Praise "Dana Whitaker has coached me on both professional and personal issues for a little less than a year. Through her coaching, I have learned to remain MUCH calmer in stressful situations and to be more confident, and especially TRUE to myself. Thanks to her assistance, exercises and use of different language "I am (fill in the blank)" instead of "I want to be (—)", I have seen tangible results in my state of mind: I have become more positive. I have also altered my physical behavior to be more calm and conscious of my breathing. I have improved both my relations with my colleagues and my husband (by communicating better with him)—no joke! But the greatest achievement is really accepting myself and being more confident—and Dana has worked with me on a weekly basis to help me get there. I now am in a much better place, but look forward to sessions with her again in the future. Last thing—she gave me actionable practices—such as opening up my eyes when I'm in a meeting, feel worried or down. This has proven to be VERY helpful, uplifting and relaxing. Dana has definitely opened my eyes to a better way of living (with myself) and I would recommend her to anyone: both for in-depth work on the self or for small, but hugely impactful behavioral changes."    —Sophie, Financial Analyst "Dana is a powerhouse of a coach. She embodies power and passion, eliciting within me a connection to my own power that for all too long has been under a shroud. Thank you, Dana!"    —Rashmi, Meditation Teacher, Coach "I feel JOY reading John's "Reflections"—what he says about stories is so true. Stories are just...stories! Thank you Dana for your "midwiving" me, helping to steer me away from their Siren power! Full Attention (just stopping long enough, often enough to sense myself) is awakening the compass that knows where I am, who I am, where I want to walk next—and trust. Learn to leave old stories behind like footprints in sand, the fresh momentum of heels and toes creating the next and the next and the next!"    —Rebecca, Playwright, Actress "Dana is a trustworthy, keen listener and observer. She focuses completely on me when I am with her. I defined what I wanted to achieve, and Dana set about helping me achieve that goal. Dana has tremendous energy and a dedicated commitment to life coaching. She has an openness and respectful, conversational way that have allowed me to put things out on the table and deal with them with her as my advocate. I discovered a pool of inner strength and abilities long lost in self-doubt, fear, and self-assessment, because of Dana. Now I can put into practice practices that Dana has taught me, and I've seen positive results in my thinking and decision-making processes. I see challenges in my interpersonal relations differently now. I know my self-awareness has heightened, due to practices with my body, my words, and my actions."    —Amilia, Back-to-Work Mom "My advice for anyone who is going to work with a life-coach is to approach the sessions with a completely open mind. Suspend all judgment about coaching. That's a tough order as information about coaching has become more and more available on-line, in books and magazines. I feel fortunate that I knew very little about what I was going to be exposed to when I agreed to get coaching. My life will not be the same as a result of the coaching experience with Dana. Thank you!"    —Alexis, Artist, Contractor "There is a fire about Dana. She is fiercely loyal and determined to be an advocate of people. This makes her a coach who brings all of herself forward in championing people on to recognize and live their innate strengths and gifts. My experience is that you will find yourself delighted, surprised, challenged, inspired, and transformed by your work with her."    —Kathy, Therapist, Coach "It has been my profound privilege to be coached by Dana Whitaker. Dana is like an inoculation against sadness. She radiates sunshine! If I had to choose one take-away from my coaching with Dana, it would be her consistent ability to deconstruct a "problem" to help me formulate a working plan and create a spot-on plan to move forward. The work I did with Dana was the most constructive and action oriented of any I have done. I highly recommend Dana as a friend and coach!"    —Nicole, Realtor "Dana helped me gain insight and inspiration, leading me to consciously reenter the workforce with a better understanding of what motivates and drives me."    —Laurent (Lo), Director of Annual Giving "Thank you so much for leading our organization in your communication training yesterday. It was very timely and a number of staff has said already in other contexts how helpful they found it. In addition to the positive comments, I must share a less tangible measure of your trainings' success that stands out for me. Everyone I talked to afterwards mentioned that they were surprised how energized they felt after the 6 hour training when so often they leave an all day meeting feeling utterly drained. We accomplished a lot and felt good! I think that speaks even louder than words to your success!"    —Karuna, Director of Research and Public Policy "Thanks for taking the time yesterday to get us all off our duff to think about our communication practices. I'm personally going to work on my "moods"— I have been told I'm a bit too neurotic over the years. (Good for the job; bad for the skin!) So glad you are on our team!"    —Ann, Institutional Relations Manager "Thank you so much for your workshop, I believe it will help us a lot as an organization to have better communication between each other, and also in our daily lives."    —Susana, Small Business Trainer "Thank you so much for the wonderful training you gave us yesterday! I feel energized and much better prepared to be a strong communicator, both of promises and requests. The activities were very effective and very well mixed. We all left feeling great!"    —Elizabeth, Researcher and Data Analyst "You get RAVE reviews from my staff, Dana. Everyone spoke to me individually about how valuable working with you to find their own voices was!"    —Nicole, Manager