Testimonials

“One of the things I’ve learned in my sessions with Laura is that practical solutions alone may not help improve life circumstances. During a very difficult period of unemployment and feeling trapped living with family, what helped most was not just taking concrete actions like revamping my resume and stepping up my job search. It was the integration work Laura helped me do to start forgiving a toxic parent. Once I was able to clear away some of the debilitating anger and resentment, the job and the apartment quickly fell into place.

One of the things I appreciate most about Laura’s coaching is that she helps me stay in touch with who I am and  what I value, things I lose sight of when I’m consumed by a demanding schedule and have little down time. She takes a holistic view and helps me restore balance and get in touch with what’s important to me that I’m not pursuing, making time for or following through on that I need to be happy.

~LW, Jamestown, NC

 

Laura Luykx entered my path at a perfect time and I am ever so grateful for her. I could say an endless list of wonderful things that would “WOW” others to want to have Laura as their coach, like that she is flexible, patient, kind, intelligent, generous, resourceful, diligent, etc. However, this is what you really need to know about Laura; she is a “heart listener” and is motivated to see you get what you really want in life!

~LG, Aiken, SC

I knew what my goals were I just didn’t know how to get there.  I began with some basic confusion about where I was in the process.  Laura taught me concrete steps to list making as a way to plan, execute, and identify various options to obtaining my dream career.  In the course of that we used the same process to deal with a long time neighborhood problem that ended with extremely favorable results.  I realized how to focus on what I was aiming to achieve and not be distracted with side issues – no matter how important they appeared to be.  This same process can be used to work through almost anything.  She helped me see through an emotional downturn that gave me valuable insight about my life’s direction. All in all, through Laura’s listening and reflection I began to see clearly that my personal mission in life is expressed through all the various aspects of my career – right NOW! Which is going great – by the way!

~JS, Artist and Designer, Young Harris, GA

My next session with Laura was truly life-changing. I told her that I had always wanted to live in Australia. I hadn’t thought about that for a long time; it just popped out. I enjoyed the great fortune of traveling to Sydney in 1994. It’s an amazing place and it made a big impression on me. I even researched moving there in 1999 when I wanted to leave Charlotte. “But…I can’t. It’s too far away. It would be too expensive. That’s crazy. I don’t know anyone there. I can’t get a long-term visa without a job, and I can’t get a job without a visa.”

Says who? Those are the lies I’ve been buying into for 15 years! And guess what…? I’m going to Australia this summer for a month to “try it on” as a non-tourist and to line up some interviews. I’ve got a furnished apartment and I’m going to do my best to live like a local. Of course, it is also a vacation and I will do some touristy fun things. I’m in an incredible position to go anywhere I want. I don’t have a lot of money, but how do you put a price on this kind of once-in-a-life-time opportunity. I have nothing to lose and my dreams to gain. And, as is no surprise, everything is falling into place nicely and the support I’m getting is like being in a warm and sunny car on a cold day.

I do have my answers. Laura didn’t give them to me. She really just listened, asked well-placed questions, and witnessed me finding the answers in my own heart. What a gift. I’m truly, truly grateful for the “permission” she has helped me to give to myself to stretch and risk and win.

~LB, Mocksville, NC

YOU’RE THE BEST, COACH LAURA!!!! LOVE YOU MUCH!!! YOU ROCK!!!!

~KL, Greensboro, NC