From a very young age I felt, as though I didn’t quite fit in. I believed everyone else understood things that made no sense to me. I looked for the answers in books, teachers, workshops. I tried to be what I thought other people wanted or expected me to be.
As an adult I founded a Montessori pre-school, became a sales rep, sales manager, national speaker and trainer, I married, we raised two kids, moved around a lot and divorced; in all that time I never stopped in my quest to understand people, to please others, to fit in, to belong.
I found coaching in its infancy and thought that for sure, it would answer all those questions about how life worked. With an understanding of the synergy of people connecting in communities I became the original coordinator for Cheryl Richardson’s Life Makeover Community,co-founded the Philadelphia Area Coaches Alliance, created and hosted an international Leadership Salon for the International Coach Federation and received from them my Master Certified Coach certification. Interacting with individuals, leaders and coaches from all parts of the globe I learned how much we all have in common and how our hearts are in tune with each other regardless of our country, culture or background.
Along the way I experienced working with and speaking for a variety of groups such as the International Coach Federation, Wharton Women Alumni, Chambers of Commerce, DuPont Women Lawyer’s Network, Victory School Principals, Philadelphia Area Coaches Alliance, Wives of the Masons, Pottstown Universal Unitarian Church, Baltimore’s Center Club, as well as an assortment of business, teacher’s, parent’s, women’s groups and more. Always delighting in sharing what I know as I continue to grow and learn.
In coaching I learned that I could help people (including myself) get from where they were to where they wanted to be. But I also learned that when they got there most (including me) would recreate the same problems they were trying to get away from all over again. Like many steps on the journey, coaching answered some questions and generated more.
Wanting to go deeper, the last eight years of my journey has been through a life mentoring process with Living Concepts’ Mastering the Art of Being Human program. Realizing that outer changes were temporary without inner changes and that changing beliefs is what made permanent change, I started with myself and found a new understanding of how life works and a surprising passage way back to my heart.
Of all the things I’ve done and studied in my life, finding Mentoring is the most profound. For the first time, I have solid answers to the questions I had asked all my life. I have tools that go to the root of the problem, practical processes to change the patterns of a lifetime. The effect on me personally has been profound. My entire life has shifted to a level of joy and freedom I didn’t know existed. Possibilities I couldn’t have imagined have opened up for me. Now I want to share the experience with you.
Today, this is what I share. As I learn to live more and more from my heart, my joy is to share with others who feel the call or the longing, and in that sharing enrich both of us.
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“I want to acknowledge Nancy’s commitment and care. She’s a great coach and a wonderful role model for our profession.”
~ Cheryl Richardson, Author, Speaker, Coach, Massachusetts
“Nancy, As I was journaling this morning, I realized that two things that I’ve done in the last 8 months have moved me forward with lightning speed. One was finding you as a coach and the other was journaling. And I wanted to say Thank YOU, Thank YOU, Thank YOU.”
~ Jean Dilley, Owner of Marketing Magic, LLC, Pennsylvania
“My personal experience with Nancy Baker is that she is warm, supportive and highly skilled in asking the “right” questions that bring us back into connection with ourselves. I have experienced her personal coaching and mentoring first-hand and can vouch for its being a profoundly helpful experience. Join me in taking back your life and honoring yourself!”
~ Jean Westbrook Finch, Owner & Founder Circle of WaterLight, Pennsylvania
