Hear What Clients Have to Say
"I have learned so much from you and learned so much about myself. You helped me see my strength to overcome anything in life. You are my inspiration." – RM, Photographer
"You helped me so much and made such a positive influence in my life. Thank you. I also wanted to let you know that I now take 10 minutes of my day and do something that makes me happy. You have influenced my life in such a positive way where I am proud of being me."– KM, Office Manager
"Working with Andrea, I was able to identify my true goals and develop daily tools to make those goals a reality. Her coaching skill gave me the confidence to reach for the stars!" – BG, President, Accounting Firm
"I didn't know what to expect from this endeavor, but in a short amount of time Andrea helped me define what the greatest priorities in my life are. Through setting small, incremental goals I was able to adopt a healthier lifestyle that has improved both my physical and emotional well being. I never thought I would lose those last 10 lbs of baby weight, but I did it, and I am so grateful that Andrea helped me find my Best Self!" – MS, Pharmaceutical Sales Manager
“I think of myself as someone who is fairly organized and introspective already, and I wondered what kind of benefits I would see from Andrea's coaching. I can easily say that it has been one of the most important events for me in the last 10 years. Andrea is gifted with natural enthusiasm for progress that you make personally; she's an excellent listener; and her questions, most importantly, were insightful and challenging. Andrea's coaching enabled me to make progress every week towards my goal to become more self-aware, and include more activities that are personally uplifting and in alignment with my goals. I truly feel like a new person: more confident and making better decisions at home and with colleagues. I highly recommend Andrea's Wellness Coaching to anyone interested in making a difference in their own life." – LM, mother and former Sales Manager
“Looking for a 'jump start'? This works! Andrea's unique approach offered me valuable and practical life coaching tools, fused with her sound knowledge and experience surrounding health, nutrition and fitness. She creates a PLAN, designed 'just for you,' to help you reach YOUR life goals, big or small, in such an energizing and empowering way!! I've loved every minute of our time together.....she's bright, kind and lots of fun!" – AK, Interior Designer
"I grew up as an athlete. My best coaches helped our teams develop skills and strategies that made us go higher, farther and faster than we ever thought possible. Andrea has that coaching gift. And as an adult, I'm applying it to the things in my life that matter most - my relationships, health, family, work. The 'winning' radiates to everyone around me. It's an incredibly powerful thing to experience." – ST, President Publishing Company
"Having Andrea as my coach was great! She's very knowledgeable, encouraging and compassionate. Andrea gave me the confidence to step out of my comfort zone and believe more was possible for me. I was able to see myself differently and was inspired to change my habits. It's been a great compliment to my personal therapy. I definitely would recommend Andrea as a coach!" – KG, Art Director
"Working with Andrea was one of the most beneficial forms of personal growth and transformation. Her technique is kind & gentle yet focused on helping you achieve your heart's deepest desire no matter how far away it seems. She helps you define those desires and build a strategy to achieve them. She offered me many techniques and a sound structural approach to accomplish my goals. If you are truly committed to making changes in your life, I whole-heartedly recommend working with Andrea." – RF, Consultant
“I came to Andrea after gaining some weight upon returning to graduate school. Throughout life, my attitude towards exercise was begrudging at best. I was hoping Andrea would provide the motivations I needed to lost the extra pounds. Our sessions far exceeded my expectations! Not only did I lose weight and gain strength, but my entire attitude about fitness changed. Andrea helped me see exercise as a part of my everyday routine, whether I had twenty minutes or two hours to devote to it. She also provided techniques to improving my eating habits. Most importantly, Andrea helped my understand the role of exercise in building my self-esteem and self-worth. I left each session feeling renewed in my resolve to continue on the path towards a healthier self. Since meeting Andrea, I have lost over ten pounds, run my first road race and done my first “full” push-up. I am so thankful to Andrea for the changes I see in my body and spirit.” - SL, Attorney
"Working with Andrea as my Wellness Coach has drastically increased my self awareness. By becoming more aware of my actions regarding food and exercise, I have been able to learn to take more responsibility for those actions. In turn, this has helped me take the initiative to create new more positive choice patterns. I feel more in control of the choices that effect my health." - CW, Art Historian
The top 10 tips I gleaned from working with
Andrea Gaines:
- Everything is not black or white. There is lots of room for choice in between this all or nothing approach which we sometimes use to sabotage our progress.
- Less is more....than nothing. Doing a little vs. doing nothing is a starting point.
- Break overwhelming goals down into the smallest components and take the 1st baby step. It's something....it's the beginning of a new approach.
- Under-commit vs. over-commit. It feels better to accomplish less than to not accomplish something which is too much of a commitment from the outset.
- Applaud what you did that was good instead of beating yourself up for what you didn't accomplish.
- Be specific...general goals don't work because they are too vague & doesn't help you plan for unexpected interruptions.
- It's OK to change your mind or your goals during coaching...be flexible to your needs.
- Take it 1 day at a time.... After 12 weeks I really refined this idea to take it one choice at a time......even one day offered too many choices & it was easier to weigh in at one choice at a time.
- Commit to your truest goals the one's you really want to accomplish not the ones you think you should accomplish - or are obligated to accomplish. Coaching can be about many things but I think the best use of it for me was to realize my most innermost desires.
- It's OK to let someone help or support you on those difficult hard to accomplish dreams. As much as we don't like to be accountable to someone else for a commitment we have made to ourselves, it really does help to be accountable to someone else...it "encourages" us to work a little harder.
– RF, Consultant
