“My Boss was the one who suggested I work with a coach.

I was not sure how would I benefit since I never had a coach before. 

Having just started a very demanding job in a new country and dealing with a new context, I was willing to give it a try. 

I have my way of thinking and working so last thing I needed was someone telling me how to do things.

But that is not at all what happen. Actually working with Minou was one of the best learning experiences  – learning about myself.

Talking about challenges and asking questions lead to many self-discoveries. Minou was able to pull the answers that were always in me, but just searching to get out. It helped me build confidence, be focused, prioritize, and most important, learn how to appreciate myself.

 

Minou’s way of working is adjusting to your way of working and not the other way around. Minou’s abundant life experiences make her easy to relate to.”

Flutra Gorana – Senior Program Manager, War Child, Lebanon

“I don’t know where to start.

Minou was recommended to me by a colleague during a time I was so overwhelmed I thought my only option was the quit my job. Working with Minou turned my life around and enabled me to get rid of the continuous overwhelm I was experiencing.

She had an incredible ability to help me understand where and how stress manifested in my life and what could be done about it.

As a coach she intuitively understood very quickly, time and again, what the core of my problems was, which I learned to see as opportunities for my own growth.

I have become a different leader because of the partnership with Minou and I would highly recommend her to anyone dealing with complex work environments.” 

Anonymous – Regional Program Director Middle East & North Africa, Humanitarian Org.

“During the better part of the past 12 month I have gone through professional and personal challenges that rattled me to the core.

During this whole period Minou has been an exceptional coach to me. Her quick analytical and intuitive insights, her human warmth and willingness to share

her own experiences while listening closely, are qualities that I deeply appreciate and was able to learn from.

Beyond that, as a mentor she never stopped to remind me of my own genuine desire not to be blinded by a presumed normative effect of factual circumstances – an intellectual support which was most important during a period where my self-perception was dominated by victimization. Minou never wavered in her commitment to me as a client.

But, as is true for any relationship, in order to become the success I experienced, both parties had to invest the time and the dedication to holding up their responsibilities and commitments in this fortunate alliance.”

 Charles Ryg – Entrepreneur & Writer, Switzerland

¨I wasn’t showing up as a full leader.

My actions weren’t aligned with my principles. My economic situation was a mess. I was taking some actions to start improving it but it wasn’t enough, I didn’t have enough energy to infuse into my life/work. I was searching for something that could help me.

I used to be the type of person that hardly ever asks for help. I didn’t admit I needed assistance and I associated it with failure, I felt pride in not needing help but at the same time, it was an enormous burden on me. Coaching with Minou was a very positive experience, it was the first time I could share my struggles with someone who understood what I was going through and didn’t judge me for it, guided me through my process, listened to me, lifted me up and helped me create clarity.

The biggest gift I got was feeling appreciated and valued as a human being, of myself and the other. In the interaction with Minou. I felt like I was talking to the more balanced and healed version of myself, which was uplifting. Coaching was part of one of the hardest lessons for me: asking for help. Doing things alone is fine, but it takes much more time and unnecessary suffering.

Now I’m surrounded by more people who want to assist me and it makes me feel great. I believe the impact of the work we did on the longer term is enormous: once you’ve realized your worth you’ve also unlocked self-love which means that you can relate to yourself and others in a healthy way personally and professionally, without fears and insecurities, only with a positive attitude.

To anyone who feels stuck, I would always say the same: ask for help. I have met many people whose limiting beliefs and reluctant attitudes have made them be skeptical about how professionals can help you. Once you let go of that mental burden, you open yourself up to unimaginable possibilities and to a lot of healing.

Dana Sihov – Entrepreneur Language Learning