Whole Life Solutions

I got connected with Coach Dawn via Noomii (a site where you can search for life coaches).
I wanted a coach who could encourage me as I worked through the process of growing my business.
During our sessions together Dawn was very encouraging, yet challenging. Our sessions helped spark new ideas, which caused me to explore new possibilities. She was also VERY diligent in keeping me accountable. I also like how she captured the key highlights from our appointments and emailed them to me. It was a helpful tool to evaluate and reflect on what was shared during the session.

I have been working with Dawn for almost a year now and she has helped transform my life.
I told her in our first meeting that I needed someone to hold me accountable and that she did, in the best possible way. In each one of our meetings she was supportive and pushed me outside of my comfort zone; just enough for me to be productive, yet not overwhelmed.
Dawn comes from a place of goodness and peace… and it comes thru in her coaching. Through her experience, guidance, gentle persistence and clear action steps; she helped me to focus on my goal and see it through. I am in the midst of launching my first business in a couple of months and her excitement for me is as though it was her own vision coming to life.
While I went to her to discuss and formulate a plan for my professional career, she has also provided guidance in my personal life; understanding that both are interconnected.
I highly recommend Dawn to anyone ready to live their best life!

I live in Austin, TX and have been being coached by Dawn via phone for several notes now. Her warmth, empathy, patience and gentle guiding have been exactly what I need as I make a transition in my life from full-​time employee to full-​time entrepreneur.
Dawn has the insight to know when to push harder on certain things and when to pull back and give me the opportunity to sit with whatever is coming up for me.
Finally, I sincerely value her helping me discover resources that have had a monumental impact on me. You’ll be happy that you went to her.

I’ve had a handful of meetings with Dawn, but she has already helped me SO much. I needed some really sound advice on my career, and how to really achieve what I want out of life, and she not only listens to you with a kind and sympathetic ear, but she’ll also give you some really concrete steps on how to make your dreams a reality. She also has given me some amazing tips on books to read and other resources. I get overwhelmed easily, and Dawn has helped me a lot when it comes to managing my life and career by taking baby steps, giving myself concrete, achievable short term goals, and making a contract with myself. She’s so nice, down to earth, and a great listener. She takes your goals and dreams seriously and gives you the confidence and tools to get you on the track you want to be on. If you’re struggling or don’t like your job, don’t feel like you’re where you’re meant to be, or just feel like you’re all over the place, I couldn’t recommend Dawn highly enough– she’s excellent.

Finding Dawn was one of the best things that has happened to me this past year.
I had an idea of where I wanted to be career-​wise, but really I was all over the place. Dawn sat down with me, first on a weekly basis, then on a bi-​weekly basis, and now on an as-​my-​schedule-​allows basis, to help me sort out everything I wanted and how to achieve it. Even when it felt like I was just ranting, Dawn was there, making sense of everything. She helped me create a real, actionable plan even for my industry which is full of surprises and ever-​changing.
She follows up after every meeting with notes and helpful suggestions, and a list of things we talked about in our session that I might have forgotten. When many weeks pass between sessions, she’ll send me a quick text to remind me that she is there if I need her.
I came strictly for career coaching, but Dawn has really helped me examine many different areas of my life and I am forever grateful. Highly, highly recommended.

David has a great eye for organization and design. I recommend him and his wife Highly If you’re wanting to get your life in order! Great job!

My year with Dawn and David was big.
I found myself bogged down with work and life obligations. Dawn helped me tackle each issue, task by task. She kept me accountable each week. I made concrete changes that created an incredible evolution. In the end, I changed careers. I thought I loved my business, but with time, and teaching myself to listen to my true self, I realized I was running on a wheel. I am thrilled to be off that wheel, and can thank Dawn for getting me there. My new business has me inspired and content in leaving my last business behind.
David was superior in coming in to my business and seeing all of the intricate moving parts. He saw that we had a dire need for an internal system to track orders. He helped us create a client folder system. The system broke down orders into columns that allowed us to track every detail, which included quotes, PO’s, vendor receipts, client bills, and shipping information. With his system, it was apparent when we had a missing piece. This kept us from missing important details, that originally would have sent us off on a wild goose chase, digging for information. Now it was all within reach.
I’m thrilled to have met Dawn and David, and am sure I will be utilizing their skills again.

I came to Dawn because I needed help figuring out how to get my new business going. I was lost and needed professional intervention!
You may find it hard to believe when I describe the difference Dawn has made in my life in just a handful of sessions… but it is real. I have gone from a place of frustration and inaction to the rock solid place I am now — smiling like the cat who swallowed the canary as I look through my «to do» checklist with item after item marked «DONE.»
This is all because of Dawn and her ability to melt my roadblocks like a hot knife through butter.
First, the problem. Me. I’m a dichotomy; I am a free spirit but I have a five year plan; I’ve had a successful career as a licensed professional in the financial field, but after deciding to start my own business in a completely different field I had somehow turned into «one of those people» who watched daytime TV all day long — Jerry Springer followed by Dr. Phil and then perhaps a round or two of Oprah. (Oprah in rerun. That’s just not right. An Oprah rerun. ARGH.)
Immediately during the initial call that Dawn and I had, I knew she was the one to help me. I explained to her I’d been twisting in the wind, I felt overwhelmed, and I didn’t know what to do. With the confidence in myself I lacked, she said, «You can do this. I can help. Let’s get started.»
And we did. Session after session Dawn has unblocked the blocks, she’s made lists, schedules, and baby steps for me that have gotten me going. She has a special knack of getting to the root cause of my issue — she doesn’t just break tasks down into small pieces, she figures out what isn’t working and why and creates alternatives to getting things done.
I think that is what I love the most about her; Dawn has a magic way of combining a holistic and spiritual approach to the very serious work of running a business. The world needs more Dawns out there!
Dawn is caring, funny, clever, and wise. Her intuitive nature combined with her business savvy is a unique combination and I will be forever grateful for the difference she has made in my life — both on a personal and professional level.
I cannot recommend Dawn enough!

My partner and I worked with Dawn over the past year on a variety of issues related to working together in our business. She is amazingly helpful.
I can’t imagine finding anyone to work who could’ve provided a more positive experience.
I give her my highest recommendation!

I found Dawn through a direct Google search for career coaches in my area. When reading about her I was enticed about how she maintains a holistic and spiritual quality in her coaching practice, something I had not experienced before but was curious to try. I was unsure about contacting a coach without prior recommendations, but after listening to an interview she posted on her website, I could tell that I would get a lot out of working with her. I was at a frustrating roadblock in my career, tired of discussing it with friends and family with no idea on what to do to get out of the rut. I truly felt that traditional therapy was not what I needed or wanted. During our initial 15 minute consultation, I noticed how comfortable I felt sharing my personal concerns with her and already felt a weight lifted off me from her refreshing, calming, compassionate, and discerning approach. As we’ve been working together, she’s allowed me to articulate things about myself that I had never been able to put into words, allowing me to make personal recognitions I would have never found had I not sought her coaching. Her suggestions for moving past my roadblock have allowed me to make more actionable personal improvements at a pace that is right for me. She has allowed me to make use of some incredibly helpful tools, personal rituals, realizations, and goals, that I had never previously considered integrating into my life. Rather than continue to wallow in the frustrations of my roadblock, working with Dawn has increased my momentum to improve my situation and get on an increasingly more satisfying career path.

I came to Dawn Smith with a seemingly simple goal: help this girl get organized! It may seem like small potatoes, but not to me. In a year, I wanted to know that when my three young children wake in the morning, that we can move through the day with more ease; that when I want to book a photography job, I can pull together all my equipment without hunting for various accessories; that with everything having its own space, I have the ability to explore Life’s possibilities instead of always feeling like I’m in reaction-​mode.
Dawn approached my request with compassion and wisdom. She asked questions that got me thinking more about the obstacles that keep me from living the life I just described. She offered ideas I’d not thought of before, and perspectives that supported me in a very loving way. Because when your life feels out of control, that can make you feel ashamed. She understood that and didn’t make me feel badly at all about wanting and needing help. Because of her compassion and empathy, we were able to come up with a plan to get me where I want to be this time next year. She and I will continue to work together– and I’m excited!