Tanya's Story

Struggles to Strength, Tanya's Life-Changing Coaching Journey

Client: Tanya was in her early, married, 50’s with 3 kids.

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​Challenge: The client faced multiple personal struggles, including anxiety, negative thinking, weight loss goals, strength and health issues, and difficulties with her middle child. She was struggling with personal challenges, including a difficult situation involving a person named Rachael, alongside broader life goals such as improving their marriage, parenting, and overall mindset. They had initially been nervous and doubtful but were drawn into the coaching experience and committed to it.

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Approach: I provided consistent support, emphasizing honesty and openness. The client committed fully to the process, being transparent about her struggles. My approach was non-judgmental, helping her rebuild their mindset, fitness, and emotional resilience. This included not only physical challenges (weight, strength, health goals) but also emotional and relational improvements. The positive impact extended into Tanya's family and personal life, transforming her outlook and relationships. This coaching journey led to significant improvements in Tanya’s overall life, marriage, and mindset, with a key takeaway being a shift from negativity to a more positive outlook.

Testimonial: "At this point in your life and career, you must have no doubt that you are an

incredible human being, an astounding athletic coach and a miraculous life coach. Like I said,

its possible you don’t need to be told again how great you are, but it’s really important

for me to let you know the life-altering impact you’ve had on me.

I remember when I first started last September 30, 2019. It was the beginning of the 6 week

challenge and Ann brought me in. I was instantly ‘all in’ (as well as in a lot of pain) and

committed to making the classes consistently and altering my nutrition accordingly. It was so

all-consuming for me that I guess I talked about it all the time (probably too much but I didn’t

care). I would tell my family about everything we did in every class…

I knew from the outset that I would have to be 100% honest with you about everything if this

was to be successful. And so I did – I have shown you all of my warts, and shared my failures and flaws.

That was extremely hard for me – but you have never made me feel judged. I don’t

know if I can impress upon you how important this life coaching has been. Derrick is pretty

convinced that if this situation with Rachael had happened a year ago, it might have really thrown me down a bad path. All the work we’ve done is about more than just the situation with Rachel. The positive effects are everywhere in my life and have improved my marriage, my role as a parent, and my ability to be some kind of positive force in the lives of those I am close with.

I’m sure God played a role in having our paths cross. It has been more than a blessing – it’s

truly been a life-changing – life-altering – life-improving blessing. Admittedly, when Ann first

brought me to you and the gym, I was nervous, anxious, and likely a little doubtful maybe, but I

swear to you – by the time I left the first class – I knew it was exactly where I needed to be.

And it was a little like when people ‘find Jesus’ and they need to ‘share the good news”. As I

said earlier, I talked about you, my classes, and my teammates all the time. I felt compelled to

‘share the good news’.

I don’t have my blackbelt in positivity yet, but I have been getting closer to retiring the blackbelt

in negativity. I still have many goals I haven’t reached yet, - weight goals, strength goals, health

goals and mindset goals – and with the momentum I’ve gained and the positive mindset you have

instilled and constantly replenish, I am encouraged that I will meet those goals.

You have changed my life and consequently changed my family’s lives. I am indebted to you

immeasurably."

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- Tanya F.

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