what clients are saying about their wisdomworks process

"As a midlife pastor building a new organization, I still felt a crucial piece of my life's work was missing.  Through the excellent process of the Melding Money and Meaning Coaching program, Sandy created a safe space in which she asked challenging questions and invited me to think outside the box.  She helped me to discover my life's passion-opening a Global  Interfaith  Cafe.  I am now in the process of making the Cafe happen, obtaining partners and funding.  Sandy has provided me with great tools to move me forward: self-confidence, kindness, creativity, thoughtful risk-taking and trust in the process.  I highly recommend her to anyone seeking to discover and activate their life's dream and passion in the second phase of life."

"Working with Sandy has been like experiencing an extraordinary breath of fresh air and energy bringing perspective, wisdom and creating a clear canvas on which to design my new life. The Melding Money and Meaning Coaching has been a wonderful opportunity to explore the possibilities that lie before me. "NOW WHAT?" has transformed into a passionate "WHY NOT?"

Discovering the dream that has been lying beneath years of working in Corporate America has been more rapid and more fun than I ever imagined it could be. As I approach the next stage of life called "Retirement" I am feeling a sense of freedom and joy that comes from a revitalized sense of meaning and purpose. With Sandy's guidance, I have developed an action plan to move my dream forward that is exciting, stimulating and above all doable."

“Over the past year I have had the opportunity to work with Sandy in her role as an executive coach and I have been repeatedly impressed with her ability to stimulate 'outside of the box' thinking and discussions. She is an excellent coach, well versed in people and process management. She excels at steering creative thinking into directions that provide for new and breakthrough approaches, regardless of the subject or topic area. Even on those occasions when I felt I had far too many things on my plate to take the time out for one of our sessions, I came away refreshed and grateful that I had had the opportunity to work with her.

I have found Sandy to be a spark of creative enlightenment, a empathetic listening ear who has the ability to reframe situations in a way that generates new thinking, a wealth of experience regardless of whether the topic is people, objectives or finance. She is great to work with, and I heartily recommend her as a coach, a consultant, and a confident.”

          —Kevin T.
               Executive Director & CEO
               international non-profit organization
               Virginia Beach, Virginia

“Sandy works from a point of inner inspiration - and as a result she deeply inspires others to work from the depths and truth of their being. She has the gift of listening deeply - she can “hear” the real meaning behind the words spoken so that a deeper conversation can take place. She has the gift of lifting and reframing ideas and attitudes so that they can best serve the individual or group process. And, she has the gift of understanding the real issues and questions, so that individuals and groups can move forward in their process to an outcome that is productive and healing.”

          —Mary Elizabeth L.
               CEO
               international non-profit leadership institute
               Virginia Beach, Virginia

“Sandy's work has been a significant contribution to building our company culture of getting the right things done in ways that meet the interests of all stakeholders. During our fifteen years of work together at Weldwood she has impacted the heart and soul of the organization through her custom design and delivery of programs with high integrity, innovative approaches and practical application.

During this time she has trained more than one thousand professional and management employees. As a result, our employees have learned how to be better problem solvers and negotiators; how to work more effectively in teams; and how to translate fuzzy direction into high impact practical work.”

          —Randy S. (retired)
               Manager, Organizational and Employee Development
               Weldwood of Canada
               British Columbia

“In the many opportunities I have had to work with Sandy over the last ten years, I have always enjoyed her stimulating and challenging approach to the training and development of our workforce. As a facilitator in the classroom, she demonstrates an easy competence and confidence stemming from her years of work in the field. Participants have remarked many times that Sandy’s ability to provide real and practical learning experiences have made the time relevant and very well spent.

We have had occasion to collaborate on the design and development of custom training programs for our company and I have found dealing with Sandy to be a breath of fresh air. She is always fun to work with and routinely extends our boundaries with new concepts and breakthrough thinking and processes. Sandy brings a special energy, talent and integrity to everything she does.”

         —Bill C.
               Human Resources Manager
               Quesnel Lumber
               British Columbia

“Working with Sandy to prepare for a very tense negotiation, I gained the invaluable asset of clarity during a very emotional time. Our time together was extremely fruitful. I had a much greater understanding of what my interests were and also a greater sense of my former partner’s interests.

This understanding allowed me to go into the negotiation feeling more confident and less stressed, and with a greater awareness of the goals I was really trying to accomplish. I was also more emotionally prepared for the dance of negotiation. I was less tied to one position and felt ready to be more flexible, knowing that there were a variety of options that could meet my underlying interests.

I also used my defined interests as a touchstone of sorts. Whenever we were in the flux of negotiation, I would ask myself whether or not a new proposal satisfied my underlying concerns. If it did, then I felt more comfortable putting forth, or agreeing to a new proposal.”

        —Lauralynn A.
               Seattle, Washington

“My experience with our coaching opened a doorway to possibilities I could not have imagined. During our work together Sandy delivered a comprehensive framework for my family business that raised our consciousness and created concrete action steps to move forward on some difficult issues.

This framework now serves as a touchstone of truth to guide our decisions for the future. Sandy taps deeply into the mystery of purpose for individuals and companies. Her connection to Spirit is clear and direct and her work enlightens and energizes the work of true leaders.”

         —Marge S.
               General Partner
               Phoenix, Arizona