Finding FISH in a Strengths-Based Practice: Fulfilment, Inspiration, Success, and Happiness in a Life Well-Lived

FISH (fulfilment, inspiration, success, and happiness) is almost a side effect of running a successful Strengths-Based Practice - you don't pursue FISH, you experience it by getting lost in your purpose, finding inspiration everywhere you look, celebrating achievements, and feeling deeply grateful and happy for everything in your life.

Leading a Strengths-Based Practice takes courage, but the rewards are infinite.

If you are:

- an independent strengths coach or facilitator,

- considering making the leap into self-employment,

- or you are an established practice owner with a curiosity about a strengths-based approach, this book is for you.

With practical guidance on how to set up the foundations of your practice, and specific strategies to leverage a practice owner's strengths in marketing, selling and client delivery, the content of this book will enhance both your client impact AND your discipline to build a financially resilient practice.

At its heart, Finding FISH in a Strengths-Based Practice identifies strategies and tools you can use to leverage the talent in a small organisation so that the practice owner and their team experience fulfilment, inspiration, success, and happiness on their own terms.

Christopher Miller holds a BSCH degree in Life Sciences from Queen's University in Canada and an MBA in Health Services Management from McMaster University, Canada, where he was Valedictorian. His career journey spans the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, with roles at Schering Health Care Ltd (now Bayer), Invitrogen (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) and Pfizer, followed by a move to New Zealand. There, he supported business owners in strategic planning, business development and entrepreneurial mindset with Results.com, and worked for Gallup as a senior consultant leading employee engagement and culture change programs. In 2017, Christopher established his own Strengths-Based, Heart-Centred Leadership Practice, where he supports business and practice owners, CliftonStrengths coaches, boards and executive teams in their pursuit of exceptional businesses and lives through coaching and mentoring.In his personal life, Christopher enjoyed a glorious 24 years with his life partner Fiona, before losing her to brain cancer in July 2021, a story he shares in his first book, The Joy of Finding FISH: A Journey of Fulfilment, Inspiration, Success, and Happiness. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand with his sons Cameron and Ross. When not serving his clients, Christopher can often be found cheering on his sons and judging the sport of springboard and platform diving.Christopher is the founder of ExpansiveLove.org, whose purpose is to exponentially expand love on the planet through practical tools that lift love for individuals, couples, families, teams, organisations, and communities.