Testimonials
Having Dionne as my career coach has been personally and professionally transformative in ways beyond anything I could have ever imagined. Before having a career coach, I’d always thought of myself as being adept at navigating the pitfalls and challenges that come with being a black woman keen to progress her career, but within the first couple of sessions Dionne was able to radically broaden my perspective on what was possible and shatter deeply entrenched assumptions that I’d unknowingly been holding onto for a very long time.
Over the three-month period I’ve been having sessions with Dionne, she has challenged my ideals, changed my self-perception and encouraged me to reimagine what my career could look like by helping me remove my self-imposed restrictions on what my career ‘should’ look like. Alongside this, Dionne has helped me evaluate, assess and reflect on several topical points that I may never have explored without her prompting.
As a person, Dionne is kind, friendly, empathetic, understanding and highly adept at empowering me to unpack my (sometimes) complex thought processes. She is also incredibly easy to speak to which means that I can talk openly and honestly with her without fearing it will be taken in the wrong way. Working with Dionne is like having a cheerleader on your side who always wants you to win, and in many ways her confidence in my abilities has helped boost my confidence in myself!
Dionne is exceptionally skilled at what she does and I always tell her that God put her in my life at the perfect time because I believe the conversations we’ve had were necessary for this particular stage of my career. There are so many ways this has been evidenced but most recently, I started a new job that I genuinely thought would take me a few years to get to. Dionne’s ability to make me look at things more objectively, value my skill set more highly and to believe in myself more than ever before not only gave me the confidence I needed to apply for the job but to also believe that I would be great at it. My new role is significantly more senior than my last, and I’m excited to see what the future holds.
TM
We at L&Q group have been working closely with Dionne Lewis-Reid for over six years and she has delivered a range of employability training sessions which were very engaging. All participants that attended her sessions gained increased confidence and some even started work shortly after. Dionne’s ultimate goal is to help residents to make positive changes in their lives. Most recently Dionne delivered a series of webinar’s entitled Stepping out of Lockdown which was well attended by our residents. Dionne is a superb trainer and the content and additional support was most welcomed.
Here are some of the comments from our clients who attended your Stepping Out of Lockdown series;.
I can immediately see things we need to implement to make more effective
I appreciated all the download material
I am so glad I attended
DC
Hi Dionne
It was lovely to meet you yesterday, honestly you were truly inspirational!!! I came out of the "How to use your skills to get the job you want" workshop and felt truly refreshed and inspired by you. You must really love and enjoy your job??
MC
Croydon
Thank you for the nice message it means alot, I will keep on moving forward. It has been a great little journey this past few days, learned alot about myself and I have to thank you for pointing me on the right track to finding my confidence and my old self again. I'm passing on some of that positive attitude to my son lol.Will definitely keep in touch, again thank you for all you have done for me.
MC
Slough
I just wanted to take the time to thank you so much for your great training and for giving me the best opportunity to not only meet such wonderful people as yourself both on the course and the work placement but for also giving me the opportunity to go on the work placement and work alongside such lovely, friendly people in a great company. Thank you so much Dionne, you taught me so much on the training course not only about applying for jobs and how best to excel myself but you also taught me a lot about myself and gave me the confidence I needed to reassure myself that I'm worth a lot more than I thought I was. I can honestly say that attending that course with you as our trainer and with all the other lovely ladies and man was the best thing I have done for myself and for my career.
L.H
London
I thoroughly enjoyed the day, even though I was emotional at the end, this was a positive thing for me as I felt that it demonstrated to me how much I had learnt and how much I wanted to commit to achieve both the small steps and the big dreams. I would very much like to continue my learning further and develop a stronger confidence in what I do and what I can achieve.
Results - Setting Goals into Action Workshop - Swansea
T.R
A thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Results - Setting Goals into Action - Swansea
J.B
I am now energised to go and take my next step to achieve my goals - you have provided me with the confidence - thanks for that!
Results - Setting Goals into Action - Swansea
J.M
Really enjoyed today I've learned so much about myself and how to reach my goals.
Results - Setting Goals into Action - Swansea
M.M
This is a really fun and relaxing and inspiring day to attend. I highly recommend it - I had the time to think and clarify what I really was aiming for and miraculously am even starting on a new way of looking at things and started setting some goals, small at first, I must admit (!) but I feel going in the right direction. Go and enjoy!
Results - Setting Goals into Action Workshop
D.Mc
Stop debating whether to go- if this workshop has caught your eye for whatever reason big or small- you MUST go! I really recommend this to anyone whose ever felt like they're not fulfilling their potential, that they'd like to DO more, LIVE more, but that everyday 'life' always seems to get in the way. Not enough money, time, support, confidence...whatever is holding you back. The goals don't have to be something huge, even something as simple as finding more time to do the things you love, or improving certain aspects of your life could do more for you than you know. This workshop will show you how to look at what happens to you and how you choose to react to it. Your ticket to an attitude makeover at the very least. Go with an open heart and mind and enjoy! You won't regret it :)
Results - Setting Goals into Action Workshop
L.B
It had helped me to think less about the way l have been treated in the hands of my employer and also help me to focus for the new challenge coming my way.
Career Well-Being Workshop
O.E
Trainers are knowledgeable and engaging; they did not talk at you but kept the session on par and allowed one to open their minds and explore alternatives and opportunities that could open doors.
Career Well-Being Workshop
P.C
Dionne provided invaluable telephone coaching during a particularly challenging period when prioritising multiple and often conflicting tasks was a daily occurrence. Her incisive questions and encouraging tone helped to provide the clarity and motivation I needed to develop an action plan. Her timely and supportive interventions saw me confidently navigate my way through a number of thorny staff development issues I inherited. I can’t thank Dionne enough!
Head of Department, Imperial College London
Dionne helped bring clarity to business and life. With new long term contracts in place, business partners, interesting opportunities and a full family life I can safely say we got something right! Thank you!
Managing Director, Lutrijem
Dionne Lewis was engaged as a life coach through a project commissioned by Hammersmith & Fulham council which delivered coaching to parents living in temporary accommodation. We received incredibly positive feedback from Dionne's clients, which confirmed our impression of Dionne as a highly dedicated and caring coach. Dionne is a pleasure to work with, and I have great pleasure in recommending her as a life coach.
Clare Taylor, Housing Options Project Officer
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
I have had six coaching sessions with Dionne and they have been
invaluable. I have been able to methodically address what I want from
a relationship by identifying key issues and subsequently creating
opportunities to bring me nearer to my goal.
Through Dionne's support and encouragement, I have become more
focused and in some instances I have been taken out of my comfort zone.
This has opened up many new avenues of meeting the partner I desire
for example dinner dating, workshops and networking events.
It is so easy to be complacent and settle for something that is far from
fulfilling, but now I feel motivated about the prospect of finding my
partner.
To sum up my experience I would say that I have achieved greater clarity
about what I want from a relationship and I have become optimistic and
more confident that I can get what I want.
Thank you Dionne.
S.D
London
Dionne, I just want to say Thank You for all your help and support in making my dream and vision come true. I hope one day you'll visit on my website and feel proud for making all of it possible.
N.F
London Dionne,
Thank you for guiding me and making me what I am today!
God bless you.
M.M
London
**Stretching outside and past known and unknown Comfort Zones
**Continued reviews ,evaluations and appreciation of the wider scope of
Communication, Right Timing or Space, Self Perception and Acceptance.
B.L.F
London
My coaching sessions have made me realise just how hectic and chaotic my life
is/was, this became clear when I actually had to relate an example of what a
'typical' day was for me. Seeing it written down brought home to me just how
fruitless my life could appear. This was because of me giving myself too many
objectives/tasks for one day which would not realistically allow me to
excel in anyone area and I realised that this had been happening since
my school days.
I can cook, clean, sew, knit, crochet, do the laundry
well but apart from cooking, cleaning and doing the laundry I would be
hard pressed to show you more than maybe one or two items that have
been completed within my sewing, knitting or crocheting skills. There
were a couple of things I could be proud of, one was my maternal skills
and the other my ability to produce celebration cakes to order.
My Life Coach pointed me in the direction of making a change to my
thinking about how I might 'trim' the excesses of my day (whether it was
the time spent preparing for work, leaving a work bit earlier or even
looking at the whole day and giving myself timelines (hours/mins or
whatever worked best), the main thing being how best to utilise the
18hrs waking time that I had so that I could gain the optimum benefits
to me and my family.
R.M
London
I had two sessions with Dionne.
The introductory session was very good. Helped me to identify areas
where I could benefit from the input of a coach. It was practical, as I left
with several solutions to the work issues I was facing.
The second session was over the phone. We discussed the outcomes and
progress from the first session and went on to discuss my plans for a
major life change in the future. Again I left with positive action to take in
reaching my goals.
Unfortunately due to personal issues I was unable to continue, but
found the whole experience very rewarding.
M.B
London
Dionne is a great coach and I'm really pleased with the progress that I
made in the short time we were coaching together. Through coaching it
gave me the confidence to start a new project where I am learning &
developing personally, professionally & financially which I am still
continuing to enjoy.
Additionally, I lost 3S pounds in weight with a stone left to lose to achieve an
optimum BMI which has helped considerably with my current health condition
allowing me to make progress with my recovery.
I am no longer allowing my disability to dominate my life or my lifestyle.
I am now more confident with communication within my personal & professional
relationships which has often held me back because of bouts of negative thinking.
Dionne helped considerably with this with an exercise which helped me to
understand and learn what I was losing by holding onto the negative
thinking that had been inflicted on me as a child and it has made it easier
to positively move forward.
M.W
London
The coaching sessions I received from Dionne Lewis were extremely
beneficial to me as they helped me to form a clear understanding of my
desired career path and personal life direction.
Working with Dionne during the sessions helped me to recognise my
obstacles and how I might be more pro-active in addressing these in
order to move forward.
We were able to devise and work on a time line which realistically
outlined expected dates of completion to aid me reaching my goals. I
found this a brilliant way of realising how reachable my goals and
aspirations really are. This has also given me a structured basis to begin
my journey forward. I am inspired from the coaching support I have
received and have learnt to be more reflective and recognise more of my
positive points and attributes.
As a result of the sessions I feel my life has direction and purpose. I am
no longer confused about how to go about reaching or working towards
my goals and aspirations. Although not there yet, I am clear on my
direction and the level of commitment I must apply to reach there.
Thank you!
M.H
London
I received coaching from Dionne for a personal issues on which I had been
having difficulty in making an emotionally-committed decision. Dionne provided
the blend of support, empathy, engagement and challenge which I needed in
order to make the change, and which helped me to address the mental block
which I was allowing to stand in my way. As a result I have been able to take a
significant steps forward in my life and career planning.
Dionne was both disciplined and structured in her approach, and yet appropriately
flexible to respond to me as an individual. She was efficient in her preparation for
our sessions and she helped me plan - and followed up on - action points,
communicating easily and openly with me.
She listened actively and reflected back to me relevant points I had made and
positions I had taken in a way which constructively helped me to assess my
progress and continue to move forward.
Her positive outlook, her perception, her broad view of possibilities and her
encouragement to me to create options and act on them were key to my success
in achieving my goals.
Nadia O'Donnell
Middlesex
Over the three-month period I’ve been having sessions with Dionne, she has challenged my ideals, changed my self-perception and encouraged me to reimagine what my career could look like by helping me remove my self-imposed restrictions on what my career ‘should’ look like. Alongside this, Dionne has helped me evaluate, assess and reflect on several topical points that I may never have explored without her prompting.
As a person, Dionne is kind, friendly, empathetic, understanding and highly adept at empowering me to unpack my (sometimes) complex thought processes. She is also incredibly easy to speak to which means that I can talk openly and honestly with her without fearing it will be taken in the wrong way. Working with Dionne is like having a cheerleader on your side who always wants you to win, and in many ways her confidence in my abilities has helped boost my confidence in myself!
Dionne is exceptionally skilled at what she does and I always tell her that God put her in my life at the perfect time because I believe the conversations we’ve had were necessary for this particular stage of my career. There are so many ways this has been evidenced but most recently, I started a new job that I genuinely thought would take me a few years to get to. Dionne’s ability to make me look at things more objectively, value my skill set more highly and to believe in myself more than ever before not only gave me the confidence I needed to apply for the job but to also believe that I would be great at it. My new role is significantly more senior than my last, and I’m excited to see what the future holds.
TM
We at L&Q group have been working closely with Dionne Lewis-Reid for over six years and she has delivered a range of employability training sessions which were very engaging. All participants that attended her sessions gained increased confidence and some even started work shortly after. Dionne’s ultimate goal is to help residents to make positive changes in their lives. Most recently Dionne delivered a series of webinar’s entitled Stepping out of Lockdown which was well attended by our residents. Dionne is a superb trainer and the content and additional support was most welcomed.
Here are some of the comments from our clients who attended your Stepping Out of Lockdown series;.
I can immediately see things we need to implement to make more effective
I appreciated all the download material
I am so glad I attended
DC
Hi Dionne
It was lovely to meet you yesterday, honestly you were truly inspirational!!! I came out of the "How to use your skills to get the job you want" workshop and felt truly refreshed and inspired by you. You must really love and enjoy your job??
MC
Croydon
Thank you for the nice message it means alot, I will keep on moving forward. It has been a great little journey this past few days, learned alot about myself and I have to thank you for pointing me on the right track to finding my confidence and my old self again. I'm passing on some of that positive attitude to my son lol.Will definitely keep in touch, again thank you for all you have done for me.
MC
Slough
I just wanted to take the time to thank you so much for your great training and for giving me the best opportunity to not only meet such wonderful people as yourself both on the course and the work placement but for also giving me the opportunity to go on the work placement and work alongside such lovely, friendly people in a great company. Thank you so much Dionne, you taught me so much on the training course not only about applying for jobs and how best to excel myself but you also taught me a lot about myself and gave me the confidence I needed to reassure myself that I'm worth a lot more than I thought I was. I can honestly say that attending that course with you as our trainer and with all the other lovely ladies and man was the best thing I have done for myself and for my career.
L.H
London
I thoroughly enjoyed the day, even though I was emotional at the end, this was a positive thing for me as I felt that it demonstrated to me how much I had learnt and how much I wanted to commit to achieve both the small steps and the big dreams. I would very much like to continue my learning further and develop a stronger confidence in what I do and what I can achieve.
Results - Setting Goals into Action Workshop - Swansea
T.R
A thoroughly enjoyable experience.
Results - Setting Goals into Action - Swansea
J.B
I am now energised to go and take my next step to achieve my goals - you have provided me with the confidence - thanks for that!
Results - Setting Goals into Action - Swansea
J.M
Really enjoyed today I've learned so much about myself and how to reach my goals.
Results - Setting Goals into Action - Swansea
M.M
This is a really fun and relaxing and inspiring day to attend. I highly recommend it - I had the time to think and clarify what I really was aiming for and miraculously am even starting on a new way of looking at things and started setting some goals, small at first, I must admit (!) but I feel going in the right direction. Go and enjoy!
Results - Setting Goals into Action Workshop
D.Mc
Stop debating whether to go- if this workshop has caught your eye for whatever reason big or small- you MUST go! I really recommend this to anyone whose ever felt like they're not fulfilling their potential, that they'd like to DO more, LIVE more, but that everyday 'life' always seems to get in the way. Not enough money, time, support, confidence...whatever is holding you back. The goals don't have to be something huge, even something as simple as finding more time to do the things you love, or improving certain aspects of your life could do more for you than you know. This workshop will show you how to look at what happens to you and how you choose to react to it. Your ticket to an attitude makeover at the very least. Go with an open heart and mind and enjoy! You won't regret it :)
Results - Setting Goals into Action Workshop
L.B
It had helped me to think less about the way l have been treated in the hands of my employer and also help me to focus for the new challenge coming my way.
Career Well-Being Workshop
O.E
Trainers are knowledgeable and engaging; they did not talk at you but kept the session on par and allowed one to open their minds and explore alternatives and opportunities that could open doors.
Career Well-Being Workshop
P.C
Dionne provided invaluable telephone coaching during a particularly challenging period when prioritising multiple and often conflicting tasks was a daily occurrence. Her incisive questions and encouraging tone helped to provide the clarity and motivation I needed to develop an action plan. Her timely and supportive interventions saw me confidently navigate my way through a number of thorny staff development issues I inherited. I can’t thank Dionne enough!
Head of Department, Imperial College London
Dionne helped bring clarity to business and life. With new long term contracts in place, business partners, interesting opportunities and a full family life I can safely say we got something right! Thank you!
Managing Director, Lutrijem
Dionne Lewis was engaged as a life coach through a project commissioned by Hammersmith & Fulham council which delivered coaching to parents living in temporary accommodation. We received incredibly positive feedback from Dionne's clients, which confirmed our impression of Dionne as a highly dedicated and caring coach. Dionne is a pleasure to work with, and I have great pleasure in recommending her as a life coach.
Clare Taylor, Housing Options Project Officer
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
I have had six coaching sessions with Dionne and they have been
invaluable. I have been able to methodically address what I want from
a relationship by identifying key issues and subsequently creating
opportunities to bring me nearer to my goal.
Through Dionne's support and encouragement, I have become more
focused and in some instances I have been taken out of my comfort zone.
This has opened up many new avenues of meeting the partner I desire
for example dinner dating, workshops and networking events.
It is so easy to be complacent and settle for something that is far from
fulfilling, but now I feel motivated about the prospect of finding my
partner.
To sum up my experience I would say that I have achieved greater clarity
about what I want from a relationship and I have become optimistic and
more confident that I can get what I want.
Thank you Dionne.
S.D
London
Dionne, I just want to say Thank You for all your help and support in making my dream and vision come true. I hope one day you'll visit on my website and feel proud for making all of it possible.
N.F
London Dionne,
Thank you for guiding me and making me what I am today!
God bless you.
M.M
London
**Stretching outside and past known and unknown Comfort Zones
**Continued reviews ,evaluations and appreciation of the wider scope of
Communication, Right Timing or Space, Self Perception and Acceptance.
B.L.F
London
My coaching sessions have made me realise just how hectic and chaotic my life
is/was, this became clear when I actually had to relate an example of what a
'typical' day was for me. Seeing it written down brought home to me just how
fruitless my life could appear. This was because of me giving myself too many
objectives/tasks for one day which would not realistically allow me to
excel in anyone area and I realised that this had been happening since
my school days.
I can cook, clean, sew, knit, crochet, do the laundry
well but apart from cooking, cleaning and doing the laundry I would be
hard pressed to show you more than maybe one or two items that have
been completed within my sewing, knitting or crocheting skills. There
were a couple of things I could be proud of, one was my maternal skills
and the other my ability to produce celebration cakes to order.
My Life Coach pointed me in the direction of making a change to my
thinking about how I might 'trim' the excesses of my day (whether it was
the time spent preparing for work, leaving a work bit earlier or even
looking at the whole day and giving myself timelines (hours/mins or
whatever worked best), the main thing being how best to utilise the
18hrs waking time that I had so that I could gain the optimum benefits
to me and my family.
R.M
London
I had two sessions with Dionne.
The introductory session was very good. Helped me to identify areas
where I could benefit from the input of a coach. It was practical, as I left
with several solutions to the work issues I was facing.
The second session was over the phone. We discussed the outcomes and
progress from the first session and went on to discuss my plans for a
major life change in the future. Again I left with positive action to take in
reaching my goals.
Unfortunately due to personal issues I was unable to continue, but
found the whole experience very rewarding.
M.B
London
Dionne is a great coach and I'm really pleased with the progress that I
made in the short time we were coaching together. Through coaching it
gave me the confidence to start a new project where I am learning &
developing personally, professionally & financially which I am still
continuing to enjoy.
Additionally, I lost 3S pounds in weight with a stone left to lose to achieve an
optimum BMI which has helped considerably with my current health condition
allowing me to make progress with my recovery.
I am no longer allowing my disability to dominate my life or my lifestyle.
I am now more confident with communication within my personal & professional
relationships which has often held me back because of bouts of negative thinking.
Dionne helped considerably with this with an exercise which helped me to
understand and learn what I was losing by holding onto the negative
thinking that had been inflicted on me as a child and it has made it easier
to positively move forward.
M.W
London
The coaching sessions I received from Dionne Lewis were extremely
beneficial to me as they helped me to form a clear understanding of my
desired career path and personal life direction.
Working with Dionne during the sessions helped me to recognise my
obstacles and how I might be more pro-active in addressing these in
order to move forward.
We were able to devise and work on a time line which realistically
outlined expected dates of completion to aid me reaching my goals. I
found this a brilliant way of realising how reachable my goals and
aspirations really are. This has also given me a structured basis to begin
my journey forward. I am inspired from the coaching support I have
received and have learnt to be more reflective and recognise more of my
positive points and attributes.
As a result of the sessions I feel my life has direction and purpose. I am
no longer confused about how to go about reaching or working towards
my goals and aspirations. Although not there yet, I am clear on my
direction and the level of commitment I must apply to reach there.
Thank you!
M.H
London
I received coaching from Dionne for a personal issues on which I had been
having difficulty in making an emotionally-committed decision. Dionne provided
the blend of support, empathy, engagement and challenge which I needed in
order to make the change, and which helped me to address the mental block
which I was allowing to stand in my way. As a result I have been able to take a
significant steps forward in my life and career planning.
Dionne was both disciplined and structured in her approach, and yet appropriately
flexible to respond to me as an individual. She was efficient in her preparation for
our sessions and she helped me plan - and followed up on - action points,
communicating easily and openly with me.
She listened actively and reflected back to me relevant points I had made and
positions I had taken in a way which constructively helped me to assess my
progress and continue to move forward.
Her positive outlook, her perception, her broad view of possibilities and her
encouragement to me to create options and act on them were key to my success
in achieving my goals.
Nadia O'Donnell
Middlesex