Testimonials, Coaching, Melbourne, Australia

"The first time I heard Shannah speak I knew instantly she was the person I needed to coach me to achieve my personal and business goals. After just a few weeks working with Shannah I am more enthusiastic and motivated than I have been for a very long time. I know without doubt that with her help I will achieve my personal and business goals, and achieve the work/life balance I desperately want. I look to the future with a renewed confidence and a sense of unstoppable determination. I recommend Shannah's services highly to anyone in personal life or business that feel they are not living up to their full potential."
Steve Brown, Director Mortgage Crew
"Your diary hints and tips has done wonders for me being such a structured person I now feel content and the end of a day knowing I have achieved what I wanted to achieve and it has also given me some life balance back.
I also greatly appreciate your support in difficult/conflicting times that my job can at times bring upon me. Responsibility v's Blame will always remain in the fore front of my mind.
I feel the skills you have given me have not changed me as the person I truly am but has highlighted my morals and values to assist me further in life and to remain the type of person I am."
Robyn White, BDM ING Direct
"Shannah excels as a mentor. She operates with an exceptional combination of empathy and skill."
Dean Russell, Mrs Macs
"Shannah, thank you for providing me with the tools and awareness I need to create my happiness each and every day. You are an absolute inspiration who I enjoyed and looked forward to coming to see each fortnight. Thank you for never judging me, but always encouraging me. Everyone should have a Shannah watching over them."
Lindy Masterson, Cadbury Schweppes
"I have found the four week Life skills course to be an insightful and thought provoking exercise. Shannah addresses many issues and thought processes that are hindering the achievement of your goals. By identifying and rethinking the way in which you perceive these issues, she challenges you to create your own metamorphosis changing the way you will think, feel and react forever. One of the best investments you will make in yourself - ever."
Name withheld
"Thank you so much for helping me take my life and business to a brand new level. When a respected friend recommended I see you after telling me you’d changed his life, I had no idea what was coming. You have also changed my life for the better, and forever. The incredibly simple lessons and rules you give to live life by have helped change the core of my though patterns. I have not only cleared past inhibitions, but also changed the way I react and manage new challenges in life. My song writing business has now exploded with releases scheduled this year in the U.S, Japan, Germany, Australia and Sweden. Many thanks."
Alfred Tuohey
Director of Yin Yang Productions
www.myspace.com/yinyangproductions
"The moment I met Shannah I admired her passion and professionalism. Each time I walk away from one of our sessions I feel inspired and look forward to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead! Shannah is truly a breath of fresh air and has given me the tools to start living - not for tomorrow or next week or next month but for TODAY"
Jodie Dean, SMAll business Owner, Accounting
“After almost 2 years in the wilderness, meeting with Shannah has undoubtedly been an enlightening experience. Her honest, open and easy manner is matched by her clear, precise and revealing process; all of which I have no doubt has had a most positive impact on me, my current situation, my values, my goals and the actions that I need to take in order to achieve them.”
Paris Singer, Prahran
"...having put off looking at myself for too long, I have found that I was drifting along and following the lead of others. Shannah has given me the power to pull myself together and get direction and focus on what is important to me and enable me to strive for ME and my needs."
Selwyn Pendergast, Pitt & Sherry
"Shannah has helped me find new confidence in myself. I didn't realise i needed to change, i was somewhat comfortable. Her ability to find little habits and thoughts in my life that were draining me was amazing. I now feel powerful and in control of myself. I cant thank her enough and look forward to challenging myself in the future with the tools she has provided me"
Brent Hartigan, Richmond Footballer
"I started my life coaching program with Shannah 4 weeks ago and I cant believe the transformation I experienced in the first week alone. I am looking at life so much differently and putting the "fun" factor into everything I do and making sure that I am making the most of life. I have also doubled my targets (and reached them) without working any longer hours per week. This program has been an extremely valuable investment in "me" and my business."
Anita Marshall, Business owner
"I run my best when I am happy and relaxed - I need balance and stability in my life in order to do this. Shannah has helped me create this balance which I so much needed, but didn't quite know where to start.....I never believed I could achieve so much whilst being an elite athlete! I feel confident in all areas of my life now and look foward to an exciting future - as an athlete and beyond."
Benita Johnson, Australian Marathon Record Holder, 2008 Beijing Olympian
"I feel that meeting you was one of those milestone events in my life. You provided me with many challenges and allowed me to get my thinking straight on a range of life issues. I feel much more comfortable with where I am at and where I am going. I have some challenges in my professional life however I am making my decisions in a considered manner and am doing what I am doing because I am choosing to do it."
Peter Holland, Pitt & Sherry
"Your help has been second to none, and more importantly you have been a huge guiding light for me away from the race track."
Bryce Quirk, Professional Triathlete
"Shannah has always provided a professional service to me and this, combined with her tremendous enthusiasm has allowed me to be comfortable in what I am doing on and off the playing field."
Brett Lee, Australian Fast Bowler
"Shannah is amongst the most reliable and thorough professionals I know. Her motivation and work-ethic is something I immediately characterise her by. On many occasions Shannah reached beyond her job description to encourage, inspire and leave me feeling more motivated about my sporting aspirations and life in general."
Katie Gold, Professional Athlete, Australian Survivor Contestant
"From the beginning of our relationship, Shannah struck me as a tremendously caring and nurturing individual with a constant smile on her face. She is honest and understanding, yet always remains professional and committed to her career. As a friend she is always there for me no matter how busy she is herself. Shannah is an individual who inspires me with her strength of character."
Kerri Pottharst OAM, 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist, Beach Volleyball
"Working with Shannah made me realise I was travelling in my comfort zone. After identifying draining behaviours and core values I quickly found confidence, freedom and positively to concentrate on opportunities to improve myself. In 10 short sessions the rewards have been outstanding. her enthusiasm, honesty and friendship have been greatly appreciated."
Justin Koschitzke, AFL Footballer St Kilda
"When I first contacted Shannah, I had no goals, no job, no future and wasn't at all happy where I was. I made the call and after only 4 conversations I have goals, motivation, organisation, appreciation and a job in the industry I love!!"
Perry Walton, NSW Personal Trainer
"After a session with Shannah I feel confident and positive about any issues that may be causing me to be negative in my work environment. The session has the impact of staying with me right through to our next session in a positive way."
Norris, Manager, Burwood Road Dental Laboratory
"Your motivating style was a constant source of energy that enabled me to learn, reflect, analyse, change and finally ‘action’ my direction in life. I am now able to step away from my stagnant and unclear path thanks to the many tools you provided during our sessions. I know what I want in my life…and how to get there"
Jacqui, Woolmark Australia
"Shannah's coaching course helped me to challenge and review aspects of my lie that were previously in cruise" mode. Little did I realise that "cruise" mode was ultimately leading to a course of personal destruction. With Shannah's help, I feel I have made a conscious effort to regain control over my life and focus on what is most important to me - my marriage, my own feelings of self worth, my finances, and my health. Each day I reap the benefits and rewards from using Shannah's "toolkit" in all aspects of my life, so i am receiving as much as I am giving, and it feels wonderful. This program is something that needs to be reinforced each year and I truly believe the effort is worthwhile - the results are inspiring!"
Kylie Martin, Southcorp Wines
"As a professional athlete I have faced many challenges both physical and mental, obstacles which I have been able to overcome because of the support network that I am fortunate enough to be surrounded by. This is a network of which Shannah has been an integral part. It has been through the motivation and support provided by Shannah that I was able to achieve the world number ONE ranking in triathlon, during a period in which my career could easily have come to an end. Her energy is unlimited, her dedication to the people around her unquestionable and her enthusiasm is as contagious as it is unrivaled. It has been a great pleasure working with Shannah, but more importantly, the motivation and emotional support she gave will stay with me for the remainder of my career and beyond."
Chris Legh, Ironman Triathlete
"Shannah is herself an inspiration and role model to all people that she has come into contact with on both a professional and personal level."
Craig Redman
1997 ITU World Triathlon Champion (25-29)
2000 ITU World Triathlon Champion (30-34)
"The coaching sessions were great because I was able to let everything go, to be able to be vulnerable and to be challenged and yet also able to challenge to a different way of thinking. I have learnt a great deal about people, but most importantly I have learnt a great deal about myself. Because of this, I now have a wonderful relationship which is going from strength to strength and I am going on a trip of a lifetime to Africa. Thank you."
Shannon Beck, Hockey Australia
"As you are well aware, developing your staff is a key to the future of any business, and making staff members aware of their individual potential is an important element that must be addressed before most staff will willingly and enthusiastically embrace training or other developmental activities. From a management perspective it provided a good insight into the way in which our people approach difficult challenges (where they actually perceive the challenge to be difficult and showed that those staff with a can do attitude, plenty of self-belief and self-confidence only need to be pointed in the right direction, given the necessary training, and provided with the correct incentives, to become successful"
Daniel Watson B.Bus.(B.A.), AIMM. Business Development Manager L.J.Hooker
"I have never had a wasted coaching session with Shannah Kennedy. She has been an inspirational life coach for me. Shannah lives the life she is coaching me to achieve and does it with energy, humour and insight. Shannah is a confident woman, who passes on that ability to her clients. She is unflaggingly cheerful and supportive every time we speak and her occasional emails that arrive out of the blue to check out how I'm going, have always arrived at a crucial time for me. Shannah's energy, determination and warmth makes her a brilliant coach, but her greatest gifts are the insight and intuition that add depth and sophistication to all her more obvious abilities."
Tim Howard, Editor
"I feel as though I have been on a self-discovery expedition. Getting out of my comfort zone, while difficult at times, it has been a great challenge and something I will be doing regularly. Life is too short to sit around waiting for things to happen. Shannah has shown me how to grab life by the horns and see all the fantastic opportunities there is out there."
Jo King, Triathlete
"Your presentation at our management training was simply fantastic! The participants received the content of our course most favourable. Your discussion however, lifted the entire program to a greater height than I had ever expected. In particular, the chopping of the timber exercise, which really challenged the mindset of our managers who I am sure, went away with a bigger view of what is really possible in life. One of my managers, who has been studying martial arts for 7 years commented that he had never thought that he would be able to chop timber with his bare hands. you had him doing this in the context of a 2 hour presentation - great stuff! We loved it! Just goes to show what can be achieved if you take a risk and have the right attitude! Thank you so much for being a vital part of our training. Pearl looks forward to an ongoing relationship with Shannah Kennedy."
Wes Truscott, Manager - Human Resources, Pearl Healthcare Limited
"With the the ever growing need to educate athletes as much as train them, we used Shannah's expertise to our advantage by having her address us on how to approach and mentally prepare more productively for cricket. Her presentation to our playing group made them more aware of how to do this more effectively, and with genuine purpose. All of us were able to tap into elements to improve our strength and character, which can only help us in our quest to be leaders in our competition..."
Troy Rowe, Coach, Northcote Cricket Club
"Our group found your assistance invaluable, they let go of their inhibitions and gave an honest appraisal of themselves before setting their new business and personal goals. I was impressed with the techniques that you used to build the groups confidence including focusing on their accomplishments over the past 12 months."
Matt Sims, Franchise Associate, Ray White Real Estate
"I feel fulfilled and empowered with the steps I have taken to fulfil my goals and now knowing that my dream is going to be a reality! The coaching relationship with Shannah has allowed me to realise the capacity I have to achieve what I want..."
Brigitte Calvert
"Shannah has been my big turning point in my life, giving me the skills to be more confident, open and full of life. Most of all, Shannah has taught me practical ways to encourage and bring out the best in my two beautiful boys. This has been the best investment I have ever made"
Jo
"Shannah has a wonderful ability to awaken the person within that has simply fallen asleep. She has a great approach and it felt like for the first time in my life I started really thinking and seeing the light."
Katja
"Shannah's coaching gave me some balance and some calmness. Over the 4 weeks she has given me some very useful life advice, templates, books to read etc on how to get myself focused and balanced in my home and work environment and how to knock out my "barriers for success". With these new insights and setups I believe that anything is possible, even achieving my dreams…watch this space!"
Sally Gordon