Dr. Richard Shively is an Ordained, Independent Baptist, Minister of the Gospel, as well as an International Board-Certified Executive/Personal Life Coach and Facilitative Mediator.
Richard's Domestics
Richard and his wife, Jan, are the parents of three married sons; two of which are Attorneys and the third is an Author, Pastor and Theology Instructor at Grace College and Theological Seminary. One of their daughter-in-laws is from Slovakia and works as a Financial Analyst for the Dell Computer company. A second daughter-in-law has exchanged her position as a department manager at Martin’s Super Market to be a fulltime, stay-at-home mother, and the third daughter-in-law is a deputy prosecutor in Colorado. Richard and Jan are also the grandparents of three granddaughters (one of which resides in Heaven) and two grandsons.
Richard’s Childhood:
Richard was born in Elkhart, Indiana, and residing with his parents on North Third Street, Richard attended Samuel Strong Elementary School. His family moved to Goshen Avenue just before he began the fourth grade at Rice Grade School. He then attended Roosevelt Junior High School and graduated from Elkhart High School in 1965.
During those early years, he worked as a paperboy for several years before his employment for several more years at Weaver’s (later part of Martin's) Market. During his Junior and Senior years at Elkhart High School he worked as an assistant to the Vice President and Vault Manager at the St. Joseph Valley Bank.
Richard’s Education:
Richard attended Indiana University, Grace College & Theological Seminary, Liberty University, California Coast University and the University of Oxford and earned the following degrees:
Richard’s Work History:
After high school, Richard worked at the Elkhart Bridge and Iron Company as a Certified Welder of Structural Steel before, and while, attending college. Concurrently with completing graduate studies, Richard worked as a Draftsman/Product Designer. After completing graduate studies, Richard spent the next decade providing Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy and Addiction Therapy. For the past decade Richard has provided Mediation and Executive Life Coaching services through Metamora International, LLC.
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Life Coaching has the Key!
Executive / Life Coaching is a vehicle designed to assist in transporting the Client from where they are to where they want to be. It is for individuals who are emotionally and psychologically healthy and who want to make changes and move forward in their lives. By its nature, Coaching is a process involving an ongoing relationship between a Coach and a Client that facilitates the process of personal, professional and / or spiritual development by changing self-defeating attitudes, eliminating ineffective or harmful habits, discovering new possibilities, implementing better approaches, illuminating and eliminating hidden fears and limitations.
Coaching is not advice, nor is it another form of, or a substitute for, psychotherapy or Counseling.
Core Characteristics of Coaching:
The Coaches are Christians and while they will not try to impose their belief on the Client(s), it is important to note the context from which they are operating.
Coaching relationship is one where the Coach and Client concur the Client wants to make significant progress and change in his/her life and the Client and Coach agree this ongoing Coaching relationship will be designed together in accordance with the Client’s goals, temperament, and values; therefore, each Coaching relationship is unique.
The Commitment: While the Client may start by scheduling One Hour Coaching Sessions or avail themselves of the One-Month Coaching Program, the prospects of successfully achieving the Client’s goals and desires are dramatically increased when the Client and Coach commit to work with each other on the process of change for a three (3) month (or longer) period of time. This provides the necessary time for the Coaching relationship to develop and progress through objectives, obstacles and successes.
Mediation is a voluntary process where the disputing parties contract with Metamora Mediation, LLC and each other to negotiate in good faith while being constrained by rules of civility and confidentiality as set out in the Agreement to Mediate.
Metamora, LLC, uses Facilitative Mediation that is non- confrontational, unlike Caucus Mediation used by attorneys.
After the parties to a dispute have read the Agreement to Mediate and decided to utilize the services of Metamora Mediation, LLC, the parties can begin the process by each of the parties completing the "Request for Metamora Mediation Services" form and providing Metamora Mediation, LLC with a $625.00 money order or certified check as a retainer that covers the fee for the four hour Mediation session.
After each of the parties has indicated their desire to Mediate by completing the "Request for Metamora Mediation Services" Form and provided the "Retainer," a time and place for Mediation will be determined.
At the agreed upon time and place, Mediation will begin with the signing of a copy of the Agreement to Mediate.
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