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Sean Cook

Athens, GA

Life Purpose and Career Coach, Cook Coaching & Consulting Ltd.

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What Do Institutions of Higher Ed Need to Learn? http://ht.ly/2bATO #hiedoutcomes

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How to Tell a "Who-Do" from a "Guru": Part 2 http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/05/12/how-to-tell-a-who-do-from-a-gu...

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How to Tell a "Who-Do" from a "Guru": Part 1 http://higheredcareercoach.com/2010/05/07/how-to-tell-a-who-do-from-a-gu...

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About Me

Life Purpose and Career Coach specializing in work with college students, young adults and higher education professionals. Writer/Editor for HigherEdCareerCoach.Com and HigherEdLifeCoach.Com. Periodic contributor to the Student Affairs Collaborative blog at thesabloggers.org. Experienced student affairs professional with 15 1/2 years in higher education. Looking to connect with others interested in careers in higher education. Social media enthusiast.

Work History

Cook Coaching and Consulting LLC
Life Purpose and Career Coach, Certified Professional Resume Writer
November 2009 to Present
Life Purpose and Career Coach, specializing in coaching individuals and groups involved in higher education/student affairs. Consult organizations on training, supervision, teambuilding, communication, diversity issues, social media, marketing, course development, and emergency planning and response.

Penn State University
Assistant Director, Residence Life
June 2003 to November 2009
Supervise and evaluate 7 professional staff members, oversee budgets and processes, monitor supervision of 50+ student staff, provide training, oversee departmental committees and projects.

Education

Life Purpose Institue
Life Purpose and Career Coach Certification, Life Purpose and Career Coaching
2009 - 2010

Clemson University
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Counseling and Guidance Services, Student Affairs in Higher Education
1992 - 1994

Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Administration
1987 - 1991

Interests

Helping others connect with their higher purpose, and find balance in their lives and careers. Gardening. Homebrewing. Indie Rock. Folk Art. Buddhism. Writing. Social Media. My kids.

Goals

Build a sucessful coaching practice that will transform people's lives.
Support my family financially while being able to spend more time with them.
Write a book on "Putting Your Purpose to Work" and publish it by the end of 2011.
Meet Jonathan Fields, Jason Seiden, Chris Gullibeau & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Stand in the Pantheon in Rome and look up through the "eye of the world"

Favorite Quote

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.” --Conan O' Brien

Specialties

Career Coaching, Blogging, Life Coaching, Training and Coaching for College Students and Higher Ed professionals. Assistance with graduate applications and essays, job applications, mock interviews, resumes, cover letters. Also learning more about creating and maintaining positive social media presence, and leveraging it during the job search.

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