"I believe that every single person deserves to live an empowered and fulfilled life.
I'm so glad that you found your way here."
Why do I coach?
Hi, I'm Nicki - qualified career and transformational life coach at Empowered Horizons Coaching.
What does it mean to live an empowered and fulfilled life?
Well, my answer is almost certainly not the same as your answer. For me, I experience fulfilment through supporting others - nothing gives me more pleasure than watching people soar!
Through learning about your values and where you find your true purpose (which will all be covered during our coaching sessions), you will be able to make decisions with more clarity and self-awareness than ever before. I know this, because I've experienced it - I've been coached myself, and through understanding my core values and uncovering what's important to me in this world, I've been able to build a life that, as a young girl, I could only dream about.
The need and desire to support others achieve their true potential has been present in me for years - from coaching sport to younger kids as a teenager, to training as a teacher, to working as a Career Coach for over a decade, I've spent countless hours helping other people understand themselves, the world around them, and how they want to take part in it.
Embracing Change: The Key to Unlocking Your True Potential
For thousands of years, humans have known that change is inevitable - here's that famous quote credited to the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus:
"The only constant in life is change."
And yet, both as a society and as individuals, we're still so resistant to it. Even when it brings new opportunities and allows us to experience the thrill of taking chances and rewrite our story.
"I'm a pragmatic dreamer.
So I don't mean a life that doesn't experience change, or hardship, or difficulty."
Understanding the Struggles: Overcoming Indecision
Throughout life, you have likely experienced indecision, struggle, and maybe even carried around that feeling that there was "more" out there for you.
Do you find yourself experiencing at least one of these emotions on a daily basis?:
The feeling of anxiety that uncertainty brings.
The discontent that living out of alignment with your values and purpose sows.
The weight of expectation and how stifling that can feel.
You know all-too-well the overwhelm that making decisions without the necessary clarity can cause.
If this is you, please know you are not alone. These experiences resonate so much with me, because I have first-hand experience of these challenges - and it has led me on the most incredible journey to where I am right now: typing this message to you, 18,000km away from "home" having emigrated across the world. I want you to know that you too can build a life that truly fits you. If you interested in learning more about my journey, you can listen to the podcast episode I did earlier in 2023 here.
The Freedom to Live a Limitless Life
Through my own transformative journey, I've discovered the power of embracing change and living life on my own terms.
Even if you feel mired in confusion and uncertainty right now, believe me when I say that I want everybody to experience the sense of utter elation that comes from aligning with who you are and achieving your heart's deepest desires.
With us working together, you can:
Find clarity,
Define your goals,
Identify barriers,
Understand how to break unhelpful patterns,
Create a roadmap for your personal or professional growth.
So, if you're ready to take control of your life, uncover the deep truth of who you are, discover your inner spirit, embrace the power of the present, and break free from limitations, please get in touch.
I can't wait to be part of your adventure story.
"Intentional days create a life on purpose."
Adrienne Enns
My Story
4 years ago, I was feeling the same-old familiar feeling of not being in quite the right place. Everything was "ok" - good, even, for the most-part. But there was that constant thought that would never go away; "there's more out there for me, I'm supposed to be doing something different than this."
But what?
I'd spent years pondering that question - a never-ending voice that would quieten for days, weeks at a time, but never left me entirely. Then one day, it all became clear - like the stereotypical bolt of lightning in a movie, the answer came to me in a flash.
Read more of my story
I wanted to move.
And not just to the next town - I wanted to move across the world.
No, even more importantly, I wanted to move across the world to somewhere warmer, and crucially, somewhere by the ocean. How had I not seen this before??? It wasn't even a new idea - I'd thought about it countless times since I was a kid.
So what was different about this time - why was it suddenly so blindingly obvious to me what I wanted, no, needed to do?
Something in the stars aligned for me that day - it was like I was being sent signs so obvious I couldn't ignore them, and that allowed my subconcious brain to bring forward the answer that I knew had been sitting there all along. Was it the conversation about the ocean I'd just had....or the enormous photo of a beach that had been auto-selected as my screensaver that day....or the brochure of study options in New Zealand that came in the morning post? Maybe.
But what it really was, was the feeling of total peace combined with unbound excitement that came over me in that moment - and I just knew that if I wanted to be me, truly me, the answer was staring me quite literally in the face. The calm I felt allowed me to let go of all the rules and reasons I'd ever argued with myself over why I couldn't possibly emigrate.
On that day, I finally gave myself permission to listen to my true inner voice, and to hear what the signs (some people would say the universe!) were telling me. I've experienced moments of absolute clarity like that 3 or 4 times in my life. Sometimes they came when I was looking for them, and sometimes they came when I least expected them.
And the joy and total serenity of that clarity is what has ultimately showed me the path to being a coach.
I want every single person to know that certainty.
Why I Believe in the Power of Coaching
If I'd known then what I know now, as a trained coach, I wouldn't have had to wait for the universe to scream the answer at all of my senses!
It's why I'm such a believer in the power of coaching, and making people the expert in their own lives. It allows you to unlock those "a-ha" moments a million times faster than you can on your own.
And it's why it is the greatest privilege of my life to share those moments with people.
If you let me, I'd be honoured to help you discover yours.