I found this to be a very helpful session because it provided some much needed reflection time in addition to there being a practical and productive exercise for us to work through. Magdalena was thoughtful and engaging in her delivery and I felt like I was in very knowledgeable hands! – LCG Attendee
My daughter and I found Magdalena Bak Meier’s work through her TEDx St Andrews. We found her short presentation both delightful and informative. She shared her own story of how learning who we really are, and what motivates us, helps us reach our goals made us laugh. Her neuroscience research, informed by positive psychology and Carl Rogers, also cheered us up immediately. Six months later, I started to take her workshops, in this order: ‘Goal Getter’, ’14-day Habit Bootcamp’ and ‘Introduction to The Grid’, all of which I employed to help me recover from a chronic health condition while also completing an MLitt in Creative Writing. Though I received a distinction for my work, recovering my health proved much more complicated and so learning how to support myself while the external mechanisms slowly put a medical diagnostic picture together proved been essential. An indirect benefit in supporting my daughter also became apparent as time went on: she was in Sixth Form and choosing her next steps for study and career. Using the Goal-getter model, in particular, allowed me to give her complete freedom to do things in her own way yet offer guidance, in the light of what I was learning, if and when she asked for help. She graduated with straight A’s and is now studying architecture. Trusting the implicit process seeking to unfold within ourselves, and others, is easier when we have a model.
The whole workshop was incredibly moving and inspiring and reminded me of the importance of paying attention to all parts of ourselves to feel truly integrated.
Magdalena has a wealth of knowledge and underpinnings so there was a real sense of being in the hands of someone who really knew her stuff
I had the pleasure of attending a talk/workshop led by Magdalena last week, and it stood out for me amongst all the other good talks at the conference that day
Magdalena is an engaging speaker, her spirit and energy are uplifting and infectious.
Thank you very much for your presentation on the use of coaching as a means of helping people affected by stress in their work which you gave to the Spring meeting of the Society of Occupational Medicine, London Group.You presentation provided members with helpful insights into the coaching process and how this can be used to help someone understand the causes of their stress and their coping mechanisms for dealing with stress. As well as improving our understanding of a job coach’s role, you provided us with some useful tools we can use in our own practice.
Even some of my most cynical colleagues expressed appreciation of your presentation. No mean achievement!
She is an inspirational and dynamic speaker. Her talk was well structured and she had authentic connection with the audience. Her topic was motivational and moving. I highly recommend Magdalena as a Public Speaker.
“Have you ever sat and listened to a presenter and wished that they would just keep on talking and opening up your mind to fascinating stuff which is not only backed up by research, but also highly practical in its application to your 1:1 and group coaching? It doesn’t happen very often, in my experience.
Magdalena had over 80 of us buzzing with enthusiasm and curiosity to find out more…and she gave us more, and more, and even more than we could have dreamt of!
Thank you, Magdalena Bak-Maier, for your generosity and skill in conveying a hugely valuable tool to help us coaches to fast-track our clients towards their dreams and goals. And congratulations on getting such great reviews on our event evaluation forms.”
Kathleen Sullivan, London Regional Events Organiser, Association for Coaching and Senior Lecturer, Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Magdalena seems to know just how to reach her audience so that they sit up straight, take notice and listen intently as she feeds them pearls of wisdom to consider when looking at ones growth and development whether it be personal or professional…after she speaks, everyone feels a little closer to their dreams and renewed with energy to get started!
