ABOUT TONJA WEIMER

Tonja Evetts Weimer, M.A., is a Master Certified Singles Relationship Coach and Personal Life Coach.

As a professional coach, she helps individuals, especially singles, re-craft their lives and find happiness and success in their career and relationships. She is the author of Savvy Dating, a syndicated weekly newspaper column that is read by over 4 million people in the U.S. and Canada. She has won 3 Matrix Awards for her writing. Tonja has also had articles published in New Woman, Hope and House Beautiful magazines. She has appeared on CNN's "ShowBiz Today" and has received raved reviews in national publications such as USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and Publisher's Weekly. A motivational speaker for the last twenty years, Tonja has been a keynote presenter at numerous national and international conferences. She is also the author of materials for educators and parents, which have won 22 awards. A graduate of the Relationship Coaching Institute, she is also a member of the International Coaching Federation and a graduate of the Institute for Life Coach Training.

Tonja's passionate -- and personal -- interest in her specialty began when she found herself having to start over after a divorce several years ago. At first, the future seemed "dismal" to her. But she made four promises to herself so she would never find herself in another hopeless, airless relationship: First, to lead a life she could be proud of; second, to never compromise herself again in a relationship; third, to learn everything she could about being a successful single, discovering how to date again, and fourth, finding what makes relationships last.

Despite the chorus of negative voices -- her own as well as other people's -- that said soul mates don't exist, some part of her didn't want to believe it. She embarked on her own personal search by attending seminars, classes, conferences, lectures, and participating in countless self-help groups for the next five years. She then applied all that newfound knowledge and positive energy on her first client: herself. Her methods worked: She met and married her soul mate, Vik Pearce. The couple has been happily married for over a decade and makes their home in Greenville, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina.

FROM TONJA

Years ago, when I had young children, a crumbling marriage, and what seemed like a dismal future, I thought it was impossible to start over. When I divorced, I told myself that I would never be in another hopeless, airless relationship and feel that kind of despair again. I made three promises to myself:

First, to lead a life I could be proud of.

Second, to NEVER compromise myself again in a relationship.

And third, to learn everything I could about being a successful single, discovering how to date again, and finding what makes relationships last. Even with a graduate degree in Human Development, I knew I was clueless about relationships.

I also knew that I wanted more than just a relationship...I wanted to find a great love. There was a chorus of negative voices--my own, and other people's--that said a soulmate does not exist. All of the evidence and their pessimistic voices indicated that it was probably true. But some part of me didn't want to believe it.

I went on my own personal search. For over five years, I went to seminars, classes, conferences, lectures, and participated in countless self-help groups. It worked.
 
I have been with Vik for over 24 years. I cannot imagine what my life would be like if I had not persevered in spite of the odds.

Six years ago, after a career of being an international speaker and educator, I went back to school to become a coach. Today, I am a master certified singles coach, with a private coaching practice. I also write Savvy Dating , a weekly newspaper column that is read by over 4 million people in the U.S. and Canada.  My readers and clients reaffirm for me every day that with the winning skills, information, attitude, and hope that I bring to them, they are discovering a life of love, when they didn't think it was possible.
 
If you are single, divorced or have lost your spouse; if you are in your thirties, forties, fifties or beyond--and if you are on a compelling journey to find your life partner, you may be ready to learn how.

Visit Tonja's websites at www.singlesdatingtips.com or www.tonjaweimer.com.