WHAT CLIENTS, READERS & PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO SAY
“Thank you for your presentation and speaking to the Livestrong crew. Your insights and expertise absolutely made an impact. A seed of positivity has been planted in their minds.
I felt emotion in the room and it gave people a safe space to open up about their journey. You are a light of positivity and I thank you for making an impact on my life and most importantly, the Livestrong members lives!”
~ Kiana M, ‘Cancer Patients & Survivors’ workshop, Livestrong Program @ Bob Sierra Family YMCA, June 11, 2024
“The resilience module is simply the zest of this course.”
“The importance of positive constructive thinking was extremely important right now. This morning I woke up with a completely different feeling. Thank you!”
“Sushama’s story about the Window of Tolerance and visualization and changing the work of the brain …….. And to be honest, what really resonated …… was the feeling of love for what you do and what you share”.
~Participants at Raising Resilience Training, Project Progresiya, Biasless World, Ukraine, Oct 25, 2022
“Sushama gives very special trainings. Her demeanor and material she presents is so positive and hopeful”
“The breadth of the presenter’s knowledge and accepting attitude …..”
“Her enthusiasm and passion …..”
“Presenter was knowledgeable with a wonderful demeanor and topic was very relevant and timely.”
~ Attendees at Reimagining Resilience Webinar, SMHCA, Jan 15, 2021
“I just watched your interview with Fran Powers and I smiled all the way through! You are so natural and inviting and the two of you obviously enjoyed the back and forth. Well done. To watch and listen to two people I hold in such high regard was very special. Thank you both for the thoughtful discussion.”
~ Carol Caruso, Counselor, Oct 10, 2020
“I really enjoy your newsletters which I share with my daughter. Your pearls of wisdom are so relevant and applicable, especially to our young folk out in the corporate world. Thank you for sending them”.
~ DJ, Sep 1, 2020
“Coaching with Sushama helped me overcome some limiting beliefs that led me to feel “stuck” in my professional life. With her insight, warmth and encouragement, I am making rapid progress in achieving my professional and personal goals. I’m most grateful that she shared her expertise with me”.
~ Donna C., Licensed Psychologist, Life and Career Coach, Oct 27, 2017
“I have been terribly grateful to have Sushama as my coach. She displays understanding and empathy when it is warranted, and asks amazing, thought-provoking questions just when they are needed, too! Through her balanced, careful coaching, I have achieved personal and professional goals that became a source of deep satisfaction. If you’re searching for a coach, you should stop; you’ve found the right person.”
~ Irene, Oct 10, 2016
“Asked a lot of good questions and made me think. I don’t get challenged enough. It brought more to the surface and made me think even when we are not in the session. Even toned, laughter in the right areas. In-tuned to the way my voice dropped. Made sure I looked at things from a different perspective.”
~ Jo-Ann, May 23, 2016
“I experienced coaching for the first time with Sushama Kirtikar at a time in my life when I was experiencing dissatisfaction in my work, fear and a sense of confusion about the steps that I needed to take to guide my career path to a more fruitful experience rather than letting it float around like a rudderless boat which was being tossed around with the flow of time, routine and external forces. Having reached a state of feeling like a misfit in what I was doing, the coaching sessions came in like a gush of much needed oxygen.
I could prioritize my concerns and decide which issues needed to be discussed first. This put me at ease. Since all the essential agreements between my coach and myself were drawn up right at the beginning, it gave me a clear understanding of what the expectations were from me as the recipient of the coaching process. It gave me a reassurance of confidentiality of what I disclose in the sessions and gave me a space to talk, think and sound out ambiguous thoughts which I was trying to make sense of.
I had significant insights into my beliefs, behavior patterns, and reactions and how I was dealing and engaging with life and people around me. Some explained my goal blocking behaviors in other domains of life. I could engage in problem solving in related areas which in turn fuelled problem solving in the main concern. Without giving me directives, I was assisted in finding my own solutions and reasons for the action steps. Homework in itself was an introspective exercise which I found very useful to break down my concern and thought process which in turn aided me in generating solutions. The insight I gained helped me join the dots and figure out the entire picture.
The end of the sessions left me with more emotional energy to deal with circumstances and think through concerns by getting clarity about both the external environment as well as my internal functioning.” ~ Aparna V. Aug 8, 2014
Results vary from client to client and are unique to each coaching experience.
You do the work, you own the outcome!