Testimonials



Executive, Leadership & Personal Coaching Testimonials

"Our organization has contracted with Prism Group to provide executive coaching services for select members of our management team. After researching available services, Sophie Cousins-Mathewson was recommended by an area business professional. ... We have had universally positive reviews from those who have utilized Sophie's services. Professional, confidential, perceptive, insightful...all are adjectives that have been used to describe her sessions."
Bruce Danford
VP & Regional Publisher
Kawartha Media Group - Metroland
"From our very first meeting, attitudes began to change. You made us examine our lives i.e.; relationships with family, friends and each other, our personnel goals and aspirations and our very souls. Very quickly we progressed to positive dialogue and change began to happen. We both appreciated your patience. Your genuine "caring attitude" came across and we responded to you. You guided me towards getting better organized and developing my time management skills. The true success story is my wife. She has gone to becoming an exceptional mortgage Consultant. She is not the same person today. She is self confident and very knowledgeable. She has retained her attitude for caring. Time and time again her clients have expressed their complete satisfaction in the job she performs for them. Her Company awarded her an Award of Merit for 2004. She tripled her income from what she made at her previous job. And even today I was told by a friend of mine that 'she beams with confidence, you can't believe it's the same person."
Clarence Collison
Broker
Alison GMAC Realty
"She recognized my avid need for accomplishments and challenged me to set ambitious, yet attainable short-term plans and long-term goals. Her method was brilliant, making me rationalize the process, the work and time necessary, my motivation, and the true value of the results I desired. Through coaching, Sophie illustrated the importance of managing progress and accountability. She taught me how to savor my accomplishments while always reaching for the stars. After each discussion, I had a greater awareness of myself and the path ahead of me. Each session was an investment of my time and money."
Dionne V. Jackson
New York
"I have really taken some huge steps towards managing my time and taking control of my life. I decided to only work (and I mean really work! productive work) only 6 hours a day. It's really paying off in terms of my relationship with my wife and kids and financially in terms of focusing on what's important in making money and what I'm good at. I've delegated and dumped some nagging stuff and it felt great. Your course showed my how much time I was wasting, but more importantly the direction and the tools I needed to improve my self management in terms of time."
Andrew Galvin
Associate Broker
Re/max Eastern Realty Inc.
"Since Sophie began working with us, we have become a REAL team. Sophie's coaching abilities and her God-given skills of perception have helped us become a close-knit, cohesive unit. In our sessions with Sophie, each of us discovers what we need to do to succeed. Without that guidance, I don't believe we would have made those discoveries on our own...at least not in such a short period of time. As a result, we are more productive and goal-oriented company, and our revenue growth reflects that."
Mike Melnik
Impact Communications
"I knew what I wanted but Sophie challenged me to put it to paper and stay focused on what was important to me. She is gifted at bringing core values to the surface and keeping you on track."
Vance Robbins
Anden Bath Center
"Sophie Cousins-Mathewson is inspiring, encouraging, and - most important of all - empowering. She will make a difference in your life."
Ann Douglas
Author/Journalist
"Several months after a personal crisis, I found myself struggling to regain a clear, positive focus on life which required that I redefine myself and establish new awarenesses and goals. After several months of traditional counseling, I realized I needed to look ahead not back. At this time, Sophie came into my life to assist me through a very difficult process of transition. I had read a newspaper article about Sophie's life skills coaching and felt sure that she would have the skills and strategies I required. I was not disappointed.
Sophie consistently treated me with respect and sincerity. She shows empathy and concern and is a skilled, attentive listener. Sophie's extensive training allowed her to capably assess my needs and to suggest effective strategies to assist me in meeting the goals we had defined. Sophie is constantly building and broadening her expertise in the coaching field as she continues to take coaching courses. Sophie's enthusiasm, sense of commitment and dedication toward her chosen profession and her clients make her an admirable role model.
As I look back over the past months I can easily see the advances in developing and attaining new goals that I achieved with Sophie's help. I would unreservedly recommend Sophie's coaching skills to anyone wishing to bring about fundamental change in their life."
Darline J. Pomeroy
"I have attended many stress seminars and workshops before. I got more out of this one hour session than I have ever gained from anything I've attended before. You helped me to see what the sources of my stress are and now I can go about doing something about it."
Participant, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
"I now understand more than every why it is so important to manage stress effectively and I really am determined to use some of the excellent ideas and suggestions which I found in Managing My Life: Managing Stress."
Jill Houston
Program Manager, Sunquest Meetings & Incentives