Nickys coaching and mentoring has been truly invaluable to me. I first came to Nicky for coaching because I was suffering really badly with Imposter Syndrome at work - I have a really successful career and other people see me as confident but inside I was constantly comparing myself to other people and convincing myself I wasn't good enough.  Through the work we have been doing together over the last few months I have started to rebuild my confidence, change my negative thinking, capitalise on my strengths and relax more into my role as a leader. Honestly, this has been life-changing for me.

I watched a video that Nicky released about how she had suffered with Imposter Syndrome throughout her corporate career and it struck a chord with me because I had just been offered the biggest role of my career and I was completely terrified! I had serious self-doubt and I knew I needed to get my mindset right before I started in the new company so I could make a good impact. Nicky and I worked on my overall strategy and approach and it felt really good to collaborate (I loved that she could flip from Coach to Mentor) and it gave me the sense of calm, clarity and confidence that I needed. 

To the outside world, I was bubbly and confident but inside I was riddled with my past, had high anxiety and a huge amount of self-doubt. I didn't love myself, some days I didn't even like myself and would constantly beat myself up. I've just completed my personal transformation - I now believe in myself, trust myself, and have strengthened my relationship with my partner. I'm more content with who I am and what I would like to do in life and each day is happier.

The whole transformation process has been ENLIGHTENING. I'm amazed at the difference of how I think these days, compared to before.

I didn't realise how insular I had become as a result of lockdown and I needed help to regain my confidence and feel more "me" again.

I now have strategies to help me stretch outside of my comfort zone in a way that feels sensible doable for me. I'm also much better at putting boundaries in place to protect my time and energy - I'm much more intentional about that now than I was before. 

I wanted to work with Nicky because I was feeling pretty bored and frustrated with my life. From the outside things looked great  but I was feeling unfulfilled, directionless and restless. I'll be honest - I genuinely thought Nicky would tell me that I should be grateful for everything I had, and I even thought that's what I needed to hear!

My goodness - how wrong was I?!!

Nicky, you immediately saw past what I was saying, reached in and pulled out the root of my boredom and frustration. You helped me to find fulfilment and gratitude for the things I have worked hard to achieve BUT you also told me that I was playing small, that I needed to think BIGGER and set new and exciting goals which is exactly what has given me back the energy I had lost! 

I used to be a total "people-pleaser". I couldn't bear the idea of upsetting someone or having someone not like me and so I always did whatever I could do to keep the peace and not rock the boat. Nicky helped me to see that this habit was killing me, ruining my confidence and causing burn out. It hasn't been an easy journey but I'm starting to care more about what I think about myself; the boundaries I want to have in place, what I say yes and no to, what and who is draining my energy and I'm definitely starting to feel more in control.