Client Stories: The Benefits of Coaching

Here are some testimonials from coaching clients describing the challenges they've faced and the benefits they've gained from our work together, as well as some other client success stories:

Reports from Coaching Clients:

"Audrey Seymour transformed my life. She exemplifies the radical power of coaching to change lives. Two years ago I was miserable at a startup company. My work/life balance was off, my pay was awful, and I was not living within my life's purpose. I turned to Audrey for help.

"Together, we mapped out what my perfect year would look like, to engineer a life of integrity and peak experiences. Today, thanks to Audrey's transformative work, I am now an inventor who is paid to do what I love. My peers respect me, I have ample room for spiritual reflection and travel, and I regularly meet with major companies to consult with them on invention and computers.

"I now live within my life's purpose. If you want to change your existence, I encourage you to contact Audrey without hesitation."

-- Brad Neuberg, Inventor and Software Engineer

"Audrey helped me find the focus and momentum I needed to launch my business in the midst of a major life transition.  Without her I never could have organized all the pieces that I needed in order to have systems and a plan in place.

"I was able to capture the perfect language for my brand in my business name, marketing copy for my website and one-sheet. Perhaps most importantly, I felt held by her deep listening -- she really "got" me and that made all the difference." 

-- Karen Solomon, Professional Speaker and Owner of Success Appeal Image Consulting

“After working with Audrey, I have much more order, balance, and vibrancy in my life and work. Now I can set better boundaries and follow self-care practices which have become sustainable changes.  Ultimately I feel better prepared to do what I’m here to do, which is what matters most. I am so grateful!”

-- Diana Smith, President Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living

"The work Audrey and I did together helped me gain clarity about my career direction. She gave me an excellent balance of both structure and support. I felt motivated by our work and decided to get a Masters in Organization Development from Pepperdine, which was a marvelous program. Working with Audrey greatly contributed to my growth and eased my transition from Marketing to OD."

-- David Callen, Organization Development Consultant

"Audrey really helped me to find my life purpose (at long last!). I've been self-employed for the last 25 years, but never knew or trusted if I was doing the right thing.  I've made some terrible decisions based on desired outcomes and monetary goals, because I rarely paid attention to the desires of my heart and spirit. That was the missing key to my life path.

"Audrey is patient and totally kept me 'on path' every step of the way. It was truly a journey to find out what I'm really here on this planet to do.  Her perseverance and guidance helped make the process easy and even fun through the really difficult, emotional stuff  that was in the way.

"I KNOW I am on my path now--my website is almost up, my ducks are all in a row, my business, legal, and creative partners are picked out, and I feel certain I am going in the perfect direction for ME, while beginning to help many other people as a by-product.  

"The process Audrey did with me in a matter of months could have taken me another 20 years of self-questioning and soul-searching on my own!  I can keep going on my path right now and not spend any more years trying to figure it out. I'm certain I have all the information I need to go forward, and swiftly. Audrey helped me discover what 'certain' was. It feels good."

-- Charylu Roberts, Music Publisher

"Audrey’s intuitive wisdom and razor sharp inquiry helped me make sense of myself. She consistently and compassionately mirrored back to me my true nature. The clarity I found from working with Audrey has opened me up to a wealth of creativity.

"With Audrey’s steady guidance, I successfully launched a business using the Speaking Circles® approach to assist individuals in dissolving their fear of speaking in public. I have become part of a collective that facilitates earth-based programs. I am writing children’s books and currently learning how to make documentaries.

"Thanks to my work with Audrey, for the first time, I feel my life has begun to synthesize in such a way that I can make the most of my gifts.

"Then, my purpose work with Audrey was more like play than work. What was different from her methods and those I had already established for myself was the level of focus and formality involved with directly asking for my life purpose to be revealed from within me.

"Audrey showed me how to make peace with my fears and only then would my Soul respond clearly. And the answers keep coming! I've discovered what my essential gifts are and I feel my life is now aligned with my true purpose.

"I have much more vitality, joy, ease and flow. This work with Audrey has played an important role in transforming my whole life."

-- Sahara Chaldean, Vision Quest Guide and Speaking Circle® Facilitator

"Audrey is one of the best listeners I’ve ever met in my life, bar none. She was both supportive and non-judgmental. She helped me to think expansively and reminded me that by viewing obstacles and challenges differently they become opportunities. I was able to formulate concrete and measurable goals for my business, and to clarify what was most important to me in my brand, specialty, niches, and natural market."

-- Bob Love, Discovery Coach

"Audrey's guidance has made a profound difference in my quest, this time around, for more meaning in my worklife. She is able to bring the focus of our sessions to the key question or issue that I need to explore more deeply in the moment, to find my truth. Through her compassionate and intuitive coaching—indeed through her full presence—I am learning to recognize and trust my inner voice. Her style of coaching is very empowering, and within four months some significant shifts are already taking place."

-- Joanie Boyle, Business Systems Analyst

"Through insightful inquiry, compassionate listening, and wise counsel, Audrey helped me find within myself the resources I needed to move forward in my life in new and exciting ways. I was tired of simply working for a paycheck and wanted to create a life where I am generating income doing work that I love.

"I knew I would need help in making this shift, and I was drawn to Audrey's unique integration of spiritual presence and practical career coaching expertise. Through my work with Audrey I have been able to clarify my goals and objectives, gain the courage and confidence to take new risks, and formulate a practical plan of action.

"In a few short months, my life has changed dramatically. I have a new part time job that fits my needs perfectly, is aligned with my purpose and passion, and that allows me the freedom to develop my new career path as a spiritual counselor and dreamwork facilitator. I have Audrey to thank for helping me cross this major threshhold in my life."

-- Joanne Lefferts, Science of Mind Practitioner

"Since we started, I'm feeling much better about myself and my ability to get things done. I'm working much more efficiently and productively. I'm more on the ball, and it boosts my energy -- I've kicked into a higher gear. It's been really helpful for me in meeting my goals."

-- Eva Penzes, Web Programmer and PC Consultant

"At age 53 I was laid off from my job of 5 years. What I valued most was Audrey's ability to be deeply present, really listen & then to reframe my fears and confusion into more positive messages I could use to go forward. Audrey has the maturity, experience and wisdom to translate the language of the unknown into pathways to action. I would recommend her as a coach to anyone willing to explore the change they wish to make."

-- Linda Brosh, RN, Health Care Administrator

"I have worked with Audrey for several months and have found the experience exciting, rewarding, and practical. With her passion for project management and background in engineering, combined with a depth based on years of spiritual work, she has a lot to offer. I see her as a 'life engineer', helping her clients to see clearly what arises, and make dreams become real. She has found her path, and is helping me to find mine. I am delighted to recommend her as a coach."

-- Lee Brewster, Information Technology Consultant

"Audrey helped me to clarify and continually move toward my goals with ease, grace and compassion. Through our work, I started to include my whole self in my vision by staying true to my deepest values. Thank you Audrey for your divine wisdom and guidance."

-- Lorraine Platt, Psychotherapist

You are welcome to contact me at inquiry@visionsintoform.com or 415.488.4998 to schedule a complimentary initial consultation to see what might be possible for you. I offer phone sessions as well as office appointments in San Anselmo, Marin County, California.

Business Coaching Success Stories:

• A bored management consultant who wanted to reorient his business needed a new focus and brand identity. He developed a different line of services, and from that exploration created a new business name, logo and tagline. He then developed and executed a marketing plan that included a website, newsletter and blog. His schedule became fully booked for months ahead.
  
  
• A small business owner knew he needed to delegate more so that he could focus on opportunities to grow the business. He learned how to communicate effectively as a leader and empower his staff to take on more responsibility. He hired an office manager who started systematizing the business in a new operations manual, so that he was no longer needed to supervise on a daily basis.
  
  
• A personal trainer with ADHD needed focus and follow-through to rebuild his practice and keep his sales pipeline full. With guidance he designed several customized systems that included the areas of time management, lead management, referral partnerships and client intake processing. With the addition of a new logo and tagline plus fresh marketing materials, his client load turned around within a few months.
  
  
• An executive director of a struggling non-profit learned time management and life balance skills. With this foundation plus the addition of a business plan, she was able to bring a new level of clarity, focus, and direction to her organization.
  
  
• Burnout from a high-tech career led an engineer to re-evaluate his work choices. He developed a plan to start a consulting business that expressed his expertise yet allowed him to choose his own hours and projects that reflected his personal values. He then was in the satisfying position of turning down job offers due to the success of his business.
  
  
• A web designer struggled with more business than she could comfortably manage. She learned how to establish boundaries and realistic schedules with each client, and designed a client welcome letter, written agreement and billable hours tracking system. She then was able to enjoy more time with her family in addition to her work.
  
  
• After a workplace injury, a lab technician developed a strategy to start a new business as a spiritual counselor while cutting back her job hours. In this way she maintained a cash flow while building the work that she had always wanted to do. She then was able to work full time in her new business.
  
  
• One burned-out client discovered a calling for a new career that she thought she wouldn't enjoy. After detailed research and analysis, she developed a multi-year transition plan and began training as a therapist within a few months after our completion.

You are welcome to contact us at inquiry@visionsintoform.com or 415.488.4998 for more information or to schedule your complimentary business consultation to explore your business mission and any obstacles in your path. We offer phone sessions as well as office appointments in San Anselmo, Marin County, California.

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