For Greg as a Pro-Active Parent Coach Trainer
(training parents in the Pro-Active Parent Coaching Model)
I attended the first Pro-Active Parent Coaching training course that Greg offered and really enjoyed it. It gave me a new perspective on how to communicate with my sons. It is easy to ask those one worded answer questions but it takes work to ask those open ended questions. As children get older it is important to give them freedom to make decisions for themselves so asking those questions that will really get them to think about consequences is vital. It is not easy handing that over (important decision making) we want to shelter our children! Just knowing what types of questions to ask to allow an open ended discussion is helpful. Greg models this consistently in his life, I learnt a lot from his example.
Tiina Rideout
For Greg as a consultant for the Birkman Method
My overall experience with the Birkman Method was extremely enlightening! I was very skeptical at first, as I was unsure how the questions I was answering were going to reveal to me, any area of significance that I didn’t already know! After having received an in depth analysis of my tendencies, personality and behaviours, I was left amazed. There was no area of my life that the Birkman method did not shed truth on. It was an absolutely incredible experience! Having never previously met Greg he made me feel comfortable during the assessment. He made the process enjoyable, memorable and very informative. I had no reservations whatsoever going through each area of my test with him. I would highly recommend him as a consultant as it is evident that he has a passion for this and that he is motivated to assist others find out, not only what makes them the way they are, but shows them why they are the way they are. I had an incredibly enjoyable time.
E.L. – early 20′s
I loved my overall experience with the Birkman Method. I really did not know what to expect but after completing it, I was amazed at how accurate it was. It reveals the way that you are wired. I have found this to be useful in my job, my relationships and even in my own spiritual journey. Greg is a positive, motivating and insightful consultant. He is a great teacher and coach as he guides you through a Birkman tour of your inner workings! It really is astonishing! Greg also helps you think and reflect about who you are as a person. He did an incredible job guiding myself and my fiancée through the Birkman material. I highly recommend Greg and the Birkman Method to absolutely everyone and anyone.
C.H. elementary school teacher
“The Birkman was incredible, it was like opening an encylopedia dedicated to me!”
K.R. High School Student
“The best way to describe Greg as a Birkman coach is that he is passionate about helping people discover who they are and how they can use this information to better understand themselves and their interactions with others.”
R & C. E. Volunteer ministers to local church family.
I found the Birkman Method very in depth and thorough. It gave me a very good understanding of myself and the reasons why I think as I do. It actually was a little scary how accurate it really is. I found Greg as a consultant very good. He explained the Birkman Method and the results in a manner that I could understand and appreciate. The benefit that I have seen from walking through the Birkman is that I understand better my own personality and how some things that are hard wired into me can also be made different through my relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. This will help me as I continue seeking God for the ministry that I believe that he is leading me into and also assist me in building relationships with the people I come in contact with every day. There are things that I have experienced and thoughts that I have had that made me question myself as to why they were happening. With the Birkman I now understand a lot more about these things and thoughts.
B.T. Congregation member, coach in training
Greg was an excellent consultant, taking time to go over the answers in depth to make sure both myself and my parents understood how the system works. While giving out the information, he was very easy to understand and quick to answer any questions. I highly recommend taking the Birkman test! It is a great experiene no matter who you are or what you plan on doing! There are some very eye opening answers on this test which can greatly serve you for the rest of your life in anything that you do!
R.E. High School Student 2010
The Birkman has helped me to discover more of who I am by defining it on a grid like pattern. My personality is in a visual context that I can read and analyze myself. I have discovered some of the triggers of stress for me and how I can avoid those. One of the greatest things I learned was where I fell into catagories below 10 and above 90. These catagories helped me see what I absolutely need to be healthy. These are things that I will tell my future employers, future spouse and even close friends so that they can recognize how they can help me strive for wellness. I would recommend the Birkman Assessment to anyone, weather they are having difficulties in life or not it is very valuable.
R.D. University Student June 2009
“I was amazed at the accuracy of the results the Birkman Method came up with for me.
Greg made the “debriefing” process fun and informative. I will definitely find the information gained from the Birkman useful in both my personal life and in ministry… and would encourage anyone, especially those in leadership, to check it out. ”
L.F. Pastoral Ministry June 2009
This creaps me out, I can’t believe how well this thing knows me.
T.O. Student May 2009
For Greg and his Coaching
Thanks for being there! Your ministry has been the missing part of my journey! (an Ah Ha! Moment!) I have never had anything like this before, I was always told what to do or how to do it – never encouraged to develop my own map for the journey. I have known where I wanted to go, did my best at drawing a map – but I only had a rock and a chisel. Now I have discovered a GPS and I can see a little more clearly where I’m going. The special features of the GPS will be discovered as I use it along my journey. Thanks man!
Lead Pastor
I personally found coaching a very effective way to help me make my own decision. I got to sit down with someone I respect, and who has more life experience than me—and instead of telling me what they think I should do, they used their own wisdom and knowledge to guide me through questions that I should consider. I never even thought about some of the things my pastor asked me, and it genuinely helped me feel confident in the decision I was worrying about. If I could encourage people taking the leadership coaching course, I would say that I genuinely found it a lot more beneficial to be guided through making my own decision, instead of being told what someone thought was the best for me. It was very encouraging and very helpful. You have a lot of life experience and wisdom to offer and I think the best way to use that is to help them learn to make their own choices in the best way possible.
A.W. College Student
The coaching process had transformed how I relate to others, especially the members of my immediate family. The power of the question has transformed our relationships and taken them to a whole new level of trust, growth and self respect -for all of us. Advice has always been easy to give, but seldom well received, and that has become even clearer as the power of coaching has proven to be the superior method of ‘counselling’. The proof is living in us!
Connie D, wife and mother of three.
Greg Bland has been an effective mentor and coach to me long before he ever began to pursue the ministry of coaching as a profession. Greg’s genuine authenticity and transparency has had a profound influence on my own journey in the Christian faith and has challenged me to deeper levels of trust in God as my ultimate friend and counsellor. Greg is not afraid of the truth or to face challenging and difficult situations head on with sensitivity and wisdom beyond that of any other person I know. He has challenged me in ways that have caused me to stretch beyond my comfort zone into the realm of absolute trust and dependence on the One who is most worthy of that reliance. I look forward to resuming that coaching relationship with Greg as our family once again embarks on another phase in our life’s journey – I know with absolute confidence and certainty that Greg’s insight and wisdom along with his dependence on God’s guidance will be of tremendous benefit to us.
G.G.
