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Honestly, I could add another “P” here because I was proud of it. What the %$#@?! I truly believed playing that game would give me all the satisfaction and fulfillment I could ever want in life. Umm….not so much. I was the furthest thing from my potential as a leader, as a colleague, as a partner - as a human being.
What was missing in the culture of the organizations I have worked for was seeing the HUMAN resource. The unspoken way of operating was: while we’re power playing and politicking, let’s also be sure to step over (hide, sweep under the rug) the things that might be too messy or too difficult for us to deal with around here, things like:
♥ Vulnerability
♥ Feelings
♥ Compassion
♥ Feedback
♥ Values
♥ Boundaries
…and the list goes on.
Something HAD to change!
Driven by my own cautionary tale, and searching for a solution, I enrolled in a coach training program and became a Certified Professional Coach (CPC). I had no idea (zero, nada!) what I was going to do with that certification at first, but one thing’s for sure: it changed me. It transformed me. It quieted my mind and opened my heart. It gave me everything I didn’t even know I was looking for – and then some. It ignited a career, a cause, and a passion in me. It gave me a path back to myself - my heart, my voice, my humanity, my potential.
Before long, it became clear what I was destined to do with my coaching certification…
I would begin working with leaders to help them find a path back to themselves, too.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS:
I’m a Lead Trainer at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC), a Certified Happiness Facilitator through the Happiness Studies Academy, and a Reiki Master. (As you can likely see, I’m also a bit passionate about learning, too!)
SOME DRY FACTS:
Before becoming a coach, I received my undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and built a corporate sales and marketing career at multiple Fortune 500 companies. I also hold a M.B.A. in Marketing and have taken additional programs at The Wharton School of Business and Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
SOME FUN FACTS:
As a former Jersey Shore girl, you can find me practicing yoga, playing piano, enjoying all things pop culture, laughing with family and friends, and/or delighting in an occasional skinny vanilla latte at Starbucks.
“Cindy knows that the process by which we become extraordinary is a never-ending process, that there is no plateau to attain which does not sit below yet another plateau to strive for in our quest for quality of life, success, and balance. She brings it to the table each and every time you engage her. As a business owner, I am deeply grateful to have access to a mentor and coach of the caliber of Cindy. I cannot recommend her strongly enough.”
— PAM SCHLOEMER, PRESIDENT, SCHLOEMER BOOKKEEPING SERVICES