Benita Stafford-Smith
BA, MCC, Coach Supervisor
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Inspirational Living and Leading Expert

Benita Stafford-Smith Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Inspiration Living and Leading
- Best Sellers
- Ready Set Retire: Changing the Face of Retirement
- Career Focus
- Author, Coach, Speaker,
- Affiliation
- Inte ational Coach Federation
Benita is currently based in the Middle East, leading a coaching practice for an HR Consultancy. Leaving a successful coaching and speaking business behind her in Canada, she has been coaching senior executives in the Oil and Gas, Telecom, Banking and Shipping verticals for the past eight years.
Benita is proud to be a Master Certified Coach, a Mentr Coach and Coach Supervisor, all fuel for inspired living and leading. She graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BA, Major if Psychology.
President of the ICF Oman Chapter, member of the ICF Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) Regional Advisory Council task force on Credentialing, past chair of the ICF EMEA RAC nominating committee and recently accepted as a member of the ICF Gloibal Board nominating committee have all added to her inspirational living and leading. Being a consul for a Poetry group keeps her in touch with inspiration from the ages! Past President of the Women Business Owners of Manitoba and Past President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, Winnipeg chapter are a couple of ways that Benita stayed active in her community back in Canada!
Inspiration Living is her passion!
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Possibilities
"Within us, possibilities are born in our hearts. We must feel them, become passionate and then move our mountains." —Grace Cirocco I love the sequencing in this quote: Must feeln Become passionaten Move our mountains! How do we begin the feel the possibilities born in our hearts? ...
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Passion Wants To Burst Forth!
Passion wants to burst forth, to fly up and be noticed. It wants to express itself in creative ways. The enemy of passion is fear. Live life at full throttle." —Grace Cirocco I have been reading Take the Step and the Bridge Will Appear, by Grace Cirocco, and have fallen in love with her ...
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Getting Past the Dark Dreary Days
“I’ve hit the wall once again!” How to get past those dark dreary days when you've hit the wall. I’m not talking about the crises, the big disappointments, which come along every once in awhile. Just those times when you wonder what you are doing? And why? Is it ...
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Benita Stafford-Smith
| "Retirement at 65 is ridiculous. When I was 65, I still had pimples! I’m going to stay in show business until I’m the only one left!" —George Burns
George Burns didn’t need the money, he just happened to love his job. We should all be so lucky. But, the simple fact is we can be, if we plan our retirement accordingly.
I am one of those lucky people who love their work and their life. if you are curious about Inspiration Living and Leading and are ready to contribute to the world in a larger way, give me a call. 001 968 99770967 or email benitastaffordsmith@me.com |