Background
My mom and dad instilled a great work ethic in me at a young age. I grew up on my uncle's farm/ranch operation in South Dakota and where he raised cows and hogs and grew oats, barley, and corn. I was used to hard work.

From 1977 to 1986 I worked in the oil fields in Wyoming. I moved to Seattle in 1987 and became a journeyman electrician. In 1991, I proudly joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

In 1997 I came to a crossroads in my life while working in Portland, Oregon. I wasn't happy with the direction my life was headed and didn't know exactly where or how to start making changes. However, I had a clue that my drinking had to be part of the first steps to changing my life.

First Steps
December 20, 1997 was the last day I drank alcohol. Once I quit drinking I realized how much influence alcohol had on my thinking as well as my decision-making abilities. It definitely had a negative control over my mind.

I also started my home-based business and met people with a different mind-set. I started listening to the people talk on our training calls, and hearing about the different books they were reading. However, I didn't have a lot of time to read. Then I discovered cassette tapes and CDs, and started listening to them on my drive to and from work, and during evenings at home after work.

A friend also introduced me to sleep-learning, which is a way of learning by listening to tapes while sleeping. These subliminal tapes played music with affirmations that I could hear with my subconscious mind. As my personal growth expanded, I discovered I had to allow myself to change in order to enhance my life. This was just the beginning of my rewiring, both consciously and unconsciously.

I now am a Certified Professional Coach and motivational speaker, generating, facilitating, and illuminating life's possibilities in all people.

I'm a regular on the Stu Taylor Radio Show, "Equity Strategies and Business Talk' and am the published author of the books, Wired for Change by a Journeyman and American Worker: Prison Wagesin the Private Sector. I have nationally published articles. My credentials and training include:

• Licensed Neuro-Linguistic Life Coach
• Certified Professional Life Coach
• NLP Practitioner
• Clinical Hypnotherapist
• Time Line Success Coach
• Regression Specialist
• Reiki Master

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My Vision, Purpose, and Mission Statement:

I am a strong everyday leader, in the flow of the ocean of life, a master in common sense, an author in pride of accomplishment and taking pride in accomplishing postive results.

My purpose is to foster communication, fundamental change and let freedom ring with Cowboy Wisdom.

My mission is to be a saddle for everyday fundamental change to illuminate your life possibilities, creating a conduit for you to develop and achieve your goals designed by you in partnership with Cowboy Wisdom Coaching, creating dharmic flow in your everyday life to allow you to live your life the way you want and deserve.

How can Cowboy Wisdom Coaching support you today?