Testimonials
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“Thanks for always being there for me. I was really proud of how prepared, calm, professional and mature I was able to be. Your guidance was, as always, immeasurably helpful.
“I did suggest that my partner might want to work with you as he admired me for being “able to stay above it all." I believe a positive environment contributes to productivity so that is the way I try to conduct myself - and you are the one who showed me how.”
- Helen
“I found coaching with Nicola hugely valuable. The sessions and background
work taught me a great deal about myself and have positively influenced my
life in both expected and unexpected ways...good old synchronicity seems
to come as part of the package! I was touched by Nicola’s genuine warmth,
care and concern. Highly recommended.”
- Alice
“I had great feedback from our members following Nicola’s recent talk. People commented that her advice was helpful and practical enough that they could start making improvements in their life immediately. That was the result of just one hour of Nicola’s time! Some concepts such as self-care and self-discovery are familiar but Nicola’s insight and perspective make them new again. Plus she shows how to link each concept into a real strategy for setting goals and then attaining them. Her quiet enthusiasm and desire for us all to lead more fulfilling lives was refreshing and inspiring.”
- Lucy Dickinson, Membership Secretary, Century
“Thank you so much for EVERYTHING you have done for me. You have truly changed my life and helped me start a new chapter."
- Gillian
"Nicola Bunting's Executive Coaching has helped me greatly and I would recommend her to anyone who wants to focus their talents, increase their impact and, particularly, align their personal goals with their life and their work. Nicola has helped me become more effective at work, more clear and calm about what I want to achieve and given me a set of tools to keep me on the right path. She has improved my life."
- David Davies,
Managing Director, Women's Lifestyle & Entertainment portfolios, Bauer Media
“It has been a wonderful learning experience which has deeply enriched my life. Thank you.”
- Susan
"I think I've often referred to you as my lighthouse, my compass and my good fairy, and that's just what you are - the kind, calm and intelligent voice of reason and perspective. Over the last six months, you've guided me through some really substantial life and career changes. It's a great privilege to have your help and support."
- Yasmin, Writer
“Thank you so much for your support, dedication and inspiration.”
- Nicky
"I keep meaning to write and tell you about a lovely coincidence in my life: through Linked-In, I got in touch with a former colleague from years ago, Susan Dennis (you may know her as Susan Oakes). She had read of my interest in the Enneagram on my profile, which of course she shares, and she has also studied with Don and Russ. We got together recently for a chat and I asked her where she'd found out about the Enneagram. "Oh," she said, "I was working with the most wonderful life coach, a woman called Nicola Bunting. We could hardly believe this series of lovely coincidences - your influence continues to percolate beautifully!"
-Tess
"Finally got my promotion! It was a great pleasure working with you and I would like to thank you again for all your good advice, which helped me so much over the last months!"
- Laure, EBRD
"Thank you for your invaluable input, counsel and inspiration over the years."
- Arthur, Discovery Communications
“I loved our day together and am feeling much more at peace that I have a plan as to the way forward. Thank you. I find working with you nothing short of inspirational and motivational!!”
- Julie, Small business owner
"Nicola Bunting is an extremely gifted and perceptive life coach. Her broad experience of a diverse range of clients enables her to empathise, understand and therefore work creatively through the whole gamut of challenges which a demanding corporate career throws up. She has great faith in the ability of her clients to make positive changes, and works with them in a cooperative partnership which, whilst not taking the responsibility off your own shoulders, does make it feel like a shared approach…. We have worked together now for over 5 years, and I have recommended her to many of my colleagues and friends – particularly those who are facing career change, or are simply overwhelmed by the multiple priorities which life as a working parent throws up. Each one of these has spoken as highly about her and echoed my own experience… Her ability to re-frame difficulties as opportunities may sound crass at first sight – however, in practice, I can promise that it bears further inspection…Over the course of 5 years, we have together challenged a whole range of issues which have involved Nicola helping me in a variety of different ways. She always has imaginative solutions – whether that is role playing difficult conversations, helping to write message tracks for different scenarios, re-calibrating the notoriously difficult work/life balance in tangible and positive ways – and she has consistently enabled me to view a tricky situation or intractable challenge in a clear-sighted and positive way. With Nicola Bunting close at hand to review your motives and reflect on your real objectives there will be few challenges or changes that can come your way that cannot be treated as new opportunities for re-invention in the roller-coaster of change that epitomises corporate life in the 21st century…."
- Kathryn Davies, Associate Director, Procter & Gamble
“The incredible value of working with Nicola Bunting is so difficult to put into words because it is at once grounding and uplifting, practical and aspirational. Over the years we have worked together on a job search, personal crisis, and professional development and in each project I felt fully supported, expertly guided and ultimately sincerely congratulated on reaching each goal. I owe a lot of my success to Nicola.”
- Monica, MD, European real estate company
“Working with Nicola was hugely rewarding - and I got far more from the experience than I had ever expected -or hoped for! It gave me an opportunity to reflect meaningfully on what interactions and environments allow me to be my best and most effective and feel and behave in the most positive way for myself and the business. It has made a dramatic impact on the way I think and behave and know that it will have a significant and longterm impact on what and how I do things in my professional and private life. It was that insightful and that much of a wake-up call! I'd recommend Nicola and her coaching technique to anyone. Enjoy it and prepare to be surprised...”
- Rob, Group MD of international media company
"I decided that I needed a life coach and after I hit a brick wall with a very specific work related issue. A friend recommended Nicola, and although I had no real idea what the coaching would involve I thought I should give it a try. This last year has been an interesting and challenging time. Nicola introduced me to the enneagram to help me see how my personality type drives the way I see and focus on things and what I need to do, to be both aware of these positives and negatives, and also how to find balance.
Once we determined my enneagram type, Nicola then took me through the clean sweep, needless and the true values programs. These all take time and commitment .I can now see how they build together to form a very clever and solid platform for one's development.
What has been most interesting is that Nicola knew that in order for me to deal with my specific work issue, what it in fact required was not more work or effort in that area, but balance elsewhere in my life. It took me a lot longer to realise this, but the peace and equanimity this has brought me is invaluable, and an insight I would never has gained with Nicola's help.
Go for it, Nicola really can do wonders for you. Thank you!
- Ian
"I loved our day together and am feeling much more at peace that I have a plan as to the way forward. Thank you. I find working with you nothing short of inspirational and motivational!!"
- Julie
"With one child just away at boarding school and my second one due to go in 18 months, it was time to make a plan as to how I was to occupy myself. Returning to banking in the City after an 8 year gap was not an option in my view. My ideal ‘job’ had to be flexible to accommodate family commitments, yet fulfilling and challenging.
Nicola was giving a talk to an international women’s group I belonged to with a focus on getting back into the workforce or keeping one’s career ticking over whilst following one’s husband to foreign postings. Perfect. I eagerly went along. I was gripped by what she said. What transpired thereafter was truly life-changing.
We worked diligently together for 18 months, firstly on ‘life coaching’ then on my new career. It was hard work. I had to dig deep within myself, challenge myself with some pretty big, yet fundamental questions. The process, with Nicola’s calm and encouraging guidance, was amazingly practical and straightforward. Each week, another lightbulb went on, another hurtle jumped over, another blockage overcome. Not an easy task when you are asked to look objectively at your life in order to ‘clear out’ what / who may be draining you, to establish you true values, your needs and your strengths. Every little step was more cathartic and energizing than the last. This part of the process gave me personal clarity.
We then turned to my ‘new’ career. Armed with the knowledge of what I excel at naturally, what I cannot do without in my life, and what inspires and energises me to help me be at my best, we painstakingly drew up a short list of careers that would satisfy the above. The career had to fit me and my life, not the other way around. A very different approach than that which I had followed during a 15 year banking career in 3 countries!
I eventually turned my energies to the world of interior design. I retrained at the Inchbald School of Design in London. I then set up a business with 2 partners focusing on property styling and property staging (literally setting a ‘stage’ for rental or sale). Our clients range from elderly couples, journalists, a retiring Master of Wine, City folk, and even an X Factor judge! The tools that I learned some 6 years ago when working with Nicola have been invaluable.
Sitting at my desk 6 years ago I felt totally overwhelmed, aimless and somewhat unfulfilled despite being a happy person at the core. My life could be so much more, but how??!! Nicola’s practical, unassuming, and uncomplicatedly honest approach is unique. She is a talented professional with a gentle manner, but has a steely determination and directed focus when it comes to seeing her clients meet their goals. I am in a totally different place now to 6 years ago, and one I am at peace with. It is a place of honesty, clarity, and balance.. I have been able to confidently make some major life decisions leading to positive changes. They have all taken time, thought, and tiny steps. As with all of us, life will continue to offer me challenges, and it is ultimately only I who can change them into opportunities. Thank you, Nicola, for teaching me how.”
- Julie
"A number of Whitbread Executives are working with Nicola Bunting in an Executive Coaching capacity. Nicola is able to bring a holistic approach to her coaching relationships, ensuing both the professional and personal goals are fully explored and clarified. Our Executives have found this both insightful and motivational and has surfaced the opportunity for challenges to be re-framed very quickly where required. Nicola demonstrates an ability to quickly assimilate the business context and whilst she follows a disciplined diagnostic and development process she is flexible and adaptable to suit the individual's needs. Nicola encourages our Executives to keep a positive open dialogue with their key Stake holders within the organisation which has a positive impact on team development and the individual's developmental goals."
- Louise Smalley, Group Human Resources Director, Whitbread
"Nicola Bunting is rather like the big sister I wish I’d had; you get the feeling that she’s done it all before you - she’s totally wise and rather wonderful.
One year on from the start of my work with her I am on a wholly different and more positive, life-complementing path. I’m on the brink of what I hope will be a new and exciting direction for me, working towards setting up my own business. Throughout the year Nicola ensured that I never lost sight of the big picture. Whilst I didn’t always like what I had to face, Nicola kept me on track and (metaphorically speaking) held up a mirror so I could ‘face my soul’ and not block my own progress and development through fear or inertia.
If you are looking for a holistic, intuitive and fabulously robust coaching experience then Nicola Bunting is your lady."
- Remi
"I value Nicola's ability to help and see things from a fresh perspective. She have shown me how to approach my life and business in a totaly different way. As a result in the year we have worked togeather my income has increased three fold. I am not where I want to be yet , but I am confident that I will get there with her guidance.
I would highly recommend Nicola to anyone who wants more from their life and is willing make the changes needed."
- Roger
"Thank you again for being my coach and such a wonderful person too."
- Love Louise
"Working with Nicola was hugely rewarding - and I got far more from the experience than I had ever expected -or hoped for! It gave me an opportunity to reflect meaningfully on what interactions and environments allow me to be my best and most effective and feel and behave in the most positive way for myself and the business. It has made a dramatic impact on the way I think and behave and know that it will have a significant and longterm impact on what and how I do things in my professional and private life. It was that insightful and that much of a wake-up call! I'd recommend Nicola and her coaching technique to anyone. Enjoy it and prepare to be surprised... "
- Rob
"I thought the two days were a tremendous success, and thank you for your work with us so far to get us to this place."
- Sherry, The Planning Shop International
"There has been a transformation in the way that the team works together at the bedrock of which I think has been the individual coaching For me this has led to a feeling that the destiny of the company really could now be a shared venture with this team. So a big thank you for your work so far."
- Kim, Managing Director
"I have to say I am amazed at the difference that the coaching has had on our group. I thought the coaching day was excellent – we learnt a lot. The way you ran the day was excellent – it felt comfortable and enjoyable and we all seemed relaxed. Thank you for moving us to a new place. And what good luck or chance we found you!"
- Ginny
"My coaching with Nicola Bunting of La Vita Nuova has been enormously helpful in my personal development overall and in moving me forward professionally over a short time span. About three years ago, in my mid-forties, I started to take stock of my life and concluded there was nothing to complain about: nice, well-paying job, good relationship, lovely apartment, great lifestyle with many foreign trips and exotic holidays. The point that nagged me was that things were actually a little too cushy, I didn't feel I was exerting myself and felt I was a little too young to start to coast towards (early) retirement. Something was missing, life wasn't particularly challenging and ultimately a little frustrating. At that moment a very dear friend mentioned to me that he was working with Nicola Bunting and felt he was getting huge benefit out of doing so. Not only that, he highly recommended her and felt it was something I should be doing. Mapping out with her my emotional and spiritual DNA, raising my self--awareness and, ultimately, understanding my existential drivers and values was hugely beneficial in putting me on a clear path towards a much more gratifying life, more profound relationships and a career change which I would not have contemplated let alone dared to undertake without Nicola's help. That career change in the fall of 2007 has now led to a rapid promotion to head the non-US business of my firm with responsibilities spanning the globe and operations in Europe, Asia and Australia. I don't think I would have seen myself capable of doing so even a few months ago!"
- Ric, Janus Capital
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