First-of-its-kind 'Gen Y' Coaching Service Launched for College and University Students Planning to Take Over the World

GENESEO, N.Y., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the coaching industry continues to grow at a blistering pace, so does the need for differentiation in a category crowded with life coaches and business coaches. iGoalz Coaching has done just that as today it announced its all-new student coaching offering. iGoalz is the first coaching practice in the U.S. to focus exclusively on providing executive-style life coaching for ambitious, high-achieving students at colleges and universities nationwide. Basing her offering on the executive business coaching model, iGoalz president, Dr. R.C. Glen, has turned the standard approach to student life coaching on its head to serve a previously ignored segment of the college market.

Within the corporate sector, coaching is typically provided for high-potential professionals, grooming them on their climb to the top. High-achieving undergrads and grad students are tomorrow's leaders and yet, until now, they have not been targeted for the same support and development as their professional counterparts. Instead, they are expected to transition to the high-stakes complexities of college and campus life, or to competitive graduate programs, with limited support. Many become overwhelmed and unwittingly make costly decisions.

"Students with high GPAs and great potential often lack the practical skills and experience needed to assertively negotiate the myriad choices they face in their challenging new environment," said Dr. Glen, who earned her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. "And yet, with tuition at private schools now hovering around $50,000 yearly, and most students taking 6 years to graduate, a college degree represents the biggest investment, other than buying a home, that most people will ever make. Managing that investment in today's economy, where there is more competition for fewer jobs and graduate school slots, is more important than ever."

Until now, coaching firms who specialize in working with students are typically awarded bulk contracts directly through the university. Their focus is on helping at-risk students graduate in order to protect institutional retention rates. With its all-new business model, iGoalz's customized approach is to focus on individual students at the other end of the spectrum and to contract with them directly. Previous assumptions have been that academically-sound students do not need extra support and yet, the corporate model proves that one-to-one executive coaching can dramatically improve the performance of high-potential individuals. Generation Y's best and brightest are destined for a wide variety of leadership roles around the world. Early access to executive-style coaching ensures they will hit the professional ground running.

About iGoalz Coaching

iGoalz specializes in executive-style coaching for undergraduate and graduate students as well as business coaching for professionals. President and Life Strategies Coach Dr. R.C. Glen is the author of the forthcoming book Six Principles of Leadership: What Every College Student Should Know But Won't Learn In Any Classroom. Services from iGoalz are available by telephone nationwide. For more information, visit www.iGoalzCoaching.com.

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