Testimonials

“I was matched with Danielle having been given the opportunity to access some coaching through work, and subsequently went back for a second program to build on the foundations. Week one and two focused solely on what I was doing in my current role, then in week three the penny dropped and with Danielle's unwavering support I found myself on a new tangent. I've always been ambitious and with Danielle's methodology and encouragement I have managed to start taking the steps to make dreams a reality. This is life changing stuff!”
Jimmy Wright, RedBallooner, Recognition & Engagement Expert, Food Fanatic & Speaker

“The coaching I'm receiving from Danielle Ferris exceeded my expectations from the get-go. By the end of my initial complimentary coaching session I was clear about exactly what to expect from my coach and what her expectations were regarding my participation. Danielle is a skilled coach with a warm personality who has helped me find my own answers with clarity and insight. If you are looking for a clearer pathway to personal success and shaping your life, either literally or metaphorically, I recommend taking the time to experience coaching with Danielle.”
Sheridan Stewart, Radio/TV Presenter, Speaker & Voice Artist，www.sheridanstewart.com

I found the coaching experience to be an extremely positive one. I am normally quite cynical about these things but had reached the point where I was very unhappy about where I was in terms of my weight and suspected I needed external support. Being coached by Danielle made me realise there was more happening in terms of gaps in my life and my focus therefore broadened to more than my initial weight loss goal. I am now tackling not only my weight, but also my fitness as well as personal growth areas. In twelve weeks I have lost over 5 kilos, have started an exercise program I never thought I had the stamina for and am feeling happier, healthier and more rounded in terms of life balance. I still have a long way to go, but Danielle has provided me with the tools and the motivation to know that I can achieve what I set my mind to. Danielle helped me find what I wanted to address and then set goals to achieve my vision, in a completely non-judgmental and safe environment.”
Fiona McQuillan, Lawyer, Accenture Legal, Melbourne

“When I began my coaching with Danielle/Danielle Ferris I had no grasp of where I would be today. The dreams I had were just little niggles in the back of my mind and today I am living them, with some new aspirations begging to be fulfilled. Danielle motivated me with love and genuine understanding and advice, which suited my personality completely and didn't scare me off. Without Danielle/Danielle Ferris' assistance these would still be just niggles.”
Vanessa Jones, Professional Writer, Lower Mitcham, SA

“Danielle has been coaching me for weekly sessions for the past 3 months. In that time she has helped me to clarify my weight loss goal and design an action plan which is working. So far I have lost 5 kg and many centimetres. Danielle uses her skills to enable me to find my own solutions to challenges, keep on track and stay motivated in the pursuit of my goal. I feel that with Danielle, I am fully supported and encouraged by someone who is non-judgemental and understands fully the journey I am taking. Where before I have faltered due to wavering commitment and lack of belief in my abilities, I now fully believe I can achieve what it is I am striving for. I feel I am getting incredible value from this coaching and after achieving my ideal weight, I’m looking forward to working on my next goal with Danielle.”
Evy Moschakis, Artist, Waterfall Gully, SA

“Danielle Ferris has been a fantastic guide and motivator to me for the past few months. She has helped me to focus on my most important goals, in life and in business, and to work towards achieving those goals. I entered life coaching with Danielle to gain some business direction and to stay motivated with my weight loss goals, and after having a brief stumble, Danielle helped me to get back on track with my goals and I feel more motivated than ever. Our fortnightly calls help me to stay on track and I always feel so much more motivated after a session with Danielle. Danielle is patient, helpful and kind and I can't see myself parting with her, not for a while anyway!”
Debra Webb, Director, Dictatum Transcription Services, Western Australia, www.dictatum.com.au

“I lost 5 kilos and it has made the biggest difference in my life, my whole frame of mind has changed. Coaching with Danielle Ferris gave me the opportunity to look at every aspect of my life and assess how satisfied I was. I now have an action plan in place to improve all of the areas of my life I chose to focus on. I learnt to put me first and take time for myself and to eat well and know there are bad days every now and then. I learnt how to set realistic goals and create an action plan to achieve them. I learnt to be truly happy you have to look at all areas of your life and make sure there is a balance. The best thing was feeling successful every week. I found a sense of direction and having made decisions about my life means that I now know what I want and how to get it. The personal benefits have included weight loss, improved appearance, improved health and making decisions about my personal life and where it is heading.

Danielle is a great listener and easy to talk to, offers good suggestions and some great tools to work with but ultimately allows you to choose your own path. Reporting to Danielle made it easier to stay focused. I really enjoyed telephone coaching – it made it easy for me to fit into my schedule each week and I could do it in the comfort of my own home. The whole program was great and was quite flexible in that Danielle provided me with as little or as much information as I needed. I loved the goal setting each week and I had a real sense of achievement when I completed everything we discussed. Even though my main goal was to lose weight Danielle has really helped me in other areas of my life and I now feel that I have a real sense of direction as to where I am heading."
Renata Shepley, Business Development Executive, Hilton, SA

“I have suffered with chronic osteoarthritis for many years and I was very unhappy, my life was in a muddle and I had no direction in life. Gentle coaching and support from Danielle inspired me to achieve goals I never thought possible and my life has certainly changed for the better. Coaching gave me a vision where I could take actions to achieve my goals. My coach gently inspired and motivated me, helping me to realise that I could achieve anything I wanted, and this has given me the confidence to put together great action plans, which helped guide me towards my goals of losing weight and becoming a much fitter person. I feel alive now, whereas before I was always tired and unhappy. I have learned how to live stress free and more organised and even though I live an extremely hectic life. Before coaching, I was all over the place and so disorganised with my whole life, but now I am a “power woman”. I manage to fit everything into my life with ease, and I firmly believe that anybody would benefit from Danielle Ferris amazing program.”
Cheryl Davis, Grants Officer, Kersbrook, SA

“Coaching helped me to look inside of myself to find a sincere inspiration to change my life...to lose weight and keep it off. By identifying what was really important to me, my values and taking the time to plan and implement change I found the inspiration I needed to become the person I always knew I was. Over the course of a year I lost 48kg and am now fitter and healthier than I have ever been. Danielle is supportive and her coaching is personal and truly encouraged me to see the value in myself and inspired me to achieve my goals. The many skills I learnt during my coaching sessions have become good habits and I have since applied them to many other areas of my life.”
Ky Wakefield, Retail Manager, Brighton, SA

“I just wanted to say thank you for everything you have done for me. You have made me see a different person that I am and can be. You have motivated me and my goals are now going to be achieved. Thank you.”
Danielle, Seaview Downs, SA, Year 11 Student

“When things got a bit tough, my coach reminded me of why I was working towards this new goal and it made me pick myself back up and move forward. My coach supported me, recognised my achievements and shared them with others, which has not only helped my business to grow, but my confidence too. I’m excited, I’m focused and I’ve engaged the drive I had but was worried about using.”
Liz Peter, Managing Director, Stellar Homes, www.stellarhomes.com.au and Landmatch Australia, www.landmatchaustralia.com.au

Coaching enabled me to break down bigger goals into achievable tasks and the skills I learnt are things I will use going forward to help me achieve future goals. I am relieved to have an organised approach and have confidence in being able to achieve my goals. After coaching I feel calm, before I had my action plan I felt I had to get everything done now, but I can now set achievable targets.”
Rachael Turner, Director of Make Your Business Count, www.mybc.com.au

Coaching gave me a clearer focus of what my goals were and better techniques to set goals in a positive way to move forwards. I gained acknowledgment that I have already achieved some of my goals and that I am well on my way to achieving my dreams and aspirations. It was a positive experience and it resulted in me having a greater enthusiasm for the things I want to achieve in the future. It also helped me firm my belief that I can achieve whatever I set out to do! After coaching with Danielle I feel happy, inspired and enthusiastic.”
Charyn Youngson, Director of Houses to Impress, www.housestoimpress.com

“I gained skills in putting goals into written words making it clearer for me to understand what I need to do to achieve my goals. I also found being able to visualize goals by having them written down and planned out in steps helps in achieving them. Coaching gave me skills to put systems in place to manage ongoing problems. Rather than trying to change the way I do things I have found ways of doing things that suit my habits. Since starting the coaching program I have reduced stress levels! Having things planned out makes me feel better about what needs to be done and I can visualize how it is going to be done. Danielle had excellent listening skills and genuinely cares about my achievements and is interested in the progress I have made. I believe coaching has something that everything can benefit from. There is a lot that can be improved in the way most people go about achieving their goals.”
Craig Nottage, Director of Craig Nottage Design & Award- winning industrial designer, www.nottagedesign.com

“Through coaching I achieved confidence, satisfaction and a sense of relief coming from setting clear actions and goals to work with and towards. The coaching environment was comfortable and my coach had an ability to create structure and work logically with the information I provided. She allowed me to do the thinking and asked questions to prompt me to come up with the answers, instead of providing them for me. I have come away from coaching with direction and the feeling I have identified and sorted out my real weaknesses that were getting in the way of me achieving my goals.”
Caroline Luke, Graphic Designer & Director, Binge Graphics

Coaching has been of great benefit to me to be able to visualise ultimately achieving my goals, and has helped me to define what those goals might be. Thank you to Danielle for her patience and guidance throughout the process.
Jane Cromie, Legal Counsel, Telstra

“I gained greater confidence in my ability to set and achieve goals and some very practical ways to take a dream and turn it into a plan for my future. I have gained a better understanding of who I am and the things that are important to me. I developed a clearer view of my values and attitudes and a better understanding that I was already on the right track. I gained a change in perspective and since being coached I am more positive about my abilities and choices. I actually feel better about myself as a person. Inspiration, confidence, certainty, liberation from fears and inactivity are some of the things I got from coaching. After being coached I feel more able, more informed and more empowered. I was pleasantly surprised about how much I learnt. Danielle was empathetic and had an ability to think outside the square. She was consistent and my program always felt personal and unique. I felt there was a genuine interest in supporting me to achieve my goals, no matter how small or large they were.”
Ky Wakefield, Retail Manager, Brighton, SA

After sharing my ultimate dream with Danielle of going back to study I came to a resolution to do something about it. Through coaching with Danielle I became more interested to know about myself and what I really wanted in my life. I started to wonder why I came to Australia and where would I be in 5 years or 10 years time and what do I see myself doing when I am 50. All of these self-evaluating questions flooded my mind. Coaching started me on my journey and encouraged me to dig deeper into myself.
Hannah, State Government Employee, Mawson Lakes

“It feels amazing to achieve goals that have been in the back of my mind for a long period of time and that I have never got around to getting off the ground. Being coached taught me how to set goals and apply strategies to make them happen. This feels very satisfying and rewarding. I absolutely recommend coaching to anyone and I have been since I first noticed the skills I had gained from the program. I think everybody needs to have a coach in their lives just to make sure they are on track.”

“I thought I was a good planner and goal setter before coaching but what I got was a chance to put my plan down in writing and take action to achieve it. I was pleasantly surprised. Coaching enabled me to break down bigger goals into achievable tasks and the skills I learnt are things I will use going forward to help me achieve future goals. I am relieved to have an organised approach and have confidence in being able to achieve my goals. After coaching I feel calm, before I had my action plan I felt I had to get everything done now, but I can now set achievable targets.”
Rebecca Anderson, Sassi Jewels, Melbourne

I was a stay at home mum for five years and was ready to get back into the workforce but had not updated my resume in 12 years and I just did not know where to start. I found Danielle’s manner friendly and approachable. She gave me the confidence to identify my strengths and helped me articulate my career achievements so well that I got the first job I applied for. I would recommend Danielle’s services to anyone seeking to update their resume and to those seeking clarity in how to set up and layout job applications.
Sandra F, Administrator, SA

I have owned my own business for the last 18 years and had just recently sold my business and was looking for a new job but did not know the first thing about writing a job application. Danielle’s template and strategies on how to highlight my experiences in relation to the selection criteria were so useful that it allowed me to write the application easily and successfully. Danielle’s recommendations on making my application more concise made the final product read so well that even I was impressed with my application. Thanks Danielle for helping me get into a job that has given me a whole new work life balance.
Anthony F, Project Manager, SA

I was working in the banking industry for over a decade and despite many attempts and great efforts I just couldn’t get a promotion or progress my career. With Danielle’s expert help and guidance with CV preparation, cover letter assistance and job application help plus interview coaching I managed to get the first public service job I applied for and then after six weeks with her encouragement and assistance I achieved a two-step promotion with a thirty thousand dollar pay increase in the process. I can’t thank Danielle enough and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her services to anyone seeking to change career, apply for a job or progress up the corporate ladder.
Alex S. Adelaide, South Australia.

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