WHO IS DAVID SWEET?
David Sweet lives in Tacoma, Washington, with a talented wife and a flat-
coated retriever who loves his wife a tiny bit more than him. He attended
Lincoln and Mt. Tahoma high schools and graduated from the University of
Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics.
David counts himself lucky to be alive from his street drag racing days in the ’60s
and ’70s.
David’s Life Coaching Mission Statements:
What the Client Needs, They Get at That Time.
“Using life coaching skill sets as a framework, my job is to give that person (or group) what they need at the time, whether drawing from my learned skills and experience, or by listening directly to ‘guidance’. It’s most often a combination of the two—powerful, effective, and aligned—to give the client maximum support and direction.”
Every Life Coaching / Consulting Moment Counts
Have you ever been to counseling or a similar situation and the feeling comes that, while the person may still be speaking, they’re mentally “gone”, “checked out”, and not “all present” for you anymore? That’s not going to happen. —David
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Life Coaching Tenets Celebrated
Always ask permission to ask questions
Clarify actions and alignment of goals
Promote balance and well-being
No asking why
No leading the witness
Trust the coaching process
Hold to the client’s agenda
Use empowering language
Suspend all judgement
Champion the client
The coach asks the questions; the client has the answers.
(Special Personal Thanks to inviteChange, Janet Harvey, President)
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David's Life Experiences Bring Authentic Wisdom, Power and Support for your Advantage.
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Digging Out of Mental Black Holes:
David is a published author, consultant, poet, philosopher, and motivational speaker who, at one time or another, has overcome Panic Attacks, Nicotine Addiction, Sleep Apnea, Agoraphobia, and PTSD. “Life coaching worked for all of the above with the addition of specialized counseling for the PTSD. Note that various drug prescriptions did little except mask and create ‘fuzzy morning brain.’” David brings the skills and proven methods for facilitating change that he has been taught and/or created out of necessity as life’s challenges arose.
At Last, Support Came: No Chance Meeting, Right Timing:
When all else had failed, “by no small chance,” David began working with a Fortune 500 life coach practiced at “listening for guidance” (as David does now). This listening supports and strengthens the power of the coaching process. “During each of my twenty-plus years of weekly coaching sessions, my specific needs were met.” David explains that “even though the instructions, thoughts, philosophies, or mental tasks to practice may not have been self-evident as valuable, or spoken aloud at the time, I learned to trust the process. I still use private coaching
every three or so months to grow, gain insights, and ‘stay tuned.’”
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DIY Advantages are Here for You:
David’s groundbreaking workbooks/tutorials support self-discovery, rediscovering your joy, reigniting hope, or reclaiming yourself—who you really are. You’ll find that there are no extra words; the writings are easy to understand and follow, and the content can always be put to use right away. You can “fake it ’til you make it” to start or you can experiment; treat the message as your very own private, personal oracle. Open any book or tutorial at random and chances are you’ll profit from a new inspiration, or gain additional personal support in an unexpected way.
Examples of David's Coaching / Consulting Versatility
At one time, David worked with a decorated Special Operations leader, just prior to his next mission. The goal was to facilitate and expand insights into David’s private coaching tools for advantage interacting with others.
Another time he worked with a veteran who explained that they had “tried three times to commit suicide. I want to work with you because you didn’t judge me.”
Then there was a mother with three young children, jobless, and all living in her then ex-husband’s apartment. She later stated, “I was down to my last thread.”
David was hired by a Rotary Club leader charged with assembling a small pilot group to create and facilitate mental techniques to bring an easier, upcoming progression of change for major transitions in Rotary as a whole. Custom questions and affirmations were created and subsequently used.
Women inmates at the State Penitentiary in Purdy, Washington were allowed to participate in a work-release program for the “Toys For Tots” annual Christmas toy drive. For two consecutive years, David was invited to meet and work with the women in group sessions. The format was simple and organic: David read from whatever book/tutorial or poetry he felt would be important at the time for that particular group. “We then discussed whatever came up in roundtable fashion. It was always rewarding. Unfortunately, the next year the women were not allowed to participate in any work-release programs due to a change in prison policy.”
David also has had occasion to work directly with managers overseeing and employees tasked with answering emergency calls for Pierce County (Washington) United Way’s 2-1-1 program. “David’s Heart of Resilience tutorial/workbook is a natural choice for individual building and keeping morale in any high stress environment.”
David carries unsigned “Missing” poems in his car. “When I’m prompted, whether by a ‘gut feeling’ or ‘guidance’, I approach the veteran or maybe the veteran’s spouse, family member, or another ‘brother’. I sign the poem(s) with the name given and finish with a handshake and always a ‘Thank you for serving’. Besides the ‘Missing’ poems that are individually signed to each of the fifty veterans on the Puget Sound Honor Flight, twice I’ve given away six poems in one day. It doesn’t get any better than that.”
“Most People spend more time thinking about what they're going to say next than listening to what’s being said.”
Confidentiality is a Priority:
David explains that confidentiality is important; hence those referrals with no or a partial name only.
How Inspired Life Coaching Created Day Starters:
David was once hired by an investment group that owned and managed a percentage of a 17-million-dollar, high-end deluxe garage rental complex. Drug dealers and felons found the facilities lucrative in spite of extensive screening and the groups best efforts.
***Client Goal one: Teach them how to use their thoughts and energy to create the “vibe” to begin attracting only the best tenants. Simply put, change the overall energy of the complex so that the bad guys no longer were noticing, attracted to, or choosing to rent.
***Client Goal two: They were choosing to have instruction in solid, life changing skills particular to each in order to address and achieve new roadmaps in life. Introspection led to inner power.
***Inspiration: David explains that during the process, and after one of the two-hour sessions, it came to him to make a page of affirmations suited for them at that time. The result was “Life Changers I,” which he printed, signed, and gave to each of them. In two days, the group’s leader reported becoming centered and calm from anxious moments in a matter of minutes by remembering the contents and how to use the specific affirmations. Excited, He exclaimed, “David, this is the day starter!”
Success: Day Starters workbook/tactical tutorial was born.
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Quitting Nicotine Addiction:
David decided to defeat his nicotine addiction once and for all at about 38 years of age, having historically quit off and on, one time for as long as seven years. He devised and stuck to imagining, visualizing, feelings, sorting out thoughts and confronting them, practicing acting out, and anchoring all the positive changes, together with facing the reality of knowing that a nicotine habit is not one to go away easily. “It wasn’t easy; however, the key is to never give up.”
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Leaving Sleep Apnea:
David says, “Drugs never work toward any final solution. For me, they were, at best, ‘to cope’, if you could call it that. Overcoming sleep apnea usually took at least two or three strong beers before I was able to sleep at all. So, I worked with a psychic who could hear ‘guidance’. Through her, I was told that my sleep apnea was a symptom of old hurts and other feelings/bad times trying to get out (i.e., be gone, be healed). Using a simple self-love formula, every time an apnea event occurred, it took about eighteen months to get rid of any symptoms. Done and won!”
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A Learning Path to “Guide Work,” i.e., to “Listen”
“At about 42 years of age, an acquaintance suddenly began ‘channelling’ and writing what came to her in rapid succession,” David explains. “That piqued my interest, so I decided to figure out how to accomplish that skill. Something felt right about learning to meditate, and so my journey began. Candles, flames, music, chants, etc. etc., all with zero luck, until one day during the umpteenth time, while laying on the carpet face up, I could feel myself ‘going through the floor’.
“Fast forward to a lot of work meditating and creating. The first time I heard guidance, it was, ‘the coffee’s hot’. Thereafter, the real training began; a lot of mental work and tasks so that, now, when I hear, I act. Period. It’s called ‘going through the wringer’, and/or ‘being in the shit’. However, in my case, all the experiences and life-trials where meant to cement my learning and listening.”
Hi David,
I've been working my through the copy of your tutorial Day Starters. It always amazes me how eloquent you are . . . just a complete pleasure to "feel" your words.
Well, you take care.
Sincerely
Edmund
New: Coming Written Releases
David’s new tutorial, Reboot Your Life, is now ready to be released in eBook and print
offering , “Seven Paths to Health, Hope, and Happiness.”
Next will be Consider Inquiring, a collection of original poems, sayings, and thoughts
that act as catalysts and guideposts on the reader’s journey to self introspection,
personal discovery, and positive change. The magic is that the reader can start anywhere
they choose. “There Are No Rules.” “Introspection Rewarded.” “Confidence Gained.”
Following that release will come Being New, a book that will help anyone facing hard
times and hard decisions—inspired by those who have lived through it in their own lives,
including David. The tagline is “Forging Depression, Anxiety, and Fear into Hope,
Confidence, and Calm.”
For David, the most crucial aspects of life are truth, freedom, and championing people
to be better than they ever thought possible.
“There is nothing as powerful as the right help at the right time to raise the spirit and
provide hope and confidence,” David says. “I know. I’ve been there. It can happen, it will
happen, and you’ll come to know and celebrate that you’re worth it.”
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Immediate Actions Required:
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Examples for Business/life Solutions, “Coach On Call” or Creating Success
I’m in a corner business wise.
I need help to create real change, where do I start?
Should I take the job or not?
What are my best options AND
what will get me the job during the interviews?
How to better attract the right associates.
How to create the right clients.
How to “call in” the right workers.
As a business owner or executive you need help
with decisions now; you’re at a crossroad!
Who to hire from the applicants, and not to hire . . .
who’s the best long term for the challenges common up?
Time to move on. How do I create the changes
in my life and profession the will be fulfilling and successful?
Do you need help with decisions up NOW!
How will I be affected long term?
What are the best options for my future?
How do you want to look and feel?
Random Mental Signals
I can’t get rid of negative thoughts, feeling down
The same thoughts keep coming back recurring negative thoughts
I’m just just holding on,
I’m ready to quit, check out, suicide.
No enthusiasm, I’m worn down, nothing left to give?
It always happens to me, recognize victim stance,
whoa (woah) is me . . .
Thinking about suicide, ending it all?
Depression, anxiety, negative self-talk?
How to escape feeling like a looser?
Shame on me! I’m ashamed.
I’ve been shamed. They all blame me.
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It’s all my fault.
Why me? victim stance
I’m in a corner.
I have no options left
tired of trying
No one loves me.
I don’t know how to move on.
I’m all alone.