These days you can be coached to excel in just about anything and now one Queenstown centre is offering coaching in the broadest subjects of all - life.

The Nadi Wellbeing Centre is offering the "Personal Foundation Programme" for women who are interested in personal development in all aspects of their lives.

The "transformational course" aims to help women reorient their lives around self-care and encourage them to "get sorted" personally, mentally, physically and financially.

Organiser Amanda Woolridge took part in the course 15 years ago when first studying for a life-coaching course.

"It was life transforming for me and so I now deliver the programme locally, and so far 56 Queenstown women have also completed it and made positive changes in their lives."

The programme costs $392 per person and comprises eight weekly sessions starting on Tuesday, August 14, from 7.45pm. The course includes a workbook containing 12 "life lessons". The women will meet for an hour and a-half each week to share insights and receive support. Email amanda@xlcoaching.co.nz

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Today we ranked the Pac-12 coaching jobs -- an inexact science to say the least.

ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach took another angle: Underrated coaching jobs. And he tapped two from the Pac-12: Stanford and Washington.

Here's what he had to say:

Washington: The Huskies won a national championship under coach Don James in 1991, so there's no reason they shouldn't be more competitive in the Pac-12. Coach Steve Sarkisian, a former USC assistant, has expanded UW's recruiting base into California. Husky Stadium is finally getting a face-lift, so the Huskies will play this season at the Seattle Seahawks' CenturyLink Field. The $250 million project will remove the lower bowl of Husky Stadium and add a 40,000-square-foot football operations center, including a weight room and meeting rooms.

First off, when Mark writes about Stanford having "tougher admission standards that a lot of other schools," what he meant to say is admission standards that are higher THAN EVERY OTHER SCHOOL PLAYING FBS FOOTBALL.

I like these picks. Of course, "underrated" suggests a lot of things. Mostly I see it as a measure of a good place to be where you have a chance to win but a little less win-or-else pressure.

But are "underrated" jobs destination jobs? Or are the competitiveness and ambition -- required qualities in big-time college sports -- too overwhelming to prevent an eye from wandering. Sure, some guys who win big stick around second-tier jobs -- Boise State's Chris Petersen and Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer being two -- but it seems the vast majority of coaches are committed to the climb.

For most highly competitive sorts, they want to go to the most prestigious program, one that gives them the best chance to win national championships on a regular basis. And they'd want to see their name atop lists of highest paid coaches.

For some, though, there are other considerations, such as putting down roots and quality of life. And, perhaps, toning down the win-or-else reality of several big-time programs.

It will be interesting to watch Shaw at Stanford, his alma mater, and Sarkisian at Washington over the next few years. Shaw has been adamant that he already has his dream job and has no interest in going elsewhere. But what if he wins a national title and gets a call from the NFL? Same could be said of Sarkisian. Would he turn down the NFL? Heck, would he turn down, say, Florida if it ever became available?

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The United State Anti-Doping Agency announced lifetime bans for three former members of Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service teams. The regulatory body revealed significant evidence against Armstrong and his associates in a published news release Tuesday. Team doctor Luis Garcia del Moral, consulting doctor Michele Ferrari and trainer Jose Marti declined to challenge allegations of a vast doping conspiracy before Monday's deadline, essentially accepting sanctions from the USADA. In the release, USADA outlined the doctor's clinical treatments in Spain during which saline infusions were given to mask prohibited blood transfusions and he "administered banned performance-enhancing drugs, including EPO, testosterone, corticosteroids and human growth hormone to cyclists." Moral was first accused by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis, convicted of doping in 2011, of being the brains of the doping program during his five-year stint as the team's primary physician from 1999-2003. "Permanently banning these individuals from sport is a powerful statement that protects the current and next generation of athletes from their influence, and preserves the integrity of future competition," USADA CEO Travis Tygart said in the statement. GOLF School is out for the PGA Tour -- Qualifying School, that is. The pressure-packed tournament known as the Qualifying School for years has determined which newcomers and journeymen will earn playing privileges on the tour for the following year. However, this year's Q-School will be the final edition before a new qualifying process is introduced in late 2013 for the 2014 tour. The most direct route to PGA Tour qualification will be through the Web.com Tour (formerly known as the Nationwide Tour). The top 25 finishers each year in the second-tier league will automatically move up to the big leagues the following year. The top 75 players from the Web.com Tour and players ranked Nos. 126-200 on the PGA Tour (the top players who failed to retain their PGA Tour cards) will enter a three-tournament series of $1 million events to be held in the fall. The first 25 from the Web.com Tour standings will play in the series in an attempt to enhance their playing priority for the following year, though they already will be assured of PGA Tour cards. Twenty-five additional players will move up based on their results in the three-event series. NHL The St. Louis Blues have re-signed unrestricted free agent Jamie Langenbrunner to a one-year deal according to TSN. The veteran forward will be 37 at the start of the 2012-13 season. He played one a one-year, $2.5 million deal last season and was named an assistant captain for the Blues to help the team transition during an early season coaching change to Ken Hitchcock. Langenbrunner scored six goals and tallied 24 points in 70 games last season. NASCAR NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger made his first public comments since he failed a drug test that led to his temporary suspension. Allmendinger requested NASCAR test his "B" sample, hoping it will produce a negative result. If that test does come up negative for banned substances, Allmendinger will be reinstated immediately. It the test is positive, he would be suspended indefinitely. The result is likely to take at least four or five days to produce. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was interviewed by former FBI director Louis Freeh on July 6 and, according to his attorneys, told the university-assigned independent investigator that he was never told of any incident involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. "At no time in the more than 16 years of his presidency at Penn State was Dr. Spanier told of an incident involving Jerry Sandusky that described child abuse, sexual misconduct or criminality of any kind," said attorney Peter Vaira in a statement. Grand jury testimony released in November indicated otherwise, and recent email correspondence leaked to national media and published by CNN would imply Spanier had direct knowledge of at least the 2001 incident reported by graduate assistant Mike McQueary. The findings of the Freeh Report are expected to be released Thursday morning. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery signed a seven-year contract extension with the Hawkeyes worth a minimum average of $1.66 million per season. McCaffery has raised expectations in Iowa City since replacing Todd Lickliter in 2010. The Hawkeyes reached the postseason in March, and McCaffery said the logical progression is to return to the NCAA Tournament in 2013 with a team that will be missing only two players from last season, supplemented by a top-20 ranked recruiting class. SOCCER Soccer legend Diego Maradona has been fired as the coach of the Al-Wasl club in the United Arab Emirates after one year on the job. Maradona, 51, led the team to an eighth-place finish in the 12-team league. The Dubai-based club had given him a two-year contract in May 2011, but he was removed with a year remaining on the deal. Al-Wasl sacked the entire coaching staff, the team announced in a statement.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pq2rk6/emotional_intellig) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Emotional Intelligence in Action: Training and Coaching Activities for Leaders, Managers, and Teams, 2nd Edition" to their offering.

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This book breaks new ground in providing a cross-reference matrix that maps sixty-five exercises to four leading emotional intelligence models - the EQ-I 2.0 or EQ360, TESI and TESI Short, the MSCEIT, and EISA - making it easy to use with all the models.

Revised to respond to the significant changes in EQi-2.0 and to add two new instruments, TESI and EISA, this Second Edition now offers in-depth coverage of such emerging topics as emotional expression, as well as twenty new exercises, accompanied by reproducible handouts for your participants.

Ideal for both individual or team coaching or as part of a wider leadership and management development program, Emotional Intelligence in Action, Second Edition provides highly-effective experiential learning, drawn from real life, that will help you enhance emotional intelligence competencies in every organization.

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By Josh Robbins, Brian Schmitz and Megan Walsh, Orlando Sentinel 8:09 p.m. EST, July 9, 2012

Add two more names to the list of candidates for the Orlando Magic's head-coaching vacancy.

The Magic are expected to interview Utah Jazz assistant coach Jeff Hornacek and Phoenix Suns player development coach Lindsey Hunter soon.

Hornacek's candidacy was reported first by The Salt Lake Tribune. Hunter's candidacy previously was reported by WKMG.

The Magic also are considering four others, league sources have told the Orlando Sentinel.

They are: Golden State Warriors lead assistant coach Michael Malone, Indiana Pacers associate head coach Brian Shaw, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Jacque Vaughn and Quin Snyder, who has decided to leave his position as a Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach for a similar position with CSKA Moscow.

Hornacek and Shaw were at Amway Center on Monday for the 2012 AirTran Airways Orlando Pro Summer League.

Hornacek told the Sentinel that he would speak to the Magic if given the opportunity.

Shaw said he has been interviewed for the job.

Shaw said he is "playing the waiting game" and doesn't have any idea when the Magic will make a decision. Shaw played three seasons for the Magic during the mid-1990s.

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Ben Cousins ... 'I do miss it, I miss going to the footy club every day and knocking around with your mates.' Source: News Limited

Troubled former AFL great Ben Cousins has broken his silence after his latest run in with the law and spoken of his hope for a future coaching role with a footy club.

Cousins was last month fined $500 for possession of methamphetamine after an incident at Esperance Airport in Western Australia on March 27.

The one time West Coast Eagles star was in possession of 4.56g of methamphetamine when he flew into the town to return to a drug rehabilitation facility.

He was also fined a total of $300 for possession of cannabis and a smoking utensil.

An upbeat Cousins, 33, told Seven News he still loved football, missed being involved in the game, and said a future in coaching appealed to him.

"I do miss it, I miss going to the footy club every day and knocking around with your mates,'' he said.

"I guess the next best thing is probably having a coaching involvement with one of the sides.

"But whether that happens we'll have to wait and see.''

Perth-based Cousins, who has had a long and well-publicised battle with drugs, said he was trying yet again to rebuild his life.

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Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Mike Pollitt is pleased with his new 12-month deal.

The Farnworth-born custodian has refused to confirm his latest deal will be his last, although he does admit he is already planning for life after playing.

"I'm no spring chicken anymore, I'm 40 now, and those things are at the back of mind increasingly," he told Wigan Evening Post.

"When I first joined Wigan, at 33, I thought I'd give it two years and then see what happens - and seven or eight years on I'm still here.

"Ideally I want to stay in the game when I do call it quits, but all I'm thinking about at the moment is keeping on playing for now.

"I've done my Level 3 coaching now, next up is the A-Licence, and I am enjoying it.

"It's a lot different from being a player - instead of just turning up for training, a coach has to plan the session, keep it fresh and so on.

"There's obviously a lot more responsibility being a coach, but it's something I'm looking forward to pursuing one day."

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Put me in, coach! Meagan ONan is ready to help others develop a gameplan to reach their dreams from her new office in downtown Columbus. Photo by: Luisa Porter/Dispatch Staff

At the age of 30, Meagan O'Nan is living her dream. And, in a quiet office built on serenity, she's working to help others live theirs.

Having grown up in Starkville, she traveled around the world and lived in Colorado and Florida for three years each, before returning to Mississippi.

She moved to Columbus three months ago and now is offering life coaching, through North Mississippi Acupuncture, located at 413 4th Ave. S., No. 17.

"In my opinion, life coaching is threefold," she explained. "Through life coaching, I give people easy-to-use tools that empower them to acknowledge and create what it is they truly want, practical ways to help them become a confident decision-maker and let go of past setbacks and disappointments (and) a clear plan of action to achieve their wants and desires."

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Kolkata, July 8 : Former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev said Sachin Tendulkar showed hard work and dedication that helped him shape up a successful career.

He visited Kolkata on Sunday for the annual award ceremony of a coaching institute.

Aakash Institute, which prepares students for medical and engineering entrance examinations, held its annual function on Sunday, where Kapil was invited as a chief guest.

The cricketer motivated the students and shared his success story with them.

Kapil urged the students to have faith in them to be successful in life.

You should always have faith in yourself. If you have faith in yourself you can easily achieve what in want in life, said Kapil. At the same time one should show his hard work and dedication towards his goal.

Citing the example of Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, he said: Both of them joined Indian cricket team almost at the same time. Both of them were extremely talented. But, Sachin showed his hard work and dedication and the other one failed to do so.

Kapil urged parents to support their children to follow their dreams.

You must have a dream and should always follow it, he told students.

Talking about hard times in life, Kapil said: We should be thankful to god that we have such a wonderful life. Its true that in every match I cant score a century but at the same time everyday it cant be a zero.

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The past offseason saw 28 teams acquire new head coaches. There were some high profile schools involved in the coaching search for numerous reasons. The Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, UCLA Bruins and Texas A&M Aggies are a few of the big name schools with a new coach. After looking over the coaching hires, I picked the hires that I think will benefit the schools that hired them the most. Narrowly missing my list was hires like Rich Rodriguez to the Wildcats. If Rodriguez wouldn't have failed so miserably at Michigan, this would have been a splash hire. One hire that is intriguing, but not sure how su

ccessful it will be is Charlie Weis heading to Lawrence to coach the Kansas Jayhawks. He immediately brought in some big name quarterbacks, but it will be interesting to see if he can sustain long term success. His offensive coaching abilities are unquestioned. How he can relate to college aged players is still up in the air.

Here are my top 3 hires of the offseason and it is no doubt that their fan bases are hoping and expecting for immediate success in every instance.

3. Kevin Sumlin - Texas A&M Aggies

Head coach Kevin Sumlin returns to the Aggies sideline, but this time as head coach. Sumlin was on the staff in both 2001 and 2002. Sumlin worked wonders for the Houston Cougars, compiling a 35-17 record over 4 seasons and leading the team to 3 bowl berths in 4 seasons. Sumlin has his work cut out for him though as the Aggies are moving from a Big 12 Conference that is tough, but the SEC will pose a much more challenging schedule. It is widely known the success the SEC has had in recent years. Aggie fans will have to have some patience in the transition stages as wins won't come easily early on.

2. Mike Leach - Washington State Cougars

Every since Mike Leach was let go from the Texas Tech Red Raiders sideline, it was just a matter of time before he got back into coaching. The Cougars are giving Leach the chance to build his reputation, as well as, bring their school some recognition and hopefully more wins in the process. In 10 seasons with the Red Raiders, Leach led his team to 10 bowl games and finished the season in the top 25 in 5 of his final 6 seasons. Leach is a mastermind on the offensive side of the ball and will no doubt bring excitement back to an offensive that has only managed to score more than 28 points twice against Division 1 opponents in the past 3 seasons.

1. Urban Meyer - Ohio State Buckeyes

Urban Meyer has been at or near the top of every coaching search since he left the Florida Gators for family and health reasons. Buckeye fans are hoping Meyer is re-energized and ready to go. Meyer has shown he will have no problems recruiting, despite the probation and appears likely to restore the success the Buckeye faithful have become accustomed to. Smith won 2 National Championships with the Florida Gators before a surprising 8-5 campaign in 2010. Don't expect Meyer to take long to get the Buckeyes back on top. Despite a bowl ban in 2012, I would fully expect Ohio State to be battling for a Rose Bowl berth in 2013.

Born in Lincoln, NE and being a Nebraska Cornhusker an his entire life, Kevin has been an avid football fan his entire life.

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