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Coach Carol

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Carol Soares

BSW, RSW

Singles Life Strategist

“Being Single affords the opportunity for self-discovery related to personal potential. I am passionate about my contribution to the growth of those I have the pleasure of working with”

The former Director of Clinical Services for a non-profit organization leads the company utilizing her expertise in program development and leadership. Coach Carol, a trained Relationship Coach and Registered Social Worker, has worked in a number of different capacities, counseling and coaching a diverse scope of individuals. The Chief Executive Officer also conducts many of the primary group coaching services in addition to public speaking engagements.

Adhering to the same principles that she conveys to others, Your Way Coach Carol continues to be a perpetual learner following the premise that personal development is a life-long process with no conclusion. She integrates this acquired information, education and her own personal life experience to establish a comprehensive and innovative approach to the products and services available to Singles.

The coaching programs, she says, “Encourages people to move beyond the internal and external imposed expectations and limitations that sometimes accompanies Singlehood.”

About Your Way Singles Network

We are a newly developed (2007) innovative collaboration of services that cater to the individualized needs of singles and singles industry businesses worldwide. We support singles, through our range of success-oriented coaching tools, to achieve their highest aspirations. YWSN offers a variety of flexible options to help singles define goals, set a personalized plan of action and get the results that they are seeking. We also partner with businesses who share an interest in the well-being of their single clientele. YWSN customizes short and long-term coaching services based on each particular need. We can best be described as sort of a twist on “Chicken Soup” meets “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind”.

Why did you decide to start your own business? How did you get into your particular business?

Excerpts from my book Singles Guide to Greatness (May, 2009)

“I can vividly recall my 30th birthday. No one would have known that my goal was to try to let the day pass without slipping into the eternal cavity of misery that, I realized years later, had been consuming me. Single women can relate to what I was experiencing. There is something about that particular age that leads to a vulnerability of the soul related to marital status - unless you are amongst the few who managed to remain strong despite the circumstances. I witnessed women around me, who made no excuses for their personal vow to be married by the age of 30, enter unions that were completely deficient in the most critical factors for a fulfilling life together as a couple. To me, that was a fate far worse than being single and one that I was not prepared to endure…

As a social worker, what was gnawing at the very core of my spirit was completely out of sync with the messages of hope and resiliency I conveyed to the clients with whom I worked. I continued to put on the smile that I was known well for. At that time, my most significant relationship was a merry-go-round of on again and off again. It would end each time I recognized the contradiction to my needs and value system and it would resume each time I gave in to the belief that I could fix what had not been working in the past and the benefits that accompanied being in familiar territory…

In 2002 I made a mental and spiritual shift that would take me on a very clear path of restoration. I decided that it was time to put as much time and effort into myself as I was providing to my clients. I revised my book library to include fewer titles that reflected their personal growth needs and expanded the collection with titles that I felt I would benefit from at that time. The proverb, “the true giver begins with herself” became one of my new mottos. I think that I read every book written by Iyanla Vanzant in addition to many others that emphasized the need to discover and live your life within the realms of your authentic truth. What an epiphany I experienced! I had been reading wellness resources for many years, but never truly incorporated the full extent of possibilities for my life.

I felt as though a huge weight had been lifted the very moment that I recalled the value that I brought to the world and how to be at peace regardless of the absence of the ideal partner. I took that new found confidence and conviction and plastered it on my forehead for everyone to see. It was not in the form of bragging but in a way that naturally flowed from me. I felt as though I was surrounded by an aura of strength and self-assurance. I listened to music that was spiritually uplifting and started to compile a list of things that the former me would never have entertained. I let the essence of my revised greatness guide me to new heights that beckoned me to try new things. I acknowledged the tough lessons learned and vowed to remain on a forward journey. Of course, there have been times when I have needed to remind myself to pay attention to the principles that maintain my direction on this path… In less than three months from the time that I started this process, I met a person that has now become my husband…

In terms of my career, I have been fortunate to have held a range of professional positions that have all contributed to my growth. I found that in spite of these opportunities, there still remained a yearning to fulfill my dream to have my own business where my passion for creative development and project management could be applied to facilitating the transformation and accomplishments of others. Today, this vision is being realized with this business and the book being one of the many methods used to convey my message of personal best and success to the world.”

Other Contributing Factors:

In November, 2007, our 18-month old daughter suffered a prolonged series of flu-like symptoms which resulted in the deterioration in her ability to walk in addition to a night sweats and what appeared to be physical pain for which the source could not be determined. After repeated visits to her physician, paediatric walk-in clinics, and local emergency rooms, we went to HSC. She was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome a disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The symptoms can increase in intensity until certain muscles cannot be used at all and, when severe, the patient is almost totally paralyzed. At that age, it was so hard to witness the suffering that she endured both during the worst stages and the continuous diagnosis procedures. My husband and I spent 14 days with her at HSC, followed by day treatment at Bloorview Kids Rehab where she learned to sit up, stand up and walk again.

Our daughter no longer engages in physical and occupational therapy and has regained a considerable amount of her strength. This experience furthered my desire to incorporate my entrepreneurial objectives to a lifestyle that would provide greater flexibility to support our child through the various stages of her recovery. Until recently, I was on leave from my full-time social work position to be available to her and pursue the business on a more full-time basis. I have now terminated my position and look forward to continuing to inspire singles worldwide.

What’s Upcoming for YWSN

Business Extensions in Development for 2009-2010: