Testimonials
At the conclusion of the coaching work we have done together, I would like to thank you again most sincerely for the results that have been achieved. I am delighted to describe my coaching experience with you and what I gained from it as follows:
Consulting independently in my CIO peer space, I recently embarked on an expansion of my business into a broader range of business activities and arenas.
I found I was in need of a "sounding board" to check out and test my ideas against numerous different perspectives and to seek help in evaluating and prioritising these ideas and how I could create a balanced personal and professional life.
With her enquiring mind, incredible questioning and observation skills as well as her relevant business and change management background, Caroline not only provided valuable guidance with fresh ideas and perspectives but challenged me and my ideas brilliantly.
In the process we uncovered some limiting personal beliefs which required addressing at a much deeper level through her gentle but very powerful use of NLP with amazing personal results.
Far too few people realise the power of having an "outside professional" on their team to coach them to significantly greater outcomes both in business and privately.
I can highly recommend Caroline as a coach that will challenge you and help you make differences in your life and work that you didn't realise were available or that you needed. I did and am extremely grateful that I did. Thank you, Caroline for a great job well done
- Harry (Business Owner, ex CIO)
After my first hour with Caroline I was sure that I could benefit enormously from her help. I felt I had been talking to a friend and I was so comfortable in Caroline’s company. I’m setting up my own business and finding myself challenged constantly with issues that I have never had to face before. I was amazed at the change I could feel in myself after each session.
I’m more confident than ever before and while I feel so positive after speaking with Caroline, I’ve also learned techniques and questions to ask myself which help me get through situations on my own, as I confront them. Each time I have gone to Caroline with something that is a causing concern she has been able to help me feel that I can deal with the situation.
Even a problem that I couldn’t imagine could be made easy, was made manageable by breaking it down into small steps. I have since used the strategy we came up with and was very happy to find that I could approach my task without the usual dread. In fact, my new approach was so successful and positive that my confidence has grown even more.
I could not be more grateful to Caroline, as she has opened up so many possibilities for me by asking questions that really make me think and allowing me to work through challenges. I happily recommend Caroline.
-Janet (Small Business Owner)
I wholeheartedly recommend the services of Possibility to Reality. My professional coach was Caroline Cameron at a time when I was seeking answers to the question "where to next". Caroline's non-judgmental style where no answer is wrong provides a safe environment to look at the inner self and develop a road map for the way forward. Six months on I can truly say I have achieved far greater balance in juggling my many roles in my life and have found great joy and contentment as a result. My confidence is high and the possibilities for the future exciting and achievable. Caroline was certainly the catalyst to transform possibilities to reality and I look forward to including P2R as an ongoing part of my personal and professional journey.
- Victoria (Director)
Perhaps you've found yourself drifting, unwillingly, into the Talking Heads’ song, Once in a Lifetime: "Letting the days go by / let the water hold me down". Perhaps you're starting to wonder, "Where does that highway go? / And you may ask yourself / Am I right? ...am I wrong? / And you may tell yourself / My god!...what have I done?" I'm not sure I thought about it at the time – I don't even particularly like the song – but in retrospect I think these lyrics approximate the indecisive and diffident state I found myself in, floating aimlessly, but at least beginning to heed an increasingly insistent inner voice calling for change and growth.
If this resonates with you, then I can sincerely recommend Caroline Cameron to you. Her coaching expertise and experience, coupled with her enthusiasm, commitment and admirable personal qualities, seem to me a very potent combination, well designed to help anyone ready to make the necessary individual effort, to achieve fundamental, lasting and above all positive personal change. Caroline’s approach differs from more mechanistic, structured or task-based coaching frameworks that I’d sampled. Her techniques are subtle (and thus difficult to articulate with great precision), her enormous skill as a coach is unobtrusive, and she is highly responsive to the individual’s pace, needs and issues, while remaining quietly focused on the desired outcomes.
Some weeks after completing a coaching program with Caroline, I’ve found that she has indeed imparted skills that I am able to apply effectively, independently of the structure and security of the coaching relationship. I may still be learning to swim, but the water no longer holds me down and I'm swimming my own course. I'd urge you to take the plunge too.
- Lynette (Independent Contractor, Wife and Mother of two, Artist)
Initially when thinking about professional coaching I wasn’t sure what to expect, or what it would really mean. After all, I knew that I would be confiding in someone I didn’t really know thoughts, feelings, memories, situations and fears that I hadn’t confided in close friends, family or even acknowledged to myself. This is scary stuff! Within the initial session Caroline was able to address my concerns. This was a professional relationship, not a friendship. From the start, I felt comfortable with Caroline knowing that she wouldn’t judge me and that I could trust her with everything.
It is amazing and completely liberating to know that you can search, stretch and examine thoughts, aspirations and re-train your thinking without that feeling that you may hurt, disappoint or damage a key relationship in your life.
Through coaching with Caroline, I have been able to redefine my personal and professional boundaries. I have been able to accept that I can only control me – this was a major step for me and a path that Caroline expertly guided me through. What still amazes me, looking back on my coaching, is that not once did Caroline tell me what to do, feel or behave. The success or failure of this, of me, was based solely on me (although, Caroline was diligent in ensuring that I acknowledged where I was going easy on myself and could achieve a better result).
Through coaching I have been able to acknowledge where I want to be and more importantly what sort of person I want to be. Friends comment that following this experience I am much more grounded, self aware, self confident and trusting. I also realise that I don’t try to save the world anymore or put aside my beliefs to ensure that someone else is happy. Through this I have re-acknowledged that whilst life is a game, I don’t have to sacrifice who I am and what I believe to be part of it.
Throughout this experience Caroline was an amazing support and guide to me. Her ability to explore, examine and listen without telling me what to do was key to the success of this experience. Her patience and willingness to explore what is important to me, without judgment, was liberating.
I would recommend coaching with Caroline to anyone who wishes to take their life and career to the next level, in another direction, address some of their self limiting beliefs or overcome obstacles. I have been able to do all of these and will continue to use the tools Caroline has given me. I would offer some advice, in undertaking this experience (and I am sure that it will be different for all), get behind it 110%, take what you can and then a little more. Caroline will give you 110% and to get the most out it – go hard or go home. You will be only cheating yourself if you give it any less.
- Sue (Manager)
The eight session coaching program I went through (with Caroline)was an extremely beneficial and life changing experience. It challenged me in ways that I never thought I could be challenged. It made me think about what I was doing and how it impacted on other around me. The sessions provided me with tools and techniques to be able to engage and interact with people. It allowed me understand what it takes to be a better leader in all aspects of my life. However these sessions are only beneficial when you put your heart and soul into them. After going through the process myself I certainly recommend (it) to all professionals.
- Michael (Prinicpal Cosultant)
From our first session, I immediately felt comfortable talking honestly and plainly with Caroline about aspects of my life that were confronting and were limiting the life I wanted to live. Opening up the hurt, fear, confusion and anger was a great relief, as was Caroline’s assurance that there was nothing about me that was “broken” that needed fixing. It was the first of many times she reminded me that within myself I already possessed everything I need for a great life. It’s tapping into that storehouse that needs a little focused attention. Understanding this was a great start.
Throughout our sessions, I was confident that Caroline was genuinely interested and involved in my personal journey and that she was on my side. Sympathetic and empathetic? Yes, Caroline is that! Vigilant and determined? Yes, Caroline is that too! Through regular follow ups she kept me honest and true to my affirmations.
I was elated to be able to share with Caroline the joy of achieving my goals. Even the smallest triumph served as a potent reminder for me that you do get what you focus on – and Caroline made every triumph a celebration.
Caroline’s coaching threw me a lifeline that I caught with both hands. I’m swimming under my own steam now and the harder I kick the more noise I make, the more space I take up, the bigger wake I leave behind me, and the more I revel in it.
I heartily recommend Caroline’s coaching style and approach and can vouch for the results.
- Kate (Manager and Professional Singer)
