Laura - Business owner, Sussex, 40s
I have worked in the same industry most of my professional life and I knew I needed a change, but wasn’t sure what or how.
I was hesitant about spending that much on me, but working with Lucia ignited the spark in me to help me take my own needs seriously and do something about it.
I negotiated some small changes in my work-life that were exactly right. And I don’t believe I would have reached this conclusion half as quickly without working with Lucia.
I might want to make a bigger career change in the future, but for now, I feel content because my life feels more in balance with the ‘life’ bit being given the time it deserves.
Elizabeth - Business Owner, Cambridgeshire, 40s
As a midlifer, I want to regret-proof my life. And I felt frustrated because I couldn't see how-to for myself.
I needed a professional who could take me through a carefully designed programme to cut through the thorniness of experience and draw out the gold for me to base my next set of big decisions on. This is precisely what Lucia has done for me - challenged my old ways of thinking and identified my “Superpowers” through observation and listening.
Oh it was uncomfortable at times but just like a gold hunter with her sieve in the stream...we got there by getting rid of the dirt. Now I have the nuggets to hold on to and focus my energy into the next set of work/life experiences.
As a result of discovering my Superpowers I feel more sure about who I am and what I am here to do and I want to enjoy it!
If you are someone who is feeling trapped, overwhelmed, lacklustre in life and you deeply want to discover your unique gifts, work with Lucia!
Lucia will guide you toward soul searching, then tangible results allowing you to own your power.
Jeff - MD Thoughtcraft, US, 40s
I've been looking for and thinking about doing some type of career coaching for a long time - too long probably. My work had felt kind of empty. And it was starting to scare me because, I'm pushing 50 and it didn't seem like a good place to be in for the rest of my career.
I've done things like this before and they've never quite stuck. But I've never done it one-on-one with someone. Having that outside perspective really helped me get an objective view of what my Superpowers are and how they really can help others and, and what value they bring to the table.
And now when I think about my my work future, I feel a lot more confidence in not only what I'm going to do, but that I can do it, that I can bring that to the table. There's so many more options that have opened up to me, now that I can see the objective value, and fun that I can have with the things that I do well.
I think if you're coming up until a point in your life and you're thinking, "I don't want the next 10 years to be like the last 10 years" or "I want the next ten years to be even better" or "I'm not totally satisfied", I would really recommend you talk to Lucia.
It's been real eye-opener for me. And so valuable to have someone who is not only an objective outsider, but someone who has studied this whole phenomenon and made this her life's mission.
She comes at it with not only with compassion and empathy, but also she knows what she's talking about.
Mike - FD, Surrey, 40s
A year ago I decided to invest properly in working out what I wanted to do with the last 15 years of my career journey. I worked with Lucia to help me straighten out some of the loops that I was going through that stopped me moving on.
When we had finished I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do which matched up with my values, my strengths and my preferences.
After making this investment I did nothing with it for a while until my current role became at risk. When I started to look for my next step all of the work with Lucia clicked into place, it made my next role search more targeted, my pitch stronger, my strengths more evident and my passion at interview clear.
Kerstin - Education, US, 50s
I'm a midlife professional who suddenly needed to re-evaluate my lifelong career. Where to even start?
Less than 2 months later, I can clearly articulate my Superpowers (Lucia's specialty!), the world problems I am keen to work on, and, most importantly, I feel a refreshed confidence to take on new challenges.
We laughed, and she gave me tough homework. We laughed, and she asked me probing questions. Lucia spent hours reviewing the materials from me, sifting it through her own experienced lens of decades of helping others with their careers. She's smart, experienced, and intuitive - exactly the combination I required.
I've found new clarity, energy, and professional direction from working with Lucia. As I told my husband, we've spent the same amount of money on a new water heater, or on landscaping work, or even on pots and pans. Why wouldn't we spend it on something even more essential - activating my most joyful and engaged professional life?
You'll be so very glad you did!
Jo - Nursing, London, 40s
I think I had an expectation that there would be a moment, where I’d have an epiphany, a moment when I’d discover “OMG, I’ve always wanted to be an X” and I felt a bit of a failure for not knowing the answer.
One of my major learnings is that this type of change is a process. It’s not about looking for that thunderclap moment. I can now see a direction I want to go in and a path towards it.
Pete - Business Owner, Ireland, 50s
My main takeaway from working with Lucia is the release of the blame or harshness I’ve attributed to myself around wrong career moves, situations or organisations I’ve found myself in. That de-coupling of emotion from the situation has been really helpful in allowing me to look at the kind of work that will allow me to operate at my best.
The field of opportunity has really opened up for me to use my talents in lots of different ways that could be much more fulfilling.
Lisa - HR Director - Gloucestershire, 50s
Sometimes in life we are lucky to experience serendipitous moments. For me such a moment was reading Lucia’s excellent book X-Change, that led me to get in touch, and from this it was very clear that Lucia was the perfect partner to work with on my second half reinvention. Lucia is a natural and talented coach, who has helped me cut through the noise, get clear, and work out options to move forward. I am someone who puts a lot of store in results, so Lucia’s approach is perfect for me. More than this, what I think really makes the difference is that Lucia is authentic, pragmatic, engaging and warm. I look forward to our sessions because they are positive and enjoyable.
My experience of working with Lucia has without doubt helped me strengthen my confidence. Her approach is refreshing because her guiding principles are about clarifying and appreciating strengths and it is through her that I have finally uncovered my superpowers and the confidence to get out there and make my second half even better than my first’.
Stephen - Programme Director, Surrey, 50s
The institutional ageism that exists in the recruiting of staff by large organisations is a very real phenomenon. Lucia was wonderful in helping me to shape my proposition, achieve the right mind set and secure new work in pastures new. I cannot recommend her enough!
Janice - Consulting, Ireland, 50s,
I was a natural sceptic about coaching / change enablers … I fear there are some charlatans in the business. Once we met I was reassured that you came with experience, a proven approach and were, well frankly, on a normal spectrum … “no weird floaty stuff here” I thought. Your midlife unstuck commentary really resonated with me … as someone who was counting down on a weekly basis how many working days I had left to go to meet my financial goals (over 650 days when we met). I knew I had to do something for my mental health and well being and, to be honest, stop wasting the time I have still been blessed with.
Everything on your website was exactly what I was thinking and feeling and when we spoke I had a strong sense that you understood what I was talking about
Coming off a well oiled treadmill after 30 years working in big IT projects, it takes a safe space and gentle encouragement to start to dream about the possibilities and find the words to describe that. An invaluable process.
I became open to the possibilities of what a new future could look like and really came to believe that achieving a new way of being was actually a real possibility. In the immediate period after taking voluntary redundancy, the benefits of the work we had done really stood me in good stead. I was offered out placement support when leaving my old organisation and I believe without really believing a “new me” was possible, I would have been off applying for jobs looking suspiciously like my old one. You have saved me from 650 working days of big IT project hell.
As well as the possibility of a new me, I am now taking steps to making that possibility a reality … the work we did in plotting out a course with timelines and options was really helpful.
I think anyone who is not entirely happy with their current working world would benefit from working with you … even if they are not imminently able to make a change, I think taking some time with you to mull over possibilities would be super helpful … it can take a wee while to realise and believe that a change is possible so I would say it is a very worthwhile investment in a more fulfilled and happy future.