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I help adventurous people blaze new trails in their time, tasks, and transitions.

Let’s Go Adventuring!

When we coach you and I are a team of two, journeying through uncharted territory in search of the insight and change you seek.

Coaching is a proven method for helping people achieve goals, maximize their potential, and make lasting changes in their lives.

Along the way we figure out how to sharpen your skills, tap into your resources, and make room for your amazing gifts to shine.

Coaching invites you to try on new perspectives, experiment with different ways of doing things, and learn from your experiences.

In the end our work gives rise to life-changing new ways of thinking and being — which free you to get clear, get in motion, and get to your goals.

Over time and with practice, coaching supports you in bringing your actions and intentions into alignment and stepping fully into your gifts.

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I’m Nia

I’m a life coach in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

I work with courageous people around the country who are ready to take a close look at themselves and change things up. Often their goals relate to productivity, sense of self, and quality of life.

My coaching style is structured yet open, curiosity-based, and trusts deeply in your self-wisdom.

I can help you get unstuck, learn to align your actions with your intentions, step fully into your gifts, and accomplish your goals.

More about me

Time

Perhaps you wish to change your relationship with time so that it becomes light, spacious, and healthy?

Tasks

Perhaps you wish to manage your to-do’s more effectively, so that you feel competent and can rest easy with your affairs in order?

Transitions

Perhaps you wish to navigate a big life transition with grace and come out thriving on the other side?

Mindset

Coaching has the power to change lives in significant and lasting ways, particularly when you embody a growth mindset. Here are some growth-oriented beliefs:

Openness to learning
Receptivity to constructive feedback
Persistence in the face of setbacks
Eagerness to try new things and explore new perspectives

Readiness

The path to change always has potholes, cliffs, and blind curves along the way. Most of us know this from “failed” attempts at change in the past. The support of a coach can help keep you on the path – but you also have to be ready for the adventure:

Are you in a place of strong mental health?
Are you genuinely motivated?
Is this change a priority for you?
Does coaching fit in your schedule and budget?

Curiosity

Honest-to-goodness curiosity about yourself is a key ingredient in a resonant coaching experience. You must be willing to be honest with yourself (and me) and to explore the your thoughts, feelings, beliefs, assumptions and behaviors:

How do they serve or limit you?
What unhelpful narratives need to be replaced?
How can you live more closely from your values?
What “muscles” do you need to strengthen?

Process

Coaching isn’t a quick fix. It’s an iterative process that metes out its rewards with time, generally in proportion to what you put in. Outcomes are enhanced by your willingness to deeply engage in the process:

Can you relax into the journey, setting aside fixation on the destination?
When you experience discomfort or insight, will you be open to exploring it without judgment?
Will you commit to taking experimental actions in pursuit of the change you seek?

See if this sounds like you