I heard about Midlife Unstuck when I was in a fortunate position of having stepped away from my corporate career, taking some time out to decide on my next right move. The more I thought about what that move might look like and the more people I discussed it with however, the more blurred it became.

I wanted to become self-employed, but I had a number of potential directions I could go in. I struggled to decide how I could best delight my future customer. Importantly, I struggled to decide on the type of work I needed to do, to best delight the future me!

So when Lucia told me she would be able to find the answers, I was curious to know exactly how that would go! Lucia is warm, calm and empathetic, yet she will NOT let you off the hook. No matter how significant or insignificant a fact about your life or a comment you have made might appear, if she suspects there is a connection to the strengths you're looking to uncover which needs to be explored more fully, she will find all the right ways to question and probe around it until it becomes glaringly meaningful! Even before Lucia followed up with her spot-on assessment of my 6 clearly defined 'uber-strengths', I had already started to live them, simply as a result of the deep dive into my behaviours. What a transformation too! The whole coaching exercise gave me confidence like I'd not felt in years. It gave me structure to form a clear direction for my career from the options I had before me.

What's more, it excited me!

As a result, I have come away from this programme with 6 little statements about myself that have the power to transform my future. I may be at a midpoint in my career, but I've got everything to look forward to and I'm doing so with renewed energy and enthusiasm. And now I know exactly how to make that energy and enthusiasm sustainable.

Thank you Lucia!

I’ve just this morning been offered a new role close to home within a smaller company who want me to bring my 20yrs of experience to help them and their clients grow. It’s shaping up to be a massive breath of fresh air: small; forward-looking; growing; devoid of bureaucracy; and enough money to live well enough on.   

In all sincerity I would not have found this role had I not a) consciously decided to escape [my former employer] before it spat me out even closer to 50 and b) gone in to meet them in a positive mindset, being clear on what I do well and what I wanted; I read your summary document before my meeting.

Both of these I have to give you full credit for, so sincere thanks go out to you for all your help.

The Discover Your Superpowers programme has provided some truly valuable insights that could not have been achieved without Lucia’s tailored framework and expert guidance.

The energising effect of more consciously applying a core set of abilities has been almost immediate, and is proving a significant help in formulating options and making better choices.

The process itself is also enjoyable and so the programme comes highly recommended, especially for those exploring alternative career options or simply looking to get more out of their existing careers.

(This testimonial was offered to me recently, after I gave my lovely friend Helene a copy of my first ever book. She explains how we helped each other design our new careers over our weekly walks in the stunning Surrey Hills.)

3 years ago, I decided to change career, but was not exactly sure what to do next, how to start, where to start. Every one said it will come naturally to me…?? really ????

For a while, I went for a weekly walk with my friend Lucia. I loved these walks. I loved these talks. And we talked, we asked each other questions, wondered, imagined…

After many months, many walks and many miles, I realise how much these talks have helped me, supported me, and brightened my vision for my new career path….It did happen and it came to me.

She already knew she wanted to help others in their career change. She was ready to listen, asked the right questions and supported me. She did it for me. She was just not clear yet how. She was scared, worried, but so passionate and so good already!

Today, a few years’ later and after a long journey for both of us, I got her book. I’m so happy!

I don’t need to read it for my professional life, but I’m so eager to read it, to discover these stories, and the official way of ‘walking’ :-)

Thank you Lucia x

I honestly thought I wouldn’t be able to pinpoint my “superpowers” but Lucia proved me wrong. I really enjoyed the session we had. She was so skilled at making me see how I could use the things I do naturally to shape my work life and find some happiness every day.

Working with Lucia has helped me to think about my future and, whilst I am not looking for a radical change, I can really focus on asking the right questions to find an environment that will suit me.

Our conversation last year made a huge difference for me, giving me permission to think about my skills in a different way.

I have since trained as a Life Coach, and am in the process of completing Certification. I LOVE IT. Love it, love it, love it. If there were ever a job that I was put on this earth to do, this is it. The business is new, and it is big and scary and some days I wonder what on earth I am doing, but I love it.

Working with Lucia helped me process my thoughts, so that now, I can move forward without doubt.  

I’d been in my career for nearly 20 years and was considering my options.  Do I stay safe or do something different? I was finding it really difficult to create the head space to reflect properly so that I could make a decision.   

The biggest thing that came out of the process with Lucia was the realisation that I hadn’t been using some of my real strengths (or “Superpowers” as Lucia calls them) for so long that I thought they were my weaknesses. 

I enjoyed being more analytical about what I’ve done in the past and liked the combination of short visual tools and longer form profiling tools we used to help me figure out what I’m very good at. 

Of course, I know I’ll have tough days going forward but I feel that I have a much stronger foundation upon which to build that future.

It was great to have someone as positive and enthusiastic cheering me on when I had kind of lost hope.

Working with Lucia was like a breath of fresh air because I'd been going round and round in circles, ruminating over the same ideas and the same stuck patterns of thought on what I might like to do.  The positivity, passion and clarity Lucia offers can really open the gates of possibility for you to change career.  She gave me the confidence to take some steps towards a career change that I hadn’t had the belief or confidence to take.

I liked the authentic interest Lucia showed throughout our coaching sessions.  Her genuine curiosity in helping me to understand myself better made me more curious about myself as a person and more committed to my pursuit of finding a satisfying career.  For example, Lucia tended to summarise what I had said or what we had covered during our calls – it was enlightening to hear someone else bring things together in a completely different way.

"I thought the workshop was very thought-provoking, and reassuring in many ways - that making what seems a large 'leap of faith' can be done in smaller steps over a period of time. 

Lucia is an engaging speaker and the amount of information provided was just right for the evening, to allow people to reflect, take some ideas away, explore a bit themselves and potentially come back for more guidance."

I really enjoyed [the career happiness workshop] - it was helpful in motivating me to get unstuck and to get focused.

Through discussion with Lucia, I came to be aware of what my "superpowers" were and how I felt when I was using them (which was fantastic, of course) which lead onto the prospect of leveraging them more in the future. I felt increasing excitement as we got deeper and deeper through the layers of thought and the discoveries at each stage.

It was an exhilarating journey of discovery which has resulted in Increased self-awareness, increased focus on what matters, increased hope and excitement about what's ahead in my journey.