Jen Antila

Freedom and a high level of personal satisfaction, every day

“I knew I was on the cusp of a transition when I reached out to Michelle and we began our coaching relationship. I knew I wanted to head in a direction, but didn’t know which direction to head. I wanted to identify a destination. I wanted to have a positive attitude and feel more confident in my worklife, just as I felt at home. I knew it was possible but I wasn’t quite sure how to navigate, how to get there.

Michelle listened intently, took a role as a facilitator, helped and encouraged me to peel away the layers to get at the core of what I desire. We trust each other implicitly and immediately connected in a symbiotic way. This allowed us to dive in and begin to explore. We started with what I wanted that day, that week. Michelle taught me the tools to observe, listen to, honor…myself. I used to spend a great deal of time thinking about things and people and reactions that I couldn’t control. What a gift to completely shift that focus to me!

I share with my friends my favorite, most meaningful lessons and tools that Michelle has used in our coaching practice. I find myself using the model she showed me to demonstrate how others can shift their energy and thoughts from things they can’t control to things they can. I have talked about the ‘tapes’ that played and replayed in my head and how I changed those messages from unhelpful to positive. I love the vision board that Michelle encouraged me to create, it keeps my dreams in focus and I look at it as I start each new day. ‘Re-teaching’ reinforces those lessons for me. Being intentional with my attention and thoughts has changed how I interact with others and the result is a high level of personal satisfaction, every day.

Today, I am free. I was ready to be free, and Michelle was the guide that helped me get there! Thank you Michelle for the gift of freedom!”