When it comes to high level performance having someone we can be truly vulnerable with is vital. Working with someone we can trust with our life though is transformative. When we have no doubt that the person working with us is as dedicated to our success as we are, and sometimes more so, we can’t help but step up! In 2015, I was an APCTC Life Coach of the Year Finalist which is a bit like the Oscars for coaches.
For over ten years I have worked with true champions across science, engineering, medicine, arts and business to help them achieve the impossible: to recognize and own their brilliance. Behind the external appearance of success sit insecurity, doubt and unhealthy pressure that makes us sick. But there is another way and I have found it.
What I give my clients is what the best Olympic coach gives their star performers: unconditional love and heart to claim their spotlight with confidence that is grounded in humility and grace instead of well masked insecurity. From this place, they become masterful leaders and people you want to follow and work with.
My coaching blends learning and awareness building with action. It is most similar to coaching an athlete. What this means is that we nurture your total being through a living practice. Where appropriate, I help you learn new skills. In fact we drill them.
I believe our minds are our natural healers. Today’s busy world has diminished our ability to hear our inner wisdom. With practice we can restore our energy and brilliance into balance and harmony with the world around us and our inner goodness without turning into monks. It’s what I help you do.
In essence my focus is on aligning heart, mind and spirit that work respectfully with your physical body. You can count on me to be honest, to stretch your capability and help you realise your potential.
I integrate a vast richness of approaches in my coaching. These include: neuroscience, positive psychology, solution-focused coaching, NLP, humanistic psychology, conflict management, mindfulness, systems theory, leadership and team development, somatic work, CBT, Time to Think, practical philosophy, internal systems family therapy, early attachment theory, constellations, conflict resolution, existential philosophy, and of course my own heart and mind connection model which I have shared with over 1500 practitioners. I tune into my client’s learning style and work from there. And I design activities that stretch their awareness, experience and world.
I have always had a coach myself. I share my work with professional colleagues through masterclasses and workshops for professional associations such as AC and BPS. And, I devote one month out of my year to learning from world experts so that my practice evolves and grows in mastery. All this and more is here to serve you.
I remain on a journey to stretch my leadership and how my talents and skills can serve the world. Here are a few examples:
Working across disciplines, inviting people into more compassion and refusing to fit the proverbial ‘pigeon hole’ if definitely not easy. For me however, it links with contributing to a fairer and more peaceful world.
I devote one month a year to my own development. Here’s this year’s key activities.
In addition, I love reading professional coaching, self-help and business books and review a good number each year. I’m also working on a novel and love good fiction that makes one think about life. For book recommendations please join my mailing list.
You may want to read the Q&A below before you make contact.
I coach entrepreneurs and business people and I came to Magdalena because I saw her give a workshop for coaches in London. I needed to get a handle on my own productivity and her warmth and shrewd observations hit deep. Our work was life-changing. I can seriously say our work helped save my marriage and grow my business.
The Producer/Product system Magdalena worked through with me has been excellent at helping me learn to balance work and family requirements with my own well-being. It’s fantastic!
I came to Magdalena feeling I was drowning in work, struggled with prioritizing and finding focus and also having to deal with a one-year-old kid at home. I’ve done courses before but coaching was amazing. I no longer feel stuck and frustrated. Thank you for helping me get on top of my work and securing two consecutive promotions.
I am writing to fully endorse Dr. Magdalena Bak-Maier for the truly outstanding coaching work she did for me. The feedback and comments I received from her were absolutely helpful – critical, honest, humorous, and constructive. In fact, the interview preparations were a wonderful experience for me. Despite the thousand or so applications for ERC grants last year and the fierce competition during the interview stage, I nevertheless received the grant – £1.3 million over five years. This fantastic outcome represents a major milestone in my career, and I am very grateful for the immense support I received.
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Magdalena is an incredibly perceptive coach – she can articulate what is going on very quickly to get to the heart of the matter. Using a very warm and supportive approach, she brings an expertly used range of tools, theories and intuition to help and challenge her clients. She is 100% with you every step of the way. I found Magdalena’s coaching to be incredibly valuable, helping me to grow in confidence and get ready for the next challenging step in my career, and also to re-evaluate myself and develop new, more effective perspectives on my career and relationships. I would definitely recommend Magdalena as a coach!
Magdalena very fast gauges the expectations of the people. Accordingly she suggests how to and what to pitch in. She helped me in expressing my research vision to people from different scientific backgrounds and in giving me the confidence needed for a successful interview.
I understand cost can be an issue. When it comes to your life, well-being and success however asking about cost is the wrong place to start. It says ‘I’m not worth the best’ and ‘I don’t believe in myself’. But rest easy. I’ve devoted much effort to ensure that my work can serve people in all circumstances. Here how to get started today.
When it comes to helping you make time count, there will always be a way I can help you take that next step!
I develop some of the most creative, ambitious and driven people irrespective of their present occupation, obstacles or past history. I also work with and in fact champion the proverbial “underdog”, the person others wrote off and gave up on. Sometimes that person is the client and why they are getting in touch.
My energy and interest sits with powerful journeys and transformations that celebrate the human spirit. I invest a huge amount of my energy into the coaching relationship. When you work with me, you become part of the make time count family. So it’s a huge commitment on both sides.
I bring and teach high expectations, strong work-ethic and discipline. I also bring oodles of unconditional love and positive regard for helping you see just how wonderful you are.
What I need from you is your:
Provided you can say yes to these – chances are we will make great magic together. My job is to guide you in the process of discovering yourself and helps you be and enjoy being your best self.
What makes you think that things will ever change on their own?
Take a piece of paper and plot your last 3, 6, and 12 months. Notice what’s true for you. Are you growing or stuck? Does the pace reflect your ambition and talent? Is your life good? Bad? So-so?
When we’re caught in habitual ways of being, doing something different is downright impossible. This is why we need a coach.
So there are many reasons or excuses to put action off. But you are here for a reason! So do something to take charge of what happens in your life.
We will begin right away as action is what coaching is all about. And sorry there are no freebies.
Price should never determine what you do or don’t do! You are beyond price. A great coach is also beyond price. You are never paying for their time or funding their life style. Coaching is a serious profession that takes continuous study, regular practice and ongoing commitment to personal growth. So if you want to play at the Carnegie Hall, work with the best you can afford.