About Jim

As your coach, I am dedicated to fully supporting you in identifying what you want the most for yourself, and together we find the way toward achieving your vision and goals.  Working in a coaching relationship with me is like talking to your most trusted partner or friend.  I am committed to being totally honest with you about what I hear and feel - but in a way that supports and empowers you to be who you are and to achieve what it is you most want for yourself. 

Being committed as I am to my own personal growth influences our coaching relationship.  It is through growth and awareness that the right choices are made leading to greater life satisfaction.  So your personal growth is extremely important to me.

My mission in life is to support you in your journey toward peace, joy, fulfillment and happiness be it in your work or career, personal life, relationship to family and friends, physical and mental health, and spiritual matters.  Many of these issues, of course, interconnect with each other.

My coaching practice focuses in the areas of career management which includes executive coaching, career transitions, outplacement services, job search techniques and strategies, small business success, leading to success in new and established businesses and retirement planning - for those either contemplating retirement at some point in the future or already retired.   My clients in these areas are highly motivated individuals who think positively about their lives and future, are willing to accept the risks that go hand in hand with personal growth and change, are passionate about life, and are generally successful in what they do. 

I have considerable professional experience working many years for corporations such as AT&T and Telcordia Technologies.    Prior to starting my own coaching business, Ideal Horizons Coaching, I was a director in the North American Numbering Plan Administration, an agency responsible for coordinating the nation’s telephone numbering system.  I hold a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from New York University.  My coaching training was obtained at Coach U, a leading coaching school certified by the International Coach Federation (ICF).  I am a member of ICF and the New Jersey Professional Coaches Association where I serve on the Board of Directors.

I am married and have two grown children and reside with my wife, Sally, in Morristown, New Jersey.  I enjoy skiing and have been a private pilot for many years, enjoying the freedom and challenge that both of these activities provide.   During most evenings you can usually find me curled up with a book.   The most recent book I’ve read is Eckhart Tolle’s incredibly powerful book, The Power of Now.

I am an accomplished public speaker, a member of Toastmasters International and recently achieved the level of Competent Toastmaster (CTM).  I’m available to speak on a variety of topics at private, corporate and other events.  I also conduct workshops on topics such as retirement planning, goalsetting, time management, and the like.  Click here to see the types of workshops that I offer.

Each of us is on our own unique path.  I support you in finding your path and partnering in creating a way along it to what it is you really want – in seeking your own vision and expressing yourself with your own voice.  I offer a complimentary 30-60 minute coaching session by phone to give you an idea of what coaching will be like with me.  Contact Jim to set up a session at a mutually convenient time to get together. 

Lastly, if you are just curious about coaching, or have questions that have not been answered, please give me a call at 973-539-8331.  If I don't have the answer, I'll be happy to refer you to someone who does.