Testimonials for Avancer Coaching

"Alix is a wonderful life coach. She’s a great listener and helped me prepare for whatever was going on in my life that week, whether it was getting ready for an upcoming job interview or preparing to make a presentation at a church-wide meeting.

I really looked forward each week to meeting with Alix. She gave me a good perspective for my job search and for how to make a wise decision based on my personality traits and career goals. She is an encouraging person who planned for our meetings so that I could be better prepared during the week to accomplish my goals.

I highly recommend her as a life coach!"
Don Costello, accountant (in job transition)

"One of the best personal and professional decisions I have made was hiring Alix to coach me on achieving a better work/life balance. Alix is a delight to work with – she is very insightful and extremely talented. I have gained new perspectives and tools to honor my values and put “me time” back on the calendar."
Christine Slate, vice-president of client services

"Meeting Alix Miller is one of the best things that has happened to me. I was hesitant at first...but soon realized that coaching was well worth the time and effort. Coaching leads to improvements in yourself, without digging in the past and without changing anyone else. The greatest benefit for me was learning a 4-step process for expressing my needs or wants in a conflict situation. This process is from the body of work called Nonviolent Communication. I changed the way I talked to others for better overall communication. My husband noticed and liked the change he saw in me and decided to experience the benefit of coaching as well."
Tammy Hinkle, artist, small business owner

"Coaching with Alix has helped me to discover the power of my unique gifts and talents and how to use these to be more successful in all my endeavors."
Bob Fuller, engineer

"Alix has encouraged me through prayer and creative ideas to establish new patterns of behavior and thinking to accomplish God's call on my life. I had expected coaching with Alix to be pleasant and fun. But I didn’t expect it to be so fruitful. I was like a farmer going out to pick fruit and expecting a tree to produce 25 apples and instead there are 50 apples. What helped me was Alix’s creative energy – this was not a “cookbook” or “paint-by-numbers” approach to coaching. There was so much creative thought put into the sessions. I enthusiastically recommend Alix to all those who wish to increase their effectiveness and influence as a leader in ministry or business."
Louis Williams, pastor, entrepreneur

"You kept me on task and on track. I made a lot of progress. Because of your coaching, significant things were clarified and came into focus for me."
Jim Hague, professor emeritus

"Coaching gave me clarity about where I want my life to go. It was a good feeling to be able to have “me time” in order to think about what I want to do. I needed a “jump-start” to get me thinking about options in my life. I now think it is time to put those ideas into action."
J. Smith, mother, wife

"I can’t thank you enough for all of your help. I don’t think I would have been as open to taking these chances or trying something new if I hadn’t worked on developing my confidence or realizing where my personality and skills set could lead."
Ashlee Kneip, recent college graduate (in job transition)

"As a result of coaching I am more mindful of various things – more open. Now I look at options. I realize there are more options out there."
Susan Sheppard, proofreader/copyeditor, small business owner