Amanda “The Zombie Slayer” Jones, Life and Business Coach
www.beginanadventure.com
“I sought out a life coach because I was truly lost. I didn’t know which direction to even start taking steps to pursue my goals. In my first session with Dawn she helped me identify the weak areas in my life and helped me gain clarification on which direction I truly wanted my life to go. Dawn’s coaching was insightful and offered immediate results. She empowered me to be fearless, challenged me to be creative and supported me in my quest to be released from those internal mind tangles. She helped me rewire my brain so I was able to think in the most effective and efficient manner, and gave me tools to use on an everyday basis, so I could continue to manifest and experience this life to its fullest potential. She is truly a gift to the rest of us, and I would challenge anyone to meet her and not walk away a changed person. I strongly support and encourage you to call Dawn and schedule a session, you will be so glad you did, and your life will never be the same.”
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Amy Smith-Thomson
Business Consulting, Bookkeeping & Tax Preparation
“I am self –employed and like many people, have a very full life, I decided it was time to seek out some professional assistance to help me find some balance and clarity, both personally and professionally.
I found working with Dawn to be very rewarding and helpful. Being a past oriented person who had been accustomed to therapeutic methodology, I really appreciated her present and future oriented approach. I found our sessions, both in person and via the phone, to be of great assistance with setting and accounting for short and long term goals.
When I began working with Dawn I was needing support with creating better professional boundaries. In setting better boundaries, the hope was I would not only be less overextended but I would also allow for more recreation in my life. Through a period of about four weeks I made a plan, was offered weekly encouragement and accountability, and really made some positive strides towards reaching many of my goals.
Her approach is direct yet gentle. I appreciated how diligent she was about keeping us on task and consistently breaking things down to facilitate the potential acknowledgement of a different often more clear perspective.
Working with Dawn has been of great benefit to me. I look forward to continuing our work together!”
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Christopher Kane, Attorney
http://www.portlandbankruptcylaw.com
“Thank you for being so awesome, Dawn. I’m really happy that I chose to use your services and I feel like I’m getting a better handle on my values and I’m managing my time a little better. You are a joy to spend time with and I feel totally comfortable disclosing my personal life to you. And, I have a better idea of the kinds of questions I need to be asking myself.”
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Christine Murawski, Designer
Portland, OR
“Dawn is a Jewel. There are few like her. Every thought and move is positive and towards the right direction. She has the talents and expertise to motivate her clients. Through the power of positive thinking and tiny steps she is able to take those who are stuck to help themselves. Every session brings new findings and carries over from one of my days to the next. They help me prioritize my future so I can eventually spend time on the things that are more important to me. They have helped me let go of the pressure of feeling behind and the guilt and stress I have carried with me for years. I can now give myself more credit and more time to get to my big goals. I have developed my new portfolio, found new contacts to work with and feel as it my life is back on track!”
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Daniel Chapman, Flash Designer/ Instructor
http://www.danchapman.net
“I was successful in other parts of my life, except relationships, and when it came to love, something just always went wrong. I chose to seek out a life coach to help me take a better look at what I might be doing wrong.
If I could some it up, the thing that has truly made the difference is how much it has improved my relationship with myself. What I thought was a love for myself was really just an acceptance of a series of habits. I now feel as though I care for myself in a very deep, very real way. The amazing thing is that this main aspect of caring more for myself has dramatically improved my relationships with others. I am able to focus and do better work because I know that I am choosing to do the work I am doing. I am more rested, and suddenly not only do I not need that drink after work, I don’t really want it most the time. I am able to be more honest with people, because I am more honest to myself. All in all, things are just better.
The amazing thing about Dawn is that there are no wrong answers. There are your answers, and you go from there. There is something about this safety that I find so important. It makes it so that her sessions are a time and place where you can feel comfortable being who you want to be so that you feel ready and able to bring your better self out into the world.”
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Lisa Brooking, Massage Therapist
http://www.brightwaymassage.com/
“Dawn is a very experienced, energetic, motivation-inspiring coach. She helped me to realize I had dreams and aspirations that I had forgotten about due to burnout and is helping me to make those dreams come true!”
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Nancy Boros, Community Health Educator
Portland, OR
“I was knee-deep into a turning point in my life and quite stuck when I encountered Dawn through a listserve. Emotional and spiritual clarity have occurred for me rapidly and I feel that a new foundation is taking root in my life. Learning to identify and shed those things that don’t serve me is liberating. I’m unsure what lies ahead, but the beauty is that I don’t feel tenuous or fearful because I don’t see precisely where this process will ultimately lead me. That in itself is amazing! I no longer feel as thought I must have all the answers, before I hear the question. I have quickly turned the corner from reacting to responding to my life as it unfolds. Peace and calm have replaced the frantic and chaotic theme that drove my decisions and choices before her coaching. My work with Dawn has been rigorous and demanding, but nothing less than amazing.”
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Syni Brent, Real Estate Broker
Portland, OR
“Seeing Dawn as a relationship coach with my fiancé has been very encouraging. After 10 years together & having been through traditional counseling in the past we felt we had a pretty clear understanding of where both of us were “coming from”, but didn’t necessarily allow us to positively alter much of our behavior when interacting with each other. We came to Dawn knowing what annoyed us, or disappointed us, and why we tended to react in particular ways, but not necessarily how to change toward the positive.
Dawn provides a lighthearted, yet focused environment where we can briefly state the issue but then focus the majority of our time not in analyzing the issue, but eliminating, or changing the issue into a non-issue. It’s so refreshing! It’s like spring cleaning! You finish a session with her feeling focused and hopeful, not drained & exhausted.
The sessions, being very positive in nature, have encouraged additional communication between us on the topics from the session. Instead of feeling attacked and needing to be defensive, the lighthearted, matter of fact approach has made it so much less daunting to address things that need fixing. We were married a year later.”