles Burke, did
in the 1980s when he moved from the US to Japan.

His story inspired me to seek him out and we have talked on the
phone every couple of weeks for several years now.

Because I had a very busy day job and wasn’t on first name terms
with anyone who ran a real, live online business, I found his
perspective and support very helpful while I struggled to break free
from my employee mindset.

Lesson Learned – if you are serious about taking action on your
goals, go get a qualified mentor!

Charles now runs his online business from a pretty seaside village
on the Japanese Pacific coast. From where he’s created some very inspiring personal development material.

I invite you to check out his bullseye-living blog and say hello.

PS – And I notice he’s about to move locations from Japan to Thailand on 14 February – quite a Valentine’s present for Shioe and yourself, Charles! (Yes, of course, I’d love to come visit. Hint, Hint.

- Mark McClure