About me

Kia ora! My name is Debbie, I am married to Andrew, and a mother of 2 teenage girls, a business owner who loves to dance, and sometimes an adventurer. I was born in Pretoria, in the beautiful, but tumultuous South Africa, and immigrated to New Zealand in early 2020. What an experience! I love exploring this beautiful country, and find myself in awe each time I discover another stunning view! 

I am wholeheartedly committed to helping others master the power skills to live and do business boldly, energized, true to themselves, and connected to those they care about, free to pursue what matters to them most.  I’ve been in the personal development space for well over 20 years. 
 

I have had many roles during this time. I have been in Youth Leadership Development, Retail Sales, a Business Economics teacher, I've been Personal Executive Assistant and a business owner where my goal was to help other businesses turn their chaos into order. I have been in Client Services, Tech support, and Product Development, and Learning and Development. What all these roles have had in common is that the purpose was always to help others grow and transform. Now as a certified Brain Coach and Heartstyles Practitioner, I can harness the power of cognitive neuroscience to help facilitate business and personal transformation.

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My goal is to keep using the latest research in cognitive neuroscience to enable personal and business growth by helping you identify and change limiting beliefs or mindsets and master the power skills (some call them soft skills, people skills, professional skills, or core skills) so that you can become the hero in your own life story.

I have worked for a global organization for the past 8 years, where our mission was to help people shift behaviors and the attitudes that underpin them, for the better.  Heartstyles is all about character growth, which in our experience has been shown to help individuals make more effective decisions, enjoy healthier relationships, and lead authentically. Recent research confirmed that businesses that utilized Heartstlyes have lower staff turnover, higher performing teams and greater customer satisfaction. The Heartstyles methodology is also based on the principles of cognitive neuroscience and is a scientifically validated tool. It's the perfect companion to the Brain Coach tools.

I believe it requires courage and humility to recognize where you need to grow and transform so that you can become the most authentic version of yourself, a heart-led leader whose business also thrives. It's not easy to let go of everyone's expectations of how you should live your life, or run your business, or what success looks like for you. It's hard work to change limiting beliefs and default behaviors that hold you back or weigh you down. This is why character growth needs to be part of your journey. It takes strength of character to choose new, more effective behaviors, based on your values, and what is truly important to you. You need to engage your head and your heart. If you can change your thinking, you can change your behavior, impacting every part of your life and business for the better. Sometimes, you need a little help to get there.

I cannot wait to be able to walk alongside you and serve you as you embark on your journey of character growth and change, letting go of all that holds you back or trips you up. Together, we can discover fresh perspectives and strategies so that your business can thrive and you can start living your best life. Nothing is impossible. This is about more than just reaching your goals, this is about mastering the power skills to live and do business boldly, energized, true to yourself, and connected to those you care about, free to pursue what matters most to you.

If you have any questions schedule a free introductory call today!