Testimonials
How people have benefited through Happiness Express Coaching
Improve strengths, fix weaknesses
"I really loved having Sarah as career coach as she really helped me to improve my strengths and fix my weaknesses.
She is a great listener, always demonstrating empathy.
She also provided me with useful resources to help me achieve my goals.
It was a pleasure to work with her and can't recommend her enough!"
Focus on priorities
"Sarah helped me focus my priorities and articulate my thoughts at a key time in my career. She is a great listener and I found her help invaluable."
Coach in my back pocket
"Sarah is a brilliant coach.
She has been my coach for years now and this for good reasons. I reached out to her whenever I needed a difficult life decision to make, like career moves or starting my new business.
Sarah's patience and questioning helped me immensely in getting clarity in my head and identifying hidden opportunities.
I highly recommend working with Sarah."
Focused on the things that matter
"Sarah is a fantastic coach who keeps you focused on the things that matter to you.
She also provides great resources to help you achieve your goals and is constantly reminding you of the things you set out to do, while listening with empathy and asking the right questions.
It was a pleasure to work with her and can't recommend her enough."
I can now see the wood for the trees
“I came to coaching to seek clarity on whether or not to change my career and which direction to take. It was good to have a “listener” who could pick out recurring themes and key topics whilst I just talked about an issue – too often when performing any self-analysis it’s difficult to see the wood for the trees, and Sarah did an excellent job of replaying back what I had said in a succinct format that really exposed the core of any issues. I gained a set of tools to help unblock previous ways of thinking, and I defined steps that are moving me closer to my desired outcome.”
I defined my leadership style
“Sarah from Happiness Express helped me to develop my own leadership style consistent with my values and aspirations. She is a great listener and quickly understood the challenges I face in my business. She helps to get a wide-angle view on the business whilst at the same time dealing with the day-to-day challenges of managing and leading a business. I have no hesitation in recommending her for group or one-to-one coaching and leadership development.”
“I wanted to remove barriers in my thinking and change my negative beliefs. To my surprise, it has really worked as I am now more positive, avoid procrastination and get out of dips quicker.
One technique Sarah taught me is to write down what’s gone well work-wise and to review those positives regularly.
Her powerful questions helped me see what I really want.
Probing deeper than I would myself! I always left the session with one or two really good take-aways that have stuck with me.
The session I remember most is the one where I came without a topic, as all was going well with my business. Sarah asked, ‘What did you do to make things go well and how can you remember this when things are not going well?’ and that was such a powerful approach.
I have a better sense of my goals and they’re more authentic to me. As a result, I have a much clearer direction for my business.”
Building confidence with mock interviews
“Sarah helped me clarify and build bridges between two quite different professional strands - mindfulness training and town planning.
I appreciated how patient, attentive, professional and friendly she has been through this process. In particular, the mock job interview sessions gave me lots of confidence prior to a job interview.
The suggestion to explore mind-mapping has proved particularly valuable in clarifying a future direction for ‘mindfullife’.
Sarah’s natural positivity made the sessions a pleasant experience. She has provided lots of excellent tips to follow up, which made each session part of a broader process of clarification.
I have already recommended Sarah to friends and intend to keep in contact with her in the future.”
The right tool for the right situation
“Sarah was excellent at listening and understanding the issues. She very quickly got to the crux of my issue.
The work she did with me was extremely tangible. She helped me set goals, and together we checked and verified in each session if I was closer.
She helped me find the right tools to use for the right situations. She broke down the bigger issue into smaller manageable chunks and helped me find out how to deal with each one.
I have gained more confidence in myself and know that when I face difficulty, I will be able to use the tools and techniques I learned with Sarah.
And the best part of working with Sarah is that I actually watched myself succeed at the goals we set. This in turn boosted my confidence to set more goals to achieve. Thank you Sarah.”
The power of visualisations
“I arrived at coaching with a whole array of thoughts and worries, but the mantras and visualisations were very powerful and helped me to move from a negative to a positive mindset. Now I can practice these exercises any time I need them.
The impact of coaching has been far-reaching. I’m much more grounded in the present, I’m more positive and confident and I’ve even gained some new clients for my business.
I’m certainly not the same person that started coaching six weeks ago! I have a much more optimistic outlook on life.
My experience with Sarah has left me in no doubt that I’d recommend her and I’ll likely return to her in the future.”
Coaching helped me get a bonus!
“Several years after our coaching sessions ended I’m still benefiting. I recently received a big bonus, which was related to a development plan I had created with Sarah and followed ever since. So THANK YOU for that! The coaching set the first stones for me to change my career.”
I’ve enhanced my decision-making
“Sarah has a gentle, warm and persistent style of coaching. She has a gift for getting to the essence of the issue! She assisted me to clarify my goals up front and guided the session to ensure we both stayed on target.
She acted as a great anchor during our coaching sessions, rigorously holding me accountable to what was most important to me. She modelled great time management. She also modelled the importance of clarifying goals up front, which facilitated us both to benchmark my progress during our sessions together.
Sarah assisted me to prioritise the “big rocks” and our coaching sessions provided me with the space (in a hectic schedule) to do that.
As a result, I have been more present to my values when making decisions. Sarah’s coaching has enhanced my decision making process and assisted me to prioritise what is most important. Thank you!”
I can handle the crazy times!
“I see so much clearer now and don’t waste my time on things that are not urgent or important.
I now have the right tools to set my priorities and to handle the crazy times.
Sarah is an excellent coach and stayed true to her company name – she made me a happier person!”
I developed my personal brand
“Sarah has been pivotal in recalibrating my ambitions, goals and development areas when I was at a crucial crossroad in my career.
Her approach is as results-driven as it is human, with a deep personal commitment to achieve the targets that we defined together.
Throughout the process, Sarah has challenged me, or slowed me down as necessary, helping me develop my unique personal brand and a new perspective on a healthy work-life balance.”
Set boundaries, delegate, prioritise
“Sarah helped me to zero in on key problem areas, such as setting boundaries, delegating and prioritising.
I now feel comfortable managing my team, I’m better at giving and receiving feedback and I’ve freed up more time to do what’s important.”
I now have confidence in my abilities
“I came to coaching wanting to improve my confidence. Prior to the sessions I tended to second guess myself and give myself a hard time, but the coaching helped me to find trust and confidence in my abilities.
The reasoning and strategies used during and in between the sessions helped me overcome my confidence wobbles. And the more I got on and simply did things, the more I achieved”
Career coaching helped me reach closer to my goals
“I came to coaching wanting to improve my confidence. Prior to the sessions I tended to second guess myself and give myself a hard time, but the coaching helped me to find trust and confidence in my abilities.
The reasoning and strategies used during and in between the sessions helped me overcome my confidence wobbles. And the more I got on and simply did things, the more I achieved”
I overcame my fear of flying
“I came to NLP coaching for help with my fear of flying. I am happy to report that I feel much more confident and my panic attacks have subsided significantly. I have managed to make long journeys that were previously very difficult for me and I am looking forward to my holiday in the Maldives with a renewed positivity.
I have a confidence in myself now that was previously missing. Many, many thanks Sarah!”
The benefits are tangible
“I really enjoyed the Happiness Workshop. It was both informative and practically focused. All the tips that Sarah shared can be easily adopted and immediately applied, and the benefits are tangible and quickly demonstrated.”
You’ll learn to love yourself!
“Sarah makes you want to love yourself and everyone else, because the alternative now seems so unappealing.”
A space for insights and action
“Lovely style. A very engaging workshop. Sarah has a wonderful way of promoting dialogue, creating space for insights and generating action.”
Positive habits have been formed
“My plans for my business are now real rather than vague thoughts and, more importantly, positive habits have now been formed that will be sustained beyond the coaching sessions”
I found the right answers
“The sessions gave me energy, motivation and self-confidence. Sarah helped me find the right answers, simply by asking the right questions”
I found my future
“Sarah made me feel comfortable and able to open up and be honest. She pushed me to reach below the surface and helped me find the true answer regarding my future”
My self-perceptions have evolved
“I am amazed to look back at how my self-perceptions have evolved in only six sessions!”
A wealth of international experience
“The workshop gave me insight into various areas of my life. I was shown how easy it would be to ‘tweak’ some areas to afford more enjoyment.
Sarah has a wealth of experience internationally both in terms of clients and their culture. She is seriously well-trained and I feel comfortable recommending her to my network, whether it’s a large corporation needing some company training or individuals that need a third party to enable them to lead a better life.
Truly a happiness experience!"
Results-oriented coaching
“The workshop gave me insight into various areas of my life. I was shown how easy it would be to ‘tweak’ some areas to afford more enjoyment.
Sarah has a wealth of experience internationally both in terms of clients and their culture. She is seriously well-trained and I feel comfortable recommending her to my network, whether it’s a large corporation needing some company training or individuals that need a third party to enable them to lead a better life.
Truly a happiness experience!
I’m realising my potential
“I’ve surpassed all previous efforts. I can now realise my potential in a long-term, manageable manner. Five stars to Sarah!”
I’m energized!
“This is the first time that I’ve re-read my notes immediately following a workshop. I’m transferring the most important take aways to post its and putting them around my screen as reminders. I am back at work and energized!”
I have a more positive outlook
“Through the coaching sessions I have learned to be kinder to myself, to accept that sometimes performing at 90% is also OK.
The various coaching models and tools we worked with have helped me to develop a more positive outlook. It really feels like the burden on my shoulders has been lifted.”
"I had the pleasure of working with Sarah and absolutely loved it. I was lucky to join a group that Sarah was facilitating and I could not wish for a better guide and leader.
Sarah is caring, wise and, thanks to her talent and experience, creates a safe space to learn, open up and advance.
I highly recommend anybody who wants to progress with their goals, whilst also enjoying a fantastic process, to join Sarah on this program."
“The Mental Fitness Program has been an eye-opening experience.
I was interested in the promise that my brain muscle can be strengthened to manage my negative emotions and thoughts to turn them into something positive. And I liked the fact that it’s based on science and psychology.
The Program has provided me with tools to calm down when facing stressful or difficult situations through mental exercises and it’s helped me to better manage my emotions in order to get a more positive outcome. It is not perfect, but I keep working at it and the initial outcome is that I feel more balanced and equipped (in my head) to face difficult situations and to move on in a quicker way.
In the end, the power is within ourselves, we just need to know how to find it.”
“I joined the Mental Fitness Program to support my ongoing one-to-one career coaching with Sarah.
It looked like something that could provide some practical solutions for enhancing general mental health and wellbeing. And indeed, I got introduced to mindfulness through the PQ reps which made it much more accessible than I’d previously felt mindfulness to be.
I have become more aware of my Judge and other Saboteur voices and can better intercept them to shift to a more Sage-like way of experiencing life, which has helped me navigate decisions I’ve needed to make.
The app is very user friendly with lots of content and personalisation, and the Pod meetings helped keep up momentum.”
“The Mental Fitness Program makes you realise what drives your behaviour, both positively and negatively. I now have a better understanding of my Saboteurs and how to switch to Sage thinking.
This is a personalised program that covers all aspects of your life, helping you to recognise, face and conquer challenges you may have, from personal to work, family to friends.
I love using the daily coach sessions to start my day positively and with something fresh to think and learn about myself and others around me. It’s creating more positive outcomes the more I practice, and I am looking forward to continuing my learning on an on-going basis.”
"The Mental Fitness Program uses an app that is easy to access, and the notifications keep you aware of what to do. I was surprised to see the benefits already quite early in the programme.
The PQ Reps – particularly the listening one – are a great technique for quietening my mind, and as an added benefit can help me fall asleep!
Through the programme, I discovered my Saboteurs and gained a better understanding of others’ Saboteurs. This has helped me increase my empathy towards them, and by following the programme in a Pod with work colleagues, I improved those relationships too.
The thought process of finding the gift in any situation, however bad it might be, has helped me recently turn a difficult situation into some good.
I had an aha moment when dealing with an emotive issue with a friend. I found myself being much more balanced in my discussion, using empathy and compassion and finding the gift in a potentially ‘bad’ situation. This led to a much more positive and innovative conversation.
I'm so much kinder to myself now and I’m better able to play down little things that would previously have become big things to worry about."
"I came to the Mental Fitness Program wanting to understand my own emotions better, with a view to improving my effectiveness in the workplace.
I can now clearly recognise the situations that might bring up my Saboteurs, and how this makes me feel, and affects my ability to perform.
Making time each morning to do a significant amount of PQ Reps positively impacts how my day goes, to the extent that when I don’t do this my Saboteurs are far more likely to make an appearance and derail my day! These days I make sure to put on my own oxygen mask first!
As a Pod of work colleagues, I had the sense that we were in this together and I feel more connected with them now as a result of the program.
Sarah is a fantastic coach – really clear about the program, encouraging and supportive."
"The Mental Fitness Program is easy to access and understand and it genuinely resonated with me. I can now recognise the Saboteurs as exactly that, rather than buying into their lies that they’re good for us.
The online Pod meetings provided a good opportunity to share learning and be honest in a safe environment.
It takes some discipline to get the most out of the program, but it really is worth it."
"After following the Mental Fitness Program, I feel like I know more about myself, particularly my Saboteurs and my Judge. I also realised that many of my colleagues are fighting their own Saboteurs and, surprisingly, many of them are the same.
The daily tasks and weekly videos in the 6-week program were short and manageable, and the app had lots of functionalities and a variety of content.
I really enjoyed the Pod meetings; they helped to validate my own thoughts and get a better understanding of how my colleagues feel."