Ben O'Brien
Accountability, burnout and retirement coach with 25 years in fire service
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $130 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Also coaches | Health coach |
Ben O'Brien is an accountability, burnout and retirement coach. He helps people build self-awareness and understanding so they can handle the challenges in their lives. Ben spent 25 years in the fire service, and he has worked with first responders. He teaches a repeatable process for building a life with engagement, strong relationships and meaning. His work centers on resilience, performance and living by your values.
What Ben helps with
Ben helps people build the self-awareness to face the challenges in their lives. He focuses on meaning, relationships and lasting satisfaction.
- Building self-awareness to handle life challenges
- Finding out what matters most to you
- Creating a life with engagement and rich relationships
- Building resilience in hard circumstances
- Finding lasting satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment
- Burnout
- Retirement
Who Ben works with
Ben has worked with first responders. He has seen that people who do well under pressure have skills that can be trained. He shares those skills with clients who face hard circumstances.
How Ben works
Ben teaches a repeatable process for building a life of engagement, rich relationships and meaning. His approach draws on what he learned about resilience and performance from 25 years in the fire service. He works on the trainable skills that help people do well in hard situations.
Background and qualifications
Ben O'Brien spent 25 years in the fire service. That work taught him about human resilience, performance and flourishing. He worked with first responders and saw that people who thrive in hard circumstances share skills that can be trained. He now coaches people on accountability, burnout and retirement, using what he learned on the job.
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The CoachVouch take
Ben brings 25 years of fire service experience to his coaching on resilience and performance.
Best for first responders and others facing hard circumstances who want a repeatable process for a more meaningful life.
Common questions
How much does Ben O'Brien charge?
Coaching with Ben runs $80 to $130 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Ben O'Brien help with?
Ben O'Brien helps with building self-awareness to handle life challenges, finding out what matters most to you, creating a life with engagement and rich relationships and building resilience in hard circumstances.
Does Ben O'Brien work with first responders?
Yes. Ben spent 25 years in the fire service and has worked with first responders.
How do I contact Ben O'Brien?
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