Inspiration for Excellence | Professional Coaching

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· Writing Coaching

Professional Coaching for Individuals

”Coaching helps me focus on the type of businesses and projects that I would like to pursue as clients and as a result our sales have increased nearly 35% this fiscal year. Simultaneously, I have been able to keep a focus on my personal goal for a more balanced life and I have lost over 20 pounds. In addition, coaching with Eva has re-energized my enthusiasm for my work and life in general. Thank you.” Owner, B2B Business in Chicagoland

”As a CEO, business owner and people manager, my coaching sessions with Inspiration for Excellence are extremely valuable. They help me prioritize and make good decisions. Coaching also promotes wellbeing, since it helps me realize what my goals really are and what I truly want. I have referred Eva to several of my friends and colleagues. I, myself, find that I get great return on investment from coaching and plan to continue.” Katinka Bille Lindahl, CEO, LifeStone AB, Göteborg, Sweden

”My coaching experience with Eva has been awe-inspiring. She has guided me to discover new ways of viewing myself and my world that have translated into a happier, more meaningful, and professionally more prosperous life for me. After interviewing several other coaches I decided to use Eva because she is not only smart and helpful but insightful and empathetic. Her tool kit of exercises and readings is extensive and she knows just what to use in every situation.” Rosemary Walter, CEO, Mosaic Marketing Management, Inc.

”As an information technology Executive, I am accustomed to analyzing problems, identifying solutions and developing strategies… for corporations. I was, however, having difficulty analyzing my own job search issues. Eva helped me clarify my career goals and set a new direction for my job search. Her professional coaching was extremely valuable.” M. Hall, Information Technology Executive

”Eva has helped me think deeply about my values and how they relate to my career goals. Our conversations have given me the opportunity to step back from the hectic day-to-day pace, to pause, reflect and clarify--not only on the state of my career, but on the state of my life. This process has given my life and my career a more balanced direction, more in line with my beliefs and my values.” BH, IBM, Business Development Executive

”I've benefited in the past from therapists/ counselors/ clergy. The outcome perhaps could be defined as the place where my issues have found resolution within in the structure of their paradigms. The opportunity of coaching with Eva Liljendahl is putting my issues in my own paradigm. That makes it a healthy and empowering process.” Anders Benson, Marketing Specialist, Software Sales

”Eva is delightful, spunky, fun, daring. Daring to ask, daring to say, daring to make me right, daring me to step further. Eva is flexible, dancing, real, authentic. Following my newest step, insight, idea, adjusting her rhythm, tone, style. Laying in her beat, wisdom, intuition. Holding us both accountable to my path, purpose, beauty, and grace. Eva Thank you.” Melissa O’Mara, Bigger Game Player and Innovator

"The biggest impact of my coaching partnership with Eva was that I truly made a professional break-through, and that has made me more productive and optimistic about my professional future. I have more peace of mind." Stephanie Derderian, Chicago Skyline Team of Keller Williams Gold Coast Realtors

”Eva has a combination of professionalism, experience and intuition that contribute to great coaching skills. Her services have been very useful to me in helping me create my home business and define both personal and professional goals. I'd recommend her practice to any aspiring writer who seeks help in his/her path to a satisfying career.” C. Curley, Freelance Writer, Chicago

”It’s amazing how much clarity you can gain in a focused session with a pro!” Eva Dillner, Workshop Leader Creative and Therapeutic Processes, Divine Design, Eksjö, Sweden

”It was a dark and rainy day when I called Eva to help me as I was at a major crossroad in my career. She really listened and asked all the right questions to help me realize that I had all the answers in me. She guided the consultation knowing exactly when to step in and lead the conversation to make me see and verbalize what I needed to do. Eva is a gem and I will be seeking more of her infinite wisdom.” Lisa Lee-Jaure, Designer, Maison Lee Jaure Designs, Chicago

Seminars and Workshops

Marketing and Public Speaking Workshops

”Eva’s presentation 5 Keys to Successful Public Speaking was relevant, effective and entertaining. Everyone in the audience learned at least one tip on improving their own public speaking.” Kim Schilf, President, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, Chicago

”In just ten minutes Liljendahl presented a better way for me to communicate in public speaking, facilitating more openness and relating to my audience more effectively.” Marnie Ratner, Sales Engineer, Iris Data Services, Chicago

"Networking 101 – Hone Your Elevator Pitch Seminar at the Chicago Entrepreneurial Days showed me the importance to plan what to say in short and unexpected meetings. I feel more prepared to make things happen and to meet new potential clients." Pehr Jansson, Owner, The Jansson Firm, Austin, Texas

“What I’m taking away from the Elevator Pitch Seminar is the “hook”, a way to start the pitch, “passion” as the driver and to end the elevator pitch with a “request”. Thank you Eva.” Agneta Rosenberg, President, Interim Ventures LLC, Chicago

“Entrepreneurs! [Don’t You] Love Sales Workshop gave my business and me many benefits; defining our sales strategies and tactics, and also parsing out the benefits we offer our clients even further than previously. People looking to boost their sales should come to this workshop!” Joseph Utschig, President, Digitalife LLC, Chicago

“Major benefits from this workshop are practical and immediate application, tailoring every idea, insight and technique to my business right on the spot. Thank you!" Sharon Ozimek, President, Plus Signs & Banners, Chicago

"The Love Sales Workshop gave me specific guidelines to refer to, to make my sales successful." Kari Johnson, Director of Business Development, LawyerLink, Chicago

Mentoring and Leadership Seminars

"Inspiration for Excellence’s Mentoring Workshop gave me a guide on honing my leadership and mentoring skills with great tips. The workshop flowed easily with group interactivity, conversation, enthusiasm and knowledge that kept people’s attention." Rick Lesley, Senior Associate, Olenick & Associates, Chicago

"The Mentoring Workshop developed and lead by Eva Liljendahl for Olenick & Associates covered an excellent summary of the relationship and activities essential to Mentoring. Liljendahl spoke with honesty, her stories were relevant and the tips useful, creating a great baseline for us as mentors." Tony Troup, Associate, Olenick & Associates, Chicago

Flow and Innovation Seminars

"Thank you for holding a seminar at my company. The exercises you conducted were useful and inspiring. Everyone had fun and learned something about themselves." Cary Stamp, President, Lincoln Park Financial Group

"Thank you for delivering a concise, on-the-mark presentation to our entrepreneurship students on the importance of professional business writing. It was a terrific dose of reality that students often don't get in college, and was presented in a way that was engaging and easy to understand." Raman Chadha, Executive Director, Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, DePaul University

"I appreciated the writing and I found that I could use FLOW in creative problem solving in my business and personal affairs." David Plotnick, IT Business Professional, Chicago

"You have showed us a powerful access to flow. I used to think maybe one day I will have flow, the way Michael Jordan talks about having flow. I think most people think they can't expect to have that kind of flow. They wait to get lucky. And now we just had it in five minutes!" Al Ritter, President, The Ritter Consulting Group

Fiction, Non-fiction and Story Workshops

"Cheers to Eva Liljendahl for getting me refocused and back on track with my novel. Her suggestions and ideas have helped me immensely while the discipline and deadlines of being in her writing group have given structure to my writing life." Judy Broderick, Mystery Writer in Chicago

"During the years I have been a participant in the creative writing workshops of Eva Liljendahl, I have discovered that the benefits have affected far more than just my writing. The expansion of creative potential that I have enjoyed has allowed me to look at my entire life in new and more creative ways. The exercises in Eva's workshops expand the mind and take my own work in new directions. I would highly recommend this method for anyone looking for increased creativity in their life, whether their dream is to be come a best-selling author, or just a more creative manager." Charles A Ross, Administrator, Chicago Nursing Home, Fiction Writer

"Eva Liljendahl's method is unlike any other I've experienced. Her classes are not only non-threatening, but also motivating, inspiring and just plain fun. She gets me to write in ways I never imagined I could write by devising techniques that somehow bring out the best in me. Her program is a must for anyone who has ever felt the all-pervasive fear of putting pen to paper." Anne Sharfman, Legal Executive Secretary, Murder Mystery Writer

"I can't believe how much my writing has improved in the past years that I have been in the Clarity in Content workshop of Eva Liljendahl. Many of us, writer want-to-be's say writing is a solitary journey, a lonely art. What we value most on this journey is a guide, a torchbearer, to show us the way through the maze of our thinking and writing. In Eva, I found a teacher who inspires me to write better than I have ever written. Her insightful comments and her ability to cut through the low point (crap) and get to the heart of the story is almost mystical. If you are one of us travelers, then let her expertise guide you through as you write. Thank you, Eva!" Willie Chung, Novel Writer and Mortgage Banker

”I took one semester of the Wild Mind course and it was exactly what I was looking for. It brought out my creative writing and gave me the confidence needed to move on to the next step - to fulfill my long time dream to write a book. I had been writing for a while, in this course I learned to express myself better and also realized that I had something – some kind of talent and a great joy in writing. Eva Liljendahl was encouraging and realistic at the same time. She was able to see each and everyone in the class. I went on from writing my diary and short articles to getting my first book published. It eventually ended up selling a quarter of a million copies (still selling) and I have written five more books after that (four of them bestsellers). I just signed the contract for two more books. I am deeply grateful to Eva Liljendahl for her skills, techniques and warm personality, and for helping people bring out the creativity we all have inside. I highly recommend her!” Sanna Ehdin, Ph.D, Author, Stockholm, Sweden, www.sannarelations.com

Teleclasses

”The Flow Technique is a great tool for getting stuff done! It’s useful for more purposes than ”just writing”, it’s quick, easy and allows you to get to what matters.” Christer Østergaard, Software Development Consultant, Copenhagen, Denmark

“Tapping into my Flow is active meditation with immediate and fantastic results. Tapping into my flow one day enabled me to capture an insight that had appeared and escaped from me that very morning. Thank you, Eva!” Marla Bollak, Credit Coach, Chicago

“I wrote three times as quickly as I normally would write. This is fantastic!”

“I thoroughly enjoyed the teleclass that you lead on writing. I have wanted to write a book for a couple of years now, but I haven’t made much progress. I’ve accomplished more in the short time on the phone in your class than I have in those two years.”

“There is an interesting tension between the urgency that is created with the flow technique, writing quickly in a short amount of time, and the relaxed atmosphere that is here. It is exactly what I needed.”

"Thank you, I learnt to trust my mind and just write, the resistance went away, it was fun and an adventure!"

"This was very good; I have to remember I'm just writing the first draft. I know the flow and I will get into it whenever I want to, now that I know how."

“This was exactly what I needed, I now know what to do next regarding my novel."

“Thank you, it was different and interesting. The visual tool you gave was very helpful. I also needed to be reminded that I just have to go for it! Just write!”

"I just need to begin somewhere! I don't have to know everything before I start. It's great, this has inspired me to just start writing."

Feedback på svenska
(Success Stories in Swedish)

“Nu har jag kunskap att jag kan skriva och hur jag sätter igång, och insikten att det är tillåtet att ha roligt – det går dessutom lättare att skriva då.” Cecilia Andrén, Naturvetare

“Wild Mind kursen gav mig främst en flödesteknik som känns naturlig. Jag har blivit trygg i mitt skrivande och även om jag inte kreerar dagligen, så vet jag att jag kan gå in i min ”skrivarbubbla” och nå oanade höjder. Mitt språk har också blivit mer lättsamt och publikfriande. Detta kommer att förbättra mina föreläsningar som jag skriver om med hjälp av detta skrivarflöde.” Bo Nilebrant

“Jag har skrivit alldeles för strukturerat tidigare. Genom Wild Mind kursen har jag fått insikten om förmågan att skriva, utan att först ha ett färdigt manus i huvudet. Det bästa jag tog med mig från kursen var flödestekniken och upplevelsen när texten mycket snabbt växte fram på pappret framför mig.” Roland Stilleborn, Konsult på gas- och elmarknaden.

“Wild Mind kursen synliggjorde att jag kan uttrycka mig mer med språket än jag trodde. Jag har en förmåga som förlöstes. Den prestigelösa ansatsen och stämningen, den individuella processen parallellt med gruppens process och påminnelsen att leka, ledde till utveckling av egen potential till oanade höjder.” Lajla Olsson, Allmänläkare

“Kursen gav mig möjlighet att gå in i mitt inre. Att relatera och plocka upp det som jag har inom mig (som jag inte alltid är medveten om, eller bara inte låter komma fram). Här får jag vara och styra, bejaka mig själv för min egen skull. Tack, det finns inget bättre än det här.” Ingegerd Söderman, Psykolog

Writing Coaching

”Eva has taken me from dreaming about becoming a writer to actually becoming one. I have accomplished and learned more about writing in individual coaching sessions with her than a semester’s college writing class. Sessions are focused not only on writing strategies but also on my individual projects allowing me to apply immediately what we have discussed.” Arlene B., Chicago

"I have read the books on novel writing. Eva knows that and more. She has the talent and skills to make your writing better and she gives you the confidence that your new best-seller will be just that. I won't write a book without her." Reginald Dunlop, Author LOVE NOTES

”I’d worked on my dissertation off and on for about 13 years. It had become an endless task. My department head finally gave notice that I would be dropped from the program if my dissertation wasn’t turned in at the end of a three month period. With Eva’s coaching I accomplished more in those three months than I had in the previous five years! I am happy to say I turned the dissertation in by the deadline.” M.Frampton, University of Chicago

”Though I’d taken numerous writing courses and workshops, I was still no closer to my goal of producing a marketable work. Eva’s writing coaching provided the techniques and strategies, as well as the ongoing support and feedback I needed to put it all together.” D. Reynolds, Chicago

“My writing has progressed by leaps and bounds under Eva's tutelage. I've worked with other coaches, and have taken classes, but nothing beats her hands-on approach.” Sandra Allen, Fiction Writer

”I’ve worked with Eva for about two years now, first with a group and then one on one. She creates a positive and productive atmosphere for group work that allows writers with different goals and styles to help each other grow. One on one, she is able to tailor the approach to fit an individual writer’s needs. No one size fits all here! Whether I come to a session determined to track down the mot juste that’s eluding me or needing to think about the role a chapter plays in the overall framework of my novel, she gives me valuable feedback and support. Sometimes it’s as simple as letting me talk my way to a conclusion; sometimes it’s holding my feet to the fire on issues she knows I tend to shirk. I always leave the session knowing we have accomplished something valuable.” Pam Toler, Freelance Writer, Fiction Writer

"Eva is an awesome writing coach! Through her exercises, supportive approach and laser-like but gentle questions, my passion for writing has been re-kindled. Every session with her has been mind-expanding and fun. If you're serious about wanting to be a writer, the best gift you can give yourself is retaining Eva as your coach!" Diana E. Director, Class Action Litigation Services for the 10th largest accounting and consulting firm in Chicago