Sara Orem (1943-) grew up in Connecticut, began college and marriage in Philadelphia and migrated to Minnesota where she began to publish book reviews, financial features, and arts criticism. She co-authored a book of daily meditations, Living Simply, and began graduate school in theology.Subsequent moves to Michigan and finally northern California, brought her to a home overlooking San Francisco Bay. She has co-authored two books for coaches, Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change, and The Coach's Guide to Asset-Based Thinking and Appreciative Coaching, and is currently working on a book about becoming a leader.