The following article was published by the Times-Beacon Record.  

Sue Seel, Life Coach helps clients meet their goals

By Amanda M. Leuck

Vince Lombardi coaching the Green Bay Packers to victory in Super Bowl I, Bela and Marta Karolyi coaching Nadia Comaneci to become the first female gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10 in an Olympics, Phil Jackson and the NBA title legacy of the Chicago Bulls - these are all examples of how great coaching led athletes to great feats of athleticism and victory. Their enthusiasm, belief in their players, and, well, coach­ing, led their athletes to achieve the lofty goals they set their sights on.

Wouldn't it be great to have that kind of coach in your corner, helping you navi­gate your way to the business and per­sonal successes you desire to achieve? Of course it would, and that Is exactly what Susan B. Seel, Life Coach, aims to do.

Sue Seel describes her coaching as "an action oriented partnership based on trust and respect," where she looks at where her clients are today, and helps them define the steps to reach their goals. Her client roster encom­passes all different types of people, including business owners, executives, financial planners, high performance sales teams, boards, high school and college students, as well as people going through a life transition, such as retirement. "Coaches facilitate and motivate clients to realize their potential faster than they would on their own," said Seel. "They may need an objective sounding board; I make powerful requests; we work on time manage­ment and utilization, and we focus on their values, mission, life purpose, and how to maximize talent on the job," she said.

Sue Seel has great enthusiasm for coaching. She loves people and has a passion to help everyone she comes in contact with.

"I'm often the hub of the wheel," Seel said, in describing her role for get­ting clients on the road to where they want to be. She works in collaboration with many types of professionals, including financial planners for clientele looking to get their finances in order, to nutritionists for those looking to trans­form their health and lifestyle. "I'm not focused on competition," she said, "It's all about collaboration and transforma­tion."

Seel is an energetic woman with a real enthusiasm for what she does.

"It's In my blood," she said. "I love peo­ple, and I have a passion to help every­one I come in contact with and bring value where ever they are in life."

She began coaching professionally 10 years ago, after reading an article on executive coaching in the New York Times and then enrolling in Coach University. Seel is a certified coach, a member of the International Coach Federation, an affiliate of Talane Coaching Company, and she Is certi­fied as a Highlands Ability Battery feed­back consultant, in addition to the M.S. degree she holds from the University of Texas.

Although Seel is a transplanted Texan, she professes a great love for the Three Village community. Seel and her husband Spencer Edelbaum, owner of Setauket Tennis and Fitness, work and have lived here, along with their sons David, 25, and Alex, 21, for the past decade. She is also active in the community, involving herself in the Three Village Chamber of Commerce, at Caroline Church, does consulting for the Stony Brook School, and has a special interest In the Marine Conservation Center and Ward Melville Heritage Organization, along with World Vision African Missions.

For more information, visit Seel's website at www.sueseel.com. It is very user friendly and has some great quotes. Or, to contact Sue Seel, Life Coach, call (631) 246-5721, or e-mail her at coachnow@aol.com.