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Mission Statement

"To equip you with tools, insights, skills, and experience to help you create a happier life and more successful relationships in both your personal and professional life; to be a friend, life coach, and personal pastor to every client, particularly those going through difficult seasons of life; to provide resources and support to help couples create and enjoy the marriage of their dreams."


Dr. Chuck Laird and his wife Jeanette have been working professionally to help individuals and couples in their lives and marriages since 1987 when he began his early career as a Presbyterian pastor in Iowa.

In the 1990's, Dr. Laird gained national recognition for his effectiveness in personal ministry and organizational redevelopment, leading his churches to grow in place churches typically do not grow by reaching people churches typically do not reach.

Throughout their professional careers, Dr. Chuck and Jeanette have worked extensively with individuals and couples in pastoral marriage counseling, and relationship coaching.

"Ninety-five percent of all my counseling inevitably came down to self-esteem problems. So in everything we have ever done, we start with helping people establish a strong, positive personal identity."

The Lairds have a unique, complementary gift and temperment mix that allows them each to bring something different to couples in marriage coaching.

Dr. Chuck is highly skilled, professionally trained and experienced in pastoral counseling. He is the creator and designer of the Successful Marriage Relational Diagnostic featured on The Love Toolbox (www.lovetoolbox.com), the popular web-based premarital counseling / preparation tool used by wedding ministers and couples across the United States and Canada.

Jeanette, who earned her undergraduate degree in psychology, has a special gift in listening, discernment, and caregiving. With Dr. Chuck, they feel heard and understood while Jeanette makes people feel loved.

The Lairds are uniquely qualified in personal and relational development: They have enjoyed a successful, happy marriage for over 25 years.

"I must have the marriage every person dreams of. I'm more in love today than the day we got married. I wouldn't have thought it possible."

Dr. Laird developed the ground-breaking Built to Last Marriage Program™, a 24-week love training course he co-teaches with Jeanette. The program is specially designed for couples considering marriage, newlyweds, healthy married couples and/or couples seeking marital renewal.

This broad-based, wholistic training program integrates concepts in human dynamics, personal development, sociology, systems theory, business organizational development, psychology, theology and even spirituality.

Above all, the program is practical.

"Everything we teach we've already practiced in our own lives, marriage, and family. So we know it works and we know how it works."

In addition to life coaching, Dr. Chuck is executive director of Sanctuary Christian Ministries, a religious non-profit organization dedicated to reaching formerly churched-wounded persons and providing safe, sensitive, and non-judgmental care, healing, encouragement, and ongoing support.

He also performs weddings in southern California through 1st Choice Weddings and is founder of WeddingMinisters.com, the first and largest directory of wedding ministers on the internet.

Dr. Chuck received his undergraduate degree from Portland State University before receiving a Master of Divinity from University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. He later earned his Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

The Lairds have enjoy having their four children at home, all involved and helping in Sanctuary. Robert (23) has developed "Living To Love," a pre-dating preparation course for middle schoolers. Brian (21) helps with web site design and coding. He also works with middle schoolers.

Laurie (13) and Christy (11) are active in PALZ -- Youth Pastors at Large who minister pastoral care to other kids as well as seniors.

How much have you invested in education over the years to get a job? How much self-improvement have you put in IN ADDITION to be able to "get ahead" in your work? To be GOOD at your work?

Now … how much have you invested in education and training to be good at marriage or parenting?

Yet most people, when asked, would say their marriage or family is more important to them than their job.

It is the WISE person who recognizes the tremendous value of personal and relational development - particularly in today's business climate where people are increasingly hired and promoted more on the basis of personality and people skills than job skills. You hear it a lot these days: "We can teach skills; we can't teach attitude."

Yes, the skills we teach and the coaching we offer will help you perform better on the job. In fact, you almost certainly will be trained to make more money. But our focus is on helping you create a happier life for yourself, your marriage and/or family and every person you have the potential to impact.

It's not easy, of course. Change isn't easy. Relationships are not easy. And while we really do have fun in coaching, the work you face doesn't come easily. Nothing good every does. But it's really not as hard as you think.

Anything is hard -- and very frustrating -- when you don't have the equipment or training to do the job! But with some help, encouragement, and a little practice, it's amazing (not to mention liberating!) how great it feels to FINALLY start enjoying a little success!

Here, for instance, is one very simple model we help our clients incorporate into their strategies for creating a happier life and successful relationships:

We have used this model in our own marriage and for helping people create successful relationships -- both personal and professional -- for over 17 years. We have worked with hundreds of clients from all over the United States and Canada. And while we have seen successful relationships without these three dynamics, we have NEVER seen a relationship fail where these three interdependent dynamics were firmly established.

The point is creating a happier life and enjoying more success in your relationships at the office, in your organization, with your spouse and/or your children -- even highly strained relationships -- is not as hopeless as you have be led to believe.

The toughest obstacle? That's an easy one: Ourselves. The real challenge is conquering yourself and emerging strong and attractive to make a positive difference in EVERY relationship - at home, work, among friends, organizations, community and world. That is what you are investing in.

It's the wisest investment you'll ever make. Because the potential profitablility of EVERY OTHER investment flows directly from THIS one.

I have to tell you, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone you've worked with reap the happy benefits of their hard work (and ours):

Engaged to life, making a difference!
Centered and balanced;
Focused and effective;
In sync and back in their element -- doing what they do best and enjoying life like they never have before!

Isn't this what you want? Isn't this what you've sensed -- you've KNOWN -- deep inside is the way life is meant to be lived? Listen to your soul.

Life is short. Every day you're building your legacy for your children and all whose lives you touch -- for better or worse.

Don't go another day. Look, Jeanette and I are pretty down-to-earth people. We're safe, sensitive (oh, particularly Jeanette! People tell me, "Chuck, we like you... but we LOVE Jeanette!" I don't blame them! She is just pure love) and you have to know you matter to us. We both were raised to love and value people and there's a world full of folks who are hurting, frustrated, lonely, feeling helpless, and NEEDLESSLY missing out on what life can be and what THEY can be!

We know and have seen the difference our coaching can make. It would make my day -- REALLY! -- to hear from you. Even if you decide not to sign up -- just the chance to have possibly touched a life or planted some small seed of hope or encouragement or vision would be a gift for both of us.

I know, I know. It's starting to sound really interesting because this guy seems to have me pegged. No, but I hope you might be starting to realize you aren't alone, we understand, and it really is one of those things that later you look back on and say to yourself, "Who'd have thought? What a difference one decision can make in a lifetime."

Give it a shot -- there's absolutely nothing to lose. It's a free call (toll free 1-866-329-3334) and a free initial consultation (fancy term for us talking, me sharing a little bit about what we do and how it works, you sharing as much or little as you feel like sharing, both of us seeing if this is right and, if so, getting started on one the best decisions you'll ever make in your life).

There are a variety of options and levels of coaching relationships. However, the most common features for our clients include a weekly phone session, e-mail (so-called "cyber-coaching"), subscription to our free monthly e-newsletter, and our exclusive, web-based Personal Manager for individuals, marriages, and families.

Coaching Session

You call me at our scheduled time. I let you determine the agenda. We talk from wherever you are in the moment. You might be coming off an exciting breakthrough you can't wait to share or you might be discouraged from what feels like a setback. My job is to discern the moment and respond appropriate to our goals, understandings, and development of mutual trust.

No two people are exactly the same. EVERY coaching relationship is unique. One person might respond best to gentleness and patience while the next prefers a loving kick in the rear.

Thus, the nature of each session reflects who you are, where you are in the moment, the vision/goals we have agreed upon, and the degree of chemistry nurtured in the coaching relationship. Within this context I work each session to forward progress toward your intended goals.

Here, then, is a list of items that typically guide the direction of our session:

Update -- What has happened since our last session
Perception check -- What meaning/value you attached to these events
Impact assessment -- How has this affected you/your relationship(s)
Options outlook -- What are the best alternatives for response
Progress report -- What specific goals were accomplished? Steps taken?
Learning -- What have you learned?
Clarification -- Now what? What's next?
Suppport -- How can I help you?
Goals/agreements -- What you agree to accomplish before next session

Length of Coaching Relationship

The length of our coaching relationship is up to you. They are as varied as the people and situations we work with. Twelve months is probably as typical as I could say. We have people we have worked with for years (the wise ones know you never stop investing in themselves, their marriages and/or families); others are more simple, single issue relationships that only last a few months.


Built To Last Marriage Courses

(six-week modules)

Reg. $197 per person/$297 per couple
1/2 PRICE SPECIAL for Clients:
only $99 per person/$197 per couple!

Christian Built To Last Marriage Program
Standard Rate:
$197 per person/$297 per couple

1/2 PRICE SPECIAL for Clients:
$99 per person/$197 per couple!


MarriageCruise.com Seminars

Standard Rate: $300 per person
SPECIAL for Clients: only $175 per person!

One-Day Relational Development Courses (eight hours)
Standard Rate: $300 per couple
SPECIAL for Clients: only $197 per couple!

For more information, ask Dr. Chuck or Jeanette or email at DrC@chucklaird.com.

Our minumum requirement for a coaching commitment is three months. It takes that long just to cultivate the kind of chemistry, friendship, and trust required for a fruitful relationship, not to mention the complexities of your situation.

Here are our coaching service options (per month):

The first step is to contact me either by phone or email. Or you may also use my CONTACT FORM (below). If after your FREE initial consultation we are both in agreement to begin a coaching relationship, I will forward you a contract to review and approve. We will also tentatively schedule our first three months sessions.

Your next step is to select a coaching option.

ONLINE CREDIT CARD PAYMENT AVAILABLE!!! You may book your coaching date/time online! ALL major credit cards accepted! CLICK HERE to pay for your payment online (secure server). Or you may pay by check.

Once payment is received, you will complete a Starting Point questionaire to help establish the present situation and clarify what you hope to accomplish through our relationship. We will then determine the appropriate time frame to plan on for fulfilling what we hope to accomplish (the more complex and/or varied the goals the longer we should anticipate working together).

The call is FREE. There's nothing to lose and EVERYTHING to gain! Life is too short with too many possibilities for great things. Let us help you engage life with new vision, purpose, confidence, and results. Live the life you want to live, the life you were given to live.

Sincerely,

Dr. Chuck & Jeanette Laird

Dr. Chuck is a member in good standing of the International Coach Federation and subject to their professional guideliness and board of ethics.

www.chucklaird.com | 1915 17th Ave. Greeley, CO 80631| Phone: 1-866-329-3334
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