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CEO, executive consultant, national keynote speaker, professional coach, and author of Choose Your Life! Expert

Jim Huling

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CEO, executive consultant, national keynote speaker, professional coach, and author of Choose Your Life!
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Choose Your Life!
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Business Coach and Business Coaching, keynote speaking, writing
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The Jim Huling Group
Jim Huling is the founder and CEO of The Jim Huling Group, a consulting organization that enables leaders and teams to create extraordinary results. Jim’s career spans three decades of leadership ranging from FORTUNE 500 organizations to privately-held companies, including being CEO of an award-winning company recognized four times as one of the “25 Best Small Companies to Work for in America.” Through The Jim Huling Group, Jim and his team now offer the benefit of their experience to companies who want to reach and sustain the highest levels of personal, organizational, and execution excellence.

Jim is a nationally-recognized keynote speaker who has shared the podium with Stephen Covey and Jim Collins. He is also the author of Choose Your Life! - a powerful, proven method for creating the life you want now available on Amazon.com, as well as a monthly column, “The Business of Life,” published in SmartBusiness magazines around the country.
Jim was recently awarded the Turknett Leadership Character Award, recognizing CEO’s who demonstrate the highest standard of ethics and integrity. Jim is most proud of being able to combine his professional success with a wonderful marriage of 30 years to his sweetheart, Donna, being Dad to two phenomenal young adults, Scott and Sarah, and “Papa” to his three grandkids. He is also an avid backpacker and white water rafter, and a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo.

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“Jim, I’m completely stuck,” said Kyle over the phone that morning. “Every time I try to move forward, something stops me and I’m close to giving up.” As both a coaching client and a good friend, I knew that Kyle had been going through a number of changes in the past year – changes that had taken a toll on his confidence and his health. When we met in my office later that afte oon, Kyle began to tell me about the difficulties he was facing in his new job; one he had taken after being laid off from a company where he had worked for many years.

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“Are you coming?” The text message from my friend Sam flashed on my phone just as I was beginning an important meeting. In an instant, I realized what I had done. One week earlier, I had see Sam in the airport and after catching up briefly, Sam had suggested that we have lunch sometime ...

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“I’m totally overwhelmed,” said Karen, one of my coaching clients. “Now that I know what I really want, I can’t find the time to pursue it.” A successful partner in a law firm, as well as a devoted wife and mother, Karen had originally come to me because she felt an unsettling longing that ...

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“I’m sorry to call you so late,” said Cynthia, the senior project manager on one of my company’s largest consulting projects. The clock beside my bed showed 3:00 AM and I knew from experience that this call would not bring good news. “The new system is scheduled to go live in three days, but ...

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“You’ll never make it,” my friend Steve said to me one day over lunch. “You’ll give up before the weekend is over.” He smiled in smug satisfaction, having issued a challenge that he was confident I couldn’t meet. Throughout our lunch, I had been routinely checking my Blackberry for new ...

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“I feel fortunate to have spent most of my career in a leadership role, in addition to my roles as a husband and father. The knowledge I’ve gained while striving for excellence, meaning, and fulfillment in all of these areas is one of my greatest treasures – a treasure I’m committed to sharing through these articles and through my book, Choose Your Life!.

Choose Your Life! is a powerful step-by-step guide to creating the life you want that goes far beyond the traditional ideas of work-life balance. At the core of this book is a fundamental message that applies to everyone, whether in or outside of the business world. It’s a message grounded in the belief that everyone wants to live an extraordinary life - not a life defined by any preset standard of professional success, income, or lifestyle - but instead, a life that is lived true to the vision of your heart. You, and only you, can Choose Your Life! Enjoy!

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CEO of The Jim Huling Group, Executive Consultant, Author and Keynote Speaker, Jim Huling helps leaders and their teams understand a simple formula for achieving extraordinary results, both personally and professionally.

Huling reveals how to translate strategy to action, create a cooperative culture, and focus organizational attention on what matters most.

A dynamic and persuasive keynote speaker based in Atlanta, Huling enlightens audiences with his blend of humor, practical examples, and real-world results.

Find out more about him at JimHuling.com. Be sure to check out reprints of Jim's natioinally-syndicated column The Business of Life available on JimHuling.com

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Choose to Lead Well
Jim Huling's highly acclaimed speaking series, "Choose to Lead Well" provides a unified strategy that guides participants to sustained superior performance in their personal and professional lives. Jim can cover each individual speaking topic or an overall combined message. He will also customize speaking topics to meet your specific requirements.

A dynamic and persuasive speaker, Huling enlightens audiences with his blend of humor, practical examples, and real-world results.

Personal Excellence
At the core, there are only threre questions that matter to guide every aspect of your personal and professional life: Who are you? What do you want? What are you prepared to do? Define these, and you will become more clear, confident, and passionate about your life's journey.

Execution
Through the Disciplines of Execution you become focused on the strategy most important to the company, and you engage the minds and hearts of every employee on corporate goals. Greater efficiency is the benefit.

Ethics & Values
Success and ethical behavior are closely aligned. By building a culture based on values such as integrity and excellence, you can create trust within teams and individuals, improve productivity, and build enduring, profitable customer relationships.

Leadership
You can learn and adopt a unique formula for leadership that integrates the three dimensions of personal, cultural, and execution excellence - a powerful combination that will challenge and inspire you to become a more successful and productive leader.