Testimonials
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“I felt stuck in my role and did not feel confident enough to progress to senior management. After just 3 coaching sessions with Claudia, I successfully applied for a senior management role. I’ve regained my confidence, my self-belief and know that I can achieve my dreams. ”
“Claudia’s coaching has emboldened me to overcome some very big roadblocks, to step out and be more confident, to use my voice and get heard. It has given me space to reflect, think outside the box, recognise my strengths, skills and achievements and how I elevate these to be authentic. In a nutshell coaching has given me permission to be myself and be proud of who I am. My team and my service are benefiting from my renewed confidence.
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“Thank you Claudia, for helping me really grow as a person. You have supported me with managing my saboteurs! I have some way to go, but I now have the skills to work on these issues. ”
“I wanted coaching to support my career development and deal with low self-confidence.
I have gained so much from it, including:
• New thinking methods that I’ve put into practice to help me deal with self-doubts in a wide variety of situations. The results are remarkable.
• Increased confidence in my decision making and to embrace whatever circumstances or challenges come from that decision.
• An improved sense of direction and self-determination.
• The confidence to go for promotion.
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“Dear Claudia, I gave myself the authority to speak and wrote this book. Before your coaching it was an idea….. Thank you for helping me find my voice and believe in myself. ”
“I came to coaching seeking support and guidance with strategic and well-being issues. The sessions were really powerful. Conversations with Claudia were enriching and eye opening. What I’ve discovered about the way I work and my determination to achieve is incredibly illuminating.
With a renewed self-belief, I have the confidence to make the right choice with my next career steps and give it 100%. I am excited about where I may go and what opportunities are ahead! My mindset has shifted. I trust my decision–making and I now have a sense of value and purpose.
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“Claudia has been an amazing coach. I have always felt encouraged by her. At the same time she challenges me and holds me to account which has allowed me to grow through this process. ”
“I came to coaching with a lack of confidence in progressing in the organisation and I wanted to improve my chances of getting a promotion. I now have a better appreciation of who I am and that I’m more than capable of undertaking a more senior role. I can actually see myself doing it. I now feel ready to apply. I’ve also learned ways of improving my confidence and my chances of progressing.
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“Claudia, You do not know what you have done for me. Choosing coaching and choosing you were the best decision I made during this chapter. You too are extraordinary- startling, in fact, with your perception, depth and unique manner to go so much deeper. Thank you. ”
“I accepted a new role recently – a promotion to be Professor of Education and Head of Department at …..University. Working with Claudia last year gave me the confidence to seek out the role and the organisation that were just right for me and make the change. I reflect on what I’ve learned through being coached by Claudia, very frequently. Thank you Claudia.
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“Having hit my mid-thirties, I found myself feeling stagnant and wishing I had ticked off more items from “life bingo” (house ownership, stable relationship etc)! Claudia guided me on my journey of empowerment and towards a stronger sense of self, enabling me to achieve more and dream bigger. I am less likely to settle in environments that do not serve me. I feel braver and surer than ever of the values and strengths I bring to the company table. I cannot recommend this journey enough. Thank you so much Claudia! ”
“Thank you. What an amazing session. It was absolutely brilliant – thought-provoking and it resonated with so many people. We had more than 200 people on the call.
Thank you for all the resources too!”
“Being coached by Claudia was invigorating, encouraging, empowering and motivational. I felt I was speaking with a trusted friend who wanted the best for me and allowed me to see the breadth of my potential. She was warm and gentle and created a sense of safety that aided me to open up and discuss really difficult topics.
When I raised my trauma, Claudia listened, understood and stood with me which felt so validating and supportive. She often guided me to consider other perspectives when I spoke negatively about myself and defended me against my own self-deprecation. I have unique and complex experiences as a black disabled woman and Claudia got me so accurately, almost like she slipped right into my shoes; that’s true empathy. She’s a true cheerleader; the type that waves her pom poms in the air until finish time without taking a break to sit on the bench, because she never gave up on me when I got caught in a cycle of negativity and somehow got me out of it.
Oftentimes in helping relationships, the facilitator can unwittingly become forceful, due to their desire to witness positive change. But with Claudia, I always felt free to make my own choices. Her approach felt genuine rather than results driven.
I gained a new sense of self from my coaching experience and I’m now more confident. I almost quit my Social Work training, but coaching gave me the extra push to persevere.
I urge you to contact Claudia if you’re in search of quality coaching; you’ll thank me later. ”
“I entered coaching to identify my next career move. What I gained was far more insightful and rewarding. Identifying values made it easier to understand what my next steps could be, transitioning into the next phase of my career which would include a portfolio approach that would play to my strengths and energise me. This was all achieved in a very short time frame and demonstrates Claudia’s skill of coaxing out of my mind’s confusion, a clear path forward. I felt heard and supported.
Would highly recommend Claudia to help you find your next steps – be it in your career or your life . ”
“Thank you Claudia, for coaching me to be a better version of myself. Meeting you has been life changing”
“Through coaching from Claudia, I’ve been able to identify what has prevented me from moving on. Being able to see this has helped me confront it. I can see how at times as black women, we carry the fears of our elders, based on their experiences, and this can almost paralyse us. It resulted in me accepting much more than I should, as I feared moving on.
Claudia reminded me of my own worth. Once I remembered that and became proud of my own professional achievements, the confidence that had been knocked out of me returned.
Reading Claudia’s book then further supported my decision around the need for change, for my own emotional health. Her own experiences were so similar to my own. I concluded that I could not change my working environment, but I could change my place within it.
Claudia, you have helped me to look at places in the corners of my mind where words of others have been parked for years. You’ve helped me to reframe those words into positive and motivating words, instead fearing the unknown. So much has changed for me personally and professionally
So, thank you.”
“I have gotten a lot out of the coaching sessions and find your coaching style helpful…..annoying sometimes but that’s part of the coaching course. If you want to grow and are in a place of Growth then that niggle question is just what you need. I did find myself thinking sometimes, “Why did you have to ask me that?”
Thank you. A big totally heartfelt one. I personally think you are a coaching superstar.
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“In a one-off coaching call, Claudia helped me to unlock an issue that had been playing on my mind for some time and find a way forward. I learned that I was framing this particular challenge as an immovable mass. I also learned that it needed to be broken into smaller parts like any other challenge. She helped me to normalise it and even feel excited about tackling it. She has a great ability to make you feel listened to. I felt very comfortable talking to her. ”
“Claudia, thank you for your time, your wisdom, your encouragement and your great personality. It has been so easy to connect, learn and grow from you. I thank you that you have challenged in the appropriate places, asked the right questions and have enabled me to reflect on what changes I need to continue to work on e.g. focus and self-expression. Thank you for challenging my excuses, and helping me find ways to overcome these. I have loved every moment of our time together. ”
“The coaching was great. Claudia was caring, supportive and proactive and she kept reminding me of the positives in my life. She kept me focused on the next steps which really helped.
I felt a bit deflated after week 2 when I realised that my initial business idea probably wasn’t going to happen. But on week 3 she quickly picked me up again with a strengths and skills questionnaire which led us to discuss an alternative exciting business idea.
You are a fantastic coach Claudia and an inspiration. Thank you so much.
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“As a newly qualified social worker, a difficult situation at work led me to feel overwhelmed, anxious and wondering whether I should leave.
Coaching with Claudia has helped me to gain confidence and perspective on the situation. I now feel prepared and able to handle the difficulties that have still to be resolved. I understand that ultimately I am in control of how I feel, which has been empowering.
Claudia is easy to talk to and despite experiencing some difficult feelings and emotions around this topic, I did not feel uncomfortable opening up to her.”
“I wasn’t too sure what to expect when coaching was first suggested to me, but I had an open mind! I honestly have found it incredibly helpful. Claudia has really supported me to re-focus, challenge my thinking and regain my confidence. I’ve learnt a lot about myself and have learnt some new strategies and tools which I will continue to practice.”
“Coaching with Claudia was absolutely phenomenal. I went in with very high expectations and she delivered far more than expected. I left my session with total clarity on a major decision that would change the course of my life.
Claudia has a remarkable ability to ask the right questions to get you thinking outside of the box. I went in an ordinary woman and came out an extraordinary woman. I’m so happy with the results”
“I was feeling lacking in direction and confidence. Although I’ve been delivering coaching, I’d never had any myself and so felt that this would be a good way of addressing these issues.
Through a mix of frank discussions and exercises, I saw the power to address these issues and change my outlook were always within me. Coaching showed me how to channel my abilities in a positive way.
Claudia is a consummate professional – always keeping you on your toes and making sure that you get the most from every session. I have no hesitation in recommending Claudia and would happily work with her again in the future. ”
“I was struggling with my emotions within a complex work environment and was feeling de-skilled, unhappy and out of touch with my inner strength. Claudia enabled me to reconnect to my core values and supported me to challenge some of my narratives about what was happening.
As I gained confidence in the process, I experienced an exciting journey which built my strength, helped me regain my personal power, and helped me feel at peace with my situation and very excited about the future.
My relationships with others have improved and the coaching has led me to explore interests which are continuing to nourish my growth and happiness.
I would recommend Claudia unconditionally to anyone that is considering coaching.”
“A light bulb moment during Claudia’s workshop, ‘Women: Take your Seat at the Table’, helped me to find the main obstacle that had been blocking my progress. When I tackled it I got promoted to director - just a few weeks after the workshop! Five years of being stuck at middle management over!”
“Claudia has helped me feel at ease and in good hands and I have felt confident about the healing. She is keen, approachable, knowledgeable and challenging. I have taken massive strides forward and I have felt stronger and better for it. I have worked hard and I am finding that adversity that sets me back doesn’t impact on me for as long as it has done in the past. I’m now much more confident. ”
“I would heartily recommend Winning Pathways Coaching to anyone who isn’t quite sure who they are, what they should be doing or even what they want to do, and how in the world to get there. I have no idea where I’d be if I hadn’t been so lucky to meet Claudia- and I am absolutely sure I would not be so confident in my plans for the future as I am now.”
“After just 4 of my 6 sessions coaching programme, I got the secondment I so badly wanted to get me prepared for promotion. Next step, senior management! Amazing!”
“I was facing big life changes - redundancy, turning 50 and a move to a new town. I needed a plan of action. Coaching helped me to decide what I wanted and to develop suitable actions to get me there. Claudia showed me that coaching was a necessary investment in my professional and personal development.”
“The coaching experience was very positive as Claudia gave me the space to consider my current approach to ‘difficult’ situations and how I could improve them. I finished on a high note with increased confidence, strategies and techniques for getting better results in my relationship with people at the top. Highly recommended.”
“I came to Claudia because I was lacking confidence in my abilities. I’m in a responsible role at work and was terrified of making mistakes, large or small. Claudia helped me to work through the barriers in my thought process and create a plan for overcoming them. I’ve made so much progress, feel more confident in my abilities and have received positive and complimentary comments about my development in my appraisal.”
“I’m continually amazed by Claudia’s ability to continually pinpoint the exact issue undermining my efforts to achieve the success that I deserve. Sometimes I’m confident on the outside but within, a different story. Since working with Claudia for over a year now, I’ve managed to shake many of the limiting beliefs that were undermining my inner power as a professional woman. Now, I’ve a much stronger brand, a much stronger position in the market and in my industry and much more power within myself due to having worked with her. I recommend her to all women who are strong on the outside, but soft and gentle on the inside (but don’t want anyone to know that)”
“I came to Claudia for coaching with the realisation that I had some internal blocks hampering my efforts to promote my business and I may have been unintentionally self-sabotaging. I’ve become more structured and productive, I’m doing important things in my business that I previously feared - which I now enjoy - and I’m taking action and learning from it. I would highly recommend coaching with Claudia to help overcome any blocks that may be preventing progress in achieving personal and professional success.”
“Being coached by Claudia was a 6 months journey from low confidence and self-esteem and half-hearted goals to sharp crystallised ambition with certainty about how my goals will be achieved. I now live in the moment and enjoy every second; knowing that my future is bright and that I am exclusively in control, responsible and accountable for what goes before me. Claudia has helped me appreciate that I am not perfect and that I love myself. Thanks Claudia. You will forever be my coach.”
“Thank you Claudia for all your help this year. You really made a big difference. I now know that I’m stronger and smarter than I thought, the only thing holding me back are my negative thoughts and I can do anything I want in life when I apply myself. I am so much more confident and I’m forever grateful.”
“I was hoping to get some business direction and ideas through coaching from Claudia, but I got so much more. I got my business off the ground and she encouraged me towards my goals. She also helped me through relationship problems and serious health issues. She is compassionate, creative, highly intuitive and knows exactly how to ensure you find the best within yourself. I feel I have overcome many things that have always held me back and now know with confidence that I have many tools to be not just a successful business woman but a woman who is happy and confident in herself. I can’t recommend Claudia highly enough.”
“I think the main thing about Winning Pathways for me was the return of my confidence and self esteem. I have had a horrible 8 months at work with the threat of redundancy. When I first met Claudia my emotional pendulum was swinging wildly but this settled down with focusing on me. Women are always helping others, running the house, running the office, supporting husbands, children, our bosses. At least this time Claudia was there to say ‘Hang on, where are you going? What do you want? You’re important too’.”
“I wanted to increase my self-confidence at work and I came to coaching with a genuine desire to make changes but with a very low expectation of anything actually changing. How wrong I was! Claudia helped me find my path, encouraged me to take small steps that have led to bigger steps and looking back over 6 months, I am filled with a sense of achievement and pride at what I have done.”
“I’m so glad that I met Claudia. She has helped me progress and develop my confidence and get clear on my future career, the one that’s right for me. I’m so thankful for her support, time and patience.”
“My coaching sessions with Claudia have helped me grow in confidence, understand myself better and learn some important lessons. I found the coaching process fascinating; realising that we really do have the answers and the wisdom, we just need to give ourselves the time and space to get to it. A professional coach will guide you through this process to get you there faster. I’m now better at my job and feel more able to handle difficult situations.”
“Thanks for your support and guidance and for providing me with ‘gems’ that I can use moving forward. It’s been enjoyable investing in me for a change and with your help I now recognise my skills, talents and my new future.”
“I had my first ever coaching experience and Claudia’s approach was engaging and challenging. I felt the session was inspiring and effective and enabled me to come up with the answers to a specific problem. Claudia didn’t let it end there however, she empowered me to put together a plan of action which I have already begun to implement. It was certainly a powerful hour that refocused and re-energised me.”
“Claudia establishes an effective coaching rapport very quickly and despite having been previously sceptical of the ultimate benefits of coaching I have found her coaching sessions challenging, supportive and very, very effective.”
“Thank you for the session this evening, I found it extremely helpful and feel confident about what actions I will be taking to 7P for the interview next week. You are very skilled, focused and engaging and working with you this evening was great. Many many thanks.”
“Claudia helped me identify the core issues I needed to work on and enabled me to own the problems and make the changes. Great work!”
“When I came to coaching with Claudia, my self-esteem had been severely knocked by a traumatic work incident. I was down, I’d lost my drive and all trust in my colleagues. After just 4 coaching meetings I’d regained my confidence, and ability to trust and I’d made a clear plan for my future, which involved major changes. Now, that I’ve completed the coaching programme, I feel like a new empowered woman. My future looks bright and very exciting. So I had to score Claudia’s coaching 10/10. ”
“Through working with Claudia I have developed:
- More confidence in myself as a manager and leader.
- A better and more effective working relationship with my managers.
My other thank you is for the way that Claudia helped me to look at myself in a more holistic manner to respect myself and my needs and to see that it’s not all about me.”
“Working with Claudia on an 8 session programme, gave me the kick that I needed. I’d lost motivation in several areas of my life; I’d become uncertain and was drifting. Claudia helped me to put focus and purpose back into my life. My confidence has increased, I know where I am going and I am well on the way to getting there.”
“I’m now a director. Our coaching sessions were the start of my journey to this post. ”