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Today's coaches are challenged with the recurring task of weaving threads from several disciplines into a tapestry that is fit for purpose in helping their clients learn and succeed. In this sense, the coach has to become a discriminating eclectic, developing a keen sense of judgment to select which threads are best woven into the fabric and those that it would be better to simply throw away.

Many critics consider "Rain" to be Maugham's finest short story and it has proven to be wildly successful for an essay that is less than 16,000 words, eventually earning him over a million dollars. What makes the story standout, besides its exotic setting in the South Pacific, is the archetypal conflict between the pull of the flesh and the pull of the spirit.

Tiffany Brooks is a hardworking young woman trying to make ends meet for her family and her forthcoming wedding. But sudden unexpected circumstances drastically change things for her. She finds herself applying for a job as a nanny. Her fiancé doesn't want her to go, but she is drawn to the advertisement. Mr. Lance Fleming, a widower, is hoping to find someone to help raise his baby daughter. When Tiffany arrives at his ranch, she quickly falls in love with the little family.