Moving from ‘heavy and difficult’…to fun and joyful
“My initial search for a coach was grounded in seeking out business assistance. I had always wanted to start my own small business, and I knew I needed someone to help me along toward those goals. I have a tendency to spin ideas in my head, waiting until I land on the perfect one. Waiting…waiting. So I thought I was looking for a coach who could help me down that path, but when I found Michelle’s website I knew that this would be a journey that encompassed so much more.
It’s interesting that I was only 29 when I found Michelle’s website, but I distinctly remember a sense of feeling like life had become heavy and difficult and not very fun. When you’re a little kid, you can’t wait to become a grown-up and do whatever you want all the time. But somewhere along the way, life had become an endless to-do list and a myriad of health issues. Working with Michelle offered more than the prospect of getting my to-do lists under control, it offered the prospect of pure joy. Her writing, her words, her unbridled enthusiasm for life tells the story of a grown-up who has figured out that life can, in fact, be just like you imagined it could be as a little kid. It can be fun, it can be joyful, and it sure as hell doesn’t have to be so heavy.
Michelle helped me to get my ideas in order regarding starting my business (always there to help me get unstuck when I was feeling pressured to do things the “right way” instead of my own way), helped me to understand my perfectionism and my procrastination tendencies, and helped me to completely change the way I was scheduling my day – making time for those activities that kept me sane and happy like yoga, meditation, reading, and even fun! My journey working with Michelle was interrupted by some serious health challenges, but Michelle’s patience, compassion, and flexibility never faltered and she always let me know that ‘timing is everything’ and that there was never any rush to finish my sessions until the timing was right.
We wouldn’t embark on an important journey without all the appropriate gear, and what Michelle does for us is not only help guide us down a more fulfilling path, she equips us with the necessary tools to keep us heading down this path with confidence and ease. I can easily say that working with Michelle was one of the best decisions I have ever made!”
