I didn't act upon my epiphany immediately. After three years of hemming and hawing (I will admit to fear of starting a new venture while the golden handcuffs of a stable job with a fancy title and significant paycheck beckoned), and deciding to put a career that my parents were proud of behind me, I finally listened to my instincts and founded Forward Options. I began helping girls and women of all ages find optimal happiness and success in life.

Through Forward Options Executive and Life Coaching and group workshops, I offer you the opportunity to benefit from my epiphany and to have one, or many, of your own. I invite you to learn tools and strategies that will enable you to feel fantastic about yourself, move confidently through new situations and create extraordinary experiences. Together, we'll create a safe environment for you to face your fears and manifest fulfilling experiences at work and at play.

Through the strategies I've developed for academic, personal and professional fulfillment over the years, I can help you to:

• Harness your self-love, confidence and self-esteem
• Find enjoyment and passion for your work — your purpose
• Move upward and forward in your career
• Communicate effectively
• Present your best self (and be true to yourself at the same time)
• Create a life that you love
• Maximize your relationships, both at work and at play
• Discover how appreciation and positivity can motivate you and lead you to   success
• Lose weight and adopt a healthy and fit lifestyle
• Approach life transitions confidently
• Clarify your goals

Through my work with Forward Options, I encourage you to set high standards for yourself and to give your very best in any situation so that you can reach those goals. I want you to appreciate that it is YOU who controls the quality of your life. It is YOU who chooses what to do and whether to optimize your innate skills and talents to ultimately choose your success.

I understand how challenging it is for girls and women of all ages to consistently be happy with themselves and with their accomplishments. I've been there. I realize how difficult it can be to look at the road ahead and have faith that you will be able to do everything that you want to do. I've been there too. I understand the fears and insecurities associated with moving forward in life — at whatever stage of life you're in — toward the things that you want and that you deserve. I've definitely been there.

In preparing to be an Executive/Life Coach, I interviewed hundreds of successful women who managed to overcome challenges — inadequate belief in themselves, lack of faith, ineffective decisions, destructive relationships, imperfect career paths, lack of focus and practical skills, body image issues, etc. — to find amazing success and happiness in life. I have worked with hundreds of girls and adult women who have shared their fears and concerns about what the future might hold.

I've coached individuals at various stages in their lives. I work with you to create individual solutions to your challenges and find ways to interrupt old patterns that have been stopping you from getting you to where you want to be. I share experiences of women in their journeys toward achievement, both their victories and their "I-wish-I-would-haves."

With information from women and men all over the world and my own experiences, I support you so that you can make choices for your next steps. I understand the challenges of growing up and continuing to be a strong woman. We continually face uncertainty, insecurities, toxic media messages, body image issues, peer pressure, nervousness, assaults on self-esteem, destructive relationships. the list goes on.

In the face of all of this, Forward Options provides a forum in which girls and women can rediscover, or even discover for the first time, their value, their strength and their ability to create the options that will lead them to an ideal existence!

Take a look through our site and see how we can help you. I'd love for you to have your own life-changing epiphany.