TESTIMONIALS
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A unique journey with direction and a conscious way to identify and make changes
“I’m stuck!” Have you ever used these words? “I’ve heard the theory, read all the bumper stickers but how do I make life changes?” Most of us have used these words and they were my thoughts when I reached out to Sam. Sam’s down to earth, non-judgmental approach immediately put me at ease. The first session required the assistance of the dog to assess my readiness – a great laugh and a lovely icebreaker and I felt safe under Sam’s guidance. Sam’s professional experience and knowledge is likened to a wise older soul as she understands your search…. she gets you! Each session was personal and informative with check lists for awareness, understanding the “now”, mentorship and providing workable tools. These tools have made the journey unique with direction and a conscious way to identify and make changes – SO powerful! This is a journey to self-empowerment, thank you Sam! -
Personal Development in a Safe Space
Being taken on by Sam as my coach was a pleasure and a privilege. She was instrumental in my personal development by facing and conquering many deep-grained limiting beliefs I had. By helping me tackle obstacle after obstacle, she taught me an array of tools that I will use for the rest of my life. The thing I enjoyed most about visiting Sam was the safe space in which she held our sessions. She is someone who you can truly be vulnerable around and takes an understanding, gentle yet “no-nonsense” approach. Always holding a space for whatever is needed; whether it be light-hearted laughter around a topic or a calming seriousness; I couldn’t have been happier with my decision to see her. -
Discovering my Potential and Ability
Working with Sam through challenging times, allowed me to reconnect and rediscover a strength within me. Sam was kind, and warm, and believed in the process of healing. Bringing up truth and authenticity from her own experiences, and delving into tools and skills, provided a space to set goals and promises to and for myself. Sam guided my process in a loving and honest way, allowing me to see myself through her eyes, full of potential and ability. -
Empathetic leader with a sense of humour
#YouDoYou - A ‘self help’ course with a difference. Sam is a skilled, empathetic leader with a sense of humour who guided the group to support each other using the weekly tools and tips she gave us. -
Course Review
Attending Sam's course at the time that I did in my life was the best decision I made. The course is filled with practical tools and methods to use in everyday life to enable a person to put into practice the You do You way 😊. Each week I taught me more about myself and how I self-sabotage a lot of myself through negative self-reflection and criticism - This course identifies the very things that we do to ourselves and then gives us the guides or means on how to stop doing these bad habits. I love Sam's natural and easy approach to answering all our questions and listening to each person's personal experiences and relating them to the tools she provides us to implement. A definite must try - if you haven’t already. Thank you Sam - I look forward to doing a lot more of YOU DO YOU for myself. -
#YouDoYou Course 2021
Thank you Sam, I found the #YouDoYou course experience wonderfully positive and rewarding. The course enabled me to identify areas of my life where I need to make change and assisted me with the necessary tools to take steps towards living the life I want to. It was a great group of like-minded people and to hear that so many of us are going through the same kind of stress and experiences and to not feel alone and guilty to have been feeling the way I have, has made a big difference to helping me take those first difficult steps towards making those changes. The week after our first session was a very trying one for me to deal with, but I am so very thankful for the support and friendship that was shown to me during that time. Huge thanks to you for sharing a lot of your personal journey with us and all the kindness and sincerity that you give so easily to others. Really missing my Wednesday evening “me time” with the group, as after our sessions I always felt so positive and inspired to live my best life. However, I am still making sure I take time to look out for myself too. I realise that I do need to focus on self care at times and not feel guilty, speak up and ask for help if I need it and put boundaries in place.
Michelle Voster
When I first met Sam, I was at a crossroads in my life and neither option was looking good. I knew I had to do something to change what was happening in my mind and life.
I contacted Sam after seeing one of her posts on Facebook that really resonated with me and I knew it was now or never.
I have Bipolar type 1 as well as PTSD, anxiety disorder and a few other mental health issues. I have spent more hours in psychiatrist and psychologists office than I care to remember as well as many stints in institutions. I am by no means saying that if you have mental health problems, you should stop seeing your specialists because that would be irresponsible and I still have check in with my psychiatrist.
What I am saying is, life coaching with Sam will give you direction and help you figure out exactly what is it that you want to do with your life. You will also learn to hold yourself accountable TO yourself.
When I got to my first appointment with Sam, I was nervous, the fear of the unknown I guess. I wondered how much I would have to tell her about my past because re-hashing it all really wasn’t top of my “to do” list. Sam didn’t need to hear my past, she wanted to know about the present and where I would like to see myself in the future. In each session Sam does a “check in” with you on how you are feeling at that immediate point in time, how your week has been and what you achieved and then asks what you would like to talk about in that session which I LOVED! She gave me the feeling that I was in control of every session which I had never felt before. She made me aware of small things that I would say about myself that were unkind which I had never noticed before which we worked on and successfully changed my way of thinking about myself.
I saw results from week 1. When I walked out of my very first session, I had hope and could see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I felt like my cross roads that were all doom and gloom were suddenly filled with hope and promise.
Today, 1 year after “graduating” my last session, I can honestly say that I still apply every single tool that Sam gave me into my daily life. I have achieved so many of my goals, my life has changed for the better, I have grown in leaps and bounds and my outlook on life is far more positive. My son and I often talk about the huge impact that life coaching with Sam has had on both of our lives. He has a mom who is happier and easier to engage with, I am a more calm and collected person than I have ever been before and I have rekindled my love for life again. I have been taken off 2 of my medications because I have been so stable and I know for a fact, that life coaching with Sam has got me to the point that I am at today.
Thank you Sam for changing my life*
Coaching sessions available online or at my offices in Rivonia, Joburg.
