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b'Barb Wade is a Speaker, an Author, and Coach who has been on the leading edge of Transformational Coaching for over 15 years. \\nBarb works with high-achievers who, despite external accomplishments, are finding themselves yearning for more freedom, joy, and meaning in their lives. Barb herself knows that \\u201chole\\u201d of quiet desperation that can exist even though achievement is high. \\nHer clients, though an exploration of their truly authentic priorities, values, and dreams, release those relationships and circumstances that are draining and depleting them, and instead build lives that are vibrant and purpose-driven.\\nBarb completed an MA in Spiritual Psychology as well as Coaching Training in 2000. She speaks frequently at conferences and on industry panels, has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS News, and FOX, and was the official on-air Life Coach for the FineLiving Channel for 8 years. \\nShe lives in Northern Colorado with her husband and two spirited daughters.\\nGuiding Principle, Quote or Mantra\\nOnly in relationship can you know yourself, not in abstraction and certainly not in isolation. \\nThrough relationship with others I get to know myself.\\nWhen You Tripped Up \\nBarb hired a mentor to help her grow her business.\\xa0 Where she tripped up is she forgot it was partnership and she started to give up her authority to this mentor.\\nShe caught herself giving her power away.\\xa0 She had put this person on a pedestal and started to second guess what she knew to be true for her.\\nBarb fell prey to guilt and a strong personality.\\xa0 And for a year she was not as present with her little girls as she wanted to be.\\nThe \\u201cDUH\\u201d moment that changed your partnerships forever\\nBarb was collapsing two concepts together.\\xa0\\nShe was collapsing into \\u201cIf he loves me, he will pick up the dry cleaning.\\u201d\\xa0 And if he didn\\u2019t do it she would be hurt thinking he didn\\u2019t love her.\\nThese conclusions were unfounded and when she looked for all the ways he shows he loves her, there were lots of ways he showed he loves her.\\nWhen she separated the two everything changed.\\nShe learned that they really need to communicate instead of thinking they can read each other\\u2019s minds.\\nThis led them to a deep discussion of \\u201chow do you feel the most loved?\\u201d\\nProudest moment in partnership \\nBarb and her husband, Tim, have gotten really good at swooping in when the other one is going to lose it with the kids.\\xa0\\nIt is an amazing way they support each other in their shared commitment to their girls.\\nThey have agreed that they each have permission to step in and suggest the other takes a little break.\\nWhat is the best partnership / relationship advice you have ever received?\\nIn real partnership, if you truly are committed in love to the other person, then that is a commitment to their highest good no matter what challenge that brings you. \\nCreate a living vision for what you want the partnership to look like, up front.\\xa0 It will save you so many misinterpretations in the long run.\\nBest Partnership Book or Resource\\n\\nThe Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You\\u2019re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are\\nPayoff of Partnership \\u2013\\nWhat Barb weathered in her 20\\u2019s and 30\\u2019s with her husband have led her to the work she does today. \\nInterview Links \\u2013\\xa0\\nwww.barbwade.com\\n\\nwww.barbwade.'